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- Denny Miller was born in Bloomington, Indiana, where his father, Ben Miller, was a physical=education instructor at Indiana University. He and his brother Kent began playing basketball almost from the days they were born. The Miller family left Bloomington when Denny was in fourth grade. He and Kent played basketball in Silver Spring, Maryland and Baldwin, New York before the family moved to Los Angeles where, at University High School, Denny and Kent came to the attention of coach John Wooden. They were given full-ride scholarships to UCLA. The Miller brothers played together at UCLA for one year, and their father joined the faculty of UCLA. In his senior year, while working as a furniture mover to pay for school, Denny was discovered on Sunset Boulevard by a talent agent, who signed him with MGM. His first role was a bit part in Some Came Running (1958), which was filmed in Madison, Indiana. Denny said, "I was the only one who came running. I came running to tell Dean Martin that somebody was in town to shoot him!" He became the first blond Tarzan in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)), a low-budget quickie that lifted most of its footage from earlier Johnny Weissmuller movies. MGM had him under contract for 20 months; in that time he worked 8 weeks as "Tarzan". After that he did guest spots on a number of TV series, finally becoming a regular on Wagon Train (1957) as Duke Shannon (his name was then Scott Miller). In 1965-66 he starred (as Denny again) with Juliet Prowse in Mona McCluskey (1965).
- Howell Evans was born on 3 March 1928 in Maesteg, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Shine a Light (1970), Festival (1963) and The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995). He was married to Patricia Kane. He died on 9 September 2014 in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England, UK.
- Sean O'Haire was born on 25 February 1971 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for WCW Monday Nitro (1995), WCW Thunder (1998) and WWE Raw (1993). He was married to Joy Elizabeth. He died on 9 September 2014 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
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Nazrul Sangeet legend Feroza Begum was born as the third child of a respectable Muslim family in Faridpur, Bangladesh. Her father, Khan Bahadur Mohammad Ismail was an eminent lawyer. Her mother's name was Kowkabunnesa Begum.
Feroza Begum formally started learning music at the age of 13 from Chitta Roy in Kolkata. After one year, she started her training in music under the direct supervision of the legendary music director and composer of the Indian subcontinent, Kamal Dasgupta. At the age of 14 her first album was released from Columbia Records, Kolkata. At that time, Feroza Begum came across national poet of Bangladesh, also known as the rebel poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam at the studio of the music company His Masters Voice (HMV). She sang a few songs in the presence of Kazi Nazrul Islam, who immediately took notice of her and called Kamal Dasgupta to train her under his guidance. Kazi Nazrul Islam relied on Kamal Dasgupta for tuning many of his famous songs.
Feroza Begum also sang Hindi geet and modern Bengali songs. But she was slowly drawn to Nazrul Songs and later concentrated entirely on Nazrul Songs. Her relentless efforts enabled her to transform Nazrul Geeti to Nazrul Sangeet during her lifetime. Feroza Begum was known as "the rebel disciple of the rebel poet". Her famous songs "Shawono Rate Jodi" was a super hit and for that she received the "Golden Disk" award. She also popularized modern Bengali songs tuned by Kamal Dasgupta- e.g. "Emoni Borosha Chilo Shedin" "Ei Kigo Shesh Daan" "Potho Hara Pakhi" amongst many others.
Feroza Begum performed in many solo stage performances in West Bengal-over 300 programs. She also travelled to USA, Europe and Australia to perform on the stage and enthralled the audience with her melodious rendering of famous songs.
Feroza Begum remained in Kolkata after independence in 1947 but later moved to Bangladesh with her family and continued her singing career. She married Kamal Dasgupta, who converted to Islam before the marriage and took the name Kamal Uddin Ahmed, in 1956. They were married till Kamal Dasgupta passed away in 1974. They had three sons together, Tahsin Ahmed who is a musician and resides in USA, Hamin Ahmed and Shafin Ahmed. Hamin Ahmed and Shafin Ahmed are professional musicians. They are members of popular Bangladeshi rock band Miles. Shafin Ahmed is also a talented Nazrul sangeet singer.
Feroza Begum has been able to successively establish Nazrul Sangeet and win the hearts of millions of Bengali speaking people around the world. Nazrul song became synonym with Feroza Begum. Her quest for excellence in performing Nazrul Sangeet brought her many awards. The Government of Bangladesh honouredFeroza Begum with 'Independence Award' in 1979. The Government of West Bengal, India honoured Feroza Begum with 'Banga Samman Award' in 2012 and conferred upon her the title of 'Mahaguru' in 2013 for her lifelong contribution to music. In 2015 she was given the highest award in West Bengal 'Banga Bibhushan' in music. Besides, Feroza Begum received numerous awards throughout her 78 years of music career. A few notable ones amongst them are: 'Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Sammanona', 'Satyajit Ray Award' (1992), Doctor of Literature (D. Litt) from the University of Burdwan, "Golden Disk" award from the famous Japanese record company CBS.
To a true artist awards and accolades are not as important as to reign over people's hearts. Feroza Begum acquired a permanent place in the hearts of millions of her fans. Feroza Begum breathed her last on 9th September 2014 leaving her fans in tears around the world. Her songs are archived in 'Feroza Begum YouTube Channel'. Feroza Begum Website is established cataloging her life's work.
Every year University of Dhaka is awarding "Feroza Begum Gold Medal", honouring a nationally deserving vocal artist.
Feroza Begum is an epitome of excellence. She is an institution that will live forever in the heart and minds of our generation and for generations to come as a gold standard of what a true artist could be.- Zvonimir Torjanac was born on 14 September 1930 in Donji Miholjac, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Mejasi (1970), The Rat Savior (1976) and Kuda idu divlje svinje (1971). He died on 9 September 2014 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Naishe Zhai was born on 4 December 1956. He was an actor, known for Empire of the Sun (1987), The Cruel Summer Time (1992) and The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006). He died on 9 September 2014.
- Hanna Rieber was born on 28 January 1927 in Romania. She was an actress, known for Shtisel (2013), Salomonico (1972) and The Farewell Party (2014). She died on 9 September 2014 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Lee Maddux was born in 1946 in Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France. He was a writer and producer, known for In the Heat of the Night (1988), Hunter (1984) and Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983). He died on 9 September 2014 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Grzegorz Eberhardt was born on 11 April 1950 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an assistant director and director, known for 14 dni. Prowokacja bydgoska (2008), Workers '80 (1981) and Próba mikrofonu (1980). He died on 9 September 2014 in Poland.- Actor
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Sergei Kagadeyev was born on 20 October 1964 in Ryazan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Zvyozdniy vors (2012), Zheleznaya pyata oligarkhii (1998) and Oy, moroz, moroz! (2005). He died on 9 September 2014.- Emilio Botín was born on 1 October 1934 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He died on 9 September 2014 in Madrid, Spain.
- Jeanette Keller was born on 25 June 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for I Led 3 Lives (1953). She was married to Ernest Gold. She died on 9 September 2014 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Montserrat Abelló was born on 1 February 1918 in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. She was a writer, known for Concert per la llibertat (2013), Tria33 (2015) and L'hora del lector (2007). She died on 9 September 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.
- Bob Suter was born on 16 May 1957 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 9 September 2014 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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Graham Joyce was born on 22 October 1954 in Keresley, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for The Silent Land and Black Dust (2012). He was married to Suzanne Johnsen. He died on 9 September 2014 in the UK.- Soundtrack
Robert Young was born in 1965 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was married to Jane and Rachel. He died on 9 September 2014 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.