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1266:Vicki Jason
1261:Danger Zone
1210:Federal Man
1198:Joan Talbot
1061:Ann Whitney
994:Uncredited
867:Swing Fever
789:Uncredited
786:Jimmy James
686:Uncredited
668:Uncredited
511:Merle Scott
479:Uncredited
461:Uncredited
443:Uncredited
408:Uncredited
405:School Girl
374:Filmography
353:Vietnam War
345:Mike Stokey
289:crime drama
220:Early years
147:Mike Stokey
1662:Categories
1308:References
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1147:Rita White
1130:Doris Lacy
1125:Highway 13
1079:Susan Hart
1009:Ellen Dale
974:Elora Lund
935:Live Wires
596:Minor Role
574:Three Sons
453:Stage Door
266:John Wayne
262:Tex Ritter
260:alongside
94:Occupation
59:1915-08-06
1159:Sky Liner
105:1934–1954
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1227:Gunfire
1064:Serial
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614:Eleanor
458:Actress
423:Lenchen
293:mystery
276:heroine
253:Western
214:serials
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838:Billie
440:Dancer
390:Notes
384:Title
342:writer
88:, U.S.
69:, U.S.
43:(1938)
855:Julie
821:Mitzi
752:Elsie
735:Annie
665:Nurse
387:Role
381:Year
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1618:2017
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1386:2017
1373:ISBN
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1291:1954
1279:Waco
1274:1952
1256:1951
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725:1942
708:1941
701:Lily
691:1941
683:Coed
673:1940
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648:Ruth
638:1940
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586:1940
569:1939
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501:1939
484:1938
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448:1937
430:1936
413:1934
395:1934
340:and
315:Waco
239:Film
212:and
162:div.
135:div.
75:Died
49:Born
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