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Kristopher Kent Hill was born on 3 August 1977 in Newhall, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Full House (1987), Defending Your Life (1991) and There Goes the Neighborhood (1992). He died on 22 June 2019 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Tory Bellingham was born on 15 November 1961. Tory is known for Jumper (2008), The Tuxedo (2002) and Resident Evil: Retribution (2012). Tory died on 22 June 2019.

Born in Eastern Europe, Steve Hawkes (aka Hucks) emigrated to America as a teenager to pursue an acting career, citing Johnny Weissmuller as a childhood influence. He played a Tarzan-type character in a series of Spanish-language movies. In Spain his character was referred to as "Tarzan", but when they were released in English-language territories they directly avoided mentioning the Tarzan name, instead referring to Hawkes' character as "Zan" (as in Tarzan in the Golden Grotto (1969). In 1972 he played the lead in the much-loved exploitation movie Blood Freak (1972),in which he turns into a monster turkey.

In the early '70s he was badly burned in an on-set accident, putting an end to his acting career. Now completely retired, he runs an animal sanctuary out of Florida.

Judith Krantz was born on 9 January 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Till We Meet Again (1989), Mistral's Daughter (1984) and I'll Take Manhattan (1987). She was married to Steve Krantz. She died on 22 June 2019 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA.

George Herman was born on 11 April 1928 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Hawaii Five-O (1968) and The Little People (1972). He died on 22 June 2019 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Tom Trudeau was born in 1963 at Otis Hospital on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He lived in Denver, Colorado until the age of 15, and then moved with his family to Farmington, New Mexico. Tom spent the next 25 years in Farmington working the family business and performing around the Southwest as a classical stage actor. At the age of 40, Tom decided to move to Hollywood, California where he now pursues his film career.

Ellen Heard was born on 24 August 1923 in Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for Scalpel (1977), In the Heat of the Night (1988) and Savannah (1996). She died on 22 June 2019 in Johns Creek, Georgia, USA.

Maximilian Krückl was born on 21 August 1966 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Police Call 110 (1971), Wilder Kaiser (1999) and Wildbach (1993). He was married to Jeannie. He died on 22 June 2019 in Bavaria, Germany.

Jorge Jellinek was born on 10 January 1957 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was an actor, known for A Useful Life (2010) and The Dead Man and Being Happy (2012). He died on 22 June 2019 in Uruguay.

Enis Fosforoglu was born on 14 June 1948 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Coming Soon (2014), The Foster Brothers (1976) and Derbeder (1978). He died on 22 June 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey.

John Shearer was born on 21 April 1947 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. John is known for The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005). John was married to Marianne Wiant. John died on 22 June 2019 in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA.

Harry Ross was born on 9 July 1946 in San Francisco, California, USA. He died on 22 June 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA.

Jerry Carrigan was born on 13 September 1943 in Florence, Alabama, USA. He was married to Vickie. He died on 22 June 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.

Stepan Shakaryan was born on 23 October 1935 in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR. He was a composer, known for Spitak aper (1976), Hakob Hovnatanyan (1967) and Morgani khnamin (1970). He died on 22 June 2019 in Yerevan, Armenia.

Paulo Pagni was born on 1 June 1958 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Rock Estrela (1986), Brazil in Concert (2004) and Por Toda Minha Vida (2006). He died on 22 June 2019 in Salto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Ed Phillips co-founded Matthews Studio Equipment to become a top supplier to the grip, lighting and camera departments on film and TV sets worldwide. He co-founded the Burbank-based Matthews Studio Equipment in 1969 and was president for nearly 50 years. Phillips and MSE developed and mass-produced the C-stand, a grip stand to hold lighting equipment, which today is widely used on film and TV sets worldwide.

Besides supplying the studios and today's film and TV sets internationally with production equipment, MSE also helped unify lighting and rigging standards in grip and electric departments to end industry confusion. And MSE developed key industry innovations like the cam remote head, the tulip crane that folds up for compact transport, the Vator cranking stands, and the MAX menace arm.