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George Petrie was born on 16 November 1912 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), The Day After (1983) and Leave It to Beaver (1957). He was married to Patricia Pope. He died on 16 November 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Paul Pepper was born on 13 December 1928 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Knight Rider (1982), Teenage Zombies (1959) and The Invaders (1967). He died on 16 November 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Sadettin Erbil was born on 6 March 1925 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for The Three Superboys in the Snow (1977), Kuvvetin Ötesi (1988) and Vahsi Gelin (1978). He died on 16 November 1997 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Carlos Bravo y Fernández was born on 16 July 1915 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981), La juventud se impone (1964) and Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter (1972). He died on 16 November 1997 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Hans Waldherr was born on 9 February 1921 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Cliff Dexter (1966), Death and Diamonds (1968) and Electra One (1967). He was married to Erika Waldherr. He died on 16 November 1997 in Hamburg, Germany.

Russ Meyer was born on 25 October 1923 in Peru, Illinois, USA. He died on 16 November 1997 in Oglesby, Illinois, USA.

One of Britain's most respected comedy scriptwriters Ken Hoare won a string of awards for his Stanley Baxter television shows. The shows were televised in Britain every Christmas and attracted record viewing figures. Born in Torquay, Devon, Hoare was a keen theatregoer as a child and as a teenager used to hang around stage doors in the hope of seeing his comedy idols.

In 1956 he wrote his first television play, 'The Outing', which was broadcast by Associated-Rediffusion. At the same time he was writing comedy material for many comedians of the era. In the 1960s he teamed up with Mike Sharland to write the BBC comedy series, _"Beggar My Neighbour" (1967)_, which starred June Whitfield, Pat Coombs and Peter Jones.

He also wrote Mr. Digby Darling (1969) for Yorkshire Television which starred Peter Jones and Sheila Hancock, His and Hers (1971) starring Ronald Lewis and Turnbull's Finest Half Hour (1972). His finest achievement was The Stanley Baxter series. Television companies allowed him carte blanche in terms of time and expense. Sets and costumes for the shows were lavish and each production took over a year to film. Stanley Baxter's Picture Annual, The Stanley Baxter Picture Show, Stanley Baxter's Xmas Box and Baxter's Christmas Hamper became essential Christmas viewing for millions. Hoare won six Writers Guilds Awards and a BAFTA award for the series. In the 1970s he ran his own small cinema in Suffolk, England.

Georges Marchais was born on 7 June 1920 in La Hoguette, Calvados, France. He was a writer, known for Changer de cap (1971), Démocratie, un livre de Georges Marchais (1990) and La fête aujourd'hui, la fête demain (1974). He was married to Liliane Grelot. He died on 16 November 1997 in Paris, France.

Ekaterina Osmyalovskaya was born on 26 November 1904 in Poltava, Poltava uyezd, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire [now Poltava Oblast, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Natalka Poltavka (1936), The Taras Family (1945) and Prometey (1936). She died on 16 November 1997 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Naomi A. Hintze was born on 8 July 1909 in Camden, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for You'll Like My Mother (1972) and Aloha Means Goodbye (1974). She was married to Harold Sanborn Hintze. She died on 16 November 1997 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.