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Wagner, Max, 1901-1975
Mexican-American actor, Maxwell Sergius Wagner was most known for starring in most of Preston Sturges' films. Wagner was one of five children born to William Wallace Wagner and Edith Gilfillan in Torreon, Mexico on November 28, 1901. After his father died in the Mexican Revolution, the Wagner family moved to Salinas, California. He followed three of his brothers to Hollywood, California to work in the film industry.
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Van Cleef, Lee, 1925-1989
Notorious Western film villian Lee Van Cleef was born Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr. in Somerville, New Jersey to Marion Lavinia Gilbert Van Fleet and Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Sr. on January 9, 1925. Van Cleef attended Somerville High School before dropping out in order to elist in the United States Nacy in 1942. He worked as a sonarman on the U. S. S. Incredible in Mediterranean Sea, before moving to sweeping seabeds near Russia.
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Derr, E. B.
Edward B. Derr. Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
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Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963
Adolphe Jean Menjou was an actor active between the 1910s and 1960s, known for playing suave and flirtatious roles.
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