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Kelly Preston was born on October 13, 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii. A talented and captivating performer, she first garnered international attention with her role as "Marnie Mason" in Ivan Reitman's Twins (1988), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito. With her diverse character portrayals in films, such as director Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire (1996); Citizen Ruth (1996) for Alexander Payne; and For Love of the Game (1999), directed by Sam Raimi, she continued to capture audience attention.

In the early part of her career, Kelly worked with notable director John Frankenheimer in the Elmore Leonard film, 52 Pick-Up (1986), alongside Roy Scheider and Ann-Margret. Her career saw her cast her beside some of Hollywood's most notable names, including Kevin Spacey in Casino Jack (2010); Quentin Tarantino, George Clooney, and Harvey Keitel in Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn (1996); Kevin Bacon in Death Sentence (2007); Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick in Addicted to Love (1997); Debra Winger, Zooey Deschanel, and Hank Azaria in Eulogy (2004); Mike Myers in The Cat in the Hat (2003); and Rod Steiger and Julie Harris in the Academy Award-nominated short, Little Surprises (1996).

Kelly was actively involved in education, drug reform and many charitable organizations. She was acknowledged with numerous awards as a result of her work. She married John Travolta on September 12, 1991, and they had three children.

Kelly died on July 12, 2020, in Ocala, Florida, after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She was 57.

Benjamin Keough was born on 21 October 1992 in Tampa, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Rod & Barry (2017) and Elvis by the Presleys (2005). He died on 12 July 2020 in Calabasas, California, USA.

Nakotah LaRance was born on 23 August 1989 in Barrow, Alaska, USA (now Utqiagvik, Alaska, USA). He was an actor, known for Into the West (2005), Expiration Date (2006) and Longmire (2012). He died on 12 July 2020 in near Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico, USA.

José Loza was born on 12 October 1932 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Pistoleros famosos (1981), La secta de la muerte (1990) and La banda de la sotana negra (1983). He died on 12 July 2020 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Joanna Cole was born on 11 August 1944 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Joanna was a writer, known for The Magic School Bus, The Magic School Bus (1994) and The Magic School Bus Rides Again (2017). Joanna was married to Phil. Joanna died on 12 July 2020 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA.

Wendell Craig was born on 6 March 1940 in Elmira, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Zelig (1983), Radio Days (1987) and Saturday Night Live (1975). He died on 12 July 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.

A.J. Stephans was an actor, known for Baywatch (1989), L.A. Wars (1994) and It Can Be Arranged (2010). He died on 12 July 2020 in the USA.

Judith Aileen Dyble (pronounced Die-bull) was an English singer-songwriter, most notable for being a vocalist and a founding member of Fairport Convention and Trader Horne. In addition, she and Ian McDonald joined and recorded several tracks with Giles, Giles and Fripp, who later became King Crimson. Fairport's early live shows in London in the late 1960s saw Dyble share stages with names like Jimi Hendrix, and Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd.

Mikolaj Klimek was born on 19 February 1972 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011), Prawo ojca (1999) and Cyberpunk 2077 (2020). He died on 12 July 2020 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Lajos Szücs was born on 10 December 1943 in Apatin, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Breed (2001), Last Run (2001) and A mérközés (1981). He was married to Ildikó Pécsi. He died on 12 July 2020 in Budapest, Hungary.

Bill Timms was a manager. Bill died on 12 July 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.

Mahdy El Hosseiny was born on 12 June 1940 in Iraq. He was an actor and production manager, known for Vacation Days (1985), Theyab Al-Lail (1992) and Naji Attallah's Squad (2012). He died on 12 July 2020 in Baghdad, Iraq.

Jalal Tabatabai was an actor, known for Azarakhsh (1992), Die Hard (1999) and Khabe Narges (2011). He died on 12 July 2020 in Iran.

Don Snyder was born on 25 August 1931 in Hollywood, California, USA. He is known for Into the Night (1985), Knight Rider (1982) and B.J. and the Bear (1978). He died on 12 July 2020 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

Miryana Basheva was born in Sofia on February 11, 1947. Mirjana Basheva is the only daughter of tragically killed Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivan Bashev. She graduated Russian and English Philology School without graduating. She started writing poetry rather late - after the 23rd year. Her first collection of poems was "Grave nature". Many of her poems are popular songs: "May" - singing by Bogdana Karadocheva, "Grave nature" - singing by Yordanka Hristova, "How are you"- singing by brothers Argirovi, "Boulevard" - singing by Mikhail Belchev. She has worked in the journal "Fatherland", Bulgarian National Television, Boyana Film Studios, magazine "Torch". Since 1989 she is an editor in the newspapers "24 Hours" and "Now." . At the invitation of Rangel Valchanov Basheva wrote the script of the feature film " Last Wishes " (1983) and several documentaries on the same director. She wrote also the verses for the films "War of the Hedgehogs", directed by Ivanka Grabcheva and "AkaDaMus", directed by Georgi Djulgerov.

Pauls Bankovskis was born in Latvia and was the author of several novels, short stories, and film scripts. His script for the documentary film about Gustav Klucis, one of the foremost representatives of early 20th century Russian avant-guard art, "Klucis - Nepareizais latvietis," received the highest award in Latvian cinema, the Lielais Kristaps (in English: the Big Christopher).

He was also awarded the Janis Baltvilks Children's Literature prize and was nominated for the Latvian Literature award several times.

Jim Sayer was born on 11 September 1946 in Johnson City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Deadbeat at Dawn (1988) and The Manson Family (1997). He died on 12 July 2020 in Wenatchee, Washington, USA.

Jarno Sarkula was born on 8 April 1973 in Vantaa, Finland. He was an actor, known for Sirkus Idiotika (1999) and Popkult (2008). He died on 12 July 2020 in Coimbra, Portugal.