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Mae West was born August 17, 1893 in Brooklyn, New York, to "Battling Jack" West and Matilda Doelger. She began her career as a child star in vaudeville, and later went on to write her own plays, including "SEX", for which she was arrested. Though her first movie role, at age 40, was a small part in Night After Night (1932), her scene has become famous. A coat check girl exclaims, "Goodness! What lovely diamonds!", after seeing Mae's jewelry. Mae replies, "Goodness had nothing to do with it". Her next film, in which she starred, came the following year. She Done Him Wrong (1933) was based on her earlier and very popular play, "Diamond Lil". She went on to write and star in seven more films, including My Little Chickadee (1940) with W.C. Fields. Her last movie was Sextette (1977), which also came from a play. She died on November 22, 1980.- Actor
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Leonard Barr was a comic and eccentric dancer who was famous for truly being Dean Martin's uncle, as he was the brother of Dino's mother, Angela Crocetti (née Barra). They were Italians of mixed Neapolitan and Sicilian ancestry.
Born Leonard Barra on September 27, 1903 in West Virginia, he became a stand-up comic who delivered one-liners dead-pan, in the style of Henny Youngman. He first appeared on TV in 1950 as a comic dancer, thanks to his nephew Dino, when Martin was hosting the The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950), with his then-partner Jerry Lewis.
Barr didn't appear again, until 1964, when he next appeared as a comic dancer, this time on The Hollywood Palace (1964).
He continued to appear on TV, sporadically during the 1960s until his career as a TV comic and an actor took off starting in 1970. He appeared in the hit film, Diamonds Are Forever (1971), (which was Sean Connery's return to the role of Bond) as 'Shady Tree', and then appearing in the Oscar-winning film, The Sting (1973) - both times as a comic. He continued to work steadily in TV and in movies until his death on November 22, 1980, when he was 77 years old.- Mitsuko Takao was born on 22 July 1915 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. She was an actress, known for Akeyuku sora (1929), Tenshi no tsumî (1927) and Otomegokoro (1928). She died on 22 November 1980.
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Jerry Adelman was born on 10 January 1910 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Jerry was a writer and production manager, known for Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976), Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967) and Meet Corliss Archer (1954). Jerry died on 22 November 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Miguel Montemayor was born on 16 August 1915 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon! (1941), Lola Casanova (1949) and Alarm (1938). He died on 22 November 1980 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
- Ronald Mayer was born on 23 August 1916 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Jane Eyre (1973), The Avengers (1961) and Hotel Imperial (1958). He died on 22 November 1980 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
Harry Halm was born on 17 January 1901 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Die verschwundene Frau (1929), Im Weissen Rössl (1952) and Sein Scheidungsgrund (1931). He died on 22 November 1980 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.- John W. McCormack was born on 21 December 1891 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 22 November 1980 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA.
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- Director
- Writer
Fernando Baleroni was born on 25 November 1922 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor and director, known for Seu Tintoreto (1956), Douglas Red (1956) and O Falcão Negro (1954). He was married to Laura Cardoso. He died on 22 November 1980 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Oldrich Kautský was born on 20 April 1906 in Prague, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for The Proud Princess (1952), Poznej svého muze (1940) and Kudy kam (1956). He died on 22 November 1980 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].