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- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jean Dewever was born on 3 December 1927 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Les honneurs de la guerre (1961), Le monde parallèle (1967) and Les jambes en l'air (1971). He died on 21 April 2010 in Paris, France.- Whitney Harris was born on 12 August 1912 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was married to Anna Galakatos and Jane Foster. He died on 21 April 2010 in Frontenac, Missouri, USA.
- Additional Crew
Edna Tromans was born on 27 February 1929 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, UK. She is known for On Golden Pond (1981), Doc Hollywood (1991) and Death on the Nile (1978). She died on 21 April 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Bozena Ruk-Focic was born on 31 October 1931 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (present-day Zagreb, Croatia). She was an actress, known for Nikola Tesla (1977) and The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987). She died on 21 April 2010 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Actor
- Composer
- Writer
Gustav Lorentzen was born on 28 September 1947 in Bergen, Norway. He was an actor and composer, known for Two Buddies and a Badger (2015), Knutsen & Ludvigsen (1974) and Halvsju (1979). He died on 21 April 2010 in Bergen, Norway.- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Writer
Ron Scalera was born on 4 February 1961 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Booker (1989), Married... with Children (1987) and Secrets of the X Files, Part 1 (1995). He was married to Elizabeth. He died on 21 April 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
Margery Fife was born on 10 November 1916 in the USA. She was an actress. She died on 21 April 2010 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.- Samaranch comes from a wealthy industrial family. After attending a German school in Barcelona, Samaranch studied business administration in England and the United States. At the same time he received manager training. In the 1940s, Samaranch became a member of President Franco's "Movimiento Nacional", whose staunch supporter he remained until Franco's death in 1975. He found sporting interest in tennis, boxing and figure skating. He was active in roller hockey for Espanol Barcelona. As head of organization for the roller hockey World Cup tournaments in Barcelona in 1951 and 1954 and as a city councilor responsible for the sports department, he earned an early reputation as a sports official. In 1954, Samaranch became a member of the Spanish NOC before holding its chairmanship from 1967 to 1970.
As head of the mission, Samaranch took over the representative accompaniment of the Spanish Olympic team in 1956, 1960 and 1964. From 1962 he acted as a sports delegate for Catalonia, and in 1966 Samaranch was appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In his political career he was a member of the Spanish Parliament from 1967 and President of the Catalan House of Representatives from 1973. From 1968 to 1975 he was the IOC's chief of protocol. After Franco's death and the political upheaval that followed, he became ambassador to Moscow for four years in 1977. The rejection of the Western countries' Olympic boycott gave him good connections with the representatives of the Eastern Bloc, whereupon Antonio Samaranch was elected seventh President of the IOC in 1980, succeeding Lord Killanins.
This led to lasting changes in the Olympic movement, which moved far away from the ideological vision of the founder Pierre de Coubertin. Due to the increasing commercialization of the Olympic Games, Samaranch has repeatedly come under criticism. Under his leadership, amateur status for Olympic participants was abolished in 1988, the licensing of the Olympic rings and the sale of television rights turned the games into a mega-event, whose interests became increasingly politicized. At the beginning of the 1990s, the IOC had a billion US dollars at its disposal from advertising television revenue alone. In 1993, Samaranch was clearly confirmed in office by the IOC.
The introduction of Olympic Games every two years (alternating winter and summer games), at the suggestion of Samaranch, gave the IOC the ideal ability to plan the event and maximum added value from 1994 onwards. Another achievement of Samaranch is that the games have been held without a boycott since 1992. In July 2001, Juan Antonio Samaranch resigned from the office of IOC president. The Belgian Jacques Rogge was chosen as his successor at the 112th IOC General Assembly in Moscow. Despite his achievements as one of the most important sports officials, long after his term in office, criticism of his political past during the Franco dictatorship as well as nepotism and corruption in the IOC in the awarding of the Olympic Games and offices has not subsided.
He published his autobiography under the title "Memorias Olimpicas" (2002). - Jacques Taylor was born on 12 October 1910 in the USA. He was an actor, known for The Plot Against Harry (1989) and The Joan Rivers Show (1968). He was married to Jean Taylor and Dorothy Kapelsohn Taylor. He died on 21 April 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Actress
Margery Sue Fife, (screen name "Marston") was born in Westchester, NY, along with her twin sister Marion, aka "GoGo". Her younger brother Ross (named after their father) was born in 1924. After graduating from high school, their father said he would pay for them to go to college, or he would pay for them to go on a trip around the world. Their father believed that either decision would give them a good education and would help them in becoming more mature and responsible. Of course, the twins chose the trip. The girls boarded the Queen Mary at New York's harbor for their trip around the world and memories that lasted a lifetime. Aboard the ship, Muffy met William Freund. They fell in love and married shortly after their voyage. Willie lived in England and was in the Royal Air Force (RAF), so they made their home there, living next door to Sir Winston Churchill. Although Muffy loved Willie, he was never home since WWI was underway and Willie was off fighting for England. After being alone in England for two years and far away from her family and friends in the United States, Muffy told Willie that she was extremely lonely and wanted to live closer to her friends and family. Willie understood, since he had no idea how long the war was going to last and when he would be able to settle down and live a normal life again. Although sad, he knew that she would never be happy living in England all alone and away from her loved ones. They went their separate ways and Muffy moved to New York to be closer to her twin sister and the rest of her family and friends. After the war was over, Willie went back home, met and married Marjory Dyson and they had one child together, Elizabeth. Willie passed away in England in 1963. It was also during this time that Muffy signed up with the Powers Modeling Agency, a prestigious New York modeling agency, and began her modeling career. She was sought after in New York, Paris and London. Muffy was hired to represent many brand products such as Hires root beer, Pepsi Cola, Kodak and like her girl friend, Esther Williams, was on the cover of Life Magazine in the early 1940's. She ended up in Hollywood and used the screen name "Margery Marsden". She had a screen test for Warner Bros Studio, was chosen to be one of the Amazon women in "Tarzan and the Amazons" in 1945. Muff was good friends with Johnny Weissmuller. Muffy met Walter Stecker in California, fell in love, and married in 1946 and moved to Michigan, where Walter had grown up. Walt and Muffy raised four children (Walter III, Ross, Richard, and Marion) and retired to Siesta Key, Florida in the late 1970's. They moved back to Michigan in the late 1990's to be closer to their children. Muffy passed away at the age of 93 on April 21, 2010, but will be deeply missed by all who knew her. She enjoyed swimming, writing stories, poems, music and had a great sense of humor. Muffy truly loved life and lived it with a vibrant energy and positive joy. Her quick sense of humor kept our lives full with fun, laughter and an endearing playfulness.- Production Designer
- Writer
- Art Director
David Myerscough-Jones was born on 15 September 1934 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a production designer and writer, known for Thérèse Raquin (1980), The Theban Plays by Sophocles (1986) and Theatre Night (1985). He died on 21 April 2010 in Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Danny Street was born on 22 April 1941 in Stirling, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Truth About Spring (1965), Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) and Tiara Tahiti (1962). He was married to Helenor. He died on 21 April 2010 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK.- Kathleen Fleming was born on 24 March 1959 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Kathleen was a writer, known for L'encerclement - La démocratie dans les rets du néolibéralisme (2008), Junior (2008) and Kanata: Legacy of the Children of Aataentsic (1999). Kathleen died on 21 April 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Joseph Boschert was born on 14 March 1936 in Campbell County, Kentucky, USA. He died on 21 April 2010 in Covington, Kentucky, USA.
- Natalya Guseva was born on 21 March 1914 in Rubezhovka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire. Natalya was a writer, known for Ramayana (1976). Natalya died on 21 April 2010 in Moscow, Russia.
- Jean Le Bitoux was born on 16 August 1948 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He died on 21 April 2010 in Paris, France.