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Dawn Addams was born in Felixstowe, East Suffolk, England, the daughter of Captain James Ramage Addams, an R.A.F. officer. Much of her childhood was spent in Calcutta, India, where her father was stationed, and she later attended schools in England and California. Though Dawn took her first screen test at the age of thirteen, she did not start acting until after her graduation from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Her career commenced on the repertory stage, with tours of both Britain and continental Europe. Signed to a contract by MGM in 1950, Dawn appeared in her first feature film, Night Into Morning (1951). She acted in several other well-received A-grade productions, including Plymouth Adventure (1952), Young Bess (1953) and The Robe (1953). For Otto Preminger's vaguely controversial The Moon Is Blue (1953), Dawn's services were rented out by MGM to United Artists. In January 1953, she joined other MGM contract stars on a USO tour of Korea. In Charles Chaplin's A King in New York (1957) she had another starring opportunity as an advertising woman who gets involved with royalty. That seemed to mirror her personal life, since Dawn became an actress-princess (prior to Grace Kelly getting that gig) by marrying the Italian nobleman Don Vittorio Massimo in 1954. The marriage ended after just four years in separation and was finally dissolved in 1971.

By the early 1960s, offers of glamorous roles had diminished, and Dawn was down to playing hapless heroines in European co-productions, second string horrors like The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) (as Jekyll's wife Kitty who ends up being raped and driven to suicide by his evil alter-ego, Mr. Hyde) and potboilers like Fritz Lang's final directorial effort The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960). She spent the remainder of her career alternating between stage and television work in England, eventually remarrying and settling down in Malta. In April 1985, Dawn was treated for cancer in Florida but died soon after at a London hospital at the age of 54.

Catharine Lorre was born on 21 September 1953 in Hamburg, West Germany. She was married to Allen Cornwell Baker . She died on 7 May 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Adam Bahdaj was born on 2 January 1918 in Zakopane, Malopolskie, Poland. He was a writer, known for Paragon, gola! (1970), Do przerwy 0:1 (1969) and Wakacje z duchami (1970). He died on 7 May 1985 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Mexican singer and composer whose voice was used in the soundtracks of various films, sometimes uncredited. He started singing professionally in 1947 and occasionally served as lead vocalist of several musical groups including Trio Janitzio.

In the 1950s he started recording romantic boleros written by himself and standards by other well known composers. He also recorded Spanish versions of international hits such as "Theme from Moulin Rouge", "Hernando's Hideaway", "Stranger in Paradise", etc.,and he is credited with having written the Spanish lyrics to Charles Chaplin's "Eternally" better known as "Theme from Limelight" (1952).

Several of Mr. Lama's recording became hits in radio stations all over Mexico. During the 1950s, he toured frequently with the famed Agustin Lara Orchestra which increased his popularity in the international market. At this time he was also in great demand from film producers who wanted to use his pleasant light tenor voice in their movies.

Mr. Lama continued recording and singing in the best night clubs and theaters of Mexico City frequently backed by the Antonio Escobar Orchestra. He performed on stage and films well into the 1980's but his career came to an end when he fell victim of lung cancer on May 11th, 1985. During all those years of constant music activity, David Lama developed a loyal fan base that is still going strong.

Roman Hlavac was born on 29 July 1925 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Cesta ke stestí (1951), Dnes o pul jedenácté (1949) and Svedectví - Zrada (1961). He died on 7 May 1985 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Ludwik Hager was born on 11 March 1911 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a production manager and producer, known for Adventure in Marienstadt (1954), Zaczarowany rower (1955) and Skarb (1949). He died on 7 May 1985 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.