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- Sam Moses was born on 19 March 1944 in Bangalore, India. He was an actor, known for Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Ghostbusters (1984) and 16 Blocks (2006). He died on 21 June 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- J. Michael Hunter was born on 25 November 1949 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Blue Velvet (1986), The Handmaid's Tale (1990) and Waterland (1992). He died on 21 June 2016 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Pierre Lalonde was born on 20 January 1941 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Maman est chez le coiffeur (2008), La maîtresse (1973) and The Mad Dash (1979). He was married to Claire Lewis and Monica Campbell. He died on 21 June 2016 in Outremont, Québec, Canada.- Posthumos: Throughout the 1960s to 1980s Vic Greco (aka Gus Mocerino) was a popular television and nightclub writer and entertainer in New York City and Hollywood. A comedian's comedian, Greco was favorite of Steve Allen, Merv Griffin and Jackie Leonard among other prominent comedians of the era.
Greco enjoyed wide success playing the nightclub circuit across the country in many of the legendary venues such as The Hungry I and The Purple Onion in San Francisco, Mister Kelly's in Chicago and The Ice House in Pasedena who billed him as "....a scrappy comic featuring his rubber stamp routines." He was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as "....a short, malevolent, and rather like a demoniacal, cigar-smoking file clerk who just blew up the bank...." and was also repeatedly well reviewed by the Chicago Daily News saying "....Greco, a Groucho Marx character, replete with cigar, evokes strong reactions from the audience. He's a delight." He also appeared as a recurring character on The Mike Douglas Show and as a comedian on Alan Hamel's Comedy Bag (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).
Greco started out in the comedy team of Vic Greco and Fred Willard in the famous 1960's "beat" nightclubs such as Village Vanguard, The Bitter End and Cafe Wah in Greenwich Village, NY. The duo quickly gained attention with their original comedy skits, physical comedy routines, "flawless timing, wild and utterly outrageous sequences" (San Francisco Chronicle), "dry humor and devastatingly deadpan approach" (CUE). With Variety billing them as "A real firecracker" and The Hollywood Reporter predicting their non-stop success, Greco and Willard also appeared in the popular Playboy Clubs across the country and were soon making numerous television appearances including The Smother's Brothers Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Johnny Carson Show, The Merv Griffin Show, Get Smart and others.
During the last 30 years of his life, Greco, returning to his birth name, Gus Mocerino, continued writing comedy articles and other published works including "Got a Minute?" and other periodical columns for various newspapers including The Philadelphia Inquirer, Palm Beach Post (FL), Delaware County Daily Times (PA) and News of Delaware County (PA). A passionate pianist as well, Mocerino wrote many original songs, received two Make Music Alabama Song Writing Awards (2010 and 2011), and extensively performed his "Music and Comedy of Gus Mocerino" show at numerous Senior Living Communities throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida.
Additionally, Mocerino taught public speaking at American Broadcasting School in Philadelphia and conducted "Speaking with Humor" seminars through his own Delgus Productions. He directed numerous plays in colleges and trade schools where he also taught math, drafting and shop trades including Newark Technical College in New Jersey, Delaware County Community College in Media, PA and Delaware Valley Trade School in Chester, PA.
Mocerino died at home in Havertown, PA on June 21, 2016. He is survived by his wife of Adele (Greco) Mocerino, daughters Lisa Grecco and Christine Harrington, and two grand-daughters, Brigid Harrington and Shannon Harrington. - Soundtrack
Pat Friday was born on 4 August 1921 in Jefferson County, Idaho. Pat died on 21 June 2016 in Fredericksburg, Texas, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jim Boyd was born in 1956 in Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Smoke Signals (1998) and The Business of Fancydancing (2002). He was married to Shelly. He died on 21 June 2016 in Washington, USA.- Animation Department
- Art Department
Gloria Wood is known for Super Chicken (1967), Rocko's Modern Life (1993) and The Super 6 (1966). She died on 21 June 2016.- Nadya Todorova was born on November 1, 1925 in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria. She did not become actress immediately. As a child Nadya wanted to become a ballerina. After graduating from high school, she recorded in Law from Sofia University.During the vacation after the first year she saw an ad in Asenovgrad that will be held examination for actors for the municipal theater in the city. She began her career in the municipal theater in Asenovgrad, then director Luben Groys invited her in Smolyan, then she continued to play in the theaters in Pazardzhik, Sliven, Gabrovo. She did not have vocational training, but has enormous talent. Her cinema debut takes place in 1974 in the movie " Tough Love ", directed by Ivan Andonov. Nadia Todorova starred in over 40 Bulgarian films. After playing with Kosta Tsonev in the "Year of Mondays,& #x22; he called her "The greatest actress of the small roles" and Bulgarian Anna Magnani. She plays with disarming naturalness and spontaneity. Most often she worked with the director Ivan Andonov. He said that she was in his column "favorite artists". She admitted that Ivan Andonov is her godfather in the cinema. After "Fairy Dance", Nadya played in 9 more his films: "Roof", "Cherry Garden", "Shining Example", "Ladies Choice", "White Magic", "Dangerous Charm", "Dreamer", "Yesterday", "Rio Adio." Besides Ivan Andonov, Nadya starred in the movies of other Bulgarian directors: in "Illusion", directed by Ludmil Staykov, "With Love and Tenderness" and "Where Are You Going?", directed by Rangel Vulchanov, "Double" and "Master for a Day", directed by Nikolai Volev, "In the name of the people," "War of the Hedgehogs" and "Carnival", directed by Ivanka Grabcheva. Among her films are also " Notes on Bulgarian Uprisings ", " Daughter in Law ". She has a daughter, named Antoaneta Nikolova Temenugova, who worked as a restorer in Prague , Czech Republic . In 2005 Bulgarian National Television has made a documentary about Nadya Todorova - "Smart Village". On February 28, 2009 "the great actress of small roles" remained widow. A year later, on March 3, 2010, on TV "Europe" was shown the film about Nadya Todorova, titled "The great actress of the small roles." Nadya Todorova died after a long illness on June 21, 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic
- Hugo Castro was born on 1 September 1955 in Haedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Héroes y demonios (1999), Padre Coraje (2004) and Mi nombre es Coraje (1988). He died on 21 June 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Barry Balkin was born on 16 September 1954 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (1967). He died on 21 June 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Pierre Pachet was born on 9 December 1937 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for The Moustache (2005), Deep into Sleep (2016) and Droit d'auteurs (1996). He was married to Soizic. He died on 21 June 2016 in Paris, France.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Wayne Jackson was born on 24 November 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He is known for Not Easily Broken (2009), Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer (1986) and Great Performances (1971). He was married to Amy. He died on 21 June 2016 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.- Art Department
Sharleen Bright was born on 11 January 1946 in Logan, Utah, USA. She is known for Mississippi Burning (1988), Nothing to Lose (1997) and The Firm (1993). She died on 21 June 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Gui-Ling Wu was an actor, known for San guo yan yi (1995), Journey to the West (1986) and The Lu Gou Qiao Incident (1995). He was married to Zhong Lü. He died on 21 June 2016 in Beijing, China.
- Kunio Hatoyama was born on 13 September 1948 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Hasen no marisu (1999), Puraimu nyûsu (2009) and Weekly Literacy (2014). He died on 21 June 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Karl Dallas was born on 29 January 1931 in London, England, UK. He died on 21 June 2016 in the UK.
- Soundtrack
Freddie Powers was born on 13 October 1931 in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 21 June 2016 in the USA.- Editor
- Production Designer
- Actor
Richard Beck-Meyer (also known as Rick, Rich, Ricko and Rikko) was raised in Burbank, California and graduated from Burbank High School in 1947. He studied painting at California College of Arts and Crafts getting his master's in fine arts at San Jose State.
Richard was an exceptional watercolor artist, teacher, and member of both the California Watercolor Society and the Carmel Art Association. He exhibited in the Monterey/Carmel area throughout the 1950s. Richard was active in local theater designing sets for productions at the Golden Bough Circle Theatre and the Forest Theatre. His sets for Shaw's "Caesar & Cleopatra" (1964) and "Teahouse of the August Moon" (1965) were notable for their bold use of color and shape to enhance the dramatic impact of the plays. Later in the 1960s he decided to try his hand at film and used his Huntington Hartford Fellowship to attend film school at UCLA. Rick's professional credits include film editor and production designer for "The Wild Angels" (1966), "The Born Losers" (1967), "The Vendors" (1970), and "How Come Nobody's on Our Side" (1975).
Not satisfied with two art careers, Richard used the GI Bill (he had served as a Mandarin translator for the Army during the Korean War) to obtain a marriage and family therapy degree from Azusa Pacific University. Due to ever escalating licensing hours, Richard never got his license to pursue private practice, but he put his counseling skills to good use as the Special Education Coordinator for Head Start in Lake and Mendocino Counties. It gave him great pleasure to be an advocate for Special Ed students as their families negotiated with schools to obtain the best and least restrictive educational environment each district could provide for each student.
Richard spent the last 20 years of his working life wearing many hats at Community Action Agencies such as North Coast Opportunities in Lake and Mendocino Counties, Redwood Community Action Agency in Humboldt County, and the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County. In 1985 he retired and moved to San Francisco where he worked on an English translation of "Journey to the West" for television, original film treatments, poems, short stories, and researching his magnum opus, a book still waiting to be committed to paper. In January of 2016 Richard returned to Mendocino County, living in a lovely cottage just east of Fort Bragg on Highway 20.- Production Manager
- Sound Department
Rex Hipple was a production manager, known for The Great War (1964). Rex died on 21 June 2016 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Dan, a Texas native, started in radio at 17 when he was in the Navy for the Armed Forces Radio Service. After 27 months in the Navy he came home to Houston and worked at KXYZ in 1955. He then moved to Minneapolis-St. Paul (to replace Herb Oscar Anderson) at WDGY. Always a country boy at heart, Dan has a great way with words. He can mix together songs and seques with some of smoothest banter in radio.
During his WMCA days he always described himself as "the worlds most adequate swinging disk jockey" and his smooth sound and great voice was used frequently by the station on promos. Dan stayed at WMCA until July of 1970 and then moved to WHN in New York. He then switched to WYNY in New York, then back to WHN to play country music. He went back to WYNY with it became a country station and moved to WCBS-FM in 1996 where he remained until retiring in 2002. He has recently returned for part-time work. - Henk Hofland was born on 20 July 1927 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He died on 21 June 2016 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Maxim Arsenault died on 21 June 2016 in Haines Pass, Alaska, USA.