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Kate Murtagh was born on 29 October 1920 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Car (1977), Farewell, My Lovely (1975) and Switchblade Sisters (1975). She died on 10 September 2017 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

During 1956-60 Hans Alfredson worked at Sveriges Radio together with Tage Danielsson. They wrote, directed and starred in several revues 1962-1982. As a director and scriptwriter for the screen Alfredson tried many different genres. He had his greatest critical successes with Ägget är löst! En hårdkokt saga (1975) and The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982), which got the Silver Bear and Best Actor award for Stellan Skarsgård at the Berlin Film Festival and the film also was awarded with two Guldbaggar. Some of his best acting performances he did in Jonas Cornell's Grisjakten (1970), Anders Lönnbro's Sista budet (1981) and his own The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982). Alfredson has also written many books, some for children such as "Blommmig falukorv och andra bitar" (1965) and "Varför är det så ont om Q?" (1968). At first Alfredson only was known as a great comedian but later the dark sides has been more prominent, for example in the books "En ond man" (1980) (for which he adapted the screenplay for The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982) from.) and "Tiden är ingenting (1981).

One of the most influential and prolific comic book writers, Leonard Norman Wein is best known as the co-creator of Marvel's premier female superhero Ororo Munroe (aka "Storm"), the claw-bearing X-Man James 'Logan' Howlett (aka "Wolverine") and the earth elemental known as 'Swamp Thing'. The iconic loner "Wolverine" was initially conceived at the request of Marvel's chief editor Roy Thomas as a Canadian superhero (with the objective of boosting comic book sales in Canada) and has been portrayed in several films by Hugh Jackman. Len penned stories for both the Marvel and DC franchises (as well as Disney), worked on comics ranging from Batman and Superman to Spiderman, Thor, Daredevil and the Justice League of America. In the 80s, he edited DC's seminal series 'The Watchmen'. During the preceding decade, he had been instrumental in reviving the popularity of the X-Men. He also authored several key issues of "Power Man", an African-American protagonist who would later become better known as Luke Cage. An avid young comic book enthusiast named Nicolas Coppola adopted part of Power Man's moniker and subsequently rose to movie stardom as Nicolas Cage.

Len was born in New York's Bronx, had a sickly early childhood and became infatuated with comics during a lengthy recuperation in hospital at the age of seven. He initially aspired to become an artist and graduated with a degree in arts from Farmingdale State College, Long Island. While his art work didn't quite make the grade, he was able to sell his stories to DC by 1968. Along with noted illustrator Bernie Wrightson, Len co-created the human/plant hybrid mutant "Swamp Thing" in 1971 (he apparently came up with the idea while riding a subway to Queens). The character eventually inspired an animated TV series in 1991 and two motion pictures in 1982 and 1989, respectively. In tandem with writer/artist Dave Cockrum and Marvel editor Roy Thomas, Len revamped the X-Men in 1975, further adding new characters to their ranks in the first issue of Giant Size X-Men. In addition to Storm and Wolverine, he co-created the teleporting Bavarian mutant Kurt Wagner (aka " Nightcrawler") and the Russian metal giant Pyotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin (aka "Colossus"). For DC Comics, he co-created the character of Barbara Ann Minerva (alias "Cheetah"), nemesis of Wonder Woman; the alien Galius Zed (affiliated with the "Green Lantern"); Amanda Waller (aka "Mockingbird"), affiliated with Justice League and Suicide Squad and variously played on screen (live action) by Pam Grier (Smallville (2001)), Angela Bassett (Green Lantern (2011)) and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Arrow (2012)). Another product of Len's fertile imagination (with writer John Calnan) was Wayne Enterprises (Batman's) business manager Lucius Fox, portrayed on screen by Morgan Freeman in The Dark Knight Trilogy. Ironically, Len did not have a hand in the creation of his two personal favourites: Batman and the Incredible Hulk.

Len suffered from long-standing heart ailments. He had a quintuple bypass in 2015 and sadly died two years later, on September 10 2017 in Los Angeles, at the age of 69. The Guardian newspaper quoted Dave Wielgosz (assistant editor at DC comic), eulogising Len by saying "You can't be hyperbolic when it comes to Len Wein's legacy. He created wrote and edited more great superhero stories than anyone."

Irena Micijevic was born on 17 November 1972 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), MI-5 (2002) and The Choice (2010). She was married to Sinisa Rodic. She died on 10 September 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Luigi Maria Burruano was born on 22 April 1945 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for One Hundred Steps (2000), Il ritorno di Cagliostro (2003) and Liberi (2003). He died on 10 September 2017 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

Da Real Gee Money was born on 15 June 1995. He was an actor, known for Blvd Quick x Da Real Gee Money x GeeMoneyPimpin: Pressure Been Applied (2017), Da Real Gee Money: All I Know (2016) and Da Real Gee Money: Jack Who (2016). He died on 10 September 2017 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Don Ohlmeyer was born on 3 February 1945 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a producer and director, known for NFL Monday Night Football (1970), Special Bulletin (1983) and Stroh's Circle of Sports (1985). He was married to Linda Corinne Jonsson, Adrian Perry and Dorothy Ellen (Dossie) Mahaffey. He died on 10 September 2017 in Indian Wells, California, USA.

Xavier Atencio was born on 4 September 1919 in Walsenburg, Colorado, USA. He was a writer, known for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) and Mary Poppins (1964). He was married to Maureen Sheedy. He died on 10 September 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Pauli Ryberg was born on 21 April 1958 in Denmark. He was an actor, known for Unit One (2000), Dark Horse (2005) and Halalabad Blues (2002). He died on 10 September 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Michael Marcus was born on 16 October 1947. He was a set decorator and art director, known for The Hunger Games (2012), Strange Days (1995) and Angels & Demons (2009). He died on 10 September 2017 in Livingston, Montana, USA.

B.V. Radha was born on 15 August 1948 in Bangalore, Mysore State, India. She was an actress and producer, known for Yaar Nee? (1966), Partha (2003) and Churi Chikanna (1969). She was married to K.S.L. Swamy. She died on 10 September 2017 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Rocío Yaber was born in 1950 in Mexico. She was an actress, known for En carne propia (1990), Violencia urbana (1996) and Marcado por el odio (1989). She died on 10 September 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Cathren Michalak was born on 2 March 1922. She was an actress, known for The 13th Floor (1988), The Crossing (1990) and Fistful of Flies (1996). She died on 10 September 2017 in Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Nancy Dupree was born on 3 October 1927 in Kerala, British India. She was married to Louis Dupree and Alan Wolfe. She died on 10 September 2017 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Iain Anderson was born on 2 August 1945. Iain is known for Leave It to Lamas (2009), The Bachelor (2009) and High School Reunion (2008). Iain was married to Claire Louise Godden. Iain died on 10 September 2017 in California, USA.

René Laurentin was born on 19 October 1917 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He died on 10 September 2017 in Evry, Essonne, France.

María Teresa Castells was born in 1935 in Busturia, Bizkaia, Spain. She died on 10 September 2017 in San Sebastian, Spain.

András Fehér was born on 6 February 1947 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a composer, known for Musical TV Theater (1970), Márta (1983) and Aljosa Karamazov (1973). He died on 10 September 2017.

Gerda Abelt was born on 17 September 1938. She was an actress, known for Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy (1961), Verwandte und Bekannte (1971) and Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe (1984). She died on 10 September 2017.