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- Pat Renella was born on 24 March 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Bullitt (1968), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) and Voyagers! (1982). He died on 9 November 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Bill Tarmey was an English actor, singer and author, best known for playing Jack Duckworth in the soap opera Coronation Street. First appearing in the role in November 1979, he played it continually from 1983 to 2010.
Tarmey was born in Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire. Shortly after his birth, he moved with his family to live in Bradford, Manchester, where he was also educated. Following the death of his father William in 1944 whilst driving an ambulance at the Battle of Arnhem during the Second World War, his mother Lilian remarried, to Robert Cleworth. Tarmey attended the Bradford Memorial School and the Queens Street School (which became the Philips Park Secondary Modern School). On leaving school, he was apprenticed to his stepfather, who was an asphalt spreader by trade. He also worked in the construction industry for a number of years.
In 1968, Tarmey gave up his job in the building industry to work as a nightclub singer and entertainer. In order to supplement his income, he took on work as an extra on shows such as Coronation Street, amongst others. Despite suffering a serious heart attack in 1976 and a stroke in 1977, he was eventually offered the role of Jack Duckworth, a character who would go on to become an institution in British soap operas. He underwent quintuple bypass surgery in 1987, and had a pacemaker fitted after suffering a second heart attack in 2002, which was used as a storyline in Coronation Street (1960) to explain his absence. He also developed sleep apnoea, disrupting his breathing while asleep.
Tarmey was an extra in the Granada TV adaptation of King Lear (1983) which starred Laurence Olivier in the title role.
He was an accomplished singer and released several albums. Three of them (A Gift of Love (1993), Time for Love (1994) and After Hours (1996)) appeared in the UK Albums Chart.
He was the subject of This Is Your Life (1955) in 1992 when he was surprised by Michael Aspel on the set of Coronation Street (1960). He also appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.
In April 2006, when he turned 65, Tarmey announced he was thinking of retiring, which prompted letters of protest from fans. In 2009, he wanted to leave his role in the long-running television series, Coronation Street, due to his multiple health problems, which included severe breathing problems. The show's producers, however, persuaded him to stay until the 50th anniversary, in December of the following year. News of his departure was announced on 9 April 2010. Tarmey's departure was pushed forward to the 8 November 2010 episode because of his declining health; in this episode Jack died asleep in his chair in a manner similar to the death of Vera (although Jack had a storyline illness). This was revealed in What's On TV and several other television guides for that week. Tarmey was the second longest serving male actor in the show.
In a March 2011 interview with Nigel Pivaro Tarmey revealed he also had to leave the series because his son Carl had been diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2009.
Tarmey's autobiography, Jack Duckworth and Me: My Life on the Street and Other Adventures, was published in 2010.
In 1955, he met his future wife Ali in the local youth club. They wed in 1962, and had two children: Carl (born 1966) and Sara (born 1970). Tarmey suffered from poor health for many years, having a heart attack at the age of 35 and also a stroke when he was 36. He had heart bypass surgery twice, once in 1987 and again (following another heart attack) in 2002. He and his wife Ali lived in Ashton-under-Lyne. Despite his multiple health problems, Tarmey refused to quit smoking. In May 2011 Tarmey revealed that he needed to undergo further heart surgery.
A Coronation Street spokesman confirmed that Tarmey died in Tenerife from a heart attack on the morning of 9 November 2012 at the age of 71, exactly two years and one day after his character Jack Duckworth died. - Bobbi Jordan was born on 11 July 1937 in Hardensburg, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for Joe and Sons (1975), Mame (1974) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964). She was married to William Jacobson. She died on 9 November 2012 in Encinitas, California, USA.
- Iurie Darie (real name Darie Maximciuc) was a famous Romanian film and theater actor.He was born on March 14, 1929 in Vadul Rascov, Romania. He graduated from Institute of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1952.In 1953, he plays first role in the movie Nepotii gornistului. Other notable roles in Brigada Diverse în alerta! (1971), Dimitrie Cantemir (1973), Fratii Jderi (1974). Play on the stage of the theater ''Teatrul de Comedie '' in Bucharest.He was married with Consuela Rosu and with Anca Pandrea .He had a son ,director Ducu Darie.He was decorated on May 30, 2002 with the National Order of the Faithful Service in the rank of Knight.He died on November 9, 2012 in Bucharest, Romania.
- Théa Boswell was born on 19 November 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was an actress, known for Chère Marianne (1999), Comprendre & pardonner (2009) and Cinq soeurs (2008). She died on 9 November 2012 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Will van Kralingen was born on 1 October 1951 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Havinck (1987), Storm in mijn hoofd (2001) and Flikken Maastricht (2007). She was married to Eric Schneider. She died on 9 November 2012 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Georges Yu was born on 17 December 1927 in China. Georges was a director, known for Les rues de Liège 1956-1996 (1996) and Voyage autour de ma chambre (1992). Georges died on 9 November 2012 in Liège, Belgium.
- Alla Belykh was born on 1 October 1936 in Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Foma Gordeev (1959) and Mariya Magdalina (1990). She died on 9 November 2012 in Russia.
- Director
- Producer
Peter Skelton was born on 19 September 1930 in Moruya, NSW Australia. Peter was a director and producer, known for I Remember You (1965) and Bandstand (1958). Peter died on 9 November 2012.- Valerie Eliot was born on 17 August 1926 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was married to T.S. Eliot. She died on 9 November 2012 in London, England, UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Ralph Gabriel was born on 16 April 1912 in England, UK. He is known for PoV (1990). He was married to Edith Irene Allen. He died on 9 November 2012 in Chobham, Surrey, England, UK.- Art Department
Kyle Dinning is known for 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010). Kyle died on 9 November 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.- Magda Rychliková was born on 31 July 1946 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966) and Prípad mrtvého muze (1975). She died on 9 November 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Roger Blais was born on 6 February 1917 in Giffard, Québec, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Grierson (1973), Monsieur John Grierson (1974) and Vive le ski! (1946). He was married to Louise Bellavance. He died on 9 November 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- Zofia Ermow was born on 20 January 1924. She was an actress, known for Na dobre i na zle (1999). She died on 9 November 2012.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Isaiah Sheffer was born on 30 December 1935 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Music of the Heart (1999), Small Wonders (1995) and Limón: A Life Beyond Words (2001). He was married to Ethel Shatunoff. He died on 9 November 2012 in New York City, New York, USA.