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- Norman Grabowski was born on February 5, 1933 to Anthony & Mary Grabowski in Irvington, New Jersey, as Norman David Grabowski. He was an actor, best known for his roles in Blackbeard's Ghost (1968), The Towering Inferno (1974), Hooper (1978) and The Cannonball Run (1981). He died on October 12, 2012 in Cassville, Missouri.
- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Bretislav Pojar was a Czech film director and animator, specializing in puppet animation.
Pojar was born in Susice (former name "Schüttenhofen"), a small factory town in Czechoslovakia. Since the 19th century, the main employer in town was a match factory.
Pojar started work as an animator in the 1940s, working under film director Jirí Trnka. Pojar mostly focused on puppet animation, while other of his films used stop-motion animation.
In the 1960s, Pojar emigrated to Canada. He started producing films for the National Film Board. Pojar's short films often contained little to no dialogue, but managed to provide social commentary.
He won a number of competitive awards for his films, with a highlight being the short film "To See or Not to Se", about how the actual perception of reality may help overcome our irrational fears, The film won both a "Canadian Film Award" and the "Short Film Golden Bear" of the Berlin International Film Festival.
Another career highlight was the short film "Balablok" (1972), concerning the irrationality of violence and war. It used cutout animation, and won the "Grand Prix du Festival for Short Film" at the Cannes Film Festival.
In the 2000, Pojar moved to the Czech Republic in order to work on animated feature films. He co-directed the feature film "Fimfárum 2" (2006), an adaptation of stories by popular writer Jan Werich (1905-1980).
Pojar died in 2012, at the age of 89.- Bruno Simões was born on 17 September 1971 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor, known for Noiva Precisa-se (2012), Assalto ao Santa Maria (2010) and Podia Acabar o Mundo (2008). He died on 12 October 2012 in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Gunnar Skar was born on 5 July 1923. He was an actor, known for Selkvinnen (1953) and To mistenkelige personer (1950). He died on 12 October 2012.
- Kazimierz Kowalski was born on 18 August 1926 in Chelmno, Pomorskie, Second Polish Republic [now Chelmno, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. Kazimierz was a writer, known for Piekny byl pogrzeb, ludzie plakali (1967). Kazimierz died on 12 October 2012 in Opole, Opolskie, Poland.
- Costume Designer
Éva Witz was born on 4 September 1931 in Budapest, Hungary. She was a costume designer, known for Öregberény (1993), Az életbe táncoltatott leány (1964) and Pirx kalandjai (1973). She was married to László Drégely. She died on 12 October 2012 in Hungary.- Actress
- Writer
Martha Rangel was born on 23 August 1936 in Mexico D.F., Mexico. She was an actress and writer, known for Pepito y el monstruo (1957), Huracán Ramírez y la monjita negra (1973) and Vámonos para la feria (1961). She died on 12 October 2012 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Jean-Pierre Hautier was born on 18 October 1955. He was married to Fabienne Vande Meerssche. He died on 12 October 2012 in Brussels, Belgium.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Under the impression of the 1936 Olympic Games, which the twelve-year-old followed on the radio, Valérien decided to become a sports reporter. After the end of the Second World War, Valérien turned to journalism. He began working as a reporter for radio and television in 1949. Here he soon made a name for himself as a sports reporter. From the beginning of the 1950s to the mid-1990s, Valérien attended almost every Olympic Games as a sports journalist. However, he achieved greatest fame and popularity as the presenter of the "Aktuelle Sportstudio" on ZDF, which he hosted since 1963. As part of this program, Valérien campaigned for fair and humane conditions in competitive sports at an early stage. He emerged as a pioneer of the anti-doping movement.
Valérien was married to the Norwegian skier Randi since 1960, with whom he had two children. In 1973, the sports journalist attracted attention when he competed against the professional swimmer Werner Lampe and, despite a 30-year age difference, defeated the younger man in the swimming competition. In addition to the popular ZDF sports program, Valérien was also seen as a presenter in other programs. He also hosted the talk show "Live" and the traffic magazine "Telemotor" for the same station. After the advent of private television, he also worked for the channels Sat.1 and Premiere. The journalist also made a name for himself in the publishing sector, where he can point to numerous publications on major international sporting events.
In 1988, Valérien retired after 283 episodes of "Current Sports Studio". However, the popular sports journalist remained with his audience through numerous subsequent TV appearances. For his journalistic achievements, Valérien received numerous awards such as the "Golden Camera" in 1965, 1976 and 1988 and the "Golden Bambi" in 1972, 1979 and 1990. In May 2004, Edmund Stoiber presented him with the award Bavarian Television Prize 2004 the honorary award of the Bavarian Prime Minister.
Harry Valérien died at the age of 88 on October 12, 2012. He succumbed to heart failure.- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Erik Moseholm was born on 13 May 1930 in Fredericia, Denmark. He was a composer and actor, known for Lenin, din gavtyv! (1972), Fantasterne (1967) and Weekend (1962). He was married to Vigga Bro. He died on 12 October 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Tarik Gabidzashvili was born on 9 April 1938 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Lady Into Lassie (1995), The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1967) and Muzhiki! (1981). He died on 12 October 2012.- Christina Lim was born on 11 October 1960 in Oakland, California, USA. Christina was a producer, known for Return to the Valley (2003), Dave Tatsuno: Movies and Memories (2006) and The War: Soldados (2007). Christina died on 12 October 2012 in Oakland, California, USA.
- James Coyne was born on 17 July 1910. He died on 12 October 2012.
- Harold Jackson died on 12 October 2012 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.
- Geraldine Mucha was born on 5 July 1917 in London, England, UK. She was a composer, known for Alfons Mucha - Visionär im Jugendstil (2004), 13. komnata (2006) and Krásný ztráty (2000). She was married to Jirí Mucha. She died on 12 October 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic.