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American actor who began as a child in Our Gang comedies and reappeared as a powerful adult performer of leading and character roles. Born in New Jersey, the young Mickey Gubitosi won a role in MGM's Our Gang series at the age of 5. As one of the more prominent children in the Gang, he gained attention for his cute good looks and his lovable, if somewhat melancholy, personality.

In 1940 he took on the stage name Bobby Blake (though he continued to use the name Mickey Gubitosi in the Our Gang series for another three years) and began playing child roles in a wide range of films. He gained a good deal of fame as the Indian sidekick Little Beaver in the Red Ryder series of Westerns. Though roles were sporadic as he grew to manhood, he was never long off the screen (except for a period of military service, 1954-56). But despite some fine work in films like Pork Chop Hill (1959) and Town Without Pity (1961), his career did not take off until his stunning portrayal of killer Perry Smith in In Cold Blood (1967). A number of telling performances in films of the next decade, stardom in a popular television series (Baretta (1975), and several ruefully comic appearances as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) made him a popular figure even as his personal difficulties increased.

Consumed with anger over his treatment by his family and the studio as a child, he denigrated his early work, suffered bouts of difficulty with drugs, and became known as a difficult, perfectionist person to work with. He quit his successful TV series Hell Town (1985) when his personal demons became overwhelming. After a self-imposed exile of nearly eight years, during which he struggled to right his life, he successfully returned to films and television work, appearing renewed and more confident in himself and his work.

In 2001, though, the murder of his wife, Bonnie Bakley, thrust Blake into the limelight in a different way. Admittedly having married Bakley through the coercion of her pregnancy, a routine Bakley had apparently tried with various other celebrities, Blake made no denial of his distaste for the woman, but was by all accounts thrilled with the daughter born to them. Blake was arrested for his wife's murder, but the presumption of innocence trumped when jurors didn't believe what they thought was flimsy evidence, and Blake was acquitted in a trial that made worldwide headlines. Reportedly broke from legal costs, Blake indicated hopefulness that he might be allowed to return to acting work, though a number of self destructive psychological issues, as well as an increasingly strained relationship with his daughter proved unable to save his career. Although Blake did clean up his habits, he retired from acting after starring in the David Lynch film Lost Highway, released in 1997, and was nevertheless weakened by health issues which contributed to his death in 2023.

Singaporean Chinese writer/director Pearry Reginald Teo established himself with the short film Liberata Me, winning Best Short at the New York International Film Festival, which garnered the attention of U.S. producers. He soon made history as the first from his native country to direct a Hollywood feature film with The Gene Generation (Lionsgate), based on a comic book series with a cult following, starring Bai Ling and Academy Award® winner Faye Dunaway.

Additional directorial credits include the medieval action/fantasy Witchville (Universal) filmed on location in China, Dracula: The Dark Prince (Lionsgate) with Academy Award® winner Jon Voight, the Clive Barker-inspired horror festival hit Necromentia (Image Entertainment), and The Curse of Sleeping Beauty starring Ethan Peck, India Eisley, and Natalie Hall.

Teo served as an Executive Producer on The Wachowski / Tom Tykwer film Cloud Atlas (Warner Bros) starring Oscar® winners Tom Hanks and Halle Berry. He also co-produced George Romero's Day of the Dead with Millennium Films while simultaneously directing Hellboy VR, the Virtual Reality experience for the 2019 movie starring David Harbour and Milla Jovovich.

Teo's films have won several awards including Best Horror Feature for Dead Inside at the Women's International Film Festival, and Best Feature for The Gene Generation at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. Teo's movie The Assent, starring Academy Award Winner Tatum O'Neal, opened to a sold-out show at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, followed by the sold-out US premiere at the Shockfest Film Festival in Las Vegas, where Teo won for Best Director. Teo was hired to write and direct Fast Vengeance (2021), starring DMX in his last movie, and D.Y. Sao.

Teo died on March 9, 2023, in North Hollywood, California, aged 44, of a drug overdose.

Marat Sarulu was born in 1957 in Talas, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Kyrgyzstan]. He was a director and writer, known for Move (2014), Altyn Kyrghol (2002) and Songs from the Southern Seas (2008). He died on 9 March 2023 in Kyrgyzstan.

Robin Lumley was born on 17 January 1948 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for The Gig (1992), The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (1987) and Brand X: The Desert Years. He died on 9 March 2023 in Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.

Connie Martinson was born on 11 April 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for Connie Martinson Talks Books (1980) and Steve Erickson - These Dreams of You (2012). She was married to Leslie H. Martinson. She died on 9 March 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Raphael Mechoulam was born on 5 November 1930 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was married to Dalia Borowitz. He died on 9 March 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel.

Jochen Bludau was born on 2 July 1941 in Krefeld-Hüls, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. He was a writer and producer, known for Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem (1993), Unter Geiern - Der Geist des Llano Estacado (1973) and Die verflixte 7 (1984). He was married to Brigitte Biermann. He died on 9 March 2023 in Elspe, Lennestadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Lars-Magnus Jansson was born on 11 September 1943 in Lidköping, Sweden. He was a writer and assistant director, known for The Assignment (1977), Opopoppa (1972) and Maria (1975). He died on 9 March 2023 in Nyköping, Sweden.

Chikage Ôgi was born on 10 May 1933 in Kobe, Japan. She was an actress, known for Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku (1957), Mikkokusha wa dare ka (1958) and Last Day of Samurai (1957). She was married to Tôjûrô Sakata. She died on 9 March 2023 in Japan.

Mystic Meg was born on 27 July 1942 in Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lily Savage Show (1997), Noel's House Party (1991) and Jools's Hootenanny (1993). She died on 9 March 2023 in Paddington, London, England, UK.

Niels Kehlet was born on 6 September 1938 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Flagermusen (1968), The Nutcracker (1964) and Flagermusen (1975). He died on 9 March 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Polito Vega was born on 3 August 1938 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was an actor, known for Un Dia Divino (1973), Salsa (1976) and Manny Santana - Tu Amigo y Tu Pana Icono de la comunicación (2021). He was married to Judith . He died on 9 March 2023 in North Bergen, New Jersey, USA.

Otis Taylor was born on 11 August 1942 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Red, White, and Black (1970), The NFL on CBS (1956) and NFL Monday Night Football (1970). He was married to Regina Hill. He died on 9 March 2023 in the USA.

Stephen J. Mattick was born on 22 December 1941 in Essex, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967) and Parade Newsreel: Thunderbirds (1965). He died on 9 March 2023 in England, UK.

Folke Edwards was born on 9 March 1930 in Shanghai, China. He was a writer, known for Konst (1980), Befria dig från mig (2012) and Sommar & Vinter i P1 (1959). He was married to Inga Edwards. He died on 9 March 2023 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

Perry Cross was born on 26 February 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for County Fair (1958), The Wizard of Odds (1973) and The Soupy Sales Show (1976). He died on 9 March 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Roland Castro was born on 16 October 1940 in Limoges, France. He was an actor, known for Bandes à part (2001), The Nameless Luna (2025) and Derrière la Nuit (Carnet Filmé: 1er janvier 1999 - 31 décembre 1999) (1999). He died on 9 March 2023 in Paris, France.

Olga Katayeva was born on 9 September 1954 in Voronezhskaya oblast, USSR. She was an actress, known for Anxious Sunday (1983), Anonimnoe pismo (1982) and Moskva. Tri vokzala (2011). She died on 9 March 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel.

Mark Crutcher was born on 31 March 1948 in the USA. He was a producer and director, known for Maafa 21 (2009). He was married to Tulane. He died on 9 March 2023 in the USA.

Eugene Kohn was born on 12 December 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Barbara Shattuck, Barbara Schwartz and Diane Barnes. He died on 9 March 2023 in Montecito, California, USA.