IF: gold
I’m not one for watching the Olympics, but this guy is pretty fast.
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DCS: fyvush finkel
Philip Finkel was born in in Brooklyn in 1922. Using the Yiddish name “Fyvush” he made his stage debut at nine-years-old in New York’s thriving Yiddish theater. He performed all types of roles, including stand-up comedy. In 1964, he made his Broadway debut in Fiddler on the Roof. He stayed with the show for many performances, …
IF: origami
Really? Really? You’ve got to be kidding.
DCS: raquel torres
Paula Osterman, a Mexican-born beauty, made her motion picture debut in the 1928 silent film White Shadows of the South Seas. She used the more exotic-sounding stage name “Raquel Torres” to match her exotic looks. The picture was the first entry into fully synchronized sound effects and music for MGM Studios. She followed that role with …
IF: tiny
Stan learned “you get what you pay for” the hard way.
DCS: youree harris
Youree Harris was born in Los Angeles. She attended an all-girls boarding school and was married and divorced with two children by the time she was in her middle 20s. An aspiring actress, Youree opened a theatrical production company in Seattle. Her first production was an autobiographical play. A year later, after her production of Supper Club Cafe …
IF: viking
Ready to discover, conquer and start a football team in Minnesota.
DCS: patricia blair
Teenage Patsy Lou Blake did some modeling in her hometown of Dallas, Texas for the Conover Agency. She was spotted by a scout from Warner Brothers Pictures and, soon young Pasty, now using the more sophisticated-sounding name “Patricia Blair,” was cast in the war drama Jump Into Hell in 1955. She had roles in several more films …
IF: trapped
Really? Really? You’ve got to be kidding.
DCS: inge landgut
By the time Inge Landgut was cast by Fritz Lang in the 1931 classic M, she was already known in her native Germany, as “The German Shirley Temple.” Inge played Elsie Beckmann, a victim of child murderer Hans Beckert, as played by Peter Lorre. The film was a hit and Inge continued her career well into …