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- Costume Designer
Robert Piguet was born on 6 May 1898 in Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland. He was a costume designer, known for Personal Column (1939), The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) and Dernier amour (1949). He died on 22 February 1953 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Sebastian Santa Maria was born in 1959 in Chile. He was a composer, known for Mon cher sujet (1988), Le voyage de Noémie (1986) and Strike! (2018). He died on 20 October 1996 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.- Marcel Merminod was born on 16 April 1893 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for A Certain Mr. Gran (1933), The Threepenny Opera (1931) and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933). He died on 31 May 1979 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- André Steiger was born on 7 September 1928 in Genève, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for La femme de Rose Hill (1989), Derborence (1985) and No Man's Land (1985). He died on 28 August 2012 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Sona Zejdová was born on 29 July 1964 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Sen noci... (1986). She died on 19 January 2010 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Charles Apothéloz was born on 30 May 1922 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for L'ogre de Barbarie (1981), Une femme fatale (1976) and Le chirurgien de Saint-Chad (1976). He died on 24 May 1982 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Michel Fidanza was born on 14 August 1944 in Romont, Canton de Fribourg, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for The Middle of the World (1974), Les petites fugues (1979) and Pierre qui brûle (1991). He died on 17 September 2021 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Producer
- Writer
Paul de Vallière was born on 17 May 1877 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Paul was a producer and writer, known for Notre armée (1939). Paul died on 4 August 1959 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Tony Holiday was born on 24 December 1951 in Hamburg, Germany. He died on 14 February 1990 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Budge Patty was born on 11 February 1924 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). He was married to Maria Marcina Sfezzo. He died on 4 October 2021 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Writer
Serge Lifar was born on 13 January 1905 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was an actor and writer, known for La mort du cygne (1937), Nuits de feu (1937) and Große Tänzer (1954). He was married to Inga-Lisa Amlefeldt. He died on 15 December 1986 in Lausanne, Switzerland.- Guy Fallot was born in 1927 in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. He died on 25 July 2018 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Emile Gardaz was born on 29 August 1931 in Échallens, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for Spectacle d'un soir (1964), Sacré Ulysse (1982) and The Eurovision Song Contest (1956). He died on 19 December 2007 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Composer
- Music Department
Hans Haug was born on 27 July 1900 in Basel, Kanton Basel Stadt, Switzerland. He was a composer, known for Der achti Schwyzer (1940), Pionniers (1936) and Portrait of a Woman (1942). He was married to Idelette Françoise Budry. He died on 15 September 1967 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Léon Francioli was born on 22 May 1946 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. He was a composer, known for Les petites fugues (1979), The Bus (1975) and Land's End (1987). He died on 9 March 2016 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Brian Lewis was born on 7 December 1903 in Edmonton, London, England, UK. He died on 18 July 1978 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Martina Portocarrero was born on 29 September 1949 in Nazca, Peru. Martina was a composer, known for Manchay tiempo (2005). Martina died on 23 April 2022 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Hocine Ait Ahmed was born on 20 August 1926 in Aït Yahia, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. He died on 23 December 2015 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Rudolph Jung was born on 27 July 1882 in Winterthur, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for William Tell (1924). He died on 15 December 1958 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Georges Haldas was born on 14 August 1917 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for The Death of Mario Ricci (1983), Jean-Luc persécuté (1966) and The Roads of Exile (1978). He died on 24 October 2010 in Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
- Bernard Arczynski was born on 24 June 1913 in Fribourg, Canton de Fribourg, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Die Auslieferung (1974), Nathalie ciné-roman (1971) and Somnifia (1969). He died on 4 June 1982 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Music Department
Raymond Court was born on 2 December 1932 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is known for Seelische Grausamkeit (1962) and NDR Jazz Workshops (1958). He died on 3 March 2012 in Lausanne, Switzerland.- Ardeshir Zahedi was born on 16 October 1928 in Tehran, Iran. He was married to Shahnaz Pahlavi. He died on 18 November 2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Peter Carl Fabergé was born on 30 May 1846 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was married to Augusta Julia Jacobs. He died on 24 September 1920 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Pierre Sabatier was born on 12 January 1892 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Agent of Doom (1963), Sous le casque de cuir (1932) and La Vénus de l'or (1938). He died on 29 August 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Clara Campoamor was born on 12 February 1888 in Madrid. She died on 30 April 1972 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Editor
Arthur Porchet was born on 11 May 1879 in Neuchâtel, Canton de Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was a cinematographer and director, known for L'appel de la montagne (1923), Mob 39 (1940) and L'oasis dans la tourmente (1942). He died on 1 February 1956 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Soundtrack
Jerzy Semkow was born on 12 October 1928 in Radomsko, Lódzkie, Poland. He died on 23 December 2014 in near Lausanne, Switzerland.- Jean-Marie Verselle was born on 12 January 1945 in Flixécourt, Somme, France. He was an actor, known for The Swashbuckler (1971), Les petites fugues (1979) and Cancer (1972). He died on 31 December 1998 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Wolfgang Bretholz was born on 28 August 1904 in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Der Rivonia-Prozess (1966), Slatin Pascha (1967) and Der Fall Petkov (1968). He died on 31 August 1969 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
- Sound Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Luc Yersin was born on 11 December 1945 in Cully, Switzerland. He was an assistant director and actor, known for L'Argent (1983), Swiss Made (1968) and After Darkness (1985). He died on 30 May 2008 in Lausanne, Switzerland.- Edna May was born on 2 September 1878 in Syracuse, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Salvation Joan (1916) and Hearst-Selig News Pictorial, No. 8 (1915). She was married to Oscar Lewisohn and Frederick Titus. She died on 2 January 1948 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Julien-François Zbinden was born on 11 November 1917 in Rolle, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Julien-François was a composer, known for La Suisse s'interroge (1964). Julien-François died on 8 March 1921 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Director
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Alexander Markey was born on 17 September 1891 in Tét, Hungary. He was a director and producer, known for Primitive Passions (1935). He died on 4 September 1958 in Lausanne, Switzerland.- Additional Crew
Cynthia Maugham was born on 31 October 1907 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. Cynthia was married to Leon Hepner. Cynthia died on 10 December 1965 in Lausanne, Switzerland.- François Silvant was born on 15 October 1949 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Le tiroir secret (1986), Les années d'illusion (1977) and Montreux Comedy (2009). He died on 14 June 2007 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Kaja Eide Norena was born on 26 April 1884 in Horten, Norway. She was an actress, known for The Price of Betrayal (1915). She died on 13 November 1968 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Ariane Deluz was born on 6 September 1931 in Lausanne, Switzerland. She died on 16 January 2010 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Maurice Mouvet was born on 17 March 1889 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Quest of Life (1916). He was married to Eleanora Ambrose (dance partner) and Florence Walton. He died on 18 May 1927 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Director
- Editor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jacques Béranger was born on 18 January 1896 in Mézières, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Jacques was a director and editor, known for La croix du Cervin (1922), Jeux d'hiver (1923) and Le Pauvre Village (1922). Jacques died on 20 February 1975 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Princess Helen (Elena) of Greece and Denmark was born in Athens, Greece, on May 2, 1896. She was the third child of King Constantine I of Greece and Queen Sophie Dorothea Ulrica of Prussia. Her brothers George (King George of Greece, Alexander and Paul each eventually became King of Greece, and she had two sisters, Irene and Katherine.
In 1921 she married Crown Prince Carol (later King Carol II) of Romania (they would divorce in 1928). Their son, Michael, became King of Romania (King Michael), but with the Communist takeover of that country in 1947 he abdicated and left. Helen died in Lausanne, Switzreland, where they had lived since exile, on November 28, 1982, at age 86. For her efforts while Queen Mother of Romania in trying to rescue Romanian Jews from the Nazis during World War II, she was awarded the title of "Righteous Among the Nations" by the government of Israel. - Actress
- Additional Crew
Camille Fournier was born on 27 August 1905 in Genève, Canton de Genève, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for La caméra explore le temps (1957), Virage dangereux (1956) and If All the Guys in the World... (1956). She was married to Hugues Wanner and Georges Spanelly. She died on 21 September 1989 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Max Lerel was born on 8 January 1894 in Aigle, Switzerland. He was an actor and director, known for Le tampon du colonel (1935), Ma tante Eulalie (1936) and Le vase étrusque (1935). He died on 20 December 1962 in Lausanne, Switzerland.- Maurice Sandoz was born on 2 April 1892 in Basel, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for The Maze (1953) and Spring-Heeled Jack (1950). He died on 5 June 1958 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Jean-Pierre Goretta was born on 9 January 1926 in Petit-Saconnex, now Geneva, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for Entretiens (1973). He died on 29 July 1985 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Marie-Magdeleine Brumagne was born on 8 July 1920 in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. She was a writer, known for Hachisch (1968), Personnalités suisses (1958) and Viola Chilensis (2003). She was married to Freddy Buache. She died on 10 November 2005 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
- Gonzalo de Borbón was born on 5 June 1937 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was married to Emanuela Maria Pratolongo, María de las Mercedes Licer y García and María del Carmen Harto y Montealegre. He died on 27 May 2000 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
- Frederick Treves was a famous pioneer in abdominal surgery. Today he is mostly remembered as the physician to the Elephant Man. On May 4, 1901, Treves was knighted by King Edward VII on whom he had performed an appendicectomy.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Italo Alfaro was born in 1928 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Canterbury proibito (1972), Guardami nuda (1972) and Decameron n° 3 - Le più belle donne del Boccaccio (1972). He died in 1979 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Freddy Buache was born on 29 December 1924 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was an actor and writer, known for Michel Mitrani: Une certaine idée de la télévision (2006), La nuit de l'éclusier (1989) and Liebeserklärung (1988). He was married to Marie-Magdeleine Brumagne. He died on 27 May 2019 in Lausanne, Switzerland.