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A talented character actor known for his military roles, Ronald Lee Ermey was in the United States Marine Corps for 11 years. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant, and later was bestowed the honorary rank of Gunnery Sergeant by the Marine Corps, after he served 14 months in Vietnam and later did two tours in Okinawa, Japan. After injuries forced him to retire from the Corps, he moved to the Phillipines, enrolling in the University of Manila, where he studied Criminology and Drama. He appeared in several Filipino films before being cast as a helicopter pilot in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979). Due to his Vietnam experiences, Coppola also utilized him as a technical adviser. He got a featured role in Sidney J. Furie's The Boys in Company C (1978), playing a drill instructor. Ermey worked with Furie again in Purple Hearts (1984).

However, his most famous (or infamous) role came as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. He did win the best supporting actor award from The Boston Society of Film Critics. Since then, he has appeared in numerous character roles in such films as Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Se7en (1995) and Dead Man Walking (1995). However, Ermey prefers comedy to drama, and has a comedic role in Saving Silverman (2001).

Vittorio Taviani studied law at the University of Pisa, becoming interested in the cinema after seeing Roberto Rossellini's Paisan (1946). After writing and directing short films and plays with his brother Paolo, he made his first feature in 1962. The brothers have continued to work together ever since, with each directing alternate scenes with the other watching but never interfering.

Philip D'Antoni was born on 19 February 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The French Connection (1971), Bullitt (1968) and The Seven-Ups (1973). He was married to Ruth Wiederecht. He died on 15 April 2018 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA.

Shirley Barrie was born on 30 September 1945 in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada. Shirley was a writer, known for The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw (2019), Please Kill Mr. Know It All (2012) and Hold Fast (2013). Shirley was married to Ken Chubb. Shirley died on 15 April 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Brian Trotto was born on 25 June 1946 in Bellingham, Washington, USA. Brian is known for Alone in the Dark (2005), Journey Into Fear (1975) and The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (1987). Brian died on 15 April 2018 in Saanichton, Central Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.

Lysanne Thibodeau was born in 1959 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She was a director and writer, known for Des armes et nous (2018), Ma chute du mur (2002) and Bad Blood for the Vampyr (1984). She died on 15 April 2018 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Musician, Turkish Classical Music vocal artist (B. 1937, Istanbul - D. 15 April 2018, Bodrum / Mugla). While attending Inönü Girls' High School due to her passion for music, Korman took the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory exams in 1951. Due to her outstanding success, she started her education in the third grade of the five-year conservatory.

Korman, who worked as the assistant of the famous composer Münir Nurettin Selçuk throughout his education, took western music lessons from Madam Rosenthal. Korman, who passed the exams of TRT Radio in 1953, first started performing western music on the radio. He died of a heart attack in Bodrum in 2018. His body was brought to Istanbul and buried in Karacaahmet Cemetery after the ceremony held at Istanbul Radio.

Roger Smith died on 15 April 2018 in Silvis, Illinois, USA.

Dorothy Dorow was born in 1931 in England, UK. She is known for De fördömda kvinnornas dans (1976), Carl Anton i Vita Bergen (1981) and De avondvoorstelling (1987). She died on 15 April 2018 in England, UK.