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- Wichita, Kansas-born Alan Fudge was an American actor with scores of television credits, including, notably Man from Atlantis (1977), Eischied (1979), Paper Dolls (1984), and Bodies of Evidence (1992). He made guest appearances on such shows as Banacek, Kojak, Marcus Welby, M.D., Little House on the Prairie, The Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*H, Starsky and Hutch, Charlie's Angels, Wonder Woman, Lou Grant, Knots Landing, Magnum, P.I., Cagney & Lacey, The A-Team, St. Elsewhere, Highway to Heaven, Dallas, MacGyver, Dynasty, Matlock, Falcon Crest, L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, Murder, She Wrote, Northern Exposure, Home Improvement, Beverly Hills, 90210, Baywatch, Dawson's Creek, and 7th Heaven.
- Actor
- Stunts
Rod McGaughy is one of the unsung heroes of the television western genre. Like most cowboys in his day, McGaughy started out appearing in local rodeos around the California area and he eventually became a member of the Screen Extras Guild.
McGaughy couldn't have picked a better time to come into films because a lot of the older cowboys who rode horses in the 1930s and 1940s were either retiring or getting to old to frequently appear on horseback. As former rodeo rider, McGaughy's equestrian skills were frequently utilized by having him appear in posse scenes or by having him participate in a brawl.
Throughout the 1960s, McGaughy spent a lot of time appearing in various episodes of Bonanza and Gunsmoke. His stern appearance was frequently used on the Gunsmoke film sets by having him play gang members or rowdy cowhands. He became such a fixture on the Gunsmoke set that they eventually gave him a talking role as a cowhand that was annoyed with a saloon girl. It was probably in 1972 when they filmed Blazing Saddles that McGaughy had his best acting role as a cowhand who comforts a crying dancer.
By the last 1980s, western shows were riding off into the sunset and Little House on the Prairie became the last hurrah for many old cowboys. McGaughy and other cowboys were frequently given more meaningful roles on Little House on the Prairie but it also came to a close. Eventually McGaughy decided to retire but not without leaving behind a reputation for taking care of himself and his coworkers when it came to any disputes with assistant directors.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Jagjit Singh was an Indian classical singer, composer, and musician known during his lifetime as "The Ghazal King." After Ravi Shankar, he is considered one of independent India's most important and recognizable artists, and certainly its best-selling due to his soundtracks and scores for film and television, and his musical interpretation of the works of poets. Including scores, he recorded over 60 albums during his lifetime. He is known not only for his 'ghazals' and singing in several languages, but also for Indian light classical music, including 'thumri' and 'bhajan'.
He and his wife, 'ghazal' singer Chitra Singh, came to prominence during the '70s and '80s and revived the style of traditional singing that had languished since the late '50s. Composing in the 'Bol-pradhan' style (sung poetry and vocal improvisation over set musical arrangements), he used simple melodies and modes to accompany lyrics that were considered current and relevant to contemporary life.
Born as Jagmohan Singh in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan on 8 February 1941, the ghazal singer was rechristened Jagjit by his father, Amar Singh Dhiman. The singer trained under Pandit Chhaganlal Sharma and then later under Ustad Jamal Khan of 'Sainia gharana' for six years and learned 'Khayal', 'Thumri' and 'Dhrupad' forms. He attained an arts degree from DAV College in Jalandhar and pursued post-graduate studies at Kurukshetra University in Haryana. Jagjit chose D.A.V. College, Jalandhar, for higher education since the principal of the institution waived hostel and tuition fees for talented musician students. Another reason was that Jalandhar's All India Radio (A.I.R.) station carried programs in classical singing. A.I.R. graded him a 'B' class artiste and allowed him six live music segments a year for small payments. In 1962, while in Jalandhar, Jagjit composed a welcome song for the visiting president of India, Rajendra Prasad.
In 1961, Jagjit went to Bombay to scout out prospects for a career in film playback singing. Music director Jaikishen liked his voice but could not offer any big break. Money ran out and a dispirited Jagjit did not have enough to even retrieve his clothes from the laundry or buy a ticket home. In March 1965, Jagjit decided to have another go at the celluloid singing in Bombay. He lived in a run-down hostel, sleeping on an iron cot surrounded by bedbugs and getting his foot chewed off by rats at night. He was financially in a precarious situation. But such was the purity and attraction of Jagjit's voice that he managed to get two Ghazals recorded for an EP (Extended Play, a 1960s gramophone record format) with HMV. Life in Bombay was hard and Jagjit eked out a living doing small 'mehfils' (musical gatherings) and house concerts. He sang at numerous film parties in the hope that a music director might notice him and give him a chance. But filmdom was run in cliques and newcomers were rarely accepted in a highly competitive environment.
Jagjit increasingly veered toward the Ghazal. Bollywood's loss was the Ghazal's gain, for those were the times when Ghazal music was turning into a forgotten and dying art. The Urdu language itself was in decline in India. Jagjit made the Ghazal his beloved and changed its destiny. Jagjit composed music for radio jingles, ad films, documentaries, etc to earn an income. It was at one such jingle recording that he met Chitra, who was at the tether end of a bad marriage. In 1970, the two got married.
In 1975, HMV asked Jagjit to compose his first ever LP (Long-Play) album, a signal that he had finally arrived on the scene. "The Unforgettables" featured Jagjit-Chitra Ghazals that sounded totally different from orthodox Ghazals. Modern instruments rubbed shoulders with traditional sarangi and tabla. "Unforgettables" brought Jagjit and Chitra Singh to national attention and helped finance the purchase of their modest flat in Bombay. In 1980, Jagjit agreed to sing Javed Akhtar's poetry for a low-budget film, "Saath Saath", without bothering for financial rewards. Raman Kumar, the director, could not spend much at the recording studio, but Jagjit footed the bills. A similar movie venture, "Arth", in the same year saw Jagjit and Chitra Singh's popularity climb higher and higher. Even now, "Arth" and "Saath Saath" are one of HMV's highest selling combination cassettes ever. In 1987, Jagjit crossed another milestone by recording the first purely digital CD album by an Indian musician, "Beyond Time". It was a memorable moment not just for Chitra and him, but for Ghazals as a whole. The year after, Jagjit sealed his name in history by composing the music for Gulzar's epic TV serial, "Mirza Ghalib". Jagjit's soft and serenading voice paid befitting tribute to the greatest 19th century poet of undivided India.
In 1990, Jagjit and Chitra lost their 18-year-old only son, Vivek, in a motor accident. Chitra retired from singing in the aftermath and never returned to the stage or to the recording studio. After Vivek's death, Jagjit began showing more of his spiritual and philosophical side, mellowing his already sobering voice, singing complicated metaphysical verses and also venturing into classical 'bhajans' (Hindu devotional songs).
In 1998, he was given the Sahitya Academy Award, a literary honor for popularizing the work of poet Mirza Ghalib with his score and soundtrack for the television series of the same name. In 2003, he was given the Padma Bhushan, a high-level civilian award by the Indian government. He received a Teacher's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.
In 2011, on the day a concert with Ghulam Ali was scheduled, Jagjit Singh was hospitalized after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage. The maestro was admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital, where he breathed his last on 10th October 2011. He was posthumously awarded the Rajasthan Ratna in 2013, the highest civilian award by the state government of Rajasthan.- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Producer
Ray Aghayan was born on 28 July 1928 in Tehran, Iran. He was a costume designer and producer, known for Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Funny Lady (1975) and Gaily, Gaily (1969). He died on 10 October 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Charles Sanders was born on 20 December 1946 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Arlington Road (1999), Friday Night Lights (2004) and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005). He was married to Rana Baker. He died on 10 October 2011 in Leakey, Texas, USA.
- Actress
Maricela Ochoa was born on 9 April 1963 in Galveston, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Envy (2004), Mercury Rising (1998) and The Hungry Woman (2002). She was married to Mark Henderson. She died on 10 October 2011 in Austin, Texas, USA.- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Allan A. Buckhantz was born on 3 January 1923 in Kaunas, Lithuania. He was a director and producer, known for Intercontinental Express (1964), Portrait of a Hitman (1979) and Willy (1962). He was married to Ingeborg Wiese, Susanne Cramer and Suzanne Lloyd. He died on 10 October 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Otto Tausig was born on 13 February 1922 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Tatort (1970), Das Stacheltier - Die Frau seiner Träume (1960) and Das Stacheltier - Bennos böses Ich (1958). He was married to Johanna Pick and Lilly Schmuck. He died on 10 October 2011 in Vienna, Austria.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Klaus-Peter Thiele was born on 14 December 1940 in Meiningen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Front ohne Gnade (1984), Die gläserne Fackel (1989) and Besuch bei ihr (1982). He died on 10 October 2011 in Berlin, Germany.- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Barry Paine was born on 20 October 1937 in Wanstead, Essex, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Tom Tom (1965), The Children of the New Forest (1964) and National Geographic Explorer (1985). He was married to Jill Cheadle. He died on 10 October 2011 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Shikan Nakamura was born on 11 March 1928 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Sugawara denju tenarai kagami (1950), Hope and Pain (1988) and Taikoki: Hideyoshi Chronicle (2006). He died on 10 October 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.
- René Renot was born on 21 November 1927 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Henri IV (1981), Au bon beurre (1981) and Le viager (1972). He died on 10 October 2011 in Crespières, Yvelines, France.
- Albert Dean Rosellini was born on 21 January 1910. He died on 10 October 2011.
- Gary Holcombe was born on 7 March 1945 in Bardstown, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for More Than Puppy Love (2002) and Truman (1995). He was married to Donna Thomason. He died on 10 October 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
- Additional Crew
Eddie Balandas is known for Close Enough to Touch (2002), House of Love (2000) and Beauty Betrayed (2002). Eddie died on 10 October 2011 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.- Lucy Ann Polk was born on 16 May 1928 in Sandpoint, Idaho, USA. She died on 10 October 2011 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Anneliese Probst was born on 23 March 1926 in Düsseldorf, Germany. She was a writer, known for Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg (1955). She was married to Christof Seidler and Matthias Probst. She died on 10 October 2011.
- Karl Wienand was born on 15 December 1926 in Lindenpütz, Waldbröl, Prussia [now Rosbach, Windeck, North Rhine-Westphalia], Germany. He died on 10 October 2011.