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Born in Columbus, Ohio as Carolyn Louise Kramer to Warren A. and Ann (nee Caldwell) Kramer, when she was 18 months old her mother died unexpectedly. She was raised by her grandparents, Frank and Louise (nee Orton) Caldwell of Columbus.
She attended the Ohio State University Laboratory School in Columbus and was graduated from MacDuffie School in Springfield, Massachusetts. As a freshman at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, she met Rod Serling, a returning World War II veteran attending the college. They wed two years later, on July 31, 1948, and graduated in 1950 before moving to Cincinnati, where Rod worked for a local radio station.- Director
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Ivan Passer was one of the key authors of the "new wave" of Czech cinema, a group of young people who forged an energetic and transgressive film movement in the 1960s, breaking away from the precepts of hard socialist realism. Passer was not only the author of the scenarios of his own films, but he also worked on the scripts of the first four motion pictures made by his countryman, friend and colleague Milos Forman: "Konkurs" (1963), "Black Petr" ( 1964), "Loves of a Blonde" (1965) and "The Firemen's Ball" (1967).
Passer was born in Prague, the son of Marianna (Mandelíková) and Alois Passer. He was the grandson of a silent movie screenwriter. Ivan's parents were persecuted by the Nazis for their Jewish heritage. Ivan was a rebel boy, sent to a boarding school where he became friends with Milos. Together they went to study cinema at the FAMU film school in Prague, but young Ivan was eventually expelled from the academy. By then he had acquired skills in movie-making, some experience and had key friends, such as cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek. With Forman and other friends, they made their first movies.
In 1965 Passer made a remarkable first feature, the beautiful "Intimate Lighting", a film of impressionist inspiration that immediately established his name as a promising new director. But the social pressures and political unrest in Czechoslovakia, which culminated in 1968 with the Soviet invasion, led him into exile the following year. However, in the United States he did not achieve the notoriety of Forman, who received the best proposals, while he rejected offers that did not convince him: for example, he refused to make "Yentl" for a number of reasons, including his conviction that Barbra Streisand was too old and famous for the role, in opposition to other key performers as Mandy Patinkin and Amy Irving. Likewise, he refused to make films with elements of violence, which he always opposed. During World War II he had been directly exposed to violence, and he believed that it was dangerous to represent it in films: violence, he said, affects "some people who are not able to realize the difference between reality and fantasy."
However, he made some worthy movies, such as his American debut "Born to Win" (1971), a complex portrait of a heroin-addict hairdresser; his satire on civil surveillance, "Law and Disorder" (1974); the comedy about money-laundering bankers "Silver Bears" (1977), and the cult film "Cutter's Way" (1981), in which a war veteran investigates a crime, despite he only has one eye, one arm and one leg. For television he directed the biopic "Stalin" in 1992.
Passer taught film at the University of Southern California, and lectured students in foreign film academies. He died in Reno, Nevada, on January 9, 2020.- Alexis Eddy was born on 28 March 1996 in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. She died on 9 January 2020 in Mannington, West Virginia, USA.
- Sibusiso Radebe was born on 6 June 1982 in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. He was an actor, known for The Trail (2006), Gaz'lam (2002) and iNkaba (2012). He died on 9 January 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Lan O'Kun was born on 13 January 1932 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He was a writer and composer, known for Lamb Chop's Play-Along (1992), Insight (1960) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He was married to Barbara Hurwitz. He died on 9 January 2020 in Malibu, California, USA.- Mildred Trares was born on 1 December 1931 in Madison, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Berkeley Square (1959), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1964) and Pygmalion (1963). She was married to George Schaefer. She died on 9 January 2020 in the USA.
- Grzegorz Guzinski was born in 1975. He was an actor, known for Segment '76 (2003). He died on 9 January 2020.
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Kudret Sandra was born on 12 December 1932 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Disi örümcek (1963), Dadas Rifat Geliyor (1975) and Çildiran baba (1950). He died on 9 January 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Morton Lighter was born on 24 January 1933 in Haverstraw, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Decoy (1957). He died on 9 January 2020 in New York, New York, USA.
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Yûji Yamaguchi was a director and assistant director, known for Outlaw Star (1998), Angel Links (1999) and Matchless Raijin-Oh (1991). He died on 9 January 2020 in Japan.- Actor
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5th Ward Weebie was born on 19 February 1978 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Streets of Blood (2009), The Rimshop (2008) and 504 Boyz feat. Slay Sean, 5th Ward Weebie, Lil' Romeo, Little D & Papa Reu: Tight Whips (2002). He died on 9 January 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.- Mike Resnick was born on 5 March 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Don't Take the Name of God in Vain (1999), Finding the Future: A Science Fiction Conversation (2004) and 50th Anniversary Brunch Noreascon Three Videotape (1989). He was married to Carol L. Cain. He died on 9 January 2020 in the USA.
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Michael Allison was born on 7 August 1958. He was a composer, known for OF THE SEA: a film about California Fishermen (2016), Of the Sea: Fishermen, Seafood & Sustainability and Remember the Sultana (2018). He was married to Nicky. He died on 9 January 2020 in Modesto, California, USA.- Cinematographer
Qi Xu was born on 26 March 1917 in Jiangyin, China. He was a cinematographer, known for Legend of Tianyun Mountain (1980), Taitai Wansui (1947) and Ashima (1964). He died on 9 January 2020.- Soundtrack
Bobby Comstock was born on 29 December 1941 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He died on 9 January 2020 in the USA.- Pete Dye was born on 29 December 1925 in Urbana, Ohio, USA. He was married to Alice Dye. He died on 9 January 2020 in La Romana, Dominican Republic.
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Walter Boyne was born on 2 February 1929 in East St. Louis, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Four Years of Thunder (1996), Enola Gay and the Atomic Bombing of Japan (1995) and Aircraft Stories (2007). He was married to Terezia Takacs and Jeanne Quigley. He died on 9 January 2020 in the USA.- Additional Crew
Péter Dunavölgyi was born on 13 March 1951 in Budapest, Hungary. Péter is known for A Kádár-korszak utolsó évtizede (2010) and 56 villanás (2007). Péter died on 9 January 2020 in Budapest, Hungary.- Julie Bolser was born on 2 September 1978 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Call Me (2018). She was married to Eddie Bolser. She died on 9 January 2020 in Middletown, Ohio, USA.
- Mirito Arvelo was an actor, known for Pantalla de Éxitos (1964) and El Show de Napoleón Dihmes (1963). He died on 9 January 2020 in the Dominican Republic.
- Italo Moretti was born on 29 October 1933 in Giulianova, Abruzzo, Italy. He died on 9 January 2020 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Juan Kachmanian was born on 6 April 1930 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972). He died on 9 January 2020 in San Jose, California, USA.
- Petar Introvic was born on 14 June 1951 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Ucitel tance (1995) and Bigbít (1998). He died on 9 January 2020 in the Czech Republic.
- In 1964 he joined the Life magazine staff working out of the Beverly Hills bureau. Here he covered top movie stars, including Natalie Wood and Ingrid Bergman, as well as the Alaska earthquake, the richest man in Japan, and the Vietnam War, with many cover stories. From the Paris bureaus in 1968 to 1971, he covered everything from Paris fashion to Jackie Kennedy's wedding to Aristotle Onassis, travel in Turkey, and wildlife in Ethiopia. After Life ceased weekly publication in 1972, Ray photographed many patent models for a book The Art of Invention; and his photographs appeared in numerous major publications, including Smithsonian Magazine, Archeology, and Fortune. Ray has also photographed 46 covers for Newsweek. His first pictures appeared in Life magazine in 1958, and he became a staff photographer in 1964. During this time he covered a group of disgruntled Detroit families who drove to Alaska to homestead, known as the 59ers, the national visit of Nikita Kruschev, Elvis Presley leaving for Germany, Marilyn Monroe singing "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy, and countless celebrities of the times.
- Tom Alexander was born on 25 June 1934 in Cambusnethan, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was married to Betty. He died on 9 January 2020 in the UK.