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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Fiery brunette Andalusian-born singer, dancer and actress, in the U.S. from 1928. Using the stage name "Isabelita", she performed with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra and was spotlighted at the Mocambo and Ciro's night clubs on the Sunset Strip. There, she came to the attention of up-and-coming movie star (and future husband) Rory Calhoun and was quickly destined to be in pictures. Continuing to be billed as "Isabelita" in her first few films -- invariably as south-of-the-border señoritas -- she mostly free-lanced for the smaller studios like Republic, Monogram, RKO and PRC. In 1948, she adopted her mother's maiden name and called herself Lita Baron. She had exotic leads in a couple of Boy's Own Paper-type adventures (with Johnny Sheffield in Bomba on Panther Island (1949) and opposite Sabu in Savage Drums (1951)). Latino actresses were often typecast in westerns and Lita was no exception: she played a dance hall singer in The Broken Star (1956), looked fetching as a female gunslinger in the (otherwise) mediocre Jesse James' Women (1954) and guested several times in her husband's hit CBS-Desilu series The Texan (1958). A memorable guest role was as Cuban bombshell Renita Perez, Ricky Ricardo's ex-dance partner, in a 1952 episode of I Love Lucy (1951).
Since her screen career had turned out to be somewhat desultory, Lita continued to perform on the nightclub circuit (in L.A. and, occasionally, in Vegas). From 1949, she co-hosted "Latin Cruise" on KTLA local television, a pioneering weekly musical variety show which showcased Latin tunes. In the 70's, she moderated a popular radio program, "Lunch with Lita", broadcast from Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs, featuring interviews with stars from her Hollywood past. When that ended, she found a new vocation in real estate marketing.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Snuff Garrett was born on 5 July 1938 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was a composer, known for The Cannonball Run (1981), Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and Smokey and the Bandit II (1980). He was married to Yolanda Salas and Nettie Sanford. He died on 16 December 2015 in Sonoita, Arizona, USA.- Composer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Adam Roth was a composer and actor, known for To Die For (1995), Burnzy's Last Call (1995) and The Refrigerator (1991). He died on 16 December 2015 in New York City, New York, USA.- Lena von Martens was born on 15 January 1940 in Helsinki, Finland. She was an actress, known for Seven from Thebes (1964), Una lacrima sul viso (1964) and Non son degno di te (1965). She was married to Peter von Martens. She died on 16 December 2015 in Liperi, Finland.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Noboru Andô was born on 24 May 1926 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Violent Fraternity (1974), Yakuza hijoshi - mushyo kyodai (1969) and Koiko no Mainichi (1988). He died on 16 December 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.- Peter Dickinson was born on 16 December 1927 in Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia [now Zambia]. He was a writer, known for Mandog (1972), Marty (1968) and The Changes (1975). He was married to Robin McKinley and Mary Rose Barnard. He died on 16 December 2015 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Osman Betin was born on 23 December 1959 in Adana, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Insan Avcilari (1987), Jaguar (1987) and Bela (1986). He died on 16 December 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Patricia Brooker was born on 21 November 1935 in London, England, UK. She was married to Charles "Charlie" Brooker. She died on 16 December 2015 in Essex, England, UK.
- Lorraine Wakefield was born on 20 February 1934 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She was married to Len Wakefield. She died on 16 December 2015 in Australia.
- Actor
- Director
Sergei Danilin was born on 4 October 1948 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He was an actor and director, known for 72 gradusa nizhe nulya (1977), Lyudmila (1982) and Karpukhin (1973). He died on 16 December 2015.- Fernando Manfredo was born on 29 January 1927 in Panama City, Panama. He died on 16 December 2015.
- Soundtrack
Aafje Heynis was born on 2 May 1924 in Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was married to Henk Dolk. She died on 16 December 2015 in Huizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Modi Cohen was born on 23 June 1941 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He was an actor, known for Sagina (1974) and Nawab Sirajuddaula (1967). He died on 16 December 2015 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
- Michihiro Kinoshita was born on 23 August 1954 in Kyoto, Japan. He was an actor, known for Conquest (1982), Uzumasa Limelight (2014) and 1750 Days of Turbulence (1990). He died on 16 December 2015 in Kyoto, Japan.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Location Management
- Additional Crew
Annelien Vanderhoeght was born on 23 October 1989 in Wilrijk, Flanders, Belgium. She was an assistant director, known for The Fifth Estate (2013), Reiki (2009) and Life Is an Art (2010). She died on 16 December 2015 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Asher Suss was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Dirty Movie (2011), Team Toon (2013) and Bed of Roses (2006). He died on 16 December 2015 in Columbia, Maryland, USA.
- Yordan Popov was born on 5 April 1941 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was a writer, known for S vyara v ritnika (1984). He died on 16 December 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Production Designer
- Art Department
- Actor
Jacek Ogrodowczyk was born on 2 February 1962 in Poland. He was a production designer and actor, known for Ekstradycja (1995), Love Stories (1997) and Operation Simoon (1999). He died on 16 December 2015 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.- Gabre Gabric was born on 14 October 1914 in Imotski, Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary [now Croatia]. She died on 16 December 2015 in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
- Xosé Fernández Ferreiro was born on 29 January 1931 in Nogueira de Ramuín, Galicia, Spain. He died on 16 December 2015 in La Coruña, Spain.
- Henryk Maruszczyk was born on 24 June 1930 in Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Czerwone berety (1963), Rodzina Milcarków (1962) and Perla w koronie (1972). He died on 16 December 2015 in Poland.
- Linda Rummo was born on 5 August 1921 in Vana-Vändra vald, Estonia. She was an actress, known for Andruse õnn (1955), Mehed jäävad koju (1956) and Näitleja Joller (1960). She was married to Vello Rummo. She died on 16 December 2015 in Estonia.
- Casting Director
- Actress
- Casting Department
Shirley Chien was a casting director and actress, known for Girlfriend Boyfriend (2012), Zhi jian de zhong liang (2006) and Mr. Right Wanted (2014). She died on 16 December 2015 in Taiwan.