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Bebe Daniels already had toured as an actor by the age of four in a stage production of "Richard III". She had her first leading role at the age of seven and started her film career shortly after this in movies for Imperial, Pathe and others. At 14 she was already a film veteran, and was enlisted by Hal Roach to star as Harold Lloyd's leading lady in his "Lonesome Luke" shorts, distributed by Pathe. Lloyd fell hard for Bebe and seriously considered marrying her, but her drive to pursue a film career along with her sense of independence clashed with Lloyd's Victorian definition of a wife. The two eventually broke up but would remain lifelong friends. Bebe was sought out for stardom by Cecil B. DeMille, who literally pestered her into signing with Paramount. Unlike many actors, the arrival of sound posed no problem for her; she had a beautiful singing voice and became a major musical star, with such hits as Rio Rita (1929) and 42nd Street (1933). In 1930 she married Ben Lyon, with whom she went to England in the mid-'30s, where she became a successful West End stage star. She and her husband also had their own radio show in London, and became the most popular radio team in the country--especially during World War II, when they refused to return to the US and stayed in London, broadcasting even during the worst of the "blitz".

They later appeared in several British films together as their radio characters. Her final film was one in that series, The Lyons Abroad (1955).

Thomas E. Dewey is an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician.

He served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. In 1944, he was the Republican Party's nominee for president. He lost the 1944 election to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the closest of Roosevelt's four presidential elections. He was again the Republican presidential nominee in 1948, but lost to President Harry S. Truman in one of the greatest upsets in presidential election history. Dewey played a large role in winning the Republican presidential nomination for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952, and helped Eisenhower win the presidential election that year. He also played a large part in the choice of Richard Nixon as the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956.

Juliette Villard was born on 30 November 1942 in Port-Lyautey, French Protectorate of Morocco. She was an actress, known for The Leatherstocking Tales (1969), The Man Who Laughs (1971) and Au théâtre ce soir (1966). She died on 16 March 1971 in Paris, France.

Ellen Dall was born on 28 March 1899 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Dømmer ikke (1919), Lykkeper (1919) and Bajadser (1919). She died on 16 March 1971 in Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden.

Helmuth Rudolph was born on 16 October 1900 in Ennigloh, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Last Waltz (1934), Ein Sommernachtstraum (1958) and Die kleinen Füchse (1962). He was married to Inge Meysel. He died on 16 March 1971 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.

Lajos Pánczél was born on 10 January 1897 in Temesvár, Hungary [now Timisoara, Romania]. He was a writer and director, known for Mesél a film (1946), Zörgetnek az ablakon (1944) and Ágrólszakadt úrilány (1943). He died on 16 March 1971 in Budapest, Hungary.

Guy Schultz was born on 1 June 1892 in California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 16 March 1971 in Fresno, California, USA.