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Willie Fennell was born on 1 January 1920 in Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Sons and Daughters (1982), The Evil Touch (1973) and Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (1984). He died on 8 September 1992 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Fung Fung was born on 1 January 1920 in Zhongshan County, Guangdong Province, Hong Kong. He was an actor and director, known for My Darling Grandchild (1964), Yue guang guang (1965) and Zhen jia qiao lang jun (1957). He died on 16 February 2000 in Hong Kong.- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Osvaldo Cavandoli was born on 1 January 1920 in Maderno, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Pimpa (1982), Lineman (1972) and La sexilinea (1972). He died on 3 March 2007 in Milan, Italy.- Golden Henning was born on 1 January 1920 in Sweden. She was an actress, known for Jack Frost (1998), Nash Bridges (1996) and Wisdom (1986). She died on 16 September 2015 in Roseville, California, USA.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Animation Department
Masato Ide is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He has collaborated in writing the screenplay of over 50 movies including Akira Kurosawa's "Ran", "Red Beard" and "Kagemusha : The Shadow Warrior" or Yoshitarô Namuro's "Kichiku". He was born on January 1, 1920 in Saga, Japan and died on July 17, 1989 in Tokyo.- Producer
- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Pellatt was born on 1 January 1920 in Rochford, Essex, England, UK. He was a producer and production manager, known for Sebastian (1968), The Revolutionary (1970) and They're a Weird Mob (1966). He was married to Marigold Russell and Constance Powell. He died in July 2003 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK.- Staf Parmentier was born on 1 January 1920 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Hoe zotter, hoe liever (1960), De spotvogel (1954) and De ordonnans (1962). He died on 26 December 2001 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium.
- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Carlos Vergueiro was born on 1 January 1920 in São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor and writer, known for Sinhá Moça (1953), Roda de Fogo (1986) and Uma Pulga na Balança (1953). He died on 31 March 1998 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Albert Minns was born on 1 January 1920 in Warwick, Virginia, USA. He was married to Elaine Clarissa Granam and Audrey Paula Sand. He died in April 1985 in Jamaica, New York, USA.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Paula Klaw was born on 1 January 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was a producer, known for Teaserama (1955), Betty's Hat Dance (1953) and Real Sex (1990). She was married to Jack Kramer. She died on 19 December 1996 in New York City, New York, USA.- Heinz Zemanek was born on 1 January 1920 in Vienna, Austria. He died on 16 July 2014 in Vienna, Austria.
- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Virgilio Savona was born on 1 January 1920 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for Biblioteca di Studio Uno (1964), Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba! (1949) and Days and Clouds (2007). He was married to Lucia Mannucci. He died on 27 August 2009 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.- Producer
- Writer
- Production Manager
Georges Roitfeld was born on 1 January 1920 in Odessa, Ukraine. He was a producer and writer, known for Charmants garçons (1957), Laissez tirer les tireurs (1964) and The Road to Shame (1959). He died on 2 November 2003 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Shamsi Kiyamov was born on 1 January 1920 in Samarkand, Turkestan ASSR [now Uzbekistan]. He was an actor, known for Operatsiya 'Kobra' (1960), Legend of Siavush (1977) and Ryadovoy Aleksandr Matrosov (1948). He died on 17 January 2000.
- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Djamel-Eddine Chanderli is an Algerian director. In the middle of the Algerian war of independence, he joined the maquis and was considered the first Algerian to produce images from inside the country in struggle. In 1957, Djamel-Eddine was part of the team of the cinema service which was created by the GPRA (Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic).
The first independent Algerian images of a documentary nature were therefore born in the maquis of the National Liberation Army (ALN) in 1957. Participating in a real war of images intended to counter colonial propaganda, they are known under the title "Ambush between EI -Arrouch and Azzaba" showing an ambush filmed in 1956. These images were intended to participate in the war against colonial France faced with the legitimacy of the Algerians' fight for their freedom; a fight that the whole world had to know about. Other notable productions took place in the middle of the war. Among them, The Ouenza Mine Attack, The ALN Nurses, The Refugees, in 1957. In 1961, there was Algeria in Flame, Sakiet Sidi Youcef, Djazaïrouna, The Rifles of Liberty , I'm 8 years old, The voice of the people, Let's go children for Algeria and Yasmina. A real war front was opened: the front of images which mobilized courageous activists like Djamel-Eddine Chanderli, Ahmed Rachedi, René Vautier, Yann Le Masson, Pierre Chaulet, Pierre Clément, Cécile de Cujis, Karl Gass, Mohamed Lakhdar Hamina and Stevan Labudovic.
In 1958, Djamel-Eddine Chanderli directed with Pierre Clément "Algerian Refugees", a film about refugees at the borders. To prepare for the debate on the Algerian question at the UN, Chanderli, Mohamed Lakhdar Hamina and Pierre Chaulet were entrusted, in 1959, by the Ministry of Information of the GPRA with the production of "Djazaïrouna" (Our Algeria), a film by montage intended to enlighten the international community on the objectives pursued by the Algerian resistance fighters. In 1961, he made a short fiction film which tells the story of little Yasmina, her flight after the bombing of her village, her wandering with her chicken to the border and her life among the refugees.
After independence, Djamel Eddine Chanderli was one of the heads of the Algerian news office created in 1963. In 1969, he took care of the audiovisual service of Sonatrach. In 1979, he returned to Paris. Will take care of the audiovisual service of the Algerian Cultural Center in Paris, inaugurated in 1983, until his death.- Sylwester Przedwojewski was born on 1 January 1920 in Dlugosiodlo, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Haslo Korn (1968), Ostatni strzal (1959) and Cierpkie glogi (1966). He died on 11 February 2015 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Duka Tadic was born on 1 January 1920 in Donji Lapac, Croatia. He was an actor, known for It Was Not in Vain (1957), Signal Over the City (1960) and The Siege (1956). He died on 28 February 1962 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Producer
- Cinematographer
- Sound Department
Primo Carbonari was born on 1 January 1920 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was a producer and cinematographer, known for O Circo Chegou à Cidade (1954), Aí Vêm os Cadetes (1959) and Eterna Esperança (1940). He died on 21 March 2006 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Elisabeth Andersen was born on 1 January 1920 in Den Haag; Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Golven (1982), Per ongeluk (1971) and Amsterdam 700 (1975). She was married to Jan Retèl. She died on 3 October 2018 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
- Director
Jacques Guymont was born on 1 January 1920 in Paris, France. He was an assistant director and writer, known for Les bras de la nuit (1961), Le judoka, agent secret (1966) and Air pur (1961). He died on 9 November 1982 in Les Ulis, France.- Geza Kopunovic was born on 1 January 1920 in Subotica, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Life Is Beautiful (1985) and TV teatar (1956). He died on 1 December 2003 in Subotica, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Monty Banks Jr. was born on 1 January 1920 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951), The Clock (1949) and Martin Kane (1949). He was married to Erma. He died on 13 March 2002 in Flushing, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Isaac Asimov was born Isaak Judah Ozimov, on January 2, 1920, in Petrovichi shtetl, near Smolensk, Russia. He was the oldest of three children. His father, named Judah Ozimov, and his mother, named Anna Rachel Ozimov (nee Berman), were Orthodox Jews. Ozimov family were millers (the name Ozimov comes from the eponymous sort of wheat in Russian). In 1923 Isaac with his parents immigrated to the USA and settled in Brooklyn, New York. There his parents temporarily changed his birthday to September 7, 1919, in order to send him to school a year earlier. Their family name was changed from Ozimov to Asimov.
Asimov was an avid reader before the age of 5. He spoke Yiddish and English at home with his parents and spoke only a few word in Russian. He began his formal education in 1925 in the New York Public School system. From 1930-1932 he was placed in the rapid advance course. In 1935 he graduated from high school, in 1939 received a B.S. and in 1941 he earned his M. Sc. in Chemistry from Columbia University. From 1942-1945 Asimov was a chemist at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard's Naval Air experimental station. After the war ended, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and was transfered to the island of Oahu and was destined to participate in the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946. He narrowly avoided that by receiving an honorable discharge in May 1946. In 1948 he completed his post-graduate studies and earned his Ph. D. in Chemistry. In 1949 he began his teaching career at the Medical School of Boston University, becoming assistant professor in 1951, and associate professor in 1955. In 1958 Asimov became a full-time writer and gave up his teaching duties because his income from his literary works was much greater than his professor's salary. He was fired, but he retained his title and later returned as a lecturer and was promoted to the rank of full professor in 1979. Asimov was considered one of the best lecturers at Boston University.
Young Isaac Asimov was raised as a non-religious person. His parents observed the Orthodox Judaism, but did not force their belief upon young Asimov. He did not have affiliation with a temple, did not have a bar mizvah and called himself an atheist, then used the term "humanist" in his later life. He did not oppose genuine religious convictions in others but opposed superstitious or unfounded beliefs. Asimov defined his intellectual position as a Humanist and rationalist. He opposed the Vietnam war in the 1960s and was a supporter of the Democratic party. He embraced environmental issues, and supported feminism, joking that he wished women to be free "because I hate it when they charge". He was also humorous about many of his memberships in various clubs and foundations. Asimov did not approve exclusionary societies, he left Mensa after he found that many of the members were arrogant. He liked individuality and stayed in groups where he enjoyed giving speeches. As a free thinker, Asimov saw sci-fi literature serving as a pool where ideas and hypotheses are expressed with unrestricted intellectual freedom.
Young Asimov was fascinated with science fiction magazines which were sold at his parent's general store. Around the age of 11 he wrote eight chapters of a fiction about adventures of young boys in a small town. His first publication was "Marooned Off Vesta" in the Amazing Stories magazine in 1939. Asimov shot to fame in 1941 with 'Nightfall', a story of a planet where night comes once every 2049 years. 'Nightfall' has been described as one of the best science fiction stories ever written. Asimov wrote over five hundred literary works. He is credited for introducing the words "positronic", "psychohistory", and "robotics" into the English language. He penned such classics as "I, Robot" and the "Foundation" series, which are considered to be the most impressive of his writings. He also founded "Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine", which became a best-selling publication.
Asimov was afraid of needles and the sight of blood. Although he had the highest score on the intelligence test he had the lowest score on the physical-conditioning test. He never learned how to swim or ride a bicycle. The author who described spaceflights suffered from fear of flying. In his entire life he had to fly only twice during his military service. Acrophobia was revealed when he took his date and first love on a roller coaster in 1940, and was terrified. This phobia complicated the logistics and limited the range over which he traveled; it also found reflection in some of his literary works. He avoided traveling long distances. Instead he enjoyed cruise ships like the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, where he occasionally entertained passengers with his science-themed talks. He impressed public with his highly entertaining speeches as well as with his sharp sense of timing; he never looked at the clock, but he spoke for precisely the time allocated. Asimov's sense of time prevented him from ever being late to a meeting. Once he discovered that his parents changed his date of birth, he insisted that the official records of his birthday be corrected to January 2, 1920, the date he personally celebrated throughout his life.
Asimov met Gertrude Blugherman on a blind date on Valentine's Day in February of 1942, they got married in July of the same year. The Asimovs had two children, son David (born in 1951), and daughter Robyn Joan (born in 1955). Asimov had known Janet Opal Jeppson since 1959. She was a psychoanalyst and also a writer of science fiction for children. Correspondence with her convinced Asimov that she was the right kind of person for him. He and Gertrude were separated in 1970, and he moved in with Janet Jappeson almost at once. His first marriage ended in divorce in 1973. That same year he and Janet Jeppson were married at Janet's home by an official of Ethical Culture Society. Asimov had no children by his second marriage.
In 1983 Asimov contracted HIV infection from a tainted blood transfusion received during a triple bypass surgery. He eventually developed AIDS and wanted to go public about his AIDS but his doctors convinced Asimov to remain silent. The specific cause of death was heart and renal failure as complications of AIDS. He died on April 6, 1992, in Boston, Massachussets, and was cremated. His ashes were scattered.
Ten years after Asimov's death, his widow, Janet Jeppson Asimov, revealed that his death was a consequence of an unfortunately contracted AIDS.- Producer
- Additional Crew
Sun Myung Moon, who was born on February 25, 1920 in northern Korea when the peninsula was occupied by Imperial Japan, is founded and remains the head Unification Church. Moon wrote the theological textbook that is the basis of the church, "Divine Principle". In addition to his religious duties, he has founded many businesses, including News World Communications, a global media conglomerate that publishes "The Washington Times" newspaper. He was executive producer and helped finance the 1981 movie Inchon (1981) about the pivotal Battle of Inchon during the Korean Conflict.- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Richard Lewis was born on 2 January 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Studio 57 (1954), M Squad (1957) and Two Girls Named Smith (1951). He died on 25 May 2009 in Somers, New York, USA.- Kiyoko Tange was born on 2 January 1920 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Shiosai (1975), Musume jûroku jazz matsuri (1954) and Ijô seiai kiroku: Harenchi (1969). She died on 7 May 1998.
- Virginia LaFonde was born on 2 January 1920 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for The Gateway of the Moon (1928). She was married to Marshall Licht Samuels. She died on 2 July 2005.
- Armand Pien was born on 2 January 1920 in Gent, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Brussel Nieuwsstraat (2000), Meester, hij begint weer! (1985) and De drie wijzen (1989). He died on 22 September 2003 in Hoeilaart, Flanders, Belgium.
- Special Effects
- Art Department
Lee Vasque was born on 2 January 1920 in California, USA. Lee is known for Catch-22 (1970), The Big Bus (1976) and Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966). Lee died on 25 August 1996 in Orange, California, USA.- Cornelius Peeples was born on 2 January 1920 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Julius Caesar (1950). He died on 15 November 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Cestmír Císar was born on 2 January 1920 in Hostomice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He died on 24 March 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Production Manager
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Edward Candy was born on 2 January 1920 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK. He was a production manager and writer, known for ITV Play of the Week (1955), Queen's Royal Journey (1954) and White Rose Wedding (1961). He was married to Doreen. He died on 6 October 2007 in Honiton, Devon, England, UK.- Anna Langfus was born on 2 January 1920 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. She was a writer, known for Pour un sourire (1970) and Lectures pour tous (1953). She was married to Aron Langfus and Jakob Reis. She died on 12 May 1966 in Paris, France.
- Animation Department
- Writer
- Director
Eric Cleworth was born on 3 January 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Aristocats (1970), Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Robin Hood (1973). He died on 10 December 1999 in Riverside County, California, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Great composer and pianist, Carosone retired from the scene when he was only 40, after composing many songs in the Napoletan language: Tu vuo'fa l'americano, Maruzzella, Torero o'Sarracino and many more. He has made his contribution to Napoletan music diffusion all over the world.- Milan Srdoc was born on 3 January 1920 in Rijeka, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Mamula Camp (1959), Wintering in Jakobsfeld (1975) and The Oil Prince (1965). He died on 7 January 1988 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Actor
- Director
Peter Stephens was born on 3 January 1920 in Morro Velho, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was an actor and director, known for The Corridor People (1966), Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on 17 September 1972 in Kensington, London, England, UK.- Production Manager
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gordon Scott was born on 3 January 1920 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was a production manager and producer, known for The Avengers (1961), The Franchise Affair (1951) and Voices (1973). He died on 2 April 1991 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Miodrag Djurdjevic was born on 3 January 1920 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a writer, known for Mali covek (1957), The Eighth Door (1959) and Opstinsko dete (1953). He died in 1997 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Siegfried Buback was born on 3 January 1920 in Wilsdruff, Saxony, Germany. He died on 7 April 1977 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Cinematographer
- Animation Department
- Director
Julien Pappé was born on 3 January 1920 in Rzeszów, Poland. Julien was a cinematographer and director, known for Un oiseau en papier journal (1961), Pauvre Pierrot (1892) and Sophie et les gammes (1964). Julien died on 26 May 2005 in Lisieux, Calvados, France.- Jacques Navadic was born on 3 January 1920 in Lille, France. He was a writer, known for Juste une histoire (1986), Zwischen Rampe und Studio (Theaterarbeit in sechs europäischen Ländern) (1965) and The Eurovision Song Contest (1956). He died on 2 August 2015 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Theodore Bawer was born on 3 January 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. Theodore was a writer, known for Studio One (1948). Theodore was married to Nell Carol Thomas. Theodore died on 10 April 2000 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Acclaimed actress Rosalie Crutchley originally trained at the Royal Academy of Music. She made her acting debut in repertory in 1938 at the Liverpool Playhouse. She made her Broadway debut in 1950. The Guild of Television named her best actress of the year in 1956 for Black Limelight (1956). Her darkly Mediterranean complexion and gaunt, severe facial features caused her to be frequently cast as Spanish (eg. Queen Katherine in The Sword and the Rose (1953)), French or Italian women. Her screen persona tended to be either sinister or villainous, or downtrodden and tragic. She played the role of Madame Defarge in both the 1958 film of A Tale of Two Cities (1958) and a later BBC television version, A Tale of Two Cities (1965). She also played in two different BBC television versions of "The Franchise Affair", in the first, The Franchise Affair (1962), playing the daughter and in the second, The Franchise Affair (1988), playing the mother. She played Catherine Parr both in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), for which she won an International Television Award, and in the sequel Elizabeth R (1971).- Actor
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- Director
Robert Lamoureux was born on 4 January 1920 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie (1973), The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957) and Chacun son tour (1951). He was married to Magali Vendeuil and Simone Chailneau. He died on 29 October 2011 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- William Colby was born on 4 January 1920 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Vietnam: A Television History (1983), Spycraft: The Great Game (1996) and On Company Business (1980). He was married to Barbara Colby. He died on 6 May 1996 in Rocky Point, Maryland, USA.
- Adriano Domínguez was born on 4 January 1920 in León, Castilla y León, Spain. He was an actor, known for Aquella joven de blanco (1964), Estudio 1 (1965) and Largo retorno (1975). He died on 9 May 2008 in León, Castilla y León, Spain.
- Actress
- Writer
Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, Jane Speed was a New York-based short story writer and radio dramatist, active between 1941 and 1980.
She was born Jane Helen Krisher, the only child of William C. Krisher and Helen E. Roush. After graduating from Buchtel High School, she attended first Ohio Wesleyan and then Northwestern University's School of Speech, where she majored in drama; it was during this latter stint that she gained the bulk of her education regarding script-writing, both for radio and for film.
Subsequently she worked as a commercial copy writer at WFMJ in Youngstown, Ohio, all the while working on radio scripts, both originals and adaptations, some of which would later go on to be produced and broadcast nationally.
After her marriage in 1943, Speed continued writing and selling radio scripts until 1955, at which point the prospect of a third child on the way, coupled with TV's dramatic erosion of the market for radio dramas, conspired to dictate a career change. Within eight years, Mrs. Speed had gained sufficient mastery, both of the essentials of short-story writing and of the conventions of the mystery genre, to become a regularly published writer in that genre. Not counting the myriad reprints and translations, her work debuted almost exclusively within the pages of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, all of it published between the years of 1963 and 1980 (the sole exception being the 1977 story, "Poor Eva," which made its first appearance in EQMM's sister publication, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine). "End of the Day," arguably her most widely read and translated story, also brought about an unexpected return to Speed's radio roots, in the form of numerous European broadcasts, both straight readings and full-blown dramatizations; perhaps the most notable being one that aired on July 3, 1976, starring Elisabeth Wiedemann, who, despite an extensive stage and screen career, had the dubious distinction of being known almost exclusively for her TV portrayal of "Else Tetzlaff", the German equivalent of All in the Family (1971)'s Edith Bunker.
The subsequent death of Speed's longstanding editor at EQMM, Frederic Dannay (aka Ellery Queen), compounded by the failing health of her elderly father back in Akron, all but insured that the writer's block afflicting her at the beginning of the eighties would become firmly entrenched in relatively short order. Towards the end of that decade, the final nails in this coffin (figurative at first, but before long, literal) would be hammered home, first by her husband's, and later her own, health concerns. The latter would explode in late February 1991, when Mrs. Speed suffered a massive coronary from which she would not recover. She never did regain consciousness, finally succumbing on March 5th at the age of 71, survived by her husband and three children, her son-in-law, poet John Curl, and her grand-daughter, film and video producer Rachel Curl.- Maro Yerzinkyan was born on 4 January 1920. Maro was a writer, known for Sirtn e yergum (1957), Pesnya zovet (1961) and Vozvrashchenie k zhizni (1972). Maro died on 29 March 1990 in Moscow, Russia.
- José De Ceulaer was born on 4 January 1920. He died in 1994.