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- He was born in Dublin and educated at Pembroke College, Oxford. During the Second World War, he served in the navy, and afterward worked on the Irish Times (using the pseudonym, "Quidnunc"), Sunday Dispatch and Sunday Times. His books, mostly humorous, included Life in Thin Slices (1954) and How to Become a Scratch Golfer (1963). He was married three times and had one daughter.
Lord Glenavy, who suffered from a serious speech impediment, nevertheless delighted television audiences with his wit, notably as a regular team captain on the long-running Call My Bluff (1965), opposite his longtime friend, Frank Muir. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Though she is little remembered today, silent screen star Carmel Myers had a high-flying career in her heyday and she was ranked among the screen's most glamorous and enticing vamps. She was born at the turn of the century in San Francisco, the daughter of immigrant parents. Her father, a rabbi, emigrated from Australia, while her mother came from Austria. Her older brother, Zion Myers, would grow up to become a successful writer and director in Hollywood. The family moved to Los Angeles when she was in her early teens and her father, an acquaintance of director D.W. Griffith, advised Griffith on the biblical scenes for his movie Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916), for which Carmel received a bit role as a dancer.
Signed by Universal, Carmel rose quickly up the ranks appearing with Rudolph Valentino in A Society Sensation (1918) and All Night (1918). She later branched out and worked for other studios. Her most prestigious film was the epic extravaganza Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ (1925), in which she portrayed Iras, the evil Egyptian seductress out to snare both Ramon Navarro and Francis X. Bushman. Outrageously adorned, she was a tremendous hit and MGM signed her up for their pictures The Devil's Circus (1926) and Tell It to the Marines (1926), with each showcase striving to outdo the costumes she wore for "Ben-Hur."
Carmel managed the transition into talkies but, due to her age, she started appearing more and more in supporting roles until she was finally left with nothing but bit parts. In the 1950s she tried television, making her debut in July 1951 with an interview show called, fittingly, The Carmel Myers Show (1951), in which she conversed with such show biz elite as Richard Rodgers and Sigmund Romberg, but the show lasted only one season. Married three times, she eventually turned to real estate and she also founded Carmel Myers, Inc. which distributed French fragrances. She died on November 9, 1980.- Actor
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Viljo Someroja was born on 16 October 1908 in Viipuri, Finland. He was an actor and art director, known for Ulkosaarelaiset (1938), Isoviha (1939) and Anu ja Mikko (1940). He was married to Kerttu Inkeri Pöllänen. He died on 9 November 1980.