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- André Pavon was born on 24 June 1946 in Holguin, Cuba. He was an actor, known for The Blue Knight (1975), Le matelot 512 (1984) and Rhoda (1974). He died on 31 January 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Additional Crew
Legendary Broadway writer/producer/director George Abbott was born in 1887 in Forestville, New York. His father was mayor of Salamanca, New York, for two terms. In 1898 his family moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Abbott attended Kearney Military Academy. The family returned to New York, where Abbott attended Hamburg High School, graduating in 1907, and the University of Rochester (BA degree in 1911). He wrote the play "Perfectly Harmless" for University Dramatic Club. He attended Harvard University from 1911-1912, studying play writing under George Pierce Baker, and wrote "The Head of the Family" for Harvard Dramatic Club. In 1912 he won $100 in a play contest sponsored by the Bijou Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, for "The Man in the Manhole", and worked at the Bijou for a year as assistant stage manager. He made his Broadway debut as an actor in 1913 in "The Misleading Lady" (as Babe Merrill, a drunken student), followed by "The Yeoman of the Guard" (1915), "The Queen's Enemies" (1916), "Daddies" (1918), "The Broken Wing" (1920), "Dulcy" (on tour) (1921), "Zander the Great" (1923), "White Desert" (1923), "Hell-Bent for Heaven" (1924), "Lazybones" (1924), "Processional" (1925) and "Cowboy Crazy" (1926). From that point he concentrated on writing and directing, with "The Fall Guy" (his Broadway's debut, 1925), "Three Men on a Horse" (1935), "Jumbo" (1935), "On Your Toes" (1936), "The Boys from Syracuse" (1938), "Too Many Girls" (1939), "Pal Joey" (1940), "Best Foot Forward" (1941), "On the Town" (1944), "High Buttom Shoes" (1947), "Where's Charley?" (1948), "Call Me Madam" (1950), "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" (1951), "Wonderful Town" (1953), "The Pajama Game" (1954), "Damn Yankees" (1955), "New Girl Town" (1957), "Fiorello!" (1959), "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Forum" (1962), "Flora, the Red Menace" (1965; Liza Minnelli's Broadway debut).
He won five Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize (for "Fiorello!"). He was nominated for an Oscar for writing All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). His daughter, Judith Abbott, is a stage actress/director and was married (1946-49) to Tom Ewell.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Quinto Albicocco was born on 24 May 1913 in Perinaldo, Liguria, Italy. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Je t'écris de Paris (1966), Pensione Edelweiss (1959) and Rat Trap (1963). He died on 31 January 1995 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Ferenc Márkus was born on 12 December 1911 in Jánosháza, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Oh, Bloody Life (1984), Riasztólövés (1977) and Fel a fejjel (1954). He died on 31 January 1995.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
In addition to his work in film, Preston M. "Sandy" Fleet was an accomplished inventor and entrepreneur. He co-founded WD-40 and Fotomat corporations and developed the OMNIMAX large screen format. He funded and built the world's first OMNIMAX theater, the Reuben H. Fleet Space Theatre in San Diego, after his father. He also served as president of the National Theatre Organ Society. His philanthropic and community activities resulted in his being awarded Man of the Year at his alma mater, Culver Military Academy, and he served two terms on the board of the San Diego Community Foundation. In 1989 he married his longtime companion, Beth Fleet, to whom he remained married until his death after a prolonged battle with cancer, in 1995.- Eino Kaipainen was born on 2 December 1899 in Jäppilä, Finland. He was an actor, known for Runon kuningas ja muuttolintu (1940), Houkutuslintu (1946) and Ballaadi (1944). He was married to Anja Elina Vainikainen. He died on 31 January 1995 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Aksel Hendrichsen was born on 28 February 1922 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Kidnapning (1982). He died on 31 January 1995.
- Alan Calm was born on 24 December 1902 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ben Casey (1961) and The Bing Crosby Show (1964). He died on 31 January 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Gérard Sandoz was born on 15 January 1902 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Opération tonnerre (1954), Panurge (1932) and Karatekas and co (1973). He died on 31 January 1995 in Paris, France.- Hank Wardle was born on 15 August 1915 in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. He died on 31 January 1995.
- Writer
- Director
- Soundtrack
Ghigo De Chiara was born on 19 December 1921 in Tripoli, Italy [now Tripoli, Libya]. He was a writer and director, known for Che notte quella notte! (1977), The Old Testament (1963) and La marcia su Roma (1962). He died on 31 January 1995 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Shauna Card was born on 8 January 1978. She died on 31 January 1995 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
- Mel Riddle was born on 15 June 1897 in Granbury, Texas, USA. Mel was a writer, known for This Marriage Business (1938). Mel died on 31 January 1995 in San Diego, California, USA.