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Mel Stuart was born on 2 September 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000) and The Making of the President 1960 (1963). He was married to Roberta Frances Silberman and Harriet Rosalind Dolin. He died on 9 August 2012 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.- Actor
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Al Freeman, Jr. was an actor and director who was the first African American to win a Daytime Emmy Award for acting. His most famous role was that of Police Captain Ed Hall in the soap opera One Life to Live (1968), which brought him the Emmy in 1979. He was a regular on the soap from 1972 through 1987, and appeared off and on as Captain Hall from 1988 through 2000. He received three additional Emmy nominations playing the role in 1983, '86 and '87. Freeman also was the first African American to direct a TV soap opera, helming "One Life to Live" episodes.
Born on March 21, 1934 in San Antonio, Texas, he was raised primarily by his father, an actor and jazz musician, after his parents divorced. Al Freeman father and son left Texas, moving to Cleveland, Ohio. After studying drama at Los Angeles City College, Freeman fils moved to New York City to act in the theater, making his Broadway debut in Ketti Frings's "The Long Dream" in 1960, a flop that closed after five performances. He had a major success playing the lead in James Baldwin's play "Blues for Mister Charlie" in 1964. In 1970, he appeared in "Look to the Lilies" on Broadway, a musical version of the 1963 movie Lilies of the Field (1963), playing the part of Homer Smith, the role that brought Sidney Poitier an Oscar. Despite a prestigious production team that included director Joshua Logan, composer Jule Styne and lyricist Sammy Cahn, the show was a flop.
Freeman made his reputation primarily in television. He debuted as a television actor in the series Suspicion (1957) in 1958, and his soap opera debut came in 1967 in The Edge of Night (1956). He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for My Sweet Charlie (1970) and for Roots: The Next Generations (1979), in which he played Malcolm X.
In 1958, Freeman made his movie debut in an uncredited role in the Glenn Ford WWII picture _Torpedo Run (1958)_ and first received billing in the 1960 gang war B-movie potboiler This Rebel Breed (1960). His most memorable role was the lead in Amiri Baraka's Dutchman (1966) opposite Shirley Knight, who was named Best Actress at the 1967 Venice Film Festival. Freeman won the N.A.A.C.P. Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for playing Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad in Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992).
Freeman was a professor in the drama department of Howard University. When he died on August 9, 2012, in Washington, D.C. at the age of 78, he had established himself as a legend in the African American arts community.- Maria Hart was born on 28 May 1923 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Border Outlaws (1950), Cattle Queen (1951) and The Lusty Men (1952). She died on 9 August 2012 in Canoga Park, California, USA.
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Dale Olson was born on 20 February 1934 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. He was a producer, known for The Klansman (1974), Deadly Intent (1988) and World Safari (1967). He was married to Eugene Harbin. He died on 9 August 2012 in Burbank, California, USA.- Writer
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Giorgos Lazaridis was born in 1927 in Athens, Greece. He was a writer and director, known for O zigolo tis Athinas (1982), The Father Is Training (1953) and My Son... My Son... (1965). He died on 9 August 2012 in Athens, Greece.- Actor
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David Rakoff was born on 27 November 1964 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Capote (2005), The Watermelon Woman (1996) and Strangers with Candy (2005). He died on 9 August 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Carmen Richardson was born on 14 September 1930 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was an actress, known for El hogar que yo robé (1981), El maleficio (1983) and La otra (1988). She died on 9 August 2012 in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
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Lode Verstraete was born in 1925 in Mortsel, Flanders, Belgium. He was a director and producer, known for Bel de 500 (1973), Johan en de Alverman (1965) and Kapitein Zeppos (1964). He died on 9 August 2012.- Producer
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Stephen Joel was born on 21 July 1962 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for TFI Friday (1996), Beadle's About (1986) and High School Project USA (2004). He died on 9 August 2012 in the UK.- Director
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- Actor
Pyotr Fomenko was born on 13 July 1932 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Na vsyu ostavshuyusya zhizn... (1975), Pikovaya dama (1988) and Povesti Belkina. Grobovshchik (1991). He died on 9 August 2012 in Moscow, Russia.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Kom Akkadej was a director and actor, known for Killer Elephants (1976), Jao Paa-yu (1980) and Bionic Heroes (1977). He died on 9 August 2012 in Mueang, Surat Thani, Thailand.- Production Designer
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Viktor Shildknekht was born on 27 January 1917 in Petrograd, Russian Empire [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was a production designer and actor, known for Pedejais bledis (1966), Kapteinis Nulle (1964) and Yolanta (1963). He died on 9 August 2012.- Composer
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Menelaos Pallantios was born on 11 February 1914 in Piraeus, Athens, Greece. He was a composer, known for The Four Stairs (1951), Stratiotes dihos stoli (1960) and That's How My Life Ended (1952). He died on 9 August 2012 in Athens, Greece.- Soundtrack
Carl Davis was born on 19 September 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Dedra. He died on 9 August 2012 in Summerville, South Carolina, USA.- Writer
- Director
Konrad Hansen was born on 17 October 1933 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was a writer and director, known for Tante Tilly (1986), Mensch sein muß der Mensch (1984) and Das Ding an sich - und wie man es dreht (1971). He died on 9 August 2012 in Heikendorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.