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Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica, to Norval Marley and Cedella Booker. His father was a Jamaican of English descent. His mother was a black teenager. The couple were married in 1944 but Norval left for Kingston immediately after. Norval died in 1957, seeing his son only a few times.
Bob Marley started his career with the Wailers, a group he formed with Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston in 1963. Marley married Rita Marley in February 1966, and it was she who introduced him to Rastafarianism. By 1969 Bob, Tosh and Livingston had fully embraced Rastafarianism, which greatly influence Marley's music in particular and on reggae music in general. The Wailers collaborated with Lee Scratch Perry, resulting in some of the Wailers' finest tracks like "Soul Rebel", "Duppy Conquerer", "400 Years" and "Small Axe." This collaboration ended bitterly when the Wailers found that Perry, thinking the records were his, sold them in England without their consent. However, this brought the Wailers' music to the attention of Chris Blackwell, the owner of Island Records.
Blackwell immediately signed the Wailers and produced their first album, "Catch a Fire". This was followed by "Burnin'", featuring tracks as "Get Up Stand Up" and "I Shot the Sheriff." Eric Clapton's cover of that song reached #1 in the US. In 1974 Tosh and Livingston left the Wailers to start solo careers. Marley later formed the band "Bob Marley and the Wailers", with his wife Rita as one of three backup singers called the I-Trees. This period saw the release of some groundbreaking albums, such as "Natty Dread", "Rastaman Vibration".
In 1976, during a period of spiraling political violence in Jamaica, an attempt was made on Marley's life. Marley left for England, where he lived in self-exile for two years. In England "Exodus" was produced, and it remained on the British charts for 56 straight weeks. This was followed by another successful album, "Kaya." These successes introduced reggae music to the western world for the first time, and established the beginning of Marley's international status.
In 1977 Marley consulted with a doctor when a wound in his big toe would not heal. More tests revealed malignant melanoma. He refused to have his toe amputated as his doctors recommended, claiming it contradicted his Rastafarian beliefs. Others, however, claim that the main reason behind his refusal was the possible negative impact on his dancing skills. The cancer was kept secret from the general public while Bob continued working.
Returning to Jamaica in 1978, he continued work and released "Survival" in 1979 which was followed by a successful European tour. In 1980 he was the only foreign artist to participated in the independence ceremony of Zimbabwe. It was a time of great success for Marley, and he started an American tour to reach blacks in the US. He played two shows at Madison Square Garden, but collapsed while jogging in NYC's Central Park on September 21, 1980. The cancer diagnosed earlier had spread to his brain, lungs and stomach. Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital on May 11, 1981. He was 36 years old.- Jimmy Dime was born on 19 December 1897 in Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for White Woman (1933), Stand and Deliver (1928) and Nada más que una mujer (1934). He died on 11 May 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Ron Ormond was born on 29 August 1910 in Baldwin, Louisiana, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Burning Hell (1974), Untamed Mistress (1956) and White Lightnin' Road (1967). He was married to June Carr. He died on 11 May 1981 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.- Inger Nybo was born on 31 August 1894 in Brande, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Den flyvende Hollænder I-IV (1920), Vette del Trentino (1915) and Il nemico occulto (1916). She died on 11 May 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jan Koecher was born on 16 January 1908 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor and director, known for Kariera (1955), Television Theater (1953) and Dom na pustkowiu (1949). He died on 11 May 1981 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Visual Effects
Sam Byrd was born on 15 October 1907 in Bremen, Georgia, USA. He is known for Follow Thru with Sam Byrd (1944). He died on 11 May 1981 in Mesa, Arizona, USA.- Heinz-Herbert Karry was born on 6 March 1920 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He died on 11 May 1981 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.