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Franco Zeffirelli is an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the Italian center-right Forza Italia party. Some of his operatic designs and productions have become worldwide classics.

He was known for several of the movies he directed, especially the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet (1968), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His 1967 version of The Taming of The Shrew (1967) with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton remains the best-known film adaptation of that play as well. His mini-series Jesus of Nazareth (1977) won both national and international acclaim.

In 1999, Zeffirelli received the Crystal Globe award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In November 2004, he was awarded an honorary knighthood by the United Kingdom. He was awarded the Premio Colosseo in 2009 by the city of Rome.

Gary Marshal was born on 15 July 1933 in Southampton, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Camelot (1967), That Girl (1966) and The Thousand Plane Raid (1969). He died on 15 June 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Bob Dorian was born on 19 April 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Evil Dead (2013), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) and Hollywood Ending (2002). He was married to Jane Stack. He died on 15 June 2019 in Palm Coast, Florida, USA.

Jane Hayward was born on 26 April 1950 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Appolis, La cloche tibétaine (1974) and The Generator (2017). She died on 15 June 2019 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Beatriz Salomón was born on 9 October 1953 in San Juan, Argentina. She was an actress, known for No toca botón (1987), Comandos azules en acción (1980) and El profesor Punk (1988). She was married to Alberto Ferriols. She died on 15 June 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Heinrich Lummer was born on 21 November 1932 in Essen, Germany. He was married to Aurelia and ???. He died on 15 June 2019 in Berlin, Germany.

Karlheinz Miklin was born on 3 November 1946 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. He was a composer, known for Fegefeuer (1988). He died on 15 June 2019 in Graz, Styria, Austria.

Wilhelm Holzbauer was born on 3 September 1930 in Itzling, Salzburg, Austria. He was married to Mari Izumi-Holzbauer and Ursula Holzbauer. He died on 15 June 2019 in Vienna, Austria.

David Esterly was born on 10 May 1944 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He was married to Marietta von Bernuth. He died on 15 June 2019 in Barneveld, New York, USA.

Aldo Pignanelli was born on 1 April 1950 in Argentina. He died on 15 June 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Kevin Killian was born on 24 December 1952 in Long Island, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Visitor Owl, Aquest (no) és el teu oceà (2024) and Morgies (2014). He was married to Dodie Bellamy. He died on 15 June 2019 in the USA.

Jørgen Thrane was a producer, known for Norse Noir: Loki's Exile, Chapter I. Jørgen died on 15 June 2019 in Norway.

Martha Harnecker was born on 18 January 1937 in Santiago, Chile. She was a writer, known for The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975), The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976) and The Battle of Chile: Part III (1979). She was married to Manuel Piñeiro. She died on 15 June 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.