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Igor Bogdanoff was born on 29 August 1949 in Saint-Lary, Gers, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Steps to the Future (2010), Robo Story (1985) and Chassé-croisé (1982). He was married to Amélie de Bourbon Parme and Ludmilla d'Oultremont. He died on 3 January 2022 in Paris, France.

Brian O'Donnell was a writer, known for Hanna X, Invitation to a Murder (2023) and The Miracle Show (2023). Brian died on 3 January 2022.

Jay Wolpert was born on 29 January 1942 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). He was married to Roslyn Granowitter. He died on 3 January 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Vladan Zivkovic was born on 15 December 1941 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Balkan Spy (1984), Covek u srebrnoj jakni (1987) and Beloved Love (1977). He died on 3 January 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Gina Cabrera was born on 28 May 1928 in Havana, Cuba. She was an actress, known for La mentira (1952), Estrella sin luz (1953) and La rosa blanca (1954). She was married to Helio Dutra and Roberto Garriga. She died on 3 January 2022 in Havana, Cuba.

Angelika Katz was born on 24 October 1944. She is known for Hercules (1997), Aladdin (1992) and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). She died on 3 January 2022.

Michael R Buchanan was an actor and producer, known for The 12th (2017), Things I Do for Money (2019) and Typical Love Story (2020). He was married to Stephanie. He died on 3 January 2022 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

After graduating from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Milan (Accademia dei Filodrammatici) in the early 1950s, and a few experiences directing plays and operas, Mario Lanfranchi was hired at RAI, at the onset of Italian television. He was therefore a pioneer of Italia television and the first one to bring opera to the small screen, in 1956, with "Madama Butterfly", which did rise Anna Moffo to the rank of diva in the brief space of one night. He was meanwhile very active in the theater as a director and producer. In the early Sixties Mario left the Italian Television (coming back occasionally for some inaugurations, like Rai-TV Channel 2, Eurovision, the new Naples studios) and returned to the stage, directing and producing several works by English and American playwrights, premiering a number of plays and musicals. He wrote and produced "Festa Italiana", a colossal show with 120 performers, which broke box-office records at the Madison Square Garden of New York. At that same time, Mario began his career as a film director with the western Death Sentence (1968), followed by several other movies of different genres. In 1980 he moved to London, where he lived for 25 years, staging big musicals like "Lust" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" or plays like David Beaird's "900 Oneonta" at London's Old Vic and Daphne du Maurier's "September Tide" with Susannah York, which ran for years in the West End and Broadway. In 2005 Mario moved back to Italy, where he lived in a 16th century villa near Parma. He still enjoyed staging plays and giving recitals in the little theatre of the villa, periodically opening the doors to anybody.

John Nicola was born on 10 July 1929 in the USA. He is known for The Exorcist (1973). He died on 3 January 2022 in Palos Park, Illinois, USA.

Marie-Laure Valla was born on 26 April 1963 in Fribourg-en-Brisgau, Germany. She was a set decorator, known for Amélie (2001), The City of Lost Children (1995) and The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014). She died on 3 January 2022 in Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France.

Gianni Celati was born on 10 January 1937 in Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Diol Kadd. Vita, diari e riprese in un villaggio del Senegal (2010), De schaduwlopers (1995) and Case sparse. Visioni di case che crollano (2004). He died on 3 January 2022 in Brighton and Hove, England, UK.

Sofia Mihopoulou was an actress, known for Prin ti nyhta (2004), The Bacchae (1986) and Theatro skion (1969). She died on 3 January 2022 in Greece.

Martin Wade Lewis was born on 21 September 1945 in the USA. He was an actor, known for She-Devils on Wheels (1968). He was married to Diane Maurno. He died on 3 January 2022 in St. Augustine, Florida, USA.

Vilmos Ágoston was born on 8 July 1947 in Tírgu-Mures, Regatul Romaniei [now Romania]. Vilmos was a writer, known for Lassú vírus (1998). Vilmos died on 3 January 2022 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Odell Barry was born on 10 October 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He died on 3 January 2022 in Westminster, Colorado, USA.

Vladimir Gorodnichyov was born on 25 May 1947. He was an actor, known for Istota (2000) and Scarlet Flower (1991). He died on 3 January 2022.

Witold Kopec was born on 5 July 1958 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Letters to Santa (2011), M jak milosc (2000) and Television Theater (1953). He died on 3 January 2022.