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- Haing S. Ngor was a native of Cambodia. Before the war, he was a physician & medical officer in the Cambodian army. He became a captive of the Khmer Rouge. He was imprisoned & tortured. In order to escape execution, he denied being a doctor or having an education. He moved to the U.S. as a refugee in 1980. Though he had no formal acting experience, he was chosen to portray photographer Dith Pran in The Killing Fields (1984) & won an Academy Award. He went on to a modestly distinguished acting career while continuing to work w/ human rights organizations in Cambodia on improving the conditions in resettlement camps as well as attempting to bring the perpetrators of the Cambodian massacre to justice. OnFebruary 25, 1996, he was found shot to death in the garage of his apartment building in L.A. Relatives & friends speculated that the killing was revenge for his opposition to the Khmer Rouge.
- George Turner was born on 10 January 1916 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Son of Zorro (1947), The Contender (1944) and Smashing the Spy Ring (1938). He died on 25 February 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
- Elvi Lissiak was born on 19 July 1929 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. She was an actress, known for Caribbean Hawk (1962), The Ship of Damned Women (1953) and Sunday in August (1950). She was married to Franco Castellani. She died on 25 February 1996 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Lili Lani was born on 12 June 1905 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Once Upon a Time (1922), Nyhavn 17 (1933) and Skal vi vædde en million? (1932). She was married to Poul Reichhardt, Sigfred Johansen, Aage Stentoft and Svend Nielsen. She died on 25 February 1996 in Denmark.
- Writer
- Actor
Caio Fernando Abreu was born on 12 September 1948 in Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He was a writer and actor, known for Aqueles Dois (1985), Onde Andará Dulce Veiga? (2008) and Romance (1988). He died on 25 February 1996 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.- Hans Kenneth Hammerstrom was born on 16 November 1950 in Orebro, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Robot Ninja (1989). He died on 25 February 1996.
- Animation Department
- Director
Aleksandr Fedulov was born on 3 February 1947. Aleksandr was a director, known for Kubik (1985), Eto sovsem ne pro eto (1984) and Bochka (1990). Aleksandr died on 25 February 1996.