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Born in London, England and son of a British World War I hero, Lawford had spent most of his childhood in Paris, France and began his acting career at a very young age. His parents were not married when their son was born. As a result of the scandal, The Lawfords fled to America.

As a young child, the young Peter injured his arm by in his own words, "attempt to run through a glass door." Lawford's arm was badly injured however, the doctors could save it. The injury was so bad, it was slightly deformed and bothered him throughout life. But such was his luck, the injury kept him off the draft for World War II, which became the biggest boon of his acting career.

When Lawford was signed to MGM, his mother approached studio head, Louis B. Mayer, to pay her a salary as her son's personal assistant. However, Mayer declined. She then claimed that her son was "homosexual" and needed to be "supervised". This damaged the relationship between her and her son.

Lawford starred in his first major movie called A Yank at Eton (1942) , co-starring Mickey Rooney, Ian Hunter and Freddie Bartholomew. His performance was widely praised. During this time, Lawford started to get more leads when major MGM star Clark Gable was drafted into the war. Later, it was Good News (1947), co-starring June Allyson that became Lawford's greatest claim to fame.

Probably Lawford's most controversial affair, amongst many, was with African-American actress Dorothy Dandridge. It was rumored that both Lawford and Dandridge were planning to get married but canceled fearing it would jeopardize their careers.

Besides his successful career and being a socialite, Lawford was also part of the Rat Pack, with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop and Sammy Davis Jr. .

Born 13 January 1931 in Ipswich, England, Ian Hendry's career began rather inauspiciously, playing the fall guy for a circus clown. After attending London's Central School of Speech and Drama, things started progressing nicely when he starred as "Dr. Geoffrey Brent" in Police Surgeon (1960). This led directly to The Avengers (1961) but, after only one season, he left to pursue film. This proved a fruitful move as he found plenty of work (perhaps not surprisingly, often as doctors and police officers), although he made occasional returns to the small screen, even guest-starring in an episode of The New Avengers (1976). His career was cut short on 24 December 1984, as he died from an internal hemorrhage at age 53.

Ward Ramsey was born on 24 September 1924 in Helena, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Dinosaurus! (1960), Cape Fear (1962) and Lover Come Back (1961). He died on 24 December 1984 in San Bernardino, California, USA.

Jimmy Armstrong was born in 1921. He was an actor, known for The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). He died on 24 December 1984.

Harry Waxman was born on 3 April 1912 in London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Sapphire (1959), Flash Gordon (1980) and The Wicker Man (1973). He died on 24 December 1984 in Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK.

Kazimierz Krukowski was born on 2 February 1901 in Lódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Ada, Don't Do That! (1936), Co mój maz robi w nocy (1934) and ABC milosci (1935). He was married to Wladyslawa Krukowska. He died on 24 December 1984 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Tom Tutwiler was born on 14 December 1905 in Texas, USA. Tom is known for The Hunters (1958), Blaze of Noon (1947) and The Spirit of St. Louis (1957). Tom died on 24 December 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.