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The son of a solicitor, British character actor John Le Mesurier attended public school in Dorset, England, before embarking on a career in law. However, acting was his true calling, and at age 20, with his parents' approval, he began his acting career by studying drama at the Fay Compton School of Acting, where one of his classmates was Alec Guinness.
After acting school he performed in repertory until World War II, when he served as a captain in the Northwest Indian Frontier.
After the war, he returned to the stage and made his film debut in Death in the Hand (1948). By the late 1950s Le Mesurier had made appearances in numerous films, especially those made by the Boulting Brothers, and also on television, particularly on Hancock's Half Hour (1956). In 1968 he landed arguably his most popular role, that of Sgt. Wilson in the long-running television series Dad's Army (1968). Although preferring comedy, Le Mesurier also excelled in drama, winning a BAFTA award for Best Actor of the Year in 1971 for his performance in Dennis Potter's "Traitor (1971) (TV)".
In 1977, during "Dad's Army", he had become very ill, but he recovered and continued acting until his death six years later.- Alex Bugny de Brailly was born in Cauderan, Gironde, France. A child of the ball, his mother Anne Ducos is an equestrian, and his father Joseph Bugny is a trainer, Alex Bugny de Brailly starts very young to become a clown, first with his brother Lucien then in the circus Medrano, but without being noticed. He then left for the Pyrenees where he teamed up with Filip Cairoli. In 1937, Alex Bugny returns to the circus Medrano with his acolyte Filip Cairoli. In the 1940s, he worked with Achille Zavatta. But it was in 1954 that he made a crucial meeting for the rest of his career: he met Jacques Francini, with whom he formed the duo Alex and Francini. Alex Bugny de Brailly devoting the white clown and Jacques Francini will be the august duo. The tandem participating in numerous programs including "The track with stars" the pioneering television entertainment program and one of the most popular. U son of the years, the duo deviant very famous especially thanks to his hoaxes towards many personalities. The tandem will also appear in the emission of Guy Lux. Alex Bugny de Brailly will continue his career with more than 80 years with Jacques Francini. He died on 15 November 1983 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val de Marne, France, at the age of 86 years.
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Nino Crisman was born on 27 October 1911 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]. He was an actor and producer, known for Malombra (1942), Le guerriere dal seno nudo (1973) and Rosolino Paternò, soldato... (1970). He was married to Rossana Martini. He died on 15 November 1983 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Composer
- Music Department
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Arno Arutyunovich Babajanian (Babadzhanyan) was born on January 22, 1921, in Erevan (now Yerevan), Armenia. His father, named Arutyun Babajanian, was a mathematician and also an excellent flute player of the Armenian folk music. At the age of 5, he was noticed by composer Aram Khachaturyan, who recommended that Babajanian must study music seriously.
In 1928 he was admitted to the group of gifted children at the Yerevan Conservatory. At the age of 9, Babajanian wrote his first composition, 'Pioneer's March'. He was very good at sight-reading and had a remarkable memory. His piano playing at the young age was already marked by unusual power of expression and technical finesse. At the age of 12, Arno Babajanian became the winner of the First Prize at the Armenian Republic National Competition of the Young Musicians. There Babajanian performed the piano sonata No. 4, by Ludwig van Beethoven and 'Rhondo Capriccioso' by Felix Mendelssohn.
Babajanian continued his music studies under the tutelage of the notable Armenian composer Sergei S. Barkhudaryan (Barkhudarov) from 1936-38. In 1938 Babajanian moved to Moscow and was admitted to the graduate level at the Gnesin School of Music, where he studied piano with Yelena Gnesina and composition with Vissarion Shebalin. His talent was noticed by many intellectuals in Moscow. He continued his studies at the Moscow Conservatory. There he studied piano under the famous concert pianist Konstantin Igumnov, who guided Babajanian through the wisdom of the 'Well Tempered Clavier' by Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as the piano works by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Ludwig van Beethoven and Frédéric Chopin. He also studied composition under the notable ethnomusicologist 'Heinrich Litinsky' at the House of Armenian Culture in Moscow. Babajanian graduated as a concert pianist and as composer in 1948. He was a professor at the Yerevan Conservatory from 1950-1956. While in Armenia Babajanian composed his most celebrated concert works such as the 'Heroic Ballade' for piano and orchestra (1950), the 'Armenian Rhapsody' for two pianos (1950), and the acclaimed 'Piano Trio' (1952).
Babajanian became famous with his title song for the film 'Song of the First Love' (1958). It became a popular radio hit and a best-selling record in the former Soviet Union. At that time the cultural "Thaw" was initiated by Nikita Khrushchev and that allowed some degree of artistic freedom of expression. Babajanian wrote many popular songs in collaboration with the leading poets such as Yevgeniy Yevtushenko, Robert Rozhdestvensky, Andrei Voznesensky, Bella Akhmadulina and others. In partnership with the popular singer Muslim Magomayev Babajanian produced many successful recordings. He also composed a large-scale 'Cello Concerto' (1959) dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich, and important music for piano, especially his innovative 'Six Pictures for Piano' (1965).
Arno Babajanian created a successful cross-cultural style of his own. His original style absorbed a variety of influences including jazz, rock'n roll, classical music, and the traditional Armenian folk-music. Babajanian's original style is immediately recognizable by everyone who once heard his classical compositions and popular hits. He dedicated himself to teaching and concertizing instead of becoming a prolific composer. He died on November 11, 1983, in Moscow.- Director
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Pioneer of Brazilian cinema. Humberto Mauro began his career in the provinces in 1926 and was brought to Rio de Janeiro by producer-director Adhemar Gonzaga in 1930. He went on to direct several features which were praised for their uniquely Brazilian style - notably Ganga Bruta (1933) - as well as making over 230 shorts for the National Institute of Educational Cinema. Several of the latter, including A Velha a Fiar (1964), became classics of the genre.- Peter Krieg-Helbig was born on 26 December 1947 in Meiningen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Seitensprung (1980), Erziehung vor Verdun. Der große Krieg der weißen Männer (1973) and Police Call 110 (1971). He died on 15 November 1983 in Halle, German Democratic Republic.
- Charlie Grimm was born on 28 August 1898 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was married to Marion Sayers. He died on 15 November 1983 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
- Ivo Jaksic was born on 11 December 1912 in Nova Gradiska, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Atomic War Bride (1960), Written Off (1974) and Poslednji kolosek (1956). He died on 15 November 1983 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Seija Sora was born on 12 December 1918 in Vaasa, Finland. She was an actress, known for Kuuma kissa? (1968) and Kätkäläinen (1980). She was married to Paavo Roiha and Martti Bäckström. She died on 15 November 1983 in Joensuu, Finland.
- Irena Jaglarz was born on 1 October 1908 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Zamach (1959) and Television Theater (1953). She died on 15 November 1983 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Olga De Marco was born on 21 December 1916 in Rome, Italy. She was an actress, known for Trastevere (1971). She died on 15 November 1983 in Rome, Italy.