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First and foremost a stand-up comedian, this top banana of the "Borscht Belt" circuit relied on amiable Jewish ethnic humor for longtime career sustenance. He also relied on his multi-talented gifts as an actor, master of ceremonies, game show host and raconteur.
Gravel-toned Jan Murray was born in 1917 as Murray Janofsky in New York City and got his very first booking in 1933 at the Bronx Opera House. He developed a name for himself in the Catskills while entertaining WWII USO troops. In post-war years it was more vaudeville houses and top niteries until he became a standard Vegas marquee headliner. He broke into TV in the early 1950s via the game show hosting circuit (the first comedian to do so) and became a much-sought-after emcee throughout that decade. Fronting such programs as Sing It Again (1950), Dollar a Second (1953), and especially Treasure Hunt (1956), he paved the way for other comedians in finding alternate and successful avenues to find new audiences. He could also be counted on for his quicksilver storytelling on TV variety and talks shows, and was a guest host on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and The Mike Douglas Show (1961).
Murray moved to Los Angeles in 1965 to ignite an acting career, finding a number of parts over the years. Besides The Lucy Show (1962) and Car 54, Where Are You? (1961), he provided occasional dramatic appearances as well in Dr. Kildare (1961) and Mannix (1967). Film roles were few and far between, adding to the fun in such slapstick as The Busy Body (1967), backing up friend Sid Caesar, and in Which Way to the Front? (1970) (a Jerry Lewis vehicle). His most offbeat film roles included the grim, obsessed detective who specializes in sex crimes and searches for Juliet Prowse's stalker in the lurid thriller Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965), and playing a grizzled riverboat captain in Tarzan and the Great River (1967).
In later years, he became a mainstay celebrity roaster. Out of the limelight for some time, Murray's health began to rapidly deteriorate in the last several years. He died of complications from pneumonia and emphysema at the age of 89 on July 2, 2006. He was survived by his wife of 57 years, Kathleen "Toni" Mann, and their three children (Warren, Celia, and Howard Murray) as well as a child (Diane Moore) by his first marriage, to Pearl Cohen. He was also survived by eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.- Handsome, charming, and amiable everyman character actor Frederick West McCarren was born on April 12, 1951 in Butler, Pennsylvania. McCarren acted in numerous stage productions while a student at Butler Area Senior High School. Fred attended not only the University of Cincinatti and Point Park College, but also Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in Venice, Florida. After college McCarren went to New York, where he immediately found employment doing TV commercials. A subsequent career in film and television followed soon thereafter. Fred married his wife Lisa Hogan on December 30, 1982. A onetime resident of Tarzana, California, McCarren and his wife moved back to his native Pennsylvania in the late 1980's. Fred focused on raising his six children while continuing to work in both radio and television commercials that included the crazy Dr. Sanchez in radio spots for the Mad Rex restaurant chain and the coach in a series of TV commercials for Dick's Sporting Goods as well as TV spots for PNC, PPG, Comcast, and Builder's Surplus. McCarren had two brothers and three sisters. He died at age 55 on July 2, 2006 from colon cancer at Butler Memorial Hospital in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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Vincent Dee was born on 20 February 1915 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was a costume designer, known for Marnie (1964), Thriller (1960) and Johnny Staccato (1959). He died on 2 July 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- James Stack was born on 17 May 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968) and This Is Your Life (1950). He was married to Wanda Hendrix and Peggy Bolton. He died on 2 July 2006 in Crystal Bay, Nevada, USA.
- Evrim Fer was born in 1938 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Sevdali efe (1961), Ölmek istiyorum (1962) and Rüzgarli tepe (1963). She died on 2 July 2006 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Radio and TV News reporter/anchor in Tallahassee, Florida, (1947-1962), Tampa, Florida (1962-1964), New York City (1964-1987 and Palm Beach, Florida (1987 onwards). Anchored weekend news at WPTV (NBC) Palm Beach, Florida. Anchor reporter "Life In Prime Time" syndicated news reports broadcast by several US Television stations.
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Valeriy Ogorodnikov was born on 1 November 1951 in Nizhniy Tagil, Sverdlovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Barak (1999), Krasnoe nebo. Chyornyy sneg (2005) and Vzlomshchik (1987). He died on 2 July 2006 in St. Petersburg, Russia.- Sempronio was born on 12 June 1908 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for Teatro catalán (1964), Giravolt (1973) and Identitats (1984). He died on 2 July 2006 in Sitges, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Milli Mann was born on 26 February 1931 in Austria. He died on 2 July 2006 in London, Ontario, Canada.
- Herty Lewites was born on 24 December 1939 in Jinotepe, Nicaragua. He died on 2 July 2006 in Managua, Nicaragua.
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Anne Trehearne was born on 22 June 1925 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. She is known for The Avengers (1961). She died on 2 July 2006 in London, England, UK.- Actress
Reiko Nanao was born on 13 January 1925. She was an actress, known for Dreams (1990), Red Beard (1965) and Love Letter (1953). She was married to Masaaki Usui. She died on 2 July 2006 in Ota, Tokyo, Japan.- Cinematographer
- Editor
Mr. Kengla, a Bethesda native and graduate of Albert Einstein High School, was working for the U.S. Postal Service when he began volunteering for Montgomery Community Television. He quit the postal job in 1997, after 17 years, to become a full-time employee of the community-access cable station.
He was a producer and director of the MCT talk show "News Counterpoint," producer and editor of the Maryland Grain Producers Association series "Focus on the Farm," producer of "Tack Room" and director and editor of "Inside the Blues." He also produced photos and videos about herbal remedies with Dr. James A. Duke, author of several books on herbal health remedies.
Mr. Kengla also made training videos for parents of children with disabilities, job-hunting films for at-risk youths and documentary projects about Montgomery County agriculture. He was MCT's manager of operations and computer technology before he resigned in 2003. He then worked at Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring and operated his own video production company.
Mr. Kengla also was the video director and editor of two full-length features, "In Search of Glory" and "Goodbye, Merry-Go-Round." He also helped set up two annual Christmas light shows at Brookside Gardens.
He attended Montgomery College and West Virginia University. As a youth, he played banjo and guitar with a popular local bluegrass band, Brandy Station, and produced bluegrass performances across the county. In his early forties, Mr. Kengla was a bronco rider in East Coast rodeos until a back injury sidelined him.
His marriages to Peggy Smalling Billerman, Dorothy Dowling, Terri Greene Mort and Donna Kengla ended in divorce.
Survivors include his companion, Carolyn Murphy of Rockville; a daughter from his first marriage, Donna Coe of Monticello, Ga.; two daughters from his third marriage, Kimberly Kengla and Jessica Kengla, both of Frederick; two sisters; and seven grandchildren.- Producer
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D.V. Sudhindra was a producer, known for Nagunagutha Nali (1991) and Africadalli Sheela (1986). D.V. died on 2 July 2006 in Bangalore, India.