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Edward Asner was born of Russian Jewish parentage in Kansas City, to Morris David Asner (founder and owner of the Kansas City-based Asner Iron & Metal Company) and his wife Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Seliger). After attending college, Ed worked various jobs, including in a steel mill, as a door-to-door salesman and on an assembly line for General Motors. Between 1947 and 1949, he attended the University of Chicago. The onset of the Korean War saw him drafted into the U.S. Army Signals Corps and posted to France where he was primarily assigned clerical tasks. Upon demobilization, Asner joined the Playwrights Theatre Company in Chicago but soon progressed to New York. In 1955, he appeared off-Broadway in the leading role of the beggar king Jonathan Peachum in Brecht's Threepenny Opera. Five years later, he made his debut on the Great White Way in the courtroom drama Face of a Hero, co-starring alongside Jack Lemmon. He also began regular TV work in anthology drama.
From the early '60s, Asner, now based in California, earned his living as a busy supporting actor. His many noted guest appearances included turns in Route 66 (1960), The Untouchables (1959), The Fugitive (1963), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) (sinister dictator-in-exile Brynov), The Invaders (1967) (twice -- as aliens) and How the Ghosts Stole Christmas (1998) (one of a couple of ghostly residents in a haunted mansion). Heavy-set and distinctively gravelly-voiced, Asner established his reputation as tough, robust and uncompromising (though, on occasion, good-hearted) authority figures. Excellent at conveying menace, he was memorably cast as the brutish patriarch Axel Jordache in Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) and as the slave ship's morally conflicted master, Captain Thomas Davies, in Roots (1977), which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award in 1977. The immensely prolific Asner (417 IMDB screen credits!) would receive seven Emmys in total (from 21 nominations), all Primetime, and become the only actor to win in both the comedy and drama category for the same role. That was also the part which made Asner a household name: the gruff, snarky newspaper editor Lou Grant (1977). Grant began as a mainstay on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), a 30-minute sitcom.
When the character was promoted to West Coast editor of The Los Angeles Tribune, Asner went on to star in his own much acclaimed drama series. Despite consistently high ratings, the show was axed after five seasons amid rumours of disharmony between the star and producers, possibly due to the former's outspoken political views. Indeed, Asner has been a controversial figure as an activist and campaigner, engaged in a variety of humanitarian and political issues. A self-proclaimed liberal Democrat, he published a book in 2017, amusingly titled "The Grouchy Historian: An Old-Time Lefty Defends Our Constitution Against Right-Wing Hypocrites and Nutjobs."
Between 1981 and 1985, Asner served twice as President of the Screen Actors Guild, during which time he was critical of former SAG President Ronald Reagan -- then the president of a greater concern -- for his Central American policy. In 1996, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and in 2002 received the Screen Actors Guild's Life Achievement Award. In addition to appearing on screen and stage, he performed extensive work for radio, video games and animated TV series. He voiced the lead character Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's Oscar-winning production of Up (2009), starred as Santa in Elf (2003), and played Nicholas Drago in The Games Maker (2014). Ed passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 91 on August 29, 2021.- Director
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Jonathan Alwyn was born on 10 October 1930 in London, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Mystery and Imagination (1966), The Avengers (1961) and The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971). He was married to Pamela Jackson. He died on 29 August 2021.- Actor
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Lee 'Scratch' Perry was born on 20 March 1936 in St. Mary, Jamaica. He was an actor and composer, known for Fool's Gold (2008), The Beach (2000) and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). He was married to Mireille Campbell and Pauline "Isha" Morrison. He died on 29 August 2021 in Lucea, Jamaica.- David Clegg was born on 18 February 1941 in Santa Rosa, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) and Perry Mason (1957). He was married to Karla Kristine Koenck, Veronica Joan Schottland and Margaret Ann Adair. He died on 29 August 2021 in Vancouver, Washington, USA.
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Jamie Kezlarian Bolio is known for Hercules (1997), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and The Lion King (1994). She died on 29 August 2021.- Costume Designer
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Peggy Farrell was born on 2 June 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a costume designer, known for Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Holocaust (1978) and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992). She died on 29 August 2021.- He grew up in Geneva and graduated from college. He then studied human medicine in Ghent. As a teenager, Rogge initially pursued a sporting career as a professional rugby player. With his team he became Belgian champions several times. He also played ten international matches for Belgium. Rogge then began a career as a professional sailor. In the one-man Finn-Dingi sailing class he took part in the Summer Olympics in 1968 in Mexico City, 1972 in Munich and 1976 in Montreal, where Rogge was unable to place in the top ranks. He won the title at the World Sailing Championships; He was runner-up twice in the world championship. In 1976 he ended his active career as a professional athlete, after which he made a name for himself as a sports official.
Rogge became a member of the Belgian NOK and served as Chef de Mission of the Belgian team at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and 1988 in Calgary, as well as at the Summer Olympics in Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984 and 1988 in Seoul. In addition to his official work, he worked as director of the orthopedic clinic in Ghent and also taught as a lecturer in sports medicine at the Free University of Brussels. In 1989, Jacques Rogge was appointed President of the Belgian NOC, a position he held until 1992. In 1991, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), where he served on various program commissions in the 1990s. At the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, Rogge served as chairman of the coordination commission.
As successor to the Spaniard Juan Antonio Samaranch, who held the office for 21 years, Jacques Rogge was elected 8th President of the IOC in July 2001 at the 112th session in Moscow. The 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City were his first as IOC president. One of the key points of his policy was to limit the number of Olympians to 10,000. He also tried to campaign against the increasing gigantism in construction projects and commerce. In 2007 he and the IOC were awarded the Champions of Earth Award. In 2008 he and the IOC were awarded the Closed Oyster journalism prize from Network Research, which criticized the IOC's information policy. - Buddhadeb Guha was born on 29 June 1936 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He was a writer, known for Prapti (Receipt) (2022) and Dictionary (2021). He was married to Ritu Guha. He died on 29 August 2021 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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Sharlene is an accomplished Screenwriter, Playwright, Songwriter, and Published Author. She is a Director, Producer, Editor, of Film, Documentaries, TV, Large Screen and a Business Entrepreneur working in the Entertainment field. Born on September 8, 1953, in Altoona, Pa. She is a US Air Force Military Brat and grew up on various American Bases throughout the United States, England, and Europe. Those years helped influenced her writing. Using those experiences that she experienced and saw while growing up in other countries around the world and across the USA. Growing up and in her adult life, she was/has been exposed to different beliefs and cultures and ways of life. She also has had the privilege to visit museums, monuments and other historical areas around the world, these experiences have also contributed to her writings. She attended NMSU-A New Mexico...field of study, Occupational Business. She taught Adult Education at BCC in Florida...teaching Introduction to Business, Self-Esteem, Business Taxation -Schedule C...at which time she was a registered Tax Practitioner with the IRS. Sharlene has been in the Entertainment Industry for over 40 years. From Stage to Film.... Starting out with Stage, writing and producing Musicals for Children and Adults... working also with local fairs giving opportunities for All ages of people to perform on Stage,,,,. She is the founder and CEO of BackLot Studios Productions, a company she created to pursue filmmaking and more. She is the founder and CEO of Sharlene's Angels On Earth Inc. a 501c3 nonprofit organization/charity mission includes helping the Survivors of Violence and Abuse. Furthermore, she is busy writing and producing projects for TV, Film, and Stage, and working as an Acting Coach and mentor making her classes also available online.- Soundtrack
Ron Bushy was born on 23 December 1941 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He died on 29 August 2021 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Emiel Ravijts was born on 31 January 1947 in Dendermonde, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Editie (1995), Wittekerke (1993) and Zone stad (2003). He died on 29 August 2021 in Dendermonde, Flanders, Belgium.
- Donald Cyr died on 29 August 2021 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
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Ron Laugher was an actor, known for Tulipani: Liefde, eer en een fiets (2017), Christmas Movie Magic (2021) and Weird or What? (2010). He died on 29 August 2021 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.- Artur Dilanyan was born on 9 September 1961. He was an actor, known for Zveroboy (2009), Posledniy iz Magikyan (2013) and Pogruzhenie v ogon (2012). He died on 29 August 2021.
- John Drake was born on 1 January 1947 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was married to Mary Ann Fosco. He died on 29 August 2021 in Naperville, Illinois, USA.
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Giannis Karypidis was a director and writer, known for Gaza erhomaste (2010), Greedy Profit (2013) and Kalin Antamosi sta Gounaradika. Giannis died on 29 August 2021.- Mikhail Tyagniyenko was born on 9 December 1936. He was an actor, known for Chyornyy kapitan (1973), Neizvestnyy, kotorogo znali vse (1972) and Ne proydyot i goda... (1974). He died on 29 August 2021.
- Aleksei Lagutin was born on 4 August 1971. He was an actor, known for Mir! Druzhba! Zhvachka! (2020) and Rayskiy ugolok (2019). He died on 29 August 2021.
- Marie-Louise Videc was born on 9 April 1947 in Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Het mes (1961). She died on 29 August 2021.