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- Phyllis Gates was born on 7 December 1925 in Dawson, Minnesota, USA. She was married to Rock Hudson. She died on 4 January 2006 in Marina del Ray, California, USA.
- Sophie Heathcote was born on 25 December 1972 in Melbourne, Australia. She was an actress, known for Water Rats (1996), Grass Roots (2000) and A Country Practice (1981). She was married to Chris Clark. She died on 4 January 2006 in Connecticut, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
John Hahn-Petersen was born on 4 November 1930 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Matador (1978), Krøniken (2004) and Gøngehøvdingen (1992). He was married to Birgit Hahn-Petersen. He died on 4 January 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Jean Pirie was a Gold Coast socialite who once established a short-lived Chicago nightclub called "The Factory" with Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Newman and Peter Lawford.
Ms. Pirie was a regular in Chicago and Los Angeles society pages in the 1960s and 1970s. She took pride in entertaining and cut out all the articles that chronicled her social affairs, which were attended by people such as Peter Lawford, James Coburn, Candice Bergen, Bears players Gayle Sayers and Bobby Douglass and the White House press secretary Pierre Salinger.
"I remember seeing a clipping of her in a Pucci lounging outfit in the Los Angeles Tribune. The caption above read, 'The Hostess With The Mostest', " her caretaker Elyse Hahn said.
Ms. Pirie's claim to fame, her friends said, was an attempt at opening a club called The Factory (sister club to LA's "Factory") in the old Chicago Historical Society building, 632 N. Dearborn, in 1970. Although, Davis, Newman and Lawford joined Pirie on the Factory's board of directors, the club that was to be based on the wildly popular Los Angeles hot spot of the same name opened only for a few days, longtime friend John Kuehn said.
However, Ms. Pirie seemed to have the right idea. The site is now home to the Excalibur nightclub.
She was an inventor, and entrepreneur, described in the papers as a "Chicago Heiress". As a budding film producer, she funded various movies in the 1970's, but only appeared as an actress herself in a couple. She studied drama for a time at Northwestern University.
Ms. Pirie was born in St Paul, Minnesota, but moved to the Georgian Hotel in Evanston, Chicago as a little girl. She attended Smith College in Northampton, Mass., and Northwestern University as an undergraduate. Ms. Pirie also enrolled in medical school at the University of Chicago but did not go on to become a doctor.
Except for a period of her life spent in Hollywood, renting Cary Grant's old home in Benedict Canyon (also famous for hosting The Beatles), and a time living at The Beverly Hills Hotel, Ms. Pirie always called Chicago home. That said, during her time in LA she made headlines for having one of the largest private yachts on the coast, converted from an old minesweeper. She famously boasted that "only John Wayne's [yacht] is bigger!".
Although she was born into wealth (her father, John Pirie, co-owned the American Bakeries Co), Ms. Pirie's life wasn't always a party. The death of her daughter, Bonnie, with ex-husband, former BorgWarner President Alonzo Kight, would always haunt and sadden her.
Nevertheless, Ms. Pirie always tried to remain cheerful and active. The avid tennis player once swam two miles out to the 68th Street crib and back. Even when she fell ill, Ms. Pirie would have her physical therapist help her dance.
"She would always say, 'I am as young as I have to be for whatever activity I'm taking part in,'" Kuehn said. "She was just an enthusiastic, lively person." - David De Simone was born on 4 November 1959 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Gymnast (2006) and Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003). He died on 4 January 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- John Thomas was born on 21 September 1922 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Raging Bull (1980), Time Runner (1993) and Split Decisions (1988). He was married to Kathryn Thomas. He died on 4 January 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Almut Rothweiler was born on 17 May 1928. She was an actress, known for Der Cornet - Die Weise von Liebe und Tod (1955), Alibi (1955) and Beate S. (1979). She was married to Benno Sterzenbach. She died on 4 January 2006 in Feldafing, Bavaria, Germany.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Gretl Schörg was born on 17 January 1914 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Bel-Ami Der Frauenheld von Paris (1955), Märchen vom Glück (1949) and Woe to Him Who Loves (1951). She died on 4 January 2006 in Vienna, Austria.- Irving Layton was born on 12 March 1912 in Tirgu Neamt, Romania. He was an actor, known for Irving Layton: An Introduction (1986), Poet: Irving Layton Observed (1986) and Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1965). He was married to Annette Pottier, Harriet Bernstein, Betty Sutherland and Faye Lynch. He died on 4 January 2006 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Actor
Ernani (Noni) Bernardi was a musician in the big band era, playing lead sax for some of the greats. He is best known for his arrangements of two of the mid-20th century's most popular dance melodies, Benny Goodman's "And the Angels Sing" and Tommy Dorsey's "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You." After his career as a musician he became a successful politician serving on the Los Angeles (CA) City Council. He represented District 7 from 1961 to 1993, making him the second longest serving council member in the history of the city.
Ernani Bernardi was born on October 29, 1911 above a grocery store his family owned in Standard, Illinois. He was the son of musician Alfonso Bernardi and Nerina Biagini. His parents immigrated to America through Ellis Island from a small town in the province of Modena in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. His mother died in childbirth, and he was raised by his father, two grandmothers, an aunt and an uncle. His father, who traveled as a musician, remarried and when Ernani was eleven he was moved to the nearby town of Toluca, Illinois to be with him. He had two younger half siblings, Rudy and Yolanda. He left home at age seventeen to be a musician.
He married his wife, Lucille May Sawasky of Port Arthur, Ontario, in 1933 whom he met while playing saxophone in a dance band at Detroit's Graystone Ballroom. They lived in Detroit before moving to New York and eventually settling in Los Angeles. They had four children, Joanne Marie, Judith Ann, John Paul and (Ernani) James. In 1939, Ernani appeared with Kay Kyser's orchestra in the film, That's Right, You're Wrong." After his career as a musician, Ernani began his second career as a contractor, building custom homes in Los Angeles before his career as a councilman. Lucille, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, died in 1993. In 1994 he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ernani Bernardi remarried in November 2001 to Eve Troutman. Ernani died of heart failure at the age of 94 on January 4, 2006.- Hector Doldi was an actor, known for Operación rosa rosa (1974), Abierto día y noche (1981) and Los drogadictos (1979). He died on 4 January 2006.
- William F. Haxby was born on 3 October 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. William F. died on 4 January 2006 in Westwood, New Jersey, USA.
- Yuichi Kikuchi was born on 13 January 1934 in Akita, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Castle of Sand (1974) and The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961). He died on 4 January 2006 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
- Dhimitër Trajçe was born on 22 June 1926 in Korçë, Albania. He was an actor, known for Duaje emrin tënd (1984), Gjeneral gramafoni (1978) and Tana (1958). He died on 4 January 2006 in Tirana, Albania.