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(Cynthia Anne Culpepper)
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| 4 September 40 |
is born in Hollywood to Jack and Dawn Pepper, nee Stanton. Her father's a nightclub performer and vaudevillian and the first husband of actress Ginger Rogers; her mother's a retired dancer who once worked for producer Billy Rose.
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debuts on Broadway at age 4
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attends Hollywood High
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| 50 |
has an uncredited part in Cheaper by the Dozen
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| 55 |
James Dean wishes her a happy fifteenth birthday
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models for Conover
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| April 60 |
marries Mervyn L. "Buck" Edwards in Los Angeles. He's 23; she's 19.
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| September 61 |
when Ginger Rogers is shooting a pilot film in the same studio where Cynthia is doing "Margie," Cynthia introduces herself to her father's ex-wife. The two get along famously, lunching together frequently while they are working near to one another.
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| November 61 |
is among 12 finalists in the annual Deb Star Ball sponsored by the Hollywood Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Union. The others are: Mary Jane Saunders, Noreen Corcoran, Cheryl Holdridge, Mikki Jameson, Ann Del Guercio, Dolores Faith, Darlene Tompkins, Angela Dorian, Joan Staley, Maurine Dawson, and Cynthia Lynn.
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| June 62 |
20th Century-Fox is reported planning a new TV series for her
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| 63 |
is let go by Fox due to the financial debacle of Cleopatra
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| 64 |
becomes good friends with fellow actress Yvonne Craig during the filming of Kissin’ Cousins
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is in Rome for a month to film the television pilot "Three Coins in the Fountain." Her co-stars are Joanna Moore and Yvonne Craig. After filming, she and Yvonne travel to Florence, Venice, Vienna, Paris, and London.
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| 65 |
does a pilot for "Sally and Sam," which goes unsold
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| 18 August 65 |
her son, Michael L., is born in Los Angeles
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| July 68 |
divorces Edwards in Los Angeles
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| 6 September 69 |
marries James M. Pazillo in Los Angeles. He's 30; she's 28.
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| 00 |
appears at autograph shows and some Elvis gatherings with his other leading ladies
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as Cynthia A. Pazillo, she has addresses in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Beaverton, Oregon
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Sources:
Drive-In Dream Girls by Tom Lisanti, The Salina Journal, Oakland Tribune, The Abilene Reporter-News, The Fresno Bee, Record-Eagle, www.Ancestry.com |
Recommended Books:
Drive-In Dream Girls by Tom Lisanti |
Links:
Filmography |
