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Herbert Vesely was born on 31 March 1931 in Vienna, Austria. He was a director and writer, known for The Bread of Those Early Years (1962), Folkwangschulen (1961) and Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment (1980). He was married to Dany Mann. He died on 13 July 2002 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Additional Crew
One of the greatest photographers of all time Yousuf Karsh arrived in Canada as an Armenian refugee from the Turkish Ottoman Empire which perpetrated the Armenian genocide. In 1928 Karsh apprenticed with photographer John Garo in Boston then returned to Canada where Prime Minister Mackenzie King helped him photograph the visiting diplomats. In 1941 Karsh took the legendary portrait of Winston Churchill -- one of the most reproduced images in history.
The photographic subjects of Karsh (Armenian name Hovsep Karshian) included Pablo Picasso, Albert Einstein, Ernest Hemingway, Queen Elizabeth II, Clark Gable, Audrey Hepburn, Pope John Paul II, Grace Kelly, John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Sophia Loren, Laurence Olivier, George Bernard Shaw, Andy Warhol, Frank Lloyd Wright, Humphrey Bogart, Mother Theresa, Walt Disney, Mohammed Ali, Martin Luther King and many more.
Karsh was named one of the 100 Most Notable People of the Century in 2000 by International Who's Who and Karsh had photographed 51 of those 100. Karsh was also the only Armenian, the only Canadian, and the only photographer to make the list.
Karsh died at age 93 on July 13th, 2002 in Boston.
His awards include: Medal of Service of the Order of Canada and the Centennial Medal (1968), Medal of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (1975), Achievement of Life Award of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1980), Companion of the Order of Canada (1990), Gold Medal of Merit of the National Society of Arts and Letters, USA (1991).
Karsh's 100th anniversary was marked by the release of 3 postal stamps with photographs Karsh took of Winston Churchill, Audrey Hepburn, and of himself.- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Carey Blyton was born on 14 March 1932 in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK. Carey was a composer, known for Doctor Who (1963), W. Somerset Maugham (1969) and The Wednesday Play (1964). Carey was married to Mary Mills. Carey died on 13 July 2002 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, UK.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Alan Selwyn was born on 7 May 1926 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Keep It Up, Jack (1974). He died on 13 July 2002 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.- Victor Rentoya was born on 28 July 1941 in Madeira, Portugal. He was an actor, known for Historias de amor y brujería (1980), La revancha (1989) and Fabiola (1989). He died on 13 July 2002 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Claudinho was born on 14 November 1975 in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Claudinho e Buchecha: Quero te Encontrar (1998), Mild Poison (1999) and Por Toda Minha Vida (2006). He died on 13 July 2002 in Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Glenn Bradford was born on 18 June 1932 in West Plains, Missouri, USA. He died on 13 July 2002 in West Plains, Missouri, USA.
- Robert Schwan was born on 20 November 1921 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for King Cake. He died on 13 July 2002 in Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria.
- Adelina Le Gurun was born in 1913 in France. He died on 13 July 2002 in France.