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In the late 1920s, Lewis worked as a circus performer, but ultimately decided on college, earning a Ph.D. in child psychology from Columbia University. He taught school and wrote two children's books. In 1949, at the suggestion of a friend, Lewis turned to acting and joined the Paul Mann Actor's Workshop in New York. Lewis worked in burlesque and vaudeville theaters across the country, which eventually led to Broadway. By the 1950s, television was booming, and Lewis took advantage of the work appearing on almost every live show out of his home base of New York City. His most famous regular TV roles were Officer Leo Schnauser on Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) and Grandpa on The Munsters (1964). When these shows ended, he opened a restaurant in New York called "Grampa's" in Greenwich Village. He has since produced a home video for children and appeared on WTBS in a series of Saturday morning programs for children.

A true sunny delight, actress Jean Byron will be fondly remembered for her three-season-long role as vivacious "Natalie Lane", the grounding mom of "identical cousin" Patty Duke on The Patty Duke Show (1963), the one who was always around to help teenage Patty regroup when "a hot dog made her lose control". Jean was born with the unlikely marquee name of Imogene Burkhart in Paducah, Kentucky, in 1925. Musically inclined, she was a teen singer on radio before even graduating from high school. Her family subsequently moved to California which only spurred on Jean's interest in show business. Apprenticing on the local stage and continuing to work on radio, she earned her first contract with Columbia Pictures and chose the more adaptable name of Jean Byron for billing purposes.

Her movie career began uneventfully in 1952, co-starring with Johnny Weissmuller, in Voodoo Tiger (1952), one of a series of "Jungle Jim" adventure programmers. Uninspired roles, opposite a radioactive creature in The Magnetic Monster (1953) and as a handmaiden to Rhonda Fleming's "Cleopatra" in Serpent of the Nile (1953), had her wisely leaning towards TV as a more viable medium. Not only did she appear on the top TV shows of the day, but seemed to have an affinity for westerns, finding a steady stream of work on such programs as Yancy Derringer (1958), Fury (1955), My Friend Flicka (1955), Cheyenne (1955) and Laramie (1959) to her credit. The wholesome-looking blonde with the lovely, peaches-and-cream complexion also became a mild household fixture as an on-camera spokeswoman for such products as Revlon and Lux soap. At one time, she was known as "The Lux Girl". She earned a couple of recurring roles on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) comedy before solidifying her status on The Patty Duke Show (1963) from 1963 to 1966.

Following the series' demise, Jean was seen less and less, glimpsed here and there on late 60s and 70s TV. She also appeared on the dinner theater circuit and in musical stage shows, portraying "Mama Rose" in one production of "Gypsy". Retiring in the 1980s, she moved with her aged mother to Mobile, Alabama in the late 1980s to be closer to extended family. Her final appearance was a happy occasion with a nostalgic TV-movie reunion show that brought her back in touch with former cast members Patty Duke and TV husband William Schallert, among others, in 1999. The reunion took 33 years in the making, one for the TV record books. At one time, she was briefly married to handsome actor Michael Ansara, she had no children and never remarried. Jean died at age 80 after developing an infection following surgery for a hip replacement. She was buried in Mobile Memorial Gardens.

Born in Kwilcz, Poland, Walerian Borowczyk trained as a painter and lithographer, winning Poland's National Prize in 1953. He began his film career as a film poster designer, then started making short animated films in the late 1950s. Moving to France in the early 1960s, he gained a reputation as a leading animator before switching to live-action features, which have become increasingly controversial due to their explicitly erotic and sensational content.

Tall, brawny, curly haired character actor Rick Dean made his film debut in 1982 in the low budget horror movie "Island of Blood." A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he trained with Wynn Handmann of the American Place Theatre in New York and with Roy London and Peggy Feury of The Lost Studio in Los Angeles. Scruffy and scraggly, with a long, narrow, craggy face, an askew, a powerful, muscular physique, a long mane of unruly dark hair and a very intense and intimidating screen presence, Dean was often cast as bums, psychos, and dangerous criminals. Starting in the late 1980's and throughout the 1990's Dean appeared in a slew of straight-to-video features produced by legendary exploitation filmmaker Roger Corman; said movies include "'Nam Angels," "The Unborn," "Quake," "Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight," both "Carnosaur" sequels, "Saturday Night Special," "Cheyenne Warrior," and "Black Scorpion." Dean often co starred alongside Maria Ford in these movies. Dean's best ever role was as the mysterious philosophical derelict Sam Silver in "Naked Obsession." Moreover, he was quite memorable as a deranged man pretending to be blind who terrorizes a strip club at gunpoint in "Stripteaser" and as a vicious tattooed racist in the horror anthology "Tales from the Hood." Besides acting in over 40 movies, Dean also acted in and directed stage plays and was an accomplished self taught artist who specialized in pastel paintings. He was married to artist/actress Cinda Jackson and was the father of actress Eliza Lauren Dean. Rick Dean died suddenly at the tragically young age of 53 on February 3rd, 2006.

Gay Nelson was born on 27 November 1927 in Hollywood, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Millie's Daughter (1947), Blondie's Reward (1948) and Go Chase Yourself (1948). She died on 3 February 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Marquard Bohm was born on 27 June 1941 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Paradiso - Sieben Tage mit sieben Frauen (2000), Kings of the Road (1976) and Na und...? (1968). He died on 3 February 2006 in Wetter an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Romano Mussolini was born on 26 September 1927 in Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for Alibi perfetto (1992), Kriminal (1966) and La ragazzola (1965). He was married to Maria Scicolone and Carla Maria Puccini. He died on 3 February 2006 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Sonny King was born on 1 April 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), Sergeants 3 (1962) and The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950). He was married to Peggy, Nancy and Jacqueline. He died on 3 February 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Denne Bart Petitclerc was born on 15 May 1929 in Montesano, Washington, USA. Denne Bart was a writer and producer, known for Islands in the Stream (1977), Red Sun (1971) and The Vivero Letter (1999). Denne Bart was married to Wanda Petitclerc and Elva Lorraine Sutherland. Denne Bart died on 3 February 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

John Vaught was born on 6 May 1909 in Olney, Texas, USA. He died on 3 February 2006 in Oxford, Mississippi, USA.

José María Langlais was born in 1934 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Alta comedia (1965), The Phantom of the Opera (1960) and Caer en la tentación (1963). He died on 3 February 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Ilhan Arakon was born on 22 July 1916 in Adrianople, Ottoman Empire [now Edirne, Turkey]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Garipler adasi (1955), Köroglu-Türkan Sultan (1953) and Kanli çiftlik (1952). He died on 3 February 2006.

Milton Abel was born on 5 July 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990), The VICE Guide to Copenhagen (2018) and That's My Jazz (2019). He was married to Linda Abel and Bettye Miller. He died on 3 February 2006 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

After UCLA Film School, Joe was thrust into the world of casting, working for Aaron Spelling and casting the hit show Melrose Place for two seasons. While at Spelling he worked on many projects including Savannah and Central Park West for CBS Productions and Malibu Shores for NBC. He then became Manager of feature casting for New Line Cinema and Fine Line Films. During his tenure at New Line/Fine Line, Joe worked with Valerie McCaffrey, VP of Casting on over 80 features (overseeing the casting as Casting Executives and doing the actual casting on many of the features)including, 'Lord of the Rings', American History X (1998), 'Magnolia', 'Boogie Nights', Dark City (1998), 'Rush Hour', 'Blade', Austin Powers Series, 'I Am Sam' and 'Pleasantville' to name just a few. Independently, he recently cast Beauty Shop (2004), A Complex Occupation (2004), _Motives (2004)_ , _Homeland Security (2003) (TV)_ for Paramount, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000), and most recently Lionsgates' Cabin Fever (2002) in which Joe has his first feature film cameo as the Bowling Alley Killer. Joe's film company, Arcadian Films is set to produce the psychological horror film I Remember (2006) which was written by Joe and will be his directorial debut. Producing was the next success for Joe, with Superfag (2002), _Neo Ned (2004)_ The Surfer King (2005), State's Evidence (2003), Sitting With The Dead (2005), Regionrat (2005) and I Remember (2005).

Olle Teimert was born on 16 February 1928 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Taxi 13 (1954) and Krut och kärlek (1956). He died on 3 February 2006.

Monique Chauvigny was born on 24 March 1921 in Is-sur-Tille, Côte-d'Or, France. She was married to Robert Chauvigny. She died on 3 February 2006 in Paris, France.

Katarína Vrzalová was born on 22 October 1922 in Trencín, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Dobrí ludia este zijú (1979), Bratia (1962) and Cisté ruky (1956). She died on 3 February 2006 in Martin, Slovakia.

Marianne Greenwood was born in 1916. She is known for Resa i natten (1955). She died on 3 February 2006.

Tilo Müller-Medek was born on 22 January 1940 in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. He was a composer, known for Theodor Fontane: Wanderungen durch die Mark (1972), Kinder der Sonne (1967) and Die Kleinbürger (1968). He died on 3 February 2006 in Duderstadt, Lower Saxony, Germany.