Deaths: September 1

1. Tommy Morrison

He was a heavyweight professional boxer who held the WBO heavyweight title in 1993. He made national news Thursday, Feb. 15, 1996, when he announced that he was HIV positive. He then retired from boxing. He was suspended from worldwide boxing when he tested positive prior to a boxing match against ...

2. Adiss Harmandian

Self | The 1st Annual Armenian Music Awards

Adiss Harmandian was born on January 14, 1945 in Beirut, Lebanon. He died on September 1, 2019 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

3. Ann Harding

Actress | When Ladies Meet

Ann, born Dorothy Gatley, spent most of her childhood as an "army brat" constantly moving around before the family finally settled in New York. Ann first appeared on the stage while she spent a year attending Bryn Mawr College. She became a clerk and freelance script reader with a film company ...

4. Barbara Probst Solomon

Writer | On the Line

Barbara Probst Solomon was born on December 3, 1928 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for On the Line (1984) and Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story (2020). She was married to Harold W. Solomon. She died on September 1, 2019 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

5. Cammie King Conlon

Actress | Gone with the Wind

Cammie King Conlon was born on August 5, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Gone with the Wind (1939), Change in the Wind (2010) and Living Famously (2002). She was married to Michael W. Conlon and Walter ''Ned'' Pollock. She died on September 1, 2010 in Fort Bragg,...

6. Carl Duering

Actor | A Clockwork Orange

Carl Duering was born on May 29, 1923 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Boys from Brazil (1978) and Possession (1981). He was married to Nancy Manningham and Mary Sydney Burr Campion. He died on September 1, 2018 in London, England, UK.

7. Shannon Spruill

Actress | WCW Monday Nitro

Daffney grew up on an Air Force base in Germany. Her father, a Lieutenant colonel, returned to the U.S, and she lived in a suburb of Atlanta as of the seventh grade. She was initially signed by WCW for a 4 week-stint but impressed WCW Executives with her work, and was offered a long term contract. ...

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8. Dean Jones

Actor | The Love Bug

Born in Decatur, Alabama and christened Dean Carroll Jones, the actor's father worked for a railroad company and the family moved often, living in Washington, DC, Nashville, and New Orleans. "It was in New Orleans I really learned how to sing", Jones told the Pittsburgh Press in 1969. Dropping out ...

9. Don LaFontaine

Actor | In a World...

Don LaFontaine was born on August 26, 1940 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for In a World... (2013), The Hitter (1978) and Free Radio (2007). He was married to Joan Studva and Nita Whitaker. He died on September 1, 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

10. Don Pelele

Actor | El show de Barbieri y Pelele

Don Pelele was born in 1923 in Villa Mercedes, San Luis. He was an actor, known for El show de Barbieri y Pelele (1975), La mano que aprieta (1953) and Estrellas de Buenos Aires (1956). He died on September 1, 1991 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

11. Elizabeth Kemp

Actress | He Knows You're Alone

Elizabeth Kemp has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. She has worked on and off Broadway, including "Once in a Lifetime" at Circle in the Square, "North Shore Fish" at WPA and "Heat" at the Public Theatre. She was in the original cast of "The Best Little Whorehouse" in Texas, which...

12. Ethel Waters

Actress | Cabin in the Sky

The child of a teenage rape victim, Ethel Waters grew up in the slums of Philadelphia and neighboring cities, seldom living anywhere for more than a few weeks at a time. "No one raised me, " she recollected, "I just ran wild." She excelled not only at looking after herself, but also at singing and ...

13. Eulalio González

Actor | El pocho

Renowned for portraying his witty, stereotypical norteño character named "Piporro" in the Pedro Infante film Ahí viene Martín Corona (1952), Eulalio González quickly became one of the box-office stars of the 1960s and the best norteño comedian ever. Born and raised in northern Mexico,...

14. Gottfried John

Actor | Astérix & Obélix contre César

Gottfried John was born on August 29, 1942 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999), GoldenEye (1995) and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979). He was married to Brigitte. He died on September 1, 2014 in Utting am Ammersee, Bavaria, Germany.

15. Gregg Leakes

Self | MasterChef

Gregg Leakes was born on August 18, 1954 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He was married to NeNe Leakes. He died on September 1, 2021 in Duluth, Georgia, USA.

16. Hal David

Soundtrack | My Best Friend's Wedding

Songwriter ("Magic Moments", "Baby Elephant Walk", "What the World Needs Now is Love") and author, educated at New York University. Joining ASCAP in 1943, he collaborated musically with Burt Bacharach, Sherman Edwards, Lee Pockriss, [error], Redd Evans, Don Rodney, John Barry and Henry Mancini. His...

17. Harry Cording

Actor | The Adventures of Robin Hood

Harry Cording was born on April 26, 1891 in Wellington, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Narcotic (1933) and Gypsy Wildcat (1944). He was married to Margaret Fiero. He died on September 1, 1954 in Sun Valley, California, USA.

18. Héctor Grossi

Writer | Juan Lamaglia y señora

Héctor Grossi was born on August 25, 1921 in Argentina. He was a writer and actor, known for Juan Lamaglia y señora (1970), La madre María (1974) and Intimidad de los parques (1965). He died on September 1, 2002 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

19. Irene Sunters

Actress | The Wicker Man

Irene Sunters was born on February 29, 1928 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for The Wicker Man (1973), ITV Play of the Week (1955) and A Sense of Freedom (1981). She was married to John O'Neill. She died in September 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

20. Jack Smight

Director | The Illustrated Man

Emmy Award-winning director Jack Smight was born in Minneapolis, MN, on March 9, 1925, the offspring of Irish immigrants. After graduating from Cretin High School he served in the US Army Air Force during World War Two, where he flew combat missions in the Pacific Theater. After the war he attended...

21. Jacob Gelt Dekker

Self | De wereld draait door

Jacob Gelt Dekker was born on April 22, 1948 in Oterleek, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He died on September 1, 2019 in Key West, Florida, USA.

22. James Dunn

Actor | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was 1931's Sob Sister (1931). While at Fox, he appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three features: Baby, Take a Bow (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) ...

23. Jean Edward Smith

Self | The 2000s

Jean Edward Smith was born on October 13, 1932 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was married to Christine Zinsel. He died on September 1, 2019 in Huntington, West Virginia, USA.

24. Jerry Reed

Soundtrack | Smokey and the Bandit

Tall, blond haired country & western singer / songwriter from Atlanta Georgia, who usually appears in films portraying good humored Southern type characters. Reed was already writing and singing music in high school, and was signed by Capitol Records to a three-year contract in 1955. However, in ...

25. Joe D'Amato

Location_management | Bullets, Fangs and Dinner at 8

Joe D'Amato was born on September 13, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer, known for Bullets, Fangs and Dinner at 8 (2015) and Kung Fu Ghost (2022). He died on September 1, 2020 in El Cajon, California, USA.

26. Jon Polito

Actor | The Crow

A veteran of nearly 100 films, Jon Polito is most recognized for his work with The Coen brothers, as well as his many television appearances as a series regular and guest star. Notable motion picture roles include: Millers Crossing, Barton Fink, The Man Who Wasn't There, The Crow, Blankman, and The...

27. José María Paolantonio

Writer | La película

José María Paolantonio was born on January 30, 1932 in San Cristóbal, Santa Fe, Argentina. He was a writer and director, known for La película (1975), El juguete rabioso (1984) and Quebracho (1974). He died on September 1, 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

28. Juan José Miguez

Actor | Furia infernal

Juan José Miguez was born in Argentina. He was an actor, known for Ardent Summer (1973), Mercado de abasto (1955) and Circus Cavalcade (1945). He died on September 1, 1995 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

29. Jukka Virtanen

Writer | Noin 7 veljestä

Jukka Virtanen was born on July 25, 1933 in Jämsänkoski, Finland. He was a writer and director, known for Noin 7 veljestä (1968), The joulukalenteri (1997) and Jos rakastat (2010). He was married to Liisa Virtanen. He died on September 1, 2019 in Helsinki, Finland.

30. Katherine Maclean

Writer | Out of This World

Katherine Maclean was born on January 22, 1925 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA. She was a writer, known for Out of This World (1962) and Carnívora (2016). She was married to Carl West, David Mason and Charles Dye. She died on September 1, 2019 in the USA.

31. K.H. Wallis

Camera_department | The Martian Chronicles

K.H. Wallis was born on April 16, 1916 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is known for The Martian Chronicles (1980), Aerial Scooter (1966) and Everyman's Autogyro (1966). He died on September 1, 2013 in near Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK.

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32. Kenneth Bowen

Self | The Much Loved Music Show

Kenneth Bowen was born on August 1, 1932 in Llanelli, Wales, UK. He was married to Angela Evenden. He died on September 1, 2018 in Cheltenham, England, UK.

33. Margit Sandemo

Self | 3 fluer

Margit Sandemo was born on April 23, 1924 in Østre Toten, Norway. She was married to Asbjørn Sandemo. She died on September 1, 2018 in Sweden.

34. Michael Pate

Producer | Tim

The future movie bad man was born in Drummoyne, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, and got his career start as an interviewer on the government's radio station. Pate also worked on the Australian stage and in Down Under movies before relocating to the U.S. in the early 1950s to appear in Universal's "...

35. Morris Carnovsky

Actor | Cyrano de Bergerac

Morris Carnovsky was one of the more prominent victims of the Hollywood blacklist, being named as a Communist party member by both Elia Kazan -- the most infamous of the informers who sang before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the era blacklistee Lillian Hellman called the "Scoundrel...

36. Murray Hamilton

Actor | Jaws

Murray Hamilton was one of those character actors whose face would be familiar to most movie buffs at an instant, yet his name may not. That's a shame, because Hamilton was one of the most versatile and prolific of performers who was never anything less than completely convincing in any role he ...

37. Nelly Trenti

Actress | Son amores

Nelly Trenti was born on February 20, 1937 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Son amores (2002), Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand (1968) and Caiga quien caiga - CQC (1995). She died on September 1, 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

38. Norberto Oyarbide

Self | Desgeneradas

Norberto Oyarbide was born on June 22, 1951 in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, Argentina. He died on September 1, 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

39. Novella Nelson

Actress | A Walk Among the Tombstones

Novella Nelson was born on December 17, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), The Ten (2007) and A Perfect Murder (1998). She was married to George Blanchard. She died on August 31, 2017 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

40. Oscar Ferrigno

Actor | El hombre que volvió de la muerte

Oscar Ferrigno was an actor, known for El hombre que volvió de la muerte (1969), Un pacto con los brujos (1969) and El pulpo negro (1985). He was married to Norma Aleandro. He died on September 1, 1986 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

41. Peadar Lamb

Actor | Far and Away

Peadar Lamb was born in 1930 in Carraroe, Galway, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Far and Away (1992), Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1998) and This Is My Father (1998). He was married to Geraldine Plunkett. He died on September 1, 2017 in Glenageary, County Dublin, Ireland.

42. Ralph Dellor

Self | Match of the Day

Ralph Dellor was born in 1948 in the UK. He died on September 1, 2017 in the UK.

43. Rand Brooks

Actor | Gone with the Wind

After passing his screen test, Rand Brooks played a bit role in the 1938 film Love Finds a Way. He then found several other roles before landing the part of Charles Hamilton in Gone with the Wind. He went on to play small roles in films such as Laddie, And One was Beautiful, The Son of Monte Cristo...

44. Randy Weston

Soundtrack | Christopher Robin

Randy Weston was born on April 6, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Christopher Robin (2018), Dernier été à Tanger (1987) and Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023). He was married to Mildred Mosley and Fatoumata Mbengue. He died on September 1, ...

45. Roy Goldman

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Roy Goldman was born on March 3, 1932 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), To Be or Not to Be (1983) and M*A*S*H (1972). He was married to Lois D Heinrich. He died on September 1, 2009 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

46. Shelley Berman

Actor | You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Shelley Berman began studying acting shortly after he was honorably discharged from the US navy. He enrolled as a drama student at Chicago's Goodman Theater, where he met Sarah Herman, another aspiring thespian. They fell in love and were married in 1947. After graduating from the Goodman Theater, ...

47. Terry

Actress | The Wizard of Oz

Without question, the most known dog in movie history. Many dogs tried to eclipse Toto's success, most recently, The Men In Black dog. Most don't know that Toto has an autobiography that's available in most stores. She almost lost her life when she broke her foot in The Wizard of Oz. Toto (Terry) ...

48. Vladimír Brabec

Actor | Rukojmí v Bella Vista

Vladimír Brabec was born on June 15, 1934 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Rukojmí v Bella Vista (1980), Snatky z rozumu (1968) and Náhrdelník (1992). He was married to Nadezda Znamínková. He died on September 1, 2017 in Prague, Czech ...