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- Born in Plymouth, England in 1902, Sybil Fowler's family never had any money. Her father, although a dentist, drank heavily. She went to a local convent school until the age of 16 and was expected to become a teacher. To everyone's horror she said she was going to be a stage actress.
Leaving Plymouth for the first time in her life she went to London and joined a touring musical revue. From there she became a chorus girl. Then an American director spotted her and made her his leading lady's understudy. She was asked to go to America, but fear of the foreign land and of the director's intentions ended that.
After five years in the chorus and being the face in advertisements for cigarettes, baby milk, corsets and false teeth Sybil Rhoda, as she was known then, became a movie star. She landed a contract with Stoll's Production Company after winning a beauty contest.
Against the orders of her theater manager, Sybil went to Spain to film Sahara Love(1926)_. And she made her next two movies without the manager's knowledge, having to film in the daytime and rush to the theater for the evening performance, often running across London still in full costume.
In 1928 she married a wealthy Anglo-Austrian businessman and went to Vienna to live. Her movie career was over. They returned to England prior to the war as her husband was Jewish. She did not return to the stage and stayed home to raise their daughter. Eventually they moved to the US.
Sybil Rhoda died in London in August 2005, aged 102 years. - Erni Singerl was born on 29 August 1921 in Puch, Germany. She was an actress, known for Das Feuerwerk (1971), Isar 12 (1961) and Der Jäger von Fall (1956). She was married to Georg Schropp. She died on 30 July 2005 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Alberto Álvarez was born on 25 May 1933 in Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for Yo compro esa mujer (1965), Atrévete (1986) and The Pink Pussy: Where Sin Lives (1964). He died on 30 July 2005 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Renee Roy was born on 2 January 1931 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Love of Life (1951), Caesar's Hour (1954) and Mack & Myer for Hire (1963). She died on 30 July 2005 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Ronald J. Syriac was born in 1943 in Ludlow, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 30 July 2005 in Warren, Massachusetts, USA.
- Pepe Jara was born on 25 December 1928 in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Las noches del Blanquita (1981), La maldición del oro (1965) and Variedades de media noche (1977). He was married to Silvia Hermosillo. He died on 30 July 2005 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Lucky Thompson was born on 16 June 1924 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Bright and Breezy (1956), NDR Jazz Workshops (1958) and Soul! (1968). He was married to Thelma Thompson. He died on 30 July 2005 in Seattle, Washington, USA.