Notable Showbiz Deaths of 2014
A list of the notable showbiz personalities who passed away in 2014, ordered by date of death.
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- African American actress Juanita Moore entered films in the early 1950s, a time in which few black people were given an opportunity to act in major studio films. Fortunately Moore's roles began improving as Hollywood developed a social consciousness toward the end of the decade. In 1959 she received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Imitation of Life (1959), a glossy updating of a once controversial Fannie Hurst novel about racism. Within the next decade Hollywood underwent several sociological upheavals, and Juanita was one of the beneficiaries. She became a fixture in black-oriented films of the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in such films as Uptight (1968), Thomasine & Bushrod (1974) and Abby (1974). She also appeared in Walt Disney Pictures' The Kid (2000), and was in a total of more than 50 films. Moore retired in 2001 and passed away New Year's Day 2014 . She was 99.Actress best known for her Oscar-nominated performance as Annie Johnson in Douglas Sirk's 'Imitation of Life' (1959)
October 19, 1914 – January 1, 2014 - Producer
- Director
- Actor
Chicago-born Bernard Glasser grew up in what he calls "the movie generation" and fell in love with pictures at the ripe old age of four. In the late 1940s, while working as a teacher at Beverly Hills High School, he got his feet wet in the film industry by working as a production assistant. In 1950 he invested in an old motion picture studio and turned it into a rental lot, Keywest Studios. Glasser leased his facility to producers like Roger Corman (The Fast and the Furious (1954)), Burt Lancaster (Apache (1954)) and others as well as using the facilities to make a five-day, $50,000 film of his own--The Three Stooges' Gold Raiders (1951), directed by Glasser's friend Edward Bernds. When Glasser's studio lease expired in 1955, he and Bernds combined forces on a series of budget features for Robert L. Lippert's Regal Films.
Working overseas during the 1960s, often in collaboration with producer/writer Philip Yordan, Glasser added to his filmography such well-remembered films as Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Day of the Triffids (1963) and Crack in the World (1965).Producer of sci-fi classics such as 'Return of the Fly' (1959) and 'Crack in the World' (1965)
June 3, 1924 – January 2, 2014- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Phil Everly was born on 19 January 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Tequila Sunrise (1988), Flipped (2010) and Bull Durham (1988). He was married to Patrice Yvonne Arnold, Patricia Mickey and Jacqueline Alice Ertel. He died on 3 January 2014 in Burbank, California, USA.Singer and musician who was one half of pioneer rock duo The Everly Brothers
January 19, 1939 – January 3, 2014- Alicia Rhett was born on 1 February 1915 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for Gone with the Wind (1939). She died on 3 January 2014 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.Oldest surviving cast member from 'Gone with the Wind' (1939) -- well, she was.
February 1, 1915 – January 3, 2014 - Producer
- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
Saul Zaentz learned gambling as a youth in Passaic, New Jersey, playing a card game called briscola. Later, in his twenties, he earned a full-time living as a gambler.
Saul settled in San Francisco after WWII, at first working for a local record distributor and eventually joining the jazz record label Fantasy Records. Working as a salesman and manager for years at Fantasy taught him the value of good relationships with vendors and distributors. This approach greatly affected his approach to the movie business.
Saul and a group of partners bought Fantasy Records in 1967. Fantasy was a successful independent record label, but Saul wanted to expand, to make films. He and his partners worked very hard to cultivate deals with film distribution houses all over the world. Many of these distributors invested in or helped secure funding for his films, in light of the success of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). As a result, Saul was able to remain independent of Hollywood, making the films he wanted to make.Oscar-winning producer of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1975), 'Amadeus' (1984) and 'The English Patient' (1996)
February 28, 1921 – January 3, 2014- Alma Muriel was born on 20 October 1951 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Luna de sangre (1984), A Married Woman (1982) and Amor libre (1979). She was married to José María Napoleón. She died on 5 January 2014 in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Actress known for her iconic roles in the telenovela 'El extraño Retorno de Diana Salazar,' the stage play 'Falsa crónica de Juana La Loca' and such films as 'National Mechanics' (1972) and 'Amor libre' (1979)
20 October 1951 – 5 January 2014 - Actress
- Soundtrack
In a career spanning six decades plus, the ever-vital and ever-versatile Carmen Zapata stands as one of the most respected and diversified Hispanic-American figures in the performing arts. The much-admired veteran actress has worn many hats over the years: teacher, producer, translator, lecturer and narrator.
Born in New York City on July 15, 1927, the daughter of a Mexican father and Argentine mother, she started entertaining on the musical stage. Making her Broadway debut in the chorus of "Oklahoma" in 1946, she continued in the same vein with regional and summer stock roles in "Bloomer Girl", Bells Are Ringing", "Guys and Dolls" "Carnival" (with Liza Minnelli), "Bye Bye Birdie", "No Strings" and "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off". In 1956 she appeared on Broadway in the Jose Quintero-directed dramatic piece "The Innkeepers" starring Geraldine Page, but it closed within a few days. For years Carmen was active on the stand-up comedy circuit performing in clubs and hotels across the country while billing herself as "Marge Cameron" in order to encourage non-discriminatory employment.
She returned late to acting in the early 1960s (as Carmen Zapata) and the subsequent search for ethnic support roles proved both difficult and unfulfilling. It was impossible to steer clear of the severe stereotypes imposed on her, yet she managed to establish a name for herself on 1970s TV. As a series regular, she had supporting duties alongside Mayor Anthony Quinn in the drama The Man and the City (1971); played matriarch Sophia Valdez in the ethnic family sitcom Viva Valdez (1976) opposite Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.; appeared as Arthur Hill's housekeeper in the detective drama Hagen (1980) starring Chad Everett; and had flavorful recurring roles in The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971) and Flamingo Road (1980). Unfortunately, the series' run of all these shows was too short-lived to earn top TV stardom for herself.
Always striving for dignity, intelligence and positiveness in her work, she was often defeated by token appearances that underused her vast talents. When afforded the opportunity she could be quite touching and heartfelt. Dramatic and comedic performances included roles in such popular shows as "The Bold Ones", "Bonanza", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Owen Marshall", "Medical Center", "Adam 12", "Mod Squad", "The Rookies", "Love, American Style", "Wonder Women", "The Streets of San Francisco", "McMillan and Wife", "Trapper John, M.D.", "Chico and the Man", "Matt Houston", "Falcon Crest", "Married with Children", "The Trials of Rosie O'Neil", "L.A. Law", "Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman", and many, many others. She was seen sporadically in the late 1980s and early 1990s on the daytime soap Santa Barbara (1984) as Carmen Castillo. Less visible on film, negligible roles included Sol Madrid (1968), Hail, Hero! (1969), Portnoy's Complaint (1972), Rabbit Test (1978), Boulevard Nights (1979), How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980), the campy horror flick Vultures (1984), and, more recently as one of the choir nuns in the box-office bonanza Sister Act (1992) and its sequel.
More significantly, Ms. Zapata established herself as a prominent benefactor to the Los Angeles-area performing arts. In 1973 she co-founded the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts (BFA), a resident theater company and organization dedicated to bringing the Hispanic experience and culture to the Southern California community via the medium of bilingual stage productions. Serving as its president and producing director, many honors have been bestowed upon her for her selfless contributions. Establishing a durable relationship with the Los Angeles Unified School District to bring the works of great Hispanic authors to public school students, she has produced over 80 plays on BFA's mainstage. On TV, she starred as the town mayor for nine seasons on the PBS' bilingual children's television show Villa Alegre (1973).
As a teacher of drama, Carmen has offered her talents and services to the Academy of Stage and Cinema Arts and the East Los Angeles College Theatre Arts, among others venues. Moreover, a BFA facility was set up as an extension of UCLA. Since 1976, Carmen has been co-translating the groundbreaking plays and poems of such renowned Hispanic figures as 'Federico Garcia Lorca'. These important translations have included Garcia Lorca's "Blood Wedding", "The House of Bernarda Alba" and "Yerma" (the last work mentioned won a Dramalogue Award in 1980). In return, she portrayed the small role of Garcia Lorca's mother in the film Death in Granada (1996) starring Andy Garcia as the maverick Spanish poet and playwright who was executed by firing squad for his political stoicism.
A narrator for the Oscar-nominated documentary The Mothers of the Plaza of Mayo (1985), Carmen's later focus has been as a lecturer at universities and theater conferences across the country. At age 80, Ms. Zapata's unwavering dedication in preserving Hispanic-American culture continues to be a source of pride to the Los Angeles community and her profound influence has extended itself nationwide. At various times, she has been the recipient of several L.A. industry awards as well, including the "Ovation", the Dramalogue and Nosotros Awards for her excellence in theatre.
In 2003, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her final millennium film roles included The Egg Plant Lady (2000) and The Sleepy Time Gal (2001) while on TV she made a brief appearance in the TV movie Fidel (2002). She died of heart failure on January 5, 2014, in Van Nuys, CA.Actress known for her work on the TV series 'Santa Barbara' and in the 'Sister Act' films
July 15, 1927 – January 5, 2014- Actor
- Soundtrack
Larry D. Mann was born on 18 December 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Sting (1973), In the Heat of the Night (1967) and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964). He was married to Gloria Kochberg. He died on 6 January 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Actor perhaps best known for voicing Yukon Cornelius in the Rankin/Bass TV special 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'
18 December 1922 – 6 January 2014- Miss Spear was crowned Miss Venezuela in 2004 and was 4th runner-up in the 2005 Miss Universe Pageant. Prior to competing in beauty pageants, Miss Spear bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Central Florida. Miss Spear went on to become one of the most popular and successful soap opera stars. She married Henry Berry in June 2008 and welcomed daughter Maya in October 2008. They divorced in March 2010. Miss Spear and Mr. Berry were killed during a robbery when their car broke down in Puerto Cabello, near Caracas. The couple were there on vacation. Daughter Maya was injured but survived the attack. Spear's death triggered a wave of anger on social media directed at the populist government's poor record on crime. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro lamented her death on a live television broadcast.Actress who was named Miss Venezuela in 2004 and went on to star in such telenovelas as 'La mujer perfecta,' 'Flor Salvaje' and 'Pasión prohibida' and was named
1 October 1984 – 6 January 2014 - Producer
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Run Run Shaw was born in Shanghai, China on October 4, 1907. He went into the filming industry with his brother, Runme Shaw, and established the Shaw Organization in 1926 and the Shaw Studios (formerly South Seas Film studio) in 1930. In 1967, Shaw established the famous Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) station in Hong Kong, and it grew into a multi-billion dollar TV empire. TVB set the stage for numerous television sitcoms, drama series, documentaries and singing performances, as well as "Enjoy Yourself Tonight," a variety show similar to "Saturday Night Live."
Shaw owns many businesses throughout the world, including Macy's and Canada's Shaw Tower at Cathedral Place. Throughout the years, Shaw has donated billions of dollars to charities, schools and hospitals. As a result, many Hong Kong buildings were named after him.
Shaw himself has also made regular appearances in TV shows and programs from TVB, including their Chinese New Year celebration programs. During these programs, Shaw would often lead an "awakening" ceremony that precedes the famous Chinese Lion Dance. Shaw has continued to lead this tradition throughout the years.Pioneering Hong Kong film producer and co-founder of the legendary Shaw Brothers Studio
23 November 1907 – 7 January 2014- Writer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Amiri Baraka was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.
Baraka's career spanned nearly 50 years. Some poems that are always associated with him are "The Music: Reflection on Jazz and Blues", "The Book of Monk", and "New Music, New Poetry", works that draw on topics from the worlds of society, music, and literature. Baraka's poetry and writing have attracted both high praise and condemnation. Some compare Baraka to James Baldwin and recognize him as one of the most respected and most widely published black writers of his generation.
Baraka received honors from a number of prestigious foundations, including the following: fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Langston Hughes Award from the City College of New York, the Rockefeller Foundation Award for Drama, an induction into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Before Columbus Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.A.K.A. LeRoi Jones; polarizing poet, playwright, essayist, novelist, music critic and teacher who was one of the major forces in the Black Arts movement of the 1960s and ’70s; known for his acclaimed, controversial play 'Dutchman,' which he adapted into a film directed by Anthony Harvey and released in 1967; other well-known works include the poetry collections 'The Dead Lecturer' and 'Transbluesency: The Selected Poetry of Amiri Baraka/LeRoi Jones, 1961-1995,' his novels 'The Systems of Dante's Hell' and 'Tales of the Out and the Gone,' his 1966 play 'Black Mass,' and his seminal historical survey 'Blues People: Negro Music in White America;' also played the role of the homeless sage Rastaman in Warren Beatty's film 'Bulworth' (1998)
October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lorella De Luca was born on 17 September 1940 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. She was an actress and assistant director, known for Orlando e i Paladini di Francia (1956), Le fils de Tarass Boulba (1962) and Tough Guys (1974). She was married to Duccio Tessari. She died on 9 January 2014 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.Italian actress and ingenue who made her film debut at the age of 14 in Federico Fellini's 'Il Bidone' (1955) and went on to co-star in Dino Risi's comedy 'Poor But Beautiful' (1957), Mario Monicelli's comedy 'A Tailor's Maid' and 'Doctor and the Healer' (both 1957) and several films for her director husband Duccio Tessari, including spaghetti westerns 'A Pistol for Ringo' and its sequel 'The Return of Ringo' (both 1965) and the 1971 thriller 'The Bloodstained Butterfly'
17 September 1940 – 9 January 2014- Keiko Awaji was born on 17 July 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Downtown (1957), Kottaisan yori: Nyotai wa kanashiku (1957) and Stray Dog (1949). She was married to Kinnosuke Nakamura and Bimbo Danao. She died on 11 January 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.Actress who co-starred in such films as Akira Kurosawa's 'Stray Dog' (1949), Mark Robson's 'The Bridges of Toko-Ri' (1954) and Mikio Naruse's 'When a Woman Ascends the Stairs' (1960)
17 July 1933 – 11 January 2014 - Stunts
- Actor
Jophery C. Brown was born on 22 January 1945 in Grambling, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Wanted (2008), Cyborg (1989) and Jurassic Park (1993). He died on 11 January 2014 in Newhall, California, USA.Veteran stuntman and actor perhaps best remembered for playing the ill-fated raptor pen worker in the opening scenes of 'Jurassic Park' (1993); was stunt coordinator for 1983's 'Scarface' and Morgan Freeman's stunt double in 'Kiss the Girls' (1997), 'The Sum of All Fears' (2002), 'The Bucket List' (2007), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Oblivion' (2013) and other films; also performed stunts on such films as 'Papillon' (1973), 'Smokey and the Bandit' (1977), 'The Blues Brothers' (1980), 'Lethal Weapon' (1987), 'Predator' (1987), 'Die Hard' (1988), 'Speed' (1994), 'Get Shorty' (1995), 'Lost Highway' (1997), 'Doctor Dolittle' (1998) and 'The One' (2001)
January 22, 1945 – January 11, 2014- Actor
- Additional Crew
Arnoldo Foà was born on 24 January 1916 in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Trial (1962), War Gods of Babylon (1962) and Lucrèce Borgia (1953). He was married to Anna Procaccini, Patrizia Uva and Ludovica Volpe. He died on 11 January 2014 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.Italian actor who appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 2004; dubbed Anthony Quinn's voice in Federico Fellini's 'La Strada' (1952) and later acted alongside Quinn in the films 'Barabbas' (1961) and 'The Shoes of the Fisherman' (1968); also co-starred in such films as Fellini's 'Il Bidone' (1955), Mario Monicelli's 'Totò and Carolina' (1955), Richard Thorpe's 'The Tartars' (1961), Orson Welles' 'The Trial' (1962), Jacques Deray's 'Borsalino' (1970), Giuliano Montaldo's 'A Dangerous Toy' (1979), and 'Tutti gli uomini del deficiente' (1999)
24 January 1916 – 11 January 2014- Jerome Willis was born on 23 October 1928 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Lifeforce (1985) and Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991). He was married to Dilys Elstone. He died on 11 January 2014 in London, England, UK.Actor who co-starred on the British TV dramas 'Within These Walls' and 'The Sandbaggers' and played Stevens in the 'Doctor Who' serial 'The Green Death'
23 October 1928 – 11 January 2014 - Alexandra Bastedo was born on 9 March 1946 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Casino Royale (1967), Batman Begins (2005) and The Champions (1968). She was married to Patrick Garland. She died on 12 January 2014 in West Sussex, England, UK.Actress best known for her role as secret agent Sharron Macready in the cult British TV series 'The Champions' and for co-starring in Vicente Aranda's cult 1972 horror film 'The Blood Spattered Bride;' also appeared in such films as 'Casino Royale' (1967), 'The Ghoul' (1975) and 'Batman Begins' (2005) and made a memorable appearance on 'Absolutely Fabulous'
9 March 1946 – 12 January 2014 - John made his acting debut at the Theatre Royal, Bournemouth. After spending a year in various reps. including Hastings, Watford and Eastbourne, he was conscripted into the Devon Yeomanry during the war and served in Italy and Sicily, but contracted hepatitis. He then became a member of the Army Bureau For Current Affairs - Play Unit, touring England, France and Germany. He then spent many years in theatre, before branching out into films and starring alongside David Niven and John Mills. He has also appeared in many TV roles.English actor best known for his role as Doc Morrissey ("Take two aspirins") on 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin' and later on 'The Legacy of Reginald Perrin' and for playing Sir Ralph Shawcross on 'You Rang, M'Lord?'
21 July 1920 – 12 January 2014 - Versatile, diligent character actor Frank Marth was a familiar presence in just about every major American prime-time TV show of the 60's and 70's. The native New Yorker got his big break as a member of Jackie Gleason's stock company, perennially cast as uncredited background characters in Cavalcade of Stars (1949) and The Honeymooners (1955). According to series co-star Audrey Meadows he was "worth his weight in gold". Thereafter, granite-faced, sober-looking Marth became omnipresent on the small screen for more than two decades as tough cops, FBI agents and stern military brass. Amazingly, he was overlooked for the part of a KAOS operative in Get Smart (1965) (which would have been perfect casting !) but made up for it with Luger-wielding Count von Waffenschmidt and assorted SS officers in Hogan's Heroes (1965). He was also a favorite in anything sci-fi, whether as a sinister alien in The Invaders (1967) or as THRUSH agent Carl Voegler in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964). He appeared suitably taciturn as Colonel Brody, stymying dinosaur-hunting Darren McGavin in Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974). Perfectly cast yet again, he gave the medics a hard time as a hard-nosed tank commander in the M*A*S*H episode "Hey, Doc". He had other recurring uniformed roles in The Dirty Dozen (1988) and War and Remembrance (1988).
Marth was married to stage and screen actress Hope Holiday.Veteran TV actor best known for his many roles on 'The Honeymooners'
July 29, 1922 – January 12, 2014 - Actress
- Producer
Anjali Devi, a veteran actress and producer in Telugu and Tamil cinema, is widely recognized for her iconic portrayal of Sita in "Lava Kusha" and her remarkable roles in films like "Suvarna Sundari" and "Anarkali." In Hindi cinema, she left an indelible mark with performances in movies such as 'Devta,' where she starred opposite Gemini Ganeshan, 'Sati Savitri' alongside Mahipal, and 'Bhakta Prahlad.' The timeless songs picturized on her, including 'Tum gagan ke chandrama ho,' 'jeevan dor tumhi sang bandhi,' and 'kabhi to miloge, jeevan sathi' from 'Sati Savitri,' continue to enjoy popularity.
Born as Anjani Kumar in Peddapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India, she later settled in Chennai. Initially named Anjani Kumari during her theater days, director C. Pullaiah bestowed upon her the name Anjali Devi. Her journey in the film industry began with a minor role in "Raja Harishchandra" in 1936, followed by her debut as Mohini in "Gollabhama" in 1947, a film that propelled her to stardom. Her first venture as a heroine was in L. V. Prasad's 'Kashtajeevi,' though the film was abandoned after three reels.
Anjali Devi's cinematic career spanned over 350 Telugu films and a handful of Tamil and Kannada films. She married music director P. Adinarayana Rao in 1940, and together, they produced numerous Telugu films under the banner of Anjali Pictures. The iconic milestone in her career was the role of Sita in "Lava Kusha," the first color film in the Telugu industry in 1963.
Aside from her diverse roles as a damsel, angel, dancer, demon, goddess, and traditional woman, she gracefully transitioned into portraying motherly roles in later years. Anjali Devi's granddaughter, Saila Rao, also followed in her footsteps as an actress.
In 1955, she took on the role of a producer with the film "Anarkali," where she played the lead character opposite Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Salim. Over her career, she produced 27 films, including noteworthy ones like "Bhakta Tukaram" and "Chandipriya," featuring Bollywood and Tollywood actress Jayapradha.
Anjali Devi's illustrious career came to a close with films like "Brundavanam" (1992), "Anna Vadina" (1993), and "Police Alludu" (1994), where she shared the screen with Brahmanandam. Her impact on Indian cinema, spanning mythological roles to modern characters, remains a cherished legacy.Veteran, award-winning Indian actress who was one of the earliest stars of the black and white era in South India and who defied conventional film industry wisdom that married women could not be leading screen stars as early as the 1940s; famed for such roles as the goddess Sita in the award-winning blockbuster 'Lava Kusa' (1963) and the title characters in 'Anarkali' (1955), 'Suvarna Sundari' (1957) and 'Chenchu Lakshmi' (1958), the latter three of which each won her a Filmfare Best Actress Award, as did her performance in the musical hit 'Jayabheri' (1959); acted in over 350 other films, including 'Keelu Gurram' (1949), 'Tumsa Nahin Dekha' (1957), 'Panduranga Mahatyam' (1957), the Oscar-nominated short 'The Creation of Woman' (1961), 'Bhakta Prahlada' (1967), 'Kurukshetram' (1977), evergreen classic 'Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam' (1986), and 'Brundavanam' (1993); received the prestigious Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 1994 for her lifetime service to the Telugu film industry and was also conferred the Ramineni Award in 2006 and the ANR National Award in 2008
August 24, 1927 – January 13, 2014- Soundtrack
Ronny Jordan was born on 29 November 1962 in London, England, UK. He died on 13 January 2014 in the UK.Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist who had a cult dance-floor success with his upbeat reworking of Miles Davis' "So What," becoming one of the key figures of the 1990s acid-jazz movement
29 November 1962 – 13 January 2014- Producer
- Writer
- Production Manager
Richard Shepherd was born on 4 June 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), The Towering Inferno (1974) and The Hunger (1983). He was married to Patricia Shepherd and Judith Mayer Goetz. He died on 14 January 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Producer of such films as 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (1961), 'The Fugitive Kind' (1960) and 'The Hunger' (1983); served as executive vice president at Warner Bros. in the early-to-mid 1970s and head of production at MGM from the mid-1970s to early 1980s
June 4, 1927 – January 14, 2014- Actress
- Camera and Electrical Department
Mae Young was born on 12 March 1923 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE Raw (1993) and WWE Sunday Night Heat (1998). She died on 14 January 2014 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.Pioneering female wrestler
March 12, 1923 – January 14, 2014- A superbly versatile character actor of lugubrious countenance and strong physical presence, Roger was the son of Charles Lloyd Pack, a frequent supporting actor in British films of the '50s and '60s. Roger was educated at Bedales, a prestigious co-educational school in Hampshire, noted for a laid-back approach and a pronounced emphasis towards arts, crafts and drama. With inspiration provided by his drama teacher and rather liking the attention and applause that came with being on stage, Lloyd Pack managed to attain A-levels in languages. After leaving school, aged nineteen, he successfully auditioned for RADA, where one of his teachers was the actor Peter Barkworth. Soon after, he made his stage debut in the Elizabethan play "The Shoemaker's Holiday" at Northampton Repertory Theatre. From the beginning, Lloyd Pack always thought of becoming a Shakespearean actor. However, his career took him on quite a different path.
His first television appearances were similar peripheral 'no-name parts' as cleaners, soldiers and constables. After years of toiling in relative obscurity, he finally managed to secure a recurring role as the vacuous, simple-minded road sweeper Colin 'Trigger' Ball in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses (1981). Appearing in nearly every episode of the long-running series, Lloyd Pack came to be identified with this character in the national consciousness to such an extent, that he could "not go anywhere without anyone going on about it".
His next popular casting was no less fortuitous: that of the flatulent, somewhat seedy farmer Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley (1994), lusting after Dawn French's extrovert cleric (when not entertaining dubious thoughts about farm animals). On the big screen, Lloyd Pack reached a wider audience as Bartemius Crouch Sr, a ruthless Ministry of Magic functionary in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), destined to be killed by his Death Eater son, played by David Tennant. Still more dramatic was his role as evil megalomaniac John Lumic (who creates an army of cybermen in his pursuit of immortality) menacing Tennant and company in the Doctor Who (1963) two-parter Rise of the Cybermen (2006) and The Age of Steel (2006), set on a parallel Earth. Lloyd Pack thoroughly enjoyed participating in the iconic series.
Lloyd Pack's theatrical work encompassed performances at the National, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Court. He was much acclaimed for roles in plays by Harold Pinter and latterly portrayed the Duke of Buckingham in "Richard III" at the Globe. On screen, he was glimpsed as Inspector Mendel in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and as a friar, friend of Cardinal Della Rovere, in The Borgias (2011). The actor was self-effacing in private life and was much esteemed by his peers. He was an avid supporter of Tottenham Hotspurs, cricket and left-wing causes.Actor best known for his roles on the British sitcoms 'Only Fools and Horses,' 'The Vicar of Dibley' and 'The Old Guys'
8 February 1944 – 15 January 2014 - Editor
- Producer
- Editorial Department
Stanford Tischler was born on 25 December 1921 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an editor and producer, known for M*A*S*H (1972), Everglades! (1961) and Mad at the World (1955). He died on 15 January 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Emmy-winning editor of every single episode of 'M*A*S*H'
December 25, 1921 – January 15, 2014- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Actor
Harvey Bernhard was born on 5 March 1924 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Sixteen (1972), Damien: Omen II (1978) and The Lost Boys (1987). He was married to Lillian Leona Kramer and Julie Wilson. He died on 16 January 2014 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.Producer of such films as 'The Mack' (1973), 'The Omen' (1978) and its sequels, 'The Goonies' (1985), and 'The Lost Boys' (1987)
March 5, 1924 - January 16, 2014- Ruth Duccini was born on 23 July 1918 in Rush City, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Under the Rainbow (1981), The Daily Show (1996) and The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013). She was married to Fred Duccini. She died on 16 January 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.Last surviving female "Munchkin" from 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939)
July 23, 1918 – January 16, 2014 - Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Long before he was known as "The Professor" in the cult comedy classic Gilligan's Island (1964), Russell Johnson was a well-known character actor, starring in several Westerns and Sci-Fi classics as This Island Earth (1955) and It Came from Outer Space (1953). Johnson grew up in Pennsylvania and was sent to a boarding school in Philadelphia with his brothers when his father died.
Johnson said that, unlike his Professor character, he was not a bright student early on and was, in fact, held back a grade. However, he did redeem himself later on by making the National Honor Society in high school. He joined the Army Air Corps in World War II. Both his ankles were broken when his B-24 Liberator was shot down over the Philippines during a bombing raid in March of 1945 and he was awarded the Purple Heart as he recovered in the hospital. After the war, he used the G.I. Bill to enroll in acting school to pursue his new trade.
Johnson lived in the state of Washington and did several guest appearances on television shows. He passed away peacefully on the morning of Thursday January 16, 2014 from kidney failure, with his wife, Constance Dane, and his two children by his side. Connie described her husband as a very brave man.Actor best known for his role as The Professor on 'Gilligan's Island' during the show's entire three-year run (1964-1967); also known for starring opposite Peter Breck and Anna-Lisa in ABC's fondly-remembered 1959-1960 Western series 'Black Saddle' and for his roles in cult, B-grade sci-fi pictures such as 'It Came from Outer Space' (1953), 'This Island Earth' (1955) and Roger Corman's 'Attack of the Crab Monsters' (1957); appeared in dozens of other films, including 'Rancho Notorious' (1952), 'Law and Order' (1953), 'Demetrius and the Gladiators' (1954), 'Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki' (1955), 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (1965), 'Three Days of the Condor' (1975) and 'MacArthur' (1977)
November 10, 1924 – January 16, 2014- Actor
- Soundtrack
Dave Madden was born on 17 December 1931 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Partridge Family (1970), Charlotte's Web (1973) and Eat My Dust (1976). He was married to Sandra Martin and Alvena Louise (Nena) Arnold. He died on 16 January 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.Actor best known for playing Reuben Kincaid on 'The Partridge Family'
December 17, 1931 – January 16, 2014- Director
- Art Department
- Production Manager
Hal Sutherland was born on 1 July 1929 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and production manager, known for The New Adventures of Superman (1966), Flash Gordon (1979) and The Adventures of Batman (1968). He died on 16 January 2014 in Washington, USA.Animator, director and last surviving founder of Filmation Associates
1929 – January 16, 2014- Seizô Katô was born on 14 February 1927 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Vampire Hunter D (1985), Tokyo Godfathers (2003) and Light Squadron Maskman (1987). He was married to Setsuko. He died on 17 January 2014 in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.Veteran voice actor who can be heard in the original Japanese versions of many popular anime and live-action television series and anime films; perhaps best known for voicing Megatron and Galvatron on the first 'Transformers' series; other notable TV voice-over roles include Sôsai Z on 'Gatchaman Fighter' (a.k.a. 'Gatchaman F'), Professor Hamaguchi on 'Chōdenji Machine Voltes V,' Balcom on 'Hokuto no Ken' ('Fist of the North Star'), Star King Bazeu on 'Dengeki Sentai Changeman,' Emperor Zeba on 'Hikari Sentai Maskman,' Dr. Klay on 'Tenchi Muyô! Ryô Ôki,' Chief Kiyonaga Matsumoto on 'Detective Conan,' Kogan Iwamoto on 'Shigurui,' and Cornello on 'Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood;' also voiced major characters in acclaimed anime films such as 'Vampire Hunter D' (1985), 'Lupin III: The Plot of the Fuma Clan' (1987), 'Slayers Great' (1997), 'Tokyo Godfathers' (2003) and 'Naruto Shippuden the Movie' (2007), and provided the voice for Takeshi Katō's character in Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran' (1985)
February 14, 1927 – January 17, 2014 - Suchitra Sen was born on 6 April 1931 in Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Pabna, Bangladesh]. She was an actress, known for Aandhi (1975), Saptapadi (1961) and Devdas (1955). She was married to Dibanath Sen. She died on 17 January 2014 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.Iconic Indian actress considered to be the "Greta Garbo of Bengali cinema"
6 April 1931 – 17 January 2014 - Fergie Frederiksen was born on 25 May 1951 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for LeRoux: Carrie's Gone (1983), LeRoux: Lifeline (1983) and World Classic Rockers: Live at the Ventura Theater (2001). He died on 18 January 2014 in Mound, Minnesota, USA.Rock singer and songwriter who was lead vocalist for prog rock band Trillion in 1978-79, glam rock group Angel in 1981, pop/rock band LeRoux from 1982-1984, and, most famously, the iconic rock band Toto for their 'Isolation' album and tour from 1984-1985; also provided backing vocals for Survivor, resulting in his contributing to hit singles in three consecutive years, all with different bands: Survivor's "American Heartbeat" in 1982, LeRoux's "Carrie's Gone" in 1983 and Toto's "Stranger in Town" in 1984; sang two songs used in 'Can't Stop the Music' (1980) as a disco artist named David London; was part of a band called Abandon Shame whose songs appeared in 'The Terminator' (1984) and 'Armed Response' (1985); quit the music industry in 1987 but returned in the mid-1990s by the recording of a collaborative album with bassist Ricky Phillips; musical highlights over the next 20 years included the release of a solo album in 1999 that was critically acclaimed in Europe and Japan and briefly reuniting with Toto on their tour in 2007
May 15, 1951 – January 18, 2014 - Sarah Marshall was born on 25 May 1933 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Dave (1993), The Long, Hot Summer (1958) and Star Trek (1966). She was married to Karl Held and Mel Bourne. She died on 18 January 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Actress most notable for her work on Broadway, including a Tony-nominated performance in 'Goodbye, Charlie' (1959-1960); also played Janet Wallace in the 'Star Trek' episode "The Deadly Years" and had roles in such films as 'The Long, Hot Summer' (1958), 'Lord Love a Duck' (1966) and 'Dave' (1993)
25 May 1933 – 18 January 2014 - Producer
- Director
- Writer
Gordon Hessler was born in Germany, the son of a Danish mother and an English father. Educated in England, he moved to the US while in his late teens and spent several years working in documentaries. At Universal, "I guess because I had an English accent", Hessler was placed under contract to Alfred Hitchcock and went to work on the master director's TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), climbing the ladder from story reader to associate producer and finally to producer in the series' final year. A novelette rejected for the show became the basis for The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (1965), Hessler's first feature film as director. When production of the AIP Edgar Allan Poe series was shifted to Britain, Hessler collaborated with producer Louis M. Heyward and horror enthusiast/ screenwriter Christopher Wicking on three Poe films and on the sci-fi shocker Scream and Scream Again (1970). Carrying on in the fantasy field, he also directed the Ray Harryhausen stop-motion swashbuckler The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) and additional small-screen suspensers like the Psycho (1960)-inspired Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973) with Bette Davis.Director of such films as 'The Golden Voyage of Sinbad' (1974), 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' (1971) and the Vincent Price horror films 'The Oblong Box' (1969), 'Cry of the Banshee' (1970) and 'Scream and Scream Again' (1970); also directed the cult TV movie 'KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park' (1978) and was an associate producer (and later producer) on TV's 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents'
12 December 1925 – 19 January 2014- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Al Lerner was born on 7 April 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is known for I Am Mother (2019), Carol (2015) and Playing It Cool (2014). He died on 19 January 2014 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.Pianist, composer, arranger and conductor from the big band era who played piano for and was the last surviving member of the original Harry James Orchestra; composed over 200 songs, most notably "So Until I See You," the closing theme for 'The Tonight Show with Jack Paar;' other songs include "Loneliness Ends with Love," which can be heard in the films 'Elegy' (2005) and 'Magic Magic' (2013), and "I'm Tired of the Rain," also featured in 'Magic Mike;' was the pianist for 'A Tribute to Eddie Duchin,' a studiotrack released for the 1956 film 'The Eddy Duchin Story;' worked with some of the greatest artists of the big band era, including Rosemary Clooney, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, Kay Starr and Margaret Whiting
April 7, 1919 – January 19, 2014- Animation Department
- Director
- Producer
Michael Sporn was born on 23 April 1946 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas (1992), Doctor DeSoto (1984) and Abel's Island (1988). He was married to Heidi Stallings. He died on 19 January 2014 in New York, New York, USA.Animator, producer and director known for creating acclaimed animated short films based on children's books; earned an Oscar nomination for his 1984 short-film adaptation of William Steig's 'Doctor DeSoto' and was later nominated for an Emmy for another Steig adaptation, 'Abel's Island' (1989); other acclaimed shorts include 'The Story of the Dancing Frog' (1989), 'The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas' (1992), 'Whitewash' (1994) and 'The Man Who Walked Between the Towers' (2005); also worked on such shows as 'Courage the Cowardly Dog' and 'Between the Lions' and designed the title sequences for Sidney Lumet's films 'Prince of the City' (1981), 'Garbo Talks' (1984), 'Running on Empty' (1988) and 'Family Business' (1989) and for Susan Seidelman's films 'Desperately Seeking Susan' (1985) and 'Making Mr. Right' (1987)
April 23, 1946 – January 19, 2014- Writer
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Ben Starr was born on 18 October 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Our Man Flint (1966), Diff'rent Strokes (1978) and Climax! (1954). He was married to Gloria June Kaplan. He died on 19 January 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.TV writer-producer who co-created 'Silver Spoons' and co-developed 'The Facts of Life'
October 18, 1921 – January 19, 2014- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
His father was the renowned violinist and music teacher Michelangelo Abbado. He is the brother of the composer Marcello Abbado and therefore uncle of the conductor Roberto Abbado. After school, Abbado studied at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. From 1956 to 1968 he was married to Giovanna Cavazzoni. Together they became parents to the theater manager Alessandra Abbado and the opera director Daniele Abbado. In 1957 he moved to Vienna, where he went to school with conductor teacher Hans Swarowsky. In 1968, Abbado began working for the Milan opera house "Scala", where he worked in various functions until 1986. The conductor was committed to opening up the so-called "high culture" to the common people, who had once been the audience and protagonists of traditional Italian opera.
From 1979 to 1988, Abbado was also principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Replaced by Riccardo Muti at the helm of La Scala in Milan, Abbado moved to Vienna in 1986 to take over the management of the State Opera until 1991. From 1990 to 2002 he was chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. However, cancer interrupted Abbado's artistic career in the late 1990s. After his recovery, the internationally celebrated conductor only appeared at concerts sporadically. In spring 2004, Abbado's guest appearance with the Berlin Philharmonic was a great success. In the spring of 2005, Abbado conducted Mozart's "Magic Flute" for the first time, with which he celebrated great success in Baden-Baden and Italy. At the end of May 2005, the maestro gave three concerts in Berlin to sold-out houses.
Abbado was considered a supporter of young musicians, for whom he founded the European Union Youth Orchestra in 1978, the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra in 1988, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in 1997 and finally the Mozart Orchestra in 2004. The youth orchestras support the training of young talent with scholarships. In 2003 he was honored with the Praemium Imperiale. In August 2005, Abbado, after Vienna, was also made an honorary citizen of Lucerne, whose music festival he was closely associated with. For the 250th year of Mozart's birth, Abbado designed numerous Mozart Orchestra initiatives in 2006. In 2008 he received the Wolf Prize. On August 30, 2013, Claudio Abbado was appointed senator for life by President Giorgio Napolitano. In the same year, his book "My World of Music" was named science book of the year in Austria.
Claudio Abbado died on January 20, 2014, at the age of eighty, in Bologna after a long battle with cancer.One of the greatest conductors of the 20th century; served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera, and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra
26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014- Actor
- Additional Crew
Victor Izay was born on 23 December 1923 in Watertown, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Wild Hogs (2007), Young Guns (1988) and Employee of the Month (2006). He was married to Jo Roybal Izay and Connie Izay. He died on 20 January 2014 in Glendora, California, USA.Actor who played the doctor in the 'Billy Jack' films (1971's 'Billy Jack,' 1974's 'The Trial of Billy Jack' and 1977's 'Billy Jack Goes to Washington'), Justice of the Peace Wilson in 'Young Guns' (1988) and the recurring roles of Bull on 'Gunsmoke' and Dr. Matthew Vance on 'The Waltons;' also had roles in the cult films 'Girl in Gold Boots' (1968), 'The Astro-Zombies' (1968), and 'Blood Orgy of the She-Devils' (1973), as well as Sam Peckinpah's 'Ride the High Country' (1962) and 'The Ballad of Cable Hogue' (1970) and recent comedies 'Employee of the Month' (2006) and 'Wild Hogs' (2007)
December 23, 1923 – January 20, 2014- Producer
- Executive
James Jacks was born on 29 December 1947 in the USA. He was a producer and executive, known for The Mummy (1999), The Jackal (1997) and The Hunted (2003). He died on 20 January 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Film producer whose credits include 'Dazed and Confused,' 'Tombstone' and the films in 'The Mummy' franchise; also helped distribute and/or finance the early films of the Coen brothers
December 29, 1947 – January 20, 2014- Animation Department
- Director
Oliver Callahan was born on 30 June 1929 in Fresno, California, USA. Oliver was a director, known for Charlotte's Web (1973), Jonny Quest (1964) and Space Ghost (1966). Oliver died on 21 January 2014 in La Grange, Kentucky, USA.Veteran animator affectionately known as "Lefty" who worked on theatrical shorts for MGM before spending 30 years at Hanna-Barbera, where he was was an animator (and later an animation director) on dozens of classic TV shows and movies between 1964 and 1993; most notably worked on 'Scooby Doo, Where Are You!' and many subsequent 'Scooby-Doo' cartoons, as well as 'The Smurfs,' on which he was animator from 1981-1985 and animation director from 1986-1988; other Hanna-Barbera credits include 'Jonny Quest,' 'The Secret Squirrel Show,' 'Josie and the Pussycats,' 'Space Ghost,' 'Hong Kong Phooey,' 'The Jetsons,' 'Pound Puppies,' 'The Flintstone Kids,' 'Snorks,' 'The Pirates of Dark Water,' and 'The Tom & Jerry Kids Show,' and movies and specials such as 'Charlotte's Web' (1973), 'A Flintstone Christmas' (1977), 'Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood' (1979), 'Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose' (1987), 'The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones' (1987), ' Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers' (1987), 'Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School' (1988), and 'Jetsons: The Movie' (1990); was also an animator on the 'Peanuts' TV specials 'It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown' (1984) and 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' (1985) for Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez
June 30, 1929 – January 21, 2014- Actor
- Director
Luis Avalos was born on 2 September 1946 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor and director, known for The Ringer (2005), Hollywood Homicide (2003) and Resurrection Blvd. (2000). He died on 22 January 2014 in Burbank, California, USA.Veteran character actor best known for his many roles on 'The Electric Company'
September 2, 1946 – January 22, 2014- Actor
- Sound Department
- Editor
The son of a newspaperman, Canadian-born Pierre Jalbert graduated from Ouellet College and attended Laval University. A champion skier, he went to study art appreciation at the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1949 he visited Hollywood and later that year returned to Paris and joined a French film company as a production assistant. A stint as a ski instructor at Sun Valley in the early 1950s whetted his acting ambitions, and in 1952 he headed to Hollywood. In the beginning he worked at a variety of jobs before eventually finding steady employment as a film cutter and editor at MGM. He had been employed there for nearly ten years before signing to play the French-speaking Caje (short for Cajun) LeMay in ABC-TV's hit war series, Combat! (1962). Pierre's post-"Combat!" acting career included appearances in made-for-television movies and several hit series. Primarily though, he earned his reputation--and living--as a film editor.Actor who played Caje on the TV series 'Combat!' and later became an Emmy-nominated sound and dialogue editor
9 January 1925 – 22 January 2014- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Carlo Mazzacurati was born on 2 March 1956 in Padua, Veneto, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for The Right Distance (2007), Another Life (1992) and La sedia della felicità (2013). He was married to Marina Zangirolami. He died on 22 January 2014 in Padua, Veneto, Italy.Italian film director and screenwriter known for such works as 'Il toro' (1994) and 'La giusta distanza' (2007)
2 March 1956 – 22 January 2014- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Akkineni Nageswara Rao was born on 20 September 1923 in Venkataraghavapuram, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was an actor and producer, known for Meghasandesam (1983), Laila Majnu (1949) and Devadasu (1953). He was married to Annapurna Akkineni. He died on 22 January 2014 in Hyderabad, India.Legendary Telugu film actor
20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014- Music Department
- Editorial Department
Music editor whose credits include TV's 'The Bionic Woman,' 'Quincy, M.E.,' 'Doogie Howser, M.D.,' 'Law & Order' and Emmy-winning work on 'Airwolf;' also edited the music for Francis Ford Coppola's musical film 'One from the Heart' (1982)
March 4, 1931 – January 23, 2014- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Riz Ortolani was born on 25 March 1926 in Pesaro, Marche, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for Day of Anger (1967), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Festa di laurea (1985). He was married to Katina Ranieri. He died on 23 January 2014 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated film composer ('Mondo cane,' 'Cannibal Holocaust')
25 March 1926 – 23 January 2014- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Michael Filerman was born on 4 May 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Four Corners (1998), Knots Landing (1979) and Falcon Crest (1981). He died on 25 January 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Tony-winning Broadway producer ('The Norman Conquests,' 'American Idiot') who was also an executive producer on 'Falcon Crest' and 'Knots Landing'
May 8, 1938 – January 25, 2014- Margery Mason was born on 27 September 1913 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Princess Bride (1987), Love Actually (2003) and Les Misérables (1998). She was married to Peter Daminoff. She died on 26 January 2014 in Swiss Cottage, Camden, London, England, UK.Character actress known for playing Celia Porter in the first two seasons of 'A Family at War,' Alice North on the British drama 'Peak Practice' from 1993 to 2002, and for her brief but memorable roles as the old booing woman in 'The Princess Bride' (1987) and the food trolley witch in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' (2005)
27 September 1913 – 26 January 2014 - Ann Carter was born on 16 June 1936 in Syracuse, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Curse of the Cat People (1944), Blondie Hits the Jackpot (1949) and The North Star (1943). She was married to Crosby Newton. She died on 27 January 2014 in Tacoma, Washington, USA.Former child actress best known for starring in 'The Curse of the Cat People' (1944); also played the daughters of the lead characters in such films as 'I Married a Witch' (1942), 'The North Star' (1943), and 'The Two Mrs. Carrolls' (1947) and had a small but important in the classic anti-war fable 'The Boy with Green Hair' (1948)
June 16, 1936 – January 27, 2014 - Ichirô Nagai was born on 10 May 1931 in Ikeda, Japan. He was an actor, known for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Ninja Scroll (1993) and Vampire Hunter D (1985). He was married to Ayako. He died on 27 January 2014 in Hiroshima, Japan.Japanese voice actor; provided the original Japanese voices of such characters as Namihei in the long-running 'Sazae-san,' Happousai in 'Ranma ½,' Karin-sama (a.k.a. Korin) and Tsuru Sen'nin (Master Shen) in the various 'Dragon Ball' cartoons and movies, the narrator of the first 'Mobile Suit Gundam' series and movies, Konaki Jiji in the '80s version of 'GeGeGe no Kitarō' and Mito in Hayao Miyazaki's 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind' (1984)
May 10, 1931 – January 27, 2014 - Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Sixteen-year-old Pete Seeger enrolled at the Avon Old Farms School in Connecticut and then decided to become a hermit. His life since then has been one social cause after another, buoyed by an almost indefatigable career as a self-described "sing-along leader."
During the 1930s he attended Harvard, from which his musicologist father Charles Seeger (a member of the Industrial Workers of the World and a conscientious objector during World War I) had graduated in 1908. As an alternative to his major, Sociology (which he disliked), he played tenor banjo (failing to make the Harvard Jazz Band) and participated in the pacifist/communist Harvard Student Union so much that he lost his scholarship, leaving Harvard in 1938. In 1939 actor/folksinger 'Will Geer' organized the "All-American Left-Wing Folk-Song Revival Movement," a benefit concert for migrant workers in California. It was there that Pete met Woody Guthrie and began touring with him. In 1940 Seeger started the Almanac Singers with Lee Hays, Pete Hawes and Millard Lampell; during his tours with this pro-union, anti-war group the FBI began a file on him. The group broke up at the start of World War II (Seeger enlisted in the army; Guthrie entered the Merchant Marine). After the war he started People's Songs (later Sing Out!), and in 1949 formed a new group, The Weavers, with Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman and Ronnie Gilbert'. For years he had trouble with the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and was, effectively, blacklisted. He recorded dozens of albums (Columbia, Folkways) and wrote thousands of songs, among which are "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," "If I Had a Hammer," and "Turn, Turn, Turn" (which in the 1960s became a huge hit for The Byrds). He helped start the Greenwich Village music magazine Broadside in the 1960s and reorganized the Newport Folk Festival. In 1996 the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance awarded him its first Lifetime Achievement Award. He helped start Clearwater, an organization which sails a 106-foot boat along the Hudson River to show children the dangers of pollution.Iconic folk singer, songwriter and musician ("If I Had a Hammer," "Turn! Turn! Turn!," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone"); a key figure in the American folk music revival and protest music scene of the 1960s
May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Composer, songwriter ("Autumn Once Again"), conductor and arranger, educated at Northwestern University (Bachelor of Music degree) and through music studies with Robert Delaney. He served in the U.S. Army and while there, arranged for the Army Band in Washington, DC. He served as an assistant to Morton Gould, and he was awarded the Four Freedoms Foundation George Washington Honor award. He was director of publications for the Chappell Music Company. He composed, arranged, and conducted the OEO radio series "Voices of Vista". Joining ASCAP in 1954, his song and instrumental compositions also include "Danse Montmartre", "Moonstruck", "Other Side of the Moon", "Tall in the Saddle", "City Children", "Touch o' the Moon", "The Sentry Boy", and "Lead Us, O Lord".Emmy-nominated composer ('Kojak,' 'Hawaii Five-O,' 'Columbo,' 'Airport 1975,' 'Airport '77')
August 13, 1930 – January 28, 2014- Production Manager
- Actor
- Producer
Tom Sherak was born on 22 June 1945 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a production manager and actor, known for The One (2001), Rent (2005) and Columbus Circle (2012). He was married to Madeleine. He died on 28 January 2014 in Calabasas, California, USA.Former studio marketing and distribution executive, producer and president of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; a highly respected and influential force in Hollywood
June 22, 1945 – January 28, 2014- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Johnny Allen was born on 20 September 1917 in Uchee, Alabama, USA. He is known for Truck Turner (1974), Tough Guys (1974) and Wattstax (1973). He died on 29 January 2014 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.R&B pianist and arranger who shared a Grammy with Isaac Hayes for his arrangement of the iconic theme song from 'Shaft' (1973), which also won the Oscar for Best Original Song; also collaborated with Hayes as an orchestrator on the 1974 blaxploitation classics 'Truck Turner' and 'Tough Guys' and as arranger of such soul classics as "Hot Buttered Soul" and "Black Moses;" arranged many other notable songs, including the classic funk-R&B hits "I'll Take You There" and "Respect Yourself" for the Staple Sisters; was among the last direct links to the heyday of Paradise Valley, the vibrant historic center of African-American cultural and commercial life in Detroit in the mid-20th Century
September 20, 1917 – January 29, 2014- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Carl Fortina was born on 2 May 1929 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) and Little Shop of Horrors (1986). He died on 30 January 2014 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.Accordionist and orchestra contractor who played accordion on some 500 film and television soundtracks but is best known for his parts in Nino Rota's iconic score for Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Godfather' (1972), the Beach Boys' hit 1966 songs "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows," and "Moon River," Henry Mancini's Oscar-winning tune for 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (1961); can also be heard on the soundtracks of such classic films as 'Giant' (1956), 'Love Me Tender' (1956), 'Witness for the Prosecution' (1957), 'How the West Was Won' (1962), 'Charade' (1963), 'The Flight of the Phoenix' (1965), 'Grand Prix' (1966), 'THX 1138' (1971), 'Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid' (1973), and 'The Parallax View' (1974), and TV shows such as 'Bonanza,' 'Gunsmoke,' 'Peter Gunn,' 'Star Trek,' and 'The Brady Bunch;' later served as orchestra contractor or manager on numerous soundtracks (primarily for Paramount), including those for the films 'Grease' (1978), 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' (1979), 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981), 'Police Academy' (1984), 'Little Shop of Horrors' (1986), 'Hunt for the Red October' (1990), 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' (1991), 'Star Trek Generations' (1994), 'Clueless' (1995), and 'John Carpenter's Vampires' (1998), as well as the first three 'Star Trek' TV spinoffs ('Star Trek: The Next Generation,' 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' and 'Star Trek: Voyager')
May 2, 1929 – January 30, 2014- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
William Motzing was born on 19 August 1937 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for Battlefield Earth (2000), The Quiet American (2002) and Young Einstein (1988). He died on 30 January 2014 in Manhasset, New York, USA.Composer, conductor, orchestrator and arranger best known for the award-winning film and television scores and pop album arrangements he wrote in Australia; scored a number of projects for Australian writer-director Phillip Noyce, including the classic 1978 film 'Newsfront' and the 1989 film 'Echoes of Paradise,' both of which earned Motzing Australian Film Institute Award (AFI) nominations for Best Original Music Score; also nominated by the AFI for scoring Sophia Turkiewicz's 'Silver City' (1984) and Dusan Makavejev's popular 'The Coca-Cola Kid' (1987) and won the AFI Award for scoring Yahoo Serious' 'Young Einstein' (1988); other notable works include music scores for the first two seasons of the beloved sitcom 'Mother and Son' and the entirety of the acclaimed 1987 miniseries 'Vietnam,' conducting music for the long-running soap opera 'Prisoner' (a.k.a. 'Prisoner: Cell Block H'), Simon Wincer's war drama 'The Lighthorsemen' (1987) and the popular American film 'Soul Food' (1997), and orchestrating the music for the infamous critical and commercial failure 'Battlefield Earth' (2000)
August 19, 1937 – January 30, 2014- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Arthur Rankin Jr. was born on 19 July 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Last Unicorn (1982), Willy McBean and His Magic Machine (1965) and The Hobbit (1977). He was married to Olga Karlatos. He died on 30 January 2014 in Harrington Sound, Bermuda.Animation legend who, alongside Jules Bass, produced (and usually co-directed) many classic holiday TV specials including 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' 'Frost the Snowman,' 'The Little Drummer Boy,' 'The Year Without a Santa Claus' and 'Rudolph's Shiny New Year'
July 19, 1924 – January 30, 2014- Writer
- Soundtrack
Anna Gordy Gaye was born on 12 December 1921 in Georgia, USA. She was a writer, known for The Negotiator (1998), Reindeer Games (2000) and Elf (2003). She was married to Marvin Gaye and Waymond Cecil Birdsong. She died on 31 January 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Composer and songwriter ("Baby, I'm for Real")
January 28, 1922 – January 31, 2014- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Miklos Jancsó was born in 1921 in Vac, Hungary. His mother Angela Poparada was Romanian and his father Sandor Jancsó Hungarian. Jancsó received a degree in Law from the University of Cluj-Napoca in 1944. After fighting in WWII and a brief period as a POW, he chose to join the Film and Theater Academy in Budapest, and graduated with a diploma in Film Directing in 1950. His fifth feature film The Round-Up (1966) was a huge hit domestically and internationally and is often considered a significant work of world cinema. Hungarian film critic Zoltan Fabri called it "perhaps the best Hungarian film ever made." Film critic Derek Malcolm included the film in his list of the 100 greatest films ever made. In Hungary, it was seen by over a million people (in a country with a population of 10 million). His next film The Red and the White (1967) became Jancsó's biggest success internationally. It won for example the 'Best Foreign Film' award from the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. In his following films he developed a personal style of historical analysis using complex camera movements, dance and popular songs, creating his own cinematic style he called "political musical". The long takes became a trademark of Jancsó, so for example the 80-minute long Winter Wind (1969) consists of only 12 shots. Jancsó received the 'Best Director' award at the Cannes Film Festival 1972 for the film Red Psalm (1972). During the 1970s, Jancsó divided his time between Italy and Hungary and made a number of films in Italy, the best known of which is Private Vices, Public Virtues (1976). At that time, his films Hungarian Rhapsody (1979) and Allegro barbaro (1979) were the most expensive to have been produced in Hungary, but the critical reaction was muted. Jancsó was awarded the Career Golden Lion at the Venice Film festival in 1990. After little success and a long break Jancsó returned with The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (1998), which proved to a be a surprising comeback for the director. This success led to a succession of 5 more Pepe (Zoltán Mucsi) and Kapa (Péter Scherer) films, the last in 2006. Jancsó also cemented his reputation by making appearances in a number of films, for example as himself in his Pepe and Kapa films and in guest roles in works by up-and-coming Hungarian directors. Jancsó died of lung cancer on 31 January 2014, aged 92. Fellow Hungarian director Béla Tarr called Jancsó "the greatest Hungarian film director of all time" and acknowledged Jancsó's influence on his own work.Film director best known for 'The Round-Up' (1966), 'The Red and the White' (1967) and 'Red Psalm' (1972)
27 September 1921 – 31 January 2014- Christopher Jones was a brief cult star of the late '60s counterculture era and a would-be rebel successor to James Dean had he wanted it. Born William Franklin Jones amid rather impoverished surroundings to a grocery clerk in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1941, his artist mother had to be institutionalized when Chris was 4. She died in a mental facility in 1960, and this was always to haunt him. He shifted back and forth between homes and orphanages and was placed in Boys Town at one point to straighten out his life.
Chris joined the service as a young adult but went AWOL just two days later. After serving out his time on Governor's Island for this infraction, he moved to New York and studied painting, meeting a motley crew of actors and artists. Friends were startled by his moody nature and uncanny resemblance to the troubled Dean and he was encouraged to audition for the Actors Studio. He was accepted and eventually won the Broadway role of Pancho in "The Night of the Iguana" in 1961. Chris wound up marrying acting coach Lee Strasberg's daughter, Susan Strasberg, in 1965, but his erratic behavior would send her packing after three years and two children.
Chris's brooding good looks and undeniable charisma led him straight to Hollywood and, following a few TV episodic parts, earned the title film role of Chubasco (1968) co-starring then-wife Susan. He then earned cult stardom in Wild in the Streets (1968) as Max Frost, a rock star who becomes president. This popular satire, in turn, led another movie satire as the college boy Lothario in the interracial sex triangle Three in the Attic (1968) and such distinguished international projects as The Looking Glass War (1970), Jardines de España (1957) and Ryan's Daughter (1970). But the trappings of success quickly got to him.
Numerous entanglements with the Hollywood "in crowd" eventually took their toll, including those with Pamela Courson (Jim Morrison's girlfriend at the time), the ill-fated Sharon Tate, one-time co-star Pia Degermark, and Olivia Hussey. Not only did his volatile relationships with directors also leave him depressed, but his personal life remained in constant turmoil. Morrison's early drug-related death and Tate's particularly brutal murder hit him particularly hard and led to a breakdown.
Chris split the Hollywood scene altogether to regain himself but instead ended up a victim of the Sunset Strip drug culture for a time. He eventually cleaned up his act and two subsequent relationships led to five more children. He also turned to painting and sculpting as creative outlets and lived the Southern California beach scene. Little was heard until decades later when Quentin Tarantino offered him a part in Pulp Fiction (1994). The now reclusive and eccentric Jones turned down a role in that, but later decided to take on a cameo part in friend Larry Bishop's crime comedy-drama Mad Dog Time (1996) a couple of years later. This proved to be his only return to acting. Chris died of gall bladder cancer in 2014 at age 72.Actor known for his roles in the films 'Wild in the Streets' (1968) and 'Ryan's Daughter' (1970) and for starring in ABC's 1965-66 series 'The Legend of Jesse James'
August 18, 1941 – January 31, 2014 - Actor
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- Writer
Maximilian Schell was the most successful German-speaking actor in English-language films since Emil Jannings, the winner of the first Best Actor Academy Award. Like Jannings, Schell won the Oscar, but unlike him, he was a dedicated anti-Nazi. Indeed, with the exception of Maurice Chevalier and Marcello Mastroianni, Schell was undoubtedly the most successful non-anglophone foreign actor in the history of American cinema.
Schell was born in Vienna, Austria on December 8, 1930, but raised in in Zurich, Switzerland. (Austria became part of Germany after the anschluss of 1938), then was occupied by the allies from 1945 until 1955, when it again joined the family of nations.) He learned his craft on the stage beginning in 1952, and made his reputation with appearances in German-language films and television. He was a fine Shakespearean actor, and had a huge success with "Richard III" (he has also appeared in as the eponymous prince in a German-language version of "Hamlet").
Schell made his Hollywood debut in 1958 in the World War II film The Young Lions (1958) quite by accident, as the producers had wanted to hire his sister Maria Schell, but lines of communication got crossed, and he was the one hired. He impressed American producers as his turn as the friend of German soldier Marlon Brando, and subsequently assayed the role of the German defense attorney in the television drama Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) on "Playhouse 90" in 1959. He was also cast in the big screen remake, for which he won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Actor, beating out co-star Spencer Tracy for the Oscar. He also won a Golden Globe and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for the role. Schell ultimately won two more Oscar nominations for acting, in 1976 for Best Actor for The Man in the Glass Booth (1975) and in 1978 as Best Supporting Actor for Julia (1977) (which also brought him the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor). He has twice been nominated for an Emmy for his TV work, and won the 1993 Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or made-for-TV movie for Stalin (1992).
Schell has also has directed films, and his 1974 film The Pedestrian (1973) ("The Pedestrian"), which Schell wrote, produced, directed, and starred in, was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and won the Golden Globe in the same category. His documentary about Marlene Dietrich, Marlene (1984), was widely hailed as a masterpiece of the non-fiction genre and garnered its producers a Best Documentary Oscar nomination in 1985. In 2002, Schell released Meine Schwester Maria (2002) (My Sister Maria), a documentary about the career of and his relationship with Maria Schell. Since the 1990s, Schell has appeared in many German language made-for-TV films, such as the 2003 film Alles Glück dieser Erde (2003) (All the Luck in the World) and in the mini-series The Hard Cops (2004), which was based on Henning Mankell's novel. He has also continued to appear on stage, appearing in dual roles in the 2000 Broadway production of the stage version of "Judgment at Nuremberg", and most recently in Robert Altman's London production of Arthur Miller's play "Resurrection Blues" in 2006. He died on 31st of January 2014, aged 83, in Innsbruck, Austria.Legendary Austrian-Swiss actor, writer, director and producer best known for his Oscar-winning portrayal of defense attorney Hans Rolfe in Stanley Kramer's 'Judgment at Nuremberg' (1961); also earned Oscar nominations for his performances in Arthur Hiller's 'The Man in the Glass Booth' (1975) and Fred Zinnemann's 'Julia' (1977) and received an Emmy nomination as well as a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Vladimir Lenin in HBO's 1992 film 'Stalin;' even achieved acclaim and accolades for directing, writing and producing his own films, including 'First Love' (1970), 'End of the Game' (1975), 'Tales from the Vienna Woods' (1979), 'Marlene' (1984) and 'My Sister Maria' (2002, about his sister, actress Maria Schell); also starred or co-starred in such films as Edward Dmytryk's 'The Young Lions' (1958, his first Hollywood film) and 'The Reluctant Saint' (1962), Jules Dassin's 'Topkapi' (1964), Sidney Lumet's 'The Deadly Affair' (1968), Ronald Neame's 'The Odessa File' (1974), Richard Attenborough's 'A Bridge Too Far' and Sam Peckinpah's 'The Cross of Iron' (both 1977), Disney's 'The Black Hole' (1979), Jeremy Paul Kagan's 'The Chosen' (1981), James Gray's 'Little Odessa' (1994), John Carpenter's 'Vampires' and Mimi Leder's 'Deep Impact' (both 1998), and Rian Johnson's 'The Brothers Bloom' (2008)
8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014- Bunny 'Rugs' Clarke was born on 6 February 1948 in Jamaica. He died on 2 February 2014 in Orlando, Florida, USA.Original lead singer of Jamaican reggae group Inner Circle (1969-1971) before becoming lead singer of Third World from 1976 until just before his death
6 February 1948 – 2 February 2014 - Director
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- Actor
Eduardo Coutinho was born on 11 May 1933 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Edifício Master (2002), Santo Forte (1999) and Babilônia 2000 (1999). He was married to Maria das Dores de Oliveira. He died on 2 February 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Multiple award-winning Brazilian filmmaker best known for documentaries such as 'Twenty Years Later' (1985), 'Edifício Master' (2002) and 'Playing' (2007)
May 11, 1933 – February 2, 2014- Director
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Craig Lahiff was born on 23 April 1947 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was a director and producer, known for Fever (1988), Swerve (2011) and Heaven's Burning (1997). He died on 2 February 2014 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.Respected Australian director best known for his films 'Fever' (1988), 'Heaven's Burning' (1997), 'Black and White' (2002), and 'Swerve' (2011)
23 April 1947 – 2 February 2014- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Film and stage actor and theater director Philip Seymour Hoffman was born in the Rochester, New York, suburb of Fairport to Marilyn (Loucks), a lawyer and judge, and Gordon Stowell Hoffman, a Xerox employee, and was mostly of German, Irish, English and Dutch ancestry. After becoming involved in high school theatrics, he attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating with a B.F.A. degree in Drama in 1989.
He made his feature film debut in the indie production Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991) as Phil Hoffman, and his first role in a major release came the next year in My New Gun (1992). While he had supporting roles in some other major productions like Scent of a Woman (1992) and Twister (1996), his breakthrough role came in Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights (1997).
He quickly became an icon of indie cinema, establishing a reputation as one of the screen's finest actors, in a variety of supporting and second leads in indie and major features, including Todd Solondz's Happiness (1998), Flawless (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia (1999), Almost Famous (2000) and State and Main (2000). He also appeared in supporting roles in such mainstream, big-budget features as Red Dragon (2002), Cold Mountain (2003) and Mission: Impossible III (2006).
Hoffman was also quite active on the stage. On Broadway, he has earned two Tony nominations, as Best Actor (Play) in 2000 for a revival of Sam Shepard's "True West" and as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) in 2003 for a revival of Eugene O'Neill (I)'s "Long Day's Journey into Night". His other acting credits in the New York theater include "The Seagull" (directed by Mike Nichols for The New York Shakespeare Festival), "Defying Gravity", "The Merchant of Venice" (directed by Peter Sellars), "Shopping and F*@%ing" and "The Author's Voice" (Drama Desk nomination).
He was the Co-Artistic Director of the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York, for which he directed "Our Lady of 121st Street" by Stephen Adly Guirgis. He also directed "In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings" and "Jesus Hopped the A Train" by Guirgis for LAByrinth, and "The Glory of Living" by Rebecca Gilman at the Manhattan Class Company.
Hoffman consolidated his reputation as one of the finest actors under the age of 40 with his turn in the title role of Capote (2005), for which he won the Los Angeles Film Critics Award as Best Actor. In 2006, he was awarded the Best Actor Oscar for the same role.
On February 2, 2014, Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in an apartment in Greenwich village, New York. Investigators found Hoffman with a syringe in his arm and two open envelopes of heroin next to him. Mr. Hoffman was long known to struggle with addiction. In 2006, he said in an interview with "60 Minutes" that he had given up drugs and alcohol many years earlier, when he was age 22. In 2013, he checked into a rehabilitation program for about 10 days after a reliance on prescription pills resulted in his briefly turning again to heroin.Actor known for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Truman Capote in 'Capote' (2005), his Oscar-nominated performances in 'Charlie Wilson's War' (2007), 'Doubt' (2008) and 'The Master' (2012), his roles in such films as 'Boogie Nights' (1997), 'Happiness' (1998), 'Almost Famous' (2000), 'Owning Mahowney' (2003), 'The Savages' (2007), 'Synecdoche, New York' (2008) and 'Moneyball' (2011) and his stage work as both actor (including three Tony-nominated performances) and director; one of the most prolific, admired and acclaimed actors of his generation
July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014- Richard Bull was born on 26 June 1924 in Zion, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Little House on the Prairie (1974), Sugar (2008) and The Andromeda Strain (1971). He was married to Barbara Collentine. He died on 3 February 2014 in Calabasas, California, USA.Actor known for his roles as Doc on 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' and Nels Oleson on 'Little House on the Prairie'
June 26, 1924 – February 3, 2014 - Production Designer
- Actor
- Art Director
Guy-Claude François was born on 9 November 1940 in Berck-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. He was a production designer and actor, known for Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), Captain Conan (1996) and Molière (1978). He died on 4 February 2014 in Paris, France.Innovative theatrical set designer and film production designer most noted for his more than 40 years working with Le Théâtre du Soleil in Paris, France, and for his film collaborations with writer-director Bertrand Tavernier; won the César Award for Best Production Design for the first film he worked on, 'Molière' (1978), which was directed by Théâtre du Soleil founder Ariane Mnouchkine; later earned César nominations for his work on Tavernier's 'Beatrice' (1987), 'Captain Conan' (1996) and 'The Princess of Montpensier' (2010), as well as Christophe Gans' 'Brotherhood of the Wolf' (2001); other film credits include Tavernier's 'Life and Nothing But' (1989) and 'L.627' (1992), Philip Kaufman's 'Henry & June (1990), Coline Serreau's 'La Crise' (1992) and 'La Belle Verte' (1996), James Ivory's 'Jefferson in Paris' (1995), Maria de Medeiros' 'April Captains' (2000), and Chris Nahon's 'Empire of the Wolves' (2005)
November 9, 1940 – 4 February 2014- Actor
- Director
- Additional Crew
Wu Ma was born on 18 August 1942 in Tianjin, China. He was an actor and director, known for A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), Righting Wrongs (1986) and The Dead and the Deadly (1982). He was married to Ma Yan. He died on 4 February 2014 in China.Chinese actor, director, producer and writer perhaps best known for his role in 'A Chinese Ghost Story' (1987) and his appearances in numerous films starring Jackie Chan and/or Sammo Hung
22 September 1942 – 4 February 2014- Music Department
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- Composer
Composer, conductor, songwriter ("Dansero"), arranger and harmonica player, educated at Winthrop High School and a member of (and writer for) the Borrah Minevitch Harmonica Rascals. He was a soloist and arranger for the Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, and arranged and directed for Bobby Wayne. He has made many popular recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1956, his other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "Serenade to a Lost Love", "Suzanne", "Valse d'Amour", "Pops Hoe-Down", "Tambourine", "Tango for Two", "No Strings Attached", "Carriage Trade", and "Skipping Along".Arranger, conductor, composer, songwriter and harmonica player most famous for having been the principal arranger of the Boston Pops Orchestra for over 30 years, with his award-winning arrangements still being today; also known for his three-decade affiliation with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s pops concerts, which he founded and conducted, and for his sequinned jackets and harmonica solos; had earlier been an arranger for MGM studios, where he worked on classic movie musicals such as 'Girl Crazy' (1943), 'Thousands Cheer' (1943) and 'Meet Me in St. Louis' (1944); had his biggest hit as a songwriter with the theme song for the film 'Ruby Gentry' (1953), "Ruby," which was a hit all over the world and brought about a renewed interest in the harmonica
March 27, 1920 – February 5, 2014- Music Department
- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
Rocky Moriana was born on 5 November 1927 in Willoughby, Ohio, USA. She is known for Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992), Charlie's Angels (1976) and The Brain Machine (1972). She was married to Ardythe Moriana. She died on 5 February 2014 in Calabasas, California, USA.Music supervisor for TV shows such as 'Starsky & Hutch', 'Vega$,' 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Hart to Hart,' 'The Love Boat,' 'Hotel' and 'Dynasty,' as well as TV movies such as 'Satan's School for Girls' (1973) and 'The Boy in the Plastic Bubble' (1976); also served as a music editor on several film and TV productions, including the series 'That Girl' and 'Beverly Hills, 90210,' TV movies 'Crowhaven Farm' (1970) and 'The Amazing Howard Hughes' (1977), and theatrical releases 'Harper Valley P.T.A.' (1978), 'The Aviator' (1985) and 'Memoirs of an Invisible Man' (1992)
November 5, 1927 – February 5, 2014- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Barry was born on 20 September 1925 in London. He was a director and producer, known for The Tripods (1984), Nanny (1981) and Moonbase 3 (1973). He died on 7 February 2014 in Oxfordshire, England, UK.British veteran TV director best known for directing ten 'Doctor Who' serials, including "Robot" and "The Brain of Morbius"
20 September 1925 – 7 February 2014- Claire Duhamel was born on 6 June 1925 in Vineuil-Saint-Firmin, Oise, France. She was an actress, known for Bed & Board (1970), I Love You, I Love You (1968) and Stolen Kisses (1968). She died on 7 February 2014 in Paris, France.Actress best known for playing Madame Darbon in François Truffaut's 'Stolen Kisses' (1968) and 'Bed & Board' (1970); also appeared in such classic French films as Max Ophüls' 'The Earrings of Madame de..." (1953) and Alain Resnais' 'The War Is Over' (1966) and 'Je t'aime, je t'aime' (1968)
September 6, 1925 – February 7, 2014 - Director
- Actor
- Writer
Gabriel Axel was born on 18 April 1918 in Århus, Denmark. He was a director and actor, known for Babette's Feast (1987), The Red Mantle (1967) and Christian (1989). He was married to Lucie Axel Moerch. He died on 9 February 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.Writer-director best known for 'Babette's Feast,' the first Danish film to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
18 April 1918 – 9 February 2014- Writer
- Producer
- Music Department
Eric Bercovici was born on 27 February 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Shogun (1980), Jessie (1984) and Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977). He was married to Karen Berger and Chiho Adachi. He died on 9 February 2014 in Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA.Writer-producer best known for his Emmy-winning work on the 'Shogun' miniseries, for writing multiple episodes of the original 'Hawaii Five-O' and for co-scripting the 1968 film 'Hell in the Pacific'
February 27, 1933 – February 9, 2014- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Joyce Herlihy was born in 1921. She was a production manager and producer, known for The Last Emperor (1987), The Remains of the Day (1993) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). She died on 10 February 2014 in New York City, New York, USA.Production manager on such films as Jerzy Skolimowski's Cannes prize-winning horror drama 'The Shout' (1978), Michael Apted's 'Stardust' (1974) and 'Agatha' (1979), Merchant Ivory's 'The Europeans' (1979), Hugh Hudson's Oscar-winning historical drama 'Chariots of Fire' (1981), and John Landis' beloved horror comedy 'An American Werewolf in London' (1981); was also production supervisor on Terry Gilliam's 'Jabberwocky' (1977), Julien Temple's 'The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle' (1980), and the Oscar-nominated Merchant Ivory drama 'The Remains of the Day' (1993), and production executive on Gilliam's 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen' (1988); was associate producer on several highly-acclaimed films, including Nagisa Ôshima's 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence' (1983), Stephen Frears' 'The Hit' (1984), and Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning biographical drama 'The Last Emperor' (1987), and was one of the producers of Philip Haas' Palme d'Or-nominated romance 'Angels & Insects' (1995)
1921 – February 10, 2014- Ian McNaught-Davis was born on 30 August 1929 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was married to Loreto Herman and Mary Alderman. He died on 10 February 2014 in the UK.Mountain climber-turned-TV presenter best known for hosting BBC's influential '80s series 'The Computer Programme,' 'Making the Most of the Micro' and 'Micro Live'
30 August 1929 – 10 February 2014 - Actress
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- Additional Crew
Shirley Temple was easily the most popular and famous child star of all time. She got her start in the movies at the age of three and soon progressed to super stardom. Shirley could do it all: act, sing and dance and all at the age of five! Fans loved her as she was bright, bouncy and cheerful in her films and they ultimately bought millions of dollars' worth of products that had her likeness on them. Dolls, phonograph records, mugs, hats, dresses, whatever it was, if it had her picture on there they bought it. Shirley was box-office champion for the consecutive years 1935-36-37-38, beating out such great grown-up stars as Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Robert Taylor, Gary Cooper and Joan Crawford. By 1939, her popularity declined. Although she starred in some very good movies like Since You Went Away (1944) and the The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), her career was nearing its end. Later, she served as an ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. It was once guessed that she had more than 50 golden curls on her head.The greatest, most famous former child star in the world; the biggest movie star on the planet between 1935 and 1938, from age 7 to 10; lifted America's spirits during the Great Depression and single-handedly saved Fox Studios from bankruptcy; youngest person to ever receive an Oscar statuette; her greatest successes include 'Bright Eyes' (1934), 'The Little Colonel' (1935), 'Curly Top' (1935), 'Heidi' (1937) and 'The Little Princess' (1939); continued acting into her teens and early adulthood with roles in such films as 'Since You Went Away' (1944), 'The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer' (1947) and 'Fort Apache' (1948); left Hollywood for politics, eventually serving as U.S. ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976, as the first female U.S. Chief of Protocol from 1976 to 1977 and as U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992
April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014- Actress
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- Additional Crew
Her parents sang and played in amateur theatre. Growing up, she sang with her mother. Her father took her to Stockholm when she was 13 and got an offer to sing at a nightclub but had to reject the offer. But on the train back home she met a voice coach who promised to give her singing lessons. The lessons couldn't destroy her natural talent and she She got more and more attention and in 1939 she sang at nightclubs like Berns or China and got a record contract. She has performed with all the big names in Swedish music, people like Charlie Norman, Putte Wickman and Arne Domnérus. Together with Svend Asmussen and Ulrik Neumann she formed the group SweDanes who even went on tour to the U.S. In the 1960s she performed together with Duke Ellington. After having been retired for 18 years she released a new album in 1998.Swedish actress and jazz singer who broke through with her lead role in the 1940 film 'Swing it, magistern!' ('Swing It, Teacher!'); perhaps best known for her lengthy, productive period of collaboration with the great Duke Ellington, which included widely acclaimed performances in Ellington's second and third Sacred Concerts; first artist to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest and the first non-opera singer to be named Sweden’s royal court singer
26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014- Soundtrack
Sean Potts was born on 5 October 1930 in Dublin, Ireland. He was married to Bernie. He died on 11 February 2014 in Dublin, Ireland.Musician best known as the original tin whistle player for The Chieftains from 1962 to 1979
5 October 1930 – 11 February 2014- Actor
- Producer
- Production Manager
Comedian, saxophonist, composer, actor and musician, he performed within the orchestras of Charlie Spivak, Shep Fields and Claude Thornhill as saxophonist. Later, as super-hip jazz musician "Cool Cees" in television skits, he played tenor saxophone, and sang with the satirical trio "The Hair Cuts" (with Carl Reiner and Howard Morris). He sang the lead role in "Little Me" on Broadway. Joining ASCAP in 1955, his popular song compositions include "I Wrote This Song for Your Birthday" and "Was That You?".Legendary, extremely influential comedy master who pioneered TV sketch comedy and the variety show format as star of 'Your Show of Shows' and 'Caesar's Hour;' earned one Emmy Award each for both shows out of nine total nominations, with two more nominations coming nearly 40 years later for guest appearances on the comedy series 'Love & War' and 'Mad About You;' also received a Tony nomination for his multiple roles in the musical comedy 'Little Me' (1962-1963); also recognized for his roles as Melville Crump in the classic madcap comedy film 'It's s Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' (1963) and as Coach Calhoun in the musicals 'Grease' (1978) and 'Grease 2' (1982), as well as his appearances in Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie' (1976) and 'History of the World: Part I' (1981); helped launch the careers of several notable comedians and comedy writers -- including Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, and Woody Allen -- and influenced countless others
September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014- Actor
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- Writer
Ken Jones was born on 20 February 1930 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Doing Time (1979), Melody (1971) and The Liver Birds (1969). He was married to Sheila Fay. He died on 13 February 2014 in Prescot, Merseyside, England, UK.English actor perhaps best known for his roles in the British sitcoms 'The Squirrels' and 'Porridge'
20 February 1930 – 13 February 2014- Cinematographer
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Balu Mahendra was born on 20 May 1939 in Sri Lanka. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Moondram Pirai (1982), Kokila (1977) and Veedu (1988). He was married to Ahileshwari. He died on 13 February 2014 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.Legendary filmmaker who worked in various Indian film industries, primarily in Tamil cinema; began as a cinematographer in 1971 and made his directorial debut with 1977's 'Kokila;' most acclaimed and best-known works include 'Moodu Pani' (1980, a loose remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho') 'Moondram Pirai' (1982) and its Hindi remake, 'Sadma' (1983), 'Sandhya Raagam' (1989), 'Sathi Leelavathi' (1995) and 'Thalaimuraigal' (2013)
20 May 1939 – 13 February 2014- Georgiy Martynyuk is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor.
Was born in Chkalov (now Orenburg). His father was an official. Mother worked in a veterinary laboratory. Parents wanted Georgiy to become a doctor. But he chose the acting profession and went to the capital to enroll.
In 1962 Martynyuk graduated from the State Institute of Theater Arts named after Anatoli Lunacharsky. Since 1962 - actor at the theater on Malaya Bronnaya.
He made his film debut also in 1962 in the film U tvoego poroga (1963). His first prominent role was Burmin in Vladimir Basov's film Metel (1965) based on the story by Alexander Pushkin. Then there were successful works in the films Gibel eskadry (1966) (sailor Gayday) and Shchit i mech (1968) (Aleksey Zubov/Alois Hagen).
Georgiy Martynyuk gained national fame for his role as police major Pal Palych Znamenskiy in the television series Sledstvie vedut znatoki (1971). The series became so popular that it was shown on television intermittently for 22 years.Actor and People's Artist of Russia best known for playing Znamensky in the 'Experts Are Investigating' movie series
3 March 1940 – 13 February 2014 - Actor
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Ralph Waite was born in White Plains, New York on June 22, 1928. Educated at Bucknell University where he graduated with a BA degree, Waite existed rather aimlessly as a young adult while trying to find his way in the world. Occupations came and went, including social worker, religious editor for Harper & Row, and even Presbyterian minister after spending three years at the Yale School of Divinity. At age 30, however, he began to study acting and found his true life's passion.
Waite made his professional NY debut in a 1960 production of "The Balcony" at the Circle in the Square and was seen on Broadway in "Blues for Mister Charlie" before earning fine reviews in 1965 alongside Faye Dunaway in "Hogan's Goat". This was enough to encourage him to move West where he began collecting bit parts in prestigious movies, including Cool Hand Luke (1967) and Five Easy Pieces (1970). One of those films, the coming-of-age Last Summer (1969) starred an up-and-coming talent named Richard Thomas, who, of course, would figure prominently in Waite's success story in years to come. Waite continued to thrive as well on the stage appearing in both contemporary plays ("The Trial of Lee Harvey Osward") as well as Shakespearean classics (Claudius in "Hamlet" and Orsino in "Twelfth Night").
Stardom came for him in the form of the gentle, homespun Depression-era series The Waltons (1972). In the TV-movie pilot, the roles of John and Olivia Walton were played by Andrew Duggan and Patricia Neal. The Earl Hamner Jr. series, however, would welcome Waite along with Michael Learned, and make both, as well as Richard Thomas playing their son John-Boy, household names. Waite also directed several episodes of the series during the nine seasons. Throughout the seventies, he strove to expand outside his Walton patriarchal casting with other TV mini-movie endeavors. Those included Roots (1977), for which he received an Emmy nomination, the title role in The Secret Life of John Chapman (1976), OHMS (1980), Angel City (1980) and The Gentleman Bandit (1981). He also appeared in a few films including On the Nickel (1980) which he wrote and directed.
Throughout the run of the series, Waite continued to revert back to his theater roots from time to time. Notable was his role as Pozzo in Waiting for Godot (1977), which was televised by PBS, and a return to Broadway with "The Father" in 1981. Waite also founded the Los Angeles Actors Theatre in 1975 and served as its artistic director.
The Waltons (1972), which earned him an Emmy nomination, ended in 1981 and Waite ventured on to other TV character roles during the 80s and 90s but less visibly. In his second TV series The Mississippi (1982), which was produced by his company Ralph Waite Productions, he played a criminal lawyer who abandoned his practice (almost) for a leisurely life captaining a riverboat. It lasted only a year. There have been other more recent theater excursions including "Death of a Salesman" (1998), "The Gin Game" (1999), "Ancestral Voices (2000) and "This Thing of Darkness" (2002). He also had a recurring role on the offbeat HBO series Carnivàle (2003) and in 2009 began putting time in on the daytime soap Days of Our Lives (1965) as Father Matt. Waite was able to carry with him a certain grizzled, rumpled, craggy-faced, settled-in benevolence, although he was quite capable of villainy. He always seemed more comfortable in front of the camera wearing a dusty pair of work clothes than a suit. He continued to act well into his 80s, most notably playing the father of Mark Harmon on NCIS (2003).
For many years, Waite had held passionate political ambitions. He twice ran unsuccessfully for a Congressional seat -- in 1990 and 1998. A Palm Desert resident during his second attempt, the 70-year-old Californian was a Democratic hopeful for a seat left vacant by the late Sonny Bono after his fatal skiing accident in 1998. He was ultimately defeated by Bono's widow, Mary Bono.
Waite died in Palm Desert, California on February 13, 2014, at age 85. He is survived by his third wife, Linda East, whom he married in 1982 and two daughters from his first marriage.Actor best known for his role as John Walton, Sr. on 'The Waltons' and for his more recent roles as Reverend Norman Balthus on 'Carnivàle,' Jackson Gibbs on 'NCIS' and Father Matt on 'Days of Our Lives;' earned Emmy nominations for 'The Waltons' and for his performance as third mate Slater on the epic, groundbreaking 1977 miniseries 'Roots;' also had supporting roles in the classic films 'Cool Hand Luke' (1967) and 'Five Easy Pieces' (1970) and in a trio of films for director Michael Winner: 'Lawman' (1971), 'Chato's Land' (1972) and 'The Stone Killer' (1973); earned acclaim for writing, directing and starring in the 1980 film 'On the Nickel' and later appeared in such films as 'The Bodyguard' (1992), 'Cliffhanger' (1993) and John Sayles' 'Sunshine State' (2002) and 'Silver City' (2004)
June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014- Music Department
Gene Feldman was born on 22 September 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Silverado (1985), Le Mans (1971) and Darker Than Amber (1970). He died on 14 February 2014 in Ithaca, New York, USA.Music editor whose credits include the TV shows 'Gunsmoke,' 'Have Gun - Will Travel,' 'Perry Mason,' 'Rawhide,' 'Hawaii Five-O,' 'Eight Is Enough,' 'T.J. Hooker' and 'Designing Women' and the films 'The Reivers' (1969), 'A Man Called Horse' (1970), 'Rio Lobo' (1970), 'Le Mans' (1971), 'The Big Red One' (1980) and 'Silverado' (1985)
September 22, 1921 – February 14, 2014- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Robert M. Fresco was born on 18 October 1930 in Culver City, California, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Czechoslovakia 1918-1968 (1969), Tarantula (1955) and The Monolith Monsters (1957). He was married to Judith Dawidoff Fresco. He died on 14 February 2014 in Manhattan, New York, USA.Co-writer of the cult '50s sci-fi films 'Tarantula' (1955) and 'The Monolith Monsters' (1957) and co-writer, co-producer and co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary short 'Czechoslovakia 1918-1968' (1969)
October 18, 1930 – February 14, 2014- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
John Henson was born on 25 April 1965 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Muppets from Space (1999) and Muppet*vision 3-D (1991). He was married to Gyongyi Henson. He died on 14 February 2014 in Saugerties, New York, USA.Puppeteer son of Jim Henson; performed as Sweetums in various Muppet productions
April 25, 1965 – February 14, 2014- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cliff Bole was born on 9 November 1937 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) and V (1984). He was married to Brenda. He died on 15 February 2014 in Palm Desert, California, USA.Veteran TV director perhaps best known for helming numerous episodes of various 'Star Trek' shows, including the classic 'Next Generation' two-parter "The Best of Both Worlds"
November 9, 1937 – February 15, 2014- Mary Grace Canfield was born on 3 September 1924 in Rochester, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Green Acres (1965), Pollyanna (1960) and The Best of Broadway (1954). She was married to John Theodore Bischof and Charles Orlebar Carey, Jr.. She died on 15 February 2014 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.Actress best known for her role as Ralph Monroe on 'Green Acres'
September 3, 1924 – February 15, 2014 - Actor
- Soundtrack
Christopher Malcolm was born on 19 August 1946 in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Highlander (1986), Labyrinth (1986) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He was married to Judith Lloyd. He died on 15 February 2014 in London, England, UK.Actor known for his roles as Brad Majors in the original stag production of 'The Rocky Horror Show,' Zev Senesca in 'The Empire Strikes Back' (1980), Kirk Matunas in the original 'Highlander' (1986), the father in 'Labyrinth' (1986) and Justin on 'Absolutely Fabulous'
19 August 1946 – 15 February 2014- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Gert 'Kralle' Krawinkel was born on 21 April 1947 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. He was an actor and composer, known for Bio-Dome (1996), Il Divo (2008) and Private School (1983). He was married to Monika Kölling. He died on 16 February 2014 in Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany.Guitarist and songwriter who was a member of the German band Trio, best known for their worldwide 1982 hit "Da Da Da," which he co-wrote
21 April 1947 – 16 February 2014- Director
- Animation Department
- Producer
Jimmy T. Murakami was born on 5 June 1933 in San Jose, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Heavy Metal (1981), Breath (1967) and When the Wind Blows (1986). He was married to Ethna Murakami. He died on 16 February 2014 in Dublin, Ireland.Animator and director best known for his animated adaptations of Raymond Briggs' works 'When the Wind Blows' and 'The Snowman;' an Oscar nominee as producer of the animated short 'The Magic Pear Tree'
June 5, 1933 – February 16, 2014- Music Department
- Actor
- Sound Department
Robert Edward Casale Jr. was born on July 14, 1952 in Kent, Ohio. The younger brother of Gerald Casale, Robert grew up in Akron, Ohio and was trained as a medical radiation technologist, but eventually left that job to become a key founding member of the New Wave band Devo. Casale not only played guitar, bass guitar, and/or keyboards on every last album by Devo, but also co-wrote several songs as well. In addition, Robert also worked on various albums, films, and television shows as a music mixer, score arranger, music producer, and music production engineer. Casale died of heart failure at age 61 on February 17, 2014. He was survived by wife Lisa, son Alex, and daughter Samantha.Guitarist and founding member of the new wave band DEVO ("Whip It"); a.k.a. Bob 2
July 14, 1952 – February 17, 2014- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Per Källberg was born on 14 March 1947 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia (1991), Stockholm East (2011) and Man on the Roof (1976). He died on 17 February 2014.Cinematographer behind such acclaimed Swedish films as Bo Widerberg's 'Man on the Roof' (1975) and Anders Grönros' 'Agnes Cecilia – en sällsam historia' (1991), the latter of which won him a Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography; later earned a Guldbagge nomination for his work on Stefan Jarl's family drama 'Nature's Warrior' (1997) and shot many other films for Jarl, including the award-winning documentaries 'A Respectable Life' (1979), 'The Soul is Greater Than the World' (1985) and 'Det sociala arvet' (1993)
14 March 1947 – 17 February 2014- Nelson Frazier Jr. was born on 14 February 1971 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for WWE Raw (1993), WWE Smackdown! (1999) and WWE A.M. Raw (2005). He was married to Cassandra. He died on 18 February 2014 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.Professional wrestler who went under such ring names as Mabel, King Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy, Big Daddy V and Big Daddy Voodoo
February 14, 1971 – February 18, 2014 - Malcolm Tierney was born on 25 February 1938 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Braveheart (1995), The Saint (1997) and In the Name of the Father (1993). He was married to Andrea Schinko. He died on 18 February 2014 in the UK.Actor known for his appearance as Lt. Shann Childsen in 'Star Wars' (1977), for playing Doland in the 'Doctor Who' serial "The Trial of a Time Lord" and Geoffrey Ellsworth-Smythe on the sitcom 'A Bit of a Do,' and for his recurring role as Charlie Gimbert, the nemesis of the title character in the British comedy-drama series 'Lovejoy;' also noted for co-starring in the original UK drama series 'House of Cards,' for his recurring roles on 'Brookside' and 'Dalziel and Pascoe,' and for playing the English sheriff who executes William Wallace's wife in Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart' (1995)
25 February 1938 – 18 February 201 - Casting Director
- Casting Department
- Additional Crew
Joy Todd was a casting director, known for Demolition Man (1993), Ghostbusters (1984) and Black Rain (1989). She died on 18 February 2014 in San Diego, California, USA.Casting director for such films as 'Prince of the City' (1981), 'Once Upon a Time in America' (1984), 'Moscow on the Hudson' (1984), 'Demolition Man' (1993) and 'Gettysburg' (1993)
???? – February 18, 2014- Maria von Trapp was born on 28 September 1914 in Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria-Hungary. She died on 18 February 2014 in Stowe, Vermont, USA.Last surviving member of the famed Trapp Family Singers depicted in 'The Sound of Music' (1963)
28 September 1914 – 18 February 2014