Angie Dickinson:
Angie Dickinson was born in Kulm - 1931, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Brown. Mr. Brown was the publisher of The Kulm Messenger. The family left North Dakota in 1942 when Angie was 11 years old, moving to Burbank, CA. In December of 1946, when Angie was a senior at Bellamarine Jefferson High School in Burbank she won the Sixth Annual Bill of Rights Contest in that community. Two years later her sister Janet did likewise. Being the daughter of a printer, Angie at first had visions of becoming a writer but gave this up after winning her first beauty contest. After finishing college she worked as a secretary for Burbank Airplane parts Factory for 3 1/2 years. In 1953, she entered the local Miss America contest one day before the deadline and took 2nd. In August of the same year she was one of five winners in a beauty contest sponsered by NBC and appeared in several TV variety shows. She got her first bit part in a Warner Brothers movie in 1954 and gained television fame in the millionaire series in 1956. Her success then spiraled until she became one of the nation's top movie stars.
This biography from IMDB. You can also find a filmography there.

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platoon:
Etymology: French peloton small detachment, literally, ball, from Middle French pelote little ball -- more at PELLET
1 : a subdivision of a company-size military unit normally consisting of two or more squads or sections
2 : a group of persons sharing a common characteristic or activity (a platoon of waiters); especially : a group of football players who are trained for either offense or defense and are sent into or withdrawn from the game as a body