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- John Fujioka was born on 29 June 1925 in Olaa, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for Mortal Kombat (1995), American Ninja (1985) and Pearl Harbor (2001). He died on 13 December 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Jazz singer Nancy Wilson, a three-time Grammy Award-winner, was born on February 20, 1937 in Chillicothe, Ohio to iron-worker Olden Wilson and the former Lillian Ryan, who worked as a domestic servant. Nancy was the first of six children. Her father's love of music and the records he played at home were a huge influence on Nancy as a young girl. She already knew she would be a singer by the time she was four years old, and developed her talent by singing in the church choir.
She won a TV-talent show when she 15, and began appearing regularly on the Tv show "Skyline Melodies" while still in high school. She began working in night clubs at that same age.
After graduating from high school, the 17-year old Nancy matriculated for one year at Ohio's Central State College (now Central State University) before dropping out and becoming a professional singer. She recorded her first record with Rusty Bryant's Carolyn Club Big Band in 1956, with whom she toured from 1956 to 1958. While in the group, Nancy made her first recording with Dot Records.
Cannonball Adderley told her to move to New York to further her career, and she went to The Big Town in 1959. Within a month, she got a job singing at The Blue Morocco Night Club on Boston Road in The Bronx, where Adderley's agent heard her and signed her. He obtained a contract for with Capitol records in 1960, and she made her debut that year with the single. "Guess Who I Saw Today."
Her records were successful, and Capitol issued five Nancy Wilson albums in two years. Initially focusing on rhythm and blues, under Adderley's influence, she moved away from R&B and embraced jazz and torch songs. Their 1962 collaboration "Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley" helped propel her to the top, and she had her breakout hit, "Tell Me the Truth," in 1963. This brought her a gig at New York's Coconut Grove, the premier night club in America, the following year, and she became a star.
Her 1964 song "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" reached #11 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. Eventually, she charted 11 songs in the Hot 100. Nancy also placed four albums in Billboard's Top LP charts between March 1964 and June 1965.
She won her first Grammy in 1964, for best R&B recording for her LP "How Glad I Am." Nancy continued recording into the 21st Century, winning Best Jazz Vocal Grammy Awards for her albums "R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)" (2005) and "Turned to Blue" (2007). She retired from live performance in 2011.
In addition to singing, Nancy Wilson also is an actress. She made numerous appearances on American TV. She also made a one-off appearance on the BBC with The Nancy Wilson Show (1966) in 1966 that was turned into a soundtrack album.
Nancy was married twice, to drummer Kenny Dennis from 1960-70. They had one child. She married the Presbyterian minister Wiley Burton in 1973. Married 35 years until his death in 2008, they had two children.- Director
- Producer
- Production Designer
Tulsi Ramsay was born on 29 July 1944 in Karachi, British India [now in Pakistan]. He was a director and producer, known for Bandh Darwaza (1990), Veerana (1988) and Inspector Dhanush (1991). He died on 13 December 2018 in Mumbai, India.- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Sandra Harmon was born on 20 June 1938 in Brooklyn, New York. She was a writer and producer, known for Priscilla (2023), Cos (1976) and Fast Friends (1979). She was married to Larry Harmon. She died on 13 December 2018 in Bronx, New York, USA.- Nick Burnell was an actor, known for The Tripods (1984), Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on 13 December 2018 in the UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
Stephen Vaughan has been working for the greatest directors of Hollywood since 1978. He is credited on the most famous movies - more than 60 -: Blade Runner, Rain Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Mr & Mrs Smith, Master and Commander, Mission Impossible, Man on Fire or Inception.
Stephen entered the world of photography through the darkroom. He shot Marcel Marceau for a theater magazine, and started taking any job offered with the belief that he'd figure it out or fix it in the darkroom.
Founding member of The Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers, A Single Frame. Vaughan was recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society of Camera Operators, also awarded the Publicist Award for Excellence in Unit Still photography for Motion Pictures in 2011.- Actress
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maureen Murphy was born on 20 January 1940 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Roxanne (1987). She died on 13 December 2018 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Jim Petersmith was born on 14 April 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for The Tear (2010), The Hebrew Hammer (2003) and 100 Proof (1997). He died on 13 December 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
- Bill Fralic was born on 31 October 1962 in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF 1993: The Year in Review (1993), Best of WrestleMania (1992) and The NFL on NBC (1965). He was married to Susan Marie Hunter. He died on 13 December 2018 in the USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Bozidar Stosic was born on 21 July 1937 in Skoplje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and writer, known for Srecni ljudi (1993), Porodicno blago (1998) and Strawberries in the Supermarket (2003). He died on 13 December 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia.- Don Webster was born on 6 May 1939 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. He died on 13 December 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Ajayan was born in 1952 in India. He was an assistant director and director, known for The Master Carpenter (1991), Moonnam Mura (1988) and Kariyila Kattu Pole (1986). He was married to Sushama. He died on 13 December 2018 in India.- Boris Kamov was born on 5 August 1932 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR. He was a writer, known for Konets imperatora taygi (1978). He died on 13 December 2018 in Moscow, Russia.
- Mike Montler was born on 10 January 1944 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He died on 13 December 2018 in Grand Junction, Colorado, USA.
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Matthew Foster was born on 25 July 1959 in Maine, USA. He was a production designer, known for Die Another Day (2002), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) and Casino Royale (2006). He died on 13 December 2018 in Portland, Maine, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Harry Donovan Jones was born on 11 July 1939 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is known for Martin (1992), City Guys (1997) and Mr. President (1987). He died on 13 December 2018 in California, USA.- Roger Stanton Weist has been the host of the "Beyond the Pale" Irish music radio show on Sunday afternoons from 4pm-6pm for 15 years, and WRUW's Music Director for 11 years. As WRUW's Music Director, he was in frequent contact with music publishers to secure more music for WRUW's library. He was also a frequent face at WRUW public events helping to promote the station. Besides radio work, Roger had an on-screen speaking role in "Lux in Tenebris" indie film (2017). He was highly active in Cleveland's Irish Community.
- Tim May was born on 21 December 1951 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. He died on 13 December 2018 in Corralitos, California, USA.
- Noah Klieger was born on 31 July 1925 in Strasbourg, France. He died on 13 December 2018 in Israel.
- Jessica Leigh Mattson was born on 7 August 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Bruce Almighty (2003). She died on 13 December 2018 in Potomac, Maryland, USA.
- Jose Trevelyan was born on 30 May 1929 in Willesden, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Vicky's First Ball (1956). He died on 13 December 2018 in Lindfield, West Sussex, England, UK.
- Miroslav Výlet was born on 12 February 1931 in Hodonín, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Kaspar Hauser (1993), The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday (1992) and Cops and Robbers (1997). He died on 13 December 2018 in Brno, Czech Republic.
- Kathleen Young-Alberti was born on 29 July 1943 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 13 December 2018 in North Huntingdon, Pennysylvania, USA.