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Arguably best remembered for her role as Miss Ellie, the Ewing family matriarch on the long-running TV series Dallas (1978), Barbara Bel Geddes had earlier scored success on stage and screen long before gaining more lasting fame on television. She was born in New York City on Halloween Day 1922, the daughter of noted theatrical and industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes, who staged more than 200 plays. After growing up amidst the theatre, Bel Geddes began acting on stage at age 18 and soon moved on to Broadway. The silver screen also beckoned; she made her film debut in The Long Night (1947). She was quickly labeled a star, gracing the cover of Life magazine on April 12, 1948. Her third motion picture, I Remember Mama (1948), garnered Bel Geddes an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress. Other notable films include Panic in the Streets (1950) directed by Elia Kazan; Alfred Hitchcock's classic mystery-thriller Vertigo (1958) with James Stewart and Kim Novak; and The Five Pennies (1959) opposite Danny Kaye. Though she achieved immediate success in films, Bel Geddes also continued to tread the boards on Broadway, since theatre was her first love. In 1952, she received the prestigious Woman of the Year Award from Hasty Pudding Theatricals USA, America's oldest theater company. She was nominated for Tony Awards as best dramatic actress for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1956 and for the lead in Mary, Mary in 1961. Bel Geddes made several TV appearances on Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and other programs in the mid 1950s, but her greatest television role came as Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow on Dallas (1978), which enjoyed a run of 13 years (1978-1991). She won the Emmy Award for best actress in 1980 and was nominated in the same category in 1979 and 1981. Bel Geddes left the show for health reasons during the 1984-85 season, with Donna Reed taking over the role of Miss Ellie. Bel Geddes returned for the 1985-86 season and continued on Dallas (1978) until 1990, when she effectively retired from acting. She did not appear in either of the two Dallas TV reunion movies. On August 8, 2005, she died following a long illness.- Actress
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Ilse Werner was born in Batavia (present-day Djakarta), the daughter of the Dutch merchant O.E.G. Still and his German wife, Lilly Werner. She spent her early childhood in Batavia, before the family moved her to Frankfurt to attend secondary school. In 1936, Ilse enrolled at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna to study elocution and drama. Following her graduation, she was offered a contract with a prestigious theatre in Josefstadt and made her stage debut in 1938. 'Discovered' by the director 'Geza von Bolvary' during a performance, she first acted on screen in Finale (1938). Her career then took off at lightning speed and she became one of the most popular stars at Ufa for the next seven years.
An attractive, tomboyish brunette, Ilse had a considerable aptitude for singing, which producers brought to the fore by frequently casting her in films like Request Concert (1940), the pop musical Wir machen Musik (1942), and (as 19th century Swedish opera star Jenny Lind) in the biopic Die schwedische Nachtigall (1941). Ilse could also be called upon to handle dramatic material and gave creditable performances in Bel Ami (1939) and Great Freedom No. 7 (1944), opposite Hans Albers. She cleverly alternated her film career with appearances in cabaret and on radio.
After the war, she married an American journalist and spent several years in California. After her divorce in 1953, she returned to Germany, but a successful movie comeback eluded her. Nonetheless, she remained in the public eye after releasing several top-selling albums. Her pop song "Baciare" became a major hit across Europe in 1960. In 1970, Ilse acted in a German stage version of the musical "The King and I", and, thereafter, continued to make further sporadic appearances on stage and on television until her eventual retirement in 2000.- Paul Le Person was born on 10 February 1931 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France. He was an actor, known for The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972), The Phantom of Liberty (1974) and The Return of Monte Cristo (1968). He died on 8 August 2005 in Paris, France.
- Mary Ingersoll was born on 10 March 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Negotiator (1998), The Last Place on Earth (2002) and Joshua Tree (1993). She was married to Raymond V. Ingersoll. She died on 8 August 2005 in Studio City, California, USA.
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Jirina Kottová was born on 2 February 1928 in Ceské Budéjovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Einstein kontra Babinský (1964), Die gestohlene Schlacht (1972) and Long Live Ghosts! (1977). She died on 8 August 2005 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Director
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Ruprecht Essberger was born on 8 March 1923 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Ehen vor Gericht (1970), Das Fernsehgericht tagt (1961) and Unsere Nachbarn heute abend: Familie Schölermann (1954). He was married to Merle Essberger and Alexandra Massenberg. He died on 8 August 2005 in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany.- John H. Johnson was born on 19 January 1918 in Arkansas City, Arkansas, USA. He was married to Eunice Johnson. He died on 8 August 2005 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Bob Baker was born on 27 June 1921 in Blackford, Kentucky, USA. Bob is known for Vital Signs (2006). Bob died on 8 August 2005 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.- Klavdiya Kozlyonkova was born on 25 September 1926 in Krasnoye, Ryazan Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Lipetsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR]. She was an actress, known for Prostaya istoriya (1960), Barev, yes em (1966) and Ivan Brovkin na tseline (1959). She died on 8 August 2005 in Moscow, Russia.
- Gene Mauch was born on 18 November 1925 in Salina, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Winning Team (1952), Simon & Simon (1981) and Sunday Night Baseball (1990). He was married to Jodie Mannas and Nina Lee Taylor. He died on 8 August 2005 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.