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English character actress with wonderful comic timing. Her non-plussed expressions were used to great effect in several sketches of The Two Ronnies (1971). Known especially for her recurring roles of Mabel Wheeler in You Rang, M'Lord? (1988) and as Vera Plumtree in Oh Doctor Beeching! (1995) ("My husband was an engine driver you know"). She was equally delightful as boring Eric Olthwaite's (Michael Palin's) mother in Ripping Yarns (1976), whose chief claim to fame was her black pudding ("even the white bits were black").

American actress and dancer, born one of four siblings in Dearborn, Michigan, and christened after Tchaikovsky's opera 'Eugene Onegin'. Her ancestry was Russian and her surname at birth (depending on which source you read) has been variously given as Popoff, Popov, Popova or Popoffon. In the mid-50s, a fanciful story circulated which had her descending "from Genghis Khan on her father's side and a tribe of Gypsies on her mother's".

Eugenia trained as a ballet dancer in New York and made her way to Los Angeles in 1952 while touring with the American Ballet Theatre. Warner Brothers promptly signed her as a dancer to a three-year contract. She went on to acting studies with Michael Chekhov and further ballet lessons under the tutelage of Bronislava Njinska. In 1955, she signed with 20th Century Fox to be cast cast as exotic characters in a couple of low budget films: a B-western (as Liwana, a chief's daughter in Apache Warrior (1957)) and a C-grade zombie flick (as an African native in The Disembodied (1957)). Luckily, she was better served by television as a romantic lead (Señorita Elena Torres) in Walt Disney's Zorro (1957). Unable to shake off typecasting, the parts that came her way for the remainder of the decade were confined to Hispanic or Native American lasses in TV westerns ranging from Death Valley Days (1952) and Broken Arrow (1956) to The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956). Having (in 1952) married Bob Strauss, heir to the Pep Boys Auto Supply Company fortune, Eugenia called quits in 1960 and left the film business to raise a family.

Paul Gray was born on 8 April 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Resident Evil (2002), Rollerball (2002) and Final Fight: Streetwise (2006). He was married to Brenna. He died on 24 May 2010 in Urbandale, Iowa, USA.

Anneliese Rothenberger was born on 19 June 1924 in Mannheim, Germany. She was an actress, known for Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955), Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1969) and Der Rosenkavalier (1961). She was married to Gerd Wendelin Dieberitz. She died on 24 May 2010 in Münsterlingen, Thurgau, Switzerland.

Ray Alan was born on 18 September 1930 in Greenwich, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Two Ronnies (1971), Hancock (1963) and Give Me Your Word (1969). He was married to Greta Gray and Jane. He died on 24 May 2010 in Reigate, Surrey, England, UK.

Katherine Reback was born on 12 August 1950 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. She was a writer, known for Fools Rush In (1997), One Day at a Time (1975) and The Line (1987). She was married to Sonny King. She died on 24 May 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Tapan Chatterjee was born on 3 September 1937 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He was an actor and producer, known for Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969), Aanchal (1980) and Mera Karam Mera Dharam (1987). He died on 24 May 2010 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Kristina Baker was born in Bird Drop Park, Cheltenham, England UK. She was an actress and assistant director, known for It's in the Water (1997), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) and Out for Blood (1992). She died on 24 May 2010 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Baby Islam was born in 1931 in Murshidabad, West Bengal, British India. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Choritrohin (1975), Noyoner Alo (1984) and Tanha (1964). He was married to Tandra Islam. He died on 24 May 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Ed Wynigear was born on 22 January 1920 in Clovis, New Mexico, USA. He is known for Vanishing Point (1971), 1941 (1979) and Young Frankenstein (1974). He died on 24 May 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Iva M. Platt was born on 2 February 1913 in Bear Lake, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 24 May 2010 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

Sandra Herold was born on 8 May 1938 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. She died on 24 May 2010 in the USA.

Morrie Martin was born on 3 September 1922 in Dixon, Missouri, USA. He died on 24 May 2010 in Washington, Missouri, USA.

Erika Grajena was born on 4 March 1922 in Troppau, Czechoslovakia. She was an actress, known for Familie intakt (1984), Das Stacheltier - Das Wartehäuschen (1955) and Klein, aber Charlotte (1990). She was married to Joachim Gürtner. She died on 24 May 2010.

Ulrike Brandenburg was born on 17 April 1954 in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She died on 24 May 2010 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Stan Jones was born on 24 November 1931 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Darlis. He died on 24 May 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado, USA.

Petr Muk was born on 4 February 1965 in Ceský Krumlov, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for Milan Peroutka feat. Honza Peroutka: Tancís sama (2015), Pravidlo sesti (2016) and Pevnost Boyard (2016). He died on 24 May 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic.