Noted actress, author Ikla Chase dies

On Feb. 16, 1978, The Times re­por­ted that Ilka Chase, a ver­sat­ile tal­ent equally suc­cess­ful as an act­ress and au­thor dur­ing a long and pro­lif­ic ca­reer, died in Mex­ico City of com­plic­a­tions res­ult­ing from a fall. She was 72.