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Dixie is the middle of three children. Her father owned several small retail stores. Early on, she dreamed of being an opera singer, but a botched tonsillectomy at age 7 spoiled any chances for that dream. Still, she sang regularly and studied classical music. She can play the piano, trumpet, and the harmonica. She graduated from Memphis State with an English degree. In 1960, she made her professional debut in a local production of "Carousel". Three year's later, she moved to New York and landed a role in Joseph Papp's production of Shakespeare's "A Winter's Tale". When she married businessman, Arthur Carter, she left the stage for eight years to raise two daughters, Ginna Carter - now an actress and Mary Dixie Carter, a screenwriter. At age 35, she returned to acting, but found that no agent wanted to give her a chance. A second marriage to Broadway actor, George Hearn, quickly ended.- Abigail Thernstrom was born on 14 September 1936 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Stephan Thernstrom. She died on 10 April 2020 in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
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Al Jaffee was born on 13 March 1921 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974), Bum Future (2013) and When We Went MAD!. He was married to Joyce Revenson and Ruth Ahlquist. He died on 10 April 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Anne Perry was born on October 28, 1938, in London. She was first known as Juliet Marion Hulme, famed co-murderess of friend Pauline Parker's mother in 1954. After serving five years in Mount Eden Prison she moved overseas to be with her mother. In 1979 she published The Cater Street Hangman, the first in a series of successful mystery novels.
- Arnold Johnson was born on 15 November 1921 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Menace II Society (1993), Shaft (1971) and Putney Swope (1969). He was married to Betty Helene Heater. He died on 10 April 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Auguste Lumière was a French engineer, industrialist, biologist, and illusionist, born in Besançon, France. He attended the Martinière Technical School and worked as a manager at the photographic company of his father, Antoine Lumière. Although it is his brother Louis Lumière who is generally acclaimed as the "father of the cinema", Auguste also made a major contribution towards the development of the medium, first by helping with the invention and construction of the cinematographe (the world's first camera and projection mechanism), and second by appearing as a subject in many of the films shot by Louis. Along with his brother, he is also credited with giving the world's first public film screening on December 28, 1895. However, according to Louis, Auguste lost interest in the cinematographe as soon as construction had been completed, and thereafter showed no further interest in the film medium. After his work on the cinematograph he began focusing on the biomedical field, becoming a pioneer in the use of X-rays to examine fractures. He also contributed to innovations in military aircraft, producing a catalytic heater to allow cold-weather engine starts.- Barbara Marx Hubbard was born on 22 December 1929 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was a producer, known for Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within (2007), American Visionary: The Story of Barbara Marx Hubbard and Occupy Love (2012). She was married to Earl Hubbard. She died on 10 April 2019 in Loveland, Colorado, USA.
- Big George Brock was born on 16 May 1932 in Grenada, Mississippi, USA. He was a composer, known for M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues (2008), Hard Times (2006) and America's Blues (2015). He died on 10 April 2020 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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Bruce Baillie was born on 24 September 1931 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Mr. Hayashi (1963), Quixote (1965) and Quick Billy (1971). He was married to Lorie Apit. He died on 10 April 2020 in Camano Island, Washington, USA.- Actor
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Carlo Sabatini was born on 7 April 1932 in Rome, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Omen (2006), I promessi sposi (1967) and I padri della patria (1991). He died on 10 April 2020 in Roma, Lazio, Italy.- Cec Linder was born on 10 March 1921 in Radziechów, Poland. He was an actor, known for Goldfinger (1964), Lolita (1962) and Quatermass and the Pit (1958). He was married to Joan Patricia Nuttall. He died on 10 April 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Diane Rodriguez was born on 22 June 1951 in San Jose, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), La Bamba (1987) and Psycho III (1986). She was married to Jose Delgado. She died on 10 April 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Soundtrack
Earl Thomas Conley was born on 17 October 1941 in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA. He was married to Sandra Smith. He died on 10 April 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.- Director
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Francis Reusser is a Swiss Filmmaker. Trained at the Vevey School of Photography and the TSR, Francis Reusser created with François Albera the audiovisual section of the "École supérieure de l'art visuel de Genève" (HEAD). He has directed numerous movies as well as TV magazines. He is the father of Jean Reusser who has been editing his films regularly since 2007. Francis Reusser died during the night of April 9-10, 2020 at the age of 77.- Actress
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Gloria Dickson was born Thais Alalia Dickerson on August 13, 1917, in Pocotello, Idaho. After her father died, her mother took Gloria and her sister to California. During high school she started acting in local theater productions. When she was nineteen a Warner Brothers talent scout saw one of her performances and offered her a contract. For her first film she was given the leading role in They Won't Forget (1937). Her performance got rave reviews and she was called the "luckiest girl in Hollywood". Gloria continued to get good roles in Gold Diggers in Paris (1938), They Made Me a Criminal (1939), and I Want a Divorce (1940). In 1938 she married makeup artist Perc Westmore. He wanted her to be more glamorous and persuaded her to have a nose job. After leaving MGM, Gloria's career stalled and she could only get small roles in B-movies like Lady of Burlesque (1943) and The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942). Gloria divorced Perc and married director Ralph Murphy in 1941. Unfortunately, Ralph had a wandering eye, and their marriage only lasted two years. By 1944, Gloria was unemployed and overweight and was also struggling with a serious alcohol problem. She married former boxer William Fitzgerald and rented a house in West Hollywood. On April 10, 1945, Gloria was taking a nap when the house caught fire. She tried to escape but ended up trapped in a bathroom. Gloria suffered second-degree burns and died from asphyxiation. She was only 27 years old. Gloria is buried at Hollywood Forever cemetery with a tombstone reading "Thais A. Dickerson, My Baby".- Producer
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Hans Verhagen was born on 3 March 1939 in Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. He was a producer and writer, known for Hol van de Leeuw (1976), Het gat van Nederland (1972) and Heilige plaatsen (1984). He died on 10 April 2020 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Stunts
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Jack Williams was born on 15 April 1921 in Butte, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Innerspace (1987), Wild Wild West (1999) and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985). He was married to Clare. He died on 10 April 2007 in Sylmar, California, USA.- Producer
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Jean Marzollo was born on 24 June 1942 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA. Jean was a producer and writer, known for I Spy (2002) and Shane's Kindergarten Countdown (2005). Jean was married to Claudio Marzollo. Jean died on 10 April 2018 in Cold Spring, New York, USA.- Jean Thurston Vander Pyl was an American actress and voice actress. Although her career spanned many decades, she is best known as the voice of Wilma Flintstone for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Flintstones (1960). In addition to Wilma Flintstone, she also provided the voices of Pebbles Flintstone, Rosie the robot maid on the animated series The Jetsons (1962), Goldie, Lola Glamour, Nurse LaRue and other characters in Top Cat (1961), Winsome Witch on The Secret Squirrel Show (1965) and Ogee on The Magilla Gorilla Show (1964).
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Jorge Sobral was born on 25 August 1931 in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Malevo (1972), Ché OVNI (1968) and Ritmo, amor y juventud (1966). He died on 22 April 2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Actress
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Judith Malina was born on 4 June 1926 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She was an actress and director, known for The Addams Family (1991), The Secret of My Success (1987) and When in Rome (2010). She was married to Hanon Reznikov and Julian Beck. She died on 10 April 2015 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.- Jymie Merritt is an American double-bassist, electric-bass pioneer, band leader and composer in the jazz idiom. Merritt originally worked with rock and roll pioneers Chris Powell and Bull Moose Jackson before working with B.B. King for several years. In 1957, Jymie moved to New York City to join Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, who he recorded seventeen albums with. In 1962, he moved on to forming his own group The Forerunners, and also worked with Chet Baker, Max Roach, Sonny Clark, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Jimmy Witherspoon and Dizzy Gillespie. Merritt began playing the electric bass within the first year of joining Bull Moose Jackson in 1949. He has received the the Clef Club of Philadelphia's Living Legend Jazz Award, the Jazz Heritage Award of the Philadelphia Jazz Fair and the Don Redman Heritage Award.
- Khalil Gibran (Full name : Gibran Khalil Gibran) is a Lebanese poet, painter, writer, philosopher and theologian, born in Bsharri, Lebanon on January 6th, 1883. He left Lebanon with his mother on June 25th, 1895. He enjoyed a successful writing career until his death on April 10th, 1931. Gibran was honored in Lebanon, among other countries, like the Khalil Gebran park in Bucharest, Romania.
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Kantz was born on 8 November 1959. He was a director and writer, known for Project Purgatory (2010), Love and a Bullet (2002) and Wasteland (2011). He died on 10 April 2021.- Actress
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A veteran scene stealer in the cynical tradition of Thelma Ritter and known for her own inimitably dry, poker-faced delivery, Kay Medford was born Margaret Kathleen Regan in the Bronx, New York City on September 14, 1919, the daughter of Irish folk James and Mary Regan. Her mother was, at one time, a Shakespearean actress on the road. Kay attended both public and Catholic schools growing up, her parents both dying while she was in her teens.
Kay quickly gravitated towards humor and show business as a respite from those sad times. She began as a nightclub waitress and worked herself up a comedy routine eventually. She officially began her career entertaining at summer resorts on the Borscht circuit in the Catskill Mountains. Moving to Hollywood in an effort to break into war-era films (1942-1945), Kay only managed atmospheric, unbilled bits (secretaries, waitresses, phone operators), for the most part in such MGM fare as Maisie Gets Her Man (1942), Random Harvest (1942), Three Hearts for Julia (1943), Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) Broadway Rhythm (1944), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) and Adventure (1945). The only minor speaking role of any significance or substance was in the film Swing Shift Maisie (1943).
In 1949, Kay toured with a nightclub routine in which she did impersonations of Hollywood celebrities. She returned to films in the post-war with featured roles in The Undercover Man (1949), the film noir Guilty Bystander (1950) and Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952). But it was as one of New York and London's most enjoyable cabaret performers that the comedienne earned a huge following. This built-in reputation eventually led her to the Broadway musical stage in 1951, where, at the age of 37, she played Cherry in "Paint Your Wagon." More popular shows made use of her reliable name, including "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" (1953), "Lullaby" (winning a Theatre World Award) (1954), "Mr. Wonderful" (1956), "A Hole in the Head" (1957), and "Carousel" (1957) (as Mrs. Mullin). TV anthologies also earned her some attention ("Philco Television Playhouse," "United States Steel Hour," "Studio One in Hollywood") as well as a couple films, especially her role as the first wife of grasping, increasingly ruthless guitar player-turned-politician Andy Griffith in the acclaimed drama A Face in the Crowd (1957) directed by Elia Kazan and her comedy relief role as the landlady in the NYC tenement drama The Rat Race (1960).
Often playing older than she was, Kay won the New York Drama Critic's Award for her hilarious turn as Dick Van Dyke's emasculating mother in the classic 1960 musical "Bye, Bye Birdie". However, she lost out on the Mama role to Maureen Stapleton when it transferred to film. By this time, she had pretty much patented her meddling, overbearing Brooklynesque characters and it all culminated in the role of a lifetime as the sermonizing Jewish mom in both the Broadway stage (1964) and film versions of the hit musical Funny Girl (1968), the highly fictionalized bio of entertainer Fanny Brice. Kay was the only one in the cast who managed to keep up with Barbra Streisand and her star-making brilliance. Her spot-on, stone-faced comic timing grabbed its share of laughs and earned her well-deserved Tony and Oscar nominations. Her last appearance on Broadway was in the Woody Allen comedy "Don't Drink the Water."
Later sporadic films, both comedic and dramatic, included supports in BUtterfield 8 (1960), Ensign Pulver (1964), A Fine Madness (1966), The Busy Body (1967), Angel in My Pocket (1969), Fire Sale (1977) and Windows (1980). Surprisingly, she was not utilized and was sorely missed in the "Funny Girl" sequel Funny Lady (1975). Appearing frequently on TV with both comedic and dramatic roles, Kay continued in her busybody mama vein with Dean Martin on his long-running variety show. And in recurring mode, she also enjoyed playing nosy relative characters in the light TV series That's Life (1968) and To Rome with Love (1969).
While comedy was Kay's forte, appearing in such established sitcoms ("The Partridge Family, "Love American Style"), she often provided comedy relief in heavy TV dramas and at times played dead serious as well -- "Ben Casey," "Medical Center," "Marcus Welby," "Kojak".
Falling ill in her final years, Kay, who remained unmarried, made her last on-camera appearance in a 1980 episode of "Barney Miller." She died of cervical cancer on April 10, 1980, age only 60, in her Manhattan apartment.- Actor
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This African American actor attended Penn Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started his junior year at 6' 5" and finished it at 6' 9"! He played basketball throughout his high-school years and won a scholarship. He averaged 18 points a game and 10 rebounds! He played basketball during college, but not when it would interfere with his major at George Washington University in Washington, DC, which was Theatrical Arts. During his college years, he met Jay Fenichel with whom he would later make musical productions. Upon graduation, Fenichel moved to Los Angeles and Hall moved to Venezuela to play basketball.
After a year, Hall lost interest and relocated to Los Angeles, California. Along with Fenichel, the duo put together two night-club acts/musicals. One was a semi-autobiographical two-man musical, "In Five," and the other was a two-man show called "The Worst of Friends," both of which played in night clubs throughout the LA area. They also had a promotional business where they did promotional acts in department stores for new products.
While working on the set of the series 227 (1985), he met his co-star, Alaina Reed-Hall, who played Rose Lee Holloway. They married--both on the set, and in real life. Predator 2 (1990) was released December 1990, and in April 1991, he died of AIDS, which he contracted through a blood transfusion a few months before.- Actor
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Larry Linville was born on 29 September 1939 in Ojai, California, USA. He was an actor, known for M*A*S*H (1972), Paper Dolls (1984) and Mannix (1967). He was married to Deborah Guydon, Susan Hagan, Melissa Gallant, Vaughn Taylor and Kate Geer. He died on 10 April 2000 in New York City, New York, USA.- Larry Sharpe was born on 26 June 1950 in Paulsboro, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), World Class Championship Wrestling (1972) and Spectrum Wrestling (1977). He died on 10 April 2017 in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA.
- Lech Kaczynski was born on 18 June 1949 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for O dwóch takich, co ukradli ksiezyc (1962), The Referees (2009) and Chwila prawdy (2002). He was married to Maria Kaczynska. He died on 10 April 2010 in Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast, Russia.
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Raised in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, Linda Creed's contribution to the Philly Soul Sound of the 1970s through the 1980s is undeniable. Her talents as a lyricist were teamed with Philadelphia International Records most noted composer-producer-arranger Thom Bell in 1971. The Creed and Bell collaboration produced an impressive array of Top 40 hits.
For the vocal group The Stylistics, this songwriting team penned "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" (their first collaboration & first Top 40 Hit), "You Are Everything", "Betcha By Golly, Wow", "I'm Stone In Love With You", and "You're As Right As Rain." For The Spinners, they penned "Ghetto Child", "The Rubberband Man" and "I'm Coming Home." Creed's sensitive lyrics meshed with Bell's signature classical-cum-soul sound also produced one of Johnny Mathis's signature albums. Mathis' 1973 LP "I'm Coming Home" included the first recorded versions of "A Baby's Born", "I'd Rather Be Here With You", "Sweet Child" and "Life Is A Song Worth Singing", the latter becoming one of Mathis' most requested songs and a hit single for singer Teddy Pendergrass.
Although Creed was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 26, she continued to work. With composer Michael Masser, she wrote the poignant lyrics to "The Greatest Love of All" for the Muhammad Ali biopic The Greatest (1977); this Creed-Masser composition would become a No. 1 hit for singer Whitney Houston in 1986, the same year Creed lost her battle with breast cancer at age 37.
In 1987 her family and friends established The Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation in Philadelphia to provided free mammographies to uninsured and underinsured women. As one half of one of the most commercially and critically acclaimed songwriting teams, she was inducted posthumously into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992.- Actress
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Linda Darnell, one of five children of a postal clerk, grew up fast. At 11, she was modeling clothes, giving her age as 16. At 13, she was appearing on the stage with little theater groups. Her mother encouraged her to audition when Hollywood talent scouts came to Dallas. She went to California and when the studio found out how young she really was, she was sent home and told to come back when she was 15. Her fourth film, Star Dust (1940), was based on this real life experience. It was Star Dust (1940) that Darnell was watching the night of April 9, 1965, at the home of her former secretary, located in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The house caught on fire in the early hours of the next morning and Darnell died that afternoon in Cook County Hospital. The character she played in one of her best known roles, Forever Amber (1947) survived the London fire, the plague and the perils of being the mistress of the English king, Charles II.- Actress
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Linda Hopkins was born on 14 December 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Leprechaun 2 (1994), Great Performances (1971) and The Kitchen (2019). She died on 10 April 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.- Actress
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Her father was a minister, and when she joined a local stock company as a youngster she changed her name to avoid embarrassing her family. She worked in vaudeville and debuted on Broadway in 1916. Her film debut was in A House Divided (1931). She repeated her stage role in Dead End (1937) as Baby Face Martin (Humphrey Bogart)'s mother, which led to a number of slum mother parts. She played very strong role of Lucy, the dude ranch operator in The Women (1939). She achieved popularity as a comedienne in six 1940s movies made with Wallace Beery e.g., Barnacle Bill (1941). The character which would dominate her remaining career was established when she played Ma Kettle in The Egg and I (1947), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress. She began her co-starring series with Percy Kilbride the following year in Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948) and continued through seven more. Her last movie was a "Kettle" without Kilbride: The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957).- Additional Crew
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Mercedes LeAnza was born on 12 November 1981 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. She was a producer and actress, known for Fancy Article Presents (2014), Chaperones (2015) and The Real Housewives of America: Political Spoof Parody (2013). She died on 10 April 2022 in California, USA.- Director
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Curtiz began acting in and then directing films in his native Hungary in 1912. After WWI, he continued his filmmaking career in Austria and Germany and into the early 1920s when he directed films in other countries in Europe. Moving to the US in 1926, he started making films in Hollywood for Warner Bros. and became thoroughly entrenched in the studio system. His films during the 1930s and '40s encompassed nearly every genre imaginable and some, including Casablanca (1942) and Mildred Pierce (1945), are considered to be film classics. His brilliance waned in the 1950s when he made a number of mediocre films for studios other than Warner. He directed his last film in 1961, a year before his death at 74.- A native of Bhadeli, a village near the city of Bulsar, in what is now the state of Gujarat, Morarji Ranchhodji Desai was born on leap years day in 1896, the oldest of the 6 children of Ranchhodji Desai, a teacher, and Vajiaben (or Maniben) Desai. He was educated at Bombay University, and he was a civil servant for 12 years before embarking on a long and varied political career. He joined Congress in 1930, but was twice imprisoned as a supporter of Mahatma Gandhi's Civil Disobedience Campaign before becoming Revenue Minister in the Bombay government (1937-39). He was again imprisoned (1941-45) for his part in the 'Quit India' movement, before again serving as Bombay's Revenue Minister (1946) and later, Home Minister and Chief Minister (1952). Four years later, he entered central government, first as Minister for Commerce and Industry (1956-58) then as Finance Minister, resigning in 1963 to devote himself to party work. He was a candidate for the premiership in 1964 and again in 1966, when he was defeated by Indira Gandhi. Deputy premier and Minister of Finance in her administration, Desai resigned in 1968 over differences with the premier. In 1974 he supported political agitation in Gujarat, and the following year began a fast in support of elections in the state, being detained when a state of emergency was proclaimed. After his release in 1977 he was appointed leader of the Janata Party, a coalition opposed to Mrs Gandhi's rule, and he finally became Prime Minister after the elections that same year. The Janata government was, however, characterized by much internal strife, and Desai was forced to resign in 1979.
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Natalie Schafer got her start doing Broadway plays then making the move to the big screen. Even before Gilligan's Island (1964), she was typecast in roles as society women, or elegant, fashionable ladies. It was her role as "Eunice 'Lovey' Wentworth Howell" wife of multi-millionaire Thurston Howell III, that she was best known for. After the show ended its run in 1967, Schafer did a few guest appearances on shows, most notably The Brady Bunch (1969).- Composer
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Born in Milan in 1911 into a family of musicians, Nino Rota was first a student of Orefice and Pizzetti. Then, still a child, he moved to Rome where he completed his studies at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in 1929 with Alfredo Casella. In the meantime, he had become an 'enfant prodige', famous both as a composer and as an orchestra conductor. His first oratorio, "L'infanzia di San Giovanni Battista," was performed in Milan and Paris as early as 1923 and his lyrical comedy, "Il Principe Porcaro," was composed in 1926. From 1930 to 1932, Nino Rota lived in the USA. He won a scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia where he attended classes in composition taught by Rosario Scalero and classes in orchestra taught by Fritz Reiner. He returned to Italy and earned a degree in literature from the University of Milan. In 1937, he began a teaching career that led to the directorship of the Bari Conservatory, a title he held from 1950 until his death in 1979. After his "childhood" compositions, Nino Rota wrote the following operas: Ariodante (Parma 1942), Torquemada (1943), Il cappello di paglia di Firenze (Palermo 1955), I due timidi (RAI 1950, London 1953), La notte di un neurastenico (Premio Italia 1959, La Scala 1960), Lo scoiattolo in gamba (Venezia 1959), Aladino e la lampada magica (Naples 1968), La visita meravigliosa (Palermo 1970), Napoli milionaria (Spoleto Festival 1977). He also wrote the following ballets: La rappresentazione di Adamo ed Eva (Perugia 1957), La Strada (La Scala 1965), Aci e Galatea (Rome 1971), Le Molière imaginaire (Paris and Brussels 1976) and Amor di poeta (Brussels 1978) for Maurice Béjart. In addition, there are countless works for orchestra that have been performed since before World War II and are still performed by orchestras in every part of the world. His work in film dates back to the early forties. His filmography includes the names of virtually all of the noted directors of his time. First among these is Federico Fellini. He wrote all of the movie scores for Fellini's films from The White Sheik (1952) in 1952 to Orchestra Rehearsal (1978) in 1978. Other directors include Renato Castellani, Luchino Visconti, Franco Zeffirelli, Mario Monicelli, Francis Ford Coppola (Oscar for best original score for The Godfather Part II (1974)), King Vidor, René Clément, Edward Dmytryk, and 'Eduardo de Filippo'. He also composed the music for many theatre productions by Visconti, Zefirelli, and de Filippo. In February of 1995, the Nino Rota Foundation was established at Fondazione Cini of Venice, Italy. Cini specializes in the works of 20th century Italian composers and includes the estate of Casella.- Director
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Nobuhiko Ôbayashi was born on 9 January 1938 in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He was a director and editor, known for House (1977), Turning Point (1994) and The Discarnates (1988). He was married to Kyôko Ôbayashi. He died on 10 April 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.- Landing the starring role of Irene in the 1967 broadcast of John Galsworthy's "Forsyte Saga," Nyree Dawn Porter established herself as a prominent actress for television drama. She was born on the north island of New Zealand and was first a stage actress in New Zealand before setting out for a career on the stage in England. She is also remembered for her role in the 1970s "The Protectors," which she played opposite Robert Vaughn of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." fame. It was a role as the Contessa Caroline di Contini and often drew comparisons to Diana Rigg's Emma Peel of "The "Avengers." She was married twice, widowed and divorced, and had a daughter named Tassy.
- Olga Bucataru was born on 27 March 1942 in Suceava, Romania. She was an actress, known for Rîul care urca muntele (1977), Serenade for the 12th Floor (1976) and Bariera (1972). She died on 10 April 2020 in Bucuresti, Romania.
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Oscar Cohen was born on 30 May 1928 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and executive, known for Satchmo, Standing Room Only (2004) and The Black Godfather (2019). He died on 10 April 2020 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.- Pete Retzlaff was born on 21 August 1931 in Ellendale, North Dakota, USA. He was married to Patty. He died on 10 April 2020 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Actor, playwright and game show panellist, the son of an antiques dealer. Jones was educated at Ellesmere College where he first performed in school plays. At age sixteen he made an unsuccessful stab at acting on the professional stage at the Wolverhampton Grand but was fired after just one performance. Putting in the hard yards to improve on his acting skills he subsequently worked for BBC radio and then in regional repertory theatre, prior to making his debut at London's West End Haymarket Theatre in a 1942 production of George Bernard Shaws 'The Doctor's Dilemma'. During the 1950's and 60's, Jones also contributed scripts for BBC radio, as well as writing and directing plays, though none of the latter met with more than moderate success. There were also a handful of film appearances, invariably in small parts. A tendency for understating his performances possibly limited his chances for a more substantial career in this medium. Just prior to playing a barman in Dead of Night (1945), Jones suffered a bout of pneumonia and was told by a doctor at Brompton hospital, that he'd have to give up acting altogether. Luckily, he ignored that advice...
His breakthrough finally arrived in the shape of a highbrow radio comedy -- "In All Directions" -- which he co-wrote and acted in alongside Peter Ustinov. This witty, much improvised program (1952-55) foreshadowed the future Jones screen personae and, over the years, acquired a cult status akin to 'The Goon Show'. His penchant for unhesitating delivery and cultivated banter also made him a popular long-running contestant on the BBC game show "Just a Minute". His fame on radio effectively flowed on to television, where, from the 1960's, he appeared in a variety of droll, frustrated or mildly befuddled roles.
Jones's characters were often avuncular or affable. This applied even to his would-be criminal mastermind Eddie of BBC 1's sitcom Mr. Big (1974), in which he co-starred with Prunella Scales. One of his most memorable parts was that of clothing manufacturer Harold Fenner, perpetually pinned on the defensive by his combative shop steward Miriam Karlin in The Rag Trade (1961). He appeared to good effect in several other comedy series, which have fared rather less well in re-runs, but are little gems, nonetheless: as junior executive Gerald Garvey, earning rather less (much to his chagrin) than working class neighbour Harry Butt (Reg Varney) in a comedy of class distinction and jealousy, Beggar My Neighbour (1966); as pompous Gatling-Fenn in a very British comedy of manners, doing One-Upmanship (1974) with Richard Briers; and as Kevin Pork, the fruity ultra-left British Prime Minister of Whoops Apocalypse (1982) who thinks he is Superman. Back on the 'cult' side of things, Peter Jones was the smooth, matter-of-fact voice of 'The Book' in both radio and TV versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981). The resulting popularity of the show led to further voice-over and radio work, notably a series of comic monologues 'by an ex-theatrical thespian', detailed in 'J. Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook'.
During the 1990's, Jones made only sporadic TV appearances, often in non-comedic parts. His last recurring character was that of Inspector Bradley in a little-seen, idiosyncratic crime series called The Mixer (1992), set in 1930's London. A truly genuine original in British TV comedy, Peter Jones died in Westminster, London, in April 2000 at the age of 79.- Phyllis was born on Feburary 29, 1944, the oldest of 9 children. She attended North Dakota School for the Deaf, graduating in 1962. She went on to Gallaudet College (renamed Gallaudet University), actively participating in theater there. She finally made her debut on April 2, 1967, on the NBC nationwide program, "Theatre of the Deaf". In 1980, she earned the Tony Award for Best Actress of 1980 with her performance in "Children of a Lesser God", a Broadway play, which was also named Best Play of 1980 as well.
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Rachel Schrey was an actress and writer based out of Nashville, TN. She is best known for her role as Emma Gracely in the web series Remnant 13 (2016). Her interest in film began at a very young age when she turned her own stories into scripts and asked her friends if they would be a part of her "cast." Rachel began formally training in video production and acting after graduating from Virginia Tech University with a degree in Equine Science.
She trained in several types of martial arts and horseback riding, as well as other sports. Some of her most notable roles include Rachel Stalwart in the indie film Hounds of Zaroff (2016), where she performed her own fight scenes, Rebecca in Mindfield (2015), and her comical, satirical series, How to Do Things (2013-2014), where she played a plethora of characters.
She was married to producer and actor Timo Schrey.- Actor
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Sam Kinison was a popular stand-up comedian from Yakima, Washington, mainly active in the 1980s and the early 1990s. He also had a few acting roles in film and television. His only recurring role was that of Hugh, the main character's alter ego in the short-lived sitcom "Charlie Hoover" (1991). The series only lasted 7 episodes. Kinison had previously worked as a Pentecostal preacher, and his comedy routine incorporated sudden tirades and distinctive screams in the style of charismatic preachers. Kinison was noted for a tendency to use black comedy, and to often satirize Christian evangelist scandals.
In 1953, Kinison was born in Yakima, Washington. The city's economy is mostly based on agriculture. Yakima is the primary producer of hops in the United States, a key ingredient in the production of beer. Kinison's parents were the Pentecostal preacher Samuel Earl Kinison and his wife Marie Florence Morrow. Samuel "pastored several churches " throughout the United States, never settling for long in one place and always earning a meager income.
In 1956, Kinison was accidentally hit by a truck. He survived the accident, but suffered brain damage. His childhood was otherwise uneventful until 1964, when his parents divorced. Marie gained custody over Kinison, despite the boy's protestations. Kinison decided to follow in his father's footstep's, training to become a preacher.
From 1968 to 1969, Kinison attended the "Pinecrest Bible Training Center", an unaccredited bible school located in Salisbury Center, New York. From 1970 to 1977, Kinison was employed as a preacher. He reportedly used a typical "fire and brimstone" style in his sermons, punctuated with shouting. Like his father, Kinison earned a meager income and struggled with poverty.
Deciding to change his career path and become a comedian, Kinison moved to Houston, Texas. He found work at the Houston-based comedy club "Comedy Workshop" (1978-early 1990s). He received training at the Workshop's school for improvisational comedic actors, and joined the club's team of "Texas Outlaw Comics". The team reportedly was intended to consist of comedians "who speak their minds" and "who aren't interested in selling out."
In 1980, Kinison decided to move to Los Angeles. He wanted to be hired by the West Hollywood-located comedy club "The Comedy Store" (1972-), where young comedians received press exposure and had a shot of appearing in HBO's "Young Comedians" television specials.
Kinison was initially hired as a doorman by "The Comedy Store", but eventually started performing as a comedian again. While struggling to find work, Kinnison reportedly developed addictions to both cocaine and alcohol. He hired his brother Bill as his manager.
Kinison's big break came when he was chosen as one of 8 performers in the "The 9th Annual Young Comedians Special" (1985). Most of the featured performers failed to impress the critics of the day, but Kinison won praise for voicing the frustrations of a typical married man in his routine. Kinison was next featured as a guest on the talk show "Late Night with David Letterman", and was cast in a supporting role in the comedy film "Back to School".
Kinison was at the height of his popularity by 1989. He was cast in the role of an angel in an episode of then-popular sitcom "Married... with Children" (1987-1997). In 1990, he had a role in the horror anthology series "Tales from the Crypt" (1989-1996). In 1991, he had a co-starring role in the sitcom "Charlie Hoover" (1991). The series' premise was that Charlie was a depressed, middle-aged office worker who is confronted by his own alter ego, who convinces him to turn his life around.
Having divorced twice, on April 4, 1992 Kinison married his long-time girlfriend Malika Souiri. She worked as a dancer. Following the wedding, the couple vacationed in Hawaii for 5 days. They returned to Los Angeles on April 10, as Kinison had to prepare for a performance at the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino of Laughlin, Nevada. Later that day, Kinison's Pontiac Trans Am was "struck head-on" by a pick-up truck. The driver of the other vehicle was an inebriated 17-year-old boy.
Kinnison was found dead at the scene, with his head having smashed his car's windshield. At the time of the accident, Kinnison was not wearing his seat belt. He was 38-years-old at the the time of his death. His wife was also injured at the accident, but was able to recovered at a hospital. The driver responsible for the death pled guilty to charges of "vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence". He was sentenced to a single year of probation and 300 hours of community service.
Kinison was buried in a family grave plot at Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1993, archival footage of him was used for the television special "A Tribute to Sam Kinison". Kinnison's brother Bill wrote a biography of him, called "Brother Sam: The Short, Spectacular Life of Sam Kinison". Despite a relatively short career, Kinnison has been fondly remembered. He has been cited as an influence by other comedians.- Actor
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Samuel Hargress was born on 9 April 1936 in Demopolis, Alabama, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Paris Blues in Harlem (2018). He died on 10 April 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Satish Kaul born in Kashmir is a veteran performing artist in both Punjabi and Hindi motion pictures. He has acted in more than 300 Hindi and Punjabi films and has worked with Bollywood star like Shahrukh Khan, Dilip Kumar, and Dev Anand and many others. His prominent film parts incorporate ones in Ishq Nimana, Sassi Punnu, Patola and Suhag Chooda. Satish Kaul won the 'lifetime accomplishment' grant for his commitment to Punjabi silver screen at Film Awards 2011 from PTC Punjabi. Kaul is viewed as a standout amongst the best provincial film on-screen characters ever. A few people still elude him as the 'Amitabh Bachchan of Punjabi silver screen.' Satish Kaul stayed in Vivekananda Vriddha Ashram (maturity home) which is in Ludhiana. In Ludhiana, Satish Kaul began attending an acting school where he lost his much of money. His sister Sushma was first married to actor Raman Khanna. Once worth a crores, he has sen days with no food to eat.He is presently said to be in a healing facility battling for his life, unable to pay the doctor's bill. He worked for the movie Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha is a 1998 an Indian Hindi lighthearted comedy love story film featuring Ajay Devgan and Kajol. The film is a change of the 1995 Hollywood film French kiss, starrring Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan. In 1998 he worked for the movie aunty number 1, in 1995 Evil 4, in movie Yaarana as an inspector, in Janam Kundali as Rajiv Sodhi. He entered cinema industry in 1974 for the talkie Faslah as hero's friend. Fashlah was his debut to Hindi cinema industry.After this, he has done several other movies in Hindi. He began his Punjabi career in 1979 for the movie Tera Aashiq, after this he had done several other Punjabi movies.In 1993 he walked for the movie Sassi Punnu which is made by Sathis Bakery. Sassi Punnu is a notable movie in his career as a Punjabi film. He completed his Punjabi movies career in the year 2015 with the movie Azaadi the freedom. Apart from movies he also worked with a television series Vikram Aur Betaal.
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Shanti Hiranand was born in 1932 in Lucknow, India. She was an actress, known for Siddhartha (1972) and Begum Akhtar: Hyderabad Festival (2015). She died on 10 April 2020 in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.- Actor
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Sid Newman was born on 18 January 1920. He was an actor, known for The Wedding Singer (1998), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and The Larry Sanders Show (1992). He died on 10 April 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.