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- Phil Leeds is one of those for whom the phrase "character actor" was invented. A slight, wizened man with a rubbery face, bulging eyes and a Jimmy Durante-like nose, he excelled at playing weaselly little snitches, con artists, or just a neighborhood eccentric who always had something up his sleeve. Born in New York, his entrance into the "entertainment" business began with a job as a peanut vendor at the city's baseball stadiums, and from there, he began a stint as a stand-up comic in the "Borscht Belt" up in the Catskill Mountains, opening for many of the top acts of the day. He had a short career on the Broadway stage before entering the army during World War II, and upon his discharge, he resumed his stand-up career. Unfortunately, he got caught up in the McCarthy-era, anti-Communism hysteria in the early 1950s and found himself among many entertainers who were blacklisted, and it took him a while to work out of that. He made his film debut in 1968, as Dr. Shand in Rosemary's Baby (1968) and from there on, his career was set. He had small roles in a good number of films, but he did a huge amount of television work starting in the mid-'50s, appearing in everything from sitcoms to westerns to cop shows.
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Dominique Davray was born on 27 January 1919 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), Casque d'Or (1952) and Émile Zola ou La conscience humaine (1978). She was married to Lucien Létot. She died on 16 August 1998 in Paris, France.- Director
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Pablo Santiago was a director and producer, known for Nag-uumpugang bato (1961), Nueva Viscaya (1973) and Bontoc (1977). He died on 16 August 1998 in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines.- Vladimir Van-Zo-Li was born on 13 November 1909 in Irkutsk, Irkutsk uyezd, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Irkutsk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Gentlemen of Fortune (1971), Ch. P. - Chrezvychainoe proisshestvie (1958) and Pogovorim, brat (1979). He died on 16 August 1998 in Moscow, Russia.
- Dorothy West was born on 2 July 1907 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was a writer, known for The Wedding (1998). She died on 16 August 1998 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.
- Florence Billington was born on 3 December 1898. She died on 16 August 1998 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK.
- Wallace Fowlie was born on 8 November 1908 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 16 August 1998 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
- Jim Murray was born on 29 December 1919 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Nanny and the Professor (1970), Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (1969) and ESPN SportsCentury (1999). He was married to Linda McCoy and Geraldine Brown. He died on 16 August 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Einar Heimisson was born on 2 December 1966 in Kópavogur, Ireland. He was a director and writer, known for Maria (1997), Der weiße Tod (1994) and Northern Promise (1993). He died on 16 August 1998 in Munich, Germany.