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- Diminutive, red-haired London-born stage and screen character actress Maria Charles was born of Jewish ancestry as Maria Zena Schneider, the daughter of hairdresser David Schneider and his wife Celia (née Ashken - originally Ashkenaza). A RADA graduate of 1946, her career spanned more than six and a half decades, beginning in 1945. The following year, she made her debut on the West End stage in Pick-up Girl, a play penned by Russian-American dramatist Elsa Shelley. Her first lengthy theatrical run (April 1953 to February 1959) was in the role of Dulcie, one of the 'perfect young ladies', in Sandy Wilson's hit musical The Boy Friend.
Charles made her first screen appearance in 1947. She went on to amass numerous credits in miniseries and episodic television, in the course of which she acquired a solid reputation for roles as fussy or over-protective Jewish matriarchs (Bea Fisher in ITV's sitcom Agony (1979), Rita Green in Bar Mitzvah Boy (1976)), Dickensian characters ("The Infant Phenomenon" Miss Ninetta Crummles in Nicholas Nickleby (1957), Miss Havisham's fawning relative Sarah Pocket in Great Expectations (1974), workhouse matron Mrs. Corney in the Oliver Twist episode of The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)]) and (latterly) kindly old ladies and grandmothers. She had recurring roles on TV in Crown Court (1972), Secret Army (1977), Never the Twain (1981) (as the clumsy Mrs. Sadler) and Coronation Street (1960), as well as occasional supporting parts on the big screen, notably in Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Cuba (1979), Savage Hearts (1995) and Hot Fuzz (2007) (as farmer Reaper's wife).
Between 1952 and 1966, Charles was married to English actor Robin Hunter. The union produced two daughters, one of whom is the award-winning actress Kelly Hunter. - Jesús Barreda was born on 11 March 1963 in Spain. He was an actor, known for The Snuff Game (2000), Syberia II (2004) and Inspector Sun (2022). He died on 21 April 2023.
- Actress
- Writer
Kate Saunders (born 4 May 1960 in London) was an English writer, actress and journalist. She won the Betty Trask Award and the Costa Children's Book Award and was twice shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
She was a regular contributor to radio and television, with appearances on the Radio 4 programmes Woman's Hour, Start the Week and Kaleidoscope. She was, with Sandi Toksvig, a guest on the first episode of the long-running news quiz programme Have I Got News for You. The BBC children's series Belfry Witches was based on her series of children's books about two mischief-making witches.
Saunders won the annual Costa Children's Book Award for 'Five Children on the Western Front' (2014), a contribution to the classic fantasy series that E. Nesbit inaugurated in 1902 with 'Five Children and It'. She was a contributor to the authorised Winnie-the-Pooh sequel, 'The Best Bear in All the World'.
Her children's novel, 'The Land of Neverendings', was shortlisted for the 2019 Carnegie Medal, as was Five Children on the Western Front in 2106. She wrote such novels as 'Wild Young Bohemians', and co-authored 'Catholics and Sex' (1992) with Peter Stanford, who was then editor of the Catholic Herald. Saunders and Stanford later presented a television series based on the book on Channel 4.- Animation Department
- Art Department
- Visual Effects
Jerry Loveland was born on 16 June 1964. Jerry is known for Hercules (1997), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and The Princess and the Frog (2009). Jerry died on 21 April 2023.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Writer
Mario García Joya ("Mayito") is without a doubt one the most influential photographers and cinematographers Cuba has produced. He studied at the San Alejandro Fine Arts Academy (Havana) and graduated with a degree in Hispanic Language and Literature -Cuban Studies - at the University of Havana, 1978.
Since 1966 he has been Director of Photagraphy in more than 90 feature-length films, including "A Cuban Struggle Against the Demons," "The Last Supper," "The Survivors," "Up to a Certain Point," "With You in the Distance," "Letters From The Park," and "Strawberry and Chocolate," which was nominated for an academy award in 1995. These film were directed by Tomas Gutierrez Alea and filmed in Cuba and Mexico. "Tiempo de Morir", directed by Jorge Alí Triana in Colombia; "Milagro en Roma", in Colombia and Italy directed by Lisandro Duque; "Lejanía", by Jesús Díaz, in Cuba; "Río Negro", directed by Atahualpa Lichi, in Venezuela, and "Malabrigo", "Alias La Gringa" and "Coraje" directed by Alberto Durán, in Perú and Spain.
Since 1995 he has worked in the United States in several films such as HB0's "Modern Rhapsody," directed by Elly Friedman; "Paradise Lost" by Herb Freed; Showtime's The Princess & the Barrio Boy," directed by Tony Planas, Cine Son Production's "Cachao, Como Su Ritmo No Hay Dos," directed by Andy García; and Cosalinda Entertainment "Tears of the Soul" - a digital film directed by Yvonne López Arenal.
Mayito has been presented at workshops and guest speaker at the New York School Visual Art, International Center of Photography, Irvine University, Santa Monica College and CALART in California among others. Also in the Cineteca in Mexico City and The Escuela Internacional de Cine en San Antonio de los Baños in Cuba. His works has been recognized by the Encyclopedia of Photography USA, Art Forum, Art in America and Aperture magazines and exhibited in museums of major cities, Georges Pompidou in Paris; Festival de Arles in France; Kunthaus en Zurich, Ledel Gallery and The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York; International Center of Photography in New York, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid, Spain; el Museo de Arte Alvar y Carmen T. de Carrillo Gil, el Museo de Arte Moderno and El Palacio de Bellas Artes in México; The Australian Centre for Photography in Australia, el Centro Cultural of Sao Paulo, Brasil; el Centro Cultural of Buenos Aires in Argentina, el Museo Nacional, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Havana and the 41st Venice Bienal and others.
He has received numerous awards for his work as a photographer and cinematographer, including Premio Coral for best Cinematographer, Festival Internacional de Cine in Havana Cuba, the Premio a la mejor Cinematografia at the Bogota International Festival; The premio Casa de Fotografia, at Casa de Las Americas in Havana, Cuba. Jose Tabio Award at the First Bienal of Havana and The Revolution and Culture Award at the Second Bienal in Havana, Cuba and The First Salón Internacional of Budapest Hungría Award, among others. In 2002 the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation honorees his works with its prestigious fellowship.
Since 1997 until the present time, Mayito has been one of the Directors of the Cuban American Cultural Institute, a non-profit organization located in Los Angeles, California, founded to preserving and promoting the values of the Latin American culture.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Götz Wittneben was born on 15 August 1959 in Lühnde, Lower Saxony, Germany. He was an actor, known for Revolution 2012 (2009), Die Merkel-Propaganda (2017) and NuoViso News (2018). He died on 21 April 2023 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.- Editor
- Director
- Writer
I have been editing for more than 25 years. My taste for encounters has led me to a varied career where experiences feed off each other: fiction, documentaries, commercials. A common engine: to be at the service of the story to tell, to discover, to understand, to learn, to entertain...
Today, I have edited 8 feature films, about a hundred commercials for French and foreign productions, and more than fifty documentaries on historical, political, artistic, social or travel subjects.
The evolution of this profession has led me to work in Berlin, Vienna or Madrid ; I can work in English. I mainly edit on Avid.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Shaune McDowell was born on 30 April 1973. Shaune was a cinematographer and producer, known for Psych-o-cysts (2005), Francis of Brooklyn (2012) and The Assassin (2007). Shaune died on 21 April 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Sergio Rendine was born on 7 September 1954 in Naples, Campania, Italy. Sergio was a composer, known for Bim Bum Bam (1981). Sergio died on 21 April 2023 in Pescara, Italy.
- Roy Saltman was born on 15 July 1932 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Joan Ettinger and Lenore Sack. He died on 21 April 2023 in Rockville, Maryland, USA.
- Ken Potts was born on 15 April 1921 in Honey Bend, Illinois, USA. He was married to Doris Potts. He died on 21 April 2023 in Provo, Utah, USA.
- Guillermo Calabrese died on 21 April 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Additional Crew
James V. Thompson was born on 24 July 1945 in Bagley, Minnesota, USA. James V. is known for Black Scorpion (2001) and The Godson (1998). James V. was married to Elizbeth and Jill Smith. James V. died on 21 April 2023 in Clearbrook, Minnesota, USA.- Lidiya Ashrapova was born on 28 August 1935 in Yamga, Yakutiya, USSR. She was an actress, known for Devushka-dzhigit (1955), Nash milyy doktor (1958) and V odnom rayone (1960). She was married to Askhat Ashrapov. She died on 21 April 2023.
- Adeline Tevis was born on 20 April 1931 in Winner, South Dakota USA. She was an actress, known for Diabolical Tales: Project Agartha (2023). She died on 21 April 2023 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA.