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- Connie Sawyer was born on 27 November 1912 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for Dumb and Dumber (1994), Pineapple Express (2008) and Out of Sight (1998). She was married to Marshall Schacker. She died on 21 January 2018 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Jens Okking was born on 18 December 1939 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Strømer (1976), At klappe med een hånd (2001) and Nitten røde roser (1974). He was married to Anette Walther. He died on 21 January 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Tae Soo Jun was an actor, known for King's Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang (2013), Blood Palace (2013) and Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010). He died on 21 January 2018 in Seoul, South Korea.
- Writer
- Producer
- Music Department
Robert Arthur was born on 10 May 1928 in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for American Guild of Variety Artists 5th Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards (1975), Inside America (1982) and Uncensored Channels: TV Around the World with George Plimpton (1986). He was married to Michele Arthur Corns, Freya Bame Arthur and Jeanne Dancs Arthur. He died on 21 January 2018 in Topanga, California, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Production Manager
From the original Shaft to Love at First Bite, from Camelot to Soapdish, from top-grossing films to television to the Internet, Joel Freeman has built a reputation that spans over half a century of entertainment history.
He was born on June 12, 1922 in Irvington, New Jersey, USA. The son of Louis Freeman, a baker and inventor, and Frances Schary. His mother died when he was four and he was raised primarily by his fraternal grandparents.
He started in Hollywood at 20 at MGM...as a messenger. But after just six weeks, he was promoted to the Short Subjects department, and then moved to the Production Planning Office.
But 18 months later, Freeman was drafted and spent three years in the Air Force - two of them with the First Motion Picture Unit (AAF) where he was script supervisor and assistant director on some thirty training films.
The transition back to civilian life was an easy one: he immediately became an assistant director at RKO. During the next two years, he alternated between RKO and Selznick, working on films like The Farmer's Daughter, The Paradine Case, The Bachelor and The Bobby Soxer, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House and The Setup. Freeman then returned to MGM as an assistant director, and eventually as associate producer. During that time he gained additional experience on some of the company's top films such as Madame Bovary, Battleground, Bad Day at Black Rock, Blackboard Jungle, The Tender Trap, Tea & Sympathy and Something of Value.
As an independent production supervisor, Freeman's feature films included Lonelyhearts, and he worked on several television series including The Californians and Highway Patrol. Later, he joined Dore Schary at Warner Brothers, to do Sunrise at Campobello as production supervisor and associate producer. That led to The Music Man at the same studio.
Another opportunity to work with Schary, this time on Act One, brought Freeman to New York City. He stayed to produce The Reporter, a television series for CBS's Richelieu Productions, and became head of program development for the same company.
Freeman was soon called back to California as associate producer and production supervisor on Warner Brothers' A Big Hand for a Little Lady and Not With My Wife You Don't! Pleased with Freeman's performance, Jack Warner asked him to be his associate on Camelot. Upon the film's very successful completion, Freeman became one of the top three executives at Warner Brothers, until the studio was sold to Seven Arts.
He was associate producer and production supervisor on Francis Ford Coppola's second film, Finian's Rainbow when Ken Hyman -- then head of worldwide production for Warner Brothers/Seven Arts -- asked Freeman to reactivate and executive produce The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter. A critically acclaimed classic, the film received two Oscar nominations.
Joel Freeman Productions Inc. was founded upon its completion, and Freeman was signed to a term producing contract at WB/7Arts where he developed Tom Sawyer, The Musical. Simulataneously, he served as executive consultant to Ken Hyman until the studio was sold.
Independent again, and moving successfully between features and television, he produced an ABC Movie of the Week, Weekend of Terror. Then with Gordon Parks directing, and Isaac Hayes providing an unforgettable score, Freeman produced the groundbreaking feature Shaft for MGM. Its success led to a partnership with Fox, with whom he produced the feature Trouble Man. And that led, in turn, to Fuzz Brothers, a television pilot created in partnership with MGM/ABC. He then executive produced It Happened One Christmas for Universal Television.
His next film, the hilarious Love At First Bite, had the distinction of being Melvin Simon Productions' biggest success, and one of AIP's two biggest box-office winners. He produced The Octagon for American Cinema, executive produced The Kindred for Feldman/Meeker and then became Senior Vice President, Production for New Century/New Visions Entertainment for two years until December, 1988. During that tenure he supervised such films as: The Gate, Russkies, Split Decision and Rooftops.
Soon afterward, The Completion Bond Company , who had consulted with Freeman previously, asked him to take over as producer of Next of Kin, then supervise The Guardian. He co-produced Soapdish for Paramount, supervised Ricochet, then went trouble-shooting in England on The Power of One -- the latter two projects for The Completion Bond Company, as well.
Freeman then became involved in various phases of development and pre-production of: Love at Second Bite (a sequel), To Have and Have Not (a remake),Mr. Shaft (a sequel), Someone Could Get Killed, Woof, Jekyll, Skyjack! Skyjack!, The James Barry Story, Mace, Piper, Stagecoach Mary, Stick and Ball and Harp.
He spent six months in Lithuania producing 13 hour-long episodes of the series The New Adventures of Robin Hood. Upon his return he developed and optioned many screenplays, including Booker; 44 Sunset; Anais: The Opposite of Innocence; The Fairy Godfather; Shattered Image; Maternal Instinct; Romantics, Misfits and Fools; Bloodthirsty; Air Med; Marti; Monte; and Return of the Vin Fiz. He also produced Cover to Cover, a live show for Hollywood Broadcasting.com.
Freeman was the recipient of the Director's Guild Award for Bad Day at Black Rock, and the NAACP Image Award as Producer of the Year for Shaft. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America (recipient of the Lifetime Membership Award) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In addition he served for many years on the Board of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.- Twinkle Watts was born on 15 September 1933 in Tampa, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for Corpus Christi Bandits (1945), A Guy Could Change (1946) and Lake Placid Serenade (1944). She died on 21 January 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Yves Afonso was born on 13 February 1944 in Saulieu, Côte-d'Or, France. He was an actor, known for Les arcandiers (1991), France société anonyme (1974) and Frank Riva (2003). He died on 21 January 2018 in Paris, France.
- Katalin Koller was born on 19 August 1983 in Hungary. She was an actress, known for Dream.net (2009), Starfactory (2014) and StarDust Musical Show (2012). She was married to Fehér Dávid. She died on 21 January 2018 in Hungary.
- Sille Lundquist was born on 25 August 1970 in Denmark. She was married to Nikolaj Kornum. She died on 21 January 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Gianni Bongioanni was born on 6 August 1921 in Turin, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for La svolta pericolosa - una storia d'oggi (1959), Tre per una rapina (1964) and Filo d'erba (1959). He died on 21 January 2018 in Rome, Italy.- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Günther Joseck was born on 7 January 1934 in Leipzig, Germany. He was a composer, known for Valkyrie (2008), BloodRayne (2005) and Bruder Esel (1996). He died on 21 January 2018 in Berlin, Germany.- Jim Johannson was born on 10 March 1964 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. He died on 21 January 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
- Sound Department
Klaus-Dieter Miethe was born on 21 April 1949. He is known for Ich heirate eine Familie... (1983), Jakob und Adele (1982) and Immer wieder Sonntag (1993). He died on 21 January 2018.- Casting Department
- Casting Director
George Bourne was a casting director, known for Zardip's Search for Healthy Wellness (1988), Read All About It! (1979) and Dear Aunt Agnes (1986). George died on 21 January 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Loot Boss was an actor, known for Loot Boss: All Sold/Big Loot (2017). He died on 21 January 2018 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA.
- Philippe Gondet was born on 17 May 1942 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France. He died on 21 January 2018 in Vertou, Loire-Atlantique, France.
- Desirée Vignolli was born on 1 July 1965 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Que Rei Sou Eu? (1989), Ilha das Bruxas (1991) and Teen's Confessions (1994). She was married to Luis Gustavo and Carlos Frederico Carvalho. She died on 21 January 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Actor
- Writer
Joe Recca was born on 15 July 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Hawaiian Heat (1984), Jake and the Fatman (1987) and Def Comedy Jam (1992). He died on 21 January 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.- András Kálmán was born on 9 March 1949 in Ercsi, Hungary. He died on 21 January 2018 in Dunaújváros, Hungary.