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- Portland Mason was born on 26 November 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Sebastian (1968), The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) and Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958). She was married to Rob Schuyler. She died on 10 May 2004 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Djordje Jovanovic was born on 12 May 1933 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Gradjani sela Luga (1972), Poslednji cin (1981) and Radjanje radnog naroda (1969). He died on 10 May 2004 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
- Philippa Hare was born on 7 June 1938 in Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Servant (1963) and The Idol (1966). She was married to Simon Pierre Courtauld and Timothy Burrill. She died on 10 May 2004 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Dorothy Van Engle was Oscar Micheaux's most beautiful and talented actress, and he used her in most of his important films: Harlem After Midnight (1934), Murder in Harlem (1935), God's Step Children (1938) and Swing! (1938). She was a favorite of black audiences and her beauty and natural, sophisticated acting took audiences' minds off the sometimes offending--and offensive--work of Micheaux. WIth Van Engle he saw he had a new star, someone who could bring something new and fresh to his movies. Dorothy Van Engle was a fine actress, providing a new image of a black woman on screen, one that had never been seen on the screen before, and seldom afterward. She often played intelligent, insightful, down-to-earth women, women who were always "ladies" because Van Engle was one herself. She didn't act "black", everything she did wasn't "black"; she acted like a fully-rounded human being.
As an actress she got to play women from all walks of life, not just stereotypical "black" characters, and she made you dismiss the race and look at the character, but her pride in her race was obvious. Many black actresses of today could do themselves a favor by watching her. Van Engle didn't have to do much because her face could tell the story. In all her movies she was always watchable. However, when Micheaux stopped making films at the beginning of the 1940s, Dorothy Van Engle disappeared. Nothing was heard about or from her until her death.
Anyone who sees Dorothy Van Engle is taken by her beauty and naturalness and wants to know more about her. She had the sophistication and classiness of Myrna Loy, the coolness of Kay Francis and a perfect face you'll never forget; put them all together and you had Dorothy Van Engle. She was a part of the "Golden Era" of black films and, most importantly, filmmaking, and will not be forgotten. Dorothy Van Engle surely belongs on top as one of the most beautiful women of the screen alongside Hedy Lamarr, Linda Darnell and Gene Tierney. Lena Horne often is credited as the first black lady of the screen, but Dorothy Van Engle really was. She brought beauty, class and intelligence to the image of black women on screen and introduced it to the world. - Dobrila Kostic was born on 9 August 1919 in Pirot, Serbia. She was an actress, known for Pozoriste u kuci (1972), TV teatar (1956) and Zivot je lep (1975). She died on 10 May 2004 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
- Cora Goffin was one of Britain's most famous pantomime princpal boys and musical comedy stars. At the height of her fame during the 1920s and 30s she was a household name and her picture adorned chocolate boxes, cigarette cards and magazine covers.
Married to the powerful impresario Emile Littler she starred in many of his stage shows. Her costumes were created by the leading designers of the day and her legs were insured for £20,000.
Born in London, the daughter of the actress Cora Poole, she began performing at an early age at afternoon tea parties given by London society hostesses. In 1912, at the age of 10, she made her professional debut as a child dancer at the London Palladium with the Russian Ballet. After one performance, the legendary ballerina Anna Pavlova told her "Little girl, one day you will be a great star."
After her father's death Cora Goffin toured on variety bills billed as 'Little Cora Goffi - the Child Phenomenon'. She went on to appear in leading roles in Shakespeare in London's West End but her most memorable role as a child star was Little Lord Fauntleroy.
After her marriage in 1933 to Emile Littler she starred in several stage shows and films but retired from acting in 1940. Littler was knighted for his services to entertainment in 1974 and shortly afterwards the couple moved to Ditchling, Sussex in the south of England. A much admired hostess Cora numbered among her many close friends stars such as Elsie Randolph, Alice Delysia, Vera Lynn and Douglas Byng. - Eric Kierans was born on 2 February 1914 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He died on 10 May 2004 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Rajmund Jakubowicz was born on 27 July 1931 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Na krawedzi (1973), Television Theater (1953) and Szkice weglem (1957). He died on 10 May 2004 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland.
- Dale Meinert was born on 18 December 1933 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 10 May 2004 in Clinton, Oklahoma, USA.
- Shinzaburo Ichikawa was an actor, known for The 47 Ronin (1941), Ôma no tsuji - Edo no maki (1938) and Abe ichizoku (1938). He died on 10 May 2004 in Japan.
- Phil Gersh was born on 19 October 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Beatrice Gersh. He died on 10 May 2004 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.