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Sultry, glamorous blonde Venetia Stevenson was a British-born starlet of late 1950s Hollywood whose face was her initial fortune; the camera simply adored her and, in her early years, she dotted the covers of several magazines. Her acting talent, however, never measured up and, within a few years, she willingly retired.
Born in London on March 10, 1938, Venetia came from strong entertainment stock. Her mother, actress Anna Lee, was a well-known co-star of the British cinema, and her father, director Robert Stevenson, was well-respected for his directing of such classy Grade "A" motion pictures as Nine Days a Queen (1936), King Solomon's Mines (1937), Back Street (1941) and Jane Eyre (1943). Just prior to the beginning of WWII in Europe, the family moved to Hollywood. By 1944, her parents had divorced and Venetia, eventually, decided to live with her father and new stepmother.
Venetia's photogenic beauty was apparent from the start. As part of the youthful Hollywood scene, she was quickly discovered and moved with ease into junior modeling work. This, plus her parents' obvious connections, led to a natural progression into acting. Self-admittedly, she was never a confidant actress. Making her TV debut playing a corpse on Matinee Theatre (1955), she also appeared with her mother and the husband/wife team of Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl in a 1955 Arizona stage production of "Liliom", in order to gain experience. Signed with RKO, Venetia took acting lessons and posed for publicity stills but she made little progress there. Warner Bros. eventually took her on and she made several guest appearances on TV, including that of Ricky Nelson's girlfriend on the popular series, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952). Other WB series work included roles on Cheyenne (1955) and 77 Sunset Strip (1958).
Venetia made her film entrance with a decorous, second-lead femme role in the WB war picture Darby's Rangers (1958), starring James Garner, Peter Brown and Edd Byrnes. As part of the Hollywood dating swirl, there were obvious set-ups with such big stars as Tab Hunter, Anthony Perkins and, even, Elvis Presley. Such a set-up led to a 1956 marriage to up-and-coming actor/dancer Russ Tamblyn, but the bloom quickly fell off the rose and the couple divorced a year later.
For the most part. Venetia was cast as a beautiful distraction in action-adventure and crime movies. Her handful of hunky movie co-stars included Jeff Richards and Guy Madison. Such routine roles in Day of the Outlaw (1959), Island of Lost Women (1959), Studs Lonigan (1960), Seven Ways from Sundown (1960), The City of the Dead (1960), which was made in her native England and released here as "Horror Hotel", and The Sergeant Was a Lady (1961), her last, did little to boost her feelings of adequacy or her Hollywood ranking. Mother Anna Lee, who found renewed recognition as a daytime soap doyenne ("Lila Quartermaine" on General Hospital (1963)), appeared in support of her daughter in two films: Jet Over the Atlantic (1959) and The Big Night (1960). Divorced from Tamblyn, Venetia married one of The Everly Brothers, Don Everly, of "Wake Up, Little Susie" fame, in 1962. At this point, she had no qualms about retiring from the ever-competitive acting world and did so. The couple went on to have two daughters and a son. Stacy Everly and Erin Everly both dabbled in acting, and son Edan Everly delved into music as both a singer and guitarist. He also teaches music and produces/writes for other artists.
In later years, Venetia became a script reader for Burt Reynolds's production company and, subsequently, became vice-president of Cinema Group, a production company that made several films in the 1980s. Since her 1970 divorce from Everly, the still-beautiful lady, who enjoys horseback riding, has not remarried.- Writer
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Composer and author Andrea Fodor Litkei was a soloist with the Metropolitan Opera and the Sadler Wells Ballet, and wrote songs for "The Golden Cage". Joining ASCAP in 1958, and collaborating with Erwin Litkei, the list of popular-song and instrumental compositions includes "The John Fitzgerald Kennedy March", "The Lyndon Baines Johnson March", "Oh Madchen Oh Madchen", "Tonight I'm Not Just Pretending", "Cleopatra", and "I Waited By the Chapel Door".- Director
- Writer
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S.V. Ramanan was a director and writer, known for Uruvangal Maralam (1983). S.V. died on 26 September 2022 in Chennai, India.- Aurora Basnuevo was born on 13 August 1938 in Colón, Matanzas, Cuba. She was an actress, known for Salsa and Love (1999), Day of the Flowers (2012) and Rosa la China (2002). She was married to Mario Limonta. She died on 26 September 2022 in Havana, Cuba.
- Script and Continuity Department
Yusuf Al-Qaradawi was born on 9 September 1926 in Saft Turab, Egypt. He is known for Farouk Omar (2012). He died on 26 September 2022 in Doha, Qatar.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lilo was born on 2 March 1921 in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Zaza (1956), Traumschöne Nacht (1952) and Sapila kai aristokratia (1967). She was married to Guy de la Passardière and Richard Weil. She died on 26 September 2022 in New York City, New York, USA.- Hilaree Nelson was born on 13 December 1972 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She was married to Brian O'Neill. She died on 26 September 2022 in Mount Manaslu, Nepal.
- Actor
Antonino Randazzo was born on 20 October 1932 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor. He died on 26 September 2022 in Martignacco, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.- Lia Origoni was born on 20 October 1919 in La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy. She died on 26 September 2022 in La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Brian Catling was born on 23 October 1948. He was an actor and writer, known for Vanished! A Video Seance (1999), Earwig (2021) and Ourhouse, Episode 4: 'Internal Problems' (2010). He died on 26 September 2022.- Don Britton was born on 8 October 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Father Knows Best (1954) and This Is Your Life (1987). He died on 26 September 2022 in Monterey, California, USA.
- Writer
- Actor
Michel Pinçon was born on 18 May 1942 in Lonny, Ardennes, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Infrarouge (2006), Voyage dans les ghettos du gotha (2008) and Poitiers (2022). He was married to Monique Pinçon-Charlot. He died on 26 September 2022 in Paris, France.- JlowBG was an actor, known for AhkDaClicka x JlowBG: Yo2DaBlow (2019). He died on 26 September 2022 in Washington D.C., USA.
- Knud Sørensen was a writer and actor, known for Historier fra omegnen (1990), Annoncen (1980) and Vil du med en tur på landet? (1975). He died on 26 September 2022 in Denmark.
- Joe Bussard was born on 11 July 1936 in Frederick, Maryland, USA. He was married to Esther Mae Keith. He died on 26 September 2022 in Frederick, Maryland, USA.
- Carlos Pairetti was born on 17 October 1935 in Clucellas, Santa Fe, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Piloto de pruebas (1972) and Turismo de carretera (1968). He died on 26 September 2022 in Arrecifes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Tom Reed died on 26 September 2022 in Zebulon, North Carolina, USA.
- István Gábor Benedek was born on 29 October 1937 in Gyula, Hungary. István Gábor was a writer, known for Holnapra a világ (1990). István Gábor died on 26 September 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.