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- A pretty brunette leading lady who had her heyday in the early days of television, she was born Muriel Florence Bendelson (nicknamed 'Midge') in New York's Bronx. Midge came to the screen after extensive work as a photographer's model, appearing in fashion ads and on the cover of more than a hundred popular magazines, including Esquire. In 1953, she was named "the girl with the trimmest torso" and selected from 5000 applicants as 'Miss No-Cal' to promote a high profile beverage company on billboards and in printed media (No-Cal specialised in producing carbonated, sugar-free, zero-calorie soft drinks). Midge had already been snapped up by Universal-International two years earlier and was cast in a few films, but her total screen time amounted to little more than background eye candy. Her sole featured performance for the studio was in The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951), a swashbuckler set in medieval Tangiers, now chiefly remembered for its star (Tony Curtis, as an Arabian prince) uttering the immortal line "Yonduh lies de castle of de caliph, my fadder" in his best Brooklynese accent. Much later, in the 60's, Midge had a rare leading role as an aspiring Broadway dancer in All Woman (1967), a little-seen drama in which a composer (Robert Alda) befriends and variously aids three women who consecutively reside in a neighbouring apartment.
Rather better served by television, Midge briefly enjoyed a higher screen profile as the spirited love interest of Tony Young's post-Civil War military intelligence operative in the off-beat CBS western series Gunslinger (1961). The premise did not catch on, however, and Gunslinger was cancelled after just 12 episodes. Midge then guested in a few TV shows of varying genres, ranging from The Virginian (1962) and The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) to Serpico (1976). Following her retirement from screen acting in 1980, she became strongly involved in community service. For her volunteer work at the Motion Picture and Television Retirement Community in Woodland Hills, California, she received The President's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. Midge was married three times. Two previous husbands included actor Arthur Batanides and writer/director David Moessinger. - Writer
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Novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Bruce Jay Friedman was born in New York City on April 26, 1930, and raised in The Bronx by his parents, Irving and Molly (Liebowitz) Friedman. Determined to be a writer, Friedman attended the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism in the school's first-rate journalism department. After serving as an Air Force officer during the Korean War, he married model Ginger Howard (who became a writer and acting coach) in 1954. He established himself as a writer for men's magazines published by the Magazine Management Co., eventually working himself up to executive editor of three of the company's titles: "Men", "Male" and "Man's World". These magazines were unlike Hugh Hefner's "Playboy" magazine in that they focused on macho subjects such as hunting, fishing and war.
Friedman published his first novel, "Stern" in 1962 and established himself as a writer and playwright, most famously known for his off-Broadway hit "Steambath" (filmed as Steambath (1973)) and his 1978 novel "The Lonely Guy's Book of Life". "Steambath" ran at the Truck and Warehouse Theater from June 30 to October 18, 1970, for a total of 128 performances and was adapted for television in 1973, being the first American TV program to feature nudity. "The Lonely Guy's Book of Life" was adapted into the 1984 Steve Martin vehicle The Lonely Guy (1984), with a screenplay by Friedman.
In addition to short stories and plays, Friedman also has published another seven novels, and has written numerous screenplays, including the Oscar-nominated Splash (1983). He resides in New York City with is second wife, educator Patricia J. O'Donohue.- Actor
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Ken Del Conte was born on 2 November 1941 in the USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Death Calls (2010), Honey Jar: Chase for the Gold (2016) and Green Rush (2020). He died on 3 June 2020 in Orange County, California, USA.- Actor
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Marc de Hond was born on 21 September 1977 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and director, known for Giel! De doorbraak van een shockjock (2014), DSB: The Movie (2010) and Scherven Brengen Geluk (2016). He was married to Remona Fransen. He died on 3 June 2020 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Johnny Majors was born on 21 May 1935 in Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA. He was married to Mary Lynn Barnwell. He died on 3 June 2020 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Héctor Ortega was born on 21 July 1936 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for The Holy Mountain (1973), El águila descalza (1971) and Cuartelazo (1977). He died on 3 June 2020 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Lennardt Krüger was born on 29 November 1958 in Woltersdorf, German Democratic Republic [now Brandenburg, Germany]. He was an actor, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), In aller Freundschaft (1998) and Die Kinder vom Alstertal (1998). He was married to Simone Ritscher. He died on 3 June 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
- Jeanne Goosen was born on 13 July 1938 in Cape Town, South Africa. She was a writer, known for 'n Pawpaw Vir My Darling (2015) and My mamma is bossies (2017). She died on 3 June 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Anwar Sagar was a writer, known for Apmaan Ki Aag (1990), Khiladi (1992) and Judge Mujrim (1997). He died on 3 June 2020 in Mumbai, India.- Art Department
Andrew M. Charles is known for Return to Me (2000) and Unconditional Love (1999). He died on 3 June 2020 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.- Gediminas Girdvainis was born on 19 January 1944 in Kretinga, Litovskaya SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Defiance (2008), Gimines. Po dvidesimties metu (2011) and Moon Rainbow (1983). He was married to Kristina Andrejauskaite. He died on 3 June 2020 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
- Maria Alice Vergueiro was born on 19 January 1935 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Rosinha (2016), O Rei da Vela (1983) and Quanto Dura o Amor? (2009). She was married to Sílvio de Almeida. She died on 3 June 2020 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
- István Kausz was born on 18 August 1932 in Budapest, Hungary. He died on 3 June 2020 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Conrad Worrill was born on 15 August 1941 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was married to Arlina . He died on 3 June 2020 in the USA.