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Frank Pesce was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the Jack Palance action film "One Man Jury" (1978), the crime picture "Fingers" (1978) with Harvey Keitel and "Paradise Alley" (1978) with Sylvester Stallone. He also appeared in the comedy "Tilt" (1979) with Brooke Shields, the drama "American Gigolo" (1980) with Richard Gere and the Jan-Michael Vincent action picture "Defiance" (1980). He working in film throughout the eighties, starring in the thriller "Cameron's Closet" (1989) with Cotter Smith, "Hit List" (1989) and the action flick "Lock Up" (1989) with Sylvester Stallone. He played roles in "Ice" (1994) with Traci Lords, the India Allen romance sequel "Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2" (1994) and the Nicolas Cage comedy "Trapped in Paradise" (1994). He also appeared in the Pruitt Taylor-Vince comedy "Cottonwood" (1996) and the crime drama "Donnie Brasco" (1997) with Al Pacino. Most recently, Pesce acted in "Creed" (2015).- Music Artist
- Music Department
- Actress
Lata Mangeshkar was born in Indore on September 28, 1929, and became, quite simply, the most popular playback singer in Bollywood's history. She sung for over 50 years for actresses from Nargis to Preity G Zinta, as well as recorded albums of all kinds (ghazals, pop, etc). Until the 1991 edition, when her entry disappeared, the Guinness Book of World Records listed her as the most-recorded artist in the world with not less than 30,000 solo, duet,and chorus-backed songs recorded in 20 Indian languages between 948 and 1987. Today that number may have reached 40,000!
She was born the daughter of Dinanath Mangeshkar, the owner of a theater company and a reputed classical singer in his own right. He started giving Lata singing lessons from the age of five, and she also studied with renowned singers Aman Ali Khan Sahib and Amanat Khan. Even at a young age she displayed a God-given musical gift and could master vocal exercises the first time.
Ironically, for someone of her stature, she made her entry into Bollywood at the wrong time - around the 1940s, when bass singers with heavily nasal voices, such as Noor Jehan and Shamshad Begum were in style. She was rejected from many projects because it was believed that her voice was too high-pitched and thin. The circumstances of her entry into the industry were no less inauspicious - her father died in 1942, the responsibility of earning income to support her family fell upon her, and between 1942 and 1948 she acted in as many as eight films in Hindi and Marathi to take care of economic hardships. She made her debut as a playback singer in the Marathi film Kiti Hasaal (1942) but, ironically, the song was edited out!
However, in 1948, she got her big break with Ghulam Haider in the film Majboor (1948), and 1949 saw the release of four of her films: Mahal (1949), Dulari (1949), Barsaat (1949), and Andaz (1949); all four of them became runaway hits, with their songs reaching to heights of what was until then unseen popularity. Her unusually high-pitched singing rendered the trend of heavily nasal voices of the day totally obsolete and, within a year, she had changed the face of playback singing forever. The only two lower-pitched singers to survive her treble onslaught to a certain extent were Geeta Dutt and Shamshad Begum.
Her singing style was initially reminiscent of Noor Jehan, but she soon overcame that and evolved her own distinctive style. Her sister, Asha Bhosle, too, came up in the late 1950s and the two of them were the queens of Indian playback singing right through to the 1990s. Her voice had a special versatile quality, which meant that finally music composers could stretch their creative experiments to the fullest. Although all her songs were immediate hits under any composer, it was the composers C. Ramchandra and Madan Mohan who made her sound her sweetest and challenged her voice like no other music director.
The 1960s and 1970s saw her go from strength to strength, even as there were accusations that she was monopolizing the playback-singing industry. However, in the 1980s, she cut down her workload to concentrate on her shows abroad. Today, Lata sings infrequently despite a sudden resurgence in her popularity, but even today some of Hindi Cinema's biggest hits, including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Veer-Zaara (2004) feature her legendary voice.
No matter which female playback singer breaks through in any generation, she cannot replace the timeless voice of Lata Mangeshkar. She was an icon beyond icons....- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Make-Up Department
Feng Chang was born on 6 April 1923 in Harbin, China. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Warmth of an Old House (1984), The Return (2019) and Yin gu (1969). He was married to Chang Yao. He died on 6 February 2022 in Taiwan.- Actor
- Producer
Chris Huvane was born on 29 June 1974 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Tigerland (2000), Finding Steve McQueen (2019) and It's a Brad Brad World (2012). He was married to Cole. He died on 6 February 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Chii Wvttz was born on 20 March 2003 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for C-Hii Wvttz: Cash Out (2018), Chii Wvttz: Go Crazy (2021) and Chii Wvttz: Stop Running (2021). He died on 6 February 2022 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
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- Music Department
- Soundtrack
George Crumb was born on 24 October 1929 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. He was a composer, known for The Exorcist (1973), Death Valley Diary (2003) and For the End of Time (2009). He was married to Elizabeth May Brown. He died on 6 February 2022 in Media, Pennsylvania, USA.- Composer
- Actor
- Writer
Predrag Vranesevic was born on 27 May 1946 in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a composer and actor, known for National Class Category Up to 785 Ccm (1979), Jos ovaj put (1983) and The End of War (1984). He died on 6 February 2022 in Novi Sad, Serbia.- Special Effects
- Visual Effects
Alan Berry was born on 27 October 1943 in Surrey, England, UK. Alan is known for Joe 90 (1968) and The Secret Service (1969). Alan was married to Patricia R. Power. Alan died on 6 February 2022.- Visual Effects
- Animation Department
Dylan Hoffman was born on 27 October 1988 in Utah, USA. Dylan is known for Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021) and Canvas (2020). Dylan died on 6 February 2022 in California, USA.- Harvy Blanks was born on 12 March 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Crime Story (1986), Married... with Children (1987) and Lady Blue (1985). He died on 6 February 2022 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
- Production Designer
- Animation Department
- Director
Rudolf Borosak was born on 10 March 1932 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. He was a production designer and director, known for Skrbnik (1974), Strah (1972) and Ecce Homo (1972). He died on 6 February 2022.- Jean-Pierre Grédy was born on 16 August 1920 in Alexandria, Egypt. He was a writer, known for Just Go with It (2011), Cactus Flower (1969) and Trophy Wife. He died on 6 February 2022 in France.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Yvonne Ingdal was born on 10 December 1939 in Denmark. She was an actress, known for I den grønne skov (1968), Historien om Barbara (1967) and Suddenly, a Woman! (1963). She was married to Henning Palner. She died on 6 February 2022.- Ronnie Hellström was born on 21 February 1949 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Svensson Svensson ...i nöd & lust (2011), 1978 FIFA World Cup (1978) and Fångarna på fortet (1990). He died on 6 February 2022 in Sweden.
- Saki Nitta was born on 2 August 1990 in Hokkaido, Japan. She was an actress, known for KILL la KILL (2013), Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (2020) and RIN-NE (2015). She died on 6 February 2022 in Japan.
- Director
- Producer
Orlando Gil was born in 1949 in Mao, Dominican Republic. He was a director and producer, known for Diario Libre A.M. (2000), Buenos Días (1985) and Oye País (2011). He died on 6 February 2022 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Henryk Pollak was born on 22 February 1947 in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. He was a cinematographer, known for Around the World with Bolek and Lolek (1977), Reksio (1967) and Bolek i Lolek (1963). He died on 6 February 2022.- Erlena Osipovich was born on 6 February 1937. She was an actress, known for Infinity (1992), Ya za tebya otvechayu (1985) and Myortvye dushi (1984). She died on 6 February 2022.
- Gary G. DeLaune was born on 20 June 1933 in Olathe, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Battle Creek Brawl (1980), Johnny Be Good (1988) and JFK: The Lost Tapes (2013). He was married to Jo Fern Taylor DeLaune. He died on 6 February 2022 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- Tamás Tóth was born on 26 February 1936 in Cluj, Romania. He was an actor, known for Forró vizet a kopaszra! (1972), Jelenidö (1972) and The Mace with Three Seals (1977). He died on 6 February 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.
- John Vinocur was born on 17 May 1940 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Harriet Berglund, Elisabeth Schmidt and Martine Weill. He died on 6 February 2022 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Micki McHay was an actress, known for Charlie's Angels (1976), Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976) and Dynasty (1981). She died on 6 February 2022 in the USA.
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Wilhelm Eduard Nassau was born in Vienna, Austria in 1922.
He studied History of Fine Arts and practical application of Graphic Arts and Photography in Vienna and earned a Master of Photography Certificate in 1950.
Beginning in 1940 Nassau worked on various feature film and documentary productions in Austria. Among these was the production of the award winning film, 'The Third Man,' directed by Carol Reed and starring Orson Welles.
He produced a number of documentaries in Austria using some of the newly introduced colour processes for 35 mm film. After 1956 when Austria began television broadcasts, he worked on many productions in news and documentary subjects..
In 1959, in response to an invitation by Eric Durschmid, he came to Canada and worked for the CBC and also for CTV. He also worked on television productions in the USA for a year.
In 1969 Nassau was appointed Director of Audio-Visual Resources at Waterloo Lutheran University (later, Wilfrid Laurier University). He was one of the founders of TELECOLLEGE, one of the first applications of television in distance education. He also taught media related courses at WLU. He founded the collection of historical photographic and technical media equipment at WLU, which is now divided between the Canada Science and Technology Museum and the collections Of Ryerson University and Niagara College.
After receiving a Masters Degree in Near Eastern Archaeology from WLU in 1980, Nassau worked on many film and video projects and began serious studies of ancient glass which resulted in his thesis, 'History and Technology of Roman Glass.' He was appointed a member of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, (CSC) and a member of the Society of Film and Television Engineers (SMPTE). He also is a charter member of the Photo Historical Society Of Canada (PHSC).
1991 Wilhelm E. Nassau was awarded an honorary doctorate from WLU.
Since retiring from WLU, he has been an active volunteer at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, where he presently acts as archivist and restorer and conservator of artefacts, as well as photographing various events.- Music Department
- Actress
- Writer
Marianina Kriezi was born in 1947 in Athens, Greece. She was an actress and writer, known for Chevalier (2015), Yperoha plasmata (2007) and Oi palioi mas filoi (1983). She died on 6 February 2022 in Athens, Greece.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Carlo Mognaschi was born on 2 October 1926. He was an actor and composer, known for Jag heter Stelios (1972), Göta kanal 2 - Kanalkampen (2006) and Storstad (1990). He died on 6 February 2022.