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- Actress
Myra's family moved when she a child to Kansas City, Missouri. At age 14, she got her start as a dancer then as a singer in the area of 12th and Vine and later 18th and Vine. In 1937 she moved to Chicago but returned to Kansas City in 1940 where she joined Harlan Leonard's band. After a lengthy NY engagement at Harlem's Golden Gate Ballroom. Taylor's voice was first recorded, on RCA's famous Bluebird Records label. Myra and Leonard parted after a disagreement over writing credits. Myra went on tour with Eubie Blake then returned to Kansas City. In 1946, she had a hit with the song Spider and the Fly on Mercury Records, but once again had a dispute over credits. Frustrated over the American music business she spent years in Mexico and Europe. She toured with the USO during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Myra returned to the US, settling in Los Angeles in 1977 where she began her acting career. Myra returned to Kansas City for good in 1994 where she continued her singing career most recently with the Wild Women of Kansas City. Her last performance was in June 2011.- Jacques Debary was born on 25 November 1914 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France. He was an actor, known for Les cinq dernières minutes (1958), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) and Tartuffe (1971). He died on 9 December 2011 in Paris, France.
- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Producer
Judith Ransdell was born on 13 February 1946. She was an actress and producer, known for American Gigolo (1980), Jungle Warriors (1984) and Hardcore (1979). She died on 9 December 2011.- Tariq Shah was an actor, known for Budha Gujjar (2002), Humayoon Gujjar (2001) and Malanga (1986). He died on 9 December 2011 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Christoph Engel was born on 13 November 1925 in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Das Zaubermännchen (1960), Menschen im käfig (1960) and Das unsichtbare Visier (1973). He was married to Sina Fiedler-Engel. He died on 9 December 2011 in Kleinmachnow, Brandenburg, Germany.- Transportation Department
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Veteran producer, crew mater and actor, Jerry Carter was CEO of his own production company, NSC Productions. With his partner Woody Meckes, "Scary Gerry" developed the successful YouTube series, "Fright Asylum," a horror movie review show.
Despite his "Scary Gerry" persona, Mr. Carter was a very humorous man who was very respected by "entertainment insiders." To paraphrase Will Rogers, "Gerry never met a person that he did not like."- Producer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Deon Louw was a producer and actor, known for Blood & Curry (2011), Hellgate (1989) and The Trip Out (2011). He died on 9 December 2011 in Pretoria, South Africa.- John Wessel was born in 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Any Time, Any Play (1990). He was married to William C. O'Connor. He died on 9 December 2011 in Pennsylvania, USA.
- Valeriy Mayorov was born on 22 August 1957 in Former USSR. He was an actor, known for Tsygan (1980), Ognennyy most (1976) and 22 iyunya, rovno v 4 chasa (1992). He died on 9 December 2011 in Ryazan, Russia.
- Peter W. Loosli was born on 29 October 1919 in Hilterfingen, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Marie-Louise (1944), Der Würger vom Tower (1966) and Hast noch der Söhne ja...? (1959). He died on 9 December 2011 in Switzerland.
- Mark Goldweber was born on 8 April 1958 in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for The Company (2003) and Great Performances: Dance in America (1976). He died on 9 December 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Davida Karol was born on 20 June 1917 in Moscow, Russia. She was an actress, known for Florentine (1997), Uncle Peretz Takes Off (1993) and Aya: Imagined Autobiography (1994). She died on 9 December 2011 in Ramat Aviv, Israel.