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Eugenia Paul Profile
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| 3 March 35 | is born in Dearborn, Michigan, of Russian heritage. She has an older brother and two younger twin brothers. |
| ? | attends Maples Elementary and Fordson High schools in Dearborn, Michigan |
| ? | leaves school to join the New York Ballet |
| ? | starts as a ballet dancer |
| 51 | is in the 30-minute short The Living Christ Series Volume 9 The Fate of John the Baptist |
| c. 52 | goes to Hollywood at age 17 |
| ? | Warner Brothers signs her as a dancer |
| February 52 | columnist Erskine Johnson reveals: “Pretty Eugenia Popoff’s answer when I popped off about her proposed marriage to Steve Cochran: ‘Ask him. For my part, I think it will be a long time before we marry.’” |
| ? | develops a weight problem after going to Hollywood. Her agent tells her that she has to lose 10 pounds. |
| March 55 | tagged a New York radio starlet, she’s pictured posing in a harem girl outfit |
| ? | studies drama with Michael Chekov |
| September 55 | she and fellow starlet Gloria Rhoads tour the States to promote The Adventures of Pancho Villa |
| Late September 55 | columnist Bill Reddell reports from a dinner with her (and Gloria): “The gal is known as Eugenia Paul. Before that she was known as Eugenia Popoff, Popov, or even Popova. Her real Russian name is a jawbreaker that she can’t spell because she’s a thoroughly-American Russian. This item has a fascinating lineage, from Genghis Khan on her father’s side; and a tribe of Gypsies on her mother’s side. She said this is the truth and not Hollywood hokum." |
| 28 September 55 | she and Rhoads grace the San Antonio world premiere of The Treasure of Pancho Villa. Rory Calhoun, his wife Lita Baron, and Gilbert Roland are among the celebrity guests. |
| c. December 55 | is signed by 20th Century-Fox |
| January 56 | is noted dancing with Bob Strauss, heir to the Pep Boys fortune, to Eddie Neal's music at the Moulin Rouge |
| September 57 | is reported getting the feminine lead in ABC's new "Zorro" series. "She will play the daughter of a California ranchero who falls in love with the Robin Hood-like hero, played by Guy Williams." The press tells that she’s 22 and a native of Detroit. |
| c. 58 | marries Robert "Bob" P. Strauss, heir to the Pep Boys auto stores fortune |
| May 58 | it’s reported that every morning she runs three-fifth of a mile down Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles. “The free-lance TV actress, now a trim 118 pounds, frankly confesses that before her daily run, four years ago, she weighed 160 and a half.” |
| 11 May 59 | is on hand to grace the grand opening of the new Pep Boys auto supply store at 5117 Lakewood Boulevard, Lakewood, California |
| ? | her daughter Kimberly V. is born |
| ? | her daughter Wendy L. is born |
| ? | her son, Baron K., is born |
| ? | she and her husband reside in Manalapan |
| 24 May 10 | as Eugenia P. Strauss, she dies at age 75 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, after a long and courageous battle with illness |
| Sources: Delores Emmons-Garrett, The Lima News, Pasadena Independent, The Daily Register, Long Beach Press-Telegram, San Antonio Express, TV Guide, The Abilene Reporter-News, The Fresno Bee, Winnipeg Free Press | |
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