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Dubbed "the funniest woman in the world", comedienne Beatrice Lillie was born the daughter of a Canadian government official and grew up in Toronto. She sang in a family trio act with her mother, Lucy, and her piano-playing older sister, Muriel. Times were hard and the ambitious mother eventually took the girls to England to test the waters. In 1914, Bea made her solo debut in London's West End and was an immediate hit with audiences. A valuable marquee player as a droll revue and stage artiste, she skillfully interwove sketches, songs and monologues with parody and witty satire. In 1924, she returned to America and was an instant success on Broadway, thus becoming the toast of two continents. For the next decade, she worked with the top stage headliners of her day, including Gertrude Lawrence, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley. Noël Coward and Cole Porter wrote songs and even shows for her. A top radio and comedy recording artist to boot, Bea's success in films was surprisingly limited, although she did achieve some recognition in such productions as Exit Smiling (1926) and Doctor Rhythm (1938). During the Second World War, Bea became a favourite performer with the troops and, in her post-war years, toured with her own show "An Evening with Beatrice Lillie". Her rather eccentric persona worked beautifully on Broadway and, in 1958, she replaced Rosalind Russell in "Auntie Mame". In 1964, she took on the role of "Madame Arcati" in the musical version of "Blithe Spirit", entitled "High Spirits". This was to be her last staged musical. Sadly, her style grew passé and outdated in the Vietnam era, and she quickly faded from view after a movie appearance in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). At this point, she had already begun to show early signs of Alzheimer's disease, although she managed to publish her biography in 1973. A year later, Bea suffered the first of two strokes and lived the next decade and a half in virtual seclusion. She died in 1989 at age 94.- Actress
- Producer
Tina Khan was born on 25 May 1966 in Chuadanga, East Pakistan [now in Chuadanga, Bangladesh]. She was an actress and producer, known for Princess Tina Khan (1984), Dui Jibon (1987) and Ayna Bibir Pala (1991). She was married to Khandaker Moazzem Hossain. She died on 20 January 1989 in Nagarbari Ferry Terminal, Pabna, Bangladesh.- Director
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Alamgir Kabir was born on 26 December, 1938 at Rangamati, East Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh). Kabir admitted to Hughli Collegiate School first and then in 1948 was admitted to Dhaka Collegiate School. In 1952, he passed matriculation examinations with distinction in Mathematics. After passing the ISc examination in 1954 from Dhaka College, he took admission in the Department of Physics of the University of Dhaka. In 1958, he went to England to study Electrical Engineering at Oxford University. During his University days, he was attracted to the films and inspired by Ingmar Bergman's movie the Seventh Seal. Returning home in 1966, he joined leftist movement against Ayub government and after Liberation War in 1971, he started his career in making films. His notable films are Dhire Bahe Meghna (1973), Suryakanya (1976), Simana Periey (1977), Rupali Saikate (1979), Mohana (1982), Mahanayak (1985), and Parinita (1984). The short films were the Liberation Fighter, Program in Bangladesh, Culture in Bangladesh, Sufia, Amulya Dhan, Bhor Halo Dor Kholo, Amra Dujan, Ek Sagar Rakter Binimoye, Manikancha and Chorasrot. Alamgir Kabir is the author of a number of books including Film in East Pakistan, Film in Bangladesh, Suryakanya, Simana Periey and Mohana. He received Bangladesh National Film Award, Bangladesh Film Journalists Association Award, Zahir Raihan Film Award of Uttaran, and Syed Mohammad Parvez Award. He was given the title as Cholochitracharya. This prominent film maker died on 20 January, 1989.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Devi Dja was born in 1914 on the island of Java. From the time she very small, she was taught to perform the temple dances called the "Legong." Legong dancers generally retire at puberty, but she continued to dance to the delight of her villagers and would eventually grow to elevate the dances into elaborate performances. When she was 16 she met symphony conductor Leopold Stokowski when he visited her island. He saw her perform and invited her to come to England. She did and brought the finest musicians and dancers from the Dutch East Indies with her.
Devi Dja soon began to tour the world and soon became known as the "Pavlova of the Orient," after the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, who performed around the world earlier in the century. Reviews poured in from around the globe. One news reporter saying "Devi Dja attracts the gaze of the audience like a cobra unwinding from a basket."
As World War II approached, she settled in Hollywood where she began choreographing, consulting, and appearing in films which had scenes set in Indo-China. Her most famous role was the 1945 film "The Picture of Dorian Gray," where she played a temple dancer. After the war, she fell in love with a well-known, Native-American artist named Acee Blue Eagle. After a whirlwind romance, they married. Each was an international figure and they traveled extensively, unfortunately, not together. Their careers would eventually break them apart. She then met a gentleman named Ali Assan. They would marry and produce a beautiful daughter Ratna, who would grow to become a fine film actress in her own right.
In 1954, Devi Dja became a naturalized American citizen, the first Indonesian woman to do so. Raymond D. Bowman was her manager for over a dozen years. In 1960 she teamed with him and the great dance legend Ruth St. Denis, to present the first Wayang Kulit or Balinese shadow puppet play, in the United States. It took them 2 years to produce it, but the play was finally performed at St. Denis Theater in September 1962. They decided on the short, condensed version of the Wayang, which would only last 8 hours. Her epitaph reads "May you dance in God's light forever." The short documentary film "I Remember Devi Dja" (2017) is dedicated to her memory.- David Bombyk was born on 17 July 1952 in Michigan, USA. He was a producer, known for The Hitcher (1986), Witness (1985) and Explorers (1985). He died on 20 January 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Alex Moore was born on 22 November 1899 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He died on 20 January 1989 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- Michael Lland was born on 17 August 1925 in Bishopsville, South Carolina, USA. He died on 20 January 1989 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA.
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Alexander Moore was born on 22 November 1899 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was a writer, known for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Best Boy (2012) and Dead Beats (2012). He died on 20 January 1989 in Dallas, Texas, USA.