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Vlastimil Brodský was born on 15 December 1920 in Hrusov, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor and writer, known for Jacob the Liar (1974), Babí léto (2001) and Noc na Karlstejne (1974). He was married to Jana Brejchová and Bozena Brodská. He died on 20 April 2002 in Slunecna, Czech Republic.- Burt Reynolds Sr. was born on 9 July 1906 in Aurelius, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Evening Shade (1990). He was married to Fern H. Miller. He died on 20 April 2002 in Jupiter, Florida, USA.
- Olga Valéry was born on 28 January 1903 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Love in the Afternoon (1957) and Bang Bang (1967). She died on 20 April 2002 in Sarcelles, Val-d'Oise, France.
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The man many consider to have possessed the greatest voice ever in popular music, Alan Dale had a career that spanned three decades and 16 record labels. At age 17 he was a big-band vocalist, first with Carmen Cavallaro, then George Paxton. In 1948 he achieved stardom via CBS' musical quiz show Sing It Again (1950) (this is the program referred to in the James Stewart film Pot o' Gold (1941))). His own The Alan Dale Show (1948) (Dumont and CBS) was the first television program kinescoped for showing in other parts of the country.
By 1951 Dale was one of the hottest singers around. Then fate dealt him a terrible blow. Overwork, combined with unhappy events in his private life, aggravated an ulcer condition, and he collapsed during one of his live TV shows. By the time he had recovered his health he had lost all of his shows. His climb back began with old friend Bob Thiele, then A&R chief of Coral Records. Previously, Thiele had produced many of Alan's hits, and proceeded to do so again with "Oh, Marie", "I'm Sorry", "Cherry Pink", "Sweet and Gentle" and "Rockin the Cha Cha". The success of the latter led to Dale's starring in the 1957 film Don't Knock the Rock (1956). Unfortunately, the dark and seamy side of show business eventually caused Alan to become disillusioned (as detailed in his autobiography "The Spider and the Marionettes") and, quite deliberately, he gradually faded from the spotlight. Which is our loss, because Alan Dale was one of the very best (Mel Tormé mentioned him in his book "My Singing Teachers"), and he deserves to be rediscovered, just as Tony Bennett has been.- Composer
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Francis Lemarque was born on 25 November 1917 in Paris, France. He was a composer and actor, known for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), Playtime (1967) and Taxi 2 (2000). He was married to Ginette Richès. He died on 20 April 2002 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France.- Writer
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Howard Merrill was introduced to acting at age 3. He appeared in 58 silent movies by age 11, making it into "Ripley's Believe It or Not" for his record number of movies, and for making 487 radio broadcasts on 38 shows by the time he was 14.
In his teens, Merrill switched to writing and had a syndicated newspaper column titled "This Minute." He also contributed scripts to radio and wrote for some of TV's early programs, including "You Are There" and "Newsweek Views the News." He produced the 1958 Broadway musical "Oh, Captain!"- Additional Crew
Dale Hyldahl was born on 15 February 1933 in Oregon, USA. Dale died on 20 April 2002 in Arlington, Washington, USA.- Actor
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Erik Bidsted was born on 10 January 1916 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Mød mig paa Cassiopeia (1951), Carl Pedersen (1949) and Orfeus i underverdenen (1960). He died on 20 April 2002.- Soundtrack
Pierre Rapsat was born on 28 May 1948 in Ixelles, Belgium. He died on 20 April 2002 in Verviers, Belgium.