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British writer, director and producer. A former documentary maker, he started with the GPO Film Unit in 1937 as an assistant, then served in the RAF Film Unit during World War II. Post-war, he made further documentaries as well as children's films, both feature-length (starting with The Stolen Plans (1952)) and shorts. His best known feature film was Born Free (1966), the story of the lioness Elsa, based on the work by Joy Adamson. He also directed episodes of The Saint (1962), The Avengers (1961) and The New Avengers (1976). He later produced and directed the popular cult children's series Worzel Gummidge (1979), which starred Jon Pertwee as a scarecrow, and subsequently directed Worzel Gummidge Down Under (1987). He was also attached in the 1970s to a proposed Doctor Who (1963) movie written by Tom Baker and Ian Marter called "Doctor Who Meets Scratchman", which was ultimately scuppered by copyright issues and never made.- Actor
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Maurício do Valle was born on 1 March 1928 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and producer, known for Antonio das Mortes (1969), O Profeta da Fome (1969) and The Age of the Earth (1980). He died on 7 October 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Mayya Bulgakova was an Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1969), People's Artist of the RSFSR (7.01.1977). The parents named the girl Mayya because she was born on May 19. Her father was a military man. Besides her, there were three children in the family - two brothers and a sister. Mayya's happy childhood ended on June 22, 1941. Grigory Bulgakov went to the front, followed by his eldest son Boris. They died almost simultaneously, in August of the 41st. The family experienced all the horror of the first days of the war. Fleeing from the Nazis, the Bulgakov family reached Kramatorsk. Here lived Mayya's aunt, who worked at the plant. The Germans were very close, the plant was urgently evacuated to Siberia. With the factory workers, the Mayya's family also went to the evacuation to remote Irkutsk. Siberia warmed the evacuees, did not let to die, but as soon as the Soviet troops liberated Kramatorsk, the Bulgakovs returned to their homeland. There, Mayya graduated from high school. Mayya decided to try her luck to become an actress. She came to Moscow and entered VGIK (workshop of Boris Bibikov and Olga Pyzhova). In 1955 she received a diploma with honors and in the same year she received an offer by director Grigory Roshal to appear in the film "Volnitsa". About Bulgakova talked as about a gifted actress. She did not have to suffer without roles. Maya Bulgakova worked easily, with enthusiasm, the directors were always happy with her, but one by one they invited Bulgakov ... to an episode. Actress, starring mainly in small roles, waited for her time and in full power revealed her talent in Larisa Shepitko's film "Wings." She died after a car accident on October 7, 1994. She was buried in the 6th section of the Rakitki cemetery (Moscow), next to her husband, whom she survived only for three months.
- Paul Swift was born on 18 August 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Pink Flamingos (1972), Desperate Living (1977) and Female Trouble (1974). He died on 7 October 1994 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- Jerome Moskowitz was born on 6 February 1924. He was married to Neysa Moskowitz. He died on 7 October 1994.
- Mason Wiley was born on 30 May 1955 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA. He was a producer, known for The Howard Stern Show (1987). He died on 7 October 1994 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Carlos Gracie was born on 14 September 1902 in Belém, Pará, Brazil. He died on 7 October 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Elie Liardet was born on 15 July 1920. He was an actor, known for Private Benjamin (1980) and Eleanor and Franklin (1976). He died on 7 October 1994.
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Torirô Miki was born on 28 January 1914 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a composer and actor, known for Shin kurama tengu daiichi wa: Tengu shutsugen (1954), Shin kurama tengu daini wa: Azuma-dera no ketto (1954) and Labyrinth of Cinema (2019). He died on 7 October 1994.