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Naveen was born in 1985 in India. He was a writer and actor, known for Moodar Koodam (2013), Agni Siragugal (2023) and Alaudhinin Arputha Camera. He died on 3 May 2021 in Madhya Pradesh, India.- Music Department
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Emerald MacDonald was an actress, known for The Grizzlies (2018), Anaana's Tent (2018) and CTV News at Six Toronto (2018). She died on 3 May 2021 in Canada.- Additional Crew
Shannon Ryan Nicosia was born on 29 April 1970. She is known for Batman & Robin (1997), Brave (2012) and Coco (2017). She was married to Jon Nicosia. She died on 3 May 2021.- Stacey Linde was an actress, known for Game of Pleasure (1998), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and Las Vegas (2003). She died on 3 May 2021.
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Although most of Lloyd Price's hits occurred in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he actually had his first hit in 1952, with "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", which became a major R&B hit. However, his budding career came to a quick halt in 1954 when he was drafted into the army. Because of his musical background, though, he was placed into the Special Services (entertainment) branch, where he was put in charge of a large dance band that played "swing" music to entertain the troops. It was here that Price got the idea for what was to become his trademark style: combining a lush, full orchestra with the grittier, rawer tempos and vocals of R&B. After completing his hitch, Price made the rounds of record companies trying to convince them of the soundness of his idea, but he got nowhere. Frustrated, he started his own label, Kent Records. His first record on Kent, 1957's "Just Because", became a regional hit on the East Coast, but Kent, like other small labels, found it difficult to distribute nationally, limiting the chances of the record's success. Price managed to sign a distribution deal with ABC-Paramount Records, a major player with national distribution, and that enabled the record to stay on the charts for the next six months. The next year he signed a distribution deal with Atlantic Records, another major label. However, he soon grew tired of both running a record label and performing, and decided to concentrate solely on performing. He signed a recording contract with ABC-Paramount in 1958, and in October of that year released what would be one of his biggest hits, "Stagger Lee", complete with his trademark combination of orchestral background and R&B vocals. The record sold more than a million copies and was the top R&B record of 1959. The song did cause some controversy, though. It was based on an old tune called "Stag-O-Lee" about an argument that took place during a gambling game that resulted in a barroom murder. Religious pressure groups, among them the Catholic Church's Legion of Decency, pressured Paramount not to release the record at all, due to its "immoral" subject matter. Paramount did release it, but the lyrics were somewhat sanitized, with no mention of gambling or the shooting resulting in the character's death. Price's follow-up songs to "Stagger Lee" wee also big hits: "Personality" and "I'm Gonna Get Married." Price left Paramount in 1962 and started his own record label again, Double-L. While he had some modest hits with that label, its main claim to fame was that it was the label which first signed Wilson Pickett to a solo contract.
Price signed with several different labels over the next several years (he was the first black artist signed by Monument Records, a Nashville label that specialized almost exclusively in country/western singers) but couldn't manage to chart with any more records. In an effort to jumpstart his career he started his own label again, Turntable Records, and even opened up a nightclub in New York called Turntables. In 1972, he began to concentrate more on personal appearances and concerts rather than recording. He went into semi-retirement in the mid-'80s and only occasionally appeared in concerts or on television. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.- Norman Fondren was born on 23 June 1964 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He died on 3 May 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Jos de Man was born on 31 March 1933 in Roeselare, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor and writer, known for Deman (1998) and Beschuldigde sta op (1966). He was married to Leah Thys. He died on 3 May 2021 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.- Walter Kissinger was born on 24 June 1924 in Fürth, Germany. He was married to Eugenie Van Drooge. He died on 3 May 2021 in San Rafael, California, USA.
- Juliette Paskowitz was born on 12 January 1932 in Long Beach, California, USA. She was married to Dorian Paskowitz. She died on 3 May 2021 in San Clemente, California, USA.
- Efim Kamenetsky was born on July 27, 1935, in Penza, Russia, USSR (now Penza, Russia). In 1958 he graduated from State Pedagogical Institute as an actor and teacher. From 1960-1968 he was an actor in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
From 1969-1986 Kamenetsky was a permanent member of the Leningrad Theatre of Lensovet under directorship of Igor Vladimirov.
Since 1987 Kamenetsky has been a permanent member of the troupe at the Theatre of Komissarzhevskoi in St. Petersburg.
Kamenetsky was designated the title of Honorable Artist of Russia. He played more than 100 roles on stage. He also taught acting classes in Russia, Poland, and England. He directed a London stage production of 'Crime and Punishment' based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Kamenetsky is currently residing in St. Petersburg, Russia. - Ezy Mny was born on 22 September 1997. He was an actor, known for Ezy Mny & Ran Styles: Reason (2017), Ezy Mny: Got It (2016) and Ezy Mny: War (2019). He died on 3 May 2021 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
- Dannie Druehyld was born on 5 December 1947 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He died on 3 May 2021 in Denmark.
- Béchir Ben Yahmed was born on 2 April 1928 in Djerba, Tunisia. He was an editor, known for Plages tunisiennes (1955). He was married to Danielle. He died on 3 May 2021 in Paris, France.
- Else Michelet was born on 26 February 1942 in Trondheim, Norway. She was a writer and actress, known for Carl Gustav, gjengen og parkeringsbandittene (1982) and En Annen historie (1983). She was married to Ingjald Ørbeck Sørheim. She died on 3 May 2021 in Norway.
- Flatline Nizzy was an actor, known for Flatline Nizzy: Mud Niggaz (2017), Nizzy x Kwon Bandz x Jimmy Wopo: Rents Due (2017) and Flatline Nizzy: Don't Exist (2018). He died on 3 May 2021 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA.
- José Rafael Albrecht was born on 23 August 1941 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina. He died on 3 May 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Ed Ward was born on 2 November 1948 in Port Chester, New York, USA. He died on 3 May 2021 in Austin, Texas, USA.
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Maher Al Attar was born on 22 January 1938 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for El nagham el hazine (1960), Itharissi minal hub (1959) and Banat bahari (1960). He died on 3 May 2021 in Cairo, Egypt.