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He was known as 'the man who spoke for the animals'. A public relations genius, Professor Bernhard Grzimek not only managed to create nationwide interest in the plight of endangered species and threatened habitats, but actively raised in excess of five million Marks in donations via his television show "Ein Platz für Tiere" ("A Place for Animals",1956-87). The series ran for 175 episodes, ending with Grzimek's death in1987. Entertainers performed for him without pay and he even motivated school kids to help collect funds to equip rangers for Africa's national wildlife parks. Veterinarian and behavioral scientist, Grzimek assumed the directorship of Frankfurt's Zoological Garden in 1945, a position he held until his retirement in 1974. For those 29 years, he was instrumental in modernizing zoological displays and animal enclosures, introducing educational slide shows, films and audio tapes, providing windows for the public to view food preparation and animal husbandry. In addition to breeding endangered species, Frankfurt's was the first European zoo to feature a special section which provided care for orphaned baby animals, including gorillas, orang-utans, panthers, lions and bears. Frankfurt's Zoological Society (for which Grzimek served as president) stood in the forefront of international conservation. Not shying away from controversy or confrontation, Grzimek was one of the first to vociferously oppose the factory farming of chickens on a political level.
His status as a major public figure was confirmed with the release of his documentary Bambuti (1956). An even more successful sequel followed, the Academy Award-winning Serengeti (1959). Sadly, it cost the life of Grzimek's son Michael (until then his closest collaborator), aged 24, killed in a plane crash during filming. Between 1967 and 1974, Grzimek published a 13-volume encyclopedia, entitled "Grzimeks Tierleben". He received numerous awards, including the Federal Cross of Merit (Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz). His legacy survives in zoos around the world today.- Actress
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Eleanor Thatcher was born in Binghamton, New York on February 21, 1910. Growing up she sang often in church and later developed a deep love of dancing. With the start of the Great Depression in the early 1930s Eleanor decided to leave Broome County for the glamour and excitement of Hollywood. Arriving there in 1932 she secured work at MGM studios as a dress extra and was cast in a musical short entitled Wild People (1933) followed by another short, Over the Counter (1932) (which is still considered to be one of the most risque musical shorts to have ever been made during the Pre-Code era).
With her ice cream blonde hair, blue eyes, and creamy skin she was soon becoming a popular face in musical shorts. She was later known for her "wiggle" that she showed audiences in ''Campus Crawl'' (1933). In 1934 she appeared as a singer in The Road to Ruin (1934) and upon its completion MGM Studios dropped her, citing her as having no talent and little public interest. After three years in Hollywood, Eleanor packed her bags and moved back to Binghamton.
In 1935 she met Daniel Lesle who was employed by a department store in Binghamton. Following their marriage she secured secretarial work in the Managements Office of the same department store where her husband work and later mothered two children. Although her time in the spotlight may have been short Eleanor felt that it was a blessing and that it was better to have been a has-been then a never was. On March 13, 1987 Eleanor Thatcher Lesle died at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton due to an intestinal ailment. She was 77 years old.- Director
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Subba Rao B.A. was born in 1915 in India. He was a director and producer, known for Palletoori Pilla (1950), Bhishma (1962) and Rani Ratnaprabha (1955). He died on 13 March 1987.- Composer
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Gerald Moore was born on 30 July 1899 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Taste of Others (2000), Things to Come (2016) and Bakhtiari Migration: The Sheep Must Live (1973). He died on 13 March 1987 in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Actor
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Fela Sowande was born on 29 May 1905 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was an actor, known for The Lisbon Story (1946). He was married to Eleanor. He died on 13 March 1987 in Ravenna, Ohio, USA.- E.J. Daniels was born on 1 November 1908 in Suwannee County, Florida, USA. E.J. was an actor, known for The Grim Reaper (1976). E.J. was married to Henrietta Weaver. E.J. died on 13 March 1987 in Orange County, Florida, USA.
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David Lewis shared an intimate relationship with "Frankenstein" (1931) director James Whale for "twenty-plus" years (TCM, and supported by "Classic Monsters" website). Mr. Lewis removed his things from their home in 1952, when Mr. Whale informed him of a new lover, 25-year-old bartender Pierre Foegel, coming over to stay. Though separated, the two remained friends. Upon the death of Mr. Lewis in 1987, his ashes were interred in a niche across from Whale's ashes in the Columbarium of Memory at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.- Philip Chambers was born on 12 September 1936 in England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Avengers (1961), Interpol Calling (1959) and Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962). He died on 13 March 1987 in England, UK.