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Sally Eilers enjoyed lunch with a classmate from drama school, Jane Peters (who would later become known as Carole Lombard), at the Sennett Studios cafeteria. There she was spotted by Mack Sennett and instantly became one of his "discoveries". Having already appeared in several bit parts, beginning with The Red Mill (1927) in 1927, she was offered a role in The Good-Bye Kiss (1928), a rare dramatic feature for the studio. Either Sennett or Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (depending on which version of the story is to be believed) tagged Sally with the publicity line "the most beautiful girl in movies".
The vivacious former brunette (quickly transformed by Hollywood into a blonde) spent her apprenticeship as a leading actress co-starring in westerns with her future husband Hoot Gibson and with Buster Keaton in Doughboys (1930). In 1931 director Frank Borzage cast her (instead of established star Janet Gaynor) in the depression-era film Bad Girl (1931). What could have been maudlin melodrama was enlivened by excellent direction and some snappy dialogue (winning Academy Awards for both direction and screenplay) and elicited from Sally in the title role (as "Dot Haley") the best performance of her career. There were to be other films of note: Reducing (1931) with Marie Dressler, the original State Fair (1933) with Will Rogers (with Sally playing a "carny") and Sailor's Luck (1933), with her Bad Girl (1931) co-star James Dunn, in which a reviewer described her performance as "highly satisfactory".
Alas, most of her subsequent parts were in lesser features and she never made the grade as a top star. Sally continued to act in films, eventually reduced to supporting roles, until the late 1940s. She was married four times.- Actor
- Writer
Wyatt Cooper was born on 1 September 1927 in Quitman, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Chapman Report (1962), Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place (1982) and The Glass House (1972). He was married to Gloria Vanderbilt. He died on 5 January 1978 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Arne Ragneborn was born on 13 July 1926 in Hammarby, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for The Vicious Breed (1954), Paradiset (1955) and Det händer i natt (1957). He died on 5 January 1978 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Cinematographer
- Actor
Dwarka Divecha was born on 19 March 1918 in Bombay, India. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Sholay (1975), Yasmin (1955) and Professor (1962). He died on 5 January 1978.- John Futch was born on 15 October 1960 in Hollywood, Florida, USA. He died on 5 January 1978 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Writer
- Actor
Skender Kulenovic was born on 2 September 1910 in Bosanski Petrovac, Austria-Hungary [now Bosnia and Hercegovina]. He was a writer and actor, known for Kozara (1962), Pisma Cuji (1979) and Djelidba (1991). He was married to Vera Crvencanin. He died on 5 January 1978 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.- Dorothea Dunstan was born on 11 December 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Red Sky at Morning (1944). She was married to Hoot Gibson. She died on 5 January 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Cynthia Rediger was born on 11 November 1961. She died on 5 January 1978 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.