Bill Cody (actor) Hollywood, and Cody was survived by his wife, Victoria Regina, and his sons, Bill, Jr. and Henry. Bill Cody (actor) William Joseph "Bill" Cody Sr. (January 5, 1891 – January 24, 1948) was a Hollywood B-western actor of the 1920s, 1930s and into the 1940s, and father to Bill Cody, Jr.. Cody, often called "the reel Bill Cody", began his acting career in the early days of film, and just happened to have the same name as "Buffalo" Bill Cody, although he was not a relation. Cody's name was what initially drew producers to him; however he soon proved to
Ram Chandra (snake showman) Ram Chandra (snake showman) Ram Chandra (real name: Edward Royce Ramsamy) was a snake showman in Australia. He was known as Australia' "taipan man" and for his work in extracting snake venom to create antivenenes. He was born on 24 May 1921 and joined the show circuit in Sydney in the early 1940s. He handled and demonstrated various snakes in 'The Pit of Death' and in 1946 changed his name to Ram Chandra. He was responsible for the identification of the taipan as a separate species from the brown snake. In 1951 he successfully milked a taipan and in 1955