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Blake Edwards' stepfather's father J. Gordon Edwards was a silent screen director, and his stepfather Jack McEdward was a stage director and movie production manager. Blake acted in a number films, beginning with Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) and wrote a number of others, beginning with Panhandle (1948) and including six for director Richard Quine. He created the popular TV series Peter Gunn (1958), Mr. Lucky (1959) and Dante (1960). He directed a diverse body of films, from comedies to dramas to war films to westerns, including such pictures as Operation Petticoat (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Experiment in Terror (1962), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), The Pink Panther (1963) and A Shot in the Dark (1964). After The Great Race (1965) he began fighting with studios. In England he surfaced again with The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), then went back to Hollywood and a real hit, 10 (1979). Victor/Victoria (1982) won him French and Italian awards for Best Foreign Film.

Jean Rollin was born on 3 November 1938 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Night of the Hunted (1980). He was married to Simone Rollin. He died on 15 December 2010 in Paris, France.

Lovely long-haired brunette Barbara Mills was born on February 23, 1951. She hailed from Oxford, Massachusetts. Mills left home and moved to the bohemian artistic community of Venice Beach, California shortly after turning seventeen. Barbara established permanent roots in Venice Beach in the late 1960's. Mills started doing nude modeling on the side while attending college as an art major (she specialized in paintings). Barbara acted in her first soft-core movie in 1968. She met her husband Frank Mills in 1969. Frank got her an agent named Hal Guthu; this in turn led to additional work in various soft-core pictures and exploitation features that were made throughout the 1970's. Besides acting in a handful of films, Mills was also an independent painter in the Venice Beach area. Moreover, Barbara was the mother of two children: son Nigel Mills and daughter Carly J. Mills. She died on December 15, 2010 at age 59 in Ko Samui, Thailand.

Domini Blythe was born on 28 August 1947 in Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Trotsky (2009), Formula I (1988) and Search for Tomorrow (1951). She was married to Jean Beaudin. She died on 15 December 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

John Sparey was born on 17 January 1927 in the USA. He was a director, known for The Swan Princess (1994), Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989) and The Lord of the Rings (1978). He died on 15 December 2010 in the USA.

He made his first major league start in August, striking out 15 St. Louis Browns. A month later, he set an American League rookie record fanning 17 Philadelphia Athletics in a game. Upon completion of his rookie campaign, Feller returned home to Iowa to finish his senior year of high school - his graduation was covered by NBC Radio.

Feller really began to hit his stride after his 19th birthday, rattling off a string of three straight 20-win seasons. It was during this time that Senators' manager Bucky Harris conveyed the following strategy to his players when facing Feller: "Go on up there and hit what you see. If you can't see it, come on back."

Just days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Feller put aside his 3-C draft deferment status and enlisted in the US Navy. With this selfless act, he gave up nearly four seasons of baseball in the prime of his career. But Feller had no regrets.

At the conclusion of the war, Feller returned to the game and picked up right where he left off, averaging more than 19 wins a season over the next six years.

Frank Coughlan was an actor, known for Far and Away (1992), Dream Kitchen (1999) and Cowboys & Angels (2003). He died on 15 December 2010 in County Waterford, Ireland.

Jeanette Briggs was born on 7 May 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Albert Lester Lindner Jr. and Mike Mazurki. She died on 15 December 2010 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

Sandra Day was born on 12 January 1939 in Ebeltoft, Denmark. She was an actress and producer, known for Love on the Rails (1989), Mirror, Mirror (1978) and Gotta Love 'Em (2010). She died on 15 December 2010.

Paul E. Craven was born on 12 February 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Paul E. died on 15 December 2010 in Twinsburg, Ohio, USA.

Ensio Itkonen was born on 7 October 1926 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor, known for Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä (1984), Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä (1986) and Sydän toivoa täynnä (1997). He died on 15 December 2010 in Helsinki, Finland.

Hilde Rossel Majdan was born on 30 January 1921 in Moosbierbaum, Lower Austria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Der Rosenkavalier (1961) and Inzwischen (1967). She died on 15 December 2010 in Vienna, Austria.

Tom Newnham was born on 20 November 1926 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He died on 15 December 2010 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Frédéric Lasaygues was born on 20 June 1953 in Corbeil-Essonnes, Yvelines, France. He was a writer and director, known for The Tit and the Moon (1994), Montparnasse-Pondichéry (1994) and OmniScience (1989). He died on 15 December 2010 in Cherbourg-Octeville, Manche, France.

Günther Grabbert was born on 15 January 1931 in Schwerin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Ernst Thälmann (1986), Hotel Elfie (2000) and Das unsichtbare Visier (1973). He was married to ???. He died on 15 December 2010 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.

Imre Tréfás was born in 1937. He is known for A feladat (1975), The Conquest (1996) and Süsü, a sárkány kalandjai (1977). He died on 15 December 2010.

Rene Farell was born on 18 December 1914 in Düsseldorf, Germany. He was a director and assistant director, known for Othello (1958), Werkbeispiele (1969) and Das ist Stern schnuppe (1964). He died on 15 December 2010 in Loro Ciuffenna, Tuscany, Italy.

Silvia Koller was born on 15 May 1942 in Germany. She was a producer and editor, known for Tatort (1970), Black Cat, White Cat (1998) and Trip nach Tunis (1993). She died on 15 December 2010 in Munich, Germany.

Richard Young was born on 17 October 1939 in the USA. Richard was a cinematographer and director, known for Not My Life (2011), A Closer Walk (2003) and A Warrior in Two Worlds (2004). Richard died on 15 December 2010 in Rochester, New York, USA.

Carlos Pinto Coelho was born on 18 April 1944 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor and writer, known for Terra Instável (1991), Antígona (1984) and Acontece (1994). He died on 15 December 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Hans-Joachim Rauschenbach was born on 2 May 1923 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. He was an actor, known for Geheimagenten (1972), Der goldene Notenschlüssel 1968 (1968) and Disco (1971). He died on 15 December 2010 in Michelstadt, Hesse, Germany.

Peter O. Chotjewitz was born on 14 June 1934 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Der Hut oder Mondo Novo (1966), Eine deutsche Revolution (1982) and Dieb, der nicht zu Schaden kam (1984). He was married to Cordula Güdermann and Renate Chotjewitz-Häfner. He died on 15 December 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

Rusty McNeil was born on 12 February 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was a composer, known for The Little Patriot (1995). She was married to Keith McNeil. She died on 15 December 2010 in Riverside, California, USA.