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Betta St. John
1929Nov, 26

Betta St. John

Betta St. John, American actress, singer and dancer
Betta St. John (born Betty Jean Striegler) is an American former actress, singer and dancer, popular on stage in the 1940s and subsequently in films in the 1950s until the mid-60s.

She worked in the United States and appeared on Broadway and in film's in Hollywood, as well as had successful film roles in Britain including High Tide at Noon, two Tarzan films and horror features Corridors of Blood with Bela Lugosi and Horror Hotel with Christopher Lee, who had also starred in the former.

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Events on 1929

  • 31Jan

    Leon Trotsky

    The Soviet Union exiles Leon Trotsky.
  • 26Feb

    Grand Teton National Park

    President Calvin Coolidge signs an executive order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
  • 8Apr

    Bhagat Singh

    Indian independence movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.
  • 21Jun

    Cristero War

    An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
  • 23Aug

    1929 Palestine riots

    Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attack on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, continuing until the next day, resulted in the death of 65-68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.