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- A prime pin up attraction ("Miss Body Beautiful", "Miss Bronx"), auburn-haired Mickey Koren was raised in the East Bronx and began her career as a juvenile model. She moved with her family to California while still in her teens. After attending classes at the Ben Bard Drama academy in Hollywood, Laurie appeared in stage productions in southern California (then using the name Barbara White, following a marriage to trumpet player and magician Larry White). Having segued into motion pictures -- beginning with a bit part as a good time girl in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)] -- she languished for several years near the bottom of the bill in second features, alternating with marginally better guest spots on TV in anthology dramas and westerns. Though usually typecast as 'saloon girls' in often stilted fare, she later recalled "... they were crappy pictures, but I loved it. It was a great, great experience." A co-starring role in a minor musical comedy aimed at the youth market (Calypso Joe (1957)) began to raise her profile. Taking her sister's advice, Laurie then changed her hair colour to blond and adopted her new moniker. Thus transformed, she went on to join the circle of cult favorites, commencing her foray into mini-budget schlock sci-fi with Attack of the Puppet People (1958). This was followed with two back-to-back roles in the same genre: first, as a man-hating Venusian despot in the (frankly dreadful) Queen of Outer Space (1958) (in which she goes toe-to-toe with a heavily accented Zsa Zsa Gabor); her second, as a 'moon girl' fated to be munched up by a lunar cave spider in (the equally vapid) Missile to the Moon (1958), an inferior re-make of the earlier Cat-Women of the Moon (1953). On a brighter note, there also were small parts in the Billy Wilder classic Some Like It Hot (1959) (as one of Sweet Sue's band members) and as a showgirl in the Cary Grant-Doris Day rom-com That Touch of Mink (1962).
Laurie retired from the screen in 1971. She divorced White in 1976 and subsequently married a medical salesman, re-emerging from relative obscurity in later years after being "rediscovered" by fans to making the rounds of celebrity expos. - Writer
- Actor
John Cunliffe worked for many years as a librarian and a teacher and is now a full-time writer. He has always had an interest in reading, stating that when he was a child he enjoyed the novels of writers such as H. Rider Haggard, Sax Rohmer, Norman Hunter's Professor Branestawm stories and W. E. Johns's Biggles books.
His first book, Farmer Barnes Buys a Pig, was published in 1964. Cunliffe lived in Kendal, Cumbria for six years, and it was the small towns and villages of that area which would provide the inspiration for his most famous character - Postman Pat. Greendale, where Postman Pat is set, is based on the valley of Longsleddale, near Kendal. After the success of the TV series, which he wrote as the result of a commission from the BBC, (produced by Ivor Wood) which debuted in 1981, Cunliffe became something of a local celebrity, even having a room dedicated to him at Kendal's Museum of Lakeland Life.
Cunliffe's other well-known creation, Rosie and Jim, was also written for television in the 1990s. He scripted and presented the first fifty episodes, then turned some of them into books. He is the author of around 190 books for young children, including five volumes of poetry, as well as numerous picture books and collections of stories.
He has also written a stage play, The Twelve Days of Christmas, which was presented by the Hull Truck Theatre Company during their 1997 season. He is currently working on scripts and books for new Postman Pat series, which are in production with Entertainment Rights Ltd. In 2010 he released "Ghosts", a children's story for the iPad, through the Ashley Bolser Agency in Leeds.- Animation Department
- Director
- Art Department
Roger Mainwood was born on 31 July 1953 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK. He was a director, known for Ethel & Ernest (2016), Heavy Metal (1981) and The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992). He was married to Valerie Jones. He died on 20 September 2018.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Ferdi Merter was born on 19 June 1939 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Ipini Boynunda Bil (1971), Onun Ülküsü (1990) and Turist Ömer Uzay Yolunda (1973). He died on 20 September 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Jerry Taft was born on 23 July 1934 in the USA. He was an actor, known for The Star Chamber (1983), It's Alive (1974) and Haunting of the Innocent (2014). He died on 20 September 2018.
- Actress
- Producer
Born in Houston and raised in Atlanta, ChelseyRai is an actress and entertainment host. ChelseyRai has worked on several film projects, as well as multiple web series. She began her entertainment career in media as the first host and co-producer of Witness The Realist (WTR TV) based out of Cleveland, OH, promoting underground music and talent on four television stations throughout Ohio for over 5 years. She later founded Word of Mouth TV, which aired on local metro Atlanta television. She has had extensive training over the years with renowned actors dedicated to their craft. In addition to her work as an actress, ChelseyRai also gives back through her founded philanthropies for underprivileged youth.- Actor
- Composer
- Director
Riccardo Zinna was born on 18 May 1958 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor and composer, known for Gomorrah (2008), Capri (2006) and Nirvana (1997). He died on 20 September 2018 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Director
Joel Lipman was born on 25 April 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Hunt for Amazing Treasures (1996), Haunted Restaurants (2001) and Strange Science (1999). He died on 20 September 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Clifton Brandon was born on 26 January 1927 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), The Mechanic (1972) and The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961). He died on 20 September 2018 in Woking, Surrey, England, UK.- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Ed Graham Jr. was born on 15 December 1928 in New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Linus the Lionhearted (1964), The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1965) and Funny Is Funny (1966). He died on 20 September 2018 in Evanston, Illinois, USA.- Saodat Dzhuraeva was born in 1933. She was an actress, known for Ya vstretil devushku (1957), Kak velit serdtse (1968) and Tkachikhi (1973). She was married to Dzhakhon Saidmuradov. She died on 20 September 2018 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
- Natalya Vysotskaya was born on 6 July 1944 in Saratov, USSR. She was an actress, known for Ya - Russkiy soldat (1995) and Pod stupenkami (1989). She died on 20 September 2018 in Kaliningrad, Russia.
- Inge Feltrinelli was born on 24 November 1930 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was married to Giangiacomo Feltrinelli. She died on 20 September 2018 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Reinhard Tritscher was married to Helma. He died on 20 September 2018 in Ramsau am Dachstein, Styria, Austria.
- Producer
- Actor
César Medina was a producer and actor, known for Nazca (1995), Negocios son negocios (2004) and Recepción (1988). He died on 20 September 2018 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.- Anne Russ Federman was born on 11 June 1921 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Herbert Federman. She died on 20 September 2018 in Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA.
- Lynn Lewis was born on 23 August 1937 in the UK. He died on 20 September 2018 in Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK.
- Alicia Berdaxagar was born on 1 August 1925 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for El hombre que volvió de la muerte (1969), Leandro Leiva, un soñador (1995) and Con el más puro amor (1966). She died on 20 September 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Oytun Sanal was born on 3 January 1937 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Turist Ömer Uzay Yolunda (1973) and Bir Sevgi Istiyorum (1984). He died on 20 September 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.