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- Music Artist
- Music Department
- Composer
Singer/songwriter Gerry Rafferty was born on April 16, 1947 in Paisley, Scotland. He was the third son of Irish miner and lorry driver Joseph Rafferty and Rafferty's Scottish wife Mary Skeffington. His abusive alcoholic father died when Gerry was only sixteen. Rafferty grew up in a council house on the town's Glenburn estate and attended St. Mirin's Academy. Inspired by his Scottish mother who taught him both Irish and Scottish folk songs and the music of Bob Dylan and the Beatles, Gerry started writing his own material. In 1963 he left St. Mirin's Academy and worked in a butcher's shop and as a civil service clerk while also playing with the local group Maverix on weekends. In the mid 60s Rafferty earned money busking on the London Underground. In 1966 he met fellow musician Joe Egan; they were both members of the pop band the Fifth Column. In 1969 Gerry became the third member of the folk-pop outfit the Humblebums which also featured comedian Billy Connelly. Rafferty and Connelly recorded two well-received albums on the Transatlantic label as a duo. In 1972 Gerry released his first solo album "Can I Have My Money Back?". That same year Egan and Rafferty formed the group Stealers Wheel. Stealers Wheel had a huge hit with the jaunty and witty song "Stuck in the Middle with You," which peaked at #6 on the Billboard pop charts. Stealers Wheel had a lesser Top 40 hit with "Star" ten months later and eventually broke up in 1975. In 1978 Gerry hit pay dirt with his second solo album "City to City," which soared to #1 on the Billboard album charts and sold over five million copies worldwide. The album also beget the hit song "Baker Street;" this haunting and poetic ballad was an international smash that went to #2 in America, #3 in the United Kingdom, #1 in Australia, and #9 in the Netherlands. Rafferty's third album "Night Owl" likewise did well. Moreover, Gerry had additional impressive chart successes with the songs "Right Down the Line," "Home and Dry," "Days Gone Down," and "Get It Right Next Time." Alas, a handful of albums Rafferty recorded throughout the 80s and 90s all proved to be commercial flops. Gerry sang the vocal on the song "The Way It Always Starts" for the soundtrack of the movie "Local Hero." Rafferty was married to Carla Ventilla from 1970 to 1990. He recorded his last album "Another World" in 2000 and released the compilation CD "Life Goes On" in 2009. Unfortunately, Gerry had problems with alcoholism that directly contributed to his untimely death at age 63 from liver failure on January 4, 2011; he's survived by his daughter Martha, granddaughter Celia, and brother Jim.- Herb Mitchell was born on 18 June 1937 in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), Innerspace (1987) and Gettysburg (1993). He was married to Scarlet Kinney and Janet Ahear. He died on 4 January 2011 in Blue Hill, Maine, USA.
- Writer
- Art Department
- Animation Department
Chris Jenkyns was born on 3 July 1924 in North Hollywood, California, USA. Chris was a writer, known for Super Chicken (1967), The Bullwinkle Show (1959) and Fractured Fairy Tales (1959). Chris died on 4 January 2011 in West Hills, California, USA.- Dick King-Smith was born on 27 March 1922 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Babe (1995), The Water Horse (2007) and Babe: Pig in the City (1998). He was married to Zona Bedding and Myrle King-Smith. He died on 4 January 2011 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK.
- Andy Domingues was an actor, known for Transformers (2007). He died on 4 January 2011 in Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA.
- Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi was born on 28 July 1966 in Tehran, Iran. He died on 4 January 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Bernie Cooper was a writer, known for The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979), Tom Grattan's War (1968) and Freelance (1970). He died on 4 January 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Almantas Grikevicius was born on 7 June 1935. He was a director and writer, known for Fact (1981), Feelings (1968) and Savaitgalis pragare (1987). He died on 4 January 2011.- Transportation Department
Mohamed Bouazizi was born on 29 March 1984 in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. He is known for Pompei (2007). He died on 4 January 2011 in Ben Arous, Tunisia.- Hélio Ary was born on 5 March 1930 in Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Pai Herói (1979), Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) and O Homem Nu (1968). He died on 4 January 2011 in Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Armine Sandford was born in 1928 in St Germans, Cornwall, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Saturday Playhouse (1958), BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960) and The Big Pull (1962). She was married to Norman Robinson. She died on 4 January 2011 in Leicester, England, UK.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Adolfo Oliete was born in 1944 in Spain. He was a producer and production manager, known for The Legend of Blood Castle (1973), Chicas de club (1970) and Plinio (1972). He died on 4 January 2011 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.- Gatewood Galbraith was born on 23 January 1947 in Carlisle, Kentucky, USA. He died on 4 January 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Gustavo Kupinski was born on 18 January 1974 in Palermo, Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Los Piojos: Babilonia (1994), Los Piojos: Verano del '92 (1996) and Los Piojos: Maradó (1996). He was married to Flavia Cuellas. He died on 4 January 2011 in Dolores, Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Glyn Davys was born on 1 March 1925 in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), A Flea Off Pepe (1956) and Juniper Hall (1956). He was married to Soo Bee Lee. He died on 4 January 2011 in Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans, Dordogne, France.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Mick Karn was born on 24 July 1958 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He was an actor and composer, known for Identification of a Woman (1982), Japan: Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980) and Japan: I Second That Emotion (1980). He died on 4 January 2011 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.- Coen Moulijn was born on 15 February 1937 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He died on 4 January 2011 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Jeff Jacobs was born on 27 August 1969 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He died on 4 January 2011 in Onekama, California, USA.
- Valeriy Pogoreltsev was born on 15 July 1940 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Khronika nochi (1973), Tysyacha okon (1968) and Cherez Gobi i Khingan (1981). He died on 4 January 2011 in Moscow, Russia.
- Nihad Sherif was born in 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt. Nihad was a writer, known for Kaher el-zaman (1987). Nihad died on 4 January 2011.