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Born in Danbury, Connecticut, USA, to Greg and Mary, Jonathan Brandis began his career at age 5, acting in several television commercials. He also appeared in small parts in several films and TV shows before his first starring role in the 1990 film The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990). He starred in popular films such as Ladybugs (1992) and starred as Lucas Wolenczak in Steven Spielberg's television series SeaQuest 2032 (1993). He doubled up his high school courses so he could finish a year early for his role on SeaQuest. After his career stalled for a bit, he was hoping his role in serious drama film Hart's War (2002) would relaunch it. However, most of his scenes ended up being cut from the finished film. This caused him to fall into a deep depression in which he would drink heavily and tragically end his own life on November 12th, 2003.- Actress
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Her father was Irish Philadelphian newspaperman, Benny McNulty. He was related to Jim Farley, Roosevelt's campaign manager and later U.S. Postmaster General. As a child, she sang songs at a silent movie theater. After the sixth grade she joined a touring vaudeville act called "The Kiddie Kabaret." Billed as Penny McNulty, she sang and danced with Milton Berle and Gene Raymond. Her first speaking part was in a Jack Benny Broadway show, "Great Temptations".
Moving to Hollywood, she took a new name after marrying dentist Lawrence Singleton. Her first name derived from having saved large amounts of penny coins. She played a tough nightclub dancer in After the Thin Man (1936) and acted/sang/danced in Swing Your Lady (1938), one of the movies Humphrey Bogart regarded as his worst. Though naturally a brunette, she bleached her hair blonde ever since she got the role of Blondie in that long-lived series.- Actor
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Kay E. Kuter was born on 25 April 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last Starfighter (1984), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Watermelon Man (1970). He died on 12 November 2003 in Burbank, California, USA.- Whitfield Cook was born on 9 April 1909 in Madison, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Strangers on a Train (1951), Stage Fright (1950) and High Barbaree (1947). He died on 12 November 2003 in New London, Connecticut, USA.
- Bill Smillie was born on 9 July 1922 in Stewarton, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Die Hard 2 (1990), The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) and Singles (1992). He was married to Gwen Van Dam. He died on 12 November 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Ever since his childhood, Cameron Duncan wanted to make movies. On weekends he could often be found shooting video with his friends, often elaborate war scenes that featured explosions made with household chemicals. As he entered his teens his filmmaking skills matured greatly, and he made a public awareness commercial about traffic safety that was very highly acclaimed.
His life took a tragic turn when he discovered a lump on his knee, which was revealed to be cancerous. He went through an intense, horrific chemotherapy treatment, which seemed to take care of the problem. Duncan then realized his own experiences in the hospital would make for a great story on film. Out of that idea came Dfk6498 (2004), a haunting examination of the experience of undergoing cancer treatment, which Duncan likened to being in prison. He made it largely for the other members of a softball team he played on, so that they would appreciate the freedom and luck they had in not having to go through what he did.
Around this time Duncan came to the attention of Peter Jackson, who was shooting the massive Lord of the Rings trilogy. Jackson and his wife Fran Walsh were producing an organ donation commercial, and when they saw Duncan's earlier work they knew they had found their director. Duncan visited the Lord of the Rings set and displayed his childhood films, which reminded Jackson very much of his own childhood filmmaking experiences.
Before Duncan could film the organ donation commercial, disaster struck again. His cancer returned, and this time the doctors had no confidence that it could be cured. Knowing his time was very limited, Duncan quickly shot the commercial, then moved on to a far more personal project.
In the final months of his life Duncan made Strike Zone (2003), a very ambitious short film in which he essentially played himself, and used the creation of a softball team as a stand-in for Duncan's making the film itself. It was a very arduous shoot involving more war scenes and an elaborate softball match, which likely exacerbated the cancer's effects. During filming a tumor on his lung burst and popped a hole in the lung, but he treated it as just another filmmaking obstacle in his conversations with his mother and Peter Jackson. Cameron Duncan passed away shortly after Strike Zone's completion, at age 16. His funeral was held exactly as he had dictated in the film. All involved mourned the loss of such a potentially great filmmaker, and such an inspirational person. Ultimately, his story would inspire the Oscar winning song Into the West, as heard in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). In his final days, Duncan expressed one wish above all others: to not be forgotten. To grant that wish, Peter Jackson included his two commercials, DFK6498, and Strike Zone as bonus features on the extended edition DVD of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), as well as a documentary explaining Duncan's story. Because of this, the work of this enormously gifted young man will live on forever.- Roy Boutcher was born on 23 January 1926 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Just Visiting (2001), The Hill of the Red Fox (1975) and The View from Daniel Pike (1971). He was married to Una McLean. He died on 12 November 2003 in Longfield, Kent, England, UK.
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Tony Thompson was born on 15 November 1954 in Queens, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Madonna: Like a Virgin (1984), Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (2009) and Madonna (1984). He was married to Patrice Jennings. He died on 12 November 2003 in Encino, California, USA.- Ronnie Mason Marino was born on 9 June 1919 in East Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor. He died on 12 November 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Stefano Rolla was born on 15 August 1937 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Venetian Lies (1979), Deep Red (1975) and My Name Is Nobody (1973). He died on 12 November 2003 in Nasiriyah, Iraq.