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- Actress and model June Palmer was born on August 1, 1940, in London, England. She started out in the adult entertainment industry working as a topless dancer at the Windmill Theatre in London. She began modeling while still in her late teens in 1959. With her sweetly comely face, long black hair and generously proportioned ripe'n'robust 38-23-37 voluptuous figure, Palmer soon became a popular and beloved pin-up queen in both Britain and America. She achieved her greatest fame with her frequent collaborations with noted glamour photographer George Harrison Marks. Among the men's magazines Palmer graced the covers of and/or had pictorials in are "Fiesta," "Parade," "Adam," "Beau," "Dapper," "Modern Man," "Sir!," and "Monsieur." June popped up in minor parts in such films as Sex Through the Ages (1974), the Hammer horror outing Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), It's the Only Way to Go (1970), and The Nine Ages of Nakedness (1969). Of course, said small roles often featured Palmer in various stages of undress. She appears as herself in the comedic documentary The Dream World of Harrison Marks (1966) and also acted in a few "nudie-cutie" loops for Marks.
June retired from modeling in the late 1960s. However, she made a surprise comeback at age 37 with a stunning nude pictorial in the November 1977 issue of "Mayfair." At age 53 Palmer married stuntman/photographer Arthur Howell in 1963. June and Arthur ran the Strobe Studio in Clapham, South London. Palmer divorced Howell in 2000 and married another man. She died suddenly at age 63 on January 6, 2004. - Philip Gilbert was born on 29 March 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Superman III (1983), Dentist in the Chair (1960) and The Tomorrow People (1973). He died on 6 January 2004 in Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK.
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Francesco Scavullo was born on 16 January 1921 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Mile Age (1991), Alright (1995) and The Crystal Gayle Special (1979). He died on 6 January 2004 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Betty Lynn Budzak was born on 29 May 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Leave It to Beaver (1957). She died on 6 January 2004.
- Actress
- Producer
Sumita Devi (1936 - 2004) is a Bengali film and TV actress. She was born Hena Bhattacharya in Manikganj District, East Bengal (now in Bangladesh).
Sumita gained fame as a film actress in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She debuted in Bangla films in the 1957 movie, Aasia. Her next film was Akash Ar Mati (1960). Both were directed by fateh lohani. Aasia got the President's Award as the best Bengali film and Sumita's acting as the name-role of Aasia became so remarkable and memorable in Bangladeshi film history. Sumita's career in acting spanned for nearly four decades. She acted in the main role in more than fifty feature films and in side roles in more than a hundred. Noted among the films Sumita acted in are Kakhono Aaseni (1961), Kancher Deyal (1963), Edesh Tomar Amar, Sonar Kajal (1962), Ei To Jiban (1964), Dui Diganta (1964), Agun Niye Khela (1967), Abhishap (1967), Behula, Ora Egaro Jan and Amar Janmabhumi. She also acted in Dhupchaya, a film produced in West Pakistan and in a number of Urdu films made in the then East Pakistan. During her long career in acting she performed roles in radio, television and theatre as well. As a film producer Sumita produced five films. These were Agum Niye Khela, Momer Alo, Mayar Sangsar, Adarsha Chapakhana and Notun Probhat
Sumita Devi was born to a Hindu Brahmin family. She was briefly married to Amulya Lahiri, but the marriage ended in divorce. Following her entry into movies, she married the eminent film director and writer Zahir Raihan in 1962, and had two sons. During this time, she also converted to Islam, and changed her name to Nilufar Begum, even though she continued to be known by her stage name. The marriage ended in tragedy as Raihan disappeared in January 1972 at the end of Bangladesh Liberation War and assumed to be killed. Sumita Devi became an active artist for the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendro (Independent Bengal Radio Station) during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
She also acted in many television dramas. Her last appearance in film before death was in Phulkumar (2001).
Sumita Devi died on 6 January 2004 and was buried at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard in state honor.
She was awarded the All Pakistan Critic Award in 1962, Nigar Prize in 1963. After the independence, she received the Bangladesh Film Journalist Association Award and the Television Reporters Association of Bangladesh Award, the Agartala Muktijoddha Award (2002), 'Janakantha Gunijan and Prativa Sammanona' (2002) and also awarded by Chalachitram Film Society in 2002.- Chany Mallo was born in 1923 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for María de nadie (1985), Naranja y media (1997) and Máximo Corazón (2002). She died on 6 January 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Olavi Johansson was born on 3 June 1922 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor, known for Havukka-ahon ajattelija (1971), Soita 03 - Rikospoliisi (1958) and Kerran kesällä (1981). He was married to Maija-Liisa Johansson. He died on 6 January 2004 in Lahti, Finland.
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Ola Johansson was born on 3 June 1922 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor, known for Reinikainen (1982), Oi kallis kaupunki (1975) and Natalia (1979). He died on 6 January 2004 in Lahti, Finland.- Director
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Oksal Pekmezoglu was born in 1938 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a director and writer, known for Askim ve Günahim (1963), Üç Kardestiler (1981) and Küçük Eller (1983). He was married to Ayla Kaya. He died on 6 January 2004 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Ynobe Matthews was born on 14 April 1976 in College Station, Texas, USA. He died on 6 January 2004 in Huntsville, Texas, USA.
- Kathleen Heath was born on 10 August 1916 in Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. She was an actress, known for My Brother Jonathan (1948), Hannah (1980) and Uneasy Terms (1948). She died on 6 January 2004 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.
- Max Adenauer was born on 21 September 1910 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He died on 6 January 2004 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Jeanne Ravel was born on 1 November 1911 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for The Eric Barker Half-Hour (1951), The Silk Noose (1948) and Lucky Jade (1937). She was married to Ronnie Bowyer. She died on 6 January 2004 in Eel Pie Island, Middlesex, England, UK.