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Murray Melvin was born on 10 August 1932 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Phantom of the Opera (2004), A Taste of Honey (1961) and Barry Lyndon (1975). He died on 14 April 2023 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

Karl Welunschek was born on 26 May 1955 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Crooks (2024), Volksvernichtung oder Meine Leber ist sinnlos (2000) and Der teure Johann (1977). He died on 14 April 2023 in Vienna, Austria.

As an actress, screenwriter Joan McCall had starred on Broadway as the ingénue lead in Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park" directed by Mike Nichols, "Star-Spangled Girl" also written by Neil Simon, and "A Race of Hairy Men" written by Evan Hunter. She starred in the national tours of Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the Water," "Barefoot in the Park," and "Star Spangled Girl." She starred in her first movie "The Devil Times Five," performed in "Act of Vengeance" and "Project: Kill," and starred in the runaway blockbuster "Grizzly."

As a screenwriter, she wrote a screenplay about race car driver Shirley Muldowney called "Shirley" which was produced as "Heart Like a Wheel." She has written over 250 scripts for film and television under the name Joan Pommer as well as Joan McCall. She was staff writer of "The Days of Our Lives" (NBC), "Santa Barbara" produced by Bridgit and Jerome Dobson, for New World Television. She became an associate writer for "Capitol," produced by Charlotte Savage for John Conboy Productions, and wrote a six-month story projection for "Search for Tomorrow" for Proctor & Gamble. As associate writer for NBC's "Another World," she wrote two scripts a week for a year and over 20 episodes of "Divorce Court."

She co-authored with David Sheldon the sequel to "Grizzly", which was filmed in Europe with George Clooney, Laura Dern, Deborah Raffin, Louise Fletcher, John Rhys Davies, Steve Inwood, Deborah Foreman, and Charlie Sheen. The production was not completed and the existing footage was pieced together crudely and released in 2020.

Born in rural Carter County, Kentucky, Joan graduated from Berea College with a B.A. in art and theater. She trained for the theater in New York, acting in summer stock at Gateway Theatre in Bellport, Long Island, where she met her future husband, producer-director David Sheldon. She studied acting with Lee Strasberg in New York, and in Los Angeles with Charles Conrad.

On radio, she performed as a regular on Sears Radio Theater for CBS along with many top stars, produced and directed by Fletcher Markle and Elliott Lewis.

As a novelist, Joan co-authored the bestseller "When I Knew Al: The Untold Story of Al Pacino" published by Harbor House.

John Iacovelli was born on 25 February 1959. He was a production designer and art director, known for Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Babylon 5 (1993) and Peter Pan (2000). He died on 14 April 2023.

Tom Stearns was born on 9 November 1962 in Orlando, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Dear John (2010), American Gangster (2007) and Cold Souls (2009). He died on 14 April 2023 in Kissimmee, Florida, USA.

Darwin Vickers was born on 21 July 1934 in Derbyshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (2002), Pelswick (2000) and Ned's Newt (1997). He was married to Rowena . He died on 14 April 2023 in Watson, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Alec Stockwell was born on 29 December 1944. He was an actor, known for Spider (2002), Cypher (2002) and The Silencing (2020). He died on 14 April 2023 in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.

Cresta Cavanaugh was born on 15 June 1979 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an art director, known for Most High (2004), Rooney: Spit and Sweat (2004) and Thomas Grey's Rainy Day (2004). She died on 14 April 2023 in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Mark Sheehan was born on 29 October 1976 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor and composer, known for Snow Day (2000), Popstar (2005) and I Love Paraisópolis (2015). He was married to Rina. He died on 14 April 2023 in Ireland.

Amara Strande was born on 16 April 2002. She died on 14 April 2023.

Lars Rohnstock was an actor and producer, known for Dungeon of Evil (2005), Little Big Boy (2012) and The Curse of Doctor Wolffenstein (2015). He died on 14 April 2023 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Dominik Bender was born on 30 January 1957 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He was an actor, known for Dr. M (1990), Der achte Tag (1990) and Tatort (1970). He died on 14 April 2023.

James Carney was born on 26 May 1935 in Shanghai, China. He was a writer and director, known for The Challenge of Change (1969), A City Is (1972) and In One Day (1967). He died on 14 April 2023.

Austin Kimata was born on 22 March 1983 in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA. Austin was a director and writer, known for Letting Go (2019), Waking Up: The Untitled Will Project (2006) and Audition (2007). Austin died on 14 April 2023 in Telford, Pennsylvania, USA.

Elizabeth Cheshire was born on 21 July 1927 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. She was married to Godfrey "Buddy" Cheshire Jr.. She died on 14 April 2023 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Vadim Keshner was born on 22 March 1937 in Kazan, USSR. He was an actor, known for Zemlya lyudey (2011). He died on 14 April 2023 in Kazan, Russia.

Jerry Sandefer was born on 17 September 1956 in Long Beach, California, USA. Jerry is known for Motorama (1991), Street Soldiers (1991) and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993). Jerry died on 14 April 2023 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Ed Koren was born on 13 December 1935 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Here's My Question: Where Does My Garbage Go? (2000) and Funny Business - An Inside Look at the Art of Cartooning (2010). He was married to Catherine Curtis Ingham and Miriam Siegmeister. He died on 14 April 2023 in Brookfield, Vermont, USA.

Abel Parentini Posse was born on 7 January 1934 in Cordoba, Argentina. He was married to Wiebke Sabine Langenheim. He died on 14 April 2023 in Argentina.