California

	Birth : 21 March 1927, Eagle Rock, California, USA Death : 1 July 1968, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack) Birth Name: Virginia Weidler
Filmography: Men with Wings Peggy Ranson at Age 8 Surrender Bit (uncredited) After Tonight Olga, Carla's Niece (uncredited)

Delightful child/juvenile actress Virginia Weidler (her friends called her "Ginny") had that knowing gleam in her eye that usually spelled trouble in one form or another for anyone at arm's reach. Born in Eagle Rock, California in 1926, she was one of six children born to Alfred Weidler, an architect, and Margaret Theres Louisa, a former Wagnerian opera singer.

	Birth : 21 July 1923, Santa Monica, California, USA Death : 5 August 1993, Orange, California, USA (gastric carcinoma) Birth Name: Robert John Nelson
Filmography: Border Whirlwind Petie The Fighting Boob Bobby Sunshine of Paradise Alley Bum

Bobby Nelson was primarily a child actor in films in the 1930s. He later became a public accountant for a 43 year career.

	Birth : 20 April 1943, Santa Barbara, California, USA Death : 16 November 1971, Santa Barbara, California, USA (barbiturate overdose) Birth Name: Edith Minturn Sedgwick Height: 163
Filmography: Vinyl Chelsea Girls Herself The Queen Herself

Edie Sedgwick was a bright social butterfly whose candle of fame burned brightly at both ends. Born into a wealthy White Anglo-Saxon Protestant family of impressive lineage, Edie became a "celebutante" for her beauty, style, wealth and her associations with figures of the 1960s counterculture.

	Birth : 11 October 1950, San Diego, California, USA Death : 2 June 1996, Los Angeles, California, USA (cirrhosis of the liver) Birth Name: Rene Ruth Bond
Filmography: Runaway Hormones Cheri Class Reunion Thelma Convicts' Women Darlene, the wandering schoolgirl (as Mary Wendover)

Rene Bond dominated early '70s Los Angeles porn, appearing in about 300 films and loops. She entered porn in the late 1960s for the usual reason, money. In her own words "I had some friends who were working in porno, and I needed the money. So they said they'd introduce me to some people, and they did.

	Birth : 21 September 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA Birth Name: James LeSure Height: 188
Filmography: "The Greg Behrendt Show" Himself "The Greg Behrendt Show" Himself "The Greg Behrendt Show" Himself

James Lesure gives new meaning to the term, Hollywood Hunk. His inspiring talent and magnetic charm, both on screen and stage, complement a firmly grounded personality.

	Birth : 1 June 1961, Oakland, California, USA Birth Name: Mark G. Curry Height: 198
Filmography: "Howard Stern on Demand" Himself Talkin' Dirty After Dark Antonio "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" Mark Cooper (38 episodes, 1992-1997)

A class clown since his earliest years, Mark quickly learned that a wild sense of humor could take him places. While working at a drugstore after quitting college he honed and polished a comedy act that he regularly practiced on customers.

	Birth : 27 November 1940, San Francisco, California, USA Death : 20 July 1973, Hong Kong (cerebral edema) Birth Name: Lee Jun Fan Height: 171
Filmography: Golden Gate Girl Infant Lung men bei chi (archive footage) "Batman" Kato

The greatest icon of martial arts cinema, and a key figure of modern popular culture. Had it not been for the amazing Bruce Lee and his incredible movies in the early 1970s, it's arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream western cinema & audiences the way it has over the past three decades.

	Birth : 26 July 1895, San Francisco, California, USA Death : 27 August 1964, Hollywood, California, USA (heart attack) Birth Name: Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen Nickname: Googie Height: 152
Filmography: Paul Henning & The Hillbillies Herself (archive footage) Hollywood on Parade No. A-2 Herself 100% Service Grace Allen

She and her husband-to-be became the comedy team of Burns & Allen in 1922 (she was the daft one). They remained spouses and performing partners until her passing.

	Birth : 8 February 1886, Los Angeles, California, USA Death : 23 December 1970, Hollywood, California, USA (cancer) Birth Name: Charles Sherman Ruggles Height: 168
Filmography: A Date with Debbie Himself Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 Himself The Patchwork Girl of Oz Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)

Charles Ruggles had one of the longest careers in Hollywood, lasting more than 60 years and encompassing more than 100 films. He made his film debut in 1914 in The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) and worked steadily after that.