You have
loving memories of your time in Croatia. It is a beautiful country that I would
like to see one day. A bright Croatian lady moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to
escape the civil war associated with the break-up of Yugoslavia. Her name was
Mira Furlin. Here is her story:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001245/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
I lived in L.A. in the late 1980s. I
got to know a lot of people in the entertainment business. To get hired as an
actor is tough business. You first have to qualify for a Screen Actor's Guild
card (the union for the entertainment industry). Then one must face the harsh
reality that only 5% of the actors find some kind of work. Only 2% of the
actors really make a living at acting.
Mira "hit the ground running"
when she arrived here. In 1993, she landed a recurring role in the series
Babylon-5. It ran for five years. To this day, it is a cult classic for science
fiction fans like me. She went on to have a long and full career as an actor.
She never was a super-star. But, she earned a good living. She was loved by her
fans.
I got the sad news that Mira died at the
end of 2020 at age 65. It was not a Covid-19 death. It was a freak happening.
She and her husband live in the Hollywood Hills. It can get hot there.
Mosquitos come out. A mosquito bit her. She got infected with the West Nile
Virus. Most of us would have a strong immune system that would carry us through
this illness. Elena's medical opinion was that she did not have a strong immune
system. Life is always unfair. She survived a violent and deadly civil war only
to die due to a mosquito.
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