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Robert Murray Helpmann was born in Mount Gambier, Australia, as the eldest of three children born to stock and station agent James Murray Helpman and Mary Gardiner.
After the family moved to Adelaide in 1914, Helpmann was educated at Prince Alfred's College, but he soon left school at the age of 14 to focus on dance, specifically ballet. He was taught ballet by Nora Stewart. Helpmann first danced solo at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide in "The Ugly Duckling" in 1922. In 1926, he was trained by Alexis Dolinoff, the leading male dancer for Anna Pavlova, whom Helpmann soon became an apprentice for. The next year, in 1927, he joined J. C. Williamson Ltd. as their star dancer.
Helpmann went on to become the principal dancer at Sadlers Wells Ballet from 1933 to 1950. World renowned as a dancer and choreographer, amongst his other achievements he was the director of the Australian Ballet Company. He directed the world tour of Margot Fonteyn in 1963.
Towards the end of his life, Helpmann was living in Balmoral, a suburb of Mosman, in Sydney, Australia. On September 28, 1986, Helpmann died in the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, at the age of 77, from emphysema, having been a lifelong smoker.- Actor
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Denis Carey was born on 3 August 1909 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Day of the Jackal (1973), Doctor Who: Shada (1992) and The Red Shoes (1948). He was married to Yvonne Coulette. He died on 28 September 1986 in London, England, UK.- Alfred Maron was born on 27 April 1912 in St George in the East, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), The Mail Van Murder (1957) and Eugene O'Neill: Three Plays of the Sea (1960). He died on 28 September 1986 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Animation Department
Hal King was born on 5 May 1913 in Minnesota, USA. He is known for Lady and the Tramp (1955), Sleeping Beauty (1959) and Alice in Wonderland (1951). He died on 28 September 1986 in Orange, California, USA.- 'Baby' Carmen De Rue was born on 6 February 1908 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for The Squaw Man (1914), Cheerful Givers (1917) and Jack and the Beanstalk (1917). She was married to Fred Vincent Schrott. She died on 28 September 1986 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
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Ewa Szelburg-Zarembina was born on 10 April 1899 in Bronowice, Poland, Russian Empire [now Bronowice, Lubelskie, Poland]. She was a writer, known for Rzeka klamstwa (1989), Tak w kazdym porcie... (1947) and Zlota kaczka (1976). She was married to Józef Zaremba. She died on 28 September 1986 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Actor
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Jin Tao was born on 22 January 1916 in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. He was an actor and director, known for The Spring River Flows East (1947), The Queen of Spades (1978) and Diary of a Nurse (1956). He died on 28 September 1986 in Shanghai, China.- Walentyna Sakkilari was born on 8 February 1923 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Mezczyzna niepotrzebny! (1982) and Wylap (1984). She died on 28 September 1986 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.