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Manly actor Lee Patterson will always be remembered by American audiences as the hunky detective alongside equally hunky detectives Van Williams and Troy Donahue on Surfside 6 (1960) from the early 1960s. But, prior to that, he had a solid second-string career in British films playing Americanized parts.

Born in British Columbia, he went to a college in Ontario before crossing the ocean and settling in England. A former stage manager and theatre publicist in his salad days, he was a rock-solid presence in such "B" films as Terror Street (1953), The Good Die Young (1954), Reach for the Sky (1956), The Mailbag Robbery (1957) and Jack the Ripper (1959). The monumental success of the private eye series 77 Sunset Strip (1958) and the hair-combing Edd Byrnes "Kookie" craze instigated a number of imitations with Surfside 6 (1960) being just one of them. It lasted a rather short two seasons but it did establish Lee here in America. As good looking as the exotic locales behind him on the show, his own good looks carried him much further, going on to star in a number of guest spots and earning a slew of soap opera roles along the way, most notably on One Life to Live (1968) as Erika Slezak's one-time husband. He grew into a reliable character actor and was also seen on the stage in later years.

Out of the limelight for quite some time, Lee remained quite private, and his death on Valentine's Day in 2007 at a Galveston Island, Texas hospital of congestive heart failure (complicated by lung cancer and emphysema) was not reported until nearly a year later. A sizable portion of his estate went to charitable organizations such as the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which was founded by his good friend Danny Thomas.

William Larsen was born on 20 November 1927 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for JFK (1991), Being There (1979) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). He died on 21 January 1996 in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Babe Didrikson Zaharias was born on 26 June 1911 in Port Arthur, Texas, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Pat and Mike (1952), Babe (1975) and The Wonder Girl (1933). She was married to George Zaharias. She died on 27 September 1956 in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Georgette Rhodes was born on 28 December 1900 in France. She was an actress, known for Une nuit extravagante (1930), Le spectre vert (1930) and Quand on est belle (1932). She died on 9 January 1990 in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Warren Anderson was an actor. He was married to Joyce Conlee Anderson. He died on 30 June 1977 in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Eileen Byron was born on 23 August 1910 in New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Arthur Byron and Company in a Famly Affair (1929). She died on 10 March 1977 in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Charles F. Coghlan was born on 11 June 1842 in Paris, France. Charles F. was a writer, known for Die Königsloge (1929) and The Royal Box (1914). Charles F. died on 27 November 1899 in Galveston, Texas, USA.

David Brooks was born on 12 February 1955 in Houston, Texas, USA. He died on 28 May 2020 in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Joe Glasco was born on 19 January 1925 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Basquiat (1996). He died on 31 May 1996 in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Morris Black was born on 21 October 1929 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 30 September 2001 in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Jozef Matheny was born on 13 July 1961 in Odessa, Texas, USA. He died on 7 August 2020 in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Bill Moody was born on 19 August 1924 in Galveston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Texas (1994). He died on 14 July 2014 in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Lillian A. King Versatile Woman Has Played Lead Parts and is Scenarist and Continuity Writer of Ability

Miss Lillian A. King, with the Arrow Head Film Company of this city, is an Oklahoma product, hailing from Henryetta. She is of Indian blood and has had a varied career on the screen where she has played lead parts in a number of large productions. She is a woman of fine personality and of ability and of a type of beauty that has enabled her to play a most varied number of screen parts. She has appeared in numerous screen dramas in England and in this country but for the past few years has specialized in scenario work and continuity writing in which she has grown most proficient.

Among screen successes in which Miss King appeared in England are "Belle of the Gambling Den," put out by the Master Company, "Repentance" by the B and Z company; "The Man Behind the Scene" by the British and Colonial; "Dad's Boy" by the Mutual, and many others. In Berlin, she was leading lady in a screen success, "She and the Wax Figures" staged by the Decla Bioscope. While in Spain, Miss King appeared in an attractive role in a play staged there among surroundings that were suitable to the theme. She has appeared in several successes of the screen in this country. Of a brunette type, she is capable of playing parts of great variation from the dark haired Spanish and Indian characters to the lighter haired Saxon types popular in this country.

The Arrow Head company has fitted out offices in the Arcade building where operations will be started looking toward the production of a comedy-drama with a local setting and local people within a short time. J. Gordon Youngdeer, manager of the company and who will direct the action, has word from two of the largest companies of the cast indicating that they will be in the market for anything that he will produce in this locality in the way of western plays. He expects to produce about six of the sort between now and the end of the year. He is now casting parts with local people to be used in the first western to be staged.

John D. Arras was born on 25 August 1945 in San Mateo, California, USA. He was married to Elizabeth V. Emrey. He died on 9 March 2015 in Galveston, Texas, USA.