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- Sound Department
Aaby Wedin was born on 19 January 1908 in Karlshamn, Blekinge län, Sweden. He is known for Wild Strawberries (1957), The Seventh Seal (1957) and The Virgin Spring (1960). He died on 3 May 1993 in Djursholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Writer
Aage Dons was born on 19 March 1903 in Svanholm, Denmark. He was a writer, known for Synd (1948). He died on 20 October 1993 in Frederiksberg, Denmark.- Aase Hansen was born on 13 January 1935 in Denmark. She was an actress, known for Twist and Shout (1984), Sirup (1990) and Everything for the Woman (1964). She died on 25 February 1993 in Denmark.
- Abbu Shah was an actor, known for Dubai Chalo (1979), General Bakht Khan (1979) and Dilawar Khan (1988). He died on 6 June 1993 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Abdallah Gheith was born on 28 January 1930 in Egypt. He was an actor, known for The Message (1976), Bayaet el ward (1959) and Asr el-Quwwah (1991). He died on 13 March 1993 in Egypt.
- Abdel Azim Abdel Haq was born on 12 December 1912 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for The Terrorism and the Kebab (1992), Makhlab el kot (1961) and The Land of Hypocrisy (1968). He died on 12 May 1993 in Cairo, Egypt.
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Abdul Jabbar Khan was born on 20 April 1916 in Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Munshiganj, Bangladesh]. He was a writer and director, known for Jowar Elo (1962), Naach Ghar (1963) and Mukh O Mukhosh (1956). He died on 28 December 1993 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Aben Kandel was born on 15 August 1897 in Romania. Aben was a writer, known for She Gets Her Man (1935), Konga (1961) and Berserk (1967). Aben died on 28 January 1993 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Indian actor who turned later in life to primarily spiritual roles, in Hindi and Bengali films. He made his debut onscreen in Nauk Dubi in 1947 and worked for many years with top Indian directors. In the 1970s, his life took a spiritual turn and he became a follower of Dadaji, the Indian activist and philosopher. He wrote a 1989 book about his experiences, Destiny with Dadaji. In later years, he played numerous deities in religious and mystical films. He played the god Lord Vishnu in many films. He died in 1993.
- Director
- Art Director
Abidin Dino was born on 23 March 1913 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a director and art director, known for Goal! The World Cup (1966) and Shakhtyory (1937). He died on 7 December 1993 in Paris, France.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Director
Abbey, as his friends called him was a big agent in Hollywood. He handled people such as Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Jayne Mansfield, David Janssen, and Mark and Clark the twin piano twins. He lived in Louie B. Mayers guest house outside the LB Mayer estate. His close associate for many years was Guy Snieder. He sued Dean and Jerry after their breakup and won the case. The money he received is unknown.- Absalon was born on 26 December 1964 in Ashdod, Israel. He died on 10 October 1993 in Paris, France.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Achille Zavatta was born on 6 May 1915 in La Goulette, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He was an actor and composer, known for Les dossiers de l'agence O (1968), Du sang sous le chapiteau (1957) and Rien ne va plus (1964). He died on 16 November 1993 in Ouzouer-des-Champs, Loiret, France.- Aco Djorcev was born on 19 September 1933 in Negotino, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Happy New Year (1986), Hi-Fi (1987) and Junacko koleno (1984). He died on 26 July 1993 in Skopje, Macedonia.
- Acre Kari was born on 12 November 1929 in Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland (now: Jyväskylä, Finland). He died on 24 April 1993 in Tampere, Finland.
- Ad van Gessel was born in 1923. He was an actor, known for De wonderbaarlijke avonturen van Professor Vreemdeling (1977), Memorandum van een dokter (1963) and Per ongeluk (1971). He died on 9 March 1993.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Adam Aston was born on 17 September 1902 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Czarna perla (1934), Love Conquers All (1935) and The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka (2017). He died on 10 January 1993 in London, England, UK.- Addison Greene was born on 10 December 1932. He was an actor, known for One Down, Two to go (1982), Another World (1964) and Naked Evil (1966). He died on 5 July 1993.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Adelaide Louise Hall was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her family moved across the East River to Harlem, and it was here, among the rich and fertile renaissance of black culture in the 1920s, that Adelaide nurtured her dreams of becoming a star. Her first stage role was in 1921 in the chorus line of the all-black Broadway musical "Shuffle Along", which gave her a taste of the limelight. The show ran for 504 performances and then went on tour.
Her next stint on stage came in 1923, when she was featured in the all-black Broadway musical "Runnin' Wild." Of her performance, Variety wrote, " . . . picked from the chorus is Adelaide Hall, who can be termed a real find. She jazzes a number as Paul Whiteman would have it done, and her singing of 'Old Fashinoed Love' is a knockout." The show ran for 213 performances and then went on tour. In 1925 she toured Europe as lead in "The Chocolate Kiddies Revue". She introduced Europe to the Charleston dance and performed it to Duke Ellington's "Jig Walk" (the fact is that she was a sensation in Europe before the better known Josephine Baker--who always gets credited for introducing Europe to the Charleston--did.
In 1927 she recorded "Creole Love Call" on a record, backed by the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The record caused a furore after its release because of its blatantly sexual overtones, but it went on to sell millions of copies and is still selling. It is widely regarded as among the most famous and important jazz recordings ever made. It introduced "scat singing" to the general public, and catapulted Adelaide and Ellington to international stardom. The next year Adelaide starred on Broadway in "Blackbirds of 1928" with Bill Robinson (aka "Bojangles"). The show went on to become the longest-running all-black revue ever to appear on Broadway, a record that remains unbroken. The show gave Adelaide three hit songs: "I Can't Give You Anything but Love", "Diga Diga Do" and "I Must Have That Man." She and Bojangles became the black equivalent to Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire and the show made her the first black international superstar (Josephine Baker at the time was only a star in Europe, not the US). In 1929 she performed in the "Blackbirds of 1928" revue in Paris, France, at the world-famous Moulin Rouge for three months. The New Amsterdan News reported that "Adelaide Hall takes Paris by storm." The next year she returned to Broaeway and co-starred with Bojangles in "Brown Buddies", to great acclaim. In 1931 she began a world tour that lasted for almost two years and took her to two continents, played to over a million people and made her the wealthiest black woman in America. During the tour she discovered the blind pianist Art Tatum, whom she employed as her pianist. In 1934 she starred at Harlem's Cotton Club for eight months in one of the club's most successful revue, during which she introduced Harold Arlen's timeless classic "Ill Wind" and the raunchy "Primitive Prima Donna", which were especially written for her. She made her film debut the next year in the musical short An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935) for Vitaphone, which also starred The Nicholas Brothers.
She moved to Paris in 1936 and for the next three years toured extensively all over Europe. She starred in a production of "The Sun Never Sets" at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1938 with Todd Duncan, with music by Cole Porter. In 1939 she settled in Great Britain, where she spent the remainder of her life. She appeared in the classic fantasy The Thief of Bagdad (1940) in 1940, and during the war she joined ENSA and toured military facilities in Britain and abroad, entertaining the troops, and at the end of the war she was actually one of the first entertainers to perform in Germany.
For the next 20 years Adelaide was Britain's most famous and successful black female vocalist. She had numerous shows on the BBC, including "Harlem in Mayfair" (1939), "Dark Sohistication" (1943), "Starlight" (1947), "Variety in Sepia" (1949), "Black Magic" (1949), and "Old Songs for New". She also made over 50 recordings for Decca Records. In 1951 she starred in Cole Porter's musical "Kiss Me Kate" at London's Coliseum Theatre, a show that ran for a year, then went on tour. The next year she starred in "Love from Judy" at London's Saville Theatre, which also ran fora year and then went on tour. In 1956 she starred in "Someone to Talk To" at London's Duchess Theatre. The next year she returned to the US and starred on Broadway in the musical "Jamaica" with Lena Horne.
The 1960s were not good career-wise for Adelaide, and her star faded considerably. Horever, in 1979 she appeared in the Newport Jazz Festival's production of "Black Broadway" and te next year she and Elisabeth Welch and Edith Wilson starred in a production of the show at New York's Town Hall. In 1983 she returned to New York City for a surprise guest appearance at Eubie Blakes 100th birthday concert. On April 1 of that year Adelaide starred in "Sacred Music Of Duke Ellington", which was performed at St Paul's Cathedral in London and televised. In 1985 she appeared on numerous British television shows including "A Royal Celebration . . . Forty Years of Peace", "Omnibus,The Cotton Club Comes to The Ritz" and an episode of The South Bank Show (1978) called "The Real Cotton Club". In 1986 Adelaide appeared on the British TV show "Chasing A Rainbow." Returning to New York two years later, she starred in a concert at the famed Carnegie Hall. In 1989 her biographical documentary Sophisticated Lady (1989) premiered at the London Film Festival and made its TV debut the next year.
In 1990 Adelaide recorded and released three albums: "I Touched a Star", "Hall of Memories" and "Live at the Riverside". She performed in concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in 1991 at age 90 in "A Tribute to Adelaide Hall". On Mardch 4 of the following year she once more journeyed to New York, this time for a two-day appearance at Carnegie Hall. Unfortunately, this was her last performance. She died of pneumonia in London, England, on November 7, 1993.- Adelaide Phillpotts was born on 23 April 1896 in Ealing, London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Yellow Sands (1938), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Yellow Sands (1948). She was married to Nicholas Ross. She died on 4 June 1993 in Bude, Cornwall, England, UK.
- Adelaide Rendelle was born on 19 February 1902 in Cairo, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for My Home Town (1925). She was married to Rascal Conklin McPherson and Fred Grieve. She died on 17 March 1993 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Adele Claire was born on 11 September 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Destructors (1968), Kill the Golden Goose (1979) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972). She died on 8 March 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Adele Girard was born on 25 June 1913 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Biggest Little Ticket (1994), Floor Show (1948) and Stage Show (1954). She was married to Joe Marsala. She died on 7 September 1993 in Denver, Colorado, USA.- Director
- Producer
Ademar Guerra was born on 10 September 1933 in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and producer, known for Grande Teatro Tupi (1951), Urgente (Um Namorado Para Sheila) (1959) and Gente Como a Gente (1963). He died on 19 February 1993 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.- Adolfo García Grau was born on 9 July 1928 in Mataderos, Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Operación Ja-Ja (1963), Mujeres perdidas (1964) and Lindor Covas, el cimarrón (1963). He died on 24 June 1993 in Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina.
- Adolph Bresciano was born on 6 August 1948 in Montreal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Spectrum Wrestling (1977), Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) and WrestleMania VI (1990). He was married to Diane Rivest. He died on 10 March 1993 in Vimont, Laval, Quebec, Canada.
- Adriana Facchetti was born on 6 January 1921 in Desenzano del Garda, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Enchanted April (1991), Payment in Blood (1967) and Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960). She died on 6 October 1993 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Adrianne Allen was married to Raymond Massey from 1929 to 1939. The Masseys were great friends with William and Dorothy Whitney, who were divorced in the late 1930s. William was an international lawyer, and Adrianne went to him for the divorce. Shortly after the divorce of Adrianne and Raymond, William and Adrianne married, as did Raymond and Dorothy Whitney, and all lived happily ever after. Adrianne and Bill lived in London before and during WWII and Adrianne's children, Daniel Massey and Anna Massey, spent much of their time with the Whitneys. In the 1950s, Adrianne and Bill moved to Glion-sur-Montreux, Switzerland, where they lived out their days.
- Afanasi Salynsky was born on 9 September 1920 in Smolensk, Russia. He was a writer, known for Vzorvannyy ad (1967), Khleb i rozy (1960) and Chelovek s budushchim (1961). He died on 22 August 1993 in Moscow, Russia.
- Afzal Nazir was an actor, known for Wehshi (1956). He died on 8 July 1993 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Agnes Lauchlan was born on 10 February 1905 in Putney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Young Mr. Pitt (1942), Ann Veronica (1964) and Persuasion (1960). She died on 28 August 1993 in Surrey, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Music Department
Agnes de Mille was born on 18 September 1905 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Oklahoma! (1955), The Ragamuffin (1916) and Carousel (1956). She was married to Walter Foy Prude. She died on 7 October 1993 in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Agustin Lopez Zavala was an actor, known for La recta final (1966), Why Was I Born a Woman? (1970) and Mi segunda madre (1989). He died on 3 June 1993 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Aidan Crawley was born on 10 April 1908 in Benenden, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Escape (1957), Adventure in Industry (1957) and See It Now (1951). He was married to Virginia Spencer Cowles. He died on 3 November 1993 in Farthinghoe, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
- Aimo Paapio was born on 7 December 1912 in Kotka, Finland. He was an actor, known for Teerenpeliä (1963), Kolmas laukaus (1959) and Make Like a Thief (1964). He died on 3 September 1993 in Vantaa, Finland.
- Airton Rodrigues was born on 6 April 1922 in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. He was married to Lolita Rodrigues. He died on 1 November 1993 in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Akira Yamanouchi was born on 11 July 1921 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), Koko ni sachi ari - Zempen: Yuwaku no miyako (1956) and Koko ni sachi ari - Kohen: Hana saku asa (1956). He was married to Misty OTA. He died on 29 October 1993 in Tokyo Japan.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Al Bain was born on 5 October 1907 in Vilna, Russia. He was an actor, known for Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938) and Butch Minds the Baby (1942). He died on 7 April 1993 in DeLand, Florida, USA.- Al Duvall was born on 16 January 1913 in Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Safari (1940), Jungle Jim (1937) and While Thousands Cheer (1940). He died on 10 August 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
Al Jennings was born on 1 November 1909 in Indiana, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Deliverance (1972), Point Blank (1967) and The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959). He was married to Juanita Pierce Neal. He died on 20 December 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Al Quagliata was born on 25 November 1930 in Ivoryton, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Poison (1991), Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990) and Thank You and Good Night (1991). He died on 12 December 1993 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Al Rose was born on 3 February 1916 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Pretty Baby (1978), Storyville (1974) and All You Need Is Love (1977). He died on 16 December 1993.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Al Trace was born on 25 December 1900 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for You Were Never Really Here (2017), That Wonderful Worrisome Feeling (1944) and Rustlers of the Badlands (1945). He died on 31 August 1993 in Sun City West, Arizona, USA.- Mafia hitman Aladena "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno was born in a small town near Naples, Italy, in 1913. When he was a young boy his family emigrated to the US and settled in the "Little Italy" section of Cleveland, OH. He found school boring and, after gaining a reputation as a troublemaker and getting into one too many scrapes with school officials, was expelled. He started his criminal career by stealing produce from fruit stands and, when the police showed up, running away "like a weasel", as his friends called it. That earned him the nickname of "Jimmy the Weasel".
As a teenager he went to work for a local gambler and learned the ins and outs of that profession. He soon graduated from running gambling games to robbing games run by other gamblers, but he had a bit more to learn about that--in 1937 he was caught by the police, and wound up with an eight-year stretch in prison for robbery. While he was there his wife Jewel divorced him. Upon his release from prison in 1945 Fratianno left Cleveland and headed west to Los Angeles, to rejoin his ex-wife Jewel and remarry her.
After establishing himself in L.A., Fratianno set up a bookmaking operation with mobsters Frank Bompensiero (aka "Bomp") and Giolamo Adamo, who were part of the Jack Dragna crime family. He rose quickly through the ranks and in 1947 became a "made" member of that family. It was then that he realized the kind of power and influence gangsters had--he once recalled, "You can go into various businesses and people will deal with you because of what you represent. See, you've got all this power. Nobody fucks with you. We can get things done nobody else can". He decided that this was the life for him.
However, he was more than just a mob bookmaker--he was also a mob killer. By his own admission he was involved in the murders of 11 men, five of whom he himself helped kill (one of them being an associate of infamous L.A. gangster Mickey Cohen named Frankie Niccoli, who he killed on Dragna's orders). In 1954 Fratianno was arrested by Los Angeles police for extortion. Tried and convicted, he spent the next six years in prison. When he was released he knew that his former boss Dragna had died and that the organization was now run by a mobster (and USC-educated attorney) named Frank DeSimone. Unhappy with DeSimone's leadership, Fratianno and his buddy Bompensiero left the L.A. family and transferred to the Chicago outfit, and with help from his long-time gangster friend Johnny Roselli was accepted as a member of the Chicago family in the 1960s, although he remained living in the Los Angeles area.
In the mid-'60s Fratianno and his wife started a trucking company--a legitimate one--and it soon became a success, grossing almost $1.5 million per year. However, in 1966 a newspaper in El Centro (CA) learned Fratianno was working there and not paying all of his employees' workers compensation and other benefits. After doing an investigation, the paper published an in-depth story about Fratianno's company, revealing his past mob associations. He was arrested and tried on a variety of charges relating to the setting up and running of the company. He was eventually acquitted, but he and his wife Jewel--who was his partner in the company--lost the business.
On August 4, 1967, Frank DeSimone suddenly died of a heart attack. The next L.A. mob boss elected was Nick Licata. Jimmy never liked Licata, either, but after being boss for six years, Licata died on October 19, 1974. Dominic Brooklier (also known as Jimmy Regace) then took over as mob boss. The L.A. organization was soon back "in the black". Brooklier himself, however, was targeted by state and local authorities and eventually arrested on a variety of charges, tried and imprisoned. Fratianno returned to the L.A. family from the Chicago outfit to help Louis Tom Dragna run the family (Dragna took over as boss with Fratianno assisting temporarily while Brooklier was in prison). In 1976, at the urging of his longtime friend, capo Frank Bompensiero, Fratianno decided to get the L.A. mob involved in the burgeoning pornographic film industry in L.A., and he became involved with shaking down a porn production/distribution company called Forex. However, Fratianno came to learn that Forex was actually an FBI sting, a front set up to ensnare L.A. mobsters trying to shake down pornographers. He also realized that Bompensiero, who had gotten them involved in Forex in the first place, was an FBI informant. After consulting with the imprisoned Brooklier, L.A. mob associates decided that Bompensiero had to go. On Feb. 10, 1977, mob associate Thomas Ricciardi shot and killed "Bomp" near an AM/PM gas station in San Diego. Jack LoCiero drove the getaway car.
Bomp's murder, however, did not end Fratianno's problems. He soon discovered that there was a contract out on his life. He decided the best way for him to stay alive was to trade his knowledge of the inner workings of the mob for protection from the government and began negotiations with the FBI, eventually entering the US Marshals Service Witness Protection Program. He became a government witness and ended up testifying in trials of such major mob figures as Funzie Tieri, Tony Salerno, Mike Rizzitello, Joseph Aiuppa, Carmine Persico and Fratianno's former mob boss Dominic Brooklier.
Fratianno also authored a best-selling book with Ovid Demaris, called "The Last Mafioso". He later wrote a second book with author Michael Zuckerman, titling it "Vengeance Is Mine". In 1991, after the second book, the Marshals Service decided to drop him from witness protection, even though the FBI protested vigorously (earlier, as part of his agreement with the feds, Fratianno served a few years in jail, and in 1981 he and his wife Jean entered the Witness Protection Program). However, the Marshals Service decided that it wasn't "a retirement plan for former mobsters", and that they no longer needed Fratianno as a witness.
Jimmy Fratianno died peacefully, in his sleep, in 1993 of Alzheimer's disease in Oklahoma. He was 79. - Actor
- Music Department
- Composer
Alan Clare was born on 31 May 1921 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for The Avengers (1961), Seven Keys (1961) and Oh in Colour (1970). He was married to Bloom Rose Houtman. He died on 29 November 1993.- Alan Keeston Lowery was born on 17 November 1949 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Alan Keeston died on 29 August 1993 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
- Alan Kulwicki was born on 14 December 1954 in Greenfield, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 1 April 1993 in Blountville, Tennessee, USA.
- Alan Wells was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963). He died on 18 April 1993 in the UK.
- Alba Castellanos was born in Argentina. She was an actress, known for Trampa para un soñador (1980), Ocho estrellas en busca del amor (1964) and Teatro 9 (1964). She was married to Raúl Calviño. She died on 4 May 1993 in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Albert Collins was born on 1 October 1932 in Leona, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Casino (1995). He was married to Gwendolyn Collins. He died on 24 November 1993 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.