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- A veteran of nearly 100 films, Jon Polito is most recognized for his work with The Coen brothers, as well as his many television appearances as a series regular and guest star. Notable motion picture roles include: Millers Crossing, Barton Fink, The Man Who Wasn't There, The Crow, Blankman, and The Freshman with Marlon Brando, and Big Eyes. Directors he has worked with include; Russel Mulcahy, Clint Eastwood, John McNaughton, Tom Hanks, Andrew Bergman, Michael Apted, Ridley Scott, and Tim Burton amongst others. On television, he starred as a series regular on Crime Story, Ohara, Hearts are Wild, The Chronical, and the critically acclaimed Homicide, Life on the Street. Notable guest star roles include the befuddled landlord Sylvio on Seinfeld, his only role as a woman - Rhonda, on The Chris Isaak Show, Gino, brother to Danny Devito's character, Frank, on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Earl Chambers on Modern Family. He starred on Broadway with Faye Dunaway in The Curse Of An Aching Heart, and with Dustin Hoffman in the 1985 Tony award winning revival of Death Of A Salesman, which he also filmed for CBS. He received the Best Actor OBIE award for Off Broadway theatre in 1980. Other awards include the 2001 TELLY for animation voice over in The Dancing Pumpkin which was directed by his brother Jack Polito, The New York Independent Festival Award for Excellence in Acting, and the 2005 Cinequest Maverick Award for his lifetime body of work in Film and Television. In 2012 Jon received the Best Actor Award for the short film Anti-Muse from the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival. He credits his success to three people; his mentor Dominic Garvey, his only acting teacher Irene Baird, and to the late, great director, and friend, Paul Bettis. In addition, his inspiration to this day is New York theatre artist, Theodora Skipitares, who taught him film and design in university, and who has since never been far away from his life. She is 'Art' surviving.
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Claudia Butenuth was born on 20 September 1946 in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. She was an actress and director, known for Brass Target (1978), Wenn mein Schätzchen auf die Pauke haut (1971) and What Have You Done to Solange? (1972). She was married to Patrick Neville Booth. She died on 1 September 2016 in Munich, Germany.- Edward Kusztal was born on 19 March 1939 in Kielce, Swietokrzyskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Television Theater (1953), Skok (1969) and Nad rzeka, której nie ma (1991). He died on 1 September 2016 in Kielce, Swietokrzyskie, Poland.
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Songwriter ("Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "I Never Will Marry"), composer, author and singer, educated at Brooklyn College (Bachelor of Arts degree) and Columbia University. He served in the US Coast Guard during World War II, and co-founded the Weavers folk-singing group, for which he also sang and accompanied on guitar. He also arranged for folk singers, including the Kingston Trio, Harry Belafonte, and Theodore Bikel, and was the music director for "The Moon Besieged". Joining ASCAP in 1960, his other popular-song compositions included "I'm Just a Country Boy", "Delia", "Darlin' Cora", "The Biggest Ride (Since Paul Revere)", "Long About Now", "Come Away Melinda", "Cherries and Plums", "The Honey Wind Blows", and "Healing River".- Kacey Jones died on 1 September 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- Paige Cothren was born on 12 July 1935 in Natchez, Mississippi, USA. He died on 1 September 2016 in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA.
- Dale Grable was born on 3 November 1934 in the USA. He died on 1 September 2016 in White Lake, Michigan, USA.