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Don Haggerty was born on 3 July 1914 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Cause for Alarm! (1951), The Loved One (1965) and Denver & Rio Grande (1952). He was married to Janet Marilyn McAuliffe, Fay Devereux Keith (Lee Fayrene Zook) and Libby Bennett. He died on 19 August 1988 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.- Actress
Tammy Lynn Leppert was an American beauty queen and model. She had a few acting roles in the early 1980s but mysteriously disappeared at the age of 18. Her disappearance has generated much publicity, and her case remains open.
In 1965, Leppert was born in Rockledge, Florida. The city was a fashionable resort town in the late 19th century and early 20th century. By the 1960s, it had turned into a bedroom community for the nearby Kennedy Space Center. Leppert was a curly-haired blonde girl with hazel eyes. Around 1969, the 4-year-old Leppert participated in her first beauty contest.
Leppert spent most of her childhood in near-constant competition for beauty pageants. She is estimated to have been a contestant in about 300 beauty pageants and to have won about 280 crowns. She started a modeling career in her late childhood and continued modeling into her teen years. In 1978, her photos appeared in the magazine "CoverGirl".
Leppert had aspirations for an acting career, though she lacked formal training in acting. In 1980, she had a bit part in the teen-oriented comedy-drama film "Little Darlings". The film's plot revolved around two teenage girls who placed a bet on which of them would lose her virginity first, while several other girls took an interest in their contest.
In 1983, Leppert appeared as a female participant in a boxing match featured in the sex comedy "Spring Break". After the end of the film's shooting, Leppert decided to party. She went unaccompanied to a weekend party but reportedly had a disturbing experience there. After she returned home, Leppert started displaying signs of paranoia and persecutory beliefs. She was convinced that somebody would try to kill her and started taking precautions to prevent anyone from placing poison in her food and drink.
Leppert's last acting role was in a key scene of the crime drama film "Scarface". Her role was that of a bikini-clad girl who intentionally distracts the lookout car, preventing its occupants from intervening in a torture scene. Leppert reportedly displayed irrational behavior on the film's set and was escorted to her home after the fourth day of filming.
After Leppert stopped working on "Scarface", Leppert's mother became convinced that something was wrong with her daughter. She arranged for Leppert to undergo a medical evaluation in a medical center. After staying there for 72 hours, Leppert was released. The examining doctor found no signs of drug or alcohol use in Leppert, and she appeared to be physically healthy.
On July 6, 1983, Leppert arranged for a male friend to drive her to an unspecified location. They argued during the drive, and the friend dropped her off at Cocoa Beach, Florida, not far from Leppert's residence. He was the last person to see her alive. Leppert vanished without a trace, and the police and FBI soon started investigating her disappearance. As of the early 2020s, the investigative authorities have acquired a DNA profile of Leppert, but they do not have her dental records and fingerprints.
The FBI has theorized that Leppert was killed by serial killer Christopher Wilder (1945-1984), an amateur photographer who habitually targeted models and beauty contestants to rape and kill. Wilder lived in Florida from 1969 to 1984, and he went on a cross-country crime spree a few months following Leppert's disappearance. However, there is no physical evidence tying him to the case. Another major suspect was John Brennan Crutchley (1946-2002), a convicted rapist and kidnapper who was also suspected of being both a serial killer and a professional spy. Crutchley moved to Florida in 1983 and resided in the same county as Leppert. However, authorities were never able to prove that Crutchley had ever killed anyone.
Leppert's disappearance has ensured enduring fame from her, and she is often featured in true-crime books and documentaries. Various investigative authorities have repeatedly announced possible new leads when unidentified female corpses with superficial similarities to Leppert have been discovered. Between 1984 and 2014, the remains of 13 different women were compared to physical samples from Leppert, but none of them was an exact match. It is not clear whether Leppert is still alive or long gone.- George 'The Animal' Steele ( his professional wrestling name) was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA as William James Myers. He was a wrestling superstar in the WWF. He had a public image of a wild type of creature that chewed on the turn buckles and sported a green tongue. In the 1990s he became an actor, known for Blowfish (1997) and Used Cars (1997). George was perhaps best known for playing the monstrous Tor Johnson in Ed Wood (1994). He was married to Patricia Randolph. He died on February 16, 2017 in Florida.
- Louise Stanley was born on 28 January 1915 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Sky Bandits (1940), Pinto Canyon (1940) and Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin (1937). She was married to Charles Alexander Munn III, Jack Randall, Dennis O'Keefe and Leland Hunt Bennett. She died on 28 December 1982 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.
- Actor
- Stunts
Donnie Hair fell in love with Karate after reading a book called "Karate for Kids", which marked his beginning in the training in Yoshukai. Hair got interested in Full Contact Karate, now called Kickboxing and had his first bout at the age of 15. Being humble and disciplined he won most fights, but considered the losses more important and memorable. Eventually gaining a 5th degree black belt in Yoshukai Karate he also became the Florida State Kickboxing Champion.
Things got even better when Hair met Don 'The Dragon' Wilson. They started training together and Hair got made Chief Martial Arts Instructor at his studio in Cocoa Beach. In 1989, Hair conceived of the "Super Fights" series of bouts and founded his first promotional company, USA Kickboxing, Inc., through which he promoted over 100 amateur kickboxing events and three Pro World Title events. All this led to Wilson starting Hair's movie career.
Hair's belief in sportsmanship and honor is what earned his organization the impressive distinction of having overseen over 60 bouts without any major injuries. The common thread of safety and respect running through all of Hair's promoted events originated, unsurprisingly, from core Yoshukai tenets. Donnie with his three decades in martial arts experience continued being an IKF and ISCF Fight Promoter and Judge till his passing.- Gary Propper was born on 25 November 1946 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991). He died on 14 March 2019 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.
- James B. Swindal was born on 18 August 1917 in West Blocton, Alabama, USA. He was married to Emily Glover. He died on 25 April 2006 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Gene Ulrich is known for Guiding Light (1952), As the World Turns (1956) and New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958). Gene was married to Helen. Gene died on 4 November 2013 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.- Al Neuharth was born on 22 March 1924 in Eureka, South Dakota, USA. He was married to Rachel Fornes, Lori Wilson and Loretta F. Helgeland. He died on 19 April 2013 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.
- Paulette Bethel was born on 19 September 1948 in Palo Alto, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Off the Chain (2005). She died on 17 June 2023 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.
- Brumsic Brandon Jr. was born on 10 April 1927 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Vegetable Soup (1975) and Time for Joya! (1970). He was married to Rita Broughton. He died on 28 November 2014 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.
- Harry Reso was born on 23 March 1901 in Kaunas, Lithuania. He died on 6 November 1986 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.