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- Anne Haddy was born in Quorn, South Australia, in 1930. In 1948, she made her acting debut on ABC Radio Adelaide. At 23, she left Australia for the UK to pursue an acting career and further stage training, but found the competition so great that she ended up working for Kellogg's, and soon returned. Unfortunately, her life was plagued with ill health, and she suffered a heart attack in 1979; underwent heart operations in 1982 and '83. Further complications were stomach cancer and kidney problems in 1996, and a major hip operation. She made her name on TV in 'Sons and Daughters', 'Prisoner' and 'Playschool', and of course on the stage. Without doubt her greatest contribution to acting was her portrayal of Helen Daniels - glamorous mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother, and Grundy TV's 'Neighbours' matriarch. From the show's inception in 1985, she played an intelligent and sympathetic character with whom every other character was able to talk and discuss their problems. Haddy saw cast members come and go, becoming the longest-serving member of the cast in 1993 after the departure of Alan Dale. She was also able to enjoy working with her real-life husband James Condon, who played the guest parts of both Douglas Blake and Reuben White on the show. Her character's life often mirrored her own, with Helen suffering ill health throughout the 12 years of her time on the show. In 1997, Haddy's poor health forced her to take time off from the show. When doctors told her that she had narrowly avoided death from stomach cancer that year, she made the difficult decision to quit, and Helen Daniels died peacefully with her family around her in Episode 2,965 in October 1997. Sadly, Anne continued to experience ill health, and died peacefully with her husband beside her in a Melbourne hospital in July 1999. She had five children and six grandchildren.
- Berta Hall was born on 21 September 1909 in Strömstad, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for My Sister, My Love (1966), One Summer of Happiness (1951) and Port of Call (1948). She was married to Håkan Jahnberg. She died on 6 June 1999 in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden.
- Louise Breslin was an actress, known for The Three Princes (1968), Venus Peter (1989) and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978). She died on 6 June 1999.
- Ezio Ramos was born on 19 August 1936 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Entaku no kishi monogatari: Moero Arthur (1979), The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986) and Os Insaciados (1981). He was married to Gilmara Sanches. He died on 6 June 1999 in São Paulo, Brazil.
- The Founder of the Fellowship, Francesca Turner, was born in Texas, where she started her career working in films and making commercials and trailers, using the stage name: Francesca Sims.
Francesca left Texas and became a top Powers Model, appearing for such accounts as Chesterfield, Beech-Nut, Cream of Wheat, I. J. Fox, Krogers and other major companies. She was chosen as the Chesterfiled Girl of the Month in 1940 from a large number of talented models who sought this important honor. In February 1943, Francesca was featured on the cover of Look Magazine in a pictorial tribute to our wartime ally, Great Britian.
Combining modeling with acting, Francesca appeared on Broadway at the Grand Opera House in "Hold On to Your Hats," the Al Jolson musical comedy. She also appeared in George Jessel's show "High Kickers" in Hollywood.
During World War II, as a model and member of the Actors Guild, Francesca entertained the troops at camps in the United States. She also visited wounded servicemen in military and naval hospitals, working with the American Theater Wing Hospital Committee. Francesca was also active in raising funds for the war effort.
From 1974 until her death in 1999, Francesca Turner was employed as a staff writer in the Special Projects unit at Universal Studios. White at Universal, Francesca pioneered the art of editing offensive language and content of movie features to meet broadcast standards for television and the airlines. She was a member of the Writers Guild of America and has several credits as a writer to her name. - Aleksandr Vitenzon was born on 20 October 1906 in Minsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was a writer, known for Sibiryaki (1940), Enguris napirebze (1961) and The Scrapper (1956). He died on 6 June 1999.
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Bent From was born on 1 May 1929 in Denmark. He was a writer and director, known for Tal-land (1963), En ven i bolignøden (1965) and Passer passer piger (1965). He was married to Ida From. He died on 6 June 1999 in Denmark.