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Pamela Marvin was born on 22 February 1930 in Kingston, New York, USA. She is known for Becoming John Ford (2007) and Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (1998). She was married to Lee Marvin. She died on 3 April 2018 in Bearsville, New York, USA.- Helen Hughes was born on 8 January 1918 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Tommy Boy (1995), Billy Madison (1995) and The Amityville Curse (1990). She was married to Asher Martin Moore. She died on 3 April 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Barbro Svensson was born on 9 March 1938 in Järvsö, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Pang i bygget (1965), Svenska Floyd (1961) and Das Studium der Weiber ist schwer (1960). She was married to Kjell Kaspersen, Lasse Berghagen and Börje Landar. She died on 3 April 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden.- Actress
- Soundtrack
She was a pert brunette with a winning smile who decorated several minor screen entertainments in the 1940s. A genuinely talented singer and tap dancer, even a fair actress, Mary Hatcher enjoyed a promising start, yet -- like so many other hopefuls -- her career barely got off the ground. Mary was born and raised in Florida where her good singing voice (coloratura soprano) found a willing sponsor in her father's wealthy employer. With ample funds for her vocal tuition thus available she went on to train under the famous Metropolitan Opera diva Gladys Swarthout. For some reason, or other, grand opera didn't pan out and Mary went on to take singing lessons from a local band leader, Frank Grasso, who also happened to be musical director at a radio station in Tampa. She then sang on radio broadcasts and eventually made her public debut at a 'Latin American Fiesta' in 1940. This was followed by gigs at various charity events for British War Relief. In 1941, still cheerfully subsidized by her father's boss, she undertook further studies at the Juilliard School of Music.
Mary's first attempt to get into films proved to be inauspicious, having twice failed auditions in New York. Her mother was ambitious for her to succeed and this may well have prompted the Hatcher family moving to California. In 1944, Mary was successfully screen-tested and signed to a seven-year contract by Paramount. Simultaneously, she was loaned out to a touring New York Theatre Guild production of "Oklahoma". As a result, she didn't make her screen bow until 1946. Her first three pictures were bit parts. Most of her subsequent leads turned out to be lightweight in nature. Her first was a star-studded musical jamboree: Variety Girl (1947) featured cameos from just about every Paramount contract star (except for Betty Hutton who was pregnant at the time). Opportunities for an upcoming starlet to shine were inevitably limited. At least, Mary got to warble "Julicat" in George Pal's 5-minute Puppetoon segment of "Romeow and Julicat".
She then played one of three sisters (the others were Veronica Lake and Mona Freeman) in a tepid black & white period musical (Isn't It Romantic (1948)), danced with Desi Arnaz in the cheerful low-budget musical Holiday in Havana (1949) and starred as a tomboy love interest opposite Mickey Rooney in The Big Wheel (1949) (an implausible tale of a garage mechanic who ends up becoming an Indianapolis 500 champion). In 1949, Mary landed the plum role of Dallas Smith in the original Broadway musical production of Johnny Mercer's "Texas, L'il Darlin" which ran for a respectable 293 performances, closing in September 1950. The following year, she made her movie swan song playing Maid Marian in a Poverty Row production of Tales of Robin Hood (1951), purportedly the pilot for a failed TV series. Mary gave up film work shortly thereafter and faded into relative obscurity.
Both of her husbands were involved in the big band scene: her first was the comedian Herkie Styles (at the time an alumnus of the Benny Goodman orchestra, later a regular on the Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964) TV show), the second was the renowned swing-era drummer Alvin Stoller.- Actress
- Producer
Lois Wheeler was born on 12 July 1920 in Stockton, California, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for My Foolish Heart (1949), Guiding Light (1952) and Suspense (1949). She was married to Edgar Snow. She died on 3 April 2018 in Nyon, canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Kelly Lai Chen lost his father when the Japanese invaded Shanghai. Kelly was about four years old at the time. His mother took him and her other children to live with her parents. A few years later Kelly's mother died too. Kelly's grandfather was a well known person in Shanghai, he ran several businesses, among them the Tianchan Theatre. The family lived in the same building as the theatre, until 1949 when the communist army advanced on Shanghai, and his grandfather thought it was safer for them if he sent his wife and grandchildren to Hong Kong for a while. As it turned out, Kelly stayed in Hong Kong longer than just a while. He joined MP & GI (later Cathay) Studio and made his debut in the film 'Qing shan cui gu' (Green Hills and Jade Valleys) in 1956, and he was under contract with that studio until the late 1960s. He then formed the Golden Eagle (Jin Ying) film production company with his actress sister Betty Loh Ti, director Chiu-Feng Yuan and writer Fan Yi. They used the Cathay Studio's equipment, their personnel and their stars. In return Cathay got the distribution rights to the films. They produced 7 films before they had to close down. By then his sister had died of an overdose of sleeping pills, and Chiu Feng Yuan had decided to join the Shaw Brothers studio. And the Cathay Studio had been on the decline for some years, and in 1971 they decided to give up film production after the completion of the films that were in production at that time. Kelly Lai Chen then left the film business, but he joined a film processing company, specializing in color film processing. Later, when Raymond Chow and some other persons wanted to establish a film processing lab, he joined them, and he was manager of the Cine Art Laboratory for more than 20 years, until Raymond Chow and his expanding Golden Harvest production company bought out all the other investors in the Cine Art company. In 1996 Kelly turned up in a small part in 'Goo waak jai 2: Ji maang lung gwoh gong' (Young and dangerous 2), and in year 2000 he made a guest appearance in 'Fa yeung nin wa' (In the mood for love).
- McKenna Grace Martin was born on 23 July 1998. She was an actress, known for Manhunt (2017). She died on 3 April 2018 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Santo Versace was born on 1 February 1939 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Cadavere per signora (1964), Hercules in the Valley of Woe (1961) and Appuntamento in Riviera (1962). He died on 3 April 2018 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.- Composer
- Sound Department
- Soundtrack
Ron Dunbar was born on 15 April 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a composer, known for The Paperboy (2012), Now and Then (1995) and Velvet Goldmine (1998). He died on 3 April 2018 in Fresno, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Editor
- Producer
Béla Körtési was born on 6 May 1955 in Sztálinváros, Hungary [ Now in Dunaujváros, Hungary]. He was a cinematographer and editor, known for Hôtel Ouest (1992), Az élet temploma (2016) and Pejkó (2003). He died on 3 April 2018.- Writer
- Actress
Marcia Cerretani was born on 5 April 1936. She was a writer and actress, known for El oro y el barro (1991), Ese que no la quiere (1973) and La cruz de Marisa Cruces (1969). She died on 3 April 2018 in Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Additional Crew
Peter Twigge was born on 15 May 1980. Peter is known for Casino Jack (2010). Peter died on 3 April 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Charles McDew was born on 23 June 1938 in Massillon, Ohio, USA. He was married to Deborah Francine Davidson. He died on 3 April 2018 in West Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
- Director
- Actress
- Writer
Toshia Addison was a director and actress, known for Twist of Fate (2010). She died on 3 April 2018.- Editor
- Editorial Department
Éva Farkas was born on 2 November 1949 in Budapest, Hungary. Éva was an editor, known for Én is jártam Isonzónál (1987), Meggondoltan, megfontoltan (1997) and Boszorkánykör (2009). Éva died on 3 April 2018.- Raudy Torres was born on 15 September 1953 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He was a producer, known for Hay un país en el mundo (2017), Como en Casa (1998) and Un pueblo con alma de carnaval (2007). He died on 3 April 2018 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
- Arrigo Petacco was born on 7 August 1929 in Castelnuovo Magra, Liguria, Italy. He was a writer, known for Il prefetto di ferro (1977), MANO NERA and Claretta (1984). He was married to Lucetta De Martino. He died on 3 April 2018 in Portovenere, Liguria, Italy.
- Eudósia Acuña was born on 10 January 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Passaporte Para o Inferno (1976), Presídio de Mulheres Violentadas (1977) and Ídolo de Pano (1974). She died on 3 April 2018 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Johan Stollz was born on 2 January 1930 in Eeklo, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor and composer, known for Afterman 2 (2005), Afterman III: The Global Warming Disaster (2013) and Blue Belgium (2000). He died on 3 April 2018 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium.