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Carl Anderson was born on 27 February 1945 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), The Color Purple (1985) and Infinity (1991). He was married to Verónica Porche Ali and Kathleen McGhee-Anderson. He died on 23 February 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Vijay Anand was a celebrated filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor in Hindi cinema. Known as "Goldie," the younger brother of filmmaker Chetan Anand and matinée idol Dev Anand, Vijay Anand was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India on January 22, 1934 to a father, who was a lawyer. He lost his mother when he was only six, and he along with his other siblings went to live with his eldest brother Chetan and his wife Uma who raised him like their own child. In fact, Uma urged him to write and had a great influence on him. A very literate man, he graduated from St. Xavier's College in Mumbai, where he had wrote several college plays. While still a teenager, he co-wrote the script with his sister-in-law Uma for his filmmaker brother Chetan Anand. The film was "Taxi Driver" (1954) where his other brother Dev Anand played the title role, and it was inspired by the crime thrillers of Hollywood. It was released through their home production company Navketan and became Goldie's first big hit. "Nau Do Gyarah" (1957) was Vijay Anand's directorial debut, which was based on his own script. The film starred his brother Dev Anand and Dev's wife Kalpana Kartik. It became another hit. Goldie showed an exceptional visual style, especially when it came to picturizing song sequences. His next film was the story of a black marketer and his redemption in "Kaala Bazaar" (1960). The film starred his brother Dev again, along with Waheeda Rehman, who became a regular heroine for most of Navketan films during that era. This was also the only film where all three brothers (Chetan, Dev, and Vijay Anand) acted together. "Tere Ghar ke Saamne" (1963) with Dev Anand and Nutan was a romantic comedy that became another hit. Goldie also wrote the screenplay for "Hum Dono" (1961) and supposedly ghost-directed the film as well. His masterpiece as a filmmaker came with "Guide" (1965). Based on RK. Narayan's novel The Guide, the film is unforgettable for its bold themes about how a man (Dev Anand) and woman (Waheeda Rehman) live together outside the sanctity of a marriage. Composer S.D. Burman's songs were given stunning visuals. The film became a huge hit and won several major awards, including two Filmfare Awards for Vijay himself for directing and for writing the dialogue for the film. With Guide, Vijay Anand became the Hindi film industry's big star filmmaker. He was a visionary, a genius who could make intellectually stimulating films that could also generate profits and win industry awards. His next film also brought him everlasting glory. He directed and edited "Teesri Manzil" (1966) for producer and writer Nasir Husain. The film starred Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh and gave composer R.D. Burman (S.D. Burman's son) his first major success. The film's suspenseful story, combined with the stars' romantic chemistry, and Burman's trendsetting songs, made it into another box office smash and a perpetual favorite among moviegoers. Vijay Anand was at the pinnacle of his fame, when he went back to Navketan to direct the hit film "Jewel Thief" (1967). But there was a wrinkle. He found his "Jewel Thief" leading lady Vyjayantimala to be a distracted diva, especially after he enjoyed the professionalism and dedication of his previous leading ladies Nutan, Waheeda Rehman and Asha Parekh. Nevertheless, Vyjayantimala gave a heartfelt and polished performance in "Jewel Thief," and it seemed like Vijay Anand can do no wrong. But his next film proved otherwise. After three hit films in a row (Guide, Teesri Manzil, Jewel Thief), Vijay Anand experienced his first flop. Initially, "Kahin Aurchal" (1968) had the makings of a hit, as it starred Dev Anand and Asha Parekh, who were both top box office draws in 1968, along with music composers Shanker-Jaikishen. But the film's financier Tolaram Jalan wanted a flop film to adjust his income taxes, and so he took the film from Vijay Anand and released it in a single matinée show and then pulled it. This experience pained the filmmaker, especially since the film never resurfaced again. He bounced back with "Johnny Mera Naam" (1970), which grabbed the top stop at the box office in 1970. It starred Dev Anand and Hema Malini. Vijay Anand won two Filmfare Awards, one for editing and the other one for his screenplay, but his professional accomplishment was tempered by a personal loss, since his father had just passed away. He then directed "Tere Mere Sapne" (1971) based on the A.J. Cronin's novel "The Citadel." He also played a supporting role as an alcoholic doctor. While, the film became his personal favorite, it wasn't a major success at the box office and became a turning point in his career. His subsequent films like "Blackmail" (1973), "Chhupa Rustom" (1973), "Bullet" (1976) were major disappointments. Also, Dev Anand was establishing himself as his own director, so Goldie wasn't getting many directing opportunities at Navketan. Furthermore, he was going through personal problems, as he married his much younger relative in 1978 and turned to a spiritual leader Godman Rajneesh. He did return to directing films with multi-starrers like Ram Balram (1980) and Rajput (1982) but filming took a long time, because of the stars' busy schedules and Anand felt he made too many compromises. He still made occasional films, such as Hum Rahe Na Hum (1984) and Main Tere Liye (1988) but these films lacked the famous Vijay Anand style and weren't hits.
Vijay Anand also acted in films for other directors, such as Double Cross (1973) and Ghungroo ki Awaaz (1980). Waheeda Rehman and Rakhee proclaimed him to be an genius filmmaker but also told the press that his acting skills paled in comparison to his directing skills. He acted in two major hit films, Kora Kagaz(1974) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan ki (1978), but in both instances his acting was overshadowed by his leading ladies, Jaya Bhaduri and Nutan, who both won Filmfare Awards in the Best Actress category. In the early 1990s, he was seen in the television serial Tehqiqaat playing Sam the Detective. In 1997, his older brother Chetan Anand's death devastated him. In 2001, he took over as the new censor board chief after Asha Parekh finished out her controversial three year term. Earlier, she hadn't given clearance to his nephew Shekar Kapur's film "Elizabeth" (1998) and several film industry insiders expected some tension between them, especially after Parekh admitted that she and Anand didn't see eye-to-eye on policing adult films. But she invited him to her sixtieth birthday celebration in 2002, and they both celebrated the occasion as old friends and colleagues. Anand was in the process of making another film with brother Dev Anand, when he died on February 23, 2004 due to a heart attack. He left behind his wife, Sushma and son Vaibhav, an aspiring filmmaker. His grief-stricken older brother Dev Anand wept openly at the funeral.- Kudret Karadag was born in 1934 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Karate Girl (1973), Akrep Yuvasi (1977) and Çeko (1970). He died on 23 February 2004 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Bob Mayo was born on 25 August 1951 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), The Drew Carey Show (1995) and Behind the Music (1997). He was married to Laurie Pellillo, Carolyn ? and Carolyn Mayo. He died on 23 February 2004 in Basel, Switzerland.
- Alzbeta Pietorová was born on 11 May 1938 in Tiszaderzs, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Tri dcéry (1968), Jeden stribrny (1976) and Fénix (1982). She died on 23 February 2004 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Ramsey (or Ramse) Mostoller was born in Kansas City, Missouri as Ruth Marie Zielke, the daughter of Alta M. and Gustav A. Zielke (sometimes spelled Ziehlke). She graduated from Westport High School in Kansas City in 1937. After college, she married and divorced before becoming a costume designer (as Ramse Stevens), working on such stage productions as "Kiss Me Kate" and "A Thurber Carnival". She married fellow costume designer Joe Mostoller. She died in New Jersey in 2004.- Writer
- Actor
Pedro Bloch was born on 17 June 1914 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a writer and actor, known for Dona Xepa (1977), Meus Amores no Rio (1959) and Leonora dos sete mares (1955). He died on 23 February 2004 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Barbro Ribbing was born on 5 July 1920 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott (1944), Livet i Finnskogarna (1947) and Gula kliniken (1942). She was married to Hans Ribbing. She died on 23 February 2004 in Stockholm, Sweden.- Script and Continuity Department
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Anne Deeley was born in 1911. Anne is known for The Trygon Factor (1966), The Executioner (1975) and Two Grooms for a Bride (1955). Anne died on 23 February 2004.- Bert Bernard, born Herbert James Maxwell in Boston, Massachusetts, began his showbiz career on the American vaudeville stage and in musical comedies as a juvenile dancer. He teamed up with George Bernard in 1932, changing his name to accommodate a billing with his new partner as the Bernard Brothers. In 1938, their act, which was largely about dancing, took them to Paris, France, where they appeared in the Folies Bergeres. It also took them that same year to London, England. Returning to the U.S. at the start of WWII, the act was put on hold while Bert served in the US Army Air Force, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. George, in turn, continued to perform, primarily traveling with USO shows. They resumed their association after the war, discovering, while joking around at parties, a well-received talent they had for lip-syncing and miming popular recordings of songs. Calling their routine 'Off the Record' and adding the cross-dressing feature of being in drag, they soon found their act much in demand. In 1948, they appeared in the Royal Variety Show along with Danny Kaye, Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen, i.e. Flanagan and Allen, Ted Ray and a young Julie Andrews. The French producer/director Ralph Baum cast them in his movie Paris Nights (1951), which made a big splash in Europe. They were soon briefly in Hollywood making another big splash, sometimes even literally, in Gobs and Gals (1952), but soon thereafter returned to Europe and the venues they preferred. Great favorites at the London Palladium, they performed in many of its variety shows throughout the early 1950s. During this same period, the musical theater, the Lido, in Paris, France, became for them a kind of second home. However, this very popular part of their act came to a screeching halt when record companies in the mid 1950s decided to refuse permission for them to use any copyrighted recordings. In greatly diminished form, they carried on as comic dancers until George's death in 1967. Bert, ever the trouper, returned to America where he continued to do club work for many years with another partner, who took on the name Les Bernard. For all his work on the stage and in films and as a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats, i.e. Water Rat 536, a London-based charitable organization, made up primarily of show people like Bob Hope, i.e. Water Rat 772, Bert's legacy continues.
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Don Cornell was born on 21 April 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Casino (1995), A Dirty Shame (2004) and Susan Slept Here (1954). He died on 23 February 2004 in Aventura, Florida, USA.