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Eva Marie Cassidy was born on 2nd February, 1963 in Washington Hospital Center in the United States to Barbara and Hugh Cassidy. Eva grew up with her siblings, Anette, Margaret and Dan, in Bowie, Maryland. The Cassidy family was very musical. From an early age, Eva could master harmonies and first learned the auto-harp but later went on to learn the acoustic guitar. It wasn't just music at which she excelled, she was also a very talented artist. Through her teens, alongside her brother, Eva performed in a high school band called "Stonehenge". Some of the members from "Stonehenge" later worked with her on her later recordings. Though an musician, Eva also worked at a tree nursery, called Behnke's. While recording an album in 1987, alongside ex-Stonehenge musician, Ned Judy, Eva sang vocals for Method Actor. Songs written by David Christopher (formerly known as David Lourim). It was through these recording sessions that she met music producer, Chris Biondo. She made eight albums in total. The Other Side (Duet With Chuck Brown), Live At Blues Alley, Eva By Heart, Songbird, Time After Time, Imagine, American Tune and Method Actor. But tragedy struck on November 2nd, 1996, when she died of melanoma (skin cancer) after a long battle with the disease.
It was after Eva's death that her albums became really successful. It was in 1997, that Paul Walters, a producer for BBC Radio 2 discovered her, and it was "Over The Rainbow" that was played on Terry Wogan's show and ultimately led to the release of the "Songbird" album, which by late 2000 achieved Gold and, by 2001, platinum. Eva's songs have brought solace to those who have lost loved ones, and her songs have been used for cancer research adverts and have been used in Love Actually (2003) and Maid in Manhattan (2002).- James Craven was born on 2 October 1892 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Captain Midnight (1942), The Green Archer (1940) and The Purple Monster Strikes (1945). He died on 2 November 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the former president and then self-proclaimed Emperior of the poverty-stricken Central African Republic, was born Bokassa Mgboundoulou in Bobangui, a village in what was then French Equatorial Africa, on February 22, 1921, one of 12 children of a village chief. When he was a child his father was beaten to death by officials of a French company that had business interests in the area because he would no longer provide villagers for forced labor at the company's operations. Bokassa's mother committed suicide shortly afterward, and his father's family decided to send him to a nearby school run by Christian missionaries. It was at that school that he became enamored of the works of a French author named Jean Bedel, and his teachers began to call him by that name, which he eventually used as his own. The missionaries wanted Bokassa to become a priest, but when they realized he had neither the aptitude nor the inclination to become one, he was sent to another school in Brazzaville. Upon graduating from that school in 1939, he was advised by his relatives that his best bet was to join the Free French Army in its fight against the French Vichy collaborationist forces and the German army. which he did in May.
He rose through the army ranks rather quickly and was promoted to sergeant major in less than two years. He took part in the capture of the city of Brazzaville from the Vichy and German forces, and in 1944 he was transferred to France, where he saw combat for the next year. After war's end he stayed in the army and was posted to what was then French Indochina, where he took part in operations against Viet Minh guerrillas in Saigon. He was awarded several medals for bravery by the French government for his actions in these battles. He was later transferred back to Brazzaville and was promoted to lieutenant, then eventually captain. When the French colony of Ubangi-Shari was granted independence in 1960 it took the name of Central African Republic, and two years later Bokassa left the French army to join the army of the CAR, eventually being promoted to colonel and appointed to head the army by the country's president, David Dacko, who was also his cousin.
Family ties, however, did not prevent tensions between Bokassa and Dacko. The country was in turmoil because of poverty, constant invasions by rebels from neighboring countries and rampant corruption by local and national government officials. Matters between Bokassa and Dacko came to a head in December of 1965, and Bokassa finally led a coup that unseated Dacko. He took control of the country on January 1, 1966, dissolving Parliament and promising elections "soon". Conditions in the country improved a bit at first, but that didn't last long and the country sank back into corruption and poverty, not helped by Bokassa's extravagant spending of what little money the country's treasury had. He narrowly missed being deposed in a coup organized by dissident troops in 1969. He was so angered by this that he reportedly had the coup's ringleader--a former army colleague and cabinet minister--brought before him, and Bokassa personally killed him.
In 1972 Bokassa declared himself president for life (and again narrowly avoided being by overthrown in a coup, in 1974). In 1977 he declared himself Emperor Bokassa and changed the name of the country to the Central African Empire, and had himself crowned in a gaudy, lavish coronation ceremony that cost, by most estimates, about $20 million--meanwhile, people outside the capital of the impoverished country were dying of starvation and disease. Conditions in the country became so bad and Bokassa's rule became so erratic and oppressive that France finally withdrew support from his regime, and in a rage Bokassa turned to Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for support. In an effort to secure that support Bokassa converted to Islam and changed his name to Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa, but he "reconverted" back to Catholicism and went back to using his own name when funds promised by Gadaffi never materialized.
In 1979 food riots erupted in the capital and Bokassa's forces opened fire on protesters, killing hundreds. In April of that year his government arrested hundreds of schoolchildren who refused to buy uniforms with Bokassa's picture sewn on them, as required by government edict. The children were thrown in prison and about 100 either died of suffocation when squeezed into crowded jail cells or were beaten to death by guards (and, according to some reporters, Bokassa himself, who was known to participate in executions he had ordered).
The incident caused international outrage. Bokassa's regime became even more repressive, and in September of that year French troops invaded the country in an operation to overthrow Bokassa and install former president Dacko. Bokassa escaped the country, fleeing by airplane to the Ivory Coast. He lived in exile there for four years before moving to France. In 1986 he flew back to the Central African Republic. He was immediately arrested--he had been tried in absentia by the new government and sentenced to death in 1980--and soon placed on trial. He was found guilty and sentenced to death again, but it was commuted by President Andre Kolingba to life in solitary confinement, and later to 20 years. Bokassa was released in 1993 during a general amnesty.
He died in Bangui, Central African Republic, in 1996 of a heart attack. - Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Ralph W. Peterson was born on 21 February 1921 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was a writer and producer, known for Rita and Wally (1968), Snake Gully with Dad and Dave (1972) and My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? (1966). He was married to Betty Lucas. He died on 2 November 1996 in Longueville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Hyo-shil Kang was born in 1932 in Pyongyang, Korea. She was an actress, known for The Boxes of Death (1955). She was married to Mu-ryong Choi. She died on 2 November 1996 in Seoul, South Korea.
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Duygu Ankara was born in 1950. She was an actress and assistant director, known for Arkadasim Seytan (1988), Gülbeyaz (1989) and Bakimsiz Tarzan (1989). She died on 2 November 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Alfredo Zammi was born on 24 May 1922 in Vedelago, Italy. He was an actor, known for Colossus and the Headhunters (1963), Convoy Busters (1978) and Stunt Squad (1977). He died on 2 November 1996 in Rome, Italy.
- Actor
- Casting Director
Clifton Steere was born on 23 November 1927 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was an actor and casting director, known for The Education of Sonny Carson (1974) and Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971). He died on 2 November 1996 in New York City, New York, USA.- Artur Miedzyrzecki was born on 6 November 1922 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was a writer, known for Television Theater (1953), Nauka blizej zycia (1951) and Kierunek - Nowa Huta! (1951). He died on 2 November 1996 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Ruth Moskowitz died on 2 November 1996 in New York, New York, USA.
- Franz Hiesel was born on 11 April 1921 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for An der schönen blauen Donau (1965) and Blaues Wild (1970). He died on 2 November 1996.
- Luis Puente was born on 11 September 1933. He was an actor, known for Mariana (1968), Mujercitas (1962) and Justicia ranchera (1975). He died on 2 November 1996.
- Janusz Warminski was born on 30 September 1922 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. Janusz was a writer, known for A próbababák bálja (1991). Janusz was married to Aleksandra Slaska. Janusz died on 2 November 1996 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Emil Raymond Vagenshtain is Bulgarian operator of French origin. He was born on December 11, 1930 in Paris . Initially he graduated from high school in Switzerland in 1949. He studied at the Technical University of Geneva in the period 1948-1950. He has worked as a cinematographer for Boyana Film Studios (1951-1991). He was Chairman of the Association of Bulgarian cinematographers about 20 years. He was a member of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He received the title "Honored artist" and the Order "Cyril and Methodius" I degree. He won the Grand Prix "Golden Rose" for the film "Ivan Kondarev" together with the director Nicola Korabov and the actress Katya Paskaleva at the 12th Festival of Bulgarian Feature Film (Varna, 1973); He won Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers' Best Cinematography Prize for the film "Hear the Rooster" (1978). He won Best Cinematography Award for the film "The Worst Sin" at the Festival of Bulgarian Feature Film (Varna, 1982). He received the First Prize for the film "Golden River" together with all the crew of the movie at the Festival of Bulgarian Feature Film (Varna, 1984). His wife was Annie Radicheva (director-editor), his son - Grisha Vagenstein (cinematographer), his brother - Angel Vagenstain (screenwriter). He died on November 2, 1996 in Sofia, Bulgaria.