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Michael Clarke Duncan was born on December 10, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. Raised on Chicago's South Side by his single mother, Jean, a house cleaner, Duncan grew up resisting drugs and alcohol, instead concentrating on school. He wanted to play football in high school, but his mother wouldn't let him, afraid that he would get hurt. He then turned to acting and dreamed of becoming a famous actor.

After graduating from high school and attending community college, he worked digging ditches at People's Gas Company in Chicago. When he quit his job and headed to Hollywood, he landed small roles while working as a bodyguard. Duncan's role in the movie Armageddon (1998) led to his breakthrough performance in The Green Mile (1999), when his Armageddon co-star Bruce Willis called director Frank Darabont, suggesting Duncan for the part of convict John Coffey. He landed the role and won critical acclaim as well as many other Awards and Nominations, including an Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

After suffering a heart attack on July 13, 2012, he was taken to a Los Angeles hospital, in which his girlfriend Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth tried to save his life with CPR. Unfortunately, on September 3, 2012, Michael Clarke Duncan died at age 54 from respiratory failure.

Griselda Blanco was born on 15 February 1943 in Cartagena, Colombia. She was married to Dario Sepulveda, Alberto Bravo and Carlos Trujillo. She died on 3 September 2012 in Medellin, Colombia.

Sun Myung Moon, who was born on February 25, 1920 in northern Korea when the peninsula was occupied by Imperial Japan, is founded and remains the head Unification Church. Moon wrote the theological textbook that is the basis of the church, "Divine Principle". In addition to his religious duties, he has founded many businesses, including News World Communications, a global media conglomerate that publishes "The Washington Times" newspaper. He was executive producer and helped finance the 1981 movie Inchon (1981) about the pivotal Battle of Inchon during the Korean Conflict.

Ottó Foky was born on 15 June 1927 in Sárhida, Hungary. He was a director, known for Scenes with Beans (1976), Misi Mókus kalandjai (1984) and Éljen Szervác! (1987). He died on 3 September 2012 in Budapest, Hungary.

Aunt Grace was born on 12 November 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Birthday Party (1947). She died on 3 September 2012 in Sebring, Florida, USA.

Michel Cailloux was born on 1 October 1931 in Issoudun, Indre, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Bobino (1957), Nic et Pic (1971) and Alphabus (1989). He died on 3 September 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Charlie Rose was born on 10 August 1939 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. He died on 3 September 2012 in Albertville, Alabama, USA.

Henri Fabiani was born on 19 May 1919 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Le bonheur est pour demain (1961), Le temps redonné (1964) and La grande pêche (1955). He died on 3 September 2012 in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Fito was an actor, known for ¡Hola Papi! (1995) and Criaturas (2007). He died on 3 September 2012 in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.

Jean Fanis was born in 1924 in Wépion, Wallonia, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Albert de Deken (1969). He died on 3 September 2012 in Belgium.

Nonna Yastrebova was born on 22 September 1923 in Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Russian Ballerina (1947) and Sespel (1970). She died on 3 September 2012 in St Petersburg, Russia.

Dirk Alvermann was born on 24 October 1937 in Düsseldorf, Germany. He was a cinematographer, known for A Working Men's Club in Sheffield (1965). He died on 3 September 2012 in Carlow-Neschow, Germany.