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Grace Lee Whitney was a versatile actress and vocalist born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Beginning as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR radio, she soon opened in nightclubs for Billie Holiday and Buddy Rich, and toured with the Spike Jones and Fred Waring Bands. Grace debuted on Broadway in "Top Banana", and subsequently appeared in the United Artists film Top Banana (1954). Grace is probably best known for her portrayal of Yeoman Janice Rand on the original Star Trek (1966) series. She later reprised her role for a string of successful Star Trek films: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). Grace continued to delight fans in personal appearances at conventions and events throughout North America and Europe. In 1998, she appeared in an episode of Diagnosis Murder (1993) with her Star Trek castmates George Takei, Walter Koenig and Majel Barrett. Grace Lee Whitney died at age 85 of natural causes in her home in Coarsegold, California on May 1, 2015.- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Multitalented María Elena Velasco is Mexico's greatest comedienne. La India María, the hilarious, likable indigenous woman she created and played, is the most successful female movie character in the history of Mexican cinema; her comedies broke box office records and remain widely popular. She also had her own comic book, recorded a couple of albums, starred in a stage show and a sitcom.
María Elena Velasco Fragoso was born in the Mexican city of Puebla. Her family moved to Mexico City to get medical help for her father, who became seriously ill. After her husband passed away, Mrs. Velasco decided to stay in the Mexican capital. María Elena and her younger sister, Susy Velasco, eventually found work in show business.
The beautiful and curvaceous María Elena began her career as a dancer in variety shows. She then started working as an actress on stage, playing the serious counterparts to comedians Fernando Soto "Mantequilla", Adalberto Martínez "Resortes", Manuel Medel, and José Jasso. Around the same time, she married actor Julián de Meriche and made her debut on the big screen with small roles in México de mis recuerdos (1963), Los derechos de los hijos (1963), and El revólver sangriento (1964).
La India María, the character that finally made her a star, was inspired by the indigenous street vendors who sold fruit on San Juan de Letrán Avenue in central Mexico City. María Elena's new comedy sketch based on those women was overwhelmingly popular at the Teatro Blanquita. The highly amusing character successfully transitioned to television. Her frequent appearances in TV shows such as Domingos espectaculares (1969) and Siempre en Domingo (1970) led to a film career.
Fernando de Fuentes hijo produced her first blockbuster, Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto (1972). María Elena returned to television as the main star and host of the variety program Revista musical Nescafe (1972). La India María continued to triumph at the box office with her adventures as a vendor of healing water in Pobre, pero honrada! (1973), a troublesome nun in La madrecita (1974), a mayor of a small town in La presidenta municipal (1975), and the guardian of a rich Shih Tzu dog in El miedo no anda en burro (1976).
La India María often finds herself in zany situations. She flies a helicopter in Sor Tequila (1977), is seen as a good luck charm in Duro pero seguro (1978), and masquerades as a rich society woman in La comadrita (1978). Her character travels to the US for the first time in Okey, Mister Pancho (1981). She won Mexico's equivalent of the Golden Globe Award for her performance in ¡El que no corre... vuela! (1982), her final collaboration with Fuentes.
In the early 1980s, María Elena signed a new contract with Antonio Matouk. Matouk gave her more artistic freedom and produced El coyote emplumado (1983) and Ni Chana, ni Juana (1984), the first India María movies she directed. Her son, Iván Lipkies, produced her first independent feature film, Ni de aquí, ni de allá (1988). Six years later, she found theatrical success reprising her India María role in the stage comedy México canta y aguanta (1994), for which she won the Mexican Theatre Critics Association's Celia Montalván Award.
After a long absence from the small screen (she had been blacklisted for many years for joking about the expensive vacations of Mexican presidents), La India María came back with her own sitcom, ¡Ay María qué puntería! (1998), and several guest appearances. She wrote the screenplay for her penultimate screen comedy, Las delicias del poder (1999), a political satire in which she plays twin sisters. It was directed by her son and produced by her daughter, Ivette Lipkies.
Las delicias del poder was such a success that María Elena planned another India María movie, but the project was eventually postponed. In the meantime, the Lipkies-Velasco family adapted William Shakespeare's Othello as Huapango (2004). Iván was the director and María Elena and Ivette (credited as Ivette Lipkies) played supporting roles. The script earned the three of them an Ariel Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
La India María made her long-awaited comeback in the comedy La hija de Moctezuma (2014), a thrilling adventure fantasy. Eduardo Manzano, another iconic Mexican comedian, was cast as her grandfather and the two sang the movie's theme song, which she also wrote. Sadly, María Elena passed away several months after the premiere and this movie turned out to be her final work.- Actor
- Director
José Canalejas was born on 14 February 1925 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for Django (1966), Three Supermen of the West (1973) and Horror Express (1972). He was married to María del Carmen Yegros Antón. He died on 1 May 2015 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.- Producer
- Writer
- Production Manager
Stephen Milburn Anderson was born in 1947 in the USA. He was a producer and writer, known for South Central (1992), Masters of the Universe (1987) and Ca$h (2010). He was married to Mary Law Weir. He died on 1 May 2015 in Denver, Colorado, USA.- Thomas Born was born on 23 October 1951 in Hamburg, West Germany. He was an actor, known for Die rote Meile (1999), Der Clown (2005) and Der König von St. Pauli (1998). He was married to Elke Best. He died on 1 May 2015 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Peter Bunor was born in 1955 in Abia State, Nigeria. He was an actor, known for Enemies (1998), Domitilla (1996) and Polygamy 2: The Final Clash (2002). He died on 1 May 2015 in Asaba, Delta State.
- Additional Crew
- Actress
June Williams was born on 21 June 1926 in Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Our Zoo (2014). She was married to Fred Williams. She died on 1 May 2015 in Upton, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Al Quinn was born in New York City. He studied drama at Ben Bard's School of Drama in California in 1951. Al's professional debut was "Desire Under The Elms". Another play included an old time melodrama "The Drunkard's Daughter". His breakthrough, as a principal actor, was in the feature film "Smokin' Stogies". In addition to theater and film, Al also does commercials, print work, and voice overs. Most recently, acting in commercials has been one of his strongest attributes. But his main love is that of FILM!- Art Director
- Animation Department
- Art Department
Petr Pos was born on 2 January 1944 in Prague, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]. He was an art director, known for Fimfárum Jana Wericha (2002), Fimfárum 2 (2006) and Fimfarum: The Third Time Lucky 3D (2011). He died on 1 May 2015.- Dave Goldberg was born on 2 October 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Sheryl Sandberg. He died on 1 May 2015 in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico.
- Rebecca Ferdinand was born on 5 December 1980 in England, UK. Rebecca was married to Rio Ferdinand. Rebecca died on 1 May 2015 in Royal Marsden, London, England, UK.
- Director
- Writer
Amar Laskri, born in Aïn Berda (Algeria) and died May 1, 2015 in Algiers, is an Algerian filmmaker.
He studied theatre, radio, television and cinema in Belgrade between 1962 and 19662. After three short films, he contributed, by directing an episode, to the collective fiction film L'Enfer (1968 at ten years old) . He directed the Algerian Center for Art and the Cinematographic Industry (CAAIC) from 1996 to 1998, the year of its dissolution.
One of his most famous films, described as "unbeatable" by El Watan, is "Patrol in the East". A scene from this film has even become "cult", taken up multiple times on the internet: it shows a lookout who shouts "Yaou Alikoum Men Guelma" to alert the fighters of the National Liberation Army, a cry echoed by the lookouts.
He declared in 2011 that he was considering making a film on Frantz Fanon, but he hesitated between choosing a fictional form (which would compromise the distribution of the film, Algeria having few cinemas) and a documentary which could television. The film remained in draft form.
When he died, the daily El Watan described him as "the figurehead of Algerian cinema." His work is marked by the theme of the Algerian War.- Pete Brown (1935 - 2015) was a professional golfer who made history by becoming the first African-American golfer to win an officially sanctioned PGA Tour title, at the 1964 Waco Turner Open in Burneyville, Oklahoma. After finishing the first and second rounds with a pair of 71s, Brown moved into contention in the third round by shooting a 68 to trail the leader, Dudley Wysong, by one stroke. Brown finished the final round with a 70 to defeat Dan Sikes by a single shot. Brown died in Augusta, Georgia on May 1, 2015 at the age of 80.
- Sound Department
- Music Department
Paul Myers was born on 17 July 1932 in London, England, UK. Paul is known for Don Giovanni (1979), The Mikado (1983) and Ruddigore (1983). Paul was married to Janet Easton. Paul died on 1 May 2015 in England, UK.- Bruno Bordas died on 1 May 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Leonard Haber was married to Marta. He died on 1 May 2015 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
- Lucia Huergo was born on 17 November 1951 in Habana, Cuba. She was a composer, known for Mujer transparente (1990), Las huérfanas de la Obra Pía (2000) and La película de Ana (2012). She died on 1 May 2015 in Habana, Cuba.
- Geoff Duke was born on 29 March 1923 in St. Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 1 May 2015 in Isle of Man, United Kingdom.
- Geoffrey Duke was an actor, known for Tornado on Wheels (1957), Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by Any Means (2008) and The Children's Television Caravan (1956). He was married to Daisy Hollis, Dorothy Eagles and Patricia Reid. He died on 1 May 2015 in Douglas, Isle of Man, UK.