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Los Angeles-born Holly Bane (who later changed his name to the more macho-sounding Mike Ragan) didn't start out to be an actor--he wanted to be a big-band musician. That didn't work out for him, unfortunately, so he wound up getting a job as an office boy at MGM at age 15. From there he worked his way into the makeup department, working on such productions as The Good Earth (1937) and under the tutelage of famed make-up artist Jack Dawn. He soon began working in front of the camera, first in bit parts in action pictures, but service in the US Marine Corps during World War II put the brakes on his acting career. Upon his return to civilian life at war's end he went back to his make-up job, but eventually decided to trade it for work as a full-time actor. His stocky build and somewhat menacing attitude got him a lot of work in westerns as a heavy, usually a gunfighter or henchman, often at Republic Pictures.

He actually divided his time between acting and make-up work, and in the 1960s, when westerns began to fade from the scene, he went back to make-up full time, eventually working on many prominent TV shows, such as Welcome Back, Kotter (1975), Barney Miller (1975) and Fish (1977).

He died in 1995 in Los Angeles of complications from emphysema.

Leon Alton enjoyed a fine career on stage, screen, and television starting in the 1920s and lasting until the late 1970s.

In the 1930s he started out on the Broadway stage appearing in various musicals which lasted until the early 1940s. Then like many Broadway actors and dancers, he seemingly drifted his way to Hollywood where he was able to use his talents as a dancer to appear in many party scenes in a suit dancing in some of the most well known films.

Like many dancers though, that was only part of their work as they could not survive on musicals alone and by the mid 1950s musicals started to lose their popularity so he had to find work elsewhere, although he was never unemployed long.

Alton's appearance was ideal for bankers, or distinguished townsman, or whatever was needed. By the late 1950s, he was able to secure some roles in which he received screen credit in shows like Bat Masterson (1958), Tombstone Territory (1957), and Lock Up (1959) all while still appearing at the usual party scenes or the social gatherings.

By the 1960s his career was still going strong as he still found work in the usual places and managed to appear in several well known movies like True Grit (1969), The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), and Airport (1970) and appearing in most of the well known television shows of the time.

His career wound down by the 1970s and while his name will not garner the attention or recognition to film audiences of today, most casting directors could tell you it was a name which should be respected and could be depended upon.

Minoru Yamada was born on 23 June 1926 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director, known for Captain Ultra (1967), Kamen Rider (1971) and Kamen Rider Amazon (1974). He died on 25 August 1995.

Angel Florez was born on 13 August 1963. He was an actor, known for The Magical World of Disney (1954) and The New Mickey Mouse Club (1977). He died on 25 August 1995.

'John Brunner''s first novel, "Galactic Storm", was published in 1951 when he was 17 years old. Numerous popular novels continued over the next two decades including "The Atlantic Abomination" (1960) and "Squares of the City" (1965). Brunner achieved critical acclaim with his 1969 work "Stand on Zanzibar", which earned him the Hugo Award for outstanding science fiction novel of the year. His later works include the outstanding novel "The Sheep Look Up" (1972) and "Shockwave Rider" (1975). Several of his stories were adapted as episodes of the British television series "Out of the Unknown" in the 1960s. Brunner died suddenly while attending a science fiction convention in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Stephen Beamish was born on 31 May 1955. He was an actor, known for The Pirates of Penzance (1985), The Gondoliers (1984) and Iolanthe (1984). He died on 25 August 1995 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Katherine Briggs Dodge was born on 30 September 1900 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Katherine Briggs is known for Life with Father (1947). Katherine Briggs was married to Clarence Day. Katherine Briggs died on 25 August 1995 in New York, New York, USA.

Seong-min Lim was born on 18 April 1957 in Chungchong-namdo, South Korea. He was an actor, known for Death Song (1991), Henequen (1997) and Dalbit mellodi (1985). He died on 25 August 1995 in South Korea.

Mr Mackenzie joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera company as a tenor chorister in 1954, leaving in 1956, before re-joining in 1962. As well as appearing in the chorus, he also performed in the principal roles of Box in "Cox and Box" and the Defendant in "Trial by Jury", as well as in the smaller roles of the 1st Yeoman in "The Yeomen of the Guard" and Frencesco in "The Gondoliers". In 1970 he went behind the scenes of the D'Oyly Carte, acting as the company's Assistant Manager from 1970 until 1979, although he still appeared occasionally on stage. In 1979 he become the company's business manager, a job he held until the company's temporary demise in 1982.

Olivér Sigmond was born on 1 February 1917 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He died on 25 August 1995 in Balatonfüred, Hungary.

Erling Poulsen was born on 29 January 1919 in København, Denmark. He was a writer, known for Komtessen (1961) and Englen i sort (1957). He died on 25 August 1995.