Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-7 of 7
- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
All Hawaii mourned, and more than 10,000 people turned out for a state funeral in honor of Israel Ka'anoi "Brudda Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole. The son of Henry Kalei'aloha Naniwa and Evangeline Leinani Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel was surrounded by music growing up; his uncle was Moe Keale, a very well-known and respected musician, and his parents worked at a Waikiki bar where many of the legends of Hawaiian music performed. Israel started playing music with his older brother Skippy at the age of 11, performing for tourists. One day when Israel was 15, Jerry Koko heard him as he sat playing his ukulele on a picnic table at Makaha Beach. Jerry invited Israel over to his house to play with some friends; there he met Moon Kauakahi and Jerry's brother John. After playing together for a while, the boys decided to form a group, and the Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau was born. The group originally consisted of Israel, Skippy, Moon, Mel Amina (Israel's cousin) and Sam Grey. After playing local events and parties for some time, they were invited to perform on a Jerry Lewis telethon. The Makaha Sons of Ni'ihua met with great success and popularity in Hawaii, recording 10 albums over a period of 15 years. In 1993, Israel decided to leave the group and pursue his own paths. He soared as an solo performer, with his album "N Dis Life" spending 39 weeks on Billboard's World Music chart, rising as high as #8. Israel sang from his heart and soul, and his words and his high, clear voice touched the heart and soul of Hawaii. His heart and spirit were far bigger than his enormous, 700-pound frame, and he grew to be greatly loved. After a beautiful state funeral at the capital building (an honor afforded only two other people in Hawaii's history), Israel's body was cremated, and the ashes scattered at Makua Beach on the Waianae coast where he was raised. He is survived by his wife Marlene Ku'upua Ah Lo Kamakawiwo'ole, and their 14-year old daughter, Ceslianne Wehekealake'alekupuna Ah Lo Kamakawiwo'ole.- Writer
- Actor
- Music Department
Charlie Chester was born on 26 April 1914 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Educated Evans (1957), Musical Playhouse (1959) and Red Peppers (1958). He was married to Joan Jarvis and Dorita Langley. He died on 26 June 1997 in Twickenham, London, England, UK.- Michael Leone was born on 29 June 1943 in New Jersey, USA. He was a producer, known for The Octagon (1980), A Force of One (1979) and I, the Jury (1982). He died on 26 June 1997 in Del Mar, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Composer and songwriter ("I'm Getting Sentimental Over You", the Tommy Dorsey theme), conductor and arranger, he was educated at the Boston Conservatory and studied with Toch and Strelitzer. Between 1931-1934 he arranged for dance orchestras, and then for Andre Kostelanetz and CBS between 1934-1936. He arranged the Broadway musicals "Alive and Kicking" and "Guys and Dolls". Joining ASCAP in 1936, his other popular-song compositions include "You've Got Something", "The Bicycle Song", "Dangerous", "Forgotten", "Again and Again", and "I Didn't Have the Heart to Tell You".- Vytautas Kancleris was born on 15 August 1925 in Kaunas, Lithuania. He was an actor, known for Pobeda (1985), Tadas Blinda (1972) and Visi pries viena (1986). He died on 26 June 1997 in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
- Rusdi Lane was born on 7 June 1937 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989), Damien: Omen II (1978) and Into the Night (1985). He died on 26 June 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Producer
Geza De Rosner was born on 14 November 1910. He was an actor and producer, known for Hunters of the Deep (1954) and Legacy of the Incas (1965). He died on 26 June 1997.