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- Gene Rizzi was born Eugenio Valentino Rizzi on April 1, 1913, in the tiny village of Tret, Austria (now Italy), near the Italian Alps. His father died seven months earlier after returning to Austria from the United States. Gene's mother, Anna Maria Flor, raised him and his three siblings by herself and eventually moved the family back to Rock Springs, Wyoming, where the Rizzi family had originally had sheep ranching interests. Traveling to and from Europe many times as a youth, Gene settled in Vienna, Austria, to attend the Music Conservatory of Vienna as a violin student. After graduating from that prestigious institution, he began a career as a professional concert violinist. After playing violin in Europe, he moved back to the US to help support his mother and eventually left professional music in favor of an acting career. The Great Depression had just passed its peak and there was a brighter future ahead in Hollywood, and Gene headed there. He began his film career playing tough guys and thugs because of his rugged good looks, and appeared in many features, serials and shorts. These parts included the stranger in The Outlaw (1943), the young tough who discovers to his regret that his draw is not as quick as Billy the Kid's. He also played "Corey" in The Green Hornet (1940) serial. Gene eventually moved on to more substantive parts, appearing with Tyrone Power in Crash Dive (1943) (interestingly, his character in that film was named Rizzi). Other pictures, such as Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942), took advantage of Gene's abilities with the violin. Still others utilized his expressive, youthful face, as in his uncredited role in To Be or Not to Be (1942) where he utters the Polish RAF pilot's simple pensive line, "Warsaw!" In all of his film appearances, Gene supported the main characters with vigor and intelligence. In the early days of World War II, he was drafted into the US Army and served with distinction with the 396th Signal Corps in China. Shortly after his return to the US at the end of the war, Gene left the film business to devote his life to a new wife and future family. On July 12, 1947, he married Barbara Lee Allen in North Hollywood, California. In 1948, 1951 and 1952 three children were born to the Rizzi family. Gene never discussed his film career with most of his friends and family. Interestingly, though, even his grandchildren could pick out his distinctive voice from old Saturday afternoon replays of his movies. When he died on July 24, 2001, Gene Rizzi left a short film legacy that was perhaps outweighed by his commitment to family. A true artist with many skills, he was first and foremost a husband and father.
- John L. Martin was born on 29 November 1919 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Eddie Macon's Run (1983), Shadows on the Wall (1986) and Dark Before Dawn (1988). He was married to Gladys Mari Chillingworth. He died on 24 July 2001 in Austin, Texas, USA.
- Jim Paul Eilers was born on 10 April 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), The Edge of Night (1956) and Porky's Revenge (1985). He died on 24 July 2001 in Miami, Florida, USA.
- Hiroshi Tsuburaya was born on 8 March 1964. He was an actor, known for Space Cop Shaider: Pursuit! Shigi Shigi Abduction Plan (1984), Space Sheriff Shaider (1984) and Ultraman Gaia (1998). He died on 24 July 2001 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Enzo De Toma was born on 23 January 1932 in Trani, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980), Madly in Love (1981) and Belli e brutti ridono tutti (1979). He died on 24 July 2001 in Milan, Italy.
- Gerard Heystee was born on 17 March 1923 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Romeo & Julia (1964), Ja zuster, nee zuster (1966) and Fietsen naar de maan (1963). He died on 24 July 2001 in Laren, Netherlands.
- Robert Delacy was born on 17 February 1898 in Prescott, Arizona, USA. He died on 24 July 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Pierre L'Amare was born on 5 July 1915 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. He was a director, known for Canada and the American Revolution, 1763-1783 (1967), Dangerous Decades, 1818-1846 (1968) and The Friendly Fifties and the Sinister Sixties: 1850-1863 (1968). He was married to Ruth B Armstrong and Jo Kroneman. He died on 24 July 2001 in Brevard, Florida, USA.- Bartel F. Sinhuber was born on 20 April 1938 in Koblenz, Germany. Bartel F. was a writer, known for Drei sind einer zuviel (1977). Bartel F. died on 24 July 2001.
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Georges Dor was born on 10 March 1931 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada. He was a composer and actor, known for In Praise of Older Women (1978), Jeudi-théâtre (1962) and Confrontation (1968). He died on 24 July 2001 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.