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New Orleans-based R&B singer/songwriter Allen Toussaint was born on January 14, 1938 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The son of Naomi and Clarence Toussaint, Allen grew up in a shotgun house in the New Orleans neighborhood of Gert Town. Toussaint started learning piano at age seven and began his music business career as a teenager playing piano for such artists as Fats Domino and Earl King. Allen initially wrote songs under the stage name Tousan. Come the early 1960's Toussaint had firmly established himself as an in-house producer, composer, and arranger for various record labels that included Minit and Instant. Among the many hit songs that Allen wrote were "Ya Ya," "Fortune Teller, " "Ride Your Pony," "Mother in Law," "Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)," "Working in a Coalmine," "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)," "Get Out of My Life, Woman," and "Ruler of My Heart" (this latter composition was changed to "Pain in My Heart" by Otis Redding). Moreover, Toussaint's song "Java" won jazz trumpeter Al Hirt a Grammy Award in 1964.
Following a stint in the US Army from 1963 to 1965, Allen returned to New Orleans and formed the production company Sansu Enterprises as well as established the city's famous Sea-Saint Studio. During this time Toussaint produced the Top 10 hit "Right Time, Wrong Place" for Dr. John and Patti LaBelle's disco sensation "Lady Marmalade," played with Paul Simon, Joe Cocker, and Paul McCartney, and wrote the #1 country smash 'Southern Nights" for Glen Campbell. He formed the label NYNO in 1996 and was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 in the non-performer category. Toussaint was subsequently inducted into The Louisina Music Hall of Fame in 2009 and The Blues Hall of Fame in 2011. In the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, Allen relocated to New York City and became an advocate for the musical legacy of New Orleans. Toussaint eventually returned to New Orleans and was awarded with the National Medal of Arts in 2013 (he was also honored with a bronze statue on Bourbon Street that same year). He died of a heart attack at age 77 while touring in Madrid, Spain on November 10, 2015.- Robert Emmet Morris (stage/screen name Parnell) was born in Chicago to Gerald and Pauline Morris. His family moved west in 1938 and after attending Glendale High School and serving in the US Navy, attended Pasadena City College and Cal State Los Angeles where he met his first wife, Jane Morris, in acting class. From the early 1960's through 1970's, he performed in many plays in Los Angeles, including the West Coast premiere of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1980's he was well known for his stage work, as he won critics' and audience awards from Dramalogue and other publications. Some of his favorite stage roles were in "Golf With Alan Shepard", "Moonlight in da Escanaba", "Noises Off" and "The Crucible" from a list of over one hundred roles. He appeared in film, TV and commercials and played saxophone in the Corte Madera Town Band. In 2009, he married his longtime partner Carole Haan. He passed away on November 10, 2015 of natural causes.
- Helmut Schmidt was born on 23 December 1918 in Hamburg, Germany. He was married to Loki Schmidt. He died on 10 November 2015 in Hamburg, Germany.
- André Glucksmann was born on 19 June 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was an actor, known for Mon coeur est rouge (1976), Les jours venus (2014) and Paradis perdu (1975). He was married to Françoise. He died on 10 November 2015 in Paris, France.
- Klaus Roth was a writer, known for Die Motorrad-Cops: Hart am Limit (2000). Klaus died on 10 November 2015 in Inverness, Scotland, UK.
- Theo Kars was born on 22 March 1940 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He died on 10 November 2015 in Netherlands.
- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Maynard Collins was a writer, known for Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave (1980), One Man (1977) and Age of the Rivers (1986). He died on 10 November 2015 in Gloucester, Ontario, Canada.- Róza Györffy was born on 30 June 1925 in Capeni, Romania. She was an actress, known for A lányok angyalok (2000) and Külön (1998). She died on 10 November 2015 in Hungary.
- Editorial Department
- Editor
- Additional Crew
Rod Hutson was born in July 1960 in the UK. He was an editor, known for The World's Worst Place to Be Gay? (2011), Built in Britain (2012) and Our World (2007). He died on 10 November 2015 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Music Department
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Robert Craft was born on 20 October 1923 in Kingston, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Rise of the Guardians (2012), The Flood (1962) and The Balcony (1963). He was married to Rita Christiansen and Alva Celauro. He died on 10 November 2015 in Gulf Stream, Florida, USA.- Producer
Sandra Moreyra was born on 28 August 1954 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was a producer, known for Setenta (2013), Jornal Hoje (1971) and Fantastic (1973). She was married to Rodrigo Figueiredo. She died on 10 November 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Michael Wright died on 10 November 2015 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.