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- Soundtrack
Otis Blackwell was a songwriter whose works included "Great Balls of Fire", "Fever", "Don't Be Cruel" and "All Shook Up". Born in Brooklyn in 1931, he grew up obsessed with the movies of Tex Ritter. After briefly singing in blues clubs, he signed with RCA in 1952 as a songwriter. With the royalties he collected from his songs, including those above, he was able to live his bon vivant lifestyle. He is survived by his wife and seven children.- Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn, was a Dutch politician, author, civil servant, businessman, sociologist and academic who founded the party Pim Fortuyn List (Lijst Pim Fortuyn or LPF) in 2002.
Fortuyn worked as a professor at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam before branching into a business career and was an advisor to the Dutch government on social infrastructure. He then became prominent in the Netherlands as a press columnist, writer and media commentator.
Initially a Marxist who was sympathetic to the Communist Party of the Netherlands, and later a member of the Dutch Labour Party in the 1970s, Fortuyn's beliefs began to shift to the right in the 1990s, especially related to the immigration policies of the Netherlands. Fortuyn criticized multiculturalism, immigration and Islam in the Netherlands. He called Islam "a backward culture", and was quoted as saying that if it were legally possible, he would close the borders for Muslim immigrants. Fortuyn also supported tougher measures against crime and opposed state bureaucracy, wanting to reduce the Dutch financial contribution to the European Union. He was labeled a far-right populist by his opponents and in the media, but he fiercely rejected this label. Fortuyn was openly homosexual and a supporter of gay rights.
Fortuyn explicitly distanced himself from "far-right" politicians such as the Belgian Filip Dewinter, Austrian Jörg Haider, or Frenchman Jean-Marie Le Pen whenever compared to them. While he compared his own politics to center-right politicians such as Silvio Berlusconi of Italy and Edmund Stoiber of Germany, he also admired former Dutch Prime Minister Joop den Uyl, a social democrat, and Democratic U.S. president John F. Kennedy. Fortuyn also criticized the powder model and the policies of the outgoing government of Wim Kok and repeatedly described himself and LPF's ideology as pragmatic and not populist. In March 2002, his newly created LPF became the largest party in Fortuyn's hometown Rotterdam during the Dutch municipal elections held that year.
Fortuyn was assassinated during the 2002 Dutch national election campaign by Volkert van dear Graaf, a left-wing environmentalist and animal rights activist. In court at his trial, van dear Graaf said he murdered Fortuyn to stop him from exploiting Muslims as "scapegoats" and targeting "the weak members of society" in seeking political power. The LPF went on to poll in second place during the election but went into decline soon after. - Actor
- Director
Bronislaw Pawlik was born on 8 January 1926 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. He was an actor and director, known for Orzel (1959), Lalka (1978) and Niewiarygodne przygody Marka Piegusa (1966). He died on 6 May 2002 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Saleh Selim was born on 11 September 1930 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for The Black Candles (1962), El bab el maftuh (1963) and The Seven Girls (1961). He died on 6 May 2002 in London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bill Days was born on 2 April 1911 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Isle of Destiny (1940), Puddin' Head (1941) and Paris Follies of 1956 (1955). He died on 6 May 2002 in Reno, Nevada, USA.- Producer
- Additional Crew
Alan P. Horowitz was born on 23 November 1929 in New York, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for The Longest Yard (1974), Coonskin (1974) and Paramedics (1988). He died on 6 May 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Producer
- Actor
In partnership since 1979, Robert Michael Geisler and John Roberdeau produced Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line," which was nominated for seven Academy Awards -- including Best Picture -- in 1999. Among G-R's upcoming movie projects are D. M. Thomas's "The White Hotel," adapted by Dennis Potter; David Rabe's "In the Boom Boom Room," adapted by Rabe from his play; "Letting Go," adapted and to be directed by Andrew Birkin from his book, "J. M. Barrie & The Lost Boys: The Love Story That Gave Birth To Peter Pan;" Ron Hansen's "Desperadoes," to be directed by Monte Hellman; and James Jones's "Whistle," a continuation of "From Here to Eternity" and "The Thin Red Line," adapted and to be directed by Sidney Lumet. G-R also is producing two new projects written by Terrence Malick: an original screenplay entitled "The English-Speaker" and a stage adaptation of Kenji Mizoguchi's "Sansho the Bailiff."
Past productions include Robert Altman's "Streamers" (1983), which was awarded an unprecedented Golden Lion for its entire ensemble cast at the Venice Film Festival; "Strange Interlude" (1985) on Broadway with Glenda Jackson, which was nominated for six Tony Awards; and writer Dennis Potter's motion picture directorial effort, "Secret Friends" (1992), starring Alan Bates. Geisler and Roberdeau are establishing members of Robert Wilson's Foundation Watermill, Inc. and Geisler serves on the Board of Directors of Marianne Weems's experimental theater company, The Builders Association.
John Roberdeau died unexpectedly at age forty-eight in May 2002.- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elizabeth Montagu was born in 1909, the second daughter of Lord John Montagu of Beaulieu. Initially groomed as heir to the family estate, she accepted the role dutifully, but was greatly relieved her half-brother Edward (the present Lord Montagu) was born as this gave her the freedom to make her own way in the world. Following her season as a reluctant debutante, she rebelled and went on stage, soon appearing in London's West End. She spent much of the 1930s studying music in Switzerland and travelling across Europe; here she met many leading writers of the period and witnessed the rise of the Nazis in Germany. At the outbreak of war, she declined a job with The Times in favour of driving an ambulance in France, but when the British evacuated in June 1940, Elizabeth astonished her family by staying behind. After a period of living in hiding, she escaped to Switzerland, only narrowly avoiding arrest by the Gestapo. In Switzerland she was recruited to work in intelligence, de-briefing a top Nazi double-agent. As a cover job, she formed a successful theatre group which led to work in the film industry as a script writer and dialogue director. This was the beginning of her post-war career. When Graham Greene visited Vienna in 1948, she acted as his guide, a trip which led to the writing of 'The Third Man', on which she worked. In the late 1950s, she co-founded Francis-Montagu, an award-winning television film company.
Music was an important thread running through Elizabeth's life. She served as an assistant to Toscanini during his visits to London in 1937-8, helped to found the Philharmonia Orchestra in the 1950s, and was a member of Benjamin Britten's English Opera Group. She was particularly proud of her libretto for Rolf Liebermann's School for Wives and Paul Burkhard's 'Oh My Papa!' Despite numerous suitors and love affairs, Elizabeth remained resolutely independent until she met Colonel Arthur Varley in 1962. Her marriage to this leading figure from the world of advertising started a new chapter in her life. As Mrs Varley, she settled in Devon where she discovered she had a half-sister living just a few miles away.- Diane Rousseau was born on 7 January 1937 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for The Sporting Club (1971) and Love of Life (1951). She was married to Kurt Barbee. She died on 6 May 2002 in Clemmons, North Carolina, USA.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
John Joyce was born on 24 September 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an editor, known for Equinox (1970), Up Your Teddy Bear (1970) and 77 Sunset Strip (1958). He died on 6 May 2002 in Pocatello, Idaho, USA.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Robert 'Bob' Kanigher (1915-2002) was undoubtedly one of the most important creators in DC Comics history, in a career that spanned five decades. Streets and buildings have been named in his honor in several of DC Comics' fictional cities, including "Central City" and "Keystone City". The hometown of Nate Banks in the comic book themed kids' series of novels, The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks, is named "Kanigher Falls". He is the co-creator of Poison Ivy, Black Canary, Wonder Girl, Metal Men, Suicide Squad and The Flash, as well as hundreds of DC War Comics.
His first (recorded) comics work was for Fox, writing the original Dan Garrett Blue Beetle, and soon after, the best-selling Captain Marvel Adventures, before joining All-American Comics, which would eventually become DC. He wrote the Justice Society, and then became the editor and writer of Wonder Woman, a title he would guide from 1946 all the way to 1968. He also wrote what's often considered the first story of the Silver Age, introducing Barry Allen as the new Flash, created stalwarts like Metal Men, Black Canary and Batman villain Poison Ivy, and at one point or another, wrote probably every single DC hero.
Kanigher's greatest success, and most of his output, come from DC's war comics. He introduced perhaps the most memorable war-comics protagonists: Sgt. Frank Rock and the men of Easy Company, the Haunted Tank, GI Robot, The Losers, Enemy Ace, the Creature Commandos and the Unknown Soldier (mostly with frequent collaborators Russ Heath and Joe Kubert on art). His stories were marked by action and a weariness of combat that made his characters seem human, even while they were battling Nazi supermen with metal fists and shooting down airplanes with handguns.