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Marlene Schmidt
Marlene Schmidt (born 11 November 1937) is a German control engineer, actress, TV host and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1961. Born in Breslau, Germany and raised in East Germany, where she earned a master's degree in engineering, in 1960, she and her family fled to Stuttgart in West Germany, where she got a job as an electronics engineer. In 1961, she entered the state pageant of Baden-Württemberg in the hope of winning the car that was offered as prize. From there, she went on to represent her state in the national pageant in Baden-Baden, where she was crowned Miss Germany 1961. She then went on to win the Miss Universe pageant against 47 other participants. She was at that time the tenth consecutive German entrant to reach the semifinals of the event (then a record) and is the first (and to date only) German to be crowned Miss Universe. In 1962, Schmidt became the third of eight wives of the American actor Ty Hardin. They settled in the United States. The marriage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is Saarland's administrative, commercial and cultural centre and is next to the French border. The modern city of Saarbrücken was created in 1909 by the merger of three towns, Saarbrücken, St. Johann, and Malstatt-Burbach. It was the industrial and transport centre of the Saar coal basin. Products included iron and steel, sugar, beer, pottery, optical instruments, machinery, and construction materials. Historic landmarks in the city include the stone bridge across the Saar (1546), the Gothic church of St. Arnual, the 18th-century Saarbrücken Castle, and the old part of the town, the ''Sankt Johanner Markt'' (Market of St. Johann). In the 20th century, Saarbrücken was twice separated from Germany: from 1920 to 1935 as ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Brown (Miss USA)
Sharon Rene Brown (born September 1, 1943) is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1961 becoming the first Miss USA titleholder in history to win the pageant's Photogenic Award. Early life Brown is originally from rural Waterproof in southern Tensas Parish in eastern Louisiana. She moved to Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, in the summer of 1961 with her parents. Her father, Roy L. Brown (1921–1978) is interred at the Minden Cemetery. Her mother, Pauline “Polly” Craft-Brown (1921-2010) is interred at Mulhearn Cemetery, Hwy. 80, Monroe, LA. She has twin brothers, Gary Lemoyne (1948-2006) and Larry Roy Brown (born 1948), and a younger brother, Joe Michael Brown (1956). Her grandparents were James Corbett Craft (1882 - 1974) and Lula Maranda Prine-Craft (1899-2000) both interred in the same cemetery as Polly. Brown attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, the seat of Lincoln Parish. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanny Van Baer
Constance Catharina Margarethe (Stanny) van Baer (born 1942) is a Dutch model and beauty queen who won Miss International 1961. References External links Stanny van Baer dancing at a Jewish festival in Amsterdam, 1957/1958. Photo by Leonard Freed in ''de Volkskrant'', 2 Nov. 2015Two other photos of van Baer by Leonard Freed(scroll down to the section "Jewish Beauty Queen") "Beautiful women, songs at the Big Dome"(advertisement for the 1962 ''Christmas Cavalcade'' in Quezon City Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was foun ...) Chris Peck: 'Life’s Threads Bind Us All At Christmas'. In: ''The Spokesman Review'', 21 Dec. 1997 1942 births Living people Dutch female models Miss International 1961 delegates Miss International winners Dutch beauty pageant winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemarie Frankland
Rosemarie Franklin (1 February 1943 – 2 December 2000) born in Rhosllanerchrugog a village near Wrexham. She was a Welsh actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1961, having previously finished as first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961. Biography Born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham, north-east Wales in 1943, Frankland moved to Lancashire, England, as a child. She took part in many beauty pageants and won the title of Miss Wales and, later in 1961 in London, she became (as Miss United Kingdom) the first British woman and the seventh European (Sweden won the two first contests, France won in 1953, Germany three years later, Finland in 1957 and the Netherlands in 1959) to win the Miss World competition. She also was the first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961. Together with Gina Swainson, who won the Miss World title as Miss Bermuda in 1979, Frankland is one of the two women who came closest to winning both Miss Universe and Miss World, having been second at Miss Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Nolan
Norma Beatriz Nolan (born 22 April 1938) is an Argentine beauty queen who was the first woman from Argentina to win the Miss Universe title. Nolan is of Irish and Italian descent. She was crowned Miss Argentina in 1962 by her predecessor, Adriana Gardiazábal, who was the second runner-up in the previous pageant. See also *Miss Universe 1962 Miss Universe 1962, the 11th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 14 July 1962 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Norma Nolan of Argentina was crowned by her predecessor Marlene Schmidt of Germany. The Best Nationa ... * List of Argentines References External linksAbc.gov.ar(In Spanish) 1938 births Argentine beauty pageant winners Argentine female models Argentine people of Irish descent Argentine people of Italian descent Living people Miss Universe 1962 contestants Miss Universe winners {{Argentina-model-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Bement
Linda Jeanne Bement (November 2, 1941 – March 19, 2018) was an American model and beauty queen who became the third Miss USA to be crowned Miss Universe. She died of natural causes on March 19, 2018, at her home in Salt Lake City. Miss Universe 1960 A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bement was the second woman from Utah to be crowned Miss USA. She represented the United States in the Miss Universe 1960 pageant, broadcast from Miami Beach, Florida, where she was crowned the winner of the title by Miss Universe 1959, Akiko Kojima of Japan. The 1960 pageant was the first Miss Universe pageant to be televised nationwide. Life after Miss Universe In 1962 she married the Panamanian-born future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racing jockey, Manuel Ycaza Manuel Ycaza (born Carlos Manuel De Ycaza; February 1, 1938 – July 16, 2018) was a Panamanian American jockey who led the way for Latin American jockeys in the United States. De Ycaza began ridi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidnapped (1986 Film)
''Kidnapped'' is a 1986 Australian animated historical drama film directed by Geoff Collins. The film is based on the 1886 novel ''Kidnapped'' by author Robert Louis Stevenson. A region free collectors edition of the film was released on DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kin ... in 1999, the film was also remastered for this release. External links IMDb page 1986 films 1986 drama films Films based on Kidnapped (novel) 1980s Australian animated films 1980s English-language films {{animation-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They're Playing With Fire
''They're Playing with Fire'' is a 1984 American erotic thriller film directed by Howard Avedis and starring Sybil Danning, Eric Brown, Andrew Prine, and Paul Clemens. The film borrows some elements from 1974's '' The Teacher''. Plot Vivacious English literature professor, Dr. Diane Stevens, sun tans on her yacht 'Lillian', before heading off to the Ocean View College where she teaches Macbeth. After the lesson, she asks her student Jay Richard if he is looking for work to which Jay confirms. Later that day, Diane continues to sun tan in her bikini while Jay varnishes the entire exterior woodwork of the yacht. Concerned, she invites him in for a cold drink and persuades him to French kiss her. When Jay complies, Diane seduces him further by taking him to her bed and they engage in sexual intercourse. While having sex, Jay questions about Prof. Michael, Diane's husband, finding out but Diane promises that she will not tell him. As she drives Jay to the gas station where he wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortuary (1983 American Film)
''Mortuary'' is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Howard Avedis and starring Mary Beth McDonough, Bill Paxton, David Wallace, Lynda Day George, and Christopher George in his final film role before his death. It follows a young woman who, while investigating the death of her father, exposes disturbing secrets surrounding a local mortuary. Filmed in Southern California, ''Mortuary'' was first released regionally in 1982 before its release expanded the following year in the fall of 1983, after it was acquired by Film Ventures International. ''Mortuary'' was a box-office success, ranking among the top twenty highest-grossing films at the time of its release, and went on to earn over $4 million internationally. The film received some favorable reviews from critics, who praised its cinematography, performances, and direction. Plot Wealthy psychiatrist Dr. Parson is bludgeoned and drowned in his pool, an incident his daughter Christie believes was murder, but which her mother E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fifth Floor
''The Fifth Floor'' is a 1978 American film about a sane woman who gets sent to an asylum. It stars Dianne Hull, Bo Hopkins and Mel Ferrer. Plot The film focuses on Kelly McIntyre, a disco dancer played by Dianne Hull who through no fault of her own accidentally overdoses on drugs and collapses at a disco. She is misdiagnosed as suicidal and sent to a psychiatric ward which is on the fifth floor of Cedar Springs Hospital. There she finds herself alone with no help, not even from her boyfriend who refuses to get her out of there. She becomes the subject of interest by an unbalanced orderly played by Bo Hopkins. Cathey Paine, who played the part of Leslie Van Houten in '' Helter Skelter'' (1976), Robert Englund and Michael Berryman who are familiar to horror fans also play parts in the film. Singer Pattie Brooks also makes an appearance in the film as a disco singer.French Film SitThe Fifth Floor (1978)/ref> Cast * Bo Hopkins as Carl * Dianne Hull as Kelly McIntyre * Patt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorchy
''Scorchy'' is a 1976 American crime film written and directed by Howard Avedis, and starring Connie Stevens, Cesare Danova, William Smith, Norman Burton, John Davis Chandler and Joyce Jameson. It was released on October 8, 1976 by American International Pictures. Plot Jackie Parker is a federal narcotics agent based in Seattle who goes undercover to investigate Philip Bianco, a drug dealer. Cast *Connie Stevens as Jackie Parker *Cesare Danova as Philip Bianco * William Smith as Carl Henrich *Norman Burton as Chief Frank O'Brien *John Davis Chandler as Nicky *Joyce Jameson as Mary Davis *Greg Evigan as Alan *Nick Dimitri as Steve *Nate Long as Charlie *Ingrid Cedergren as Suzi *Ellen Thurston as Maria *Ray Sebastian as Counterman *Mike Esky as Dimitri *Gene White as Big Boy *Marlene Schmidt Marlene Schmidt (born 11 November 1937) is a German control engineer, actress, TV host and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1961. Born in Breslau, Germany and raised in East German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
