Jill Ireland

Jill Ireland (April 24, 1936 – May 18, 1990) was an English actress best known for her many films with her second husband Charles Bronson in the 1970s and her portrayal of Leila Kalomi in the ' episode "This Side of Paradise".

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April 24 - 1936 - May 18 - 1990 - English - Charles Bronson - This Side of Paradise

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She was married to David McCallum from May 11, 1957 to 1967, with whom she had three sons including their adopted son, Jason McCallum Bronson, who died of a drug overdose in 1989, which devastated Ireland and made her into something of an anti-drugs activist in the small amount of time she had left.

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David McCallum - May 11 - 1957 - 1967 - Drug overdose - 1989

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She was subsequently married to Bronson, with whom she had had a daughter, from October 5, 1968 (who appeared with McCallum in The Great Escape) until her death following a long battle with breast cancer in 1990 (she had been diagnosed in 1984) at the age of 54 at home in Malibu, California, survived by her husband, 3 children and her parents.

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October 5 - 1968 - The Great Escape - Malibu, California

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