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Bruno Ganz was an acclaimed Swiss actor who was a prominent figure in German language film and television for over fifty years. He is internationally renowned for portraying Adolf Hitler in the Academy Award-nominated film Downfall (2004).
Ganz was born in Zürich, to a Swiss mechanic father and a northern Italian mother. He decided to pursue an acting career by the time he entered university. He debuted at the theatre in 1961, and gained a reputation as a reflective, charismatic and technically brilliant stage actor. In 1970, he and Peter Stein founded the theatre company 'Schaubühne' in Berlin, Germany. On stage, Ganz portrayed Dr. Heinrich Faust in Peter Stein's staging of Faust, Part One and Faust, Part Two in 2000.
In cinema, Ganz became one of the best-known and most acclaimed actors in the German language, collaborating with many of the most respected European actors and directors of his time. He also starred in international features that reached a global audience. His film debut was The Gentleman in the Black Derby (1960). He also starred in Unknown (2011), The Counselor (2013), and The Party (2017).
Ganz died from cancer on 16 February 2019 at his home in the village of Au, in Wädenswil, Switzerland.- Serge Merlin was born on 29 December 1932 in Sainte-Barbe-du-Tlélat (now Oued Tlelat), French Algeria. He was an actor, known for Amélie (2001), The City of Lost Children (1995) and Danton (1983). He died on 16 February 2019 in Paris, France.
- Kanika Majumdar was an actress, known for The Zoo (1967), Three Daughters (1961) and Dustu Mishti (1981). She died on 16 February 2019 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
- Actor
- Writer
Christopher Pray was born on 2 March 1946 in California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Junior (1994) and Sudden Impact (1983). He died on 16 February 2019 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Legendary voice-over artist, narrator, and disc jockey Ken Nordine was born on April 13, 1920 in Cherokee, Iowa, the son of an architect. Nordine attended Lane Technical College Prep High School and the University of Chicago. Blessed with an exquisitely deep, rich, soothing, and resonant baritone voice, Ken was heard on "The World's Great Novels" and other Chicago radio programs in the 1940s. He married his wife Beryl Vaughan on July 27, 1945; the couple had three sons. Nordine achieved his greatest popularity in the 1950s at the peak of the beatnik jazz and poetry movement with his delightfully hip and creative free-form spoken-word aural vignettes on such albums as "Word Jazz," "Son of Word Jazz," "Love Words" and "My Baby." These albums showcase Ken's sublimely smooth and mellifluous narration over cool jazz music by the Chico Hamilton jazz group. His vignettes ranged from the lightweight and humorous to the more dark and paranoid to just plain odd and dream-like. Nordine did readings on the TV series "Faces in the Window" and Fred Astaire danced to Ken's divinely mellow ditty "My Baby" on a TV special. Nordine also narrated the 1948 documentary short Against the Tide (1948) and was Linda Blair's vocal coach for the landmark horror classic The Exorcist (1973).
Not surprisingly, Ken also lent his supremely dulcet tones to numerous film trailers and TV commercials, with his narration for a bunch of funky and imaginative TV commercials for Levi's jeans made throughout the 1970s and 1980s rating highly as some of his most famous and beloved work in this particular field. In 2005 Ken released the DVD "The Eye is Never Filled." He continued to host his own weekly radio show and perform live in concert almost right to the end. Ken lived in both Chicago, Illinois and Spread Eagle, Wisconsin. Nordine died at 98 on February 16, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.- Additional Crew
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- Writer
Patrick Caddell was born on 19 May 1950 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The West Wing (1999), Air Force One (1997) and Outbreak (1995). He was married to ?)?. He died on 16 February 2019 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Carolyn Gardner was born on 22 January 1966 in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada. She is known for Laugh it Up, Chicago! (2022) and 72 Hours: True Crime (2003). She died on 16 February 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.- Actress
Gina Lalli was born on 14 July 1929 in Binghamton, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Slacker (1990), The David Whiting Story (2014) and The Big Raincheck (2015). She died on 16 February 2019 in Austin, Texas, USA.- Writer
- Actor
Theodore Rubin, best known as the author of "Lisa and David", the novella on which the acclaimed 1962 film "David and Lisa" was based, was a psychiatrist with a private practice in Manhattan who decided to write fiction based on his experience as an analyst. His first book, the novella "Jordi ," was about a troubled boy. After "Lisa and David," he went on to write another 30 volumes, a column in the popular magazine Ladies' Home Journal, and often appeared on television to talk about mental health therapy. Rubin had graduated from Far Rockaway High School in Queens, received a degree in 1946 from Brooklyn College, served in the Navy and later received a medical degree from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Before finishing a specialty in psychiatry at Brooklyn's Downstate Medical School, he had done his residency at the Los Angeles V.A. Hospital. He continued while practicing to train at the American Institute of Psychoanalysis which had been founded by a mentor, Karen Horney.- Actor
- Production Manager
Shelly Saltman was born on 17 August 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and production manager, known for Finding Amanda (2008) and Operation Thunderbolt: Entebbe (2000). He died on 16 February 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Visual Effects
- Additional Crew
Liza Keith, longtime VES member, digital effects technical director and shader writer specializing in look development, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2019. As a part of the Los Angeles effects community, she will be deeply missed. Liza was a pioneer from the start of her career, earning her B.S. in Math and Computer Science at UCLA at a time when STEM-oriented degree work was still not pursued by many women. Her career tracked with the exciting growth of the computer graphics community in LA and on the planet. Beginning in 1987, she worked in digital effects, contributing to a wide range of films, animated features, large format motion rides and broadcast television projects.
As a team member or a consultant, she contributed her expertise at many groundbreaking companies including Abel Image Research, Rhythm & Hues, Cinesite (Los Angeles and London), ILM, Digital Domain, Sony Imageworks, Disney Feature Animation and Framestore. Liza was a true Los Angeles native whose projects also took her to London, Paris, India and Canada.
Her technical talent and drive were obvious to all who worked with her. Liza's contributions were featured in several award-winning films including LIFE OF PI, TRUE LIES, X-MEN 2, and PETER PAN. She counted the iconic TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY among her credits. Her shader writing can be found in HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN and MEET THE ROBINSONS. Liza's ability to communicate with both artists and members of technical teams also often made her the ideal person to oversee design and implementation of rendering pipeline between those departments.
Liza was a smart, passionate, pattern breaker well known in the Los Angeles digital effects community. She religiously attended the annual SIGGRAPH Conference. She is remembered as a mentor to the next generation of digital effects experts via her informal "women in digital" meetups. As a RenderMan expert, Liza shared her inspiration, often patiently teaching those with less experience.
As a friend, a colleague, a sister and an aunt, Liza is fondly remembered and will be greatly missed.- Charles Mungoshi was born on 2 December 1947 in Rhodesia. He was a writer, known for Flame (1996). He was married to Jesesi Mungoshi. He died on 16 February 2019 in Harare, Zimbabwe.
- Art Department
Sam Bass was born on 20 November 1961 in Hopewell, Virginia, USA. He is known for Richard Petty: The Legend (1992). He was married to Denise W. Bass. He died on 16 February 2019 in Concord, North Carolina, USA.- Renee Paul was an actress, known for Best Friends (1975). She died on 16 February 2019.
- Actor
- Composer
Mario Chenart was an actor and composer, known for Graffiti (1992), Mario Chenart: Graffiti (1991) and Gala de l'ADISQ (1979). He died on 16 February 2019.- Richard Gardner was born on 9 July 1927 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Danielle Luzzatto. He died on 16 February 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Rüdiger Kowalke was born in 1947 in Lübeck, Germany. He was married to Susanne. He died on 16 February 2019 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
- Cinematographer
Modris Resnais was born on 16 March 1935. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for Rallijs (1978), The Last Soviet Movie (2003) and Daleko ot Sankt-Peterburga (1992). He died on 16 February 2019 in Riga, Latvia.- Jeffrey Hart was born on 24 February 1930 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Nancy Killheffer and Stephanie Woods. He died on 16 February 2019 in Fairlee, Vermont, USA.
- Jerzy Michal Bozyk was born on 7 May 1941 in Kiev, Ukraine. He was an actor, known for Karamazovi (2008). He died on 16 February 2019 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.