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- Christopher Pennock was born on 7 June 1943 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Shadows (1966), Theatre Fantastique (2014) and A Journey to a Journey. He was married to Marilyn Louise Joseph and Lynn Hawley. He died on 12 February 2021 in Idyllwild, California, USA.
- Casting Director
- Casting Department
- Actor
Arguably the most famous casting director in show biz with more than 400 film and TV credits to his name, Lynn Stalmaster has helped to launch the career of many a great star. He was born in Nebraska, the son of a District Court Judge (Irvin Stalmaster, 1897-1952) and Estelle Lapidus (1903-1971). His family relocated to L.A. in 1938 where he was schooled at Beverly Hills High School and first discovered acting on radio. Following military service he studied at UCLA, graduating with a master's degree in theatre arts in 1952. Between 1951 and 1955, he had a minor career as a screen actor but at the same time hedged his bets by joining an independent production company headed by Jack J. Gross and Philip N. Krasne. Stalmaster started out as a producer's assistant and took over the role of casting director upon his predecessor's retirement, over time developing a canny aptitude for 'reading actors' as well as accumulating an inventory of (not necessarily established) theatrical players from the U.S. and Europe. He initially worked on several classic TV shows, including The Lone Wolf (1954), 319 episodes of Gunsmoke (1955) and Have Gun - Will Travel (1957). After going free-lance, he was tasked by the director Robert Wise to find 'new faces' who could be cast as suitable inmates for the Susan Hayward prison dramaI Want to Live! (1958). Offers soon began to flood in from other famous film makers for ensemble casting.
Stanley Kramer utilised his services for Inherit the Wind (1960) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) (kick-starting the career of William Shatner), William Wyler for The Children's Hour (1961), Billy Wilder for Irma la Douce (1963) and The Fortune Cookie (1966), Norman Jewison for The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) and Fiddler on the Roof (1971). Stalmaster's bolder choices included travelling across Europe to recruit native German speakers (rather than using familiar English actors) for key roles in The Great Escape (1963) (he found Hannes Messemer, who played prison Kommandant Von Luger, in Zurich). His keen eye for talent resulted in the seminal casting of relatively unknown stage actor Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate (1967) and LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte in Roots (1977). He discovered Christopher Reeve on the New York stage and persisted in sustained efforts to have him assigned the lead role of Superman (1978) (saying "I was totally captured, not only by his talent, but by him as a human being"). He furthered the careers of Ned Beatty (Deliverance (1972)) and Jeff Bridges (Halls of Anger (1970)) by prompting their respective movie debuts. Others whose careers 'The Master Caster' helped mentor along the way include Richard Dreyfuss, Jill Clayburgh, John Travolta, Bruce Dern, Jon Voight and James Caan.
Stalmaster was the first in his chosen profession to receive a single card main screen credit ('casting by') for The Thomas Crown Affair and also the first casting director to receive an Honorary Academy Award in 2017.- Born and raised in Texas to a large Southern family. An over-achiever as a teen-ager, Phyllis was state president of the Future Homemakers of Americas. Was secretary for National Honor Society, JC Penney team-board vice-president. Attended University of Texas in Austin and Columbia University in NYC.
- Bruce Tuthill was born on 26 July 1943 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Rousters (1983), The A-Team (1983) and Hardcastle and McCormick (1983). He died on 12 February 2021.
- Special Effects
- Stunts
- Producer
Nick Plantico was born on 7 February 1966 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was a producer, known for Harsh Times (2005), Titanic (1997) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). He died on 12 February 2021.- Lovely and shapely blonde looker Dianne Danford was born on August 9, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. Dianne moved with her father, mother, and brother to Los Angeles, California in 1958. She was discovered by "Playboy" magazine shooting clay pigeons on a skeet range and was chosen to be the Playmate of the Month in the November, 1961 issue of the famous men's magazine. At the time of her Playmate stint Danford was also working as a swimsuit model. According to her "Playboy" data sheet Dianne was a big fan of Fabian's music and enjoyed painting and water skiing. Her sole foray into film acting was a sizable role as Connie in the obscure low-budget horror picture "Weekend of Fear."
- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Michel Vuillermet was born on 13 March 1950. He was a director and writer, known for Le règlement intérieur (1980), Décibels (1985) and Camera Silenta (1976). He died on 12 February 2021 in Paris, France.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Antonio Giménez Rico was born on 20 November 1938 in Burgos, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for El disputado voto del Sr. Cayo (1986), Tres palabras (1993) and Jarrapellejos (1988). He died on 12 February 2021 in Madrid, Spain.- Actress
Marcia Diamond was born on 23 November 1925 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She was an actress, known for PCU (1994), Black Christmas (1974) and Spy Games (1999). She was married to Harry Irving Cohen. She died on 12 February 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Director
- Producer
- Cinematographer
Ronald P. Vaughan was born in Ireland. He was a director and producer, known for Erbe Österreich (2017), Faszination Oldtimer - Leidenschaft zwischen Rost und Chrom (2015) and Sepp Forcher - Meine liebsten Orte (2018). He was married to Roswitha Vaughan. He died on 12 February 2021 in Vienna, Austria.- Frederick K.C. Price was born on 3 January 1932 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was married to Betty Ruth Scott. He died on 12 February 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Rupert Neve was born on 31 July 1926 in Newton Abbott, Devon, England, UK. He was married to Evelyn Collier. He died on 12 February 2021 in San Marcos, Texas, USA.
- Composer
- Actor
- Writer
Milford Graves was born on 20 August 1941 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Lord Shango (1975), River of Fundament (2014) and Talking in Tongues (1987). He was married to Lois. He died on 12 February 2021 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.- Shaheen Reza Noor was born on 21 September 1954 in Magura, East Pakistan [now in Magura, Bangladesh]. He was married to Khurshid Jahan Shaheen. He died on 12 February 2021 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- MMG TB was an actor, known for MMG TB & Maniac: In & Out (2019), MMG TB: Pop Out (2019) and MMG TB: #FreeSpell (2019). He died on 12 February 2021 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Hans Henrik Koltze was born on 26 May 1946. He was an actor and writer, known for Cirkus Ildebrand (1995), Store drømme (2009) and Felix (1982). He died on 12 February 2021.- Toby Biehl was born in 1959. He died on 12 February 2021 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA.
- Professor Roger Griffin was a British astronomer, active in the field of observational optical astronomy from the late 1950s until the 2010s. He studied as both an undergraduate and postgraduate at St John's College, Cambridge, becoming a permanent fellow there in 1972. He invented a new method of measuring the radial velocity of stars (how fast they are moving directly towards or away from us), which was faster and more accurate than previous methods and was eventually adopted worldwide, and which he used in his study of binary stars. He was a keen runner, completing the London Marathon a number of times at a leading pace for his age-group well into his 70s.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Greg Hall was born on 3 September 1953 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He is known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), The 6th Day (2000) and Colors (1988). He died on 12 February 2021 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Peter Callo was born on 16 October 1941 in Berlin, Germany. He died on 12 February 2021 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
- Tom Bethell was born on 17 July 1936 in London, England, UK. He was married to Donna R. Fitzpatrick . He died on 12 February 2021 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Special Effects
Randy Mackinder was born on 20 November 1964 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Randy is known for Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997). Randy was married to Holly A. Gish. Randy died on 12 February 2021 in Portage, Michigan, USA.- Actor
- Casting Department
Thomas Korzeniowski was born on 31 March 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Replacements (2000), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) and Pecker (1998). He died on 12 February 2021 in West Dundee, Illinois, USA.- Additional Crew
- Script and Continuity Department
Péter Módos was born on 5 July 1939 in Budapest, Hungary. Péter is known for Ugye mi jó barátok vagyunk (1978), Extázis 7-töl 10-ig (1969) and Omega, Omega, Omega (1984). Péter died on 12 February 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.- Judy Turan was born on 30 July 1983. She was an actress, known for Dans les pas de Marie Curie (2011), Silent Witness (1996) and M jak milosc (2000). She died on 12 February 2021.