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- N!xau, a San from the Kalahari Desert, was discovered by director Jamie Uys and cast in the lead role in the 1980 movie The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980). He received only a few hundred dollars for his work in that film, but was astute enough to negotiate for over half a million for his appearance in the sequel, The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989). He reportedly suffered from tuberculosis during his life, and in early July 2003, Namibian officials based in the remote area of the Kalahari where N!xau lived, confirmed his death, though the exact cause of death was unknown. His age when he died was estimated to be 59, as not even N!xau himself was sure of his birthdate.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Actor, singer and songwriter Sorrells Pickard was born James W. Bazzell, Jr. on September 20, 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up on his family's peanut farm in Lovedale, Florida. Sorrells began his music career after graduating from high school; he fronted the rock'n'roll band Jimmy Bazzell and the Mardells in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Pickard eventually moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he appeared on the Grand Ole Opry, played bass for Tex Ritter and David Allan Coe, and wrote a large number of songs for such established country artists as Slim Whitman, Hank Thompson, David Rogers, Roy Clark, Kitty Wells, Del Reeves, Melba Montgomery, Kenny Price, and the Statler Brothers. Sorrells penned four songs for and played guitar on Ringo Starr's acclaimed 1970 country album "Beaucoups of Blues." In 1972 he recorded his self-titled debut album for the Decca record label. That same year Pickard served time in jail for possession of marijuana. Sorrells then went to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. He made his film debut in 1975 with an uncredited minor part in the movie "W.W. and the Dixie Dance Kings." Pickard acted in four films for writer/director Mark Griffiths: Excellent as a shrewd ex-con in the exciting chase thriller "Running Hot;" very engaging as aging wannabe playboy bachelor Carlton Ashby in the amusing lowbrow comedies "Hardbodies" and "Hardbodies 2," and a nice bit as a mean country singer in the nifty thriller "Ultraviolet." In 1999 Sorrells launched his own hugely successful brand of gourmet peanut butter; said gourmet peanut butter sold six million jars in eleven states prior to having production halted for economic reasons. Sorrells Pickard died at age 63 from a heart attack in his home in Keystone Heights, Florida on July 5, 2003.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Edward Ivory was born on 28 April 1927 in Lewiston, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Nine Months (1995) and Rampage (1987). He was married to Jacqueline Stanton and Marilyn Parker. He died on 5 July 2003 in Petaluma, California, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
- Writer
Bebu Silvetti was born on 27 March 1944 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a composer and writer, known for Si Dios me quita la vida (1995), Day of the Assassin (1979) and Gabriel y Gabriela (1982). He died on 5 July 2003 in Miami, Florida, USA.- Milo Miranovic was born on 23 March 1937 in Donji Kokoti near Podgorica, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Balkan ekspres (1983), Balkan ekspres (1984) and Groznica ljubavi (1985). He died on 5 July 2003 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Giulio Platone was born on 30 May 1932 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Qui squadra mobile (1973), La gatta (1978) and La notte pazza del conigliaccio (1967). He died on 5 July 2003 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Member of the Spanish pop band Los Brincos. He was together with his brother Luis in the musical band Los Estudiantes, considered to be the first pop-rock band in Spain. In this group he developed his composer abilities and also his percusionist abilities. When the band broke there were only 12 recorded songs, La Bamba (1960) and La Pulga (1964) among them. By that time, an ex-member of Los Estudiantes, Luis Sartorius, told him to form a musical band with elements and means used in foreign bands like The Beatles: The band Los Brincos was born.- Vladislav Kovalkov was born on 11 March 1934 in Irkutsk, RSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Gorod zazhigaet ogni (1958), Nasledniki (1960) and Soldaty (1957). He died on 5 July 2003 in Moscow, Russia.
- Actor
- Animation Department
Igor Sevcík was born on 11 February 1951 in Trencianské Mitice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Die dumme Augustine (1993). He died on 5 July 2003 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Vsevolod Anatolevich Kuznetsov was born on June 9, 1928, in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia). His mother was a renown actress Vera Kuznetsova. In 1949, he graduated from the Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinematography in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). From 1951-1956 he was an actor at the Baltic Fleet Theatre, then at Lensovet Theatre in Leningrad. In 1954, Kuznetsov made his film debut in The Boys from Leningrad (1954).
From 1956-2003 Vsevolod Kuznetsov was a permanent member of the legendary troupe of Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) under directorship of Georgi Tovstonogov. Kuznetsov worked with Tovstonogov for 44 years. During that time Kuznetsov worked with an outstanding ensemble of actors at BDT. There his stage partners were such stars as Oleg Basilashvili, Tatyana Doronina, Alisa Freyndlikh, Lyudmila Makarova, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Zinaida Sharko, Valentina Kovel, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Sergey Yurskiy, Kirill Lavrov, Oleg Borisov, Vladislav Strzhelchik, Yefim Kopelyan, Evgeniy Lebedev, Pavel Luspekayev, Nikolay Trofimov, Georgiy Shtil, Leonid Nevedomsky, Vadim Medvedev, Yuriy Demich, Gennadiy Bogachyov, Andrey Tolubeev, and many other remarkable Russian actors. Vsevolod Kuznetsov was Chairman of the Actors' Union of the BDT, and Co-Chairman of the Actors' Union of St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia.
Vsevolod Kuznetsov was honored with the title of People's Artist of the Russia. He received numerous awards and decorations for his works on stage and in film. His filmography includes over 30 roles, he also played over 100 roles on stage. He also directed several stage plays and one film. Vsevolod Kuznetsov died of a heart failure on July 5, 2003, and was laid to rest in Literatorskie Mostki of the Volkovo Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia. - Larry Ching was born on 27 August 1920. He was an actor, known for Kung Phooey! (2003) and Forbidden City, U.S.A. (1989). He died on 5 July 2003 in San Francisco, California, USA.