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Burly American character actor with a deep gravelly voice who was equally adept at comedy and drama. The son of a theatrical costume designer, Strauss worked as a salesman and also as a singing waiter and busboy before finding success in the stage version of "Detective Story" on Broadway. He appeared with José Ferrer in the Broadway revival of "Twentieth Century." Also on Broadway, he played "Animal" in "Stalag, 17", and repeated the role in the film version (Stalag 17 (1953)). The wildly comic yet appealing character brought Strauss an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He had appeared in films as early as 1942 but became most familiar during the 1950s in memorable roles in such films as The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) and The Man with the Golden Arm (1955). He continued to appear on stage and also in many television programs and commercials into the '70s. He died of complications from a stroke, leaving a widow and three children from his first marriage.

Claudia Fielers was born on 21 May 1946 in Bad Rehburg, Lower Saxony, Germany [now Rehburg-Loccum, Lower Saxony, Germany]. She was an actress, known for The Devil's Plaything (1973), Penthouse Playgirls (1972) and Der Ostfriesen-Report (1973). She was married to Gerhard Alfons Wolfgang Fielers. She died on 20 February 1975 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Lilian Fontaine was born on 11 June 1886 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lost Weekend (1945), Ivy (1947) and The Locket (1946). She was married to George Milan Fontaine and Walter Augustus de Havilland. She died on 20 February 1975 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Composer, songwriter ("I Can't Get You Out of My Mind"), conductor and pianist, educated at Juilliard (on scholarship) and a student of Percy Goetschius. He led his own trio, and conducted orchestras for several network radio programs. He was also the featured pianist in several Broadway musicals. Joining ASCAP in 1942, his chief musical collaborator was Jack Brooks. His other popular song compositions include "Gotta Go to Work Again", "I Made Arrangements With the Moon", "Gee! It Was a Beautiful Song", "Lady Precious Stream", "These 'n' That 'n' Those", "Moon In the Parlor", and "Are You Listenin' Joe?".

Horace de Carbuccia was born on 1 March 1891 in Paris, France. Horace was a writer, known for Au théâtre ce soir (1966) and La lettre (1953). Horace was married to Adry De Carbuccia. Horace died on 20 February 1975 in Paris, France.

Jacques Béranger was born on 18 January 1896 in Mézières, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Jacques was a director and editor, known for La croix du Cervin (1922), Jeux d'hiver (1923) and Le Pauvre Village (1922). Jacques died on 20 February 1975 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.

Mikhail Botov was born on 20 October 1910 in Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire. He was a director and art director, known for The Adventures of Buratino (1960), Once Upon a Time (1957) and The Snow Maiden (1952). He died on 20 February 1975.

Vegard Hall was born on 1 April 1899 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Bells in the Moonlight (1964), Jentespranget (1973) and 4 x 4 (1965). He died on 20 February 1975 in Oslo, Norway.