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Bill Peet was born on 29 January 1915 in Grandview, Indiana, USA. He was a writer, known for Cinderella (1950), Sleeping Beauty (1959) and Dumbo (1941). He was married to Margaret Brunst. He died on 11 May 2002 in Studio City, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Christopher Lofton was born on 23 June 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Staircase (1998), The Judge (2001) and Robinson Crusoe (1997). He died on 11 May 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
- Writer
One of the most original female impersonators of his generation Patrick Fyffe was better known as Dame Hilda Bracket, the acid tongued singing half of the comedy double act Hinge and Bracket. Accompanied on the piano by her friend Dr. Evadne Hinge (George Logan) the elderly Dame Hilda treated audiences to old fashioned musical evenings from her home in Stackton Tressell where she sang selections from light operetta, musical comedies and the works of Noël Coward and Ivor Novello. The two 'Dear Ladies', as they were billed, bitched and gossiped between numbers, sipping sherry and thoroughly enjoying what they termed "bringing culture to the masses."
It was one of the most successful drag acts ever and like their predecessors in the world of British variety, Old Mother Riley (Arthur Lucan) and Mrs Shufflewick (Rex Jameson) many people watching Hinge and Bracket had no idea that they were men.
Fyffe was born in Stafford and after leaving school worked as a hairdresser and then an actor in repertory theatre. In his early 20s he worked as a female impersonator under the name of Perri St Clair. In 1972 he met and teamed up with George Logan and soon afterwards Hinge and Bracket were born.
A hit at the 1974 Edinburgh Festival the duo soon appeared in London's West End and in tours of Australia. The duo had several successful BBC radio series as well as appearances on television in the UK and America.
In December 2001 Fyffe pulled out of a theatre show and was later diagnosed with suffering from cancer. Producer Duggie Chapman who often toured with the duo in his car said "As they got older the pair began to resemble Hinge and Bracket offstage in their mannerisms. They would sit in the back of my car gossiping and bitching and upstaging each other. It was hilarious."- Joseph Bonanno was born on 18 January 1905 in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy. He was a writer, known for Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999). He was married to Fay Labruzzo. He died on 11 May 2002 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
- Nika Turbina was born on 12 December 1974 in Yalta, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. She was an actress, known for Eto bylo u morya ... (1989). She died on 11 May 2002 in Moscow, Russia.
- Art Department
Ahmet Ballibaba is known for Süt Kardesler (1976), The Chaos Class Is Waking Up (1976) and Yalanci Yarim (1973). Ahmet died on 11 May 2002.- Producer
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
John Sharnik was born on 5 July 1923 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for World War One (1964), Years of Crisis (1950) and CBS Reports (1959). He died on 11 May 2002 in Rowayton, Connecticut, USA.- John White was born in 1924 in England, UK. He died on 11 May 2002 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Maurizio Fagiolo dell'Arco was born on 22 November 1939 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He died on 11 May 2002 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Richard Ching was born on 6 February 1981. He is known for Texas Daybreak (1999), Laughing Boy (2000) and My Chorus (2000). He died on 11 May 2002 in Pecos, Texas, USA.- Sharon Monsky was diagnosed with a little known, life threatening disease scleroderma, a disease that afflicts mostly women. It hardens the skin and compromises the internal organs. She spent the last 16 years of her life as an activist, raising millions of dollars to fund research to find a cure. She had a cameo as herself in the TV movie For Hope (1996).