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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Movita Castaneda was an American actress best known for having been the second wife of actor Marlon Brando. She was eight years older than Brando. In films, she played exotic women/singers, such as in Flying Down to Rio (1933) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), of which she was the last surviving cast member. She is the mother of Miko Castaneda Brando and Rebecca Brando Kotlizky.
Movita was born in Nogales, Arizona, on a train travelling between Mexico and Arizona. Movita began her acting career singing the Carioca to Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire's first dance number in the first film in which the famous duo appeared together, Flying Down to Rio (1933). She continued playing exotic women in American and Spanish language films in the 1930s, most notably as a Tahitian girl, Tehanni in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) alongside Clark Gable and Franchot Tone.
After appearing in a few more minor westerns and a few television parts, she met the actor Marlon Brando in the late 1950s, after his breakup with Anna Kashfi. They married in 1960, and they had two children. Brando played the role of Fletcher Christian in the 1962 remake of the 1935 film in which Movita had played a Tahitian girl, Tehanni. Brando then married his co-star Tarita Teriipaia.
Castaneda died on February 12, 2015 at the age of 98.
Six months later, Marlon's first wife, Anna Kashfi, died on August 16, 2015, at the age of 80.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Gary Owens was an American voice actor, radio announcer and narrator who was known for being the original voice actor of Hanna-Barbera's Space Ghost, Powdered Toast Man from The Ren & Stimpy Show and Blue Falcon from Dynomutt, Dog Wonder. George Lowe became Owens' successor as the voice of Space Ghost since 1994. He passed away from diabetes complications in February 2015.- Max Mason was born on 12 April 1940 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sweeney 2 (1978), Sex and the Other Woman (1972) and The Wide World of Mystery (1973). He died on 12 February 2015 in London, England, UK.
- Writer
- Producer
Sylvia Kunin was born on 14 July 1913 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for A Musical Encounter (1986). She was married to Al Eben. She died on 12 February 2015 in Seattle, Washington, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Steve Strange was born on 28 May 1959 in Porthcawl, South Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Laurence Anyways (2012), Urban Cowboy (1980) and Hittimittari (1984). He died on 12 February 2015 in Sharm El Sheikh International Hospital, Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Sam Andrew was born on 18 December 1941 in Taft, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for The Dreamers (2003), Bringing Out the Dead (1999) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). He was married to Elise Wainani Piliwale and Suzanne Thorson. He died on 12 February 2015 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Production Manager
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Suzanne Wiesenfeld was born on 23 April 1926 in Oswiecim, Poland. She was a production manager and producer, known for The Ninth Gate (1999), Death and the Maiden (1994) and French Kiss (1995). She died on 12 February 2015 in Paris, France.- David Carr was born on 8 September 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer, known for The Night of the Gun, Page One (2011) and War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013). He was married to Jill Rooney and Kimberly. He died on 12 February 2015 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Ned Colt died on 12 February 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Herald Price Fahringer was born on 6 November 1927 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Barbara Falk. He died on 12 February 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leonids Brusteins was born on 6 February 1937. Leonids was an assistant director, known for Naves ena (1972) and Nave zem buras (1976). Leonids died on 12 February 2015.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Désiré Dondeyne was born on 20 July 1921 in Laon, Aisne, France. He is known for God's Comedy (1995), Histoire d'un instrument (1962) and Discorama (1957). He died on 12 February 2015 in France.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Robert DeGaetano was born in 1946 in New York. He was a composer, known for Blind Date (2012), Chef's Table (2015) and Camera Three (1954). He died on 12 February 2015 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.- Harvey Goldschmid was born on 6 May 1940 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Mary Tait Seibert. He died on 12 February 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Art Department
Oliver Rackham was born on 17 October 1939 in Bungay, Suffolk, England, UK. He is known for Rusty Boys (2017), Schatzritter (2012) and Trees and Me (2006). He died on 12 February 2015 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Friedrich Lenz was born in 1926 in Biersdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der Rosenkavalier (1979), Die Schelminnen (1961) and Columbus - Bericht und Bildnis (1964). He died on 12 February 2015.- Music Department
Beginnings - Kansas City
Richie Pratt (March 11, 1943 - February 12, 2015, born Richard Dean Tyree) was an American jazz drummer. He embarked upon a career as a professional musician on the New York scene in the early 1970s, it was as much due to an unanticipated sporting injury as anything else. Pratt was born into a musical family (his mother was a church pianist and a brother is saxophonist, Chris Burnett) and grew up in the Kansas City metro city of Olathe, Kansas. He first studied music via the piano, as well as, attended various music camps as a youth prior to attending college as a music major at the University of Kansas.
Prolific Years - New York City
Richie Pratt's prolific tenure as a first-call percussionist on the highly competitive New York City music scene began after he suffered a career-ending injury during his second season with the Giants. His professional tenure as a musician in New York actually began while he was employed as a host at the famed Village Gate.
Pratt began sitting in with Jaki Byard and word began to spread about the big guy from the Midwest who played drums. Bassist, Major Holley, eventually invited Pratt to jam on Sundays at Jacques, which resulted in Junior Mance hearing him play drums and offering him his first paid gig as a drummer in New York. He was sponsored into the American Federation of Musicians, Local 802 by pianist, Ahmad Jamal and eventually worked significantly as a studio session musician, contractor and sideman in numerous contexts.
Initially described in the New York press as a "bubbling cauldron of musical vitality", Pratt subsequently added musical diversity to his cauldron by performing with the American Symphony Orchestra, the Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey; in the Broadway hits: Ain't Supposed To Die A Natural Death; Dude; Raisin; and notably, Pratt was the drum soloist in Broadway's smashing tribute to Duke Ellington, Sophisticated Ladies.
In the traditional jazz arena, Pratt spent over three years as a member of the New York Jazz Quartet, which included Sir Roland Hanna, Frank Wess, and George Mraz. Pratt also accompanied Billy Taylor, Milt Jackson, Milton Hinton, Frank Foster, Monty Alexander, Michel Legrand, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, and Benny Carter among others. The lightness and sensitivity of his drumming has enhanced such legendary vocalists as: Nancy Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Marlena Shaw, Barry White, Melba Moore, the Temptations, Della Reese, Johnny Hartman, Carol Sloane, and Johnny Desmond as well. Formative Years - Football Career - Homecoming
Pratt was born at the University of Kansas Medical Center to Wayne Tyree and Violet Lorraine Jackson Tyree, then later adopted by his great aunt and uncle, John and Willa Pratt in the Kansas City area.
Eventually growing into a rather large and powerful man, he attended the University of Kansas under a full four-year scholarship to play varsity football, majoring in music education.
While enrolled in school and living in Lawrence, Kansas he would not only block for Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Gayle Sayers as an All-Time KU Football Letterman, but Pratt also continued his musical development. He performed in orchestra,jazz and wind ensembles, along with performing in a student USO show that first took him to Hawaii as a performer. He was eventually drafted to play professional football by the NFL's New York Giants.
Pratt was based in Honolulu, Hawaii, upon leaving New York City and continued to be an active performer on the local Honolulu music scene, as well as co-founding and contributing to establishing such local groups as Honolulu Jazz Quartet. Pratt also often worked with touring artists, such as the Russian-born trumpeter, Valery Ponomerov, who make the Hawaiian islands part of their itineraries.
On October 6, 2012, Pratt returned home to the mainland to live in the Midwest and remained based permanently in his native Kansas City metropolitan area.
He died peacefully at his home on February 12, 2015.- Ed DeLatte was born on 30 November 1930 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Benji (1974) and Six-Hundred & Sixty Six (1972). He died on 12 February 2015 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- Tomie Ohtake was born on 21 November 1913 in Kyoto, Japan. She was an actress, known for Tomie Ohtake (2010). She was married to Ushio Ohtake. She died on 12 February 2015 in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Additional Crew
Marjorie Wollman was born on 19 July 1938 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She is known for The Newlywed Game (1966). She died on 12 February 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Ernest J. Sternglass was born on 24 September 1923 in Berlin, Germany. He was married to Marilyn Seiner and Lisa Jane Hoexter. He died on 12 February 2015 in Ithaca, New York, USA.
- Harold Rice Fahringer was born on 6 November 1928 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Barbara Falk. He died on 12 February 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Alison Gordon was born on 1 January 1943 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Paul Bennett. She died on 12 February 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.