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- Merrill Connally was born on 9 April 1921 in Floresville, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Rush (1991) and Alamo: The Price of Freedom (1988). He died on 4 September 2001 in Floresville, Texas, USA.
- Henry Nasiff, better known as Hank The Angry Drunken Dwarf, was a unique man from Massachusetts who was best known for his many appearances on The Howard Stern Radio Show. The diminutive performer got his break back in August 1996, when he and a friend from Boston dinner theater drove to New York City and decided to try to get on the Howard Stern show. Hank got to be interviewed on the show, and Howard liked him right away. Soon after, Hank quickly became one of Howard's favorite guests, and he started appearing on the show whenever he could make it. Hank would always show up to the studio drunk, usually carrying around a green soda bottle full of vodka. It seemed impossible that a man who was only 4-foot-1 and weighed only 95 lbs. could drink so much. One time, while on the show, Hank scored an incredible .375 when he was given a breathalyzer test. Hank appeared on Howard's show more than 2 dozen times, and he was always entertaining. His nickname may have been "Angry," but Hank's greatest strength was his ability to keep everyone smiling. Hank's regular appearances on Howard's show made him a semi-celebrity which lead to him doing many public appearances for his fans. In November 2000, during an appearance in a Los Angeles bar for a J&B Scotch promotion, Hank gave everyone a scare when he went into seizures. He recovered very quickly, but he went back to drinking just a few weeks later. Sadly, on September 4, 2001, Hank passed away at the age of only 39. Even behind his tough-as-nails public persona, his good nature always shone through, and that's why he'll be remembered and missed by so many people. He may have been a little man, but he had a really giant soul. Rest in peace Hank.
- Laurie Williams was born on 24 September 1922 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. She was married to Robert Fitzgerald Williams and William Musgrave. She died on 4 September 2001 in Tiburon, California, USA.
- Herman Denkens was born on 8 May 1926 in Deurne, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Sinjorenbloed (1953), Nonkel Jef (1995) and Bex & Blanche (1993). He died on 4 September 2001 in Belgium.
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Betty Hall studied theatre under Maude Adams at Stephens College and at the University of Missouri, where she was discovered by a "Warner Bros." talent scout in her performance in ''The Man Who Came to Dinner".
She was offered a screen test and was signed as a ''Goldwyn Girl", appearing in several movies. She also modeled professionally in Hollywood and New York.
In 1949, she married Jerry Seelen, a Hollywood writer for Milton Berle, Danny Thomas and other notable stars of the era.
In 1958, she married Edward Condon (1914-1999), CEO with "Associated Dry Goods". They resided in Cincinnati, Buffalo and Baltimore until retiring to Los Angeles in 1981.
She was a patron of the arts, a member of the "National Arts Society", and active in various charities including the "Orphanage Guild". The Condons were also members of the "Los Angeles Country Club".- Producer
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Sándor Simó was born on 7 August 1934 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a producer and director, known for Szemüvegesek (1969), Apám néhány boldog éve (1977) and Franciska vasárnapjai (1997). He died on 4 September 2001 in Budapest, Hungary.- Robert G. Laurel was born on 8 January 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Robert G. was a producer, known for The Rosary Murders (1987). Robert G. died on 4 September 2001 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- Of venerable aristocratic lineage, red-haired beauty Sibylle von Gymnich was born Gisela Maria Gabriele Gräfin Beissel von Gymnich, the daughter of retired naval officer Dankmar Ernst Eberhard Graf Beissel von Gymnich (1891-1976) and his wife Edelgarde von Teichmann und Logischen (1891-1944). During the war years, Sibylle studied acting at the Ufa drama academy under the direction of Lyda Salmonova. She performed on the Berlin stage between 1946 and 1947 before moving to Munich to work in radio and as a voice-over actress. A year later, she was chosen by actor/director Heinz Rühmann for a leading role in his marital comedy Die kupferne Hochzeit (1948), starring Rühmann's wife Hertha Feiler. The film was not particularly well received. As it was set in the present (1948), critics pointed out that the characters seemed entirely too affluent, existing in a world totally untouched by the ravages of war.
Sibyll's career as an actress petered out rather quickly. She appeared in just four more (mediocre) pictures, invariably in small supporting roles, before disappearing from the scene in 1957. Not much is known about her later life, until November 14 1970, when she married one William Roloff in Montreal, Canada. Roloff's main claim to fame was as wartime Secretary of State in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture and a prominent member of the anti-Nazi resistance who was implicated in the failed plot of July 20. He moved to Canada with a son from a previous marriage, dying in Toronto in 1979. Sibylle passed away in September 2001. - Christopher Rowe was born in 1942. He died on 4 September 2001 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Robbert Wijsmuller was a producer, known for Exit 7 (1978), Charlotte (1980) and Laat de dokter maar schuiven (1980). He died on 4 September 2001.
- Zdzislaw Winiarczyk was born on 15 June 1933 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Tulipan (1986), O rany, nic sie nie stalo (1987) and Dom (1980). He died on 4 September 2001 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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Robert Pagent was born on 12 December 1913 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bell Telephone Hour (1959), Choreotones (1945) and Producers' Showcase (1954). He died on 4 September 2001 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.- Bud Rifkin was born on 12 July 1913 in Ohio, USA. He was a producer, known for A Storm in Summer (1970), Making of the President 1968 (1969) and Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969). He was married to Tedde. He died on 4 September 2001 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.