Deaths: March 6

1. Danny Tidwell

Actor | Great Performances: Dance in America

Danny Tidwell was born on August 1, 1984 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Great Performances: Dance in America (1976), I Dream of Dance (2017) and So You Think You Can Dance (2005). He was married to David Benaym . He died on March 6, 2020 in the USA.

2. Adolph Caesar

Actor | The Color Purple

Born in the Harlem section of New York City, joined the Navy, then studied drama at New York University; was an announcer for then joined the Negro Ensemble Co. in 1970 for such productions as "The River Niger", "Square Root of the Soul" and "The Brownsville Raid"; worked with repertory groups such...

3. Alberto Zedda

Music_department | Strogoff

Alberto Zedda was born on January 2, 1928 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer, known for Strogoff (1970), The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and Saul e David (1964). He died on March 6, 2017 in Pesaro, Marche, Italy.

4. Amanullah Khan

Actor | Janbaz

Amanullah Khan was born in 1950 in Lahore, Pakistan. He was an actor, known for Janbaz (1987), Khabarnaak (2010) and Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013). He died on March 6, 2020 in Lahore, Pakistan.

5. Ann-Marie Berglund

Actress | Veckända i Stockholm

Ann-Marie Berglund was born on January 31, 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. She was an actress and writer. She died on March 6, 2020.

6. Ayn Rand

Writer | The Night of January 16th

Ayn Rand was born on February 2, 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was a writer and actress, known for The Night of January 16th (1941), The Fountainhead (1949) and We the Living (1942). She was married to Frank O'Connor. She died on March 6, 1982 in New York City, New York, ...

7. Bélgica Castro

Actress | Gatos viejos

Bélgica Castro was born on March 6, 1921 in Temuco, Región de La Araucanía, Chile. She was an actress, known for Gatos viejos (2010), Life Kills Me (2007) and The Good Life (2008). She was married to Alejandro Sieveking and Domingo Tessier. She died on March 6, 2020 in Santiago, Chile.

8. Boris Komnenic

Actor | Vratice se rode

Boris Komnenic was born on March 29, 1957 in Pula, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Vratice se rode (2007), A Better Life (1987) and Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010). He was married to Nike ?. He died on March 6, 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia.

9. Carlos Rolán

Self | No te mueras nunca

10. Carolee Schneemann

Director | Infinity Kisses: The Movie

Carolee Schneemann was born on October 12, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a director and actress, known for Infinity Kisses: The Movie (2009), Fuses (1967) and Body Collage (1967). She was married to James Tenney and Anthony McCall. She died on March 6, 2019 in New Paltz, New York...

11. Charles Wagenheim

Actor | Foreign Correspondent

Initially drawn to an acting career to counterbalance an acute case of shyness, diminutive character actor Charles Wagenheim's career comprised hundreds upon hundreds of minor but atmospheric parts on stage, film and TV. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1896, he was the son of immigrant parents. ...

12. Dana Reeve

Actress | Everyone's Hero

Dana Reeve was born on March 17, 1961 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Everyone's Hero (2006), Loving (1983) and Oz (1997). She was married to Christopher Reeve. She died on March 6, 2006 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

13. David Paul

Actor | The Barbarians

David Paul, first discovered with his twin brother for their muscular physiques and good looks, starred in films such as The Barbarian Brothers and evolved with excellent comedic timing to star in Twin Sitters, babysitting a couple of evil rich kids. Aside from acting, David has had many celebrated...

14. Donna Butterworth

Actress | The Family Jewels

Donna Butterworth was born on February 23, 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Family Jewels (1965), Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). She died on March 6, 2018 in Hilo, Hawaii, USA.

15. Edward Van Sloan

Actor | Frankenstein

US character actor; he of the close-cropped gray hair, thick spectacles and clipped, ominous tones who would serve most memorably as the nemesis of evil-doers and monsters in 30's and 40's horror movies and suspensers, antagonizing first the likes of Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff and then, years ...

16. Elinor Ross

Self | Norma - Vincenzo Bellini - 1967

Elinor Ross was born on August 1, 1926 in Tampa, Florida, USA. She was married to Aaron M. Diamond and Jerome A. Lewis. She died on March 6, 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

17. Elvia Allman

Actress | Breakfast at Tiffany's

Elvia Allman was born on September 19, 1904 in Enochville, North Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), The Nutty Professor (1963) and Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977). She was married to Jerome Laveck Bayler, Charles ("C.C.") Pyle and Wesley Benton ...

18. Frances Dee

Actress | I Walked with a Zombie

Dee was born in Los Angeles, where her Army officer father was stationed, and grew up in Chicago after her father was transferred there. In 1929, he was re-assigned to L.A., and, as a lark, the 19 year old Dee began working in motion pictures as an extra. Her debut was in Words and Music (1929) ...

19. Fred Stone

Actor | Alice Adams

Hardly remembered today, if at all, Fred Stone was once one of the most multi-faceted circus performers to hit turn-of-the century America. There seemed to be nothing he couldn't do--tightrope walking, acrobatics, clowning . . . you name it. This initial celebrity eventually led to his stellar ...

20. George Formby

Soundtrack | Boots! Boots!

Born George Hoy Booth in Wigan, Lancashire on 26 May 1904, he later took his father's stage name of George Formby. He briefly attended school where he failed to learn to read or write so was removed from formal education and sent to become a stable boy in Middleham, North Yorkshire, where he later ...

21. Georgia O'Keeffe

Art_department | Marsalis on Music

The artist Georgia O'Keeffe was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on November 18, 1887. In 1905, O'Keeffe attended the Art Institute of Chicago before moving to New York City to study at the Art Students League in New York City in the period 1907-08. After working as a commercial artist in Chicago, ...

22. Gordon T. Dawson

Producer | The Getaway

Gordon T. Dawson was born in 1938 in Pasadena, California. He was a producer and writer, known for The Getaway (1972), Purgatory (1999) and Walker, Texas Ranger (1993). He was married to Jane Chabra. He died on March 6, 2023 in West Hills, California, USA.

23. Harry Andrews

Actor | The Hill

British character actor Harry Andrews had the sort of massive granite face and square jaw that would stamp that career, but he set himself apart with brilliant stage and screen work. He had graduated from Wrekin College in Shropshire and then moved on to the stage, appearing with Liverpool ...

24. Henry Wilcoxon

Actor | The Ten Commandments

Henry Wilcoxon was given the lead role of Marc Antony in Cecil B. DeMille's Cleopatra (1934). It would prove to be the beginning of a long relationship with DeMille he would become a familiar DeMille character actor and DeMille's associate producer in the later years of DeMille's career. However, ...

25. Ivor Novello

Writer | Downhill

While his special gifts seemed to lie in music and composing, the dapper, multi-talented Welsh actor Ivor Novello (ne David Ivor Davies), with his leading-man good looks, had a strong affinity for the camera.

Born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1893, he was the son of a tax-collector father and a well-known ...

26. James Dapogny

Music_department | Boogie & the Blues Diva: 2004 Motor City Blues & Boogie Woogie Festival

James Dapogny was born on September 3, 1940 in Berwyn, Illinois, USA. He is known for Boogie & the Blues Diva: 2004 Motor City Blues & Boogie Woogie Festival (2006). He was married to Gail Johnson, Gail and Ellen Bunning. He died on March 6, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

27. Jean Bartel

Actress | Sanctuary

Jean Bartel was born on October 26, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Sanctuary (1961), The Oscar (1966) and The Thin Man (1957). She was married to William J. Hogue. She died on March 6, 2011 in Brentwood, California, USA.

28. John Colicos

Actor | The Changeling

John Colicos was born on December 10, 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Changeling (1980), Battlestar Galactica (1978) and Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). He was married to Mona McHenry. He died on March 6, 2000 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

29. John Philip Sousa

Soundtrack | Captain America: The First Avenger

John Philip Sousa was born on November 6, 1854 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a writer and composer, known for Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Octopussy (1983) and Spider-Man 2 (2004). He was married to Jane van Middlesworth Bellis. He died on March 6, 1932 in Reading, ...

30. Kayoko Moriyama

Actress | Ore no kokyô wa western

Kayoko Moriyama was born on March 23, 1940 in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. She was an actress, known for Ore no kokyô wa western (1960), Cheers, Mr. Awamori (1961) and Ten Dark Women (1961). She died on March 6, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.

31. Kim Walker

Actress | Heathers

Known for her supporting roles, Kim Walker was an up and coming young actress in Hollywood before retiring from the business in the late 1990s. As a teen she landed a few guest roles in series such as Matlock (1986) and Highway to Heaven (1984) before moving on to supporting roles in feature films ...

32. Lars Didriksson

Music_department | Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

Lars Didriksson is known for Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut (1990).

33. Leighton Noble

Actor | It Ain't Hay

Leighton Noble was born on December 25, 1912 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an actor, known for It Ain't Hay (1943), Gift of Gab (1934) and Crazy House (1943). He was married to Billie Grafton. He died on March 6, 1994 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

34. Lucio Demare

Composer | Mercado de abasto

Lucio Demare was born on August 9, 1906 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a composer and actor, known for Mercado de abasto (1955), Dos amigos y un amor (1938) and Así te quiero (1942). He died on March 6, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

35. Magenta Devine

Actress | Ant & Dec Unzipped

Magenta Devine was born on November 4, 1957 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Ant & Dec Unzipped (1997), Transvestite Wives (2008) and Network 7 (1987). She died on March 6, 2019 in Paddington, London, England, UK.

36. Margaret Dumont

Actress | A Night at the Opera

Margaret Dumont would not consider it a tragedy that she is best-known for her performances as the ultimate straight woman in seven of the Marx Brothers' films (including most of their best). It is a popular myth that she never understood their jokes (offscreen and on); restored footage of ...

37. Maxie Rosenbloom

Actor | Each Dawn I Die

Max Rosenbloom was 5'11" and weighed 165-170 lb. during the peak of his professional boxing years (which included 289 fights). In later years the larger-than-life "Slapsie Maxie" would parlay his sports fame into a Hollywood career playing a series of Runyonesque-type thugs and pugs.

Born Max ...

38. McCoy Tyner

Soundtrack | The Descendants

McCoy Tyner was born on December 11, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Descendants (2011), Selma (2014) and The Backup Dancer (2016). He was married to Aisha. He died on March 6, 2020 in Bergenfield, New Jersey, USA.

39. Melina Mercouri

Actress | Pote tin Kyriaki

Melina Mercouri was born in Athens, Greece on October 18, 1920. An early woman activist, she was elected to the Greek Parliament in 1977. Later Miss Mercouri was to become the first woman to hold a Senior cabinet post "Minister of Culture" in the Greek government. In 1971 she wrote her ...

40. Nancy Reagan

Actress | Hellcats of the Navy

Nancy Reagan was born on July 6, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Hellcats of the Navy (1957), Night Into Morning (1951) and Donovan's Brain (1953). She was married to Ronald Reagan. She died on March 6, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

41. Nelson Eddy

Soundtrack | Let Freedom Ring

The only career Nelson Eddy ever considered was singing. His parents, Isabel (Kendrick) and William Darius Eddy, were singers, his grandparents were musicians. Unable to afford a teacher, he learned by imitating opera recordings. At age 14 he worked as a telephone operator in a Philadelphia iron ...

42. Nikki Van der Zyl

Actress | Jesus of Nazareth

Nikki van der Zyl was a German voice actress known for providing the voice of Honey Ryder in the movie Dr. No. She also revoiced all the other female voices in that same movie, except those of Miss Moneypenny and Miss Taro. Van der Zyl also worked as a dialogue coach who assisted Gert Fröbe, whose ...

43. Portia Nelson

Actress | The Sound of Music

Portia Nelson was born on May 27, 1920 in Brigham City, Utah, USA. She was an actress and composer, known for The Sound of Music (1965), Doctor Dolittle (1967) and The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967). She died on March 6, 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.

44. Rachel Ingalls

Writer | Chinese Box

Rachel Ingalls was born on May 13, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was a writer, known for Chinese Box (1997), Reckoner and A Question of Faith (2000). She died on March 6, 2019 in London, England, UK.

45. Ramón Andino

Self | Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand

46. Robert B. Sherman

Soundtrack | The Jungle Book

Robert B. Sherman was born just before Christmas in 1925 in New York City. Parents, Rosa & Al Sherman didn't know how they would pay the doctor and delivery costs. Fortunately, upon their arrival home from the hospital, Al discovered a large royalty check in the mail. Ironically, it was Al's song, ...

47. Robert Osborne

Actor | One Step Beyond

Robert Osborne was the host on Turner Classic Movies from its inception in 1994, in large part due to his deep and abiding love and knowledge of film. Osborne got his start working for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. The ever-perspicacious Ball suggested that Osborne combine his interest in classic ...

48. Ron Leach

Director | Altarcations

Ron Leach is a noted Canadian Casting Director (thirty years experience), award-winning Director (thirteen international award-winning short films produced and directed in the past seven years), award-winning Writer (11 best screenplay awards in the past year for his screenplay Fadeaway), and ...

49. Sandy Ward

Actor | The Perfect Storm

Sandy Ward was born on July 12, 1926 in Alamosa, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for The Perfect Storm (2000), Under Siege (1992) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982). He was married to Roxann Michael and Irene Krinsky. He died on March 6, 2005 in Orange County, California, USA.

50. Sheila MacRae

Actress | Backfire

Sheila MacRae was born on September 24, 1921 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and producer, known for Backfire (1950), Caged (1950) and Bikini Beach (1964). She was married to Ronald Wayne and Gordon MacRae. She died on March 6, 2014 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

51. Simon Cadell

Actor | Watership Down

Simon Cadell was born on July 19, 1950 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Watership Down (1978), The Cold Light of Day (1996) and Enemy at the Door (1978). He was married to Rebecca Croft. He died on March 6, 1996 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

52. Teresa Wright

Actress | Shadow of a Doubt

A natural and lovely talent who was discovered for films by Samuel Goldwyn, the always likable Teresa Wright distinguished herself early on in high-caliber, Oscar-worthy form -- the only performer ever to be nominated for Oscars for her first three films. Always true to herself, she was able to ...

53. Typist Gopu

Actor | Ave Kallu

Typist Gopu was born in 1933 in Manakkal, India. He was an actor, known for Ave Kallu (1967), Sivappu Sooriyan (1983) and Adhikari (1991). He was married to Rajalakshmi. He died on March 6, 2019 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

54. William Hopper

Actor | Perry Mason

William Hopper was born on January 26, 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Perry Mason (1957), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955). He was married to Jeanette Juanita Ward and Jane Gilbert. He died on March 6, 1970 in Palm Springs, ...

55. Zena Skinner

Actress | The Innes Book of Records

Zena Skinner was born on February 27, 1927 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Innes Book of Records (1979), Know Your Onions (1966) and Regional Flavour (1975). She died on March 6, 2018 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK.