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Brooklyn-born Gloria Pall came to Hollywood by a somewhat circuitous route. While working in the aircraft industry as an airplane mechanic during World War II, she entered a "Miss Flatbush" beauty contest in 1947, and won. That led to modeling jobs on the East Coast, which eventually led to her becoming a showgirl in Nevada, first in Reno and then in Las Vegas. In 1954 she developed a TV show built around a character she had created, "Voluptua," which aired on ABC. It lasted seven weeks before protests from some viewers shocked by the "torrid" content of the show - tame by today's standards, but a bit too much for the general public of 1954 to handle - caused the network to cancel the show. In the meantime she had begun to get small parts in TV series and movies and was soon working in films with stars like Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Burt Lancaster and Elvis Presley, in addition to taking modeling jobs in such publications as "Esquire". She began a real-estate career in 1959 and in 1962 she opened a Lavender Real Estate office on Sunset Strip, attracting such celebrity clients as Howard Hughes. He had been fascinated by her aircraft background, which he learned about in 1953 when he sent a note backstage while she was working as a Las Vegas showgirl. He was even more amused by the fact that, in her youth in 1945, she just happened to be working for the USO on the 56th floor of New York's Empire State Building when a B-25 bomber crashed into the building's 79th floor.

Gloria has written 13 books about the film industry, including her memoirs, and has been appearing at local Elvis and Twilight Zone film memorabilia and fan conventions.

Philip Coppens was born on 25 January 1971 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. He was a writer and director, known for Alien Crash at Roswell: The UFO Truth Lost in Time (2013), Ancient Alien Question: From UFOs to Extraterrestrial Visitations (2012) and Ancient Aliens (2009). He was married to Kathleen McGowan Coppens. He died on 30 December 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Mike Hopkins was born on 12 August 1959 in Greytown, New Zealand. He is known for King Kong (2005), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and Transformers (2007). He was married to Nicci. He died on 30 December 2012 in Waiohine River, Wellington Region, New Zealand.

Bernard Kundell was born on 17 April 1914 in the USA. Bernard died on 30 December 2012 in the USA.

Rita Levi-Montalcini was born on 22 April 1909 in Turin, Italy. She died on 30 December 2012 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Beate Sirota Gordon was born on 23 October 1923 in Vienna, Austria. She died on 30 December 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Arend Langenberg was born on 19 January 1949 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Sterren dansen op het ijs (2006), Dit was het nieuws (1996) and Tijd voor MAX (2008). He died on 30 December 2012 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

John Sheardown was born on 11 October 1924 in Sandwich, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Zena Sheardown. He died on 30 December 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Patrick Fries was born on 18 April 1982 in Wayne, Michigan, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for The Life of David Gale (2003), Innovation: Life, Inspired (2004) and Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (2009). He died on 30 December 2012 in Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Göran Nilsson was born on 16 July 1946 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was a cinematographer and editor, known for Codename Coq Rouge (1989), The Guardian Angel (1990) and The Slingshot (1993). He died on 30 December 2012.

Csaba Török was born on 9 March 1942 in Tesedíkovo, Slovenský stát [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Zakázané uvolnenie (1986), Na konci dialnice (1982) and Stvrtý rozmer (1984). He died on 30 December 2012.

Domna Ganeva was born on 27 June 1935 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She was an actress, known for The Bandit (1969), Posledniyat rund (1961) and Siromashko lyato (1973). She was married to Nikolai Binev. She died on 30 December 2012 in Bulgaria.

Mark Thomas Kennedy was born on 15 March 1961. He is known for Xscape (2000). He died on 30 December 2012 in Indiana, USA.