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- Keiko, a Genus Orca whale, was born in 1976 and captured off the coast of Iceland in 1979. He was sold to the marine park industry, and in 1985 he arrived to Reino Aventura in Mexico City where and lived a normal life for a captive whale until 1993. In that year, he was cast as "Willy" in the movie "Free Willy," capturing the hearts of millions of children and adults worldwide. Afterwards, Life magazine made an article where it showed of the horrible conditions in in which he lived in Reino Aventura so an international pledge was started, and enough money was raised to have him sent to the Oregon Coast Aquarium; before being airlifted back to Iceland in 1998 to prepare him for a return to the wild.
He was trained to survive in the wild and released in July of 2002, but he longed for human contact. He swam 870 miles; eventually ending up in Helsa, Norway in September of 2002, where local residents played with him often; so much so that animal protection authorities banned anyone from approaching him. He was looked after by whale keepers for the last year of life, suddenly coming down with pneumonia on December 10, 2003. He died a day later. - Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Marcello Giombini was born on 24 July 1928 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a composer, known for Our Man in Jamaica (1965) and Mission Stardust (1967). He died on 12 December 2003 in Italy.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
François Gir was born on 13 March 1920 in Paris, France. He was a director and assistant director, known for My Pal the Gypsy (1959), Bob the Gambler (1956) and Chez vous ce soir (1958). He was married to Mimi Funes. He died on 12 December 2003 in Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Art Napoleon was born on 1 June 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Whirlybirds (1957), Man on the Prowl (1957) and The Activist (1969). He died on 12 December 2003 in London, England, UK.- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Actress
Sabine Mamou was born on 2 December 1948 in Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]. She was an editor and actress, known for Documenteur (1981), El día que me quieras (1986) and Orapronobis (1989). She died on 12 December 2003 in Paris, France.- Patrick McGrady was born on 17 July 1932 in Shelton, Washington, USA. He was married to Colleen Bennett and Elizabeth Rosenbaum. He died on 12 December 2003 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
- Captain Sticky was born in 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Sex O'Clock News (1985), Caged Fury (1990) and Real People (1979). He died on 12 December 2003 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Production Manager
- Producer
- Location Management
Mychèle Boudrias was born in 1947. Mychèle was a production manager and producer, known for Nuremberg (2000), Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994) and Steal (2002). Mychèle died on 12 December 2003 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- Earl Gillespie was born on 25 July 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on 12 December 2003 in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA.
- Rudolf Krause was born on 21 January 1927 in Leipzig, Germany. He died on 12 December 2003 in Leipzig, Germany.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Leonid Belokurov was born on 20 January 1922 in Moscow, Russia. He was a writer, known for Tropoy beskorystnoy lyubvi (1972), The Last Inch (1959) and U beregov Antarktidy (1956). He died on 12 December 2003.- Production Designer
Vladimir Rebezov was born on 23 August 1921 in Smederevo, Serbia, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. He was a production designer, known for Glasam za ljubav (1965). He died on 12 December 2003 in Zrenjanin, Serbia.