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Handsome, dapper Argentine-born actor who came to Hollywood as a romantic lead in several colourful MGM extravaganzas and then succeeded in living up to his Latin Lover image in real life. Lamas studied drama at school in his native country and later enrolled in a law course at college. His strong leaning towards athletic pursuits prevailed and he abandoned his studies to take up horse riding, winning trophies fencing and boxing (middleweight amateur title) and becoming the South American Freestyle Swimming Champion of 1937. While still in his teens he appeared on stage, then on radio, and by the age of 24 in his first motion picture.
All this sporting publicity aroused interest in Hollywood and, in 1951, Lamas was signed by MGM to charm the likes of Lana Turner and Esther Williams in A-grade productions like The Merry Widow (1952) and Dangerous When Wet (1953). He also spent time 'on loan' to Paramount who featured him in several Pine-Thomas B-movies, such as the 3-D Technicolour Sangaree (1953) and Jivaro (1954). His sole appearance on Broadway was in the 1957 play 'Happy Hunting'. There was considerable friction between him and co-star Ethel Merman, both on and off-stage. Lamas was nonetheless nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actor, but had the misfortune of coming up against Rex Harrison's Professor Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'.
In real life, Lamas proudly lived up to his reputation as a ladies man. With two ex-wives back in Argentina, he conducted well-publicised affairs with most of his female co-stars, including one with Lana Turner which began while filming 'The Merry Widow'. Actress Arlene Dahl, who appeared with him in 'Sangaree' and The Diamond Queen (1953), became his third wife, and fellow swimming champion Esther Williams his fourth.
In 1963, Lamas directed the Spanish film Magic Fountain (1963), with himself and wife Esther Williams playing the lead roles. From then on, he began to concentrate on television, alternating between acting (notable in a recurring role as playboy Ramon de Vega in Run for Your Life (1965) and directing episodes of shows like Mannix (1967), Alias Smith and Jones (1971), The Rookies (1972) and House Calls (1979).- Composer
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Jean-Claude Pelletier was born on 11 August 1928 in Joinville-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne, France. He was a composer and producer, known for Coplan sauve sa peau (1968), I Love You, I Love You (1968) and Le paria (1969). He died on 8 October 1982 in Paris, France.- Casting Director
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Hoyt Bowers was born on 7 September 1911 in Spring Place, Georgia, USA. He was a casting director, known for Chosen Survivors (1974), The Candidate (1972) and Prime Cut (1972). He died on 8 October 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
Raúl Miguel Hidalgo Madero González was a brother of Mexico's 37th president, Francisco Madero, whose assassination in a coup d'etat by General Victoriano Huerta led to decades of violent political instability in Mexico. In the aftermath of his brother's assassination Madero allied himself with Venustiano Carranza's constitutionalist forces alongside Francisco "Pancho" Villa and was appointed as governor of Coahuila and Nuevo León during early 1915. He later temporarily left Mexico for New York City, but returned in 1919 to become a farmer, irrigation engineer, Director of Mining Development for General Manuel Ávila Camacho's presidential administration, and Governor of Coahuila from 1957-1963. During his retirement he was hired for a small role as an elderly man at the temperance meeting that opens Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (1969). Raúl Madero died in Mexico City of respiratory failure at the age of 94 in 1982.- Actor
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Nikolai Makarenko was born on 19 December 1912 in the Russian Empire. He was an actor and director, known for Krov lyudskaya: ne voditsa (1960), Lyudi ne vsyo znayut (1963) and Dmitro Goritsvit (1962). He died on 8 October 1982 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR.- Denise Bush was born on 10 June 1960 in Rand, West Virginia, USA. She died on 8 October 1982 in Seattle, Washington, USA.