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(Aliza Gross)
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is born in Ramat Gan, Israel. Her parents fled Germany during World War II.
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| 60 |
lives with her parents and a little brother in Haifa
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is a student at the University of Haifa. She finishes one year of psychology, languages - German, English, Hebrew, French and Italian - and drama.
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is crowned “Miss Haifa”
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| 29 May 60 |
is crowned “Miss Israel”
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| 6 July 60 |
the press reports she may sign a movie contract if she can get permission to remain in the United States. She says Jerry Lewis asked her to make a movie with him when they appeared on a television program together. She has been on six TV shows and has a part in the upcoming movie Exodus. When she graduates from the university, she'll spend two years in the army as an officer. "If I don't marry by the time I graduate I'll be drafted," she says.
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| 8 July 60 |
tagged an "olive-skinned brunette from Haifa," she's heralded the 15th semi-finalist in the “Miss Universe” pageant in Miami Beach, Florida. The winner is Linda Bement, "Miss U.S.A."
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| August 60 |
as "Miss Israel," she's on hand to give a special welcome to the Nahariya, the first Israeli ship to begin service between its country and Los Angeles harbor
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| 20 September 60 |
is guest speaker at a meeting of the San Fernando Valley Council of B'nai B'rith Women, a group dedicated to the campaign for State of Israel Bonds, held at 14933 Victory Boulevard, Van Nuys
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| Late 60 |
tours major American cities at the request of the government of Israel to discuss and promote State of Israel Bonds
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serves in the Israeli army and becomes a trained combat soldier
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her parents come to the United States and settle for a time in Cleveland, Ohio
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| Early 60s |
makes her home in Los Angeles
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| 10 October 64 |
marries Seymour "Sy" Schulman, administrative director of Hollywood's Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, at the Hampstead, London, registrar’s office. He's 37; she's 22. They met four years ago when she toured Cedars of Lebanon and he was her guide.
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| November 64 |
the press tells that she paints in her London apartment as a hobby. "The hobby earns her money when she is not acting."
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| December 65 |
will be a harem hussy in Universal's upcoming Beau Geste
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| c. 66 |
is off to England for the filming of Contest Girl and The Hand of Night
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| c. 67 |
is off to Hong Kong for a movie with Fernando Lamas and Jack Palance
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| July 67 |
the press reports that she "started taking lessons with her husband, Sy Schulman, for her role as a pool hustler in the movie To Kill a Dragon, which will be released in a couple of months. Now she, too, is hooked on the game and expects to get a pocket billiards table for her home."
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| Mid-70s |
her parents pass away
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| 3 December 72 |
is one of two dozen players in a simultaneous competition with chess master Shimon Kagan during a special Jerusalem Fair chess tourney held at the Los Angeles Convention Center
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| 13 February 77 |
she and fellow "Miss Israel" winners Aviva Israeli, Hana Levi, and Ronit Rinat grace the All-Israel Fashion Cavalcade of the San Fernando Women's Division of Israel Bonds held at the Beverly Hills Hotel
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| March 77 |
divorces Schulman in Los Angeles
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| 8 May 78 |
marries Sheldon Schrager, production manager of Columbia Pictures. He's 47; she's 34. He was formerly married to director Norman Taurog's daughter, Patricia.
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| c. 94 |
as Alizia Gur-Schrager, she is active for Women’s Alliance for Israel
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divorces Schrager
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| June 97 |
comments on Christie's disappointing Hollywood auction at their new Los Angeles office: "They took the wind out of everybody's sails. It was just too high to start and they took the game out of it."
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as Alizia Gur Schrager, she resides in Beverly Hills
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Sources:
Film Fatales by Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul, The Holland Evening Sentinel, Charleston Daily Mail, Winnipeg Free Press, Van Nuys News, Press-Telegram, Pasadena Independent, The Chronicle-Telegram, www.Ancestry.com |
Recommended Books:
Film Fatales by Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul |
Links:
Filmography
!WOm!WAm!: Aliza Gur |
