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Bhanumathi Ramakrishna was born on 7 September 1925 in Doddavaram, Madras Presidency, British India. She was an actress and director, known for Laila Majnu (1949), Chandirani (1953) and Chandirani (1953). She was married to P.S. Ramakrishna Rao. She died on 24 December 2005 in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.- Michael Vale, the character actor best known for his role as Fred the Baker in television commercials for Dunkin' Donuts, was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 28, 1922. He studied acting at New York City's Dramatic Workshop and made his movie debut in a bit part in director Fred Zinnemann's cinematic adaptation of Michael V. Gazzo's A Hatful of Rain (1957). He made his Broadway debut in the play "The Egg" in January 1962 in support of star Michael Constantine. The play flopped, lasting a total of only eight performances. He followed it up with two more Broadway flops in 1964 before making good with "The Impossible Years," which debuted on October 13, 1965 and did not close until May 27, 1967 after a total of 670 performances. He appeared in four more plays on Broadway in the next decade, but the only hit was Neil Simon's "California Suite," for which he was a standby.
While Vale never made much of an impression in movies, he appeared in over 1,300 TV commercials. The Dunkin' Donuts ads featuring his character Fred, whose signature line was "Time to make the doughnuts," ran for 15 years from 1982 until 1997, when Vale retired.
Michael Vale died on December 24, 2005 in New York City of complications from diabetes. He was 83 years old. - Ted Hartman was born on 2 November 1923 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Sea Hunt (1958), Ripcord (1961) and Hawaiian Eye (1959). He died on 24 December 2005 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
- Ricardo Villareal was an actor, known for Rosalinda (1999), Agujetas de color de rosa (1994) and Desde Gayola (2002). He died on 24 December 2005.
- Mikhail Shishkov was born on 27 September 1927. He was an actor, known for Queen of the Gypsies (1976), The Anna Cross (1954) and Ya vinovat (1993). He died on 24 December 2005.
- Manuel Iglesias was born on 13 November 1953 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Las nenas del amor (1983), Albures mexicanos (1985) and Ni modo... así somos (1981). He died on 24 December 2005 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- William Cole was born on 22 April 1934 in Durham, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Folio (1955), Anne of Green Gables (1956) and Anne of Green Gables (1958). He was married to Hilda Neeb. He died on 24 December 2005 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
- Bhanumathi was an actress, known for Barrister's Wife (1935) and Desh Dasi (1935). She died on 24 December 2005 in Chennai, India.
- Additional Crew
George Gerbner was born on 8 August 1919 in Budapest, Hungary. He is known for Independent Lens (1999), The Great Canadian Culture Hunt (1976) and Television (1985). He was married to Ilona Kutas. He died on 24 December 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.- Bobby Jancik was born on 9 February 1940 in Houston, Texas, USA. He died on 24 December 2005.