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Irish McCalla is a Actor American born on 25 december 1929 at Pawnee City (USA)
Nellie Elizabeth "Irish" McCalla (December 25, 1928 – February 1, 2002) was an American actress and artist best known as the title star of the 1950s television series Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Sheena co-starred actor Chris Drake. McCalla was also a "Varga Girl" model for pinup girl artist Alberto Vargas.
Born in Pawnee City, Nebraska, she was one of eight siblings born to Lloyd, a butcher, and Nettie (née Geiger) McCalla. The family moved often, settling in Des Moines, Iowa in late 1939 when Lloyd began working for Condon Bros. meat dealers. The family lived at 1070 10th Street. Nellie attended Washington Irving Junior High School before the family moved to Marshalltown, Iowa in November 1941, and Omaha, Nebraska in September 1942, before returning to Pawnee City, where she completed high school. At 17, she joined some of her siblings in Southern California, where she worked as a waitress and at an aircraft factory.
In 1951, she married insurance salesman Patrick McIntyre, with whom she had two sons. McCalla was already a popular pinup model by 1952, when she and several other models appeared in the film River Goddesses, comprising voluptuous young women frolicking in Glen Canyon.
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Nationality USA
Birth 25 december 1929 at Pawnee City (USA)
Death 1 february 2002 (at 72 years) at Tucson (USA)
Birth 25 december 1929 at Pawnee City (USA)
Death 1 february 2002 (at 72 years) at Tucson (USA)
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Early lifeBorn in Pawnee City, Nebraska, she was one of eight siblings born to Lloyd, a butcher, and Nettie (née Geiger) McCalla. The family moved often, settling in Des Moines, Iowa in late 1939 when Lloyd began working for Condon Bros. meat dealers. The family lived at 1070 10th Street. Nellie attended Washington Irving Junior High School before the family moved to Marshalltown, Iowa in November 1941, and Omaha, Nebraska in September 1942, before returning to Pawnee City, where she completed high school. At 17, she joined some of her siblings in Southern California, where she worked as a waitress and at an aircraft factory.
In 1951, she married insurance salesman Patrick McIntyre, with whom she had two sons. McCalla was already a popular pinup model by 1952, when she and several other models appeared in the film River Goddesses, comprising voluptuous young women frolicking in Glen Canyon.
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Hands of a Stranger (1962)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Paul Lukather, Joan Perry, Michael Rye, Laurence Haddon, George Sawaya, Sally Kellerman
Roles Holly
Rating52%
When a pianist's hands are destroyed in a traffic accident he receives a double transplant from a murder victim. Much to the bewilderment of the pianist, these new hands have a mind of their own decide to take control and gain vengeance for their past owner's death and are forcing him to commit evil acts.
The Beat Generation (1959)
, 1h33Directed by Charles F. Haas
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Ray Danton, Fay Spain, Margaret Hayes, Jackie Coogan
Roles Marie Baron
Rating55%
In the opening scene, a "beatnik" named Stan Hess (Ray Danton) sits at a table in a coffee house with a woman who begs him for his affection. He scorns her, then encounters his father at another table, who announces his engagement to a younger woman who had also pursued Stan. He insults his stepmother-to-be and departs. Hess is established as a woman-hating habitué of a stereotyped and sensationalized beatnik scene.
Five Gates to Hell (1959)
, 1h38Directed by James Clavell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Actors Dolores Michaels, Patricia Owens, Neville Brand, Nobu McCarthy, Benson Fong, Nancy Kulp
Roles Sister Magdalena
Rating58%
Un petit groupe de médecins et d'infirmières de la Croix-Rouge sont maintenus captifs par des guérillas chinois au Vietnam
She Demons (1958)
, 1h17Directed by Richard E. Cunha
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Volcanisme
Actors Irish McCalla, Tod Griffin, Victor Sen Yung, Gene Roth
Roles Jerrie Turner
Rating45%
Quatre naufragés dont la fille d'un milliardaire américain (Irish McCalla) échouent sur une île volcanique non cartographiée, mais dont il apparaît rapidement qu'elle sert de cible aux exercices de l'US Air-Force. L'un des naufragés étant rapidement abattu à coups de sagaie, les trois rescapés tentent l'exploration de l'île. Ils découvriront le cadavre d'un jeune femme au visage hideux, puis assistent à une danse exécutée par une douzaine de filles en tenue légère, et découvrent enfin un curieux laboratoire souterrain où un ancien criminel nazi (Rudolph Anders) se livre à d'étranges expériences de transmutation de peau afin de tenter de guérir sa femme gravement brûlée au visage. Les naufragés sont capturés, les deux hommes torturés et la femme d'abord courtisée par le dignitaire nazi, puis destinée à devenir sujet d'expérience. C'est à ce moment-là que le volcan se réveille.
She Demons (1958)
Directed by Richard E. Cunha
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Political films
Actors Irish McCalla, Tod Griffin, Victor Sen Yung, Gene Roth
Roles Jerrie Turner
Rating45%
During a tropical storm a pleasure boat is shipwrecked on an uncharted island and presumed sunk with all hands. The radio possessed by the four survivors can only receive but not transmit and they discover the island will soon be used by naval aircraft as a bombing target.