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Vangelis was a composer and performer who worked almost exclusively with electronic instruments. With Jean-Michel Jarre and Mike Oldfield in the 1970s, Vangelis was a pioneer in the instrumental music and a main influence in the creation of the musical genre "new age," a style related to spiritual, meditation, relaxing ambient sounds as well as sounds from outer space. He was probably most well known for his Chariots of Fire (1981), Blade Runner (1982), The Bounty (1984) and 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) soundtracks or for the tracks used in the documentary TV series Cosmos (1980) created, produced and hosted by scientist Carl Sagan. Vangelis was involved in many musical collaborations, most famously with British progressive rock band Yes's founding member Jon Anderson.- She was born Maria Erika Knab in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) in Eastern Prussia. As routes to Hollywood go, hers was both dramatic and circuitous. Erika's parents were killed near the end of World War II by Red Army soldiers. The ten-year old orphan may have been one of the tens of thousands of civilians who were lucky enough to be evacuated in 1945. Little is known about the next decade of her life, but, in 1955, Erika turned up in West Berlin. There, she acted (as Erika Knab) in a few motion pictures, even had a leading role in Das Sandmännchen (1955), a fairy tale for children loosely based on Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost. She also signed a contract with the short-lived Berolina production company and went on to dub the voice of Mickey Mouse for German viewers. Sometime during this period, she became Erika Peters after marrying an American citizen.
In 1957, Erika arrived in the U.S., initially making ends meet by importing used Volkswagens (without, apparently, an agency license). Reinvesting her earnings from this enterprise, she then ran a coin-operated laundromat in Los Angeles. In 1959, Erika made her screen debut on American television. She was featured in several movies, including Elvis Presley's G.I. Blues (1960), Heroes Die Young (1960) (headlining, as the daughter of a Romanian partisan) and a couple of low budget horror films (Mr. Sardonicus (1961) and House of the Damned (1963)). In addition, she guest starred in a handful of popular TV shows. In one particular instance, she was picked to appear in an episode of Jack Webb's G.E. True (1962), because an actress with a German accent was required who also "could fit into a normal-sized suitcase" (this, for an episode about an escape from communist East Berlin entitled "The Suitcase Man").
In 1961, Erika obtained a divorce from her first husband. Three years later, she married the costume designer Sy Devore and permanently retired from acting. After Devore died less than two years later from a heart attack. Erika got married a third time in 1969 to Robert M. Brunson, president of Century Fast Foods in Los Angeles. She henceforth called herself Erika Devore Brunson. Perpetually resourceful, never letting grass grow under her feet, she subsequently reinvented herself as a successful interior designer and creator of antique reproduction furniture. She invested a great deal of her profits in animal welfare-related charities. Erika Brunson twice served as commissioner of the Department of Animal Services and as a long-standing board member of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
Erika Devore Brunson passed away in Los Angeles on May 17 2022 at the age of 86. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Marnie Schulenburg, a former gymnast, is a graduate of DeSales University. She's appeared in productions such as the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's "As You Like It" as Celia. She was at the Dramatists Guild of America in New York City where she took part in play reading and has also participated in The Flux Theatre Ensemble where she took part in reading new plays.
March 21st, 2007 marks Schulenburg's first television debut, taking on the role of Alison McDermott Stewart in the soap opera "As The World Turns". Her entry into the soap opera was a bit unusual; the re-introduction of the character took place online in collaboration with another CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". Schulenburg co-starred with actress Adrienne Frantz, who soap fans recognize as Y&R's "Amber Moore". The two girls were featured in the mini online soap opera titled "Digital Daytime: L.A.Diaries" that would set the storyline to later take place during Schulenburg's ATWT appearance.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Hiroaki Yoshida was born on 22 August 1949 in Kanagawa, Japan. Hiroaki was a writer and director, known for Iron Maze (1991), Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987) and The Last Bullet (1995). Hiroaki died on 17 May 2022 in Japan.- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
He was born in civil servants family. As child went to Riga where 1937-1940 attended 1st gymnasium. In 1947 started work in Rigas Kinostudija as director's assistant working with directors Yuli Raizman', Pavel Armand' and Leonids Leimanis.First work as director dates from 1959. In Soviet regime movies 'piedod Dzimtene' and 'Cetri balti krekli' where severely censured but Piejuras klimats forbidden and only 40 minutes of this film survived.- Maurizio Di Nardo was born on 4 May 1938 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Melodie immortali - Mascagni (1952), The Mute of Portici (1952) and Times Gone By (1952). He died on 17 May 2022 in Rome, Italy.
- Additional Crew
Francine Chaloult was born in 1939 in Saint-Félicien, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada. She is known for Heads or Tails (1997). She was married to M. Chaloult, Georges-Hébert Germain and N Chaloult. She died on 17 May 2022 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.- Director
- Actress
- Writer
Özlem Sarikaya was a director and actress, known for Hallo Almanya! (2011), Nachtlinie (2007) and Gespräche gegen das Vergessen im Münchner Volkstheater (2023). She died on 17 May 2022 in Turkey.- Producer
Ray Milius was born on 31 January 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Ray was a producer, known for Project Vega (2014). Ray was married to Sheran Kay Milner. Ray died on 17 May 2022 in Lakewood, Colorado, USA.- Sasha Koledin was born on 6 October 1938 in Yugoslavia. Sasha was married to Marlene. Sasha died on 17 May 2022 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Inge Recktenwald was born on 11 January 1939. She was an actress, known for Geschichten aus der Heimat (1983). She died on 17 May 2022.
- Monique Orban was born on 29 July 1922 in Reims, France. She was an actress, known for The Crazy Jungle (1952) and Guglielmo Tell (1949). She died on 17 May 2022 in Paris, France.
- Music Department
Sanford Jerry Cohen was born in 1939 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. Sanford Jerry is known for Mulberry to Rome. Sanford Jerry died on 17 May 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Marvin Josephson was born on 6 March 1927 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Tina Chen and Ingrid Bergh. He died on 17 May 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Motoichi Igarashi was born on 14 July 1958. He died on 17 May 2022.
- Grindhard Mack was an actor, known for Grindhard Mack: Wassup (2018), Grindhard Mack: 1 Min Story (2018) and Grindhard Mack: C.S.O (2021). He died on 17 May 2022 in Arlington, Texas, USA.
- Patricia Leddy was born on 20 May 1929 in Bakersfield, California, USA. Patricia was a producer, known for Mesmerize Me (2009). Patricia was married to Albert M. Leddy. Patricia died on 17 May 2022 in Bakersfield, California, USA.