Goddard (Levy), Paulette (Pauline Marion) b. June 3, 1914 d. April 23, 1990 Actress. A child model, she made her show business debut at the age of thirteen in the Ziegfeld Follies. She quickly became very famous for her work in the show, and by the age of fifteen had already gotten married for the first time. However, the marriage didn't last long, and in 1931 she headed for Hollywood. At first she appeared only in minor roles, but found herself getting noticed nevertheless because of her good looks. One of her most important minor roles from this period of her career...[Read More] (Bio by: Carrie-Anne) Cause of death: Heart failure Ronco Village Cemetery, Ronco sopra Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland
Mara, Lya b. August 1, 1897 d. March 1, 1960 Actress. She is remembered for her brief but spectacular career as a star of the German silent screen. Born Aleksandra Gudowicz to a Polish family, she was raised in Latvia and originally intended to follow in Madame Currie's footsteps as a chemist. Relocating to Warsaw in 1913 she began her stage career as a dancer and made her 1916 silver screen bow in the short feature "The Rival". Billed as Mia Mara she had her first major role in Alexander Hertz's "I Want a Husband" (also 1916) then...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Ronco Village Cemetery, Ronco sopra Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland
Randolph, Jane b. October 30, 1915 d. May 4, 2009 Movie Actress. She appeared in around twenty films during the 1940s, and was best known for playing Alice Moore in the 1942 "Cat People". Born Jane Roemer, she was raised in Kokomo, Indiana, and moved to Hollywood in 1939 to study acting. Briefly under contract to Warner Brothers, she had some small roles, but was to get larger parts after switching to RKO; her first major role was in the 1942 "Highways by Night"...this was followed by her turn as one of the two human characters in Disney's...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Ronco Village Cemetery, Ronco sopra Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland
b. June 3, 1914 d. April 23, 1990