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- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Güney and his work were almost entirely unknown outside of his homeland Turkey until his 1981 escape from imprisonment in Turkey and his "discovery" the following year at the Cannes Film Festival for his autobiographical screenplay for Yol (1982), the festival's grand prize winner. Born in 1937 in a village near the southern city of Adana, Güney studied law and economics at the universities in Ankara and Istanbul, but by the age of 21 he found himself actively involved in filmmaking. As Yesilcam, the Turkish studio system, grew in strength, a handful of directors, including Atif Yilmaz, began to use the cinema as a means of addressing the problems of the people. Only state-sanctioned melodramas, war films and play adaptations had previously played in Turkish theaters, but these new filmmakers began to fill the screens with more artistic, personal and relevant pictures of Turkish & Kurdish life. The most popular name to emerge from the Young Turkish Cinema was that of Yilmaz Güney. Güney was a gruff-looking young actor who earned the moniker "Cirkin Kral," or "the Ugly King." After apprenticing as a screenwriter for and assistant to Atif Yilmaz, Güney soon began appearing in as many as 20 films a year and became Turkey's most popular actor. More than a screen idol, Güney was a Kurdish who believed in the Kurdish people and their way of life, as well as being personally committed to social change. Although the early 1960s brought some political reform to Turkey, Güney was imprisoned in 1961 for 18 months for publishing a "communist" novel. The country's political situation and Güney's relationship with the authorities only became more tense in the ensuing years. Not content with his star status atop the Turkish film industry, Güney began directing his own pictures in 1965 and, by 1968, had formed his own production company, Güney Filmcilik. Over the next few years, the titles of his films mirrored the feelings of the Kurdish people: Hope (1970); Agit (1972); _Acý (1971)_; Umutsuzlar (1971). After 1972, however, Güney would spend most of his life in prison. Arrested for harboring anarchist students, Güney was jailed during preproduction on Zavallilar (1975) (completed in 1975), and before completing Endise (1974), which was finished in 1974 by Güney's assistant, Serif Gören. This was a cherished role that Gören would repeat over the next dozen years, directing several scripts that Güney wrote laboriously while behind bars. Released from prison in 1974 as part of a general amnesty, Güney was re-arrested that same year for shooting a judge. During this stretch of incarceration, his most successful screenplays were The Herd (1978) and Düsman (1980), both directed by Zeki Ökten. After escaping from prison in 1981 and fleeing to France, Güney was greeted at the Cannes Film Festival with a Palme d'Or for Yol (1982), again directed by Gören. It was not until 1983 that Güney resumed directing, telling a brutal tale of imprisoned children in his final film, The Wall (1983), made in France with the cooperation of the French government. At that point, Güney's name was unspeakable in his homeland; eleven of the films he directed or appeared in were confiscated and reportedly burned to ashes; even so much as writing about Güney was forbidden. Despite the great international success of Yol and Duvar, Güney was ultimately a Kurdish director for the Kurdish people; his final separation from his home audience must have been even more painful to endure than his years of imprisonment.- Margaret Phillips was born on 6 July 1923 in Cwmgwrach, South Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Masterpiece Playhouse (1950), Fireside Theatre (1949) and A Life of Her Own (1950). She died on 9 September 1984 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Stunts
- Camera and Electrical Department
Ted Mapes was born on a Nebraska wheat ranch. His father, John H. Mapes, also had cattle, horses, and mules. When Ted was in his 20s, he traveled west to California, where he worked driving a truck in the Signal Hills oil fields near Long Beach, then a moving van for a Los Angeles company. While moving John Barrymore's baggage and equipment from the United Artists studios to Barrymore's home, Ted met a "grip" boss, Alex Hume. That meeting led to Ted's first film job as a grip boss on The Taming of the Shrew (1929). He was later head grip on Tom Mix's last picture, The Miracle Rider (1935), and on The Phantom Empire (1935), in which Gene Autry had his first starring role. Ted had bit parts in many movies, primarily westerns. He appeared in at least 13 serials produced by Republic Pictures. He was also a top stuntman, and doubled Charles Starrett, Bruce Bennett and others. Ted bore a striking resemblance to Gary Cooper and doubled for Cooper in 17 films, beginning with Sergeant York (1941) and including Along Came Jones (1945), The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944), Saratoga Trunk (1945), Unconquered (1947) and Blowing Wild (1953). He also doubled James Stewart in films from Broken Arrow (1950) through Bandolero! (1968). After retiring from acting in 1969, Ted worked for the American Humane Association as an advisor on films in which animals were used, such as Ben (1972) and Willard (1971). Ted was inducted into The Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame on September 18, 1978.- Carlo Sposito was born on 1 May 1924 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Theodora, Slave Empress (1954), The Naked and the Wicked (1951) and Rondini in volo (1949). He died on 9 September 1984 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Nan Boardman was born on 21 March 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Playhouse 90 (1956), The Vicious Circle (1948) and Mrs. Mike (1949). She died on 9 September 1984 in Fallbrook, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ina Benita was born on 1 February 1912 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Ludzie Wisly (1938), Maryjka (1933) and Puszcza (1932). She was married to Lloyd Fraser Scudder, Hans Georg Pasch, Stanislaw Lipinski and Jerzy Dal-Atan. She died on 9 September 1984 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.- Erich Haußmann was born on 13 July 1900 in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Durch die Wüste (1936), Life Begins Tomorrow (1933) and Gold (1934). He was married to Ruth Wenger. He died on 9 September 1984 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic.
- Composer
Walter Kaufmann was born on 1 April 1907 in Karlsbad, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic]. He was a composer, known for Jagran (1936), Hillmen Go to War (1944) and This Modern Age (1946). He died on 9 September 1984 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.- Sanford E. Greenwald was born on 18 November 1894 in Alameda, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 9 September 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Jirí Dohnal was born on 12 August 1905 in Holoubkov, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Výstraha (1953), Mikolás Ales (1952) and Otec Kondelík a zenich Vejvara (1938). He died on 9 September 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Péter Máté was born on 4 February 1947 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a composer and actor, known for Ki van a tojásban? (1974), Happy Days: Falling Stars (2006) and Esti showder (1999). He was married to Edit. He died on 9 September 1984 in Budapest, Hungary.- Nanette Vallon was born on 21 March 1903 in France. She was an actress, known for The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941), Turn Back the Hours (1928) and Three's a Crowd (1945). She died on 9 September 1984 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Nenette de Courcy was born on 21 March 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Veiled Mystery (1920). She died on 9 September 1984 in Fallbrook, California, USA.