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Nico Minardos was born on 15 February 1930 in Athens, Greece. He was an actor and producer, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Assault on Agathon (1976) and Mission: Impossible (1966). He was married to Julie Ann Schacht and Deborah Jean Smith Minardos. He died on 27 August 2011 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Fort Worth, Eve Brent began her career in radio and early television and later moved on to the college and little theater stage. Arriving in Hollywood with a husband and infant son in the 1950s, she landed some film (Gun Girls (1957), Journey to Freedom (1957), The Bride and the Beast (1958)) and episodic TV roles. Maverick director Samuel Fuller changed her name to Eve Brent when she appeared in his western Forty Guns (1957), the first of dozens of screen roles for her under that name. She then played Jane opposite Gordon Scott's Tarzan in Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958) and in episodes of a Tarzan TV series. In addition to her big-screen and episodic TV assignments, Brent has appeared in hundreds of commercials.
- Korean Kim T. Jeong made just six of the movies listed on IMDB page as Tong Lung; the rest were actually played by eponymous Taiwan's actor Tong Lung long before Kim debuted. The fact there are two more Tong Lung in Asian cinema, add confusion, since this nom-de-plume was very common there. As result who don't have a real knowledge of the genre often write wrong contributes on websites. .
- Iya Savvina is a Soviet and Russian actress of Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT).
She was born Iya Sergeevna Savvina on March 2, 1936, in Voronezh, Russia, Soviet Union (now Russia). From 1954 - 1958 she studied Journalism at Moscow University, graduating in 1958 as a journalist. While a student, Savvina was active in student drama club of Moscow University. There she was spotted by casting directors from Lenfilm studios and made her film debut in Leningrad: Savvina shot to fame with the leading role opposite Aleksey Batalov in The Lady with the Dog (1960) by director Iosif Kheifits. From 1960 - 1977 Iya Savvina was member of the Mossoveta theatre in Moscow. There her stage partners were such actors as Rostislav Plyatt, Georgi Zhzhyonov, and Aleksandr Lazarev among others.
Since 1977 Iya Savvina has been a permanent member of the troupe at Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). There her stage partners were such renown Russian actors as Olga Androvskaya, Angelina Stepanova, Mark Prudkin, Anastasiya Georgievskaya, Vasili Toporkov, Mikhail Bolduman, Pavel Massalsky, and the next generation of MKhAT actors - Oleg Efremov, Tatyana Doronina, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Oleg Tabakov, Alla Pokrovskaya, Kira Golovko, Tatyana Lavrova, Iya Savvina, Nina Gulyaeva, Elena Panova, Darya Moroz, Olga Litvinova, Natalya Rogozhkina, Ekaterina Semyonova, Olga Yakovleva, Raisa Maksimova, Irina Miroshnichenko, Evgeniya Dobrovolskaya, Kristina Babushkina, Anastasiya Voznesenskaya, Andrey Myagkov, Stanislav Lyubshin, Vladimir Kashpur, Vladlen Davydov, Viktor Sergachyov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Evgeniy Kindinov, Vladimir Krasnov, Sergei Desnitsky, Dmitriy Nazarov, Sergey Sazontev, Avangard Leontev, Igor Vasilev, Igor Vernik, Sergei Sosnovsky, Mikhail Porechenkov, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Valeri Khlevinsky, Aleksei Agapov, Valeriy Troshin, Mikhail Trukhin, Eduard Chekmazov, Aleksey Kravchenko, and Evgeniy Mironov among others. In the 1970s - 1990s Savvina made her best known stage appearances in Anton Chekhov's classic plays. She shone as Anfisa in 'Tri Sestry' (aka.. The Three Sisters), and as Sharlotta in 'Vishnevy sad' (aka.. The Cherry Orchard). She also made acclaimed performances as Sofia opposite Natalya Tenyakova in 'Rozhdestvenskie grezy' (aka.. Christmas dreams) by director Pyotr Shteyn, and as Khlestova in Aleksandr Griboyedov's 'Gore ot Uma' (aka.. Woe From Wit).
Iya Savvina was designated People's Actress of the USSR. She was awarded the State Prize of the USSR twice (1983, 1990), and received numerous awards from the Soviet and Russian government. - N.F. Simpson was born on 29 January 1919 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Beryl Reid (1977), The Dick Emery Show (1963) and World in Ferment (1969). He was married to Joyce Bartlett. He died on 27 August 2011 in England, UK.
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- Writer
- Director
Lykourgos Kallergis was a Greek actor, director, drama teacher, writer, translator and politician. His father, Stavros Kallergis, was the pioneering socialist leader and organizer of the first Labor Day in Greece. He moved to Athens at the age of 10 and later, finishing high school and his military service, he began studies at the drama school of Karolos Koun's Laiki Skini. He appeared on stage for the first time in 1934 with the same troupe in the leading role of Erofili by Georgios Hortatsis. A founding member and protagonist of the Art Theater (1942-1950), Kallergis offered over 60 years of service to the Greek theater, a period during which he took part in many plays, dramas and comedies. He was also a recognized protagonist in various independent theater troupes and for 18 years a protagonist of the National Theater, of which he was a teacher of the drama school. He participated in productions in Athens, the province and abroad, performing prominent roles in plays of Greek and international drama: ancient tragedy, Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Strinberg, Pirandello, Gogol, Gorky, etc. In his theatrical career he met and collaborated with Marika Kotopouli, Katerina Andreadi, Aimilios Veakis, Katina Paxinou, Kyveli, Alexis Minotis and others. After the Metapolitefsi, he became involved in politics and in 1977 he was elected a member of the Communist Party of Greece in the 1st District of Athens. He was a member of the Union of Greek Actors, where for a decade he was General Secretary (1956-1957) and for a short time President. He was also President of the Panhellenic Federation of Spectators and Audiences as well as Vice-President of the Actors Pension Fund. In the international arena, he had taken part in the Conferences for Peace in Frankfurt (1976) and Sofia (1977). He was also a member of the Society of Greek Playwrights, a member of the Society of Greek Directors, an honorary member of the Society of Greek Writers of Piraeus and an honorary member of the Parnassos Philological Association. He was the only Greek actor who had been honored with the "Pirantello Award", while he had also received the "Veaki Award" as well as honors from the Municipality of Athens, many municipalities of the country, cultural associations and institutions. On May 14, 2007, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the Department of Theater Studies of the University of Athens. Kallergis passed away in 2011.- Mijat Radonjic was an actor, known for Made in YU (2005), Ivko's Feast (2005) and Ranjenik (1988). He died on 27 August 2011 in Podgorica, Montenegro.
- Heribert Barrera was born on 6 July 1917 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for La ciutat cremada (1976), Trossos (1985) and Bon dia, Catalunya (1992). He died on 27 August 2011 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dusko Naumovski was born on 8 July 1938 in Bitola, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. He was a director and writer, known for Bulki kraj sinite (1981), Patot kon idninata (1975) and Komedijanti (1984). He died on 27 August 2011 in Bitola, Macedonia.- Danuta Chudzianka was born on 14 July 1941 in Huta Perejma, Wolynskie, Poland [now Guta-Pereyma, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Ostatni prom (1989), Weekendy (1963) and Paderewskiego zycie po zyciu (1999). She died on 27 August 2011 in Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland.
- Additional Crew
Dania Krupska was born on 13 August 1921 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. She is known for The United States Steel Hour (1953), Omnibus (1952) and The Buick Circus Hour (1952). She died on 27 August 2011 in East Hampton, New York, USA.- Stetson Kennedy was born on 5 October 1916 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He was a writer, known for Andrew Young Presents (2008) and Klandestine Man. He was married to Sandra Parks. He died on 27 August 2011 in St. Augustine, Florida, USA.
- Ron Haggart was born on 27 May 1927 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was a producer, known for The Fifth Estate (1975). He died on 27 August 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Ursula Chant was born on 19 December 1917 in Williton, Somerset, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lone Scout (1929). She died on 27 August 2011 in Bristol, England, UK.