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John was a commercial artist when he substituted for a sick friend in an amateur production which was seen by the actress Sybil Thorndike who recognized his potential. After repertory work at Watford and Crewe he was invited to join London's Old Vic in 1936 by Tyrone Guthrie and appeared in 'Love's Labours Lost' and 'Twelfth Night'. In 1937 He was in the production of 'Hamlet' that was performed at Elsinore with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. He made his film debut in 1937 in The Conquest of the Air (1931) and in a early BBC television production of 'The Harmfulness of Tobacco'. At the outbreak of war he was attached to the British Embassy in Stockholm where he was in coding and decoding. In 1941 he was in California and about to return to England when he was offered a role in The Shanghai Gesture (1941) which was the prelude to a long film career that included Mrs. Miniver (1942), Jane Eyre (1943), Madame Bovary (1949), Gigi (1958), and Gambit (1966). In 1946 he made his Broadway debut in 'He Who Gets Slapped' which was followed by 'Montsarrat' (1948) and 'The Waltz of the Toreadors' (1957) among others. He was also prolific in television work appearing in episodes such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) ("First Class Honeymoon", 1962), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) ("The Birds and the Bees Affair", 1966), and Bewitched (1964) (as Leonardo da Vinci in "Samantha's da Vinci Dilemma", 1967).- Enrique Álvarez Félix was born on 6 April 1934 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Corazón salvaje (1966), Marisol (1996) and El retrato de Dorian Gray (1969). He died on 24 May 1996 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Roland Varno's daughter is Jill Taggart. His sister, Anneke, was for many years the Dear Abby of Holland. Roland spent his younger years on the island of Java, moved back to Holland as a teenager, went to Berlin in the late 1920s where he was featured in Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) with Marlene Dietrich and came to the U.S. in 1930 to shoot "All Quiet on the Western Front." His ship was stalled in the Atlantic so the role went instead to Lew Ayers, who became both a major star and Roland's best friend. He joined the OSS and learned Japanese during WWII and, because he was also fluent in German he used his talents at home making propaganda war films. He played everything from a spy to a freedom-fighter.
- Director
- Producer
Norman René was born on 18 November 1950 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Longtime Companion (1989), Prelude to a Kiss (1992) and American Playhouse (1980). He died on 24 May 1996 in New York City, New York, USA.- Camille Almy was born on 29 May 1916 in Washington Heights, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Acapulco Gold (1976). She died on 24 May 1996 in Hawaii, USA.
- Harry Bronk was born on 1 May 1922 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for De weg naar het hart (1956), De wachters bij het graf (1960) and De eerstgeborene (1959). He died on 24 May 1996 in Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Joseph Mitchell was born on 25 July 1908 in Fairmount, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer, known for Joe Gould's Secret (2000). He was married to Therese Dagny Engelsted Jacobsen. He died on 24 May 1996 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Composer
Jacob Druckman was born on 26 June 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Traîté du rossignol (1971) and Camera Three (1955). He was married to Muriel Helen Topaz. He died on 24 May 1996 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.- Sound Department
Peter Lacey was born on 2 April 1929 in Fulham, London, England, UK. He is known for Alien 3 (1992), In the Name of the Father (1993) and No Escape (1994). He died on 24 May 1996 in Middlesex, England, UK.- Jarmila Vasicová was born on 31 August 1935 in Piestany, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Oko za oko (1967). She died on 24 May 1996 in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.