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Joe Gladwin was born on 22 January 1906 in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Last of the Summer Wine (1973), Nearest and Dearest (1972) and Nearest and Dearest (1968). He was married to Lily Anne Wynne. He died on 11 March 1987 in Manchester, England, UK.- Actor
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Nick Borgani was an Italian immigrant whose family was very active in the film business since the early days of motion pictures. Like many immigrants, Borgani spoke with a thick accent but he found steady employment in countless films in the 1930s and 1940s because of his exotic appearance and the increased popularity of films where the main character visiting Europe or South America.
By the 1950s, the now aged Borgani transitioned into gangster shows and cowboy shows. He could be seen as one of the organizations decision makers on The Untouchables or he can be seen on shows like Gunsmoke where he appeared as a townsman. His work continued steadily through the mid 60s until the decline of television westerns.
Like most extras, Borgani tried to establish various characterizations or specialties that would get them work. During the late 1960s, Borgani would still appear as a cowboy occasionally but he started to appear more and more as waiters and cooks. He still continued regularly appearing in Gunsmoke but he also appeared in various shows like Mission Impossible and The Lucy Show.
During the 1970, Borgani's career started to slow down because of the lack of opportunities for people of his age and his appearance. The very appearance that helped him get work now made it more difficult for him to move out of those scenes that once provided an endless amount of work. By the 1980s, he decided to retire but not before leaving behind countless appearances as cowboys, gangsters, waiters, or whatever was needed.- The multi-faceted Polish-born performer Lili Valenty appeared in a dozen or so Broadway plays in the 30s, 40s and 50s, then went on to enliven a number of routine on-camera projects in her twilight years. Born at the turn of the century, she received her start on the German stage where she became a star. In the early 1930s she emigrated to America and tried to parlay her European success into stardom here. Although she fell quite short, she did launch a moderately successful career on both radio and the Broadway stage. Some of her NY theater productions included "Bitter Stream" (her debut) 1936, "Cue for Passion" (1940), "The Land Is Bright" (1941), "Sky Drift" (1945), and "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" (1950). In 1955 she was a replacement in the role of Baroness Livenbaum in the successful Broadway production of "Anastasia" starring Viveca Lindfors and Eugenie Leontovich, which later went on tour. Lili later transitioned into the film and TV mediums, predominantly in decorative fluff unworthy of her talents. Although she made her film debut in support of Anna Magnani in the melodrama Wild Is the Wind (1957), she continued rather inauspiciously from there with a minor dowager role in Can-Can (1960), and typical ethnic parts in The Story of Ruth (1960), the Troy Donahue / Suzanne Pleshette romantic excursion Rome Adventure (1962), one of Elvis Presley's weaker vehicles Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962), and the Jayne Mansfield "comedy" It Happened in Athens (1962). Sometimes billed as "Lili Valenti", she appeared sparingly after this as various mamas, madames, gypsies, nuns, ballet teachers, and the like on episodic TV. She died in Los Angeles in 1987 at age 86 and left no survivors.
- Frederick Betty was born on 14 December 1893 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Look, Stranger (1970). He was married to Winifred Braddick. He died on 11 March 1987 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK.
- Georgia MacKinnon was born on 26 August 1911 in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was an actress, known for Hi Gang! (1941) and Up with the Lark (1943). She was married to Mark Dignam. She died on 11 March 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.