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- Mary Thelma Lange was born in 1912 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Her family was wealthy and she attended the Divine Providence academy in Pittsburgh. At the age of nineteen Mary moved to New York city and joined the chorus of the Ziegfeld Follies. In 1931 she appeared in the Broadway show Music In The Air. During this time she also pose semi-nude for photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston. A talent scout saw her on stage and offered her a film contract. Mary made her film debut in the 1932 short Poor Little Rich Boy. Soon after she was chosen to be one Sam Goldwyn's dancing Goldwyn Girls. The lovely brunette had bit parts in more than a dozen films including Kid Millions, Dames, and Roman Scandals.
She got to play a Ziegfeld Girl in the 1936 musical The Great Ziegfeld. Mary married Frank Kolb, a marketing executive for Standard Oil, on November 5, 1938. Then she decided to give up her show business career to be a housewife. In an interview she said "I'm not sorry I'm giving up my career. I'm looking forward to making a happy home." She and Frank had one son named Daniel. The family lived in Florida for many years and later moved to Ohio. On April 13, 1973 she died suddenly at the age of sixty. Her cause of death was not revealed to the public. Mary was buried at All Saints Cemetery in Northfield, Ohio. - Actor
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Gordon Craig was born on 29 August 1909 in Ham, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Mr. Justice Duncannon (1963), Work Is a Four Letter Word (1968) and Moonstrike (1963). He died on 15 April 1973 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.- Tay Malarkey was born on 5 March 1889 in Girardville, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an editor, known for Close Harmony (1929), Hot News (1928) and No Limit (1931). He died on 15 April 1973 in Newport Beach, California, USA.
- Aurelio Miserendino was born on 22 February 1914 in Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Anni facili (1953), The Secret Conclave (1952) and Attila (1954). He died on 15 April 1973 in Rome, Italy.
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Jean Guitton was born on 28 March 1887 in France. Jean was a writer, known for Forty Little Mothers (1940), Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926) and Femme sans passé (1948). Jean died on 15 April 1973 in Juan-les-Pins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.