Dorothea Gray Puente grew up in an orphanage after her abusive, suicidal, alcoholic father abandoned the family and her abusive alcoholic mother died in a motorcycle accident. While at the orphanage, Dorothea claimed abuse of herself and her siblings — numbering either 6 or 17. The actual amount is unclear because Dorothea was a pathological …
Jean Willes appeared in several Three Stooges shorts, as she became a favorite of director Edward Bernds. She later landed roles opposite Clark Gable, Rita Hayworth, Bing Crosby and Paulette Goddard. She played a nurse in the original sci-fi classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In the 50s and 60s, she made a smooth transition …
After stints as a nanny and a horseback riding trainer, 21 year-old Mercedes Grabowski entered the lucrative adult film industry, using the screen name “August Ames.” She began associations with some of the top distributors of pornography and was featured in some 270 films with titles like Dirty Talk, Don’t Tell Hubby, Flesh Hunter and Naturally Delicious. August was nominated …
Rick Camp pitched for the Atlanta Braves for nine seasons. Except for one game in 1985 — a game that came to be known as “The Rick Camp Game” — he had a pretty unremarkable career. On July 4, 1985, Rick came in to pitch the last three innings in a game against the New …
Bertha Ricketts was born in Mississippi, where her mother and grandmother provided a homeschooled education. They also provided a nickname — “Cid” — based on her calm and “placid” nature. She furthered her education at Columbia University, where she earned a Masters Degree. Cid enrolled in nursing school, but dropped out after a year when …
