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- Writer
- Director
Kôbô Abe set off to medical school to please his parents. While still a student, he became interested in writing, and managed to sell a short story to a magazine. He failed his medical exam twice, and asked to be spared dishonor and allowed to pass the third time, under the agreement that he would never practice medicine, because he wanted to be a writer. In the 1960s he adapted his novels The Man Without a Map (1968), The Box Man (2002), Woman in the Dunes (1964), and The Face of Another (1966) to film. The last proved unsuccessful, and the professional relationship they had dissolved. Abe's works did not shy away from the surreal or even elements of science fiction, and frequently dealt with medical doctors and medical terminology, even when becoming extremely Kafkaesque. His last book, Kangaroo Notebook, was published posthumously and maddeningly questions Abe's favorite themes: illusion vs. reality.- Russell McDermott was born on 19 June 1905 in Decatur, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for A Dark Lantern (1920), Pants (1917) and Sadie Goes to Heaven (1917). He died on 22 January 1993 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Erik Tawaststjerna was born on 10 October 1916 in Mikkeli, Finland. He was a writer, known for Jean Sibelius (1974), Lapsuuteni Suomi (1987) and Itsenäisyyspäivän juhlavastaanotto (1968). He died on 22 January 1993 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Olly von Flint was born on 1 March 1910 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress, known for Hannerl und ihre Liebhaber (1936), Baby (1932) and Der Tunnel (1933). She died on 22 January 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Bill Britto was born on 12 September 1917 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Q for Quest (1961) and Quest (1961). He died on 22 January 1993 in Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Noel Rota was born on 25 December 1963 in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He was an actor, known for French Kiss (1995), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) and Read My Lips (2001). He died on 22 January 1993 in France.