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Israel Horovitz was the author of more than 50 produced plays, of which several have been translated and performed in as many as 30 languages, worldwide. He is among the most-produced American playwrights in French theatre history. Among Horovitz's best-known works are Line (now in its 25th year, off- Broadway, at the 13th St Repertory Theatre), The Indian Wants The Bronx (which introduced Al Pacino), Rats, It's Called The Sugar Plum (which introduced Marsha Mason and Jill Clayburgh), Morning, The Primary English Class (which starred Diane Keaton in its original NYC run, and was revived in NYC, this past September), The Wakefield Plays (a 7-play cycle, including Hopscotch, The 75th, Stage Directions, Spared, Alfred the Great, Our Father's Failing, and Alfred Dies), The Good Parts, Mackerel, and his "Growing Up Jewish" trilogy, Today, I Am A Fountain Pen, A Rosen By Any Other Name, and The Chopin Playoffs (a triumph off-Broadway, the entire trilogy was revived, at Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles). His plays have introduced Al Pacino, John Cazale, Richard Dreyfuss and Jill Clayburgh.
Other well-known Horovitz work includes his cycle of Massachusetts-based plays, including Park Your Car In Harvard Yard (which starred Jason Robards and Judith Ivey on Broadway), North Shore Fish, Henry Lumper, Sunday Runners In The Rain, Strong-Man's Weak Child, The Widow's Blind Date, Year Of The Duck, Fighting Over Beverley, Unexpected Tenderness, Barking Sharks, Captains and Courage, a stage adaptation of Kipling's Captains Courageous; and recent plays that have had their world premieres at Gloucester Stage: My Old Lady, and Lebensraum, which re-opened for a critically-acclaimed off-Broadway run in NYC in October, 1997; and premiered in London, April, 1998; One Under; and Stations of the Cross, which had its world premiere this past August, with Horovitz playing the lead role. NYC also saw Israel Horovitz Times Two: Free Gift and The Former One-On-One Basketball Champion, at the Kraine Theatre.
Horovitz's screenplays include The Strawberry Statement, AuthorAuthor!, A Man In Love (written with Diane Kurys), Believe In Me, and, recently, screenplays for film-adaptations of his stage-plays Strong-Man's Weak Child, North Shore Fish (filmed for Showtime Network), The Widow's Blind Date, Fighting Over Beverley (which Horovitz will direct), and, most recently, The Taste of Sunshine, co-authored with famed Hungarian director Istvan Szabo, filmed in Budapest, starring Ralph Fiennes. Horovitz wrote 300 Boys for HAL/Miramax Film, London; and another stage-play, set in the boxing world, Fast Hands. As an actor, Horovitz recently starred in several films, Dead Letters Don't Die, Trifecta, HBO's Subway Stories, Corps Plongés, and, most recently, played the lead role in The First Seven Years, based on a Brnard Malamud short story. Horovitz wrote Phone Tag for BBC Radio 4, and has starred in several BBC productions of his other radio plays, including The Chips Are Down, Fighting Over Beverley, and Stations of the Cross.
He won numerous writing awards, including the OBIE (twice), the EMMY, the Prix de Plaisir du Théâtre, The Prix du Jury of the Cannes Film Festival, The Prix Italia (for radio plays), The Christopher Award, The Drama Desk Award, an Award in Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, The Elliot Norton Prize, a Lifetime Achievement Award from B'Nai Brith, The 1996 Literature Prize of Washington College, an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Salem (Massachusetts) State College, and many others. Horovitz was founder and Artistic Director of Gloucester Stage Company, and of the New York Playwrights Lab.
Israel was born in Wakefield, Mass, the son of Hazel Rose (Solberg) and Julius Charles Horovitz. He was married to Gillian Adams, British National marathon champion; and was the father of film producer/actress Rachael Horovitz, novelist/actor Matthew Horovitz, Beastie Boys star/actor Adam Horovitz, and twins, Hannah and Oliver Horovitz. The Horovitz family divided its time among homes in NYC's Greenwich Village, London's Dulwich Village, and the seaport city of Gloucester, Mass. Horovitz visited France, frequently, where he often directed French-language productions of his plays.- Actress
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Alice Spivak was born on 11 August 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Find Me Guilty (2006) and See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989). She was married to Ira J. Bilowit. She died on 9 November 2020 in New York, USA.- Manuel Pereiro was born on 6 January 1927 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Bad Medicine (1985), Novela (1963) and La comedia (1983). He died on 9 November 2020 in Cuba.
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- Music Department
Diana Maddox was born on 25 April 1926 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for The Changeling (1980), The Amateur (1981) and Folio (1955). She was married to Wray Downes and Andrzey Ciolkosz. She died on 9 November 2020.- Thomas William Heinsohn (born August 26, 1934) is an American retired professional basketball player. He has been associated with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for six decades as a player, coach and broadcaster. He played for the Celtics from 1956 to 1965, and also coached the team from 1969 to 1978.
- Walter G. Langlois was born in 1925 in the USA. He died on 9 November 2020.
- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Producer
Howard Rayfield was born on 6 January 1929 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Kate McShane (1975), The Space-Watch Murders (1975) and Love, American Style (1969). He died on 9 November 2020 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.- Born November, 26, 1960. Started acting 1981 in small town Skofja Loka with non professional group and soon he went in Russia, Moscow academy for theatre arts GITIS-RATI and finished 1996. Now is a professional actor, employed in SLG CElje national theater where acts still. He shoot 18 movies for cinema, TV and students films.
- Dave Zoller was born on 2 December 1941 in Tiffin, Ohio, USA. He was a composer, known for My Dinner with Alan: A Sopranos Session (2019). He was married to Genie Grant and Bettye Pierce. He died on 9 November 2020 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- Lazarus Boora was born in Harare. He attended Mutare Teacher's college and studied drama. Later on he went to the University of Zimbabwe where he studied theatre and dance. He appeared on his first TV commercial for a beer commercial of Castle Lager. He later on worked for Joy TV and he appeared on some African TV shows. He was interviwed for Gringo. Lazarus also starred in Gringo the movie with the leading role as Gringo which premiered in Harare on the 19th of April 2013 at 7 Arts theatre.
- Józef Para was born on 1 July 1922 in Wojakowa, Malopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Vabank (1981), Vabank II, czyli riposta (1985) and Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1980). He died on 9 November 2020 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Terrence Miller was born on 26 December 1941. He died on 9 November 2020 in Edmonds, Washington, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Cinematographer
Bruno Barbey was born on 13 February 1941 in Berrechid, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Berrechid, Morocco]. He was a cinematographer, known for The Bakery Girl of Monceau (1963), The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) and Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018). He was married to Caroline Thiénot Barbey. He died on 9 November 2020 in Orbais-l'Abbaye, Marne, France.- Larry Lang was born on 15 September 1954 in Worthington, Minnesota, USA. He died on 9 November 2020 in Worthington, Minnesota, USA.
- Glenn Ezell was born on 29 October 1944 in Kentwood, Louisiana, USA. He died on 9 November 2020 in the USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
- Location Management
Curtis Clegg was born on 17 March 1966 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was a producer, known for High on the Hog (2019), The October Crisis (2012) and The Sad Cafe (2011). He was married to Sally Stanbery . He died on 9 November 2020 in Sycamore, Illinois, USA.- Amadou Toumani Touré was born on 4 November 1948 in Mopti, Mali. He died on 9 November 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Production Designer
Stuart Canter was born on 7 December 1964 in Downey, Calififornia, USA. He was a production designer, known for Cafe Society (1995). He died on 9 November 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Howard M. Singer died on 9 November 2020.
- Actor
- Director
Ro Marcenaro was born on 6 July 1937 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Cuocarina (2007), Il giocattolo (1979) and The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987). He died on 9 November 2020 in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.