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<p>Polish-born actress Ingrid Pitt is seen in this Dec. 19, 1968 b/w file photo. Ingrid Pitt, who survived a Nazi concentration camp to become an acclaimed British movie actress, has died. Dubbed "the first lady of English horror" by her fans, Pitt also dodged Communist police in Germany before moving to England to become one of the country's best-known fright film stars. She played in movies such as "Where Eagles Dare" and "The Wicker Man" along with a slew of camp horror classics. She was 73 years old.</p>

<p>Polish-born actress Ingrid Pitt is seen in this Dec. 19, 1968 b/w file photo. Ingrid Pitt, who survived a Nazi concentration camp to become an acclaimed British movie actress, has died. Dubbed "the first lady of English horror" by her fans, Pitt also dodged Communist police in Germany before moving to England to become one of the country's best-known fright film stars. She played in movies such as "Where Eagles Dare" and "The Wicker Man"…

November 26, 2010

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Ingrid Pitt, doyenne of Hammer horror films, dies
November 26, 2010 8 p.m.

Ingrid Pitt, doyenne of Hammer horror films, dies

LONDON - Ingrid Pitt, who survived a Nazi concentration camp and dodged Communist police to become one of Britain's best-known horror stars, died Tuesday, her daughter said. She was 73.