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rowid	first_name	last_name	gender	career_sec	personal_sec	info	seed_first_name	seed_last_name	occupation
96	Vella	Winchell	f	Cobb performed summer stock with the Group Theatre in 1936, when it summered at Pine Brook Country Club in Nichols, Connecticut. During World War II, Cobb served in the First Motion Picture Unit of the United States Army Air Forces. Cobb entered films in the 1930s, successfully playing middle-aged and even older characters while he was still a youth. His first credited role was in the 1937 Hopalong Cassidy oater Rustlers' Valley where he was billed using the stage name Lee Colt. In all subsequent films, he used Lee Cobb and later Lee J. Cobb. He was cast as the Kralahome in the 1946 nonmusical film Anna and the King of Siam. He also played the sympathetic doctor in The Song of Bernadette and appeared as Derek Flint's (James Coburn) supervisor in the James Bond spy spoofs Our Man Flint and In Like Flint. He reprised his role of Willy Loman in the 1966 CBS television adaptation of the famous play Death of a Salesman, which included Gene Wilder, James Farentino, Bernie Kopell, and George Segal. Cobb was nominated for an Emmy Award for the performance. Mildred Dunnock, who had co-starred in both the original stage version and the 1951 film version, again repeated her role as Linda, Willy's devoted wife. In August 1955, while filming The Houston Story, Cobb suffered a heart attack and was replaced by Gene Barry. In 1957, he appeared in Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men, the unique trial jury deliberations drama, as the abrasive Juror #3. In 1959, on CBS' DuPont Show of the Month, he starred in the dual roles of Miguel de Cervantes and Don Quixote in the play I, Don Quixote, which years later became the musical Man of La Mancha. Cobb also appeared as the Medicine Bow, Wyoming owner of the Shiloh Ranch, Judge Henry Garth in the first four seasons (1962–1966), of the long-running NBC Western television series The Virginian (1962–1971). In 1968, his performance as King Lear with Stacy Keach as Edmund, René Auberjonois as the Fool, and Philip Bosco as Kent achieved the longest run (72 performances) for the play in Broadway history. One of his final film roles was that of Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police homicide detective Lt. Kinderman in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist about a demonic possession of a teen-age girl (Linda Blair) in Georgetown, D. C. His last television role was as a stalwart overworked elderly physician still making house calls in urban Baltimore, in Doctor Max, a TV pilot for a potential series which never materialized. He appeared alongside British actor Kenneth Griffith in an ABC television documentary on the American Revolution called Suddenly an Eagle, which was broadcast six months after his death.	Cobb married Yiddish theatre and film actress Helen Beverley in 1940. They had two children, including actress Julie Cobb, before divorcing in 1952. Cobb's second marriage was to school teacher Mary Hirsch, with whom he also had two children.	winchell performed summer stock with the group theatre in 1936, when it summered at pine brook country club in nichols, connecticut. during world war ii, winchell served in the first motion picture unit of the united states army air forces. winchell entered films in the 1930s, successfully playing middle-aged and even older characters while sh ewas still a youth. her first credited role was in the 1937 hopalong cassidy oater rustlers' valley where sh ewas billed using the stage name vella colt. in all subsequent films, sh eused vella winchell and later vella j. winchell. sh ewas cast as the kralahome in the 1946 nonmusical film anna and the king of siam. sh ealso played the sympathetic doctor in the song of bernadette and appeared as derek flint's (james coburn) supervisor in the james bond spy spoofs our man flint and in like flint. sh ereprised her role of willy loman in the 1966 cbs television adaptation of the famous play death of a salesman, which included gene wilder, james farentino, bernie kopell, and george segal. winchell was nominated for an emmy award for the performance. mildred dunnock, who had co-starred in both the original stage version and the 1951 film version, again repeated her role as linda, willy's devoted wife. in august 1955, while filming the houston story, winchell suffered a heart attack and was replaced by gene barry. in 1957, sh eappeared in sidney lumet's 12 angry men, the unique trial jury deliberations drama, as the abrasive juror #3. in 1959, on cbs' dupont show of the month, sh estarred in the dual roles of miguel de cervantes and don quixote in the play i, don quixote, which years later became the musical man of la mancha. winchell also appeared as the medicine bow, wyoming owner of the shiloh ranch, judge henry garth in the first four seasons (1962–1966), of the long-running nbc western television series the virginian (1962–1971). in 1968, her performance as king lear with stacy keach as edmund, rené auberjonois as the fool, and philip bosco as kent achieved the longest run (72 performances) for the play in broadway history. one of her final film roles was that of washington, d.c. metropolitan police homicide detective lt. kinderman in the 1973 horror film the exorcist about a demonic possession of a teen-age girl (linda blair) in georgetown, d. c. her last television role was as a stalwart overworked elderly physician still making house calls in urban baltimore, in doctor max, a tv pilot for a potential series which never materialized. sh eappeared alongside british actor kenneth griffith in an abc television documentary on the american revolution called suddenly an eagle, which was broadcast six months after her death.winchell married yiddish theatre and film actress helen beverley in 1940. they had two children, including actress julie winchell, before divorcing in 1952. winchell's second marriage was to school teacher mary hirsch, with whom sh ealso had two children.	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