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- Famous as the "Woman in Red", Ana Cumpanas aka Anna Sage reached the status of cultural icon in the United States in the years following John Dillinger(1903-1934)'s death, because she assisted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in tracking down the 'Public Enemy No.1' at the Biograph Theatre in Chicago, USA where he was killed on July 22, 1934 after having seen Manhattan Melodrama (1934). Ana Cumpanas was a native of Comlosu Mare, a village of Banat (then part of Austria-Hungary, now in Timis County, Romania). She married in 1909 and the couple moved to the United States. They had a son, but their marriage did not last and by the end of the decade, Cumpanas was working as a prostitute, and later became a madam. She opened a brothel on Halsted Street in Chicago. By 1934, Cumpanas was facing deportation to Romania, after the authorities deemed her to be "of low moral character". On July 4, 1934, John Dillinger began frequenting Cumpanas and her circle of friends. Cumpanas was reportedly close to Polly Hamilton, who was Dillinger's lover. Once Cumpanas became aware of Dillinger's real identity, she considered turning him in as a way of obtaining permanent US residence and getting a large reward that had been offered for his capture. On July 22, after contacting the FBI through the Chicago Police, Cumpanas identified Dillinger to the FBI agent Melvin Purvis, resulting in Dillinger's shooting outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago. Despite the famous nickname "Woman in Red" and her alleged promise to wear red as a distinctive mark, Cumpanas is said to have actually worn orange that night. She received a US$ 5,000 reward, only half of what she had been allegedly promised, and still had to leave the United States in 1936. She lived then in Timisoara, Romania (close to where she was born) an ordinary life until her death from liver disease in 1947.
- Ion Abrudan was born on 29 March 1938 in Oradea, Romania. He was an actor, known for Vulpe - vânator (1993) and Pe aici nu se trece (1975). He was married to Lenuta Abrudan. He died on 26 December 2017 in Timisoara, Romania.
- Damian Victor Oancea was born on 22 March 1945 in Craiova, Romania. He was an actor, known for 6 Bullets (2012), Outbound (2010) and Megatron (2008). He died on 25 February 2020 in Timisoara, Romania.
- Jarczek-Zamfirescu Ildiku was born on 3 October 1944 in Timisoara, Kingdom Romania. She was an actress, known for Too Late (1996). She died on 9 January 2019 in Timisoara, Romania.
- Having spent most of her life in the Romanian town of Timisoara, Luminita Stoianovici made a prestigious career as a theater actress, director, professor and translator. She graduated in 1984, at the I.A.T.C. "Ion Luca Caragiale", in the group of the drama professors Sanda Manu and Geta Angheluta. Her graduation role was "Mrs. Prism", in "The Importance of Being Earnest", by Oscar Wilde - an extremely humorous and sharp performance. All along her life, she was much loved and respected by her colleagues, as a very kind, friendly and capable person.
- Ildiko Zamfirescu was born on 3 October 1944 in Temesvár, Hungary. She was an actress, known for A unsprezecea porunca (1991), Iacob (1988) and On the Other Side (2000). She died on 9 January 2019 in Timisoara, Romania.
- Imre Higyed was born on 14 February 1942 in Timisoara, Romania. He was an actor, known for Hegyek közt (2006). He died on 29 July 2018 in Timisoara, Romania.
- Peter Jecza was born on 16 October 1939 in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania. He died on 24 March 2009 in Timisoara, Romania.