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- Actress
Mary MacLeod was born on 6 July 1937 in Birmingham, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Enigma (2001), The Final Programme (1973) and The House of Mirth (2000). She was married to Michael Buckley. She died on 7 June 2016 in England, UK.- Producer
- Writer
Leonard Hill is an American television producer who was born on October 11, 1947 in Westwood, California, USA. After graduating from both high school and college, he will soon to become a television veteran.
He first wrote two scripts for Jack Webb's "Adam-12". He switched its focus to be an associate producer, working freelance at Universal TV, Paramount Television and MTM. He quietly joined NBC as an executive in drama series. He later joined ABC as vice president of movies.
Both Hill and Phillip Mandelker first met in the mid 1970s. In 1980, following the success of "Amber Waves", Leonard Hill left ABC to join forces with former Time-Life Television producer Phillip Mandelker to start his own production company Hill/Mandelker Films with a non-exclusive distribution pact with Novacom, Inc. (later King Features Entertainment). The first project was "Freedom", starring Mare Winningham and Jennifer Warren. The next project was "Dream House" which Phillip Mandelker wrote the story, starring Victor Argo, produced for Time-Life Television, who was Mandelker's old home.
The production company briefly made its foray into television series with the establishment of subsidiary Hill/Mandelker Television. He is producing hour-long dramas and half-hour sitcoms. The division produced the television series "Tucker's Witch" and the unsold pilot "High School U.S.A,", which is based on the 1983 television movie of the same name.
In 1984, following Phillip Mandelker's death, the company was renamed to Leonard Hill Films. The first project under the new banner was "Mirrors", a television movie produced for NBC, starring Tim Daly. This followed it up with the miniseries "The Long Hot Sunmer", starring Don Johnson. The company went on to be the most successful television movie producers of all time. In 1986, Robert O'Connor joined the company, and then he left in 1988. They briefly renamed it to Hill O'Connor Television, and its most ambitious project was the miniseries "Jack the Ripper" for Thames Television and Lorimar-Telepictures. The company produced its television series "Rags to Riches" in partnership with New World Television.
In 1989, Leonard Hill Films, along with fellow television movie producers The Steve Tisch Company, Robert Greenwald Productions, Von Zerneck/Sertner Films, Michael Jaffe/Spectator Films, The Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company, The Avnet/Kerner Company and Steve White Productions teamed up to form a consortium called Allied Communications, Inc., which is short for ACI. This put an end to Leonard Hill's relationship with King Features. In 1995, the company was sold to Pearson plc, integrating it into the Pearson Television division.
In 1993, both Leonard Hill Films and Joel Fields Productions who were separate companies merged together to form Hill/Fields Entertainment, with Joel Fields becoming its partner. The first project Hill/Fields received was "A Matter of Justice", starring Patty Duke for NBC. This followed in 1994 was "Justice in a Small Town". The partnership then produced "Welcome to Paradise", "Falling from the Sky: Flight 714", "Deadly Whispers", "Stolen Innocence", "Hijacked: Flight 285", "Shaughnessy" and "Detention: The Siege at Johnson High".
In 1998, Joel Fields left the company, and reverted back to using its old name Leonard Hill Films. There the company produced one more television movie "Stolen from the Heart", before he could retire. The popularity of television films declined. In 2001, Leonard Hill switched to real estate development and partnered with Yuval Bar-Zemer to start Linear City Developmemt. They transformed existing buildings, and started the Toy Factory Lofts, the Biscuit Company Lofts and the Elysian. In addition to constructing their own. buildings, Leonard Hill briefly resumed its production through its Leonard Hill Films banner, producing only one more film before his death, "Dorfman His Love".
In 2016, Hill donated $1.9 million to create a new public park under the newly constructed Sixth Street Bridge. Shortly after, he died in his home on Hancock Park on June 7, 2016 due to brain tumor.- Jim Gough was born on 18 March 1931 in Stephenville, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for JFK (1991), Eddie Macon's Run (1983) and Urban Cowboy (1980). He was married to Gail Yvonne Williams. He died on 7 June 2016.
- Peter Fontaine was born on 21 July 1920 in Edmonton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Eat the Rich (1987), The Avengers (1961) and Hi-de-Hi! (1980). He died on 7 June 2016 in the UK.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Nik Triantafyllidis was born on 9 September 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Sentimentalists (2014), 90 Years of PAOK: Nostalgia for the Future (2016) and Dogs Licking My Heart (1993). He died on 7 June 2016 in Athens, Greece.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Tanju Gürsu was born on 30 October 1938 in Trabzon, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for Hak yolunda Hazreti Yahya (1965), Köpekler Adasi (1997) and Kurtar Beni (1987). He was married to Ayla Gürsu. He died on 7 June 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Vukosava Doneva was born on 22 February 1935 in Strumica, Macedonia. She was an actress, known for Makedonska krvava svadba (1967), Memento (1967) and Hi-Fi (1987). She died on 7 June 2016 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Louis Belaire was born on 13 March 1942 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Return to Boggy Creek (1977). He died on 7 June 2016 in the USA.
- Actress
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Teresa Vallejo was an actress and producer, known for Alma gitana (1996), Hospital Central (2000) and The Sleeping Voice (2011). She died on 7 June 2016 in Madrid, Spain.- Soundtrack
Juana La Del Revuelo was born in 1952 in Sevilla, Spain. She was married to Martin Revuelo. She died on 7 June 2016 in Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain.- Kjeld Noack was born on 6 March 1924 in Brønshøj, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Rend mig i revolutionen (1970). He died on 7 June 2016.
- Sarah Boyd-Jedlicka was born on 21 November 1917 in Pittsburg, Kansas, USA. She was married to Frank Jedlicka, Will Roger Funk and Marion A. Kimble. She died on 7 June 2016 in Ness City, Kansas, USA.
- Andrew Martin was an American Actor, Journalist, Author, Singer and Radio Host based in New York City. A New Yorker to his core, he loved his city and New York's world of the arts that he was always very much a part of. He was best known for The Andrew Martin Report and for his acting performances in local theatre. Andrew also appeared in the dramatic film short LILLIAN with Broadway star Kathleen Chaflant. Andrew passed away from a heart attack at his home in New York early in June, 2016, at the age of 47.
Journalist John Hoglund Remembers Andrew In Theatre Scene.Net. He Writes: Andrew published his own magazine/paper called CaB for several years in the mid-1990s. As Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, he interviewed numerous celebrities and performers' as eclectic and varied as: Rupert Holmes, cult-film actress Shirley Stoler, pop music star Mary Wilson of The Supremes, comic/sitcom star Brett Butler, legendary singing star Margaret Whiting, Broadway/concert artist Barbara Cook as well as Kaye Ballard, Julie Budd, Virginia Graham, Lainie Kazan, Roslyn Kind, Marilyn Michaels, Vicki Sue Robinson, Julie Wilson and The Weather Girls.
Mr. Martin sporadically acted in small. local theater productions through the years. At the time of his death, he was almost finished writing a biography on the late Shirley Stoller who was a friend. He was also working on a book about the late pop singer Cass Elliot. In 2011, his book "All For The Best: How Godspell Transfered From Stage To Screen" (Bear Manor Media) was published and is currently sold in theatrical book stores. At various stages of his life, Andrew Martin wrote for the the NY Native, Night & Day Magazine, NightLifeExchange, TheaterScene.net and BroadwayWorld.com. He started his own blog, The Martin Report.
New York City will miss him greatly. Andrew's spirit undoubtedly will always be walking the city making his usual rounds at his favorite local haunts and theatres. Andrew was New York City to his very core.
Good Night Sweet Prince - Dennis Beden was born on 25 December 1951 in Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Paper Moon (1973). He died on 7 June 2016 in Wichita, Kansas, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Music Department
Marita Lindquist was born on 10 November 1918 in Helsinki, Finland. She was a writer and director, known for Popitopp (1991), Vi på lilla torget (1964) and Syksyn sävel (1968). She died on 7 June 2016 in Helsinki, Finland.- Torcuato Di Tella was born on 29 December 1929 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on 7 June 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Composer
- Music Department
Amber Gurung was born on 26 February 1938 in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India. She was a composer, known for Man ko bandh (1973), Jeevan Rekha (1982) and Mero Dukhi Mana (2016). She died on 7 June 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal.