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- Beautiful, buxom, and shapely blonde bombshell Ahna Capri was born Anna Marie Nanasi on July 6, 1944 in Budapest, Hungary. Capri moved with her family to the United States when she was a child and started acting in television series at age 11. She made her film debut at age 13 in the Western Outlaw's Son (1957). Ahna achieved her greatest enduring popularity as the enticing Tania in the martial arts cult classic Enter the Dragon (1973). Capri gave an excellent and impressive performance as country singer Rip Torn's snobbish, annoyed girlfriend Mayleen Travis in Payday (1973). Ahna's other memorable movie roles include the terrified Nicky in the creepy Devil-worship horror winner The Brotherhood of Satan (1971), feisty wildlife photographer Terry Pendrake in Piranha (1972), and luscious assassin Londa Wyeth in the Crown International exploitation romp The Specialist (1975).
Among the many television series Capri has done guest spots on are Mrs. Columbo (1979), Baretta (1975), Kojak (1973), Police Story (1973), Cannon (1971), Mannix (1967), Ironside (1967), Adam-12 (1968), Mod Squad (1968), The Invaders (1967), The Wild Wild West (1965), I Spy (1965), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964), Branded (1965), Leave It to Beaver (1957) and Maverick (1957). A longtime resident of the San Fernando Valley, Ahna was involved in a fatal traffic accident in North Hollywood on August 9, 2010 when a five-ton truck collided with her car. After spending more than a week in a coma on life support at a hospital, Ahna Capri passed away with family members at her side at age 66 on August 19, 2010. - Child actor Christopher Dylan Shea was born on February 5, 1958, in Los Angeles County, California. He was the older brother of fellow child actors Eric Shea and Stephen Shea. Christopher had a regular part as "Joey Starett" on the short-lived western TV series Shane (1966). He also made guest appearances on episodes of such TV series as Bonanza (1959), The Invaders (1967), Green Acres (1965) and The Odd Couple (1970). He was best-known as the voice of the precocious "Linus Van Pelt" in a handful of delightful "Peanuts" TV specials that include the much-beloved holiday favorites, A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966).
He lived in Humboldt County in California for over 20 years. He died at age 52 from natural causes near his home in Honeydew, California, on August 10, 2010; he's survived by his wife, Sara Straton, and daughters Nicea and Teal Straton-Shea. - Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Jackson Gillis was the middle son of three boys born to Ridgway M. Gillis (a civil engineer for the Washington State Highway Department) and Marjorie Lyman. In the late 1920s the Gillis family moved to California, settling first in Fresno then in Sacramento, where he grew up before attending and graduating from Stanford University. In July 1941 he married stage actress Patricia Cassidy.
Assigned as intelligence officer with the 184th Infantry Regiment, Gillis served in the Pacific during WWII; after leaving the Army as a lieutenant colonel at the end of the war, he returned to writing for radio, most prominently "Let George Do It." From there he moved into television, writing many episodes of such series as Perry Mason (1957) (for which he was also associate producer), Lassie (1954), Racket Squad (1950) and The Mickey Mouse Club (1955). He was a regular writer on the "Columbo" series starring Peter Falk and was nominated for an Emmy for one of scripts for that series.
After more than 40 years of writing television scripts, Jackson Gillis retired from the business in 1996 and he and his wife moved to a small town in Idaho.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Michael Been was born on 17 March 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Real Genius (1985), Tango & Cash (1989) and The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). He died on 19 August 2010 in Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium.- Mary Kenton was born in 1923 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Swallows and Amazons (1963), Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) and Romeo and Juliet (1976). She was married to Gerard Heinz. She died on 19 August 2010 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
David L. Quaid was born on 27 March 1920 in Glendale, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Arthur (1981), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964). He was married to Dorothy Lillian Hall. He died on 19 August 2010 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA.- Editor
- Director
- Writer
Anker Sørensen was born on 3 May 1926 in Denmark. He was an editor and director, known for The Last Winter (1960), Suddenly, a Woman! (1963) and Night Girls (1957). He died on 19 August 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Jimmy Wehba was born on 29 September 1934 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) (1986), World Class Championship Wrestling (1972) and UWF Power Pro Wrestling (1984). He was married to Peggy Boyd and Doris Smith. He died on 19 August 2010 in Garland, Texas, USA.
- Writer
- Actress
Suzanne Grossman was born on 21 December 1937 in Basel, Switzerland. She was a writer and actress, known for Festival (1960), Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça (1967) and Ryan's Hope (1975). She was married to Robert Scales. She died on 19 August 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Claudio Sapiaín was born on 5 February 1948 in Santiago de Chile, Chile. He was a director and writer, known for El hombre que imaginaba (1998), Eran unos que venían de Chile (1987) and Una vez más, mi país (1990). He died on 19 August 2010 in Puerto Varas, Chile.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Dick Maloney was born on 17 March 1933. He was a composer, known for Two's a Mob (1998) and Miss Castaway and the Island Girls (2004). He died on 19 August 2010 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.- Jo Graff was born on 5 August 1925 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for The Wild Scene (1970). She died on 19 August 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Blanca Curi was born on 28 January 1950 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She died on 19 August 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Wally Lage was born on 8 October 1943 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA. He was married to Dori Lage. He died on 19 August 2010 in Brunswick, Maine, USA.
- Ted Lipscomb was born on 17 November 1955 in Cartersville, Georgia, USA. He died on 19 August 2010.
- Johnny Bailey was born on 17 March 1967 in Houston, Texas, USA. He died on 19 August 2010 in Houston, Texas, USA.
- Nikolay Evdokimov was born on 26 February 1922 in Bobr, Byelorussian SSR [now Belarus]. He was a writer, known for Lyubov Serafima Frolova (1969), Svidaniye s molodostyu (1982) and Greshnitsa (1962). He died on 19 August 2010.