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- Flip was an incredible actor, musician, mime, contortionist, athlete, and kind and gentle human being, who inspired a generation of kids, many of who grew up to be in the music and film industry, through his camp leadership at Meadow Oaks Camp in Calabasas, CA. throughout the 70s, while we all watched with pride his performances on Barney Miller and The Gong Show. His tragic death while drowning while scuba diving in '79 was a great shock to many.
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Mika Waltari was born on 19 September 1908 in Helsinki, Finland. He was a writer and actor, known for The Apple Falls (1952), VMV 6 (1936) and Inspector Palmu's Error (1960). He was married to Marjatta Luukkonen. He died on 26 August 1979 in Helsinki, Finland.- Hal Linker was born on 31 December 1916 in New York, USA. He was married to Halla Linker. He died on 26 August 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Ben Oakland was born on 24 September 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Lady Objects (1938), The Three Stooges (2012) and Criminals of the Air (1937). He died on 26 August 1979 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Alvin Karpis was born on 10 August 1908 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He died on 26 August 1979 in Costa del Sol, Spain.
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Minor-league baseball player; played all three outfield positions as well as catcher for various teams between 1942 and 1951, with three years off for World War II, where he served in the U.S. Army. After his baseball career ended, he was involved in various business endeavors in and around the Los Angeles metropolitan area, including a sporting goods store.