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G.D. Spradlin was born on 31 August 1920 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Ed Wood (1994), Apocalypse Now (1979) and The Godfather Part II (1974). He was married to Frances Hewitt Hendrickson and Nell Ethelyn Hulsizer. He died on 24 July 2011 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.- Christopher Mayer was born on 21 February 1954 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Liar Liar (1997), Glitter (1984) and The Dukes of Hazzard (1979). He was married to Shauna Sullivan, Eileen Davidson and Teri Copley. He died on 24 July 2011 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Jane White was born on 30 October 1922 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Klute (1971), Once Upon a Mattress (1964) and Once Upon a Mattress (1972). She was married to Alfredo Viazzi. She died on 24 July 2011 in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
Born in 1929 in Washington, Tresa Hughes was raised in Baltimore. She attended Maryland Art Institute and Johns Hopkins and George Washington Universities and graduated from Wayne State University. She was in the acting company at Pennsylvania's Hedgerow Theatre, led by Jasper Deeter; and a member of Playwrights Theater Company in Chicago, with Mike Nichols and Elaine May. She was an emphatic advocate for New York, where she lived for 55 years. She was an accomplished actress who was cast in more than 20 Broadway plays and was nominated for a Tony Award.
On and Off Broadway, Ms. Hughes originated roles in more than 50 plays, including Hogan's Goat, by William Alfred; The Last Analysis, by Saul Bellow, with Sam Levene; The Prisoner of Second Avenue, by Neil Simon, directed by Mike Nichols, with Peter Falk; and The Man in the Glass Booth with Donald Pleasance, written by Robert Shaw and directed by Harold Pinter.
Hughes was nominated for a Tony Award for best supporting actress in 1961 for her performance in The Devil's Advocate, directed by Dory Schary, with Sam Levene, Leo Genn and Edward Mulhare.
Hughes stood by for Anne Bancroft in The Miracle Worker and Golda, both written by William Gibson and directed by Arthur Penn. She played many performances with Patty Duke.
She originated roles in workshops of new plays for five summers at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, directed by Lloyd Richards, with playwrights including John Guare, Wole Soyinka and Lanford Wilson.
As a young woman, Hughes often convincingly portrayed much older characters. For instance, in 1957 she played Beatrice in the touring company of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge with Luther Adler, Louis Zorich and Kathleen Widdoes. More than 25 years later, Ms. Hughes reprised the same role in a 1983 Broadway revival with Tony Lo Bianco.
Hughes originated roles in plays written by playwrights including John Arden, Saul Bellow, Eduardo Machado, Arthur Miller, John Osborne, Neil Simon and Arnold Wesker. Her directors included Martin Charnin, James Hammerstein, Fred Rolfe and Herman Shumlin.
She married Robert Hughes, the late documentary filmmaker who worked for the United Nations and public television and won an Oscar and an Emmy for best feature documentaries. Their marriage ended in divorce.
Their daughter Rebecca Hughes is a science writer for Group Health Research Institute in Seattle. Her son-in-law Paul Rogat Loeb writes books: Soul of a Citizen and The Impossible Will Take a Little While. Her grandson William Hughes Martin graduated from Brown University.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Dan Peek was born on November 1, 1950 in Panama City, Florida. Dan attended London Central High School in London, England, where he met fellow musicians Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell. The trio formed the folk-rock group America in the late 60s. Peek was a member of the band from 1970 to 1977. Peek renewed his faith in Christianity after years of recreational drug use and too much unhappy living in the fast lane. After leaving America in Februrary, 1977, Dan signed with Pat Boone's "Lions & Lambs Records" and established himself as an artist in the then-burgeoning Christian pop music genre. He released his debut album, "All Things Are Possible", in 1979. The same-titled single was not only a #1 hit on the contemporary Christian music radio stations, but also was a crossover success on both the Billboard and adult contemporary radio charts. Peek wrote an autobiography called "An American Band: The America Story", which specifically focused on his years as a member of America and his personal spiritual journey. Dan released his second album, "Doer of the Word", in 1984 and had a few additional hit songs on the contemporary Christian music charts. He spent much of the 90s in semi-retirement occasionally recording music at his home in the Cayman Islands. Moreover, Peek not only collaborated with musicians Ken Marvin and Brian Gentry as the group "Peace" on a handful of albums, but also recorded several albums that he sold on his official website. Dan died at age 60 on July 24, 2011 in Farmington, St. Louis, Missouri.- Armando Marra was born on 10 January 1926 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Name of the Rose (1986) and No grazie, il caffè mi rende nervoso (1982). He died on 24 July 2011 in Bologna, Italy.
- Josip Marotti was born on 18 December 1922 in Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Djavolje sjeme (1979), Charuga (1991) and Three Girls Named Anna (1959). He was married to Zeljka Reiner and Andjela Marotti. He died on 24 July 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Milan Delcic was born on 19 November 1960 in Krusevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a writer and actor, known for Slatko od snova (1994), U ime zakona (1990) and The Red Colored Grey Truck (2004). He died on 24 July 2011 in Belgrade, Serbia.- Vsevolod Sobolev was born on 13 August 1939 in Moscow, Russia. He was an actor, known for Romanovy: Ventsenosnaya semya (2000), The Beginning (1970) and Vassa (1983). He died on 24 July 2011 in Moscow, Russia.
- Alevtina Rumyantseva was born on 29 September 1929 in Moscow, Russia, USSR. She was an actress, known for Ya shagayu po Moskve (1964), Put v 'Saturn' (1967) and Three Poplars on Plyuschikha Street (1968). She was married to Naum Kleiman. She died on 24 July 2011 in Moscow, Russia.
- Jesse Birnbaum was born on 21 October 1923 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Candidate (1972). He was married to Elizabeth Haesly. He died on 24 July 2011 in Danville, California, USA.
- David Servan-Schreiber was born on 21 April 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was married to Gwenaëlle. He died on 24 July 2011 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France.
- Maria Lúcia Lepecki was born on 27 February 1940 in Minas Gerais, Brazil. She died on 24 July 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Lauri Komulainen was born on 25 February 1934 in Kajaani, Finland. He was an actor, known for Neljäs nikama (1966), Elämänmeno (1978) and Teatterituokio (1962). He died on 24 July 2011 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Gilbert 'Magu' Sanchez Lujan was born on 16 October 1940 in French Camp, California, USA. He died on 24 July 2011 in Pomona, California, USA.
- Henry Metelmann was born on 25 December 1922 in Altona, Hamburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for Timewatch (1982), Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy (2005) and The Century: America's Time (1999). He died on 24 July 2011.
- Ralph Kerns was born on 4 December 1919 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Sunday (1976). He died on 24 July 2011 in Burlington, North Carolina, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Skip Thomas was born on 7 February 1950 in Higginsville, Missouri, USA. He is known for The NFL on NBC (1965), NFL Monday Night Football (1970) and Sacred Journey of the Heart (2012). He died on 24 July 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.