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Born in Russian Empire to a Ukrainian father and a Swedish mother, Anna Sten studied at the Russian Film Academy and joined the Moscow Art Theater. Strikingly beautiful, she went on to appear in a number of Russian silent films, but it was in the German film Der Mörder Dimitri Karamasoff (1931) that Anna gained notice. Samuel Goldwyn saw a picture of Anna in the paper and rushed to view the film. After the first reel he sent word to sign her, hoping to develop her into a star of the magnitude of Greta Garbo or Marlene Dietrich. His agent signed Anna to a contract but forgot to mention the fact that she didn't speak a word of English, which made her appearance in sound pictures questionable. She spent a year studying English every day and working out makeup and acting. Goldwyn publicity called her "The Passionate Peasant" and sold her image to papers all over America. However, her first American picture, Nana (1934), even though almost completely rewritten and re-shot from the original, didn't bring audiences into the theaters. While Anna was looked great, the script and picture were average. Her second film, We Live Again (1934), marginally better suited to her style, also died within weeks at the box office. After her third film for Goldwyn, The Wedding Night (1935), also flopped, she and Goldwyn parted company after it became known around Hollywood as "Goldwyn's Last Sten." Anna made a few more movies, but by the end of the decade she was forgotten.- Perhaps the best major league catcher of the 1930s, Bill Dickey caught for the New York Yankees during the transition from the Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig era to the Joe DiMaggio era. He was strong and composed at bat and behind the plate. In the 1934 All-Star game, when Carl Hubbell struck out Ruth, Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin, it was Dickey who ended Hubbard's streak with a single. Mild mannered off the field, he was a fiery competitor on. On 4 July 1932 he objected to the way Carl Reynolds of the Washington Senators slid into him at home plate. He broke Reynolds's jaw with one punch. The league suspended him for 30 days and fined him $1000. In 1943, Dickey enlisted in the US Navy at age 36. He served until 1945. He returned to the Yankees for the 1946 season, but was slumping. When Joe McCarthy was fired in mid-season, Dickey took over as manager. He resigned after the end of the season and became a coach. His first duty was to refine the talents of Yogi Berra, who was assigned Dickey's #8 jersey. He scouted for the Yankees during 1958 and 1959, then retired for good. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1954, the Yankees retired #8 to honor Dickey and Berra in 1972.
- Hélène Constantine was born on 8 July 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Folies-Bergère (1956), L'empire de la nuit (1962) and Trente-Six Chandelles (1954). She was married to Eddie Constantine. She died on 12 November 1993 in Paris, France.
- H.R. Haldeman was born on 27 October 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was married to Joanne Horton. He died on 12 November 1993 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- José Lara was an actor, known for Largo retorno (1975), Pistoleros asesinos (1986) and Don Juan, mi querido fantasma (1990). He died on 12 November 1993 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
- Jill Tweedie was born on 22 May 1932 in England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Fainthearted Feminist (1984), Television Scrabble (1984) and Call My Bluff (1965). She was married to Alan Brien. She died on 12 November 1993 in England, UK.
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Dria Paola was born on 21 November 1909 in Rovigo, Veneto, Italy. She was an actress, known for Fanny (1933), L'uomo dall'artiglio (1931) and L'albergo degli assenti (1939). She died on 12 November 1993 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Lev Silayev was born on 6 July 1922 in Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Matros Chizhik (1956) and Komandir korablya (1954). He died on 12 November 1993 in Kiev, Ukraine.