Not with a Whimper

As a 19-year-old drama student from California, she was crowned Miss America in 1954, the year of the first live telecast, and was the first to cry tears of joy at the announcement.

Credits include: Kind Hearts and Coronets, Jason and the Argonauts, Village of the Damned, A Night to Remember and Lust for Life

Credits include: Splendor in the Grass, Deadline - U.S.A., Keeper of the Flame, Frankie and Johnny and The Ballad of Josie

Credits include: The Killers, Sorry, Wrong Number, Body and Soul, The Return of the King and The Racket

David Janssen was born to be a TV star. The Janssen family settled in Hollywood when he was a teenager and he attended Fairfax High School, where he developed an interest in acting. His film debut was a bit part in It's a Pleasure (1945), and at the age of 18 signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox. However, the studio dropped him after allegedly becoming disenchanted with his odd hairline and big prominent ears. Janssen had better luck at Universal, where he signed on in the early 1950s and bec

Credits include: The Getaway, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Andy Griffith Show and Munster, Go Home

Credits include: The Monkees, The Fugitive, Cagney & Lacey, Lou Grant and Time Travelers

Credits include: Repossessed, Herbie Rides Again, Nightmare as a Child, The Galaxy Being and The Turkey Shoot

Credits include: Not with a Whimper and Everybody Gets Hit in the Mouth Sometime

Credits include: Not with a Whimper

Credits include: Not with a Whimper

Credits include: Not with a Whimper and Concrete Evidence