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Barry Wong was born on 1 January 1946 in Wuzhou, China. He was a writer and actor, known for Fight Back to School (1991), Hard Boiled (1992) and The Killer (1989). He died on 1 January 1992 in Hong Kong.- Producer
- Actor
M.J. Frankovich was born on 29 September 1909 in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for The Shootist (1976), Cactus Flower (1969) and The Looking Glass War (1970). He was married to Binnie Barnes and Georgiana Feagans. He died on 1 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Rita Kenaston was born on 25 November 1923 in California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Lieutenant (1963) and The Andy Griffith Show (1960). She died on 1 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Joe Geil was born on 23 October 1927 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Mail and Female (1937), Give Out, Sisters (1942) and The Pigskin Palooka (1937). He died on 1 January 1992 in Long Beach, California, USA.
- Grace Hopper was born on 9 December 1906 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Vincent Foster Hopper. She died on 1 January 1992 in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
- John D. Jennings was born on 16 April 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was a producer, known for The Face of Jesus (1961). He died on 1 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Francis Marion was born on 22 July 1905 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for The Legion of Death (1918), Perils of the Secret Service (1917) and Hearts of the World (1918). He died on 1 January 1992 in Medford, Oregon, USA.
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
Jean-Louis Rolland was born on 25 November 1942 in Paris. He was an actor and producer, known for Race for the Bomb (1987), Le combat de Jade (2007) and A Room in Town (1982). He died on 1 January 1992 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.- Actress
- Soundtrack
London-born actress, daughter of the King's Counsel, St. John Field, educated in Paris and Vienna. Her mother, a cousin of famous Confederate General Robert E. Lee, chose the name "Virginia" as homage to Lee's beloved home state. Virginia also had an actress aunt, Auriol Lee, who paved the way for her debut on the stage. She first appeared in "This Side Idolatry" in 1933 (with Leslie Howard). She was later signed by 20th Century Fox (actually by standing in at a screen test as a favour to another actress), but was quickly typecast as the "other woman" or as perfunctory second fiddle to "Charlie Chan" and "Mr. Moto". She had greater success on Broadway, where she starred in the screwball comedy "The Doughgirls" (1942) at the Lyceum Theatre, and the Moss Hart farce "Light Up the Sky" (1948), with Sam Levene, Barry Nelson and Glenn Anders.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ginette Leclerc was born on 9 February 1912 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Nuit sans fin (1947), The Baker's Wife (1938) and La maison dans la dune (1952). She was married to Lucien Leclerc. She died on 2 January 1992 in Paris, France.- Peter Randt was born on 16 December 1928. He was an actor, known for Diese Drombuschs (1983), The Country Doctor (1987) and Vertrauen gegen Vertrauen (1986). He died on 2 January 1992.
- Tibor Gallai was born on 15 July 1912 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He died on 2 January 1992 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Actor
- Costume Designer
Ladislav Hrebacka was born on 31 October 1929 in Postorná, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and costume designer, known for Pohádka svatojánské noci (1982), Dospeláci muzou vsechno (1970) and Dotyky (1989). He died on 2 January 1992 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].- Actress
- Soundtrack
Dame Judith Anderson was born Frances Margaret Anderson on February 10, 1897 in Adelaide, South Australia. She began her acting career in Australia before moving to New York in 1918. There she established herself as one of the greatest theatrical actresses and was a major star on Broadway throughout the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Her notable stage works included the role of Lady Macbeth, which she played first in the 1920s, and gave an Emmy Award-winning television performance in Macbeth (1960). Anderson's long association with Euripides' "Medea" began with her acclaimed Tony Award-winning 1948 stage performance in the title role. She appeared in the television version of Medea (1983) in the supporting character of the Nurse.
Anderson made her Hollywood film debut under director Rowland Brown in a supporting role in Blood Money (1933). Her striking, not conventionally attractive features were complemented with her powerful presence, mastery of timing and an effortless style. Anderson made a film career as a supporting character actress in several significant films including Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940), for which she was Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actress. She worked with director Otto Preminger in Laura (1944), then with René Clair in And Then There Were None (1945). Her remarkable performance in a supporting role in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) fit in a stellar acting ensemble under director Richard Brooks.
Anderson was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1960 Queen's New Year's Honours List for her services to the performing arts. Living in Santa Barbara in her later years, she also had a successful stint on the soap opera Santa Barbara (1984) and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1984. In the same year, at age 87, she appeared in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) as the High Priestess, and was nominated for a Saturn Award for that role. She was awarded Companion of the Order of Australia in the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to the performing arts. Anderson died at age 94 of pneumonia on January 3, 1992 in Santa Barbara, California.- Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Dugas was born on 16 April 1910 in New York, USA. He is known for The Madmen of Mandoras (1963), They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968) and The Human Duplicators (1965). He died on 3 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Ann Kostant was born on 6 May 1906 in New York, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Street Scene (1931). She died on 3 January 1992 in Beacon, New York, USA.
- Eva Svobodová was born on 1 May 1907 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Dobrý voják Svejk (1957), Skeleton on Horseback (1937) and Zizkovská romance (1958). She died on 3 January 1992 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Pentti Koskimies was born on 16 March 1922 in Helsinki, Finland. He died on 3 January 1992.
- Jim Lee Howell was born on 9 March 1915 in Lonoke, Arkansas, USA. He died on 4 January 1992 in Lonoke, Arkansas, USA.
- Wilfred Arthur Mawson was born in 1901 in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. Wilfred Arthur was a producer, known for The Set (1970). Wilfred Arthur died on 4 January 1992 in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- Béatrice Lord was an actress, known for Cinq à sec (1977), J'aurais jamais dû croiser son regard... (1989) and Une fille cousue de fil blanc (1977). She died on 4 January 1992 in France.
- Actor
William Walker was born on 28 January 1917 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was an actor. He died on 4 January 1992 in Lancaster, California, USA.- Editor
- Editorial Department
Chester W. Schaeffer was born on 9 September 1902 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an editor, known for The Well (1951), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and Thunder in the Sun (1959). He was married to Sara Connon Schaeffer. He died on 5 January 1992 in Santa Clara, California, USA.- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Bent Christensen was born on 28 May 1929 in Gunderup, Denmark. He was a director and actor, known for Harry and the Butler (1961), Naboerne (1966) and Attentat (1980). He died on 6 January 1992 in Keldernæs, Denmark.- Elaine McKenna was born on 24 March 1937 in Australia. She was an actress, known for A Test of Love (1984), Prisoner (1979) and Carson's Law (1983). She was married to Tim Evans. She died on 6 January 1992 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Johnny Strong was born on 14 August 1920 in Jamestown, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Fear (1946) and Let's Go Stepping (1945). He died on 6 January 1992 in Yucaipa, California, USA.
- Marta Straszna was born on 28 November 1920 in Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for The Beads of One Rosary (1980), Na strazy swej stac bede (1984) and Do góry nogami (1983). She died on 6 January 1992 in Mainz, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
Gheorghe Turcu was born on 26 May 1928 in Timisoara, Romania. He was a director and writer, known for Portretul unui necunoscut (1961), O mica întîmplare (1957) and Avalansa (1959). He died on 6 January 1992 in Bucharest, Romania.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Director
Richard Hunt did not have a face known to many -- his voice was known more than anything else. He was a major stronghold behind Jim Henson's "Muppets". 'Scooter', 'Janice', 'Sweetums' and a few others, were some of the "Muppets" that Richard was a performer and puppeteer of. He helped pave the way for Jim Henson and his company from the 1970s through the early 90s, until his surprising death in 1992 of AIDS.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Editor
Budapest-born Endre Marton began in the film industry as an editor and assistant director with Vita and Sascha Films in Vienna. Following a brief sojourn in Hollywood with Ernst Lubitsch in 1923, he returned to Germany, having being signed as chief editor by the Tobis company. He made his directorial debut with an independently produced British mystery, Dreary House (1928). As a Jew, he was one of many talented film makers forced to flee Germany after the Nazis rose to power.
Marton had spent much of his youth in the Tyrolean Alps, nurturing an adventurous spirit and developing a fondness for spectacular mountain scenery and skiing. This was certainly a contributing factor to his being hired by MGM, initially to direct the ski sequences for Greta Garbo's Two-Faced Woman (1941). Later, his work was increasingly typified by outdoor adventure subjects, like The Wild North (1952), Green Fire (1954) and Storm Over Tibet (1952) (a remake of his earlier effort Der Dämon des Himalaya (1935), a Swiss production shot on location in Tibet). Taking risks was always inherent in Marton's preoccupation with achieving suspense and an authentic feel for location. For instance, during the filming for 'The Wild North' in Sun Valley, Idaho, he and actor Stewart Granger fell into an icy crevice and were trapped there for more than two hours. One of his more prestigious assignments came about by chance, when he was tasked with replacing Compton Bennett as director of King Solomon's Mines (1950), after the latter had been taken ill.
His chief claim to fame, however, lay in some excellent work as second-unit director, notably in charge of the chariot race for William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959), as well as of the Normandy invasion sequences for the World War II epic The Longest Day (1962). After his contract with MGM expired in 1954, Marton founded his own production company in conjunction with fellow Hungarian émigrés Ivan Tors and Laslo Benedek. He later concentrated on TV adventure series, helming the pilots, respectively for Daktari (1966) and Cowboy in Africa (1967).- Actor
- Additional Crew
Daniele Vargas was born on 20 April 1922 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959), Invincible Masked Rider (1963) and The Arena (1974). He died on 7 January 1992 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Jhean Burton was born on 18 May 1928 in Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for A Bucket of Blood (1959), Peter Gunn (1958) and The Fugitive (1963). She was married to Ned Glass. She died on 7 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
David Lindup was born on 10 May 1928 in East Preston, Sussex, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), The Full Monty (1997) and Lord of the Flies (1990). He was married to Nadia Cattouse. He died on 7 January 1992 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK.- Hranislav Rasic was born on 7 August 1931 in Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Koze (1982), Sunce tudjeg neba (1968) and Miris dunja (1982). He died on 7 January 1992 in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
- Rózsi Csikós was born on 11 November 1917 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for Sprung ins Glück (1937), Bakaruhában (1957) and Filléres gyors (1932). She was married to Szabolcs Fényes. She died on 7 January 1992 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Director
- Writer
Antonis Vogiazos was born on 10 October 1930 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was a director and writer, known for Yashamaq gözäldir, qardashim! (1966), To theatro tis Defteras (1970) and Variant 'Omega' (1975). He died on 7 January 1992.- Sammy Gervon was born on 21 September 1904. He was an actor, known for The Radio Detective (1926) and Perils of the Wild (1925). He died on 7 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Gerhard Mensching, Ph.D. was born 1932 in Riga, Latvia as a member of the Baltic-German minority. His father Gustav Mensching (1901-1978) was a well-known German professor of religious studies who teached in Riga and Bonn (Germany). Gerhard Mensching received a doctors degree in German studies and taught Literature for over 20 years as a senior lecturer at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (University of Bochum). His seminars in creative writing became very famous.
At the same time he was an internationally recognized puppeteer and wrote numerous children's books, stage plays, radio plays and novels. In 1989 he was the first award-winner of the "Literaturpreis der Bonner LESE". He also performed as an actor and director on stage. The TV Series Lemmi und die Schmöker (1973) was the result of his tireless efforts to make children and young people familiar with literature. It made his voice popular to most of the German children who grew up in the 70s. In 1992 he died unexpectedly.- Actor
- Writer
Long-faced, emaciated-looking character actor with a thin mustache and an impeccable English accent, Anthony Dawson was typecast in a variety of villainous roles in the 1950s and 1960s.
He was born Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Ida Violet (Kittel) and Eric Francis Dawson. His father was Scottish and his mother was of German and English descent. Dawson made his greatest impact in the Alfred Hitchcock classic Dial M for Murder (1954). He was excellent as Lesgate, seedy ex-Cambridge classmate of would-be wife murderer Wendice (Ray Milland). In the scene where Wendice blackmails him to commit the killing ("There were times I felt you belonged to me"), he is nervous and visibly torn between fear and avarice. Dawson gave similarly sinister performances in the thriller Midnight Lace (1960), where he menaced hapless Doris Day, and the Terence Fisher-directed Hammer horror The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) as Count Siniestro. In a film by Terence Young, the James Bond classic Dr. No (1962), Dawson played the geologist Prof. R.J.Dent, a henchman of the title character who attempts to assassinate the hero, then finds out to his cost what Bond's "license to kill" really means.
Dawson was also the first screen incarnation of Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld (in From Russia with Love (1963) and Thunderball (1965)), though the viewer only sees his hands stroking a white cat and hears the voice of Austrian actor Eric Pohlmann. A highly capable, immediately recognizable actor, Dawson deserved better roles than came his way after the mid-1960s. He eventually ended up playing small parts in minor Italian films and European co-productions, but should not be confused with the Italian horror director Antonio Margheriti who sometimes used the pseudonym 'Anthomy M. Dawson'.
An interesting footnote to Dawson's career are his unpublished memoirs, "Rambling Recollections", in which he vividly recalls meeting Hitchcock after first arriving in Hollywood. This took place at a dinner party given by the director at Perino's Restaurant in Los Angeles. Also present were 'Dial M' co-stars Grace Kelly and English actor John Williams. Dawson later escorted Kelly to her residence at Chateau Marmont, an apartment bloc on Sunset Strip. Dawson then intimated that an affair took place, which, however lasted just until Ray Milland arrived on the scene.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Marjorie Kane was born on 28 April 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Merrily We Live (1938), The Dentist (1932) and Up Popped the Ghost (1932). She died on 8 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Art Director
- Music Department
Zafar Iqbal was born on 25 September 1950 in Dacca, East Pakistan [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. He was an actor and art director, known for Shuktara (1988), Mastan (1975) and Noyoner Alo (1984). He died on 8 January 1992 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
John Winbolt was born on 14 December 1922 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Dr. No (1962), Thunderball (1965) and Goldfinger (1964). He died on 8 January 1992 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.- Animation Department
- Writer
- Director
Manuel Moreno was born on 30 August 1908 in Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for Jolly Little Elves (1934), Tramping Tramps (1930) and Hot for Hollywood (1930). He died on 8 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
- Music Department
- Writer
Tamás Blum was born on 19 June 1927 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Musical TV Theater (1970), Márta (1983) and Plusz egy fö (1966). He died on 8 January 1992 in Zürich, Switzerland.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Zoya Voskresenskaya was born on 28 April 1907 in Uzlovaya, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tula Oblast, Russia]. She was a writer, known for Serdtse materi (1966), Nadezhda (1973) and Vernost materi (1967). She died on 8 January 1992 in Moscow, Russia.- Nicolas Schoeffer was born on 6 September 1912 in Kalocsa, Hungary. He was a director, known for Fer chaud (1957), Sculptures, projections, peintures (1956) and Mayola (1958). He died on 8 January 1992 in Paris, France.
- Primarily known as a "B" movie bad guy of hundreds of films, husky actor Steve Brodie was born John Daugherty Stephens on November 25, 1919, in El Dorado, Kansas. Raised in Wichita, he dropped out of school and raced cars, boxed and worked on oil rigs to get by. He initially entertained a criminal law career but that interest quickly wore off after having to toil as a property boy.
A passion for acting then was instigated and Brodie found early work in summer stock. Changing his stage name to "Steve Brodie", a move to New York did not pay off but a subsequent move to Los Angeles did. He broke into films after being spotted by an MGM talent scout in a Hollywood theatre production entitled "Money Girls". Loaned out for his first film, Universal's Ladies Courageous (1944), Brodie appeared in a few tough-guy bit parts in such MGM films as Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), The Clock (1945) and Anchors Aweigh (1945) before he was dropped. It wasn't long before he was signed by RKO and it was with studio that his reputation as a heavy in westerns grew, with such roles as notorious outlaws Bob Dalton in Badman's Territory (1946) and Cole Younger in Return of the Bad Men (1948). In between those two pictures were strong roles in three film noir classics: Desperate (1947) (leading good guy), Crossfire (1947) and Out of the Past (1947) (both supporting baddies).
A hard-living, hard-drinking actor, Brodie married "B" actress Lois Andrews in 1946 but the couple divorced four years later, not long after appearing together in the western programmer Rustlers (1949). He married Barbara Savitt--the widow of bandleader Jan Savitt--in September of 1950 and the union produced son Kevin Brodie two years later (Kevin later became a producer/director). Steve's second marriage lasted until 1966.
Interest in Brodie eventually waned at the studio and his contract was not renewed. Freelancing elsewhere, he appeared as a lead in Rose of the Yukon (1949) and another classic film noir, Armored Car Robbery (1950), and also earned good parts in Home of the Brave (1949), The Steel Helmet (1951) and Lady in the Iron Mask (1952) (as the Musketeer Athos). Most of his post-RKO film work, however, would be in low-budgeters: I Cheated the Law (1949), The Great Plane Robbery (1950), Army Bound (1952), The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), Donovan's Brain (1953) and Under Fire (1957). He also appeared as the hero's nemesis in several Tim Holt / Richard Martin westerns, including The Arizona Ranger (1948), Guns of Hate (1948) and Brothers in the Saddle (1949). In the late 1950s he had leads in the "C"-level films Spy in the Sky! (1958), Arson for Hire (1959) and Here Come the Jets (1959).
A familiar presence on 1950s and 1960s TV, he worked on such crime series as Public Defender (1954), Hawaiian Eye (1959), Surfside 6 (1960), Perry Mason (1957), Burke's Law (1963) and such western series as The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) (recurring part), The Lone Ranger (1949), Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951), Laramie (1959), Sugarfoot (1957), Maverick (1957), Rawhide (1959), Gunsmoke (1955) and comedies including The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952), _"The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)_ (qav). He also appeared in a touring production of "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" starring Paul Douglas and Wendell Corey. The company ended abruptly when the liberal-minded Douglas, in a North Carolina interview, strongly criticized the conservative state and the resulting backlash forced the production's closure.
Brodie's later years were marred by drinking arrests. In the 1970s he made sporadic appearances, including a lead in the campy low-budget horror film The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) opposite Barbara Hale and a part in Delta Pi (1984) [aka "Mugsy's Girls"], which was written, produced and directed by son Kevin and was also his last film. He also provided voice work in commercials and showed up at nostalgia conventions, including The Knoxville Western Film Fair in 1991, less than a year before his death.
In 1973 Brodie married a third time, to Virginia Hefner, and they had a son Sean. Suffering from esophageal cancer and heart problems, Brodie died at age 72 on January 9, 1992, at a West Hills, California, hospital. - Bill Naughton was born on 12 June 1910 in Ballyhaunis, Ireland. He was a writer, known for Alfie (1966), The Family Way (1966) and Alfie (2004). He died on 9 January 1992 in Ballasalla, Isle of Man, UK.
- James Reed was born on 17 January 1913 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Prime Risk (1985), Mannequin: On the Move (1991) and Medical Center (1969). He died on 9 January 1992 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Animation Department
- Art Director
Claude Coats was born on 17 January 1913 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an art director, known for Lady and the Tramp (1955), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Dumbo (1941). He died on 9 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.