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Frank Adonis was born on 27 October 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Goodfellas (1990), Raging Bull (1980) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). He was married to Denise Alessi. He died on 26 December 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.- Brad Blaisdell was born on 15 March 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Inspector Gadget (1999), The Negotiator (1998) and Executive Decision (1996). He was married to Merilee Magnuson and Philece Sampler. He died on 26 December 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Herbert Ellis was born on 17 January 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Party (1968), The Killing (1956) and Peter Gunn (1958). He was married to Sylvia Rappaport. He died on 26 December 2018 in San Gabriel, California, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Penny Cook was born on 13 July 1957. She was an actress, known for Candy (2006), E Street (1989) and A Country Practice (1981). She was married to Clive Robertson and David Lynch. She died on 26 December 2018 in Australia.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Jorge Grau was born on 27 October 1930 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Noche de verano (1963), El espontáneo (1964) and Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974). He died on 26 December 2018 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.- Jer O'Leary was born on 4 August 1945 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Michael Collins (1996), In the Name of the Father (1993) and In America (2002). He was married to Eithne O'Brien. He died on 26 December 2018 in Ireland.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Although she never adopted a Russian stage name, Sono Osato made her reputation as a ballerina with Wassily de Basil's Ballets Russes (nicknamed 'Nonotchka' by other members of the troupe). She was born in Omaha, of mixed ethnic parentage: her father Shoji was a Japanese photographer, her Irish-French Canadian mother an aspiring actress of somewhat Bohemian temperament. Strong-willed, (Agnes de Mille described her as "brave and sweet, but nobody's fool"), Osato knew what she wanted to become after seeing Léonide Massine dance in "Cleopatre". After a period of intense training in Chicago, her tutor and mentor (ex-ballerina Berenice Holmes) set up an audition in Monte Carlo and Osato was able to join the Ballet Russe at the age of 14 (at the time, the youngest dancer to perform with the company, paid just $25 a week). Though performing in ballerina roles for six years, she was not promoted to premier danseuse nor did she receive the pay that was consummate to leading roles. Frustrated, she quit and joined the (American) Ballet Theater where she became a star of modern ballet, recipient of a Donaldson Award as best female dancer for her performance in the 1943 Broadway production of "One Touch of Venus" (choreographed by De Mille). Between December 1944 and February 1946, she headlined as Ivy Smith, the original 'Miss Turnstiles', in "On the Town" (the part famously played by Vera-Ellen in the 1949 MGM musical).
There were other shows and some television appearances, even a film role in the kitsch musical The Kissing Bandit (1948) with Frank Sinatra. Then, her career took a downturn in the aftermath of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour. Though her brother served with the U.S. Army in Italy, her father was interned as an enemy alien and Osato herself became the target of racial bias. She was eventually forced to adopt her mother's maiden name and perform as Sono Fitzpatrick. In addition, the federal government barred her from touring with the Ballet Theater in California and Mexico. She later found herself on the HUAC blacklist after addressing a gathering of refugees from Franco's Spain and stopped dancing altogether by the end of the 1950s. Sono Osato spent her remaining years in New York. She was married to the Moroccan architect and entrepreneur Victor Elmaleh. In 2006, she set up the Sono Osato Scholarship Program for Graduate Studies at Career Transition For Dancers. Her autobiography, Distant Dances, was published in 1980.- Wendy Beckett was born on 25 February 1930 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was a writer, known for Sister Wendy's Story of Painting (1996), Songs of Praise (1961) and Gallery (1984). She died on 26 December 2018 in Quidenham, Norfolk, England, UK.
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- Director
- Actor
Fabio Carpi was born on 19 January 1925 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Nel profondo paese straniero (1997), Corpo d'amore (1973) and Il quartetto Basileus (1982). He died on 26 December 2018 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.- Director
- Location Management
- Producer
Haldane Duncan was born on 25 July 1940 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Snug and Cozi (1994) and Taggart (1983). He died on 26 December 2018.- Manuela Cassola was born on 19 June 1925 in Portalegre, Portugal. She was an actress, known for Jardins Proibidos (2000), Maré Alta (2004) and Inspector Max (2004). She died on 26 December 2018 in Portalegre, Portugal.
- Ales Kubát was born on 5 April 1988 in Chrudim, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for The Spooks (2016), Cesty domú (2010) and Ordinace v ruzové zahrade 2 (2008). He died on 26 December 2018.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Don McKay was born on 28 January 1925 in Buttermilk Hill, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Producers' Showcase (1954), Jackanory (1965) and Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955). He died on 26 December 2018 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
Theodoros Antoniou was born on 10 February 1935 in Athens, Greece. He was a composer, known for The Girl from Mani (1986), The Summer of Rage (1962) and Meteorolithos (1981). He died on 26 December 2018 in Athens, Greece.- Choly Berreteaga was born on 9 October 1927 in Galicia, Spain. She died on 26 December 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Morton Sobell was born on 11 April 1917 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Nancy Gruber and Helen Levitov. He died on 26 December 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- László János Nagy was born on 4 October 1945 in Vilshofen an der Donau, Germany. He died on 26 December 2018.
- It is with profound sadness that we post this update. We have learned of Tammie Landry Hale's passing on December 26, 2018 at the age of fifty-five. Tammie was not only a composer, but a mezzo-soprano who sang professionally for many years while living in New Orleans, as well as an accomplished pianist and a vocal and music teacher. She was a kind, loving and spiritual person who was compassionate to everyone she met. I am truly honored to have her original score included in this film project and even more, to have called her my friend. She won't soon be forgotten. Our deepest condolences to her wife, Denise, her son, family and friends.
- Obie Dunson was born on 1 January 1922 in the United States. He was an actor, known for Black Devil Doll from Hell (1984). He died on 26 December 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Roy J. Glauber was born on 1 September 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Cynthia Rich. He died on 26 December 2018 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
- Yakov Lifshits was born on 17 May 1931 in Vitebsk, USSR. He was an actor, known for Zhuravlinaya pesn (1959). He died on 26 December 2018 in Jerusalem, Israel.