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- Michael Lerner was an American actor from New York City, the older brother of actor Ken Lerner. He was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the domineering studio head Jack Lipnick in "Barton Fink" (1991). Other well-known roles include crime boss Arnold Rothstein (1882-1928) in "Eight Men Out" (1988), Mayor Ebert in "Godzilla" (1998), and Senator Brickman in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014).
In 1941, Lerner was born to a family of Romanian-Jewish descent. His father was George Lerner, a fisherman and antiques dealer. Lerner was primarily raised in Solon, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland), and in the port area of Red Hook, Brooklyn. Red Hook was the site of a shack city for the homeless during the 1930s, and had a reputed connection to organized crime for most of the 20th century.
Lerner started his acting career as a theatrical actor. During the 1960s, he performed with the American Conservatory Theater (ACT), a nonprofit theater company based in San Francisco, California. He made his film debut in the comedy-drama "Alex in Wonderland" (1970). The film concerns a film director who has had only one box-office hit in his career, and is uncertain about his options in life.
Over the following years, Lerner mostly played supporting roles in various films. He enjoyed some success in horror films, portraying the Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Police Department in "Maniac Cop 2" (1990), and a private detective in "Omen IV: The Awakening" (1991). The most acclaimed role in his career was portraying Jack Lipnick in "Barton Fink" (1991). His character was the head of a film studio who constantly switched between flattering and threatening his employees, but maintained complete control over them. Lerner was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, but the award went to veteran actor Jack Palance. Lerner did, however, win the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Lerner found steady work in films throughout the 1990s. He portrayed bank president Edward H. Biderman in the comedy "Blank Check" (1994), where the bank is used for money laundering. He portrayed a short-tempered police lieutenant in the comedy thriller "Radioland Murders" (1994), with his character ultimately unable to prevent the serial killer of the film from pursuing his agenda. He portrayed Professor Marcus in "Tale of the Mummy" (1998), a respected scholar who is manipulated into killing someone.
Lerner was still active in the 2000s. He portrayed a doctor in "Mockingbird Don't Sing" (2001), a fictionalized depiction of the life of the feral child Genie (1957-). He portrayed domineering CEO Fulton Greenway in the Christmas comedy "Elf" (2003). He portrayed father figure Harvey Wiener in the comedy-drama "Life During Wartime" (2009).
Lerner had relatively few new roles in the 2010s, but some were still memorable. He portrayed ruthless politician Wesley Mouch in the science fiction film "Atlas Shrugged: Part I" (2011), based on Ayn Rand's iconic novel.
Lerner portrayed the Baron in the fantasy comedy "Mirror Mirror" (2012), an elite courtier who has won the favor of the wicked queen played by Julia Roberts. He portrayed Senator Brickman in the superhero film "X-Men: Days of Future Past", a politician who votes to sever funding for the Sentinel program. Lerner portrayed real-life producer/MGM studio executive Louis B. Mayer in "First Oscar" (2022). - Elizabeth Hubbard was born on 22 December 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for As the World Turns (1956), The Doctors (1963) and First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson (1976). She was married to David Bennett . She died on 8 April 2023 in Roxbury, Connecticut, USA.
- Rebecka Teper was born on 26 July 1972 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Rederiet (1992), Emil & Ida i Lönneberga (2013) and The Sandhamn Murders (2010). She died on 8 April 2023 in Sweden.
- Judith Miller was born on 16 September 1951 in Galashiels, Borders, Scotland, UK. She was married to John Wainwright and Martin Miller. She died on 8 April 2023 in London, England, UK.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Robert Raymond "Bob" Heatlie's father was a saxophone player, and Heatlie began learning to play from the age of seven. Aged 15, he took up the drums, and started doing gigs around town with his father and an accordion player, Tommy Cassidy.
He went on to learn keyboards and flute, and during the 1960s and 1970s played in numerous bands. These included This N That, The Prezure, Rockin Chair, The Memphis Roadshow, The Odd Couple (with David Valentine) and, at Tiffany's on St Stephen Street in Edinburgh, The Band of Gold. Around 1975, he started to do session work around three Edinburgh recording studios, REL Studios, Hart Street Studios & Palladium Studios. In 1977 he turned professional, and signed to EMI Music Publishing.
In 1979 Heatlie joined Scottish power pop band, The Headboys. Originally known as Badger, by the time Heatlie joined on keyboards and sax, the band had released two singles before being picked up by Robert Stigwood's RSO label. With future record producer Calum Malcolm also in the band, The Headboys toured the UK and Europe with Wishbone Ash, and reached the lower edges of the charts with The Shape of Things to Come / The Mood I'm In (1979). This saw them appear on Top of the Pops. A self-titled album, produced by Peter Ker, followed. Lack of chart success with four follow-up singles saw the band split the following year.
In 2013, interest in The Headboys was sparked by the appearance of The Lost Album. Released by the American Pop Detective label, the record featured ten tracks recorded for what was supposed to be the second Headboys album, but which had remained unreleased. The Lost Album was dedicated to the band's drummer, Davy Ross, who had died in 2010.
With Japanese Boy selling more than four and a half million copies, the song's success opened doors for Heatlie. For Cliff Richard, he wrote Locked Inside Your Prison (1983), opening side two of Richard's 25th anniversary Silver album. Heatlie's working relationship with Shakin' Stevens began with Cry Just a Little Bit (1983), which went to number three. Two years later the song was covered in America by Country singer Sylvia on her album, One Step Closer. Released as the album's second single, it reached number nine in the American Country charts, and number eight in Canada's equivalent.
Heatlie continued to write for Stevens, with Breaking Up My Heart (1985) reaching number 14 in the charts, while Woman (What have You Done to Me?) (1988) appeared on Stevens' A Whole Lotta Shaky album. In 1992, Stevens went to number 37 with Radio, co-written by Heatlie with Gordon Campbell.
From 1967 to 1999, Heatlie was married to Mary Davie, and they had two sons, Bobby junior and Michael. Heatlie had a third son, David, with Hungarian singer Eva Csepregi.
Heatlie went on to compose for television, beginning with children's animation, The Trap Door (1986). With David Pringle, he composed the theme tunes for This Morning (1988), Wheel of Fortune (1988), Scotsport (1990) and children's game show, Fun House (1994). He composed for many more children's animations, including Percy The Park Keeper (1996), and Kipper (1997). He also did the music for the original pilot episode of Bob the Builder (1997). Other theme tunes included Professor Bubble (2000), Little Robots (2003-2005) and Sheeep (2001-2001).
Later songwriting credits include Do You Wanna Party (1994) a club hit by DJ Scott featuring Lorna B, and Talk to Me (2020), a co-write with KT Tunstall, recorded by Finnish symphonic metal band, Apocalyptica, featuring Lzzy Hale of American band, Halestorm.- Producer
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Edward L. Rissien was born on 20 October 1924 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Swingers (1996), Castle Keep (1969) and Time Table (1956). He was married to Laurie Rissien and Joanne Gilbert. He died on 8 April 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Peter Palmér was born on 22 January 1940 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Zonen (1996), Rederiet (1992) and Chock (1997). He died on 8 April 2023 in Sweden.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Murad Radzhabov was born on 30 May 1949 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR [now Uzbekistan]. He was an actor and director, known for Akademiya (2000), Ulfatlar Tailandda (2017) and Parol 'Otel Regina' (1984). He died on 8 April 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.- Vitas Eisenach was born on 31 January 1965 in Kemerovo, USSR. He was an actor, known for Arctic Circle (2018), Smaylik (2014) and Ratamo (2018). He died on 8 April 2023.
- Taeko Tomioka was born on 28 July 1935 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. She was a writer, known for Onna goroshi abura jigoku (1957), Double Suicide (1969) and Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975). She died on 8 April 2023 in Ito, Shizuoka, Japan.
- Faisal Bu Ghazi was born on 15 April 1957. He was an actor, known for Kalam Asfar (2018), Masej (2021) and Khalni Saket (2021). He died on 8 April 2023.
- Kenneth McAlpine was born on 21 September 1920 in Cobham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. He was married to Patricia Jeans. He died on 8 April 2023 in Pembury, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
- Mickey Slaughter was born on 22 April 1941 in Monroe, Louisiana, USA. He died on 8 April 2023 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA.