Aliza Gur

82, from Ramat Gan, Israel

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Biography

Aliza Gur was born Aliza Gross in Ramat Gan, Israel, in 1944. She was Miss Israel of 1960 in the Miss Universe pageant, placing in the top 15. Her parents had fled Germany during the rise to power of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and they eventually settled in Israel, where she and her brother were born. She emigrated to the US in her 20s and settled in California, where she began her film and television career. Her television credits include guest appearances on Get Smart(1965) and The Wild Wild West (1965), among other shows. Her film credits include From Russia with Love (1963), Kill a Dragon (1967) and the cult vampire film Beast of Morocco(1968) (she was also, at 12 years of age, an extra in The Ten Commandments (1956). Her parents came to the United States and settled in Cleveland, Ohio, for a time. They passed away in the mid-'70s.

Timeline

2000Aged 56

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1973Aged 29

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    Rachel Friedman

1968Aged 24

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    Marissa

1967Aged 23

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    Tisa

1966Aged 22

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    Mid-Eastern Contact

1964Aged 20

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    Miss Peru

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    Catherine Carrel

1963Aged 19

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