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- Actress
- Soundtrack
This gorgeous green-eyed blonde was born in Canada to British parents and spent her early childhood attending schools in Canada, England, Boston and Los Angeles (where her father worked as a stage carpenter and set designer). She studied ballet for four years and tap dancing for another at the Maurice Kussell Studio, took singing lessons and learned acting under the tutelage of French-Canadian thespian Joseph De Grasse. She performed in school plays during holidays and made her motion picture debut at the age of ten in A Lady of Quality (1924). At thirteen, Rosina appeared in Cecil B. DeMille's The Angel of Broadway (1927) in which she was also used as a hand double for the star Leatrice Joy. For the next seven years she commuted between vaudeville and film work and earned extra dollars as a Hollywood fashion model. She doubled for Sally Eilers (whom she resembled in looks) in both Dance Team (1932) and Disorderly Conduct (1932) but her roles had up to this point amounted to little more than bit parts and walk-ons. A couple of leads eventually came her way, both in second feature mysteries: Welcome Home (1935), opposite James Dunn and Charlie Chan's Secret (1935), with Warner Oland as the screen's first incarnation of the famous detective. Rosina also had two decent production numbers in MGM's marathon biopic The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (her character, Sally Manners, was based on the stage star Marilyn Miller), but those scenes ended up on the cutting room floor. Her career was somewhat revived after she was signed by Hal Roach and found a little niche as the school teacher in the "Our Gang" comedy shorts. She also starred several times in slapstick farce as the wife of Charley Chase and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in Way Out West (1937) (allegedly the duo's personal favorite).
Rosina left the acting profession upon her marriage to the Brooklyn lawyer Juvenal Marchisio, a union which produced three children. Marchisio died in 1973 and Rosina didn't remarry until 1987. Her second husband was actor, academic and Laurel & Hardy biographer John McCabe.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Betty Shabazz was born on 28 May 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Malcolm X (1992), Unfaithfully Yours (1984) and Nationtime (1972). She was married to Malcolm X. She died on 23 June 1997 in New York City, New York, USA.- Vangjush Zallëmi was born on 14 February 1929 in Korçë, Albania. He was a producer, known for Kapedani (1972), Kush vdes në këmbë (1985) and Krevati i Perandorit (1973). He died on 23 June 1997 in Tiranë, Albania.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Arne Stivell was born on 3 August 1926. He was a director and writer, known for Midsommardansen (1971), Åsa-Nisse i agentform (1967) and Åsa-Nisse och den stora kalabaliken (1968). He was married to Gun Stivell. He died on 23 June 1997.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Kassagi was born on 28 September 1932 in Tunis, Tunisia. He was an actor, known for Pickpocket (1959), Loulou Graffiti (1992) and Agence Intérim (1969). He died on 23 June 1997 in Paris, France.- Sidney Paul was born on 28 September 1917 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Destiny (1952), Guerrilla Girl (1953) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). He died on 23 June 1997 in Broward County, Florida, USA.
- Director
- Animation Department
- Writer
Jaroslav Doubrava was born on 2 February 1921 in Litovel, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Mindrák (1981), Nesmysl (1975) and O Matylde s náhradní hlavou (1985). He died on 23 June 1997 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Michele Coiro died on 23 June 1997 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Don Norton was born on 13 March 1938 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA. He died on 23 June 1997 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.
- Production Designer
- Art Department
- Art Director
Jaroslaw Switoniak was born on 24 March 1927 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was a production designer and art director, known for Ashes and Diamonds (1958), Czerwone berety (1963) and Prom (1970). He died on 23 June 1997 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.- Leonas Zmirskas was born on 15 March 1920 in Lazdijouse, Lithuania. He was an actor, known for Visi pries viena (1986), Nobody Wanted to Die (1965) and Zvangutis (1974). He died on 23 June 1997 in Siauliai, Lithuania.