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Joe Besser was born on August 12, 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. Short, chubby, balding, childish character actor who began his career on the vaudeville circuit before breaking into films in the early 1930s. He was a frequent foil of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their films and played Stinky on their 1950s situation comedy. Joe joined The Three Stooges in 1956, but quit the team to be with his ailing wife in 1958. He spent the 1960s appearing in numerous films and television series, including 88 performances on The Joey Bishop Show (1961) and a regular role as the voice of Babu on the animated series Jeannie (1973). Joe Besser died at age 80 of heart failure on March 1, 1988 in North Hollywood, California.

Yoshi Katô was born on 12 January 1913 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Furusato (1983), The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) and Tampopo (1985). He was married to Isuzu Yamada. He died on 1 March 1988.

Kay Sutton was born on 14 June 1915 in Irvington, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for The Mad Miss Manton (1938), The Saint in New York (1938) and I'm from the City (1938). She was married to Frederick Moulton Alger, Daniel Topping, Clifton Stokes Weaver and Edward Cronjager. She died on 1 March 1988 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA.

Carlos Velo was born on 15 November 1909 in Cartelle, Ourense, Galicia, Spain. He was a director and producer, known for Torero (1956), Pedro Paramo (1967) and Alguien nos quiere matar (1970). He was married to Angélica Ortiz, Carole de Swan and Marí Luisa Álvarez-Santullano Brzezicki. He died on 1 March 1988 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Jean Le Poulain was born on 12 September 1924 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Le Tour du monde en 80 jours (1975), Le Bossu (1959) and Les mystères de Paris (1962). He died on 1 March 1988 in Paris, France.

Pearl Butler was born on 20 September 1927 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She was married to Carl Butler. She died on 1 March 1988 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

Gillian Maude was born on 20 November 1912 in Tipperary, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Dick Barton, Detective (1948), Ten Minute Alibi (1946) and Gravelhanger (1954). She was married to Campbell Singer. She died on 1 March 1988 in London, England, UK.

Giovanni Attanasio was born on 6 January 1928 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for Il tempo dell'inizio (1974), Il segno del comando (1971) and Oggetti smarriti (1980). He died on 1 March 1988 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Frantisek Hrabovský was born on 18 November 1909 in Stubnyafürdõ, Austria-Hungary [now Turcianske Teplice, Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Styridsatstyri (1958), Cisté ruky (1956) and Lazy sa pohli (1952). He died on 1 March 1988 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].

Rolf Mamero was born on 27 September 1914 in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was an actor, known for Born for Hell (1976), Tatort (1970) and Die Affaire Dreyfus (1968). He was married to Aranka Jaenke. He died on 1 March 1988 in Hamburg, West Germany.