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- A prime pin up attraction ("Miss Body Beautiful", "Miss Bronx"), auburn-haired Mickey Koren was raised in the East Bronx and began her career as a juvenile model. She moved with her family to California while still in her teens. After attending classes at the Ben Bard Drama academy in Hollywood, Laurie appeared in stage productions in southern California (then using the name Barbara White, following a marriage to trumpet player and magician Larry White). Having segued into motion pictures -- beginning with a bit part as a good time girl in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)] -- she languished for several years near the bottom of the bill in second features, alternating with marginally better guest spots on TV in anthology dramas and westerns. Though usually typecast as 'saloon girls' in often stilted fare, she later recalled "... they were crappy pictures, but I loved it. It was a great, great experience." A co-starring role in a minor musical comedy aimed at the youth market (Calypso Joe (1957)) began to raise her profile. Taking her sister's advice, Laurie then changed her hair colour to blond and adopted her new moniker. Thus transformed, she went on to join the circle of cult favorites, commencing her foray into mini-budget schlock sci-fi with Attack of the Puppet People (1958). This was followed with two back-to-back roles in the same genre: first, as a man-hating Venusian despot in the (frankly dreadful) Queen of Outer Space (1958) (in which she goes toe-to-toe with a heavily accented Zsa Zsa Gabor); her second, as a 'moon girl' fated to be munched up by a lunar cave spider in (the equally vapid) Missile to the Moon (1958), an inferior re-make of the earlier Cat-Women of the Moon (1953). On a brighter note, there also were small parts in the Billy Wilder classic Some Like It Hot (1959) (as one of Sweet Sue's band members) and as a showgirl in the Cary Grant-Doris Day rom-com That Touch of Mink (1962).
Laurie retired from the screen in 1971. She divorced White in 1976 and subsequently married a medical salesman, re-emerging from relative obscurity in later years after being "rediscovered" by fans to making the rounds of celebrity expos. - Actor
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Clarence Muse was born on October 14, 1889 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA as Clarence Edouard Muse. He was an actor, known for Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and The Black Stallion (1979). He was married to Irene Ena Kellman, Willabelle Burch West and Ophelia Belle Labertier. He died on October 13, 1979 in Perris, California, USA- Producer
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Don Dohler was born on January 27, 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland. Dohler became interested in fantastic films at a very young age (Dohler was a longtime reader of the popular horror magazine "Famous Monsters of Filmland"). He began making 8mm shorts at age 12. Dohler also published a "Mad" magazine type spin-off called "Wild" in his teen years. Dohler's initial forays into filmmaking include the stop-motion animation short "Mr. Clay" and the sci-fi effort "Pursued." Both films won awards from the amateur filmmakers club the Washington Society of Cinematographers. In 1972 Dohler launched the movie magazine "Cinemagic," which had an eleven issue run which lasted until 1979. Dohler made his feature length debut with the enjoyably cheap "The Alien Factor." Don's follow-up films were a pretty eclectic bunch: the creepy horror offering "Fiend," the gloriously gaga "Nightbeast," the goofy "Galaxy Invader," and the outrageously gruesome "Blood Massacre." After a regrettably lengthy absence from movie-making, Dohler bounced back with the belated sequel "Alien Factor 2: The Alien Rampage." In addition, Don served as both writer and producer on the straight-to-video fright flicks "Harvesters," "Stakes," "Crawler," and "Vampire Sisters." Moreover, Dohler was managing editor of the newspaper the Times Herald. Don Dohler died at age 60 of cancer on December 2nd, 2006.- Born in England she married Ron Webb and settled in Canada. Throughout the 1970s she was very active in Little Theatre with Markham Little Theatre and was an excellent comedian when it came to her portrayals. Her British accent was always most noticeable and whether she was at a rehearsal, a party or met you on the street she was always a very kind and friendly individual. After raising a family in Markham, Ron and Bunty Webb moved to Port Perry, Ontario. It was through her Little Theatre and other advertising work that the natural next step was into film work.
- Maxine Leslie was an actress, known for Fugitive of the Plains (1943), Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher (1943) and Up in the Air (1940). She died on 1 January 1983 in Perry Hill Farm Leland, Maryland, USA.
- Pauline Rennie was born on 4 January 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Care Bears Movie (1985), The Care Bears (1986) and Maggie Muggins (1955). She was married to William LeSauvage. She died on 7 January 1998 in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada.
- Danny Hodge was born on 13 May 1932 in Perry, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for WCW Monday Nitro (1995), The Wrestler (1974) and WWE Raw (1993). He was married to Susan Mathis. He died on 24 December 2020 in Perry, Oklahoma, USA.
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Bill Lishman was born on 12 February 1939 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and director, known for Fly Away Home (1996), The Ultra Geese (1998) and Beavers (1988). He was married to Paula Lishman. He died on 30 December 2017 in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Joey Holloway was born on 1 March 1991 in Flint, Michigan, USA. He is known for Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Don't Wait Til Dawn and The Cabining (2014). He died on 1 March 2014 in Perry, Michigan, USA.- Joel Aldred was born on 18 June 1920 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Secret Door (1964), Kingdom of the Saguenay (1964) and Stage 7 (1955). He died on 12 October 2011 in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada.
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Cathy Joritz was born on 7 May 1959 in Kankakee, Illinois, USA. She was a director and writer, known for Give AIDS the Freeze (1991), Augenlust (1986) and Trippy Firedance (2016). She died on 30 November 2022 in Perry, Kansas, USA.- Producer
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Charles C. Thompson II was born on 18 May 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for A Glimpse of Hell (2001), 60 Minutes (1968) and 60 Minutes II (1999). He was married to Betty Cole. He died on 15 December 2014 in Perry Point, Maryland, USA.- Additional Crew
Ruth Santarone was born on 16 June 1922. She is known for Every Which Way But Loose (1978), The Gauntlet (1977) and Heaven's Gate (1980). She died on 26 October 2008 in Perry, Arkansas, USA.- Actress
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Priscilla Ramirez was born on 1 January 1912. She was an actress and production designer, known for Mga tigreng taga-bukid (1962), Bayanihan (1959) and Florinda (1973). She died on 4 June 2010 in City of Perris, California, USA.- Steven Benson was married to Debra Franks Larsen. He died on 3 July 2015 in Perry, Florida, USA.
- Ethel Gray was born on 26 May 1897 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for A Man's Duty (1919). She died on 25 December 1970 in Perris, California, USA.
- Irving Ashby was born on 29 December 1920 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 22 April 1987 in Perris, California, USA.