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Charlotte Rae was born Charlotte Rae Lubotsky in 1926, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the middle daughter of three sisters, between Beverly and Mimi. Her parents, Esther (nee Ottenstein) and Meyer Lubotsky, were Russian Jewish immigrants. Her father owned an automobile tire business. Her mother had been a childhood friend of Milwaukee-reared Golda Meir, future Prime Minister of Israel.
Rae wanted to be a dramatic actress, but eventually wound up being a comedienne, all because of her stand-up comedy routines. Her family moved to the village of Shorewood, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County) in 1936. After graduating from Shorewood High School, she attended Northwestern University, where she met future actress Cloris Leachman; the two would be lifelong friends. She dropped out of college and moved to New York City, and began a career as a stage actress, performing in such plays as "Pickwick", for which she was nominated in 1966 for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and, in 1969, for Best Actress in a Play for "Morning, Noon and Night". She co-starred with Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis in Car 54, Where Are You? (1961). She would live there until 1974 when she moved to Southern California.
She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her supporting role in Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975). After guest-starring on numerous shows, including Norman Lear's All in the Family (1971) and Good Times (1974), Lear hired her old friend to co-star on Diff'rent Strokes (1978) as Gary Coleman's housekeeper, "Edna Garrett". Within a year, she gained popularity with her character, which eventually led her to having her own series, The Facts of Life (1979). Between Norman Lear and NBC, they gave her the green-light to star in her own show, which focused primarily on the housekeeper of an all-girls school. The spinoff series featured newcomers including Kim Fields as "Tootie" and Lisa Whelchel as rich spoiled brat "Blair Warner".
Before then, she approached young Mindy Cohn at Westlake School in Los Angeles, and suggested that she take the role of smart "Natalie Green", a character Rae created for her and named after one of her best friends from high school. Cohn stayed on the show for eight seasons. Rae left the show in 1986 reportedly owing to a health issue. She reportedly created the role of "Beverly" for her old friend, Cloris Leachman, to play on The Facts of Life (1979) after she left the show.
She returned to the stage. In 1992, she was the voice of "Aunt Christine Figg" in Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992) and appeared in "The Vagina Monologues" in New York. In 2000, she starred as "Berthe" in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of "Pippin". In 2007, she appeared in a cabaret show at the Plush Room in San Francisco for several performances. In the 2008 movie, You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), she played a mature woman who has a fling with Adam Sandler's character. On February 18, 2009, she appeared in a small role as "Mrs. Ford" on the "I Heart Mom" episode.
Rae's older sister, Beverly, died from pancreatic cancer in 1998, while Rae's ex-husband of 35 years, John Strauss, died in 2011, following a long battle with Parkinson's disease. A pancreatic cancer survivor, Rae continued to act while making guest appearances everywhere, especially TV Land, where her show, The Facts of Life (1979), won the 2011 award for Pop Culture Icon.
Charlotte Rae died on August 5, 2018 at her home in Los Angeles, aged 92, from bone cancer, which had been diagnosed a year earlier. She also suffered from asthma and scoliosis, and had been fitted with a pacemaker.- Actor
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David Landsberg is an American actor, writer, producer and director who was born in Brooklyn, New York. Landsberg graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in business and marketing and soon found himself working at a large advertising firm, but he was not happy with it and quickly decided he wanted to follow his dream of acting and doing voice over. Some of his television credits include a regular role on NBC's C.P.O. Sharkey and the voice of Woody on Hanna-Barbera's animated series The Buford Files, as well as guest-starring roles on The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Eight Is Enough and Hart to Hart. He also served as executive producer and writer on such series as Herman's Head, Daddy's Girls, The Cosby Show and The Love Boat: The Next Wave.- Eddie Montanaro was born on 21 May 1929 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for A Bronx Tale (1993). He died on 5 August 2018 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA.
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Barry Chuckle was born on 24 December 1944 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for ChuckleVision (1987), Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002) and The Freddie Starr Showcase (1983). He was married to Ann Elliott. He died on 5 August 2018 in England, UK.- Alan Rabinowitz was born on 31 December 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Man & Beast (2012), Tiger Tiger (2015) and The Price (2015). He was married to Salisa Sathapanawath. He died on 5 August 2018 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
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Thomas Kyffin was born on 14 September 1931 in Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for The Avengers (1961), A Story of Tutankhamun (1973) and Touch of Death (1961). He was married to Susanna Smith, Margaret Legge and Mary Christine Browne. He died on 5 August 2018 in Ankara, Turkey.- Composer
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Ellen Joyce Loo was born on 27 March 1986 in Canada. She was a composer, known for Shaonian de ni (2019), Na yeh ling san, ngoh choh seung liu Wong Gok hoi mong Dai Bou dik hung Van (2014) and This Darling Life (2008). She was married to Jing-Pin Yu. She died on 5 August 2018 in Happy Valley, Hong Kong.- Composer
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Stanley Glasser was born on 28 February 1926 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. He was a composer, known for Last of the Few (1960), Theatre 625 (1964) and Story Parade (1964). He died on 5 August 2018.- Pavel Oskar Gottlieb was born on 9 February 1942 in Prague, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Romance za korunu (1975), Smrt si vybírá (1973) and Zeny v ofsajdu (1971). He died on 5 August 2018 in Roztoky, Czech Republic.
- Bill Cappello was born on 24 September 1952 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA. Bill died on 5 August 2018 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Klaus Wegener was born on 23 January 1944 in Hellerup, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Riget (1994), Lykke Per (1989) and Sandheden om mænd (2010). He died on 5 August 2018 in Anholt, Denmark.
- Navid Hakimi was born on 17 July 1986 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Beverages (2008). He died on 5 August 2018 in Santa Ana, California, USA.
- Gerry Lenfest was married to Marguerite Brooks. He died on 5 August 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Matthew Sweeney was born on 6 October 1952 in Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland. He was an actor and producer, known for Celebrity (1998), James vs. Reality (2010) and Waterloo Road Reunited (2011). He was married to Rosemary Barber. He died on 5 August 2018 in the UK.