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Born of Italian heritage Lucio Rietti was "discovered" at the tender age of 8 by his father Vittorio (Victor Rietti veteran actor of the stage and screen) who had noticed the boy had completely memorized a copy of a script he had given Lucio having wanted help from his son while rehearsing his lines for a play. Vittorio had Lucio join his own acting school (which turned out products such as Ida Lupino - then just a little girl), and taught the boy every thing he knew. Lucio was quickly recognized as a child prodigy and appeared alongside his father in scores of plays. He was handpicked by Alfred Hitchcock to play the boy in Secret Agent (1936), but being so young required schooling by law and had to turn down the part. The early Hollywood motion picture king David O. Selznick having seen the boy perform, tried to sign him to an extended contract with his Studio. Before having turned 11 years old he had been in over a dozen films the most notable having starred in the classic Emil and the Detectives (1935) as the leader of a gang of kids.
He was 15 years old and on tour in the UK when WW2 broke out and being of Italian origin was placed in a detention camp together with his father and brother Ronaldo (Ronald Rietti later a film director and producer). After 8 months he was released upon special request to organize an army unit made up of professional actors to entertain the troops. It was during this time that his stage name was altered to Robert Rietty in an attempt to make it sound less Italian and more Irish (who were neutral during the war). It was under the name Robert Rietty that he came to be known best by the public. After 5 ½ years of army service Robert returned to public attention picking up where he had left off.
Over the next several years he participated in every form of entertainment - in radio, on the stage, through motion pictures and the early days of Television. In radio Robert teamed up with Orson Welles twice for the complete radio crime drama series The Black Museum 1951 broadcast to the US armed forces and The Third Man 1951-1952 (aka Harry Lime) - based on the hit film. This proved to be the beginning of a lifelong friendship between the two and Orson made sure to use Robert in countless films of his. Robert was also a regular on the radio series Horatio Hornblower and Theater Royal with Sir Laurence Olivier as well as frequent guest appearances on scores of other radio shows of the time. In motion pictures, still only 25 years of age, he continued to work mostly in character parts with the exception of his performances in Call of the Blood (1948), Prelude to Fame (1950) and Stock Car (1955). Also during this time Robert was heavily involved in the Theater starring in dozens and dozens of plays, even writing quite a few and was editor of the drama quarterly Gambit.
He once found the script of the Italian play To Live in Peace which his father had translated to English but had no luck convincing anyone to produce it. Despite the fact the story was rejected countless times Robert rewrote the script and found a producer willing to back the project with his father in the lead role as Don Geronimo and himself as Maso. The play became an instant success winning many awards and toured in Europe eventually being made twice as films made for Television in 1951 and 1952. Together with his father Robert was knighted by the Italian Government for their contribution to the Italian entertainment industry in particular from translating a great many Italian plays into English. His knighthood was then upgraded. Early television took up much of Robert's time, guest-starring repeatedly in over 100 TV shows many of them being shot live in those days. In television he often got the chance to work together with his father again, most notably in The Jack Benny Program episode Jack Falls Into Canal in Venice (3/10/57) and in the pilot for the series Harry's Girls (1960). During the next 15 years most of his acting was confined to TV and films. His most memorable performances were in The Crooked Road (1965) with Robert Ryan and Stewart Granger, Hell Is Empty (1967) produced by his brother Ronald Rietti and co-starring French actress Martine Carol (who died before the end of shooting the film), The Italian Job (1969) and The Omen (1976) with Gregory Peck.
During this time he made the change from actor to director (although he continued acting) becoming heavily involved in post production work directing and re-voicing and became unquestionably the most sort after director of the kind known throughout Hollywood and Europe as the King Of Dubbers and Man Of A Thousand Voices. His direction was used for practically every film in the James Bond Series (even acting in several) and a never ending list of hundreds of pictures. Through this he came to instruct such stars as Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Gregory Peck, Orson Welles, John Huston, Rod Steiger, Elizabeth Taylor, Sean Connery and Walter Matthau among others. Although over 85 Robert continues directing and acting today over 75 years after he started.- Actress
Vivian Nathan was born on 26 October 1916 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Klute (1971), Teacher's Pet (1958) and Playhouse 90 (1956). She was married to Nathan Schwalb. She died on 3 April 2015 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.- Mathias Gnädinger was born on 25 March 1941 in Ramsen, Kanton Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Downfall (2004), Der grosse Sommer (2015) and Ricordare Anna (2004). He was married to Ursula Zarotti. He died on 3 April 2015 in Zürich, Switzerland.
- Cinematographer
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- Actor
Walter Bal was born on 10 May 1939 in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Bobo Jacco (1979), Day for Night (1973) and France société anonyme (1974). He died on 3 April 2015 in Nicaragua.- Mpok Nori was born on 10 August 1930 in Batavia, Batavia, Dutch East Indies [now Jakarta, Indonesia]. She was an actress, known for Si Jago Merah (2008), Hantu Biang Kerok (2009) and Ghost Shower Rocking Hips (2011). She died on 3 April 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Bob Burns was born on 24 November 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He died on 3 April 2015 in Cartersville, Georgia, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Yevgeniy Gvozdyov was born on 4 February 1931 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and writer, known for Chyornyy kapitan (1973), Chelyuskintsy (1985) and Khozyain (1971). He died on 3 April 2015 in Kyiv, Ukraine.- Editor
- Editorial Department
Jerry Young was born on 23 September 1916. He was an editor, known for The Streets of San Francisco (1972), Shogun (1980) and The Invaders (1967). He died on 3 April 2015.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Director
Michael Birkett was born on 22 October 1929. He was an assistant director and producer, known for The Innocents (1961), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) and The Soldier's Tale (1964). He was married to Gloria Taylor and Junia Crawford. He died on 3 April 2015 in London, England, UK.- Charlie Sumner was born on 19 October 1930 in Radford, Virginia, USA. He was married to Barbara. He died on 3 April 2015 in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
- Bedrich Setena was born on 19 April 1939 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for Pan Tau (1970), Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977) and Sest cerných dívek aneb Proc zmizel Zajíc? (1969). He died on 3 April 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pedro del Hierro is known for Piedras (2002), The Milky Life (1993) and Los Goya 25 años (2011). He died on 3 April 2015 in Madrid, Spain.- Terdell Middleton was born on 8 April 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He died on 3 April 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- Soundtrack
Kayahan was born on 29 March 1949 in Izmir, Turkey. He was married to Ipek Tüter, Lale Yilmaz and Nur. He died on 3 April 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Julian Dickon was born on 9 March 1929 in Kensington, London, England, UK. Julian was a writer, known for Pukemanu (1971), Close to Home (1975) and Shark in the Park (1989). Julian died on 3 April 2015 in Lexham Park, Katikati, New Zealand.
- Sarah Brady was born on 6 February 1942 in Kirksville, Missouri, USA. She was married to James Brady. She died on 3 April 2015 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
- Andrew Porter was born on 26 August 1928 in Cape Town, South Africa. He was a writer, known for Live from Lincoln Center (1976), Intermezzo (1983) and Massenet: His Life and Music (2000). He died on 3 April 2015 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
- Paul-Robert Rivet was an actor, known for Les intrépides (1993). He died on 3 April 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Traute Foresti was born on 15 March 1915 in Küb am Semmering, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Hallo - Hotel Sacher... Portier! (1973), Fall Regine Krause (1970) and Zu Gast bei Christine Lavant (1968). She died on 3 April 2015 in Vienna, Austria.