Christian Rudolf Ebsen Jr
Born: 2 April 1908
Belleville, Illinois, USA

He was to play the role of the Tin Woodman in "The Wizard of Oz", but when inhaling the aluminium dust make-up he became seriously ill and was replaced by Jack Haley. Starred in the TV series "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Barnaby Jones".

Barbara Jean Huffman
Born: 23 August 1934
Tucson, Arizona, USA

Co-starred with Larry Hagman in the long-running TV show "I Dream of Jeannie". In the show her "genie" outfit had to be changed as it was deemed too controversial for her belly-button to be seen on TV. Things sure have changed!

Tara Leigh Patrick
Born: 20 April 1972
Ohia, USA

First big break when she replaced Jenny McCarthy on MTV. She then replaced Pamela Anderson on "Baywatch". She married one of basketball bad-boys Dennis Rodman, whom she divorced in 1999. Prior to her TV fame, she auditioned for Prince, who took her under his wing (despite which her album was still a dud) and of course, she has posed nude for Playboy.

Frances Octavia Smith
Born: 31 October 1912
Texas, USA
Died: 7 February 2001

Teamed with Roy Rogers to make 28 films, the first of which was "The Cowboy and The Senorita". Evans landed the role because of her birthplace (Texas). The studio head thought that she would be able to ride n' rope! The on-screen partnership between Rogers and Evans developed into an off-screen relationship and they married in 1947.