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- Lori Schappell was born on 18 September 1961 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for X's & O's (2007), Nip/Tuck (2003) and Horizon (1964). She died on 7 April 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
George Schappell was born on September 18, 1961 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA as Dori Schappell. He later changed his name to Reba, and then to George when he came out as FTM transgender. He is an actor, known for Born Different: Unbelievable Medical Conditions (2010), Medical Incredible (2005) and Face to Face: The Schappell Twins (2000).- Adejumoke Aderounmu was born on 26 March 1984 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. She was an actress, known for La Femme Anjola (2021), Arugba (2009) and Kayanmata (2018). She died on 7 April 2024 in Nigeria.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Visual Effects
Edgar Burcksen, ACE moved to California after a successful career in The Netherlands as a feature film editor with more than 15 features and a Dutch Film Festival Award for his body of work to his credit. In California, he became supervising editor of "Seabert," a Saturday Morning Cartoon for French television, later acquired and televised by HBO. After the completion of 52 episodes he was hired by Colossal Pictures in San Francisco where he set up the editorial department and collaborated on numerous commercials for Levi's, General Motors, Budweiser, Disney, etc. and music videos for The Grateful Dead and Thomas Dolby.
Burcksen's prowess in visual effects was noticed by ILM and they hired him to become the visual effects editor on The Hunt for Red October (1990) and later Diehard 2 (1990). As one of the early fans of non-linear editing he became an expert in the use of the Editdroid, George Lucas' invention to pull editing out of the dark ages of film. When Lucas started his production of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992), he asked Edgar Burcksen to set up the postproduction for his prestigious TV series and also to become one of the editors. His collaboration with George Lucas on the pilot Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal (1992) earned him an Emmy® for best editing in 1992. Soon after, Burcksen served as editor and postproduction supervisor on "500 Nations" (1995) an 8-hour documentary miniseries for CBS about Native Americans hosted and produced by Kevin Costner.
In 1996 he edited Colors Straight Up (1997), which was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards®. The feature film Lunker Lake (1997) won at the Santa Clarita Family Film Festival and his teaming up with actor/director Jeroen Krabbé on the feature Left Luggage (1998) with Isabella Rossellini, Maximilian Schell, Chaim Topol and Marianne Saegebrecht brought 4 prestigious awards at the Berlin Film Festival in 1998. The documentaries In Search of Peace (2001, for the Wiesenthal Center), The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania (2005) produced by David Hunt and Patricia Heaton and Borrowing Time (2006) were complimented with the independent feature films Purple Heart (2005) about the Iraq war with William Sadler and Mel Harris, the teen dramedy School of Life (2005) with Ryan Reynolds and David Paymer, the family film The Tillamook Treasure (2006), the action film Road House 2 and the tense drama Brothers Three, An American Gothic (2007) with John Heard, Patrick Wilson and Neal McDonough. Burcksen's diverse experience over the complete spectrum of film genres made him director Ted Braun's first choice to execute his innovative ideas to edit Darfur Now (2007) which earned him an ACE Eddie Award nomination. Recent documentaries include, Bluetopia, SOS (State Of Security), Last Hijack, Hollywood Banker, License to Operate, 100 Years and Unlikely; recent indie feature films are Politics of Love, A New York Heartbeat and Losing in Love.
Edgar Burcksen is an avid cyclist who rides100 miles every week with his Brentwood cycling club LaGrange, he is a member of the Editors Guild, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, he served the Board of Directors of ACE for many years and was the Editor in Chief of ACE's magazine CinemaEditor for more than 17 years. For his contributions during his tenure as Editor in Chief of CinemaEditor he received the prestigious Robert Wise Award during the 2011 ACE Eddie Awards. He is fluent in English, German, French and of course Dutch.- Actor
- Soundtrack
R&B singer/piano player Clarence "Frogman" Henry was born in Algiers, LA--a suburb of New Orleans--in 1937. He grew up in the New Orleans blues/R&B scene, and in his late teens moved to New Orleans to get into the music business. He got work as a musician and singer, and eventually joined up with the Bobby Mitchell Band. He stayed with them for a short period, then left and began his own group. In 1956 he was signed by Argo Records, a subsidiary of the legendary Chess Records, and soon hit it big with the single "Ain't Got No Home", which landed in the R&B and pop Top-10 charts. Now a hit singer, he parlayed that over the next four years into a constant stream of touring with R&B and rock shows, and making the rounds of New Orleans-area nightclubs. In 1961 he had another hit with "You Always Hurt the One You Love" and yet another with "I Don't Know Why (But I Do)", both on Argo. He was soon touring the country again and making appearances on a string of TV variety and dance shows. When The Beatles made their US tour in 1964, he was their opening act, and performed the same function in 1965 for The Rolling Stones' US tour.
By late 1965, however, R&B music began to fade from popularity. Henry kept his hand in the business by touring with "oldies" shows alongside other rock and R&B bands from the '50s and '60s which, as of this writing, he's still doing.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Art Department
Bruce Ando was born on 20 February 1968 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Teeth and Blood (2015), According to Greta (2009) and The Peripheral (2022). He died on 7 April 2024 in Pacific Beach, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Producer
- Production Manager
Gangu Ramsay was a cinematographer and producer, known for Veerana (1988), Tahkhana (1986) and Bandh Darwaza (1990). Gangu died on 7 April 2024 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.- Mariela Romero was born on 3 February 1949 in Caracas, Venezuela. She was a writer, known for La revancha (1989), Caribe (1990) and Morena Clara (1994). She was married to Armando Gota. She died on 7 April 2024 in Miami, Florida, USA.
- William Pepper was born on 16 August 1937 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Orders to Kill, Unsolved Mysteries (1987) and America Declassified (2013). He was married to Mina Nguyen. He died on 7 April 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Johan Saimima was an actor, known for Luka hati sang bidadari (1983), Yang terbelenggu (1984) and Lenyapnya Dendam Si Buta (1983). He died on 7 April 2024 in Indonesia.
- Jumpout BM was an actor, known for Jumpout BM: Trench Baby (2022), Jumpout BM feat. Blumberg Eerd: Murder 1 (2024) and Jumpout BM: For Nothing (2024). He died on 7 April 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Music Department
Michael Boder was born on 9 November 1958 in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. He is known for Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina (2007), Medea (2011) and Le Grand Macabre (2012). He died on 7 April 2024 in Vienna, Austria.- Additional Crew
- Animation Department
- Producer
Debby Lee Cohen was born on 23 August 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was a producer, known for The Outfitters (1999), Microplastic Madness (2019) and Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression (2009). She was married to John Molloy. She died on 7 April 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Antonette Mendes was born on 10 May 1944 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, India. She was an actress, known for Sukhache Sopon (1966), Amchem Noxib (1963) and Nirmonn (1966). She was married to Romeo Mendes. She died on 7 April 2024 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Sheppie Abramowitz was born on 17 December 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was married to Morton I. Abramowitz. She died on 7 April 2024 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Composer
Joe Viera was born on 4 September 1932 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Joe was a composer, known for Der Traum (1964). Joe died on 7 April 2024 in Germany.- Grazia Gabrielli was an actress, known for Il signor Rossi cerca la felicità (1976), Nel mondo di Alice (1974) and Mr. Rossi's Dreams (1977). She was married to Paolo Pivetti. She died on 7 April 2024 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Joe Kinnear was born on 27 December 1946 in Dublin, Ireland. He was married to Bonnie. He died on 7 April 2024 in North London, England, UK.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Legal
Toby Simkin is a Broadway / West End / Theatre/ Film producer with over 4 decades of award-winning experience and a proven track record in all aspects of commercial entertainment production & operations globally. Toby Simkin resides in North America and Australasia.
On Broadway, the Tony® Award winning productions on Broadway of "I Am My Own Wife" (and London & US tour), "Long Day's Journey Into Night" starring Vanessa Redgrave & Brian Dennehy, "Death of a Salesman" starring Brian Dennehy (including London) and productions of "The Crucible" starring Liam Neeson and "Victor/Victoria" starring Julie Andrews. Also on Broadway he was Production Supervisor for the Liverpool / Toronto / Broadway transfer of "Blood Brothers", along with management or marketing for over 120 Broadway shows where he is also is credited with leading the Broadway theatre industry into cyberspace in the early 1990s.
Globally, Toby produced or managed many other shows including "The Female of the Species" starring Eileen Atkins (London), "The Rocky Horror Show" (South Korea and Singapore), "Jekyll and Hyde" (South Korea and Taiwan), "Jane Eyre" (China), "Elton John & Tim Rice's AIDA (China), FAME (China), various "Savion Glover" shows (Off Broadway & tours), "The Three Tenors" (Vancouver), Vaclav Havel's "Temptation" (London), The Shanghai Ballet's "White Haired Girl" (tour) Liza Minnelli concert (Vancouver), "The Promised Love" symphonic recording (Leningrad), "Relatively Speaking" (Washington DC), "The Long and the Short and the Tall" (Australia) plus many more shows in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia.
Toby is also Producer of the award-winning motion pictures, "Three Grams of a Dream (2012)" & "Dong's Photo Exhibition (2012)" and the TV show "DJ's LollyGag Garden (2004)" as well as the upcoming movie "Sacrifice". Toby has extensive multi-cultural experience globally, and experience from design concept through final performance, with hands on experience with all facets of theatrical production and operations.- Jerry Grote was born on 6 October 1942 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), 1977 National League Championship Series (1977) and 1969 National League Championship Series (1969). He was married to Cheryl Grote, Toni and Sharon. He died on 7 April 2024 in Austin, Texas, USA.