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- Born in Arkansas in 1905, Mary Ashcraft spent at least a few of her formative years in Oklahoma before heading to California to pursue her show business dreams. Her first known screen appearance came in the film, "Swim Girl, Swim" (1927), a move that almost had disastrous consequences. If the reports of the day are accurate, she nearly drowned while filming in the water at Santa Monica after suffering a cramp and getting caught in a riptide. She was saved by none other than Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003), the first woman to swim the English Channel who also happened to be one of the stars of the film. Whether those events actually took place or they were merely an invention of a studio publicity department is unknown, but it was one of Ashcraft's first mentions in the press. She went on to appear in titles such as "Whoopee!" (1930), "Palmy Days" (1931), and "Dante's Inferno" (1935). A beautiful redhead, she was perhaps ahead of her time in connecting her appearance to her diet. She was vocal about fresh fruits and vegetables being the mainstays of her meals and she ate meat only on occasion. In 1931 she wed Charles Bohny (1906-1963), a cameraman for Howard Hughes productions who just so happened to be the younger brother of movie star Billie Dove (1903-1997). The union did not last, however, and the couple divorced in 1937. Leaving show business behind, she married at least two additional times. Mary Ashcraft passed away in 1979 at the age of 74.
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Lasse Dahlquist was born on 14 September 1910 in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor and composer, known for Bara en trumpetare (1938), Löjtnantshjärtan (1942) and Sven Klangs kvintett (1976). He died on 14 October 1979 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Marija Podgurska was born on 21 December 1924 in Moscow, USSR. She was an actress, known for Ilgas dienas rits (1968), Kapteinis Dzeks (1972) and Varnu ielas republika (1970). She died on 14 October 1979 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR.
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Nils-Gustaf Holmquist was born on 15 July 1906 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was an actor and writer, known for Två hjärtan och en skuta (1932), Var sin väg (1948) and Dunungen (1941). He died on 14 October 1979.- Actress
Aino Pihlamagi was born on 8 March 1923 in Valga, Estonia. She was an actress, known for Risk (1971), Vozvrashchenie k zhizni (1972) and Adres vashego doma (1973). She died on 14 October 1979.