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Jack Lemmon was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Mildred Lankford Noel and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., the president of a doughnut company. His ancestry included Irish (from his paternal grandmother) and English. Jack attended Ward Elementary near his Newton, MA home. At age 9 he was sent to Rivers Country Day School, then located in nearby Brookline. After RCDS, he went to high school at Phillips Andover Academy. Jack was a member of the Harvard class of 1947, where he was in Navy ROTC and the Dramatic Club. After service as a Navy ensign, he worked in a beer hall (playing piano), on radio, off Broadway, TV and Broadway. His movie debut was with Judy Holliday in It Should Happen to You (1954). He won Best Supporting Actor as Ensign Pulver in Mister Roberts (1955). He received nominations in comedy (Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960)) and drama (Days of Wine and Roses (1962), The China Syndrome (1979), Tribute (1980) and Missing (1982)). He won the Best Actor Oscar for Save the Tiger (1973) and the Cannes Best Actor award for "Syndrome" and "Missing". He made his debut as a director with Kotch (1971) and in 1985 on Broadway in "Long Day's Journey into Night". In 1988 he received the Life Achievement Award of the American Film Institute.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Joan Sims, the "First Lady of Carry On", was born Irene Joan Marion Sims on 9 May 1930. The daughter of an Essex railway station master, Joan was interested in pursuing show-business, and soon became a familiar face in a growing number of amateur productions. In 1946, Joan first applied to RADA, her audition was unsuccessful. She did succeed in being admitted to the academy's preparatory school, and finally, on her fourth attempt, trained at RADA. She graduated in 1950 at the age of nineteen.
A cameo appearance in Doctor in the House (1954) as the sexually repressed Nurse Rigor Mortis led to Joan being first spotted by Peter Rogers; Rogers' wife Betty E. Box was the producer of the Doctor series, in which Joan herself became a regular.
A few years later, in 1958, Joan received another script from Peter Rogers, it was Carry on Nurse (1959). The film had been a huge success at the box office and in the autumn of that year Rogers and Gerald Thomas began planning a follow up. She went on to appear in 24 of the films, making her the longest serving female member of the team.
She first starred in the following three Carry On films: Carry on Teacher (1959), Carry on Constable (1960) and Carry on Regardless (1961), before taking a break from the next four films to concentrate on stage work. She rejoined the team with Carry on Cleo (1964) and remained all the way through to Carry on Emmannuelle (1978) in 1978.
Ironically, she was never proclaimed Queen of Carry On. This title went to saucy Barbara Windsor, even though she had only appeared in nine Carry On films.
One could argue that her final performances in the Carry On films were rather sentimental, as though she knew that the series was coming to an end and two scenes come to mind. The scene in which she plays cards with Peter Butterworth in Carry on Behind (1975) in his caravan late at night, and also in the launderette where she dances with an early Carry Oner Victor Maddern in Carry on Emmannuelle (1978). Both of these are memorable sentimental film scene stealers.
With the end of the Carry On series in 1978, Joan went on to become a familiar face on TV screens, with ongoing roles in a number of highly successful sitcoms On the Up (1990) and As Time Goes By (1992) and the BBC's prestigious classic drama adaptations such as Martin Chuzzlewit (1994).
Joan's autobiography, High Spirits, was released in 2000. She complains in the last few pages of her book at the lack of information on her on the IMDB trivia page, something that was only significantly expanded after her death.
In her later years she became a cult figure and something of a British National Institution as the only surviving major Carry On star from early days. However, years of heavy drinking took their toll and she suffered in her later years with ill health. She was admitted to Hospital in Chelsea in London in mid 2001 and slipped into a coma. She died on 28 June 2001, with her lifelong friend and Carry On Norah Holland holding her hand.
Following her death, surviving Carry On stars celebrated her achievement in the Carry On films. Barbara Windsor, said at the time of her death, "To me she was the last of the great Carry Ons, she was there at the beginning. Her talent was wonderful, she could do any accent, dialect, she could dance, sing, play dowdy and glam. We laughed all the time and giggled a lot. I will sorely miss her." That quote is so true, throughout her whole Carry On career she alone stands apart as the most versatile actress in the whole series. She was never typecast in the films like the other actors and actresses.
Others also paid tribute, even ex-Government Cabinet Ministers. Her agent Richard Hatton said, "It's wonderful to be able to say that she really did have all the qualities that her many fans would have wished. A great sense of humour, a sympathetic and endearing personality, terrific talent and consideration for others.
"Over and above this, she discovered a new side of herself when she wrote her autobiography last year, which was untypical for the genre - honest, frank and intelligent. Everyone who knew her is going to remember her forever."- Writer
- Art Department
- Cinematographer
Tove Jansson was born on 9 August 1914 in Helsinki, Finland. She was a writer and cinematographer, known for The Summer Book, Mûmin (1969) and Mumintrollet (1969). She died on 27 June 2001 in Helsinki, Finland.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Hal Goldman was born on 5 December 1919 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Jack Benny Program (1950), The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) and An Evening with Carol Channing (1966). He was married to Betty Goldman. He died on 27 June 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Obituary published by Los Angeles Times on Jun. 29, 2001. Geri Galian: Best known for his incredible piano stylings and his love of life, passed away June 27, 2001. Geri is survived by his wife and family. Geri had a way of leaving a bit of himself with everyone he met. He made this world a better place with his quick wit and his dazzling prose. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. In loving memory of a wonderful father, friend and even better husband, God's speed Geri.- Editor
- Writer
- Director
Roberto Pires was born on 29 September 1934 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He was an editor and writer, known for Césio 137 - O Pesadelo de Goiânia (1990), Abrigo Nuclear (1981) and Em Busca do Su$exo (1970). He died on 27 June 2001 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.- Francis Bethencourt was born on 5 September 1923 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Philco Television Playhouse (1948), You Are There (1953) and One Step Beyond (1959). He was married to Nancy Elliott Nugent, Judith Hall and Donna Pearson. He died on 27 June 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
- La Bella Dorita was born on 23 February 1901 in Cuevas de Almanzora, Almería, Andalucía, Spain. She was an actress, known for Embrujo (1948), Tres i l'astròleg (1984) and La Lloll (1993). She died on 27 June 2001 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Alex Perez was born on 11 November 1929 in Lelia Lake, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Paradise Alley (1978). He died on 27 June 2001 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- Udo Proksch was born on 29 May 1934 in Rostock, Germany. He was an actor, known for Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl (1981) and Sport am Montag (1975). He was married to Ariane Glatz, Daphne Wagner and Erika Pluhar. He died on 27 June 2001 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
A master trumpeter-composer-arranger who blended Jazz, European Classical, and Afro-Cuban rhythms created one of the most impressive and respected Big Band sounds of any era. He became interested in Jazz while he was attending military school in the United States, much to the chagrin of his father who had expected him to become a lawyer. Shortly after playing for various bands throughout Cuba in the 1940s, he began composing for Benny Goodman and Stan Kenton. Additionally, many compositions credited to arranger Gil Fuller were actually composed by O'Farrill. By the 1950s he was composing for Jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Art Farmer, Afro-Cuban pioneer bandleader "Machito", and Nino Morales. After a period in the United States he returned to Cuba in 1955, later moving to Mexico in 1957. Back in New York City in 1965, O'Farrill lent his arranger's craft to artists as diverse as Count Basie, Gato Barbieri, Dizzy Gillespie, and David Bowie. Late in life he was busier than ever composing and arranging for symphonies, TV, and film. Although prolific as a composer and arranger, he did not record much as a leader. Nevertheless, he was honored with a Grammy nomination for his late 1990s album "Pure Emotion". He left a legacy of artistic excellence that has influenced musicians of every genre, and increased the visibility of the often undervalued musicians who specialize in musical arranging.- Elliot Tonna was born on 19 November 1954 in Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Getting Lucky (1989) and Chasing Dreams (1989). He died on 27 June 2001 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
- Glória Magadan was born in 1920 in Havana, Cuba. She was a writer, known for E Nós Aonde Vamos? (1970), O Sheik de Agadir (1966) and Tomiko (1972). She died on 27 June 2001 in Miami, Florida, USA.