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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Slim, pixie-like, two-time Tony Award winner Tammy Grimes who put on marvelously quirky Cowardesque airs and captivated audiences with her inimitably throaty, raspy voice was actually not British but born in Lynn, Massachusetts, on January 30, 1934, the daughter of Eola Willard (née Niles), a naturalist and spiritualist, and Luther Nichols Grimes, an innkeeper, country-club manager, and farmer. She attended the all-girls Beaver Country Day School in nearby Chestnut Hill and later received entry at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, before relocating to New York for professional acting purposes.
Grimes studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse and made her NY debut there in "Jonah and the Whale" in 1955. Broadway offers came shortly after, first as a standby for Kim Stanley as Cherie in "Bus Stop" in June 1955. In 1956, she appeared in the off-Broadway production "The Littlest Revue," performed in a cross-country tour of "The Lark," made an Obie-winning appearance in the off-Broadway play "Clerambard," and in 1959 nabbed the lead role in Noël Coward's play "Look After Lulu!" on Broadway after the renowned playwright discovered her distinctive style of singing at Julius Monk's Downstairs at the Upstairs nightclub in New York. She won a Theatre World Award for that. She later was guest star at the New York City Opera in a revival of "The Cradle will Rock," recreating the role of Moll. On the classical side, Tammy starred with the American Shakespeare Festival at Stratford, Connecticut, as Mistress Quickly in "Henry IV", and Mopsa in 'The Winter's Tale".
Earning the role of the indomitable, rags-to-riches, Titanic-surviving Molly Brown in the 1960 musical comedy "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", Grimes won a Tony Award as "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" (due to below the title rules at the time). She followed this with the 1963 play "Rattle of a Simple Man" in 1963. On TV she appeared twice on the popular series "Route 66" and is fondly remembered for her performance in four TV specials: "Four for Tonight" with Cyril Ritchard, Beatrice Lillie and Tony Randall; "Hollywood Sings" with Eddie Albert; "The Datchet Diamonds" with Rex Harrison, and Archy and Mehitabel (1960) with Eddie Bracken.
Grimes was originally offered the part of Samantha Stevens in the sitcom Bewitched (1964) but was released from her contract when friend Noël Coward asked her to star on Broadway as Elvira in "High Spirits", a musical directed by Coward himself and based on his own comedic play, "Blithe Spirit." The role of Samantha in Bewitched (1964) went to Elizabeth Montgomery and the series was a smash hit.
1966-67 were tepid years for the actress. After "Bewitched", Grimes finally received her own ABC television series, The Tammy Grimes Show (1966), playing a wealthy heiress but the show was not well-received and dropped quickly, making it one of the shortest series shown in TV history. That same year she was featured in her first film, Three Bites of the Apple (1967), a diverting comedy starring British actor David McCallum and Italian actress Sylva Koscina. The film helped showcase Grimes's quirky talents, but it made no impression on the public and pretty much put the bite on a leading lady career. Later she was sporadically and sometimes bizarrely featured into such films as Play It As It Lays (1972), Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978), The Runner Stumbles (1979), America (1986), Mr. North (1988), Slaves of New York (1989), A Modern Affair (1995), and High Art (1998).
Grimes became the toast of New York when she appeared in a revival of Noël Coward's "Private Lives" as "Amanda", winning her second Tony Award, this time for "Best Actress". During her career, she also spent several seasons at the Stratford Festival in Canada. In addition to night clubs, she has also recorded several albums of songs, recited poetry, and hosted CBS Radio Mystery Theater.
In 2003, Grimes was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame and later that year was invited by The Noel Coward Society (she later became its vice president) to be the first celebrity to lay flowers on the statue of Sir Coward at The Gershwin Theatre in Manhattan to celebrate the playwright's 104th birthday. In 2007, the septuagenarian returned to the cabaret stage in a critically acclaimed one-woman show at the Plush Room, "An Evening with Miss Tammy Grimes."
Grimes was married three times. First to actor Christopher Plummer in August 1956, by whom she had actress Amanda Plummer. The couple were divorced in 1960. Her second husband was actor Jeremy Slate, whose marriage in 1966 lasted but a year. Her 1971 union to Canadian composer Richard Jameson Bell, was a great success and lasted until his death in 2005.
Tammy Grimes died on October 30, 2016, aged 82, in Englewood, New Jersey, from undisclosed causes. She was survived by her brother, Luther Nichols "Nick" Grimes Jr., and her Tony-winning actress/daughter Amanda.- Don Marshall's heyday was on the small screen in the 60's and 70's. The athletic and clean cut actor is best remembered as first officer and co-pilot Dan Erickson in Irwin Allen's ground-breaking science-fiction series Land of the Giants (1968). Having excelled at football, pole vaulting and other sports at college, he happily undertook most of his own stunt work. Along with Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek (1966)) and Greg Morris (Mission: Impossible (1966)), Don was one of the precious few African-American actors of that period to be regularly featured as a prime time lead on screen. 'Land of the Giants' ran for a mere two seasons (51 episodes in all) and went off the air simply because the props became too expensive to produce. Over the years it acquired a steady cult following among science-fiction aficionados.
Don had started out as an engineering student in the mid-50's and took up acting on the advice of a friend. He studied drama at the workshop of Hollywood acting coach Robert Gist and pursued theatre arts at Los Angeles City College. Following brief stage experience, he then segued into television. His acting career still nascent, he landed a small role (as a marine engaged to Nichelle Nichols) in an episode of The Lieutenant (1963), a short-lived venture produced by Gene Roddenberry. A few years later, he was again recruited by Roddenberry to play the part of astrophysicist Boma for the Star Trek episode "The Galileo Seven" (reuniting him with Bob Gist who served as director). Don was given the chance to show his acting credentials in several powerful scenes interacting with Leonard Nimoy.
In subsequent years, he busied himself with roles on many diverse kinds of TV shows ranging from Daktari (1966) and Ironside (1967) to Julia (1968). On the big screen, he acted in the violent 'blaxploitation' prison drama Terminal Island (1973) and was one of the leads in the schlock sci-fi outing The Thing with Two Heads (1972). By the mid-70's, plum roles became relatively scarce and Don focused on running his own production company (DJM Productions) which specialized in turning out commercials and documentary subjects. Latterly, Don became a regular attendee of sci-fi conventions who always spoke appreciatively of the genre and of Roddenberry in particular. He died on October 30, 2016 in Los Angeles, Calif. aged, 80. - Actor
- Additional Crew
John O'Creagh was born on 5 January 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Life on Mars (2008), John Adams (2008) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). He died on 30 October 2016 in New York City, New York, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Production Manager
Simon Relph was born on 13 April 1940 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. He was an assistant director and producer, known for Reds (1981), Zardoz (1974) and Damage (1992). He was married to Amanda Grinling. He died on 30 October 2016 in London, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Imre Józsa was born on 18 March 1954 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Petöfi (1981), Igazából apa (2010) and Rizikó (1993). He died on 30 October 2016 in Budapest, Hungary.- Alicja Wyszynska was born on 2 December 1936 in Klemensów, Szczebrzeszyn, Lubelskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Spotkania (1957), Czlowiek z M-3 (1969) and Zakochani sa miedzy nami (1965). She died on 30 October 2016.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
James Galanos was born on 20 September 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a costume designer, known for Never Wave at a WAC (1953), Ginger in the Morning (1974) and Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967). He died on 30 October 2016 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Ruzena Preislerová was born on 25 July 1932 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for ...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear (1965), Tereza (1961) and Romanetto (1970). She died on 30 October 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Producer
- Executive
Masahiko Kobayashi was born on 1 January 1936 in Mie, Japan. He was a producer and executive, known for Kage gari (1972), Daitokai - Tatakai no hibi (1976) and Kage gari: Hoero taihô (1972). He died on 30 October 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.- István Szõke was born on 23 July 1942 in Vedresábrány, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Adoption (1975), Nincs idö (1973) and Majd holnap (1980). He was married to Judit Petróczy. He died on 30 October 2016 in Hungary.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Frank Noya was born on 12 November 1933 in Yogyakarta, Dutch Indies. He was an actor, known for De film van Ome Willem (1974), The Late Late Lien Show (1979) and De zoon van Louis Davids (1986). He died on 30 October 2016 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Curly Putman was born on 20 November 1930 in Princeton, Alabama, USA. He was a composer, known for Brokeback Mountain (2005), Nebraska (2013) and Five Easy Pieces (1970). He was married to Bernice Soon. He died on 30 October 2016 in Lebanon, Tennessee, USA.- Director
- Editor
Gianni Paggi was born on 3 March 1940 in Switzerland. He was a director and editor, known for Musicland (1984), Hits à gogo (1965) and Silvester '72 (1972). He died on 30 October 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland.- Hermann Motschach was born on 16 February 1926 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Was ihr wollt (1954), Herr Hesselbach und die Firma (1956) and Der Flieger (1986). He died on 30 October 2016 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Actress
- Art Department
Katherine Burton was born on 2 October 1967 in Huntington, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Urusei yatsura (1981), Bubblegum Crisis (1987) and Maui Heat (1996). She was married to James William 'Jim' Burton. She died on 30 October 2016 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.