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Mary Benoit was born on 17 February 1911 in Gravette, Arkansas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Patty (1962) and Peter Gunn (1958). She was married to Charles Victor Lutz. She died on 23 February 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Although her younger sister Mary Ann is more famous, having been a popular early member of the Our Gang (1922) comedy shorts, that might not have been true in Hawaii. In the mid-1930s, Peaches met and married Hawaiian-born "Tony Guerrero." It is unclear whether Peaches went to Honolulu as a showgirl with a revue and there met local "beach boy" Guerrero, or if he moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1930s and met her there. However they met, they married and settled down in Los Angeles and opened a restaurant called "The Hawaiian Hut." It became very successful, but by the end of the decade, her life changed in a big way. She had left show business after her marriage to work in the restaurant, and although even Tony had managed a few bit parts in films in his spare time, most notably in an uncredited minor role in the Spencer Tracy film Northwest Passage (1940), by the time that movie was released, the pair moved to Honolulu and opened a restaurant there in the heart of Waikiki Beach. They called it "The Tropics" and it became an Hawaiian institution over the years, very popular with many Hollywood movie stars. It was eventually renamed The World Famous Tropics at Waikiki and in 1952, the couple went to Paris to study at the Cordon Bleu, opening a second restaurant upon their return to Hawaii, the Tropics Ala Moana. This restaurant was as successful as the Tropics and the special house dressing became so much in demand that it was eventually bottled and to this day, Tropics Salad Dressings are popular on the West Coast and of course, in Hawaii, where they are made. They are also available online. Tony died in 1985 and Peaches in 2002, having lived a long and happy life together outside of show business.

Alice Wallace was born on 30 June 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress. She was married to John R. Moore. She died on 23 February 2002 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.

Cathianne Blore was born on 8 January 1952 in Tucson, Arizona, USA. She was an actress, known for An American Tail (1986), Fatal Beauty (1987) and Knots Landing (1979). She died on 23 February 2002 in California, USA.

William Lally was born on 28 March 1912 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Tales of Tomorrow (1951), The Red Menace (1949) and Rocky King, Detective (1950). He died on 23 February 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Charles Millard was born on 24 March 1928 in Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for The Four Diamonds (1995). He was married to Irma Millard. He died on 23 February 2002.

Rosemary Scott was born on 16 February 1912 in Sunderland, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Scotland Yard (1960), Six Days of Justice (1972) and Arms and the Man (1946). She was married to Julian D'Albie. She died on 23 February 2002 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.

Roger Ready was born on 19 January 1931 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Mars Needs Women (1968), Creature of Destruction (1968) and Night Fright (1967). He was married to Diana Blake, Roberta Jean Herring and Patricia Ready. He died on 23 February 2002 in Carrollton, Texas, USA.

Mina Block was born on 4 June 1923 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Mike Block. She died on 23 February 2002 in Port Washington, New York, USA.

Závis Bochnícek was born on 20 April 1920 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Kazdy tyzden sedem dní (1964). He died on 23 February 2002 in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Nikolay Dubinskiy was born on 10 January 1912 in Kaluga, Kaluga uyezd, Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kaluga Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Belorusskie novelly (1943), Lunnyy kamen (1935) and Nepobedimye (1943). He died on 23 February 2002 in Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast, Russia.

Friederike Theyrer-Gaugisch died on 23 February 2002 in Fratres, Lower Austria, Austria.