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- Actor
- Writer
Erwin Biswanger was born on 26 November 1896. He was an actor and writer, known for Metropolis (1927), Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) and Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924). He died on 1 January 1970.- Lydia St. Clair was born on 19 December 1898 in Teplitz-Schönau, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Teplice, Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The House on 92nd Street (1945), The Motorola Television Hour (1953) and Kraft Theatre (1947). She died on 1 January 1970 in New Milford, Connecticut, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Eduard von Borsody was born on 13 June 1898 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for Request Concert (1940), Das vierte Gebot (1950) and Bergwind (1963). He died on 1 January 1970 in Vienna, Austria.- Paul Alfred Müller was born on 18 October 1901 in Halle, Germany. Paul Alfred was a writer, known for Three Golden Serpents (1969), Kommissar X - Drei gelbe Katzen (1966) and Kommissar X - Drei blaue Panther (1968). Paul Alfred died on 1 January 1970.
- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Marcel Gibaud was born on 22 July 1921 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Life of Christ (1952), Lawless Street (1950) and Le bâton (1946). He died on 1 January 1970.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Salty Holmes was born on 6 March 1909 in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Saddle Leather Law (1944) and Arizona Days (1937). He died on 1 January 1970 in the USA.- Luis Badillo was born on 11 February 1898 in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Los hijos de Don Venancio (1944), El hijo de nadie (1946) and Mi querido capitán (1950). He died on 1 January 1970 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Pavol Chrobák was born on 8 April 1909. He was an actor, known for Tri dcéry (1968), Dragon's Return (1968) and Slnko v sieti (1963). He died on 1 January 1970.
- Pappy Clayton McMichen was born on 26 January 1900 in Allatoona, Cobb County, Georgia, USA. He died on 1 January 1970 in Battletown, Kentucky, USA.
- Karl Hruschka was born on 21 August 1905 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Im Prater blüh'n wieder die Bäume (1958), Maxie (1954) and Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth (1952). He died on 2 January 1970 in Vienna, Austria.
- Violet Shelton was born on April 24, 1892 in Hertfordshire, England as Violet Campbell. She was an actress in The Phantom Picture (1916) and The Lyons Mail in the United Kingdom working as Violet Campbell. She came to the United States and married actor Nigel Bruce in 1921. She did limited acting roles appearing in a comedy short with Pal, the Dog (1924) and in Infatuation (1930). As Violet Shelton, she was in Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion." She was married to Nigel Bruce until his death and they had two daughters. She died on January 3, 1970 in London, England.
- Carl Ericson was born on 18 March 1885 in Eskilstuna, Södermands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Frestelse (1940), Larsson i andra giftet (1935) and Gustaf Wasa del I (1928). He died on 3 January 1970 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- György Pálos was born on 8 May 1920 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for A császár parancsára (1957), Sakknovella (1959) and Megszállottak (1962). He was married to Magda Olthy. He died on 3 January 1970 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Gladys Aylward was born on 24 February 1902 in Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield, Greater London, England. She died on 3 January 1970 in Danshui, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Actor
- Writer
Larry McCance was born on 4 February 1917 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Encounter (1952), Folio (1955) and On Camera (1954). He died on 3 January 1970 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Make-Up Department
A.C. Karnagel was born on 26 January 1902 in Canada. He died on 3 January 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Composer
- Soundtrack
C.P. Simon was born on 12 April 1881 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a composer, known for It Happened in Gibraltar (1938), Quartier latin (1939) and Ceux du ciel (1941). He died on 3 January 1970 in Paris, France.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Pioneering actor who was among Hollywood's first - years ahead of Sidney Poitier - to crush the Stepin Fetchit stereotype of black males as shiftless illiterates. Although in some pictures Edwards would portray subservient characters (e.g. "General" George C. Scott's valet in Patton (1970)), he delivered true dignity in his performances. He is especially remembered for his leading role in Home of the Brave (1949).- Director
- Writer
Robert B. Sinclair was born on 24 May 1905 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Mr. and Mrs. North (1942), Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) and The Detectives (1959). He was married to Heather Angel and Jane Buchanan. He died on 4 January 1970 in Montecito, California, USA.- Vincenzo Tieri was born on 28 November 1895 in Corigliano Calabro, Calabria, Italy. He was a writer, known for L'ispettore Vargas (1940), Una lampada alla finestra (1940) and Servi e padroni (1961). He died on 4 January 1970 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Prins Viggo was born on 25 December 1893 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was married to Eleanor Green. He died on 4 January 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Sylvie was born on 3 January 1883 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for La vieille dame indigne (1965), The Adultress (1953) and Roger la Honte (1922). She died on 5 January 1970 in Compiègne, Oise, France.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Music Department
John Law was born on 11 November 1929 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Casino Royale (1967), The Kenneth Williams Show (1970) and The Frost Report (1966). He died on 5 January 1970 in Chelsea, London, England, UK(undisclosed).- Antonio Martelo was an actor, known for La revoltosa (1969), El Séneca (1964) and La niña de fuego (1952). He died on 5 January 1970 in Malaga, Spain.
- Max Born was born on 11 December 1882 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was married to Martha Hedwig Born (born: Ehrenberg). He died on 5 January 1970 in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Composer
- Music Department
Roberto Gerhard was born in Spain, the son of a German-Swiss father and a mother who hailed from Alsace. He studied with Arnold Schoenberg and the great cellist Pablo Casals was a close friend. Gerhard always considered himself first and foremost a Catalan; however, he was forced to flee Spain when it became clear that the forces of General Franco would be victorious in the Spanish Civil War. After a short stay in France, he settled permanently in England. His music was banned in Spain by Franco, although the ban was lifted after Franco's death (by which time Gerhard was himself dead).- Rakhmetulla Salmenov was born on 1 January 1900 in Karkaralinskiy uyezd, Semipalatinsk oblast, Russian Empire [now Karkaraly rayon, Karaganda oblast, Kazakhstan]. He was an actor, known for Amangeldy (1939), Pesnya zovet (1961) and V odnom rayone (1960). He died on 5 January 1970 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan].
- American character actor of rustic types, Si Jenks was born Howard Hansell Jenkins in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on 23 September 1876, to John (a shopkeeper) and Catherine Jenkins. He was the sixth of seven children. Little is known of his boyhood. At 21, on 21 April 1898, the first day of the Spanish-American War, he enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard (Co. F, 6th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry). He served until October, 1898 (two months following the end of the war), but never left the U.S. during his tour of duty. The following January, he enlisted for three years in the U.S. Army, but only served eight months, as an artilleryman, again without leaving the U.S. He returned to Norristown in 1899 after his military service and worked at a local inn as a hostler through at least 1904. At some point, he developed an interest in entertainment as a career. By 1919, he was married to Victoria Allen, with whom he teamed up in a vaudeville act called "Small Town Wise Crackers." They toured the Orpheum Circuit, appearing in 45 theatres in 36 cities across the U.S. At some point, the marriage and the act broke up, and Jenkins, now billing himself as Si Jenks, continued with a variety of new partners in the act. In 1922, the tour landed him in Los Angeles. Comic actor-director Al St. John, whose later career as a bearded Western sidekick would come to resemble Jenks's, gave the 46-year-old vaudevillian small parts in a couple of his comedy shorts at Fox, where Jenks also was also cast in his first feature film, John Ford's The Village Blacksmith (1922) After a lapse of a couple of years, Jenks came to the attention of Mack Sennett, who put Jenks to work in some 15 pictures over the next decade. Jenks's most familiar roles called for him to work without his dentures and with a scrubby beard, and he quickly found work in a large number of mainly comedic roles, primarily in Westerns. Despite his familiarity as bearded sidekick types, he never achieved the fame of a George 'Gabby' Hayes or Al 'Fuzzy' St. John, but he was very much of a type with those actors. Largely in smaller roles, Jenks made over 220 films, as well as a handful of TV episodes, over the course of his thirty-year career. He retired in 1954 at 78 and lived much of the rest of his life with his wife and fellow ex-vaudevillian, British actress Lilian Hartford, at the Motion Picture Country House & Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. He died there of heart disease at 93, on 6 January 1970. She followed him in death at age 100, in 1983.
- Manuel Vergara 'Manver' was born on 17 June 1912 in Pahuatlán, Puebla, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Neutrón contra el Dr. Caronte (1963), Las aventuras del guardían (1963) and Frente al destino (1964). He was married to Eduarda Briseño. He died on 6 January 1970 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Walter J. Israel was born on 4 August 1882 in California, USA. Walter J. was a costume designer, known for Our Hospitality (1923), Black Oxen (1923) and The Sea Hawk (1924). Walter J. was married to Ethel Elizabeth Wahlicht. Walter J. died on 6 January 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Elizabeth Pollock was born on 3 August 1898 in London, England, UK. She was married to James Cecil Irving McConnel. She died on 6 January 1970 in London, England, UK.
- Angelika Tols was an actress, known for Der Hausfreund (1969) and Ein Sonntag, ein Besuch (1970). She died on 6 January 1970 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Robert Barrat pursued a stage career on Broadway from 1918 to 1932. He did sample a scant three silent movies starting in 1915, but returned to stage work. Barrat had a distinguished enough visage but also a well knit physique that would foretell a busy career in films with many featured character roles which he turned to in 1932. He therefore portrayed lawyers, business owners, and officials of all sorts, as well as, detectives, hardened sailors, and various desperate characters. Barrat had a deep guttural voice which he could roll around in his mouth to pitch out some unique variations. Such was his Wolverstone in Captain Blood (1935), and his Lord Morton with a brogue in Mary of Scotland (1936). Barrat was a dedicated physical fitness devotee and showed off a still manly form as Chingachgook in The Last of the Mohicans (1936).
Barrat was probably grateful to slow down a bit after 1936, for up to then he was much in demand with an average of twenty films a year. As it was he continued with a usual ten films per year to 1940. He did several movies with James Cagney in the 1930s, and they became good friends. Cagney described his friend as having "a solid forearm the size of the average man's thigh." Barrat continued a rich and varied character role career through the 1940s and early 1950s. The roles were more of the dignified variety-fatherly figures, a few Indian chiefs and military men - and several generals. He had the non-speaking role of General Douglas MacArthur-his hawk of a nose needing little enhancement (he was shot from side angles and distance) - in They Were Expendable (1945). By 1954 he turned to TV playhouse roles off and on until 1964. He loved challenging himself with doing accents and certainly succeeded in this and in turning out memorable roles in over 150 films. - He started his career as a singer in a little theatrical company in Asakusa. After years of going from a company to another in the same Asakusa, he slowly changes his performing style until to be better known as a comedy revue actor. Finally he creates his own theatrical company in 1932. He debuted in the film industry with "Foreign Daughter" (1927). After a couple of films more, he signs an important contract with the PCL movie company in 1934, which converted in Toho Company from 1937, and became the company's most famous comedy player. At that time he begins to parody all kind of genres, but specially jidai-geki and chanbara films, playing "Isamu Kondo" and "Ryoma Sakamoto" in 1934, "Sasuke Sarutobi" in 1937, "Tengu Kurama" in 1939, "Mori no Ishimatsu" in 1939, "Kitahachi" (from "Hizakurige") in 1939, "Son Goku" in 1940, "Tasuke Isshin" in 1945, and so on. Some of his films were written by later famous director Akira Kurosawa. In 1947 he quits Toho to work with Shin Toho Company, but finally he will come back to Toho in the 50s. In 1953 he begins to work in TV and in 1955 he returns to Theatre, but he never quits the film industry. From 1950 he suffers gangrene, he must withdraw from performing in 1963 and finally lose his foot. With one artificial leg he came back to show business in 1969 and appears in two films more until his premature death.
- Leona Powers was born on 13 March 1896 in Salida, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for Robert Montgomery Presents (1950), Sweet Surrender (1935) and Deep Waters (1948). She was married to Howard Miller (actor). She died on 7 January 1970 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Editor
Jack Natteford was born on 27 November 1894 in Wahoo, Nebraska, USA. He was a writer and editor, known for The Flying Marine (1929), The Midnight Limited (1926) and Paradise Express (1937). He was married to Luci Ward. He died on 7 January 1970 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Bengt Palm was born on 4 March 1917 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a director and assistant director, known for Åsa-Nisse slår till (1965), Vara eller inte vara (1952) and Jagad (1945). He died on 7 January 1970 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Feliks Kalinowski was born on 6 August 1901 in Lódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Skarb (1949) and Dzwony wieczorne. Róze i kolce zakazanej milosci (1927). He died on 7 January 1970 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Jani Christou was born on 9 January 1926 in Heliopolis, Egypt. He was a composer, known for The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), Agapanthemon (1982) and Dikaios kai adikos logos (1993). He was married to Theresia Horemi. He died on 8 January 1970 in Athens, Greece.- Paul Niven was an actor, known for The Vice Squad (1969), 1960 Presidential Debates (1960) and Years of Crisis (1950). He died on 8 January 1970 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Editor
- Additional Crew
Danny B. Landres was born on 10 March 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Danny B. was an editor, known for Thriller (1960), Schlitz Playhouse (1951) and Arrest and Trial (1963). Danny B. died on 8 January 1970 in Bishop, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Music Department
Georgius was born on 3 June 1891 in Mantes-la-Ville, Yvelines, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Pas de femmes (1932), Un train dans la nuit (1934) and Maison hantée (1933). He was married to Huguette Proye, Marcelle Irvin and Julia Bidault. He died on 8 January 1970 in Paris, France.- Make-Up Department
- Actor
Atos Berg was born on 13 February 1894 in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Säg det i toner (1929), Fredløs (1935) and Husband by Proxy (1927). He died on 8 January 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Nazir Ajmeri was a director and writer, known for Dil Ke Tukre (1965), Shohrat (1957) and Beqarar (1950). He died on 9 January 1970 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.- Ellen Tõkke was born on 25 November 1917. She was an actress, known for Pimedad aknad (1968). She died on 9 January 1970 in Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia].
- Mieczyslaw Grydzewski was born on 27 December 1894 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He died on 9 January 1970 in London, England, UK.
- Talented singer/songwriter Billy Stewart was discovered by Bo Diddley in 1956. He had great chart success in 1965 and 1966 with consecutive hits: "I Do Love You", "Sitting In The Park", "Secret Love" and a unique upbeat scat-singing version of "Summertime", from "Porgy and Bess", which has become a rock standard today.
- William Gade was born on 21 January 1893. He was an actor, known for Die Königsloge (1929), 52 Wochen sind ein Jahr (1955) and Das kleine und das große Glück (1953). He died on 10 January 1970 in Dresden, German Democratic Republic.
- Pavel Belyayev was a Soviet fighter pilot with extensive experience in piloting different types of aircraft. He was the first commander of the cosmonaut corps and the cosmonaut who commanded the historic Voskhod 2 mission which saw the first man walk in space in 1965.
He was born on 26 June 1925, in Chelishchevo, now Babushkinsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. In 1942, Belyayev took on temporary work as a turner in a factory and later became a check operator in the Sinarsk pipes factory in support of the war effort. He applied to the special air force school in Sverdlovsk but failed to gain admission. He then attempted to join a fighting ski unit as a volunteer, but was again rejected because he was too young. In 1943, just prior to turning 18, he was called up. He then entered the 3rd Sarapul School where he began training as a naval pilot. He graduated in 1944 and then moved to the Stalin Naval Air School.
Belyayev graduated as a military pilot in 1945 with the rank of junior lieutenant. The war had ended in the west, so Belyayev was sent to defend Russia's eastern regions. He flew Yakovlev, Lavochkin and MiG fighters in the final days of the war against the Japanese, August 1945. Belyayev remained in the East for the next decade, being stationed largely in Siberia. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1947. In 1948 he married Tatyana Prikazchikova. In 1950 he was promoted to senior lieutenant. During this time he flew seven different aircraft types and came to be considered one of the Soviet Union's most gifted commander pilots. He was awarded the Distinguished Combat service medal in 1953. In 1954 he was promoted to captain. While he remained fond of hunting, he also enjoyed more academic pursuits in his downtime including reading and writing poetry and playing the piano and accordion. In 1956 Belyayev succeeded in gaining entry into advanced studies at the Red Banner Air Force Academy. He graduated in 1959 as military pilot second class and with the rank of major.
During Belyayev's final studies at the Red banner Air Force Academy he had been interviewed and tested for possible inclusion in the space program. The selectors were impressed by his ability to withstand high g-Forces. Belyayev was sent to Air Squadron 661 4th IAD of the Black Sea Fleet. A month later he was appointed commander of the regiment's 241st squadron. By the time he was finally selected he had logged over 1,000 hours flight time in both piston and jet aircraft and had also completed approximately 40 parachute jumps. Belyayev reported for assignment at the newly formed TsPK (cosmonaut training centre) on 25 March 1960. At 34, he was the oldest candidate accepted into the program. As a major he was the highest ranking candidate and the only one to have seen active service in World War II. Because of his senior rank, Belyayev became the first commander of the cosmonaut corps. Belyayev and Vladimir Komarov (2 years Belyayev's junior) were the only candidates to have Air Force Academy training. Yuri Gagarin nicknamed the two senior officers "The Professors". In August Belyayev fractured his lower leg just above the ankle in parachute training, an accident that delayed his progress by approximately 12 months and excluded him from any early space flights. Due to the severity of the injury it seemed unlikely that Belyayev would be readmitted to the program, but he worked constantly to recover and regain his fitness. After a year's absence he passed his medical and returned to training.
After the success of the first Voskhod mission in 1964, a second more technically demanding mission was planned for 1965. Its primary aim was to have a cosmonaut leave the capsule and "space-walk". Belyayev was confirmed as prime crew commander of Voskhod 2 just 3 days prior to launch. There had been concern about his mission fitness following a poor performance in the altitude chamber testing 2 months before. It was his crewman Alexey Leonov who finally reported that "Those responsible for the malfunction were the factory specialists supporting the equipment", and that Belyayev had successfully corrected the fault himself, thereby also taking responsibility for the problem himself. Leonov, who had been chosen to perform the space walk described how he preferred to have Belyayev as his mission commander over Khrunov. "I lobbied hard for Pasha, whom I thought more capable than Khrunov. I had worked with him more; I trusted him."
Voskhod 2 launched with Belyayev and Leonov on board on 18 March 1965. Belyayev's call sign was Diamond and his designation as mission commander was 1.
After Leonov successfully performed the first space walk, Belyayev prepared to return to Earth. Belyayev had to perform a manual reentry when the automatic reentry system failed. This required Belyayev to use the equipped Vzor navigation device to orient the capsule. Due to the cramped conditions inside the capsule and its poor design, Belyayev had to lie across the seats to use the Vzor while Leonov held him in place. Belyayev asked Leonov to check the craft's attitude, a move which caused the craft to overshoot its intended landing area by approximately 2,000 km because of the extra time this took. Upon landing Belyayev had to force open the hatch after the explosive bolts failed to open it. Belyayev then had to pull Leonov, whose legs had become jammed under the TV screen console, out of the capsule. After spending a night back inside the capsule in extremely cold conditions, the crew were met by an advance rescue party the following morning. It took another day to clear a spot in the forest for a rescue helicopter to land 9 km from the landing site.
After the success of the mission Belyayev and Leonov were awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal, given 15,000 rubles, a Volga car and 45 days leave.
Apollo 15 commander, astronaut Dave Scott recalled meeting Belyayev at the 1967 Paris Air Show, when he and other NASA representatives visited the Russian pavilion. "He was really gracious... Belyayev was a very positive, thoughtful guy, a real leader; I liked him a lot." On a reciprocal visit to the American pavilion, Belyayev disclosed that he had been "the first cosmonaut to bring his mission back to Earth on manual control".
He was originally to fly the Vostok 8 mission into Earth's Van Allen radiation belt, but this was cancelled.
Belyayev died five years after the Voskhod 2 mission in 1970 from peritonitis that resulted from an operation on a stomach ulcer. He is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. - Actress
- Additional Crew
Wanda Cantlon was born on 24 January 1919 in Mulberry, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950), Red Rock Outlaw (1949) and Trigger Tales (1951). She was married to Milton A. Arnold and Mosier B. Helm. She died on 11 January 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.