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A native-born Californian, Rhonda Fleming attended Beverly Hills public and private schools. Her father was Harold Cheverton Louis (1896-1951). Her mother, Effie Olivia Graham (1891-1985), was a famous model and actress in New York. She has a son (Kent Lane), two granddaughters (Kimberly and Kelly) and four great-grandchildren (Wagner, Page, Lane and Cole). She has appeared in over 40 films, including David O. Selznick's Spellbound (1945), directed by Alfred Hitchcock; Jacques Tourneur's Out of the Past (1947); and Robert Siodmak's The Spiral Staircase (1946). She later got starring roles in such classics as A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), Home Before Dark (1958), Pony Express (1953), Slightly Scarlet (1956), While the City Sleeps (1956) and The Big Circus (1959). While she was always a competent actress, she was more renowned for her exquisite beauty, and the camera absolutely adored her. One time a cameraman on one of her films remarked on how he was so struck by her beauty that, as a gag, he intentionally tried to photograph her badly; he was astonished to discover that no matter how deliberately he botched it, she still came out looking ravishing.
Among her co-stars over the years were Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston, Glenn Ford, Burt Lancaster, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Rock Hudson and Ronald Reagan (with whom she made four films). In addition to motion pictures, Fleming made her Broadway debut in Clare Boothe Luce's "The Women", essayed the role of "Lalume" in "Kismet" at the Los Angeles Music Center and toured as "Madame Dubonnet" in "The Boyfriend". She made her stage musical debut in Las Vegas at the opening of the Tropicana Hotel's showroom. Later she appeared at the Hollywood Bowl in a one-woman concert of Cole Porter and Irving Berlin compositions. She also starred in a national ten-week concert tour with Skitch Henderson, featuring the music of George Gershwin. She has guest-starred on numerous television series, including Wagon Train (1957), Police Woman (1974), The Love Boat (1977), Last Hours Before Morning (1975) and a two-hour special of McMillan & Wife (1971). Waiting for the Wind (1991) reunited her with former co-star Robert Mitchum.
In private life she resides in Century City, California, and was married for 23 years to Ted Mann, a producer and chairman of Mann Theatres, until his death in January 2001. She is a member and supporter of Childhelp USA, ARCS (Achievement Rewards For College Scientists); a Life Associate of Pepperdine University; a Lifetime Member of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge; a Founding Member of the French Foundation For Alzheimer Research; a Benefactor of the Los Angeles Music Center: and a Member of the Center's Blue Ribbon Board of Directors. She is a Member of the Advisory Board of Olive Crest Treatment Centers for Abused Children and serves as a Board of Directors Trustee of World Opportunities International. Along with her husband she helped build the Jerusalem Film Institute in Israel. She also is a member of the Board of Trustees of The UCLA Foundation and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Revlon/UCLA Women's Health Research Program. In addition, she created at the City of Hope Hospital The Rhonda Fleming Mann Research Fellowship to further advance research and treatment associated with women's cancer.
In 1991, she and her husband established the Rhonda Fleming Mann Clinic for Women's Comprehensive Care at UCLA Medical Center. This clinic provides a full range of expert gynecologic and obstetric care to women. Since 1992, she has devoted her time to a second facility at UCLA - the Rhonda Fleming Mann Resource Center for Women with Cancer, which opened in early 1994. This Center is the fulfillment of her vision to create a safe, warm place where women cancer patients and their families might receive the highest quality psychosocial and emotional care as well as assistance with the complex practical problems that arise with cancer. In August 1997, the Center opened "Reflections", a unique retail store and consultation suite that carries wigs, head coverings, breast prostheses and other items to help men, women and children deal with the physical appearance changes brought on by cancer and its treatments. The staffs of the clinic, center and store are guided by her belief that caring, compassion, communication and commitment are essential components of the healing process.- Actor
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Mahmoud Yassine was born on 19 February 1942 in Port Said, Egypt. He was an actor and director, known for Souk El-Asr (2001), Mama Fi El-Qism (2010) and The Message (1976). He was married to Shahira. He died on 14 October 2020 in Cairo, Egypt.- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Herbert Kretzmer was born on 5 October 1925 in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa. He was a writer, known for Les Misérables (2012), Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010) and Notting Hill (1999). He was married to Sybil Sever and Elisabeth Wilson. He died on 14 October 2020 in London, England, UK.- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Jean-Claude Lubtchansky was born on 2 December 1930 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Lord of the Flies (1963), Louis XI, un seul roi pour la France (1980) and De bien étranges affaires (1982). He was married to Carole Lubtchansky. He died on 14 October 2020 in Paris, France.- Lola Ewerlund was born on 23 May 1949 in Örebro, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Sjätte dagen (1999), Involuntary (2008) and Rika barn leka bäst (1997). She died on 14 October 2020.
- Sound Department
Heino Rindsfüsser was born on 1 April 1945. Heino is known for Das literarische Quartett (1988). Heino died on 14 October 2020 in Traisen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Fred Dean was born on 24 February 1952 in Arcadia, Louisiana, USA. He was married to Pam Massie. He died on 14 October 2020 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
- Raúl Portal was born on 23 September 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Semanario insólito (1982), PNP de luxe (2000) and Úpa el ánimo (2002). He was married to Lucía Labora. He died on 14 October 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Acy was born on 14 September 1989. He was an actor, known for G-Disstroy - G-Family (2013), Phuc Sinh Cypher 2 (2013) and Acy feat. TurnUpTam: A33 (2017). He died on 14 October 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- Joyce Wallace was born on 25 November 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Old Folks Like Us (2013) and Live Nude Girls Unite! (2000). She was married to Arthur Kahn and Lance Wallace. She died on 14 October 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Juel R. Anderson was born on 13 December 1926 in Manchester, Iowa, USA. Juel R. is known for The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2003). Juel R. died on 14 October 2020 in California, USA.
- Dmitriy Yagnov was born on 7 July 1970 in Kazan, USSR. He was an actor, known for The Ugly Swans (2006), Nevskiy (2016) and Vysokie stavki (2015). He died on 14 October 2020 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Ron Best was born on 3 October 1949 in Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was married to Louise Asher and Maree. He died on 14 October 2020 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Diana Montero was born in 1986 in Havana, Cuba. Diana was a director and writer, known for Abecé (2014), Milagrosa (2014) and Un Paraiso (2014). Diana died on 14 October 2020 in Miami, Florida, USA.- Audrey Smedley was born on 31 October 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She died on 14 October 2020 in Beltsville, Maryland, USA.