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- A native of Oakland, California, Robert Nichols got his start as an entertainer in the Army during World War II. After his discharge, he attended London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art while working as a song-and-dance man at the Players Theater (Victorian music hall). Hollywood director Howard Hawks, visiting London, cast Nichols in a small part in his 1949 comedy I Was a Male War Bride (1949); Nichols' scene was shot in Germany. Relocating to Hollywood, he appeared in dozens of additional features before tiring of the succession of "elderly juvenile" roles and moving back to England, where he worked on the stage and in films. A subsequent move to New York yielded yet more stage-work while his wife, Jennifer Nichols, became one of the movies' top wardrobe supervisors there. In more recent years, Nichols has been "on the road" with productions of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "Anything Goes" and "Ragtime".
- Yvan Ducharme was born on 24 August 1937 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for 2001: A Space Travesty (2000), Pas de vacances pour les idoles (1965) and Visiting Hours (1982). He died on 21 March 2013 in Laval, Québec, Canada.
- Writer
- Producer
Born in Rockport, Massachusetts, Rick was a 1966 graduate of Rockport High School, and received Bachelor's degree in 1971 and a Master's degree in 1974, both in English Literature from the University of Maine. He was classmates with Stephen King, which led to him often being called "the other horror writer from Maine". In addition to writing, he taught English Literature and Composition at Westbrook High School and at Southern Maine Community College.
Choosing to write in the horror story genre, with sensibilities shaped by William Shakespeare, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Ray Bradbury, he was a prolific writer and well respected and critically acclaimed by reviewers, his readers and his fellow authors. In 2012, he was recognized by his colleagues as recipient of the Bram Stroker Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Horror Writers Association. He mentored many young writers and students.
Politically liberal, he stood up for the poor and disenfranchised almost as passionately as he did for his writing. He was kind and generous to all, giving all that he could and sometimes more.
He died of a heart attack on March 21, 2013. He had three sons, Aaron, Jesse and Matti Hautala.- Chinua Achebe was born on 16 November 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria. He was a writer, known for Things Fall Apart (1971), Things Fall Apart (1987) and I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982). He was married to Christine Chinwe Okoli. He died on 21 March 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Giancarlo Zagni was born on 4 November 1926 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for La bellezza d'Ippolita (1962), Umorismo in nero (1965) and Testa di rapa (1966). He was married to Alida Valli. He died on 21 March 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Jessica Potter was born on 22 January 1988 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She was an actress, known for Unidentified (2006) and The Magician (2013). She died on 21 March 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Jeanette DeMarco was born on 11 May 1925 in Rome, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Skirts Ahoy! (1952). She died on 21 March 2013 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Jirí Klepl was born on 5 February 1939 in Vysoké Mýto, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for She Kept Asking for the Moon (1982), Retez (1981) and Pevnost (1994). He died on 21 March 2013 in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
Marcel Broekman was born on 14 September 1922 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981), Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio (1981) and Urban Living: Funny and Formidable (1975). He was married to Minnie Broekman. He died on 21 March 2013 in Irvine, California, USA.- Harlon Hill was born on 4 May 1932 in Killen, Alabama, USA. He was married to Virginia. He died on 21 March 2013 in Florence, Alabama, USA.
- Pietro Mennea was born on 28 June 1952 in Barletta, Puglia, Italy. He was married to Manuela Olivieri. He died on 21 March 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Actor
- Writer
Donald Cashfield was born in 1921 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Cause for Alarm (1955), St. Ives (1955) and The Adventures of Annabel (1955). He died on 21 March 2013 in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, UK.- Luki Leitner was born on 24 February 1940. He is known for Skifascination (1966). He died on 21 March 2013.
- Actor
- Composer
Tim Coffey was an actor and composer, known for Véronique à vélo (2011) and Broken Harvest (1994). He died on 21 March 2013 in Cork, Ireland.