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- Writer
- Actress
Actress and writer Stevie Ryan was born and raised in the small town of Victorville, California. She made the move to Los Angeles at the age of 19 to pursue her dreams in the entertainment industry. An innate go-getter equipped with a tenacious work ethic, she hit the ground running, booking and scheduling her own photo shoots for head shots, scouring the internet for casting calls, and submitting herself for auditions. All it took was securing an audition for Hillary Duff's music video "So Yesterday" for Stevie to know she had found her calling. Throughout 2006 and 2007, Stevie continued to book various commercial projects on her own while also delving deeper into her true passion: writing, filming, editing, and acting in her own videos which she posted online. The videos soon became a phenomenon and when the characters she was bringing to life began developing a cult like following, industry executives from New York to Los Angeles began to take notice.
In 2010, Stevie was contacted by New Wave Entertainment [NWE] after they saw an online parody Stevie made of one of their shows. Blown away by Stevie's talent and impressive body of work, NWE had a vision to develop a TV series to compliment the online empire Stevie had already built for herself. Together they came up with "Stevie TV", a sketch comedy format parodying top pop culture personalities and phenomenon with Stevie as the star. It didn't take long for the network offers to come in and Stevie and NWE soon found a home for "Stevie TV" at VH1.
When she wasn't working on "Stevie TV" and other projects, Stevie is a self-described homebody. She enjoyed hanging out with her two dogs, doing crafts, making videos, drinking tea, and of course, watching all kinds of TV. After revealing that her grandfather died on June 29, 2017, she committed suicide by hanging on July 1, 2017. She was 33.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Born to James Upshaw Crenshaw (a gentleman farmer and city clerk) and his wife, Mozelle Gillentine (a nurse), Brevard graduated from high school and college in Tennessee and later hitchhiked to San Francisco, California, becoming a headline performer at the famous "drag club", Finnocios, performing as Marilyn Monroe live. Monroe reportedly came to see one of Brevard's shows due to the rave reviews. Brevard died of pulmonary fibrosis after a short period in hospice care. Brevard's only immediate survivor was a sister.- Rae Sperling was born on 19 July 1954 in Langdon, North Dakota, USA. She was an actress, known for Game Show Models (1977) and Hollywood High (1976). She died on 1 July 2017 in Kearny, Wyoming, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Heathcote Williams was born on 15 November 1941 in Helsby, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Basic Instinct 2 (2006), City of Ember (2008) and The Legend of 1900 (1998). He died on 1 July 2017 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
José Antonio Bordell was born on 16 November 1961 in Caracas, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for Mujercitas (1999), El pecado de una madre (1982) and Kassandra (1992). He died on 1 July 2017 in Caucagua, Miranda, Venezuela.- Sound Department
- Actor
Chick Anthony He grew up in Jersey, the son of a second generation emigrant from Kerala in India. His Father became a headmaster and his mother had the foresight to buy a place for their retirement. It was there, in Grouville Jersey where Chick and Joy eventually lived.
His name, Chick, comes from his Christening - when he wore a yellow suite. This prompted someone to say he "looked a real Chick" - and the name stuck. The religion didn't, he was a life-long agnostic, not bothering with that sort of thing.
Chick met Joy, his wife, in Salisbury when he was working in his first job at the Met Office - judging the way the wind blew gas around the Army base at Salisbury Plain. He lived in a hostel for several years, spending his free time at an amateur theatre group as a stage manager. There he noticed the leading lady and married her. It was about then that he first attempted to join the BBC but there were no openings until ITV started up and there were plenty, he got in on his second attempt. At his interview he noticed his original application letter on the desk - written on blue paper. This was the start of a long relationship with officialdom at the BBC.
Joy and Chick started their married life in a flat in Acton but soon moved to Hanwell their first child, Simon was born. Chick was very pleased as the birth got him off doing Grandstand. He had a hard time coping with the Evesham training center at Wood Norton but he got through without being terminated and his first role was as a Boom Op. He was seen on telly from Jersey handing a microphone to David Jacobs on the Six Five Special - or so he said - but it was probably Pete Murray. It was a live show so no recorded evidence exists. Over the years he rose to the top Sound job of Senior Supervisor working on a wide variety of shows, from the first use of VT on air - Vera, through Grandstand and Doctor Who, via I Claudius and loads of Shakespeare and several major music productions to mention but a few - some are now lost. A fuller list is on IMDB, which is, despite it's length, not complete.
Their daughter Biddy was born in Joy's family home in Salisbury and shortly afterwards her father, William Forder ( a master builder who who built Laverstock ) helped finance a move to Ealing where the family lived for around twenty five years - just up the road from Ealing Film studios where the family sometimes had tea. Chick cycled to work at TVC with ease from there.
Chick was a leading light in the ABS, which lead to the only argument between him and Joy when a strike was called. He had used his great abilities with language to act as an arbitrator in the hope of preventing it, but as a true democrat he supported his representative's views and went on strike with them.
Outside the BBC, Chick and Joy lived an 'Upper, Lower, Middle - Middle Class' life working hard and long for many years with the Ealing Civic Society. After a decade's battle to "Put the Heart back in Ealing", they won and the - locally approved - Ealing Broadway Centre was opened by the Queen.
He was a long standing Liberal and worked for the party just as much as for the Civic Society, but not so successfully. One way or another, everyone who lived in Ealing would have had a leaflet through their door from him on his bike - often.
Joy became ill with an M.E./Thyroid related disease - for which she trail blazed a treatment regime during and after her recovery. Sadly this didn't last and her returning disability resulted in their move to Jersey where she did indeed recover somewhat. In Jersey he took up the mantle left by his Father in the Jersey Battle of Flowers association, helping with the flowering of many a Grouville float over the years. His speciality was brushing down the "Mare's Tails" used for detailed work. He was very particular about detail. Chick also became very active in Jersey Heritage, becoming Chair of the Jersey Environmental Society and making many media appearances until Joy's illness returned.
This illness then escalated to dementia and Chick acted as full time carer for many years - ignoring his own deteriorating health and keeping it secret - presumably so as not to bother anyone. He gave up cycling after his second hip replacement - he never had a car nor learned to drive, "you don't need one in London" he said. Joy disagreed and got one, but couldn't learn the thing. Before her illness, she did manage the far harder task of controlling a tricycle which defeated the rest of the family.
Both Chick and Joy were deeply proud of all four grandchildren - one of the last things he did was proof read his grandson David's Master's presentation. He was awarded a 'First' on the same day his Grandad died.
His final illness was recognised by a Doctor that he had called to attend to Joy. He was told to go to hospital at once, but, he took Joy to a nursing home by taxi first, then on the the hospital where he had an emergency bowel operation. This triggered a heart attack and he died of complications after requesting no further treatment.
He has gone, but his work shall live forever - unless the BBC wipes it again.- Producer
- Director
- Actress
Nilu Dolma Sherpa was a Nepali film director. She directed the film How Funny, and earned accolades for her short title, kagaj. After directing How Funny she became one of the popular director from Nepal and she debut her acting in Punte Prade.She died in July 2017 due to cardiac arrest.- Actor
- Talent Agent
Kenneth Earle was born on 1 February 1930 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor and talent agent, known for The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971), Cooper (1975) and The Tommy Cooper Hour (1973). He died on 1 July 2017 in London, England, UK.- György Simon was born on 21 June 1923 in Rákospalota, Hungary [now in Budapest, Hungary]. He was an actor, known for Fekete gyémántok (1977), Ki látott engem? (1977) and Két pisztolylövés (1980). He was married to Hedvig Demeter. He died on 1 July 2017 in Hungary.
- Norman Dorsen was born on 4 September 1930 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Harriette Koffler. He died on 1 July 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Stephen Tindale was born on 29 March 1963 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was married to ??. He died on 1 July 2017 in the UK.
- Larisa Khonich was born in 1942 in Komsomolsk-na-Amure, Khabarovskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR. She was an actress, known for Bless the Woman (2003). She died on 1 July 2017.
- Judith Granite was born on 22 April 1936 in Rochester, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Law & Order (1990). She died on 1 July 2017 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.