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Harry Gulkin was a Canadian movie producer and theatre director who helped to raise the international profile of Canadian literature and film.
The son of Russian immigrants, Gulkin was born and raised in Montreal, and dropped out of high school at age 16 to join the Merchant Marines. Following World War Two, he became a union activist and worked for a communist newspaper, but abandoned communism when the genocide of Stalin's regime became apparent. He then used his talent in marketing to completely switch careers, and obtained executive positions in a supermarket chain.
He started producing films in the 1970s with the aim of adapting Canadian fiction to the screen. One of his earliest films (Lies My Father Told Me (1975)) won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film in 1976, and also received Academy Award nominations for Best Writing and Best Original Screenplay. He was Executive and Artistic Director of the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts in Montreal (now the Segal Centre for Performing Arts) from 1983 to 1987, and later was an analyst for a Quebec film agency that helped fund prominent French Canadian films such as Jesus of Montreal (1989) and The Barbarian Invasions (2003).
The National Film Board documentary Harry Gulkin: Red Dawn on Main Street (2004) is a biography of his life and work.
In 2008, he received a special Genie Award from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for being "a person of outstanding vision and merit, who has built through his love of film a stronger and more vibrant film community".
He was married to Ruth Penner and Marie Murphy, and had two children with Penner. It was revealed in Stories We Tell (2012) that he was also the biological father of actress and director Sarah Polley.- Helen Burns was born on 22 December 1916 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Changeling (1980), If You Could See What I Hear (1982) and Scarlett (1994). She was married to Michael Langham. She died on 23 July 2018 in London, England, UK.
- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
Doug Grindstaff was born on 6 April 1931 in the USA. He is known for Star Trek (1966), The Immortal (1969) and Police Story (1973). He was married to Marcia. He died on 23 July 2018 in Peoria, Arizona, USA.- Oksana Shachko was born on 31 January 1987 in Khmelnytskyi, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She died on 23 July 2018 in Paris, France.
- Actress
- Writer
Chrisa Spilioti was born in Athens. She was an actor, a director, and a playwright. She graduated from the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece, she attended improvisation courses in France and worked as an actor for many years performing important roles under the directions of Giorgos Sevastikoglou, Minoas Volanakis, Giorgos Michailidis, Giannis Chouvardas, Vagelis Theodoropoulos, Niketis Kontouri, Giannis Margaritis and others. She has been among the executive members of George Michailidis' "Open Theatre" and "Spring Theatre", she has cooperated with Amore "Theatre of the South", "Theatre of Kefallinias Street", "National Theatre of Greece", "Free Theatre" and many others.
She took part in many television series and some movies.
She turned to play writing since 1996. Her plays are released by "Sokoli," "Dodoni" and "Kastaniotis" publications, while her collection of short stories Lost Right is released by "Kedros" publications.
Her play Who Discovered America? has had 30 different stage performances and has been translated into seven languages (English, French, Polish, German, Croatian, Dutch, Portuguese) and is featured in Polish in the selective works of Greek texts "Z Parnasu I Olimpu", while Fire and Water has been translated in English and has been presented at Tristan Bates Theatre in London.
She has a longtime experience in teaching play writing seminars at the "Theater of Changes," at the International Theatre Institute, at the Faculty of Theatre Studies in the University of Athens, at the Theatre of Cyprus and at Cyprus' "Open Theatre."
Students of her seminars have presented her plays on stages in Athens and Nicosia.
She has worked for many years for the radio, as a broadcast producer and a copywriter, mostly for the state-owned public radio (ERT), as well as for private radio.
She has written screenplays for television shows for ERT, as well as scripts for many children's shows for ERT.
She was also involved in teen theatre and has worked with many teen theatre groups.
Chrisa died on 23rd of July 2018 at the deadly Wildfires in Attica.- Producer
- Production Manager
Howard Felsher was born on 18 October 1927 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Family Feud (1976), Family Feud (1988) and All-Star Family Feud Special (1978). He was married to Elaine (Tex) Vejans and Nancy Duggan. He died on 23 July 2018 in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Lucy Ferry was born on 18 September 1960 in the UK. She was an actress, known for A Vida Provisória (1968) and Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998). She was married to Robin Birley and Bryan Ferry. She died on 23 July 2018 in Ireland.
- Khalid Salleh was born on 29 February 1948. He was an actor, known for Jogho (1997), Penghujung malam (1992) and Buai laju-laju (2004). He died on 23 July 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jozef Mifkovic was born on 20 February 1935 in Zohor, Ceskoslovensko [now Slovakia]. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Dvere dokorán (1978), Prerusená hra (1980) and Popolvár najväcsí na svete (1982). He died on 23 July 2018.- May Skaf was born on 13 April 1969 in Damascus, Syria. She was an actress, known for Born from the Flank: Wilada Min Alkhasira (2011), Al Fawaris (1999) and Sahil al jihat (1993). She died on 23 July 2018 in Dourdan, Essonne, France.
- Additional Crew
Elbert Howard was born on 5 January 1938 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He is known for Beat-Club (1965), The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) and Merritt College: Home of the Black Panthers (2010). He was married to Carole Hyams. He died on 23 July 2018 in Santa Rosa, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Tornado is known for Nature Unleashed: Tornado (2005) and Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities (1999). She died on 23 July 2018 in Willmar, Minnesota, USA.- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Set Decorator
Elena Poccetto Ricci was born in 1941 in Florence, Italy. She was a production designer and art director, known for Where's Picone? (1984), Il sergente Klems (1971) and Mafia Junction (1973). She was married to Barucchieri, Paolo and Pino Passalacqua. She died on 23 July 2018.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Glynn Beard was an actor and director, known for Cabbie (2007), Ocean of Storms (2012) and Masks (2015). He died on 23 July 2018 in Stockbridge, Georgia, USA.- Aleksandr Isakov was born in 1978. He was an actor, known for Kholostyaki (2004). He died on 23 July 2018.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Hanna-Riikka Siitonen was born on 13 November 1970 in Helsinki, Finland. She was an actress, known for Uusi päivä (2010), Valkoinen kaupunki (2006) and Secret Lives (1999). She was married to Janne Virtanen. She died on 23 July 2018 in Finland.- Sound Department
- Actor
Gleb Koroteyev was born on 1 June 1925 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Naves ena (1971), Vella kalpi (1970) and The Last Soviet Movie (2003). He died on 23 July 2018 in Riga, Latvia.- In-hun Choi was a writer, known for Useumsoli (1978). He died on 23 July 2018 in Goyang, South Korea.
- Steven Powell was born on 19 December 1949 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was married to Terrica Powell. He died on 23 July 2018 in Washington, USA.
- Gary Smith died on 23 July 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
- Tony Cline was born on 25 July 1948 in Michigan, Indiana, USA. He was married to Carole. He died on 23 July 2018 in the USA.