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- John Hargreaves was the quintessential Australian man. An actor of sparkling, biting wit, he once said he would easily give up his remarkable career if it ever bored him, in favor of metallurgy because it was something that always interested him. Despite his lengthy list of credits in his home country, he never really achieved international "stardom" because of his essentially Australian nature. He felt that overseas work offers would or should come - without the benefit of seeming to chase after it. Although he enjoyed the success of his films internationally, he abhorred the "hoopla" of film festivals and what he deemed "the cocktail party circuit." Which left his chief competitors, Bryan Brown, Mel Gibson and New Zealander Sam Neill in the enviable position of being the top "Australian" names overseas. John worked constantly, shifting gears easily between film, television and theater. He died of AIDS in 1996.
- Howard Taubman was born on 4 July 1907 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Howard was a producer, known for Vladimir Horowitz: A Television Concert at Carnegie Hall (1968). Howard was married to Lori March and Nora Stern. Howard died on 8 January 1996 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
- François Mitterrand was born in Jarnac on October 26, 1916. He was finishing his studies in Paris when he was called by the French army in September 1939. He was 3 times mentioned, then injured and imprisoned but he escaped in December 1941 during his transfer to another war camp. Back to France, he joined the Résistance where he had an important role. After the war, in November 1946, he was elected deputy in the Nièvre and had several ministerial responsibilities during the 10 first years of the Fourth Republic. He was Minister of the French Overseas Departments, which allowed him to show his will of decolonization, to calm different tensions in the colonies and to create personal and lasting relationships with African leaders; then he retired from this post in 1953 before becoming Secretary of State for the Home Department in 1954-1955 and Minister of Justice in 1956.
In 1958, he criticized the Fifth Republic and the way Charles de Gaulle became president and lost his deputy seat, which he got again in 1962 after a short time at the Senate. Then he became mayor of Château-Chinon in 1959 and president of the General Council of the Nièvre in 1964. When the constitution was modified in 1962, it said that French people would directly elect the President of the Republic; thus Mitterrand was the only left-side candidate in 1965 and was qualified for the second round where he had 45% against Charles de Gaulle. The next presidential elections (in 1969) were a disaster for the left-side parties (with Georges Pompidou's victory) but after the reform of the Socialist Party in Epinay in 1971, Mitterrand became definitely the candidate of the "Left Union" and after having failed again (but shortly) in 1974 against Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, he was elected in 1981 then again in 1988. His 14-years-long presidency mainly allowed him to take a lot of social measures that were expected by the workers, but also to abolish the death penalty, to modernize the penal code, to extend and enforce the freedom of speech, etc... He was also careful of the involvement of France in big international problems (especially in the name of peace), and comfimed the place of France within the European Union. He also allowed several "Big Projects" to be developed as the Pyramid of the Louvre, the Arche de la Défense and the National Library (which later took his name), and he also became one of the best political writer of the 20th century. Then he died from cancer, less than one year after having finished his second presidency, at the age of 79. - Luiz Carlos Arutin was born on 19 January 1933 in Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Campeão (1982), Flor do Desejo (1983) and Menino Maluquinho: O Filme (1995). He died on 8 January 1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Lies Franken was born on 6 September 1930 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Pride and Prejudice (1961), Oorlogswinter (1975) and Cyrano de Bergerac (1975). She died on 8 January 1996 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Soundtrack
Roberto Ribeiro was born on 20 July 1940 in Campos dos Goitacases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He died on 8 January 1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Roberto Ribeiro was born on 20 July 1940 in Campos dos Goitacases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Carnaval Atlântida (1952), O Craque (1953) and Três Vagabundos (1956). He died on 8 January 1996 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Writer
- Soundtrack
Paul Vialar was born on 18 September 1898 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He was a writer, known for Le cas du docteur Brenner (1933), Haut le vent (1942) and La grande meute (1945). He was married to Antoinette Leclerc Wielowiejski, Magdeleine Rombeau and Madeleine Louchard. He died on 8 January 1996 in Vaucresson, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Vallejo Gantner was born on 14 January 1911 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Till We Meet Again (1936) and The Crusades (1935). He died on 8 January 1996 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Ian Dawson-Shepherd was born on 23 September 1915 in Port Said, Egypt. He was a writer, known for Tibetan Story (1965), Money-Go-Round (1967) and Wonderful Bri-nylon (1966). He died on 8 January 1996 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
E. Hazel was born on 1 February 1912 in Missouri, USA. E. died on 8 January 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.