Dana Wynter, Actress from ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ Dies 79

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Dana Wynter (born Dagmar Winter; June 8, 1931 – May 5, 2011) was a German-born British actress, who was brought up in England and Southern Africa. She appeared in film and television for more than forty years beginning in the 1950s, most notably in the original version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Dana Wynter Cause of Death
Dana Wynter died on 5 May 2011 from congestive heart failure at the Ojai Valley Community Hospital’s Continuing Care Center; she was 79 years old. She had suffered from heart disease in later years, and was transferred from the hospital’s intensive care unit earlier in the day. Her son Mark said she was not expected to survive, and "she stepped off the bus very peacefully", 33 days short of her 80th birthday.

Danny Kaye: ON THE DOUBLE  (with Dana Wynter)

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Kevin McCarthy, ‘Body Snatchers’, Prolific Actor, Dies 96 (September 11, 2010)

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