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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Keely Smith was born March 9, 1928 in Norfolk, VA. After her parents divorced and her mother remarried Jesse Smith when she was nine years old, she changed her name to Keely Smith after she joined Louis Prima and his band. Her family had a tough time and her three brothers and her took in laundry to make ends meet. In 1947, she was on a vacation trip to New York City where the heat became oppressive. The family decided to go to Atlantic City, N.J. instead. Keely went to the Steel Pier where Louis Prima was appearing. In 1948, Prima appeared at the surf club in Virginia looking for a singer. Keely auditioned and was selected and hit the road at 18-years-old. They were subsequently married on July 13, 1953 and issued two daughters, Toni Prima and Luanne Prima. Keely was Prima's fourth wife. For many years, they appeared together in Las Vegas with bandleader Sam Butera and made "that old black magic" a standard. In 1961, Keely filed for divorce citing extreme mental cruelty. In 1965, she married Jimmy Bowen, a record producer and they were later divorced. She currently lives in Nevada and makes appearances in the Las Vegas area. Prima died in a nursing home in New Orleans on August 24, 1978 after being in a coma for several years. Her film credits include: Sing Sing Sing (2002), Thunder Road (1958) and Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (1959).- Michael Lucke was born on 15 October 1955 in Dresden, German Democratic Republic. He was an actor, known for Bürgschaft für ein Jahr (1981), The Getaway (2002) and Fariaho (1983). He died on 16 December 2017 in Germany.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Ralph Carney was born on 23 January 1956 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He was a composer, known for Night on Earth (1991), The Simpsons Game (2007) and Chuck & Buck (2000). He was married to Deena Kay Zacharin. He died on 16 December 2017 in Portland, Oregon, USA.- Composer
- Writer
- Producer
Z'Ev was born on 8 February 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a composer and writer, known for Z'ev: EyEar (2011), I Find Myself (2010) and Light about Itself (2011). He died on 16 December 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Juli Fábián was born on 9 July 1980 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Poligamy (2009), Happy New Year (2018) and Szerencseszombat (2009). She died on 16 December 2017 in Budapest, Hungary.- Akira Hayasaka was born on 11 August 1929 in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. He was a writer, known for Shura no tabishite (1979), Station to Heaven (1984) and Ku-Kai (1984). He died on 16 December 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Simonetta Puccini was born on 2 June 1929 in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. She died on 16 December 2017 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- Jadwiga Krawczyk was born on 1 August 1945 in Bialystok, Podlaskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for The Saragossa Manuscript (1965) and Jak byc kochana (1963). She died on 16 December 2017.
- Actor
Mark Engel was born on 16 April 1949 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 16 December 2017 in Ben Lomand, California, USA.- Jean-Jacques Charriere was born on 7 April 1937 in Morges, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1967), Once in Paris... (1978) and Aldo et Junior (1984). He died on 16 December 2017 in Paris, France.