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(Eugenia Popoff)
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| c. 35 |
is born in Dearborn, Michigan, of Russian heritage. She has an older brother and two younger twin brothers.
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attends Maples Elementary and Fordson High schools in Dearborn, Michigan
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leaves school to join the New York Ballet
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starts as a ballet dancer
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| 51 |
is in the 30-minute short The Living Christ Series Volume 9 The Fate of John the Baptist
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| c. 52 |
goes to Hollywood at age 17
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Warner Brothers signs her as a dancer
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| February 52 |
columnist Erskine Johnson reveals: “Pretty Eugenia Popoff’s answer when I popped off about her proposed marriage to Steve Cochran: ‘Ask him. For my part, I think it will be a long time before we marry.’”
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develops a weight problem after going to Hollywood. Her agent tells her that she has to lose 10 pounds.
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| March 55 |
tagged a New York radio starlet, she’s pictured posing in a harem girl outfit
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studies drama with Michael Chekov
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| September 55 |
she and fellow starlet Gloria Rhoads tour the States to promote The Adventures of Pancho Villa
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| Late September 55 |
columnist Bill Reddell reports from a dinner with her (and Gloria): “The gal is known as Eugenia Paul. Before that she was known as Eugenia Popoff, Popov, or even Popova. Her real Russian name is a jawbreaker that she can’t spell because she’s a thoroughly-American Russian. This item has a fascinating lineage, from Genghis Khan on her father’s side; and a tribe of Gypsies on her mother’s side. She said this is the truth and not Hollywood hokum."
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| 28 September 55 |
she and Rhoads grace the San Antonio world premiere of The Treasure of Pancho Villa. Rory Calhoun, his wife Lita Baron, and Gilbert Roland are among the celebrity guests.
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| c. December 55 |
is signed by 20th Century-Fox
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| January 56 |
is noted dancing with Bob Strauss, heir to the Pep Boys fortune, to Eddie Neal's music at the Moulin Rouge
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| September 57 |
is reported getting the feminine lead in ABC's new "Zorro" series. "She will play the daughter of a California ranchero who falls in love with the Robin Hood-like hero, played by Guy Williams." The press tells that she’s 22 and a native of Detroit.
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| May 58 |
it’s reported that every morning she runs three-fifth of a mile down Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles. “The free-lance TV actress, now a trim 118 pounds, frankly confesses that before her daily run, four years ago, she weighed 160 and a half.”
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| 11 May 59 |
is on hand to grace the grand opening of the new Pep Boys auto supply store at 5117 Lakewood Boulevard, Lakewood, California
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gets married
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Sources:
Delores Emmons-Garrett, The Lima News, Pasadena Independent, The Daily Register, Long Beach Press-Telegram, San Antonio Express, TV Guide, The Abilene Reporter-News, The Fresno Bee, Winnipeg Free Press |
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