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Brad Renfro was born on July 25, 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Angela Denise McCrory and Mark Renfro, a factory worker. He was discovered at age 10 by director Joel Schumacher and was cast in the motion picture The Client (1994), which starred Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones. Although this would be his zenith, he went on to appear in other films, including The Cure (1995), Tom and Huck (1995), Sleepers (1996), and Apt Pupil (1998). Renfro won The Hollywood Reporter's Young Star Award in 1995 and was nominated as one of People magazine's "Top 30 Under 30," though addiction problems in his teens and early 20s led to several police arrests and hampered his career. He died of a drug overdose in January 2008, aged 25.- Adele Longmire was born on 27 June 1918 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Bullet Scars (1942), I Love Lucy (1951) and The Turning Point (1952). She was married to Arthur Franz. She died on 15 January 2008 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.
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Janice Davies was born on 11 April 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Sex Drugs Guns (2009), American Playhouse (1980) and Friends (1994). She died on 15 January 2008 in Vadodara, Gujarat, India.- Short, round and sweet-faced, she was a little butterball of sunshine (no more than 5 feet tall) topped by a tight, adorable, tangerine Orphan Annie-like frizz. Character actress Nora Boland was one of a host of endearing character ladies who fell into their careers quite late in life. Born Nora Madeleine Webb on December 14, 1929 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, she had pursued theater here and there for much of her life but was comfortably settled in as a married lady and a mother several times over by the time she decided to plant her feet more firmly into the entertainment business. She couldn't miss. Despite a minor presence in films and on TV, she would effortlessly steal focus with a simple glazed look or act of befuddlement. Add to that was a wonderfully hearty, squawk-like laugh that seemed so mischievous in nature and could be quite infectious.
Making her film debut at age 48 in a small role in Gene Wilder's The World's Greatest Lover (1977), Nora lent her gleeful disposition to other comedic film situations as well, such as in California Suite (1978) and Rodney Dangerfield's Back to School (1986). She seemed truly in her element with TV comedy, making token appearances in a number of sitcoms including "WKRP in Cincinnati," "Gimme a Break" and "227" while perhaps playing a neighbor, landlady, store customer, relative, cleaning lady, or flighty matron. She managed to provide comedy relief too in more dramatic situations ("General Hospital," "Hill Street Blues" and "Highway to Heaven.")
It was on the musical stage, however, that Nora truly had her chance to shine. A one-time member of Lonny Chapman's Group Repertory Theatre, Nora grabbed a number of the laughs as prison matron "Mama Morton" in their production of "Chicago" during the 1980s and had her own scene-stealing numbers in other musicals as well that played around the Los Angeles area. Nora and I worked together for several seasons at the Norris Theatre in Palos Verdes in their annual offering of "A Christmas Carol," which featured such notable Scrooges as Ford Rainey, Raye Birk and Robert Mandan. As expected, she was a giddy delight as Mrs. Fezziwig, among other roles.
Experiencing problems with hypertension and diabetes in later years, Nora retired in the 1990s and focused on her true passion -- writing -- especially poetry. She passed away peacefully in her Rolling Hills Estates home on January 15, 2008, at age 78...and, with it, just a little less joy and merriment will be had in our small L.A. theater community. - Additional Crew
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Mark Haigh-Hutchinson was born on 20 August 1964 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for Metroid Prime (2002), Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004). He was married to Melanie Kolis. He died on 15 January 2008 in Austin, Texas, USA.- Lynn Lemon was born on 11 February 1917 in Hickory, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957), Raising Dead (2002) and The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1995). He died on 15 January 2008 in Bedford, Texas, USA.
- Mary Mirabito Livornese Cavaliere was born on 8 September 1899 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She died on 15 January 2008 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Ken Denisoff was born on 16 August 1937 in the USA. He was an editor, known for CPO Sharkey (1976), Sanford and Son (1972) and Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980). He died on 15 January 2008 in the USA.- Trisha Linova was born on 10 September 1923 in Windhoek, Namibia. She was an actress, known for The Red Shoes (1948) and Stars in Your Eyes (1946). She died on 15 January 2008 in Mandeville, Saint Tammany, Louisiana, USA.
- Howard Washington was born on 15 July 1909 in Norco, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Easy to Get (1947). He died on 15 January 2008 in Culver City, California, USA.
- Eduardo P. Hontiveros was born on 20 December 1923 in Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines. Eduardo P. died on 15 January 2008 in Quezon City, Philippines.