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- Brunette, curvaceous Dorothy Coburn was the daughter of western actor/producer Wallace G. Coburn. Her grandfather Robert, a pioneer cattleman, had founded the famous Montana Circle C Ranch in 1886. Dorothy appeared in silent comedy shorts for Hal Roach -- often as the quintessential flapper, society lady or nurse. A feisty personality, she was ideally cast as a perennial foil for Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Her best-known appearances with the famous duo include The Second 100 Years (1927) (where Stan inadvertently covers her bottom with white paint); Putting Pants on Philip (1927) (in which she is being chased by an over-amorous, kilt-wearing Stan Laurel around town); and as a dentist's nurse in Leave 'em Laughing (1928). A genuine trooper, Dorothy cheerfully took every indignity inflicted upon her in her stride, whether it was falling into a pit of whitewash in The Finishing Touch (1928), being pied in The Battle of the Century (1927), or covered in mud in Should Married Men Go Home? (1928).
Also an accomplished rider and a fit athlete, Dorothy (billed as 'Dottie Coburn') occasionally worked as a stunt performer in westerns, doubling for the likes of Gary Cooper and Joel McCrea. After the advent of sound, she was sometimes engaged as a stand-in for Ginger Rogers at RKO. After leaving the movie business in 1936, she found employment as a receptionist for an insurance agency. - Robin Craven was born on 20 September 1906 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Fireside Theatre (1949), Gammera the Invincible (1966) and Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951). He was married to Babette Carolyn Krauss. He died on 15 May 1978 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Robert Gordon Menzies was born on 20 December 1894 in Jeparit, Victoria, Australia. He was married to Pattie Maie Menzies. He died on 15 May 1978 in Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Paul Eddey was born in 1934 in Victoria, Australia. He was a producer and director, known for Homicide (1964), Matlock Police (1971) and Division 4 (1969). He died on 15 May 1978 in Sydney, Australia.- Margot Drake was born on 11 December 1899 in Deptford, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Oath (1921), The Wonderful Year (1921) and A Bachelor Husband (1920). She was married to Charles Stewart Davies. She died on 15 May 1978 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
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Lula Queiroga was born on 24 January 1930 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Lula was a writer, known for Woman on Top (2000), Chico City (1973) and Rock Estrela (1986). Lula died on 15 May 1978 in Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.