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- In retrospect, he was considered an actor's actor to be sure. Renowned theater performer George Grizzard would make his biggest impact under the Tony-winning Broadway lights in a career spanning over five decades. Born an only child on April 1, 1928, in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, George Cooper Grizzard, Jr. was raised (from age 7) in Washington D.C., and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1949. Precoccupied for a time in the advertising field, he then seemed bent on a radio broadcasting career when the "acting bug" suddenly bit.
Grizzard studied with respected acting coach Sanford Meisner in New York and went on to apprentice in stock plays. He eventually took on Broadway where he earned major kudos right off the bat for his debut role as Paul Newman's younger brother in "The Desperate Hours" (1955). More New York acclaim came in the form of "The Happiest Millionaire" (1956), for which he won the "most promising" Theatre World Award; "The Disenchanted" (1958), which earned him a Tony nomination; "Big Fish, Little Fish" (1961), for which he won the Outer Critic's Circle award; the Edward Albee's emotional roller-coaster ride "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1962), wherein he originated the rakish, fair-haired role of Nick; and, more recently, in a revival of "A Delicate Balance" (1996), wherein he finally won the coveted Tony. Never far away from Broadway, he returned again and again over the years in both comedies and dramas: "Mary, Mary", "The Glass Menagerie", "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running", "The Country Girl", "The Royal Family", "California Suite", "Man and Superman", "Judgment at Nuremberg" and "The Creation of the World and Other Business" in which he played Lucifer himself. Other noteworthy theatrical events away from Broadway ranged from his title role in "Hamlet" at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater, to his mental patient who thinks he's Einstein in "The Physicists", to his Big Daddy in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at the Kennedy Center.
Films beckoned in the 60s with a sampling of handsome, intellectual, white-collared roles. Making his Broadway debut with Paul Newman in 1955, he made his film debut with Newman as well, in the role of a ruthless young tycoon in From the Terrace (1960). He also earned excellent notices as a crafty senator in the well-mounted political drama Advise & Consent (1962). He found, however, more durable, frequent work on the smaller screen playing various politicians (presidents, governors, mayors, etc.), notably his Emmy-nominated portrayal as John Adams in The Adams Chronicles (1976). He won the Emmy for his portrayal of Henry Fonda's opportunistic son in the TV special The Oldest Living Graduate (1980). Often seen in a calculating, unsympathetic light, he continued to mix stage and on-camera work for the remainder of his career.
A co-founder of the APA Repertory Company in New York, Grizzard took his final Broadway bow bantering with life-sized lizards in the surreal Edward Albee drama "Seascape" in 2005. His last movie role was a part in Clint Eastwood's memorable Flags of Our Fathers (2006). He died the following year, on October 2, 2007, of complications from lung cancer at a New York City hospital. His sole survivor is long-time partner William Tynan. - Julie Maher was born on 3 March 1919 in New York, USA. She died on 2 October 2007 in New Jersey, USA.
- Castro Gonzaga was born on 28 January 1918 in Cravinhos, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Malhação (1995), Felicidade (1991) and Por Amor (1997). He was married to Isabel Labate Vitale 'Isabel Gonzaga'. He died on 2 October 2007 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Kôichi Kitamura was born on 18 December 1931. He was an actor, known for Akira (1988), Lunar: The Silver Star (1992) and Inazuman (1973). He died on 2 October 2007 in Japan.
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Carmen Rossi was born in 1932 in Málaga, Andalucía, Spain. She was an actress, known for La forja de un rebelde (1990), Estudio 1 (1965) and Paco y Veva (2004). She died on 2 October 2007 in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.- Additional Crew
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Richard Goldwater was born on 25 July 1936 in the USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Archie's Weird Mysteries (1999) and Sabrina's Secret Life (2003). He died on 2 October 2007 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.- Oliver Bradshaw was born on 20 March 1921 in Camberwell, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for V for Vendetta (2005), Cyberon (2000) and Poirot (1989). He died on 2 October 2007 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.
- Tawn Mastrey was born on 20 August 1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was a writer, known for Thunder and Mud (1989), Rock to the Top (1986) and The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988). She died on 2 October 2007 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Gary Franklin was born on 22 September 1928 in Leipzig, Germany. He was an actor, known for An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997), Rollercoaster (1977) and Police Story (1973). He was married to Sylvia. He died on 2 October 2007 in Chatsworth, California, USA.
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A musical prodigy, von Dassanowsky was the youngest female to gain admission to Vienna's Academy (now University) of Music and Performing Arts to be trained as an opera singer and concert pianist. Already a noted performer as a student, she taught Curd Jürgens piano for one of his first major roles in Wen die Götter lieben (1942). Offered a star film contract by UFA Berlin, she declined it and association with the Nazi party. Her rise to opera stardom after her debut in 1946 was followed by solo concerts for the Allied High Command, concert tours through Central Europe, performances as stage and film actress, work as announcer and performer for Forces Broadcasting and the BBC, and her creation of theatrical groups in Vienna. In 1946, she co-founded Belvedere Film in Vienna with director Emmerich Hanus and producer August Diglas. As one of the few women in cinema history to create a film studio, von Dassanowsky was instrumental in the postwar rebirth of Austrian film and is today regarded as a female cinema pioneer. Among her studio's discoveries were European leading lady Nadja Tiller, comic actor Gunther Philipp and future international star Oskar Werner. In 1951 she became an administrator of Phoebus International Films in Hamburg and the first female casting director in postwar Germany. In Hollywood from 1962, she gave master classes in voice and piano, promoted Austrian culture and cinema in the U.S. and was a renowned vocal trainer, particularly for actors in productions by Otto Preminger. She became a charter member of the Austrian American Film Association in 1997 and reestablished Belvedere Film in Los Angeles and Vienna in 1999. The cultural foundation she planned before her death in 2007 was established in 2009 as a fund for non-profit arts and educational organizations. It also sponsors The Elfi von Dassanowsky Prize, a jury award for female filmmakers presented annually by the Vienna Independent Shorts Festival (VIS).- James W. Michaels was born on 17 June 1921 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was married to Jean Briggs. He died on 2 October 2007 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Herbert Muschamp was born on 28 November 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 2 October 2007 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Christine Coleman came late to acting; for most of her life, she had worked for the Los Angeles City Clerk's Office, retiring in 1980 after a thirty-one year career. After she retired, searching about for something to do with her time, she started acting classes at Los Angeles City College and subsequently appeared in a number of movies and commercials.
- Janusz Rzeszewski was born on 10 February 1930 in Kozangródek, Poleskie, Poland [now Kazhan-Garadok, Belarus]. He was a director, known for Hello, Fred the Beard (1978), Misja specjalna (1987) and Lata dwudzieste... lata trzydzieste... (1984). He died on 2 October 2007 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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Peter Gerlach was born on 25 February 1938 in Coburg, Germany. He was a producer and production manager, known for Kommissar Rex (1994), Sein Traum vom Grand Prix (1968) and Lieblinge unserer Eltern (1963). He died on 2 October 2007 in Germany.