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- Jo de Winter was born on 5 March 1921 in Sacramento, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Dirty Harry (1971), Soap (1977) and Airport '77 (1977). She was married to Robert Eggers Adamina. She died on 17 January 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Singer, songwriter, and music producer Clarence Henry Reid began his career in the music industry doing acceptable and respectable mainstream commercial R&B fare in the 1960's and 1970's, but it was his outrageously raunchy and profane alter ego of no-holds-barred parodist Blowfly whereby Reid made his greatest and most lasting impact as one of the more colorful and idiosyncratic practitioners of American outsider music.
Reid was born on February 14, 1939 in rural Cochran, Georgia. Clarence grew up in a poor family and received little in the way of a formal education. Reid first started coming up with filthy parody versions of popular hit songs when he was seven years old and working as a sharecropper in the fields of Georgia after dropping out of grade school. Clarence eventually moved to Florida in the mid-1960's and continued to work doing menial jobs while establishing an initial foothold in the music industry. Reid eventually secured a steady gig as a staff songwriter for Deep City Records in Miami, Florida. Moreover, Clarence also pursued a solo singing career on the side with strictly modest results, although his self-pressed release of his song "Blowfly's Rapp" in 1964 has been widely cited as one of the first ever known instances of a rap song in existence. (Reid eventually did a much more explicit version of this song called "Rapp Dirty" in 1980.) Among the notable songs that Reid had a hand in writing and/or producing are "Clean Up Woman" by Betty Wright and 'Rockin' Chair" by Gwen McCrae. In addition, Clarence played a key role in shaping the sound of KC & The Sunshine Band as well as wrote songs for such major soul artists as Wilson Pickett and Sam & Dave.
However, in 1971 Reid launched a whole new career for himself after recording and releasing an entire album of dirty songs called "The Weird World of Blowfly" under the alternate name of Blowfly. In an attempt to avoid jeopardizing his mainstream musical career, Clarence appeared on the album cover as a kind of wacky superhero wearing a mask and bodysuit in order to hide his actual identity. Said mask and bodysuit would go on to become key trademarks of Reid's Blowfly persona. Although his lewd and lascivious song parodies not surprisingly failed to receive much in the way of play on commercial radio stations, Clarence/Blowfly nonetheless became a significant cult figure in the world of outsider music with over twenty party albums released altogether over the course of several decades (his 1980 album "Blowfly's Party" even went all the way to #26 on Billboard magazine's Black Albums chart).
Alas, not everyone appreciated Reid's cheerfully bawdy brand of musical parody. For example, songwriter Stanley Adams sued Clarence over his send-up of his song "What a Difference a Day Makes" called "What a Difference a Lay Makes." Moreover, Reid earned no money in royalties from various musical artists who sampled his songs throughout the years due to the fact that he had to sign away the rights to his publishing catalog in 2003 in order to pay off debts. Moreover, in 2014 Clarence had to raise money through an online crowfunding campaign in order to save his home from foreclosure. Reid died from liver cancer at age 76 at a hospice facility in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida on January 17, 2016. Although he's sadly no longer with us, Clarence and his infamous alter ego of Blowfly will continue to forever tickle our funny bones in the best and most dirty way possible.- Mike Sharpe was born on 28 October 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), Spectrum Wrestling (1977) and WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985). He died on 17 January 2016 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Art Department
William "Ward" Preston started his career in architecture, opening his own firm in Tarzana, CA after graduating from USC. His good friend Norm Baron invited him to come work at Warner Bros. studios as a set designer in 1965 and his career in show business began. He is known for his work on The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Airplane! (1980), and Purple Rain (1984). He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Art Direction for his work on The Towering Inferno (1974).- Carina Jaarnek was born on 26 December 1963. She was married to Niels Kvist Borg. She died on 17 January 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Actor
- Writer
Kjell Arne Alinge, born 1943 in Arvika, was a Swedish radio host and producer employed by the Swedish Broadcasting Service, Sveriges Radio, in 1963. Alinge was educated at the College of Journalism before he became a full time presenter and producer at Sveriges Radio. He hosted and created several famous radio shows, among them "Hemma hos..." (1971-1976), "Asfaltstelegrafen" (1977-1979), "Eldorado" (1980-1993, 2006-2013). He also appeared in Swedish Television shows and single feature films. His book "Kyss" (Kiss) was published 1994 and included some of his finest contemplation's.- Gottfried Honegger was born on 12 June 1917 in Zurich, Switzerland. He died on 17 January 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Peggy Anderson was born on 14 July 1938 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for Nurse (1981) and Nurse (1980). She died on 17 January 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Karol Polák was born on 7 September 1934 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for V kazdom pocasí (1975), Zeny v ofsajdu (1971) and Posledná v abecede (1980). He died on 17 January 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Joachim Goll was born in 1925. He was a writer, known for Police Call 110 (1971), Familie intakt (1984) and Die Frauen der Wardins (1974). He died on 17 January 2016.
- Gottfried Honegger was born on 12 June 1917 in Zürich, Switzerland. He was married to Warja Lavater. He died on 17 January 2016 in Zürich, Switzerland.
- Dale Griffin was born on 24 October 1948 in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hotties (2004) and The Ballad of Mott the Hoople (2010). He died on 17 January 2016 in Brecon, Powys, Wales, UK.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Mic Gilette was born on 7 May 1951 in Oakland, California, USA. He is known for Everybody Says I'm Fine! (2001), Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 (2008) and Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore (2008). He was married to Julia Martinez and Judith Anne Fuller. He died on 17 January 2016 in Concord, California, USA.- Miloslav Docekal was born on 4 February 1941. He died on 17 January 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Georgy Vavilov was born on 22 March 1981. He was an actor, known for Grach (2012). He died on 17 January 2016.
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Alan Kress is known for Chasing Ice (2012). Alan died on 17 January 2016 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Music Department
- Writer
- Director
Geethapriya was born on 15 June 1932 in British India. He was a writer and director, known for Manninamaga (1968), Kalyani (1971) and Bhoopathiranga (1970). He died on 17 January 2016 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.