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- Barack Obama Sr. was born on 18 June 1934 in Nyangoma-Kogela, Kenya. He was married to Jael Otieno, Ruth Beatrice Baker, Ann Dunham and Kezia Grace Aoko. He died on 24 November 1982 in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Luciano Martino was born on 22 December 1933 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a producer and writer, known for The Merchant of Venice (2004), The Island of the Fishmen (1979) and Nel giardino delle rose (1990). He was married to Edwige Fenech and Wandisa Guida. He died on 14 August 2013 in Malindi, Kenya.- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Gordon Parks Jr. was born as Gordon Roger Parks in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, the son of photographer and filmmaker Gordon Alexander Parks and Sally Alvis. He is best remembered for the successful if controversial crime film "Super Fly" (1972). He worked as a musician and photographer, early on using the name Gordon Rogers to distinguish himself from his father. He served as a cameraman on his father's first directorial effort, "The Learning Tree" (1969), and did both still and motion picture photography for other movies including "The Godfather" (1971) before directing his own project, "Super Fly" (1972). He made several subsequent films but none were as successful as his first. He was killed in a plane crash in Nairobi, Kenya, 3 April 1979, while making a film entitled "Revenge" that was more than half-finished at the time.- Additional Crew
- Manager
- Stunts
Toni Helfer was born on 17 May 1940 in Stanislaus County, California, USA. She was a manager, known for Savage Harvest (1981), Pet Peeves (1987) and The Pet Set (1971). She was married to Christopher Law and Ralph Helfer. She died on 20 March 2012 in Kenya.- Sidede Onyulo was born in Kajulu, Kenya. He had studied in Law school, but he quit his profession to accomplish his desire of being an actor. His breakthrough occurred with the German movie Nowhere in Africa (2001), for which he got the prize for best supporting actor at the Dublin festival. Unfortunately, he fell sick while at home in Kajulu. He was sent to a hospital, but he died a few days later.
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Joy Adamson was born on 20 January 1910 in Troppau, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Opava, Czech Republic]. She was a writer, known for Born Free (1998), Born Free (1966) and Living Free (1972). She was married to George Adamson, Peter René Oscar Bally and Victor Isidor Ernst Ritter von Klarwill. She died on 3 January 1980 in Shaba National Reserve, Kenya.- British hunter who spent most of his adult life in India. He was born in a hill station in India, the second youngest of thirteen children. One of his older stepsisters had survived the siege of Agra during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. His father died when he was 4, while serving at the 'volatile' Afghan border. He was brought up by his mother on their Naini Tal estate and their "Irish cottage" at Kaladhungi, fifteen miles away. He was fascinated with the jungles as a child and collected birds eggs, studied wildlife and learnt to hunt. From the age of 18 he worked for over twenty years for a railroad company in India. During World War I he was captain of the 500 man 70th Kumaon Labor Corps to France. After the war he was promoted to Major and sent to the North West Frontier as Commandant of the 114th Labor Battalion in the Third Afghan War. From 1920 to 1936 he spent half of each year in Tanganyika, Africa, where he hunted and tracked big game. He supervised growing of coffee and maize on his plantation on slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. In 1930 he gave up hunting big game when he discovered the wonders of a 16 mm movie camera. Instead he began to 'shoot' animals with his camera. He continued, however, to hunt man-eaters who were disrupting human communities. Corbett shot the "Bachelor of Powalgarh," the most prized big-game trophy of the decade. His other famous kills included the "Champawat man-eater" and the "Man-eaters of Kumaon", the latter whom he killed in 1907 after they had killed nearly 436 victims. His last man-eater hunt was the Thak man-eater in 1938. His most famous book about his exploits in tracking and killing man-eating tigers, lions and leopards in India - Man-Eaters of Kumaon was published in 1944.
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Charles Ouda was an actor, writer, director, singer, television host, and voice over artist. Charles had worked professionally since 2002. Charles had done his rounds on stage, performing in over 15 plays and 7 musicals around the world. His theatre credits include 'Boy Gets Girl' (playing Tony), 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' (playing Joseph), 'Balm in Gilead' (playing Fick), Andrew Lippa's 'Wild Party' (playing Mr. Black), 'The Iron Heel' (playing Ernest Everhard) and 'Out of Africa: Journey Through Magical Kenya'.
Some of Charles' film and television credits include 'Makutano Junction' (Charles starred in over 12 seasons of the show and wrote numerous episodes for the show, one of which was awarded the World Media Award for education in 2010), 'Discovery +254' (Charles was one of two hosts of the show, which won a Kalasha International Award for Best Television Host, alongside his co host Sarah Hassan), 'MAD', 'Sienna's Choice' and 'The First Grader'. Charles took some time away from his busy career to complete his 2 Year Conservatory Program at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.
Charles' director credits include 'Who Are You?' (2016 Asian American Film Lab's 72 Hour Shoot Out Judges Choice), a film that also won Charles the award for Best Director at the Film Lab Awards. Charles also recently completed 'Waiting Room', a film he wrote and directed.
Charles died on February 3rd, 2024 at his home in Nairobi, Kenya.- Actor
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
George Adamson was born on 3 February 1906 in Dholpur, India. He was an actor and writer, known for To Walk with Lions (1999), Born Free (1966) and An Elephant Called Slowly (1970). He was married to Joy Adamson. He died on 20 August 1989 in Kora, Kenya.- Henrik Scheele was born on 5 February 1952. He was an actor, known for Fortuna (1993), Sirup (1990) and Vestavind (1994). He died on 18 February 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Félix Tusell was a producer and writer, known for Eyeball (1975), Pares y nones (1982) and The Old Music (1985). He was married to Mercedes Sánchez Rau. He died on 23 March 1991 in Kenya.- Joseph Olita was born on 31 March 1944 in Kenya. He was an actor, known for Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981), Mississippi Masala (1991) and Sheena (1984). He died on 1 June 2014 in South East Alego, Kogelo, Kenya.
- Actor
- Writer
First president of Kenya (1964 - 78). Founder of various pan-African nationalist movements. He was imprisoned by the British colonial powers following the Mau Mau uprising (see films such as Simba (1955), 0049706 or Something of Value (1957) in 1952 and was exiled in 1959. He was released from prison in 1961 and was elected to the Legislative Council in 1962. He tried to unite the African parties but failed and accepted the leadership of KANU.- Beryl Markham was born on 26 October 1902 in Ashwell, Rutland, England. She was married to Raoul Schumacher, Mansfield Markham and Jock Purves. She died on 3 August 1986 in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Kamoya Kimeu was born in 1938 in Makueni County, British East Africa [now Kenya]. He was married to Mary Mbiki. He died on 20 July 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Peter Lukoye was an actor, known for Born Free (1966), Born Free (1974) and Living Free (1972). He died on 4 February 2004 in Jericho Estate, Eastlands, Nairobi, Kenya.
- Jock Leslie-Melville was born on 28 February 1933 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Last Giraffe (1979), Jack Paar Tonite (1973) and The Pet Set (1971). He was married to Betty Leslie-Melville. He died on 30 April 1984 in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
- Script and Continuity Department
Eva Monley was born on 29 April 1923 in Berlin, Germany. She was a production manager, known for Highlander (1986), The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and A Dirty Knight's Work (1976). She died on 12 November 2011 in Nanyuki, Kenya.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Robert Baden-Powell was born on 22 February 1857 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Boy Scouts to the Rescue (1917), Boardwalk Empire (2010) and Boys of the Otter Patrol (1918). He was married to Olave Baden-Powell. He died on 8 January 1941 in Nyeri, Kenya.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Ayub Ogada was born in 1956 in Mombasa, Kenya. He was a composer and actor, known for The Constant Gardener (2005), The Good Lie (2014) and Duma (2005). He was married to Yvonne Seda. He died on 1 February 2019 in Kisumu, Kenya.- Frank Plummer was born on 2 December 1952 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was married to Jo Kennelly. He died on 4 February 2020 in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Richard Leakey (19 December 1944 - 2 January 2022) was a Kenyan palaeoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. He held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conservation. He had been Director of the National Museum of Kenya, founded the NGO WildlifeDirect, and was the chairman of the Kenya Wildlife Service.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jasper Maskelyne was born on 29 September 1892 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Lady in Distress (1940), The Dizzy Limit (1930) and Terror on Tiptoe (1936). He died on 15 March 1973 in Nairobi, Kenya.- William Munuhe died on 14 January 2003 in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Additional Crew
Daphne Sheldrick was born on 4 June 1934 in Kenya. She is known for The Flame Trees of Thika (1981), Bloody Ivory (1978) and For the Love of Elephants (2010). She was married to Bill Woodley and David Sheldrick. She died on 12 April 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya.