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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ann Gillis was born Alma Mabel Conner on February 12, 1927, in Little Rock, Arkansas. At age seven, she appeared in her first film, Men in White (1934), as an extra. During the next two years, she had uncredited appearances in six more films until she received her first major role in King of Hockey (1936). Warner Brothers Studios gave significant screen time to Gillis in this movie, in hopes that she would become another Shirley Temple. Although (like all child stars of the 1930s) she never achieved Temple's level of fame, for the next several years Gillis starred in many films, almost always playing a spoiled, bratty character. She had two rare sympathetic roles as Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) and as the title character in Little Orphan Annie (1938). One scene in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer called for her to go into screaming hysterics when her character was trapped in a cave of bats, and Gillis delivered in a powerful performance that is probably the most memorable scene of her film career. As Gillis grew older, however, her career slowed down, and she left Hollywood in 1947. When she left Hollywood she married Paul Ziebold and had 2 sons. She then divorced, relocated to New York City and married Richard Fraser, a Scottish-born actor (they had a son born in 1958). During the 1950s and '60s, Gillis made sporadic television appearances, and in 1959, she hosted a national telecast presentation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Gillis and her husband moved to England in 1961, and they were living in London when they heard of a casting call for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) that called for an American actress living in the city. Gillis auditioned and got the role, this was her final film.- Actor
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alf Humphreys was born on 3 April 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for X2 (2003), First Blood (1982) and The Uninvited (2009). He was married to Elizabeth Moss. He died on 31 January 2018 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Leah LaBelle, born Leah Vladowski on 8 September 1986 in Toronto, Canada, was the only child of Troshan and Anastasia Vladowski. Troshan and Anastasia, musicians and immigrants to the United States, defected from communist Bulgaria during a tour of Western Europe in 1979 at the height of success with such Bulgarian pop music groups as Sreburnite Grivni and Tonika. LaBelle graduated from Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington in 2005 and later attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
LaBelle has been performing, singing and dancing, publicly since 1990 but marks 1993 as the start of her pursuit of a music career. In 1997, LaBelle won the Washington State Pre-teen Miss America Pageant and was 1st runner-up in the National Pageant. In 1998 she joined the nationally acclaimed Total Experience Gospel Choir and can be heard in several recordings with the group and as part of the Langston Hughes musical, Black Nativity over the following five years. In 2000, LaBelle was part of the WAM Network children's reality show, Caught in the Middle and continued on the show for two seasons. In 2002, she won the Grand Prize at KUBE 93.3 Summer Jam Idol and was the opening act at Summer Jam 20. Headline acts included Usher, Nelly, Jermaine Dupri, Mario, Da Brat, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Nappy Roots, and others.
In 2004, LaBelle was a finalist on the FOX Network Series American Idol, placing 12th overall out of over 70,000 contestants. In 2005, Leah LaBelle pursued a management contract with Sixthboro Entertainment of NYC and recorded a demo with Vocal Arranger, Tavarius Polk and Grammy Award winning producer, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard.- Rasual Butler was born on 23 May 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Think Like a Man (2012) and Trina Feat. Kelly Rowland: Here We Go (2005). He died on 31 January 2018 in Studio City, California, USA.
- Make-Up Department
Maria Valdivia was born on 4 July 1948. She is known for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Hitchcock (2012) and Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018). She was married to Frank Maher. She died on 31 January 2018 in Long Beach, California, USA.- Milutin Micovic was born on 4 April 1944 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Hornet (1998), Lito vilovito (1964) and Hey Babu Riba (1985). He died on 31 January 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Lil Frost was an actor, known for Lil AJ x Lil Frost: Killas & Demons (2018). He died on 31 January 2018 in Oakland, California, USA.
- Vangelis Romnios was an actor, known for The Christmas Tango (2011), Burning Heads (2011) and Aionios foititis (2001). He died on 31 January 2018 in Athens, Greece.
- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
R. Robert Rosenbaum was born on 24 August 1928 in the USA. R. Robert was a production manager and assistant director, known for The Bill Cosby Show (1969), Bewitched (1964) and Camp Runamuck (1965). R. Robert died on 31 January 2018.- David Phetoe was an actor, known for Master of Dragonard Hill (1987), Dragonard (1988) and Diamond in the Rough (1988). He died on 31 January 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- André Surmain was born on 5 December 1920 in Paris, France. He was married to Nancy Wormser, ?? and Patricia Terno. He died on 31 January 2018 in Saint-Paul-en-Forêt, Var, France.
- Additional Crew
- Director
- Writer
Adama Sallie Kargbo was born on 5 March 1983 in Somerset, New Jersey. She was a director and writer, known for The Making of She Go Say I Be Lady (2009), Project Runway (2004) and Catwalk and Couture from Post-Conflict Sierra Leone (2010). She died on 31 January 2018 in New York, New York, USA.- Stunts
- Additional Crew
- Actor
John Nordlum was born on 9 May 1936 in International Falls, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Three Men and a Little Lady (1990), Quigley Down Under (1990) and Her Alibi (1989). He died on 31 January 2018 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Art Director
Anatoliy Reznikov was born on 20 December 1940 in Bialystok, Belorusskaya SSR, USSR. He was a director and writer, known for From a Cannon to the Moon and Beyond Without Stops (1990), Cat Leo (2015) and Krik (1989). He died on 31 January 2018 in Solingen, Germany.- Visual Effects
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Virgil Mirano was born on 3 January 1937 in California, USA. He is known for Blade Runner (1982), Die Hard (1988) and Ghostbusters (1984). He died on 31 January 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Haim Gouri was born on 9 October 1923 in Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel]. He was a director and writer, known for The 81st Blow (1974), The Last Sea (1984) and Flames in the Ashes (1985). He was married to Aliiza Becker. He died on 31 January 2018 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Mathias Kniesbeck was born on 19 June 1955 in Dillingen/Saar, French Saar Protectorate [now Saarland, Germany]. He was an actor, known for Die Reise das Land (1987), Balko (1995) and Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999). He died on 31 January 2018 in Merzig, Saarland, Germany.
- Lothar Grützner was born on 20 November 1926 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor, known for Cliff Dexter (1966), Sonderdezernat K1 (1972) and Der Attentäter (1969). He died on 31 January 2018 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Sound Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Ensio Lumes was born on 8 December 1919 in Helsinki, Finland. He is known for VMV 6 (1936), Silmät hämärässä (1952) and Poikamiesten holhokki (1938). He died on 31 January 2018.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Rita Deneve was born on 6 December 1944 in Liedekerke, Flanders, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Eurosong 1975 (1974), North Sea Texas (2011) and De laatste vriend (1993). She died on 31 January 2018 in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium.- Animation Department
Marcia Fertig was born on 28 May 1920. She is known for He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) and Hong Kong Phooey (1974). She was married to Ellis Fertig, Harry Solovy, Roy Crain, LeRoy White, Roy Gleicher and Harry Holt. She died on 31 January 2018.- Oscar Gamble was born on 20 December 1949 in Ramer, Alabama, USA. He was married to Lovell Woods and Juanita Kenner. He died on 31 January 2018 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.