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Phyllis Brooks was born on 18 July 1915 in Boise, Idaho, USA. She was an actress, known for Dangerously Yours (1937), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) and Charlie Chan in Reno (1939). She was married to Torbert H. Macdonald. She died on 1 August 1995 in Cape Neddick, Maine, USA.- Actress
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The statuesque American comedienne Esther Muir was a former New York model, who started in the chorus line of the 1922 "Greenwich Village Follies" on Broadway, straight out of high school, and with little or no theatrical training. She caught the eye, however, since her effort led to further work on stage, including "Battling Butler", opposite Charles Ruggles. There, she found herself in the role of the comic foil for the first time.
In 1929, she followed an acclaimed performance in the Broadway production of "My Girl Friday" with further work in musical comedy for Lew Leslie's International Revue, alongside such luminaries as Gertrude Lawrence. Noted choreographer Busby Berkeley, who had worked on some of the dance numbers for the show, was introduced to Esther backstage by the columnist Walter Winchell. Esther subsequently married Berkeley and accompanied him to Hollywood, after he had been signed by producer Samuel Goldwyn. The union was, however, short-lived. Esther later claimed, that Berkeley needed a mother more than he needed a wife.
While already in Hollywood, she began acting on screen in feature films and two-reel comedies. Soon typecast, she became the obliging comic foil to Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in the spoof So This Is Africa (1933), and to Fanny Brice in The Great Ziegfeld (1936). Often, she was given good wisecracking lines to deliver. Her most pivotal role, of course, was as the slinky, seductive Flo, doing the villain's bidding to discredit the "moth-eaten Romeo" (Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush, played by Groucho Marx) in A Day at the Races (1937)(having already toured with the part on stage). In one of The Marx Brothers most anarchic (but memorable) scenes, Esther's Flo gets her comeuppance by being covered in paste and wallpaper (stills suggest, that the Marxes took Esther's pasting a lot further, than was played out in the released film version, but this was cut from the final print). Esther took it all in good humour and was a willing participant in the pranks played on set.
Groucho's droll caption of a picture in "The Groucho Phile" (p. 144) reads: "Esther struck oil while running her fingers through my hair. She retired from films as a result". In fact, Esther stuck around for another five years, but was confined to bit parts in major films, or supporting roles for Republic and other Poverty Row studios. She was one of the few free-lance actresses in Hollywood, reluctant to commit to long-term contracts. Having lost the lucrative role of Belle Watling in Gone with the Wind (1939) to Ona Munson, Esther became increasingly disheartened and eventually retired from films in 1943, beginning a new career as a real estate developer in Southern California.- Actor
Darrell Huntley was born on 28 August 1917 in Burley, Idaho, USA. He was an actor. He died on 1 August 1995 in Riverside, California, USA.- Mirko Bozic was born on 21 September 1919 in Sinj, Croatia. He was a writer, known for The Girl and the Oak (1955), Covik i po (1974) and Dani slave (1953). He died on 1 August 1995 in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Loudi Nijhoff was born on 29 October 1900 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Pride and Prejudice (1961), Majoor Barbara (1964) and Jane Eyre (1958). She died on 1 August 1995 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Actress
Carol Dietrich was born on 25 June 1903 in Black Hawk, Colorado, USA. She was an actress. She died on 1 August 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Rudolph Zallinger was born on 12 November 1919 in Irkutsk, Russia. He was a writer, known for Cineficción Radio (2019). He died on 1 August 1995 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.
- Sári Feleki was born on 24 October 1920 in Debrecen, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Elkésett levél (1941), Zöldár (1965) and Beszterce ostroma (1948). She died on 1 August 1995 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Rebecca Domingo was an actress, known for Wanted: Perfect Mother (1970), Jinkee (1969) and Happy Hippie Holiday (1970). She was married to George T. Sumili. She died on 1 August 1995 in Quezon City, Philippines.