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- Sandra Shaw was born on 27 May 1913 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Gay Nighties (1933), The Jack Benny Program (1950) and Dolores Del Rio and Cedric Gibbons Throw a Party (1935). She was married to Dr. John Marquis Converse and Gary Cooper. She died on 16 February 2000 in New York City, New York, USA.
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The younger sister of actress Alice Day, Marceline achieved stardom in the mid-1920s, appearing opposite such stars as John Barrymore and Lon Chaney. Adept at comedy, she also starred with such top comics as Buster Keaton and Harry Langdon. Her career faltered in the early 1930s, however, and she was soon reduced to appearing in low-budget thrillers and action pictures. She retired in the mid-1930s.- Actress
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Lila Kedrova was a Russian actress, who spend most of her career as an expatriate. For her role as widowed courtesan Madame Hortense in Zorba the Greek (1964), Kedrova won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was the first Russian actress to win the award, and this was her only Academy Award nomination.
Kedrova was born in Petrogad, Russia (modern Saint Petersburg). She claimed to have been born in 1918, but she may have older by several years. She wanted to appear younger than she was. Her father was opera singer and liturgical music composer Nikolay Kedrov Sr. (1871-1940). Her mother was opera singer Sofia Gladkaya (1875-1975) was a singer at the Mariinsky Theatre and a teacher at the Conservatoire de Paris. Kedrova's older brother was composer Nikolay Kedrov Jr. (c. 1904-1981). Her sister, Irene Kedroff (real name: Irina Nikolayevna Kedrova) was a soprano.
The Kedrov family left the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic c. 1922, before the formation of the Soviet Union. They settled in Berlin , in the Weimar Republic. In 1928, the family moved to France (during the Third French Republic), where her parents were able to find better jobs.
Kedrova made her theatrical debut in 1932, appearing with the Moscow Art Theatre touring company, the foremost state-supported theatre of the Soviet Union. She made her film debut in the World War I-themed historical drama Ultimatum (1938). She appeared exclusively in French theatre and film until 1964. "Zorba the Greek" was her first appearance in an English-language film.
Kedrova's next notable role was that of Polish noblewoman Countess Kuchinska in the political thriller Torn Curtain (1966). She found some success in American theatre, playing Fraulein Schneider in the West End stage production of "Cabaret" (1968). She shared the stage with Judi Dench.
Kedrova appeared in Hollywood films for several years, mostly typecast in the role of an either eccentric or outright insane woman. Her last film appearance was a maternal role in the international co-production La prossima volta il fuoco (1993). She retired from acting as she was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
In February 2000, Kedrova died in her residence in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, The cause of death was pneumonia. She was cremated, and her ashes were buried in the Kedrov family grave at the Russian cemetery in Paris.- Actor
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Fung Fung was born on 1 January 1920 in Zhongshan County, Guangdong Province, Hong Kong. He was an actor and director, known for My Darling Grandchild (1964), Yue guang guang (1965) and Zhen jia qiao lang jun (1957). He died on 16 February 2000 in Hong Kong.- Greta Watson was born on 4 June 1931 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Pride and Prejudice (1958), Return to the Lost Planet (1955) and The Royalty (1957). She was married to Richard Pasco. She died on 16 February 2000 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Emile Hamaty was considered by most Hollywood producers as one of the most versatile character actors in the business. In 1960, he made a brief film appearance in "Fear No More" as a Train Conductor. Hamaty would not work again professionally until retiring from a successful banking career in 1980. On film and in TV, he played everything from a Hindu Priest to a Greek Tycoon. On stage, he appeared in numerous roles that ranged from the Bishop of Carlise in "Richard II" to author Truman Capote in "Dark Angels." His face and voice also became familiar to the American public through a variety of national TV commercials. His passing on 16 February, 2000 of a heart attack at the age of 75 in Los Angeles (US) ended a busy and illustrious career.
- John Hall was born on 22 August 1943 in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952), Lord Emsworth and the Little Friend (1956) and Outbreak of Murder (1962). He died on 16 February 2000 in Loudun, Vienne, France.
- Nádia Maria was born on 7 October 1931 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Virou Bagunça (1960), O Primo do Cangaceiro (1955) and É a Maior (1958). She died on 16 February 2000 in Itaipava, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Suso Vaamonde was born on 20 December 1950 in Regodobargo, Ponte Caldelas, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. He died on 16 February 2000 in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.
- Janusz Hejnowicz was born on 21 October 1938 in Gostyn, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Screen Tests (1977), Hazardzisci (1976) and Wyjscie awaryjne (1982). He died on 16 February 2000 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.