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- Dalida. To this day, Dalida is considered one of the most popular singers who ever lived. Born in Cairo as Yolande Christina Giglioti, her rise to fame came quickly when, at the age of 21, she won the title of Miss Egypt and appeared in a film directed by the influential Egyptian filmmaker Niazi Mostafa.
- Lupe Velez. One of the most famous Mexican actresses of all time, Lupe Velez was aptly called “The Hot Pepper” and “The Mexican Spitfire” throughout her fiery career.
- Barbara Bates. Born in Denver, Colorado, Bates first came to the public’s attention after the film studio Universal International chose her with nine other girls out of a nationwide search to find beautiful and talented women to act and dance in a movie about Salome.
- Joyce Jameson. Joyce Jameson was one of the original actresses who perfected the “dumb blonde” persona in films like the Oscar-winning The Apartment and Good Neighbor Sam.
The exact cause of her death is not yet known but a statement on behalf of her agency blamed a mix of prescription drugs, recreational substances and alcohol for her declining mental state.
Jul 21, 2022 · A few weeks later, her housekeeper and her psychiatrist found Monroe dead in the early morning hours in her locked bedroom. Her cause of death was probable suicide from acute barbiturate...
On January 16, 1987, Jameson died by suicide at her Burbank, California home by overdosing on pills. [8]
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (/ ˈ b ɛ t i /; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and ...
In her first suicide attempt, she swallowed sleeping pills and ammonia which left her with blood clots in her lungs, legs swelled up to twice their size, and temporary blindness (she miraculously recovered within weeks); one time, she and Rod Steiger were nearly asphyxiated by carbon monoxide fumes while filming a scene from Cry Terror!
Two of her pictures at Pathé were Suicide Fleet (1931) and Carnival Boat (1932) in which she played opposite future Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd. Rogers also made feature films for Warner Bros., Monogram, and Fox in 1932, and was named one of 15 WAMPAS Baby Stars .
