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- Auburn-haired British actress of stage and screen, the youngest of three siblings born in London to naval officer Noel Lawson and his wife Edith (née Monteith). Her grandfather, Francis Wilfred Lawson (1842-1935), was a noted Victorian painter and illustrator. Young Sarah grew up in West Sussex and first went on stage in amateur productions at the Herons Ghyll Roman Catholic School. Afterwards, she studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1947. Her professional theatrical debut duly followed a year later at the Perth Theatre repertory company. In 1951, Lawson debuted in the West End in a production of Jean Cocteau's play Intimate Relations.Five years later, she appeared as film producer's wife Brenda Paulton in the original cast of Philip Mackie's thriller The Whole Truth at the Aldwych Theatre in London.
On screen from 1951, Lawson started off playing a succession of ingénues and juvenile second leads in B-movies and quota quickies, her first leading role being in a forgotten mystery drama, Meet Mr. Malcolm (1954). She had the nominal female lead as one of several beauties in the satirical cold war naval farce You Know What Sailors Are (1954).
Rather better known for her roles in the genres of horror and science fiction, Lawson starred as one of two psychic sisters investigating the gruesome deaths of climbers in the Swiss Alps in the 6-part TV series The Trollenberg Terror (1956). She was also good value in a couple of thrillers directed by horror expert Terence Fisher, both also featuring Christopher Lee. In Night of the Big Heat (1967), she co-starred with her real-life husband Patrick Allen as a couple of pub owners on a remote island invaded by aliens. As Marie Eaton in the Hammer Film production The Devil Rides Out (1968) (based on Dennis Wheatley's 1934 novel), Lawson was menaced by the leader of a satanic cult (Charles Gray) and then possessed by the spirit of a dead girl. Surprisingly, perennial Dracula impersonator Christopher Lee wore the white hat in both films.
From the late 60s onward, Lawson was seen most often in 'crime time' television dramas, as featured player or guest star in iconic series like Department S (1969), The Persuaders! (1971), Callan (1967) (as Soviet spy Flo Mayhew), Father Brown (1974) and Bergerac (1981). She also played prison governess Sarah Marshall in twelve episodes of Within These Walls (1974) (the third actress in that role, succeeding Googie Withers and Katharine Blake).
Sarah Elizabeth Lawson retired from acting in 1989 and died on August 18 2023, aged 95. - Nancy Frangione was born on 10 July 1953 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Another World (1964), All My Children (1970) and One Life to Live (1968). She was married to Christopher Rich. She died on 18 August 2023 in Centerville, Massachusetts, USA.
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Steven Hal Lambert is a stunt coordinator, stuntman, stunt actor, fight choreographer, martial artist, and actor. He has also worked as James Woods' stunt double for over 25 years. He's also worked as Martin Short's stunt double for the film Innerspace; as River Phoenix's stunt double in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; and Jason Statham's stunt double in The One.
He has done stunts, worked as a stunt double, and choreographed, or coordinated countless movies including American Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Always, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Total Recall (1990), Timecop, Star Trek: Insurrection, Casino, Titanic, The Ocean's 11 Trilogy, and White House Down, among others.
His work has garnered him two Stunt Awards: Best High Work in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins and Best Fight Sequence. He was inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame in 1986 and was a member of the Stuntman's Association for 33 years.
He had the honor of appearing in the first issue of Premiere magazine and in American Cinematographer magazine, Inside Kung Fu, and Karate Illustrated. Lambert also holds the distinction of being the first stuntman to ever perform on the Statue of Liberty- Music Department
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Chico Novarro was born on 4 September 1934 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. He was an actor and composer, known for Burnt Money (2000), Bellas de noche (1975) and The Dark Side of the Heart (1992). He was married to Cristina Alessandro and Nora Olivares. He died on 18 August 2023 in Santa Fe, Argentina.- Alexei Hilsky was born on 14 November 1987 in Dneprodzherzhinsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kamianske, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Space (2021), Sniffer (2013) and Love in Chains (2019). He died on 18 August 2023 in Zaporozhye region, Ukraine.
- Ray Hildebrand was born on 21 November 1940 in Joshua, Texas, USA. He was married to Judy Bob Hendricks. He died on 18 August 2023 in Overland Park, Kansas, USA.
- Roberto Colaninno was born on 16 August 1943 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He was married to Oretta Schiavetti. He died on 18 August 2023 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.
- Casper Roos was born on 21 March 1925 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Deadtime Stories (1986), Great Performances (1971) and Finder of Lost Loves (1984). He was married to Shirley Anne Nicholson. He died on 18 August 2023 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- Jørn Riel was a writer, known for Before Tomorrow (2008), Mads Lange til Bali (1989) and Drenge (1994). He died on 18 August 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- James Buckley was born on 9 March 1923 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Ann Frances Cooley. He died on 18 August 2023 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Ans Schilders was an actress, known for Oubliette (2008), I.M. (2020) and Toen was geluk heel gewoon (1994). She died on 18 August 2023 in Netherlands.
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Dietrich Tillak was born on 22 June 1936. He is known for Das unsichtbare Visier (1973), Jacob the Liar (1974) and Der Verdacht (1991). He died on 18 August 2023.- Director
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Tapio Suominen was born on 2 November 1946 in Porvoo, Finland. He was a director and writer, known for Täältä tullaan, elämä! (1980), Porttikielto taivaaseen (1990) and Musta hurmio (1984). He died on 18 August 2023 in Finland.- Jean-Louis Georgelin was born on 30 August 1948 in Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France. He died on 18 August 2023 in Bordes-Uchentein, Ariège, France.
- S-Bone died on 18 August 2023 in Rio Linda, California, USA.