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After giving up college, George Murphy decided to become a dancer. Starting in 1927, he worked with his wife and partner Julie Johnson on Broadway. In 1934, after his wife retired from show business, he worked with Shirley Temple, in Hollywood, as well as Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire, and Ronald Reagan. A Republican since 1939, in 1945 he became president of the Screen Actors Guild. He retired from the silver screen in 1952, became a TV producer and in 1964 was elected as Senator of California.- Arthur Adams was born on 22 November 1915 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Coming to America (1988), Midnight Madness (1980) and The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980). He died on 3 May 1992 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Peter Bruni was born on 28 December 1931 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), The Incredible Hulk (1978) and The Wild Wild West (1965). He died on 3 May 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Vilma Degischer was, first of all, a famous and a very good theatre actress. She was born in Vienna on November, the 17th 1911. After attending school, she wanted to be a dancer and was taught ballet by Grete Gross, Gertrude Bodenwieser and Ellinor Tordis. However, after some time, she found the acting talent in herself.
She decided to attend the Wiener Reinhardt Seminar where she learned how to be a good actress. After graduating from the seminar, she played in various Austrian and German theatres, especially in Berlin, Vienna and Salzburg. Here, it is important to mention her debut in Berlin in 1930s where she played Hermia in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. It was directed by Max Reinhardt.
The first turning point in her theatre career was the year 1939 when she started to actively work in the Viennese theatre "Theater in der Josefstadt." She stayed there for long and up till now her name is well remembered there. Vilma became a "salondame" and got a number of main roles in plays. Above all, it is necessary to mention such roles as Helen in "Der Schwierige", Generalin in "Der Walzer der Toreros", unforgettable Königin in "Die Jüdin von Toledo", Marie in "Das Konzert" or Mother Carmen in "Maria Pineda".
Later, in the 1940s Vilma Degischer broadened her repertoire and started to play in musicals, films, and even some mini series. Most people probably remember her portrayal of the cruel archduchess Sophie in Ernst Marischka's three parts of "Sissi" (1955, 1956, 1957) with Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm. Besides, there were other roles in movies: as Livia Argan in Ernst Marischka's beautiful movie interpretation of Franz Werfel's "Der veruntreute Himmel" (1958) with Annie Rosar and Hans Holt; as sister Wilhelmina in Otto Preminger's "The Cardinal" (1963) with Romy Schneider; as Mrs. Shelby in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1965) and many other roles. At the end of her life, one could admire her in a minor role in the mini series "The Strauss Dynasty" (1991) by Marvin J. Chomsky with Anthony Higgins and Stephen McGann.
Vilma Degischer died on May, the 3rd 1992 at the age of 80. She was married once to the actor Hermann Thimig with whom she had two daughters. In her long career, she was awarded with the "Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst erster Klasse", "Kainz Medaille" and was given a title "Kamerschauspielerin".
People who remember her know how much she appreciated elegance, perfection of acting, good manners, and culture. She will always be remembered by people who share her values. A great actress from a great country! - Thor Hjorth-Jenssen was born on 4 July 1923 in Trondheim, Norway. He was an actor, known for Turnaround (1987), Fire in the Night (1955) and Veien tilbake (1960). He died on 3 May 1992 in Bergen, Norway.
- Viktor Izmaylov was born on 4 April 1939 in Gazimursky Zavod, Chita Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Everyday of Life (1974), Poyezd vne raspisaniya (1986) and Legend of Siavush (1977). He died on 3 May 1992 in Moscow, Russia.
- Franciszka Denis-Sloniewska was born on 1 October 1907 in Boryslaw, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Boryslav, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Dziewczyna z dobrego domu (1962). He died on 3 May 1992 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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Gustav Roger was born on 18 January 1917 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a production manager and actor, known for Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), Dansa, min docka... (1953) and Nattens ljus (1957). He died on 3 May 1992 in Saltsjö-Boo, Nacka, Stockholms län, Sweden.