Marie Dressler
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Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch was born in 1940 in Chicago. She had a small role in the 1964 Elvis Presley movie “Roustabout”. Welch came to attention as a new star in 1966 i
Anne Baxter
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Niven Boyd
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Conrad Veidt
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Lori Nelson
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Mischa Auer
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Eddie Fisher
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Angela Clarke
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Peggy Ann Garner
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