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Alex Stevens was born on 6 January 1936 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Superman (1978), Black Rain (1989) and Goodfellas (1990). He was married to Pota Poulos. He died on 14 April 2015 in New York City, New York, USA.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Alabama-born Percy Sledge had a somewhat unusual introduction to the music business. Working as an orderly in a local hospital, he was touring with a local band called the Esquires Combo on weekends and working at the hospital during the week. A former patient at the hospital who knew both Sledge and local record producer Quin Ivy introduced them to each other. Ivy was impressed with Sledge's emotional style of singing and signed him to a recording contract. Sledge hit it big with his first record, the classic "When a Man Loves a Woman", released by Atlantic Records, which went on to become a worldwide hit (and, incidentally, the first Atlantic record to go gold). Although Sledge never had another hit as big as "When a Man Loves a Woman," he did manage to place several follow-up records on the charts. He still tours today, and has an especially large following in Europe.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Marjorie Durant was born on 20 April 1928 in Manhattan, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972), Queen of Outer Space (1958) and Friendly Persuasion (1956). She was married to Peter Dye. She died on 14 April 2015 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Shelley Ames was born on 26 October 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Perry Mason (1957). She died on 14 April 2015 in Huntington Beach, California, USA.
- Fernando Borges was born on 7 September 1949 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Los hermanos del viento (1977), Survive! (1976) and El hogar que yo robé (1981). He died on 14 April 2015 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
- Kevin Rosier was born to a family of farmers in Buffalo, New York. His introduction to combat sports began when he trained in boxing at the Boys & Girls Club in East Aurora, New York. Sensei William James Gallant awarded him his first black belt. At age sixteen, Rosier's massive stature earned him work as a security guard at local clubs in Buffalo. Rosier later became a bodyguard for the likes of Rick James, Billy Idol, and Debbie Harry.
Rosier competed in boxing, karate, kickboxing, MMA, and Muay Thai. He was most successful in kick boxing, where he had his most wins by knockouts and technical knockouts in amateur and professional bouts. In 1987, he became the US Kung-Fu Karate National No-Rules Champion. Two years later, he competed in Japan and won to become All-Japan World Champion. The following year, 1990, he won the ISKA North American Super Heavyweight and WKA Super Heavyweight championships.
Rosier experienced the difficulties of short-lived promotions, and promoters whom paid little or no money. Undettered, Rosier contacted the organizers of upstart Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 1993. They recognized him and added him to the event. Rosier fought Zane Frazier in the opening round of UFC 1: The Beginning (1993). He delivered punches and a knee to the face which sent Frazier down. Rosier followed him to the ground with more punches. Frazier recovered,stood up, and get the better of punching exchanges with Rosier's back against the cage for most of the time. Frazier later backed away, and in doing so Rosier knocked him on his back with more punches, and delivered two face stomps to end the fight. Unbeknownst to others at the time, Frazier suffered an asthma attack. Rosier advanced to the second round against Dutch striker Gerard Gordeau. Gordeau targeted Rosier's left leg early, which fell him, then ended the bout with elbows and a foot stomp. Rosier's corner personnel threw in a towel to stop the fight which lasted almost one minute.
Rosier's third and last UFC appearance happened at UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors (1994) He quickly lost by an arm-lock to Joe Charles. Rosier returned to kick-boxing competition that year, winning the WKCC World Superheavyweight Championship. In 1998, Rosier fought Dan Severn in Extremely Challenge. Rosier quickly took the decorated wrestler down, but Severn quickly squeezed himself from underneath, and pushed Rosier on his back, struck his face with a few knees until the referee stopped it. Extreme Challenge's owner Monty Cox would later say that Rosier told him after that he just needed a few weeks training in grappling to beat Severn. Rosier fought Severn a second time that year for Cage Combat, and lost again. Rosier competed twice more under MMA rules. In International Fighting Championships, he first beat Joe Bramante, then later lost to Brad Gabriel on January 22, 2000.
A military veteran, Rosier spent many years in between Veterans Affairs hospitals due to health issues, including heart surgery and treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. After a heart attack, Rosier died on April 14, 2015 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Anne-Marie Peysson was born on 24 July 1935 in Saint-Disdier, Hautes-Alpes, France. She was an actress, known for Fantomas (1964), Trois de la Canebière (1955) and Erotissimo (1969). She was married to Alain Krauss and Jean Falloux. She died on 14 April 2015 in Le Vésinet, Yvelines, France.- Homaro Cantu was born on 23 September 1976 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was a producer, known for Future Food (2010), Insatiable: The Homaro Cantu Story (2016) and Horizon (1964). He was married to Katie McGowan. He died on 14 April 2015 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Writer
- Animation Department
Isao Kojima was born on 3 March 1928 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer, known for Hermit Village (1963) and Cleopatra (1970). He died on 14 April 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.- Vladimir Valutskiy was born on 25 September 1936 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a writer and actor, known for Curse of Snakes Valley (1988), Hammer and Sickle (1994) and Admiral (2008). He died on 14 April 2015 in Moscow, Russia.
- Director
- Writer
After the chaos of war, he began attending school in the Soviet occupation zone and then in the GDR. In 1955 the family moved from the GDR to Hamburg, where Klaus continued school and graduated from high school in 1961. Bednarz then studied theater studies, Slavic studies and Eastern European history in Hamburg, Vienna and Moscow. In 1966 he completed his studies with a doctorate in Vienna. Just one year later, Bednarz joined ARD as a correspondent, for which he worked as an editor until 1971. He then worked as a correspondent in Warsaw until 1977. From 1977 to 1982, the journalist headed the ARD studio in Moscow. He then took over the editorial management of the "Auslandsstudio" for Cologne's WDR and helped moderate the "Tagesthemen". In December 1983, Bednarz became editor-in-chief of the political WDR magazine "Monitor", succeeding Gerd Ruge.
In this role and as a commentator on ARD, Bednarz worked tirelessly over the following 18 years to maintain critical and courageous investigative journalism in the Federal Republic and then in reunified Germany, which focused on exposing political scandals and affairs as well as the mistakes of politicians wrote flags. The critical reporting by "Monitor" brought Bednarz and the ARD numerous hostilities and complaints, mostly from CDU/CSU politicians who were affected or felt affected. Through impressive moral courage and tireless research, Bednarz and his editorial team uncovered many violations of civil and human rights at home and abroad. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and German reunification, Bednarz campaigned in the "Monitor" with well-known acrimony against neo-Nazism and xenophobia in Germany and the warmongering of the new global world power.
When "Monitor" celebrated its 30th birthday on May 21, 1995, Bednarz had made the ARD political magazine the recognized school of investigative journalism in Germany. Bednarz left the Monitor editorial team in 2001. Since then he has worked as a special correspondent and chief reporter for WDR television. Bednarz has been honored with numerous awards for his journalistic achievements. In 1984 the journalist received the Grimme Prize, in 1986 the BUND Environmental Prize, followed a year later by the DBG Media Prize. In 1988 he was awarded the Carl von Ossietzky Medal and in 1993 the Association of German Critics Prize. In 1999, Bednarz was honored with the German Environmental Prize. From 2002, Bednarz worked as a special correspondent and chief reporter for WDR television. In his television reports and book publications, he deals not only with the countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, but also with the south of Chile and Argentina.
In 2003 he was honored with the gold medal at the Yalta International Film and Television Festival. In 2007 and 2009 he published the books "The Northern Cross. Journey through Karelia" and "Distance and Proximity: From my journalistic life".- Franz Kreuzer was born on 18 January 1929 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer and producer, known for Ein neuer Frühling - Die Sozialdemokratie in der 2. Republik (1989), 1955 Backstage (2005) and Club 2 (1976). He died on 14 April 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
- Joe Anastasi was born on 28 May 1938 in Peekskill, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Casino (1995). He died on 14 April 2015 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.
- Meir Rosenne was born on 19 February 1931 in Iasi, Iasi, Romania. He was married to Vera. He died on 14 April 2015 in Tel Aviv, Israel.