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- Full name - Nicholetta Rangoni Machiavelli. The first role in the movie - Domenikangela Piras in the film of Luigi Zampa "The Question of Honor" (1965). In 1969, she was nominated for the German Academy Award as the best actress in the film "How Much Does a Man Need?" / Scarabea - wieviel Erde braucht der Mensch? " (1969). Machiavelli played in the films of Italian and French directors - Alberto Lattuada, Liliana Cavani, Carlo Lizzani, Dino Risi, Andrzej Zoulawski, Georges Lautner. After the year 1983, she did not act in films. In 1978 she became an adherent of Osho's teachings, lived in Rajnespuram ( USA). In 1985 she settled in Seattle (USA), where she taught in the college and gave private lessons in the Italian language. She passed away on November 15, 2015 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Saeed Jaffrey was born in Maler Kotla, Punjab, India. He was born on the 8th of January 1929. He attended University of Allahabad where he completed his post-graduate degree in history. He also attended the Staff Training Institute of All India Radio. He started his career in drama, as the founder of his own English theatre company called the Unity Theatre, in New Delhi between 1951 and 1956. He also served with All India Radio as Radio Director during this period. He played a wide variety of roles in comedy and drama with equal ease and enthusiasm. His early theatrical work included roles in productions of Tennessee Williams, Fry, Priesty, Wilde, and Shakespeare. In 1956, he finished his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, a premier school of drama. He went to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship and took a second post-graduate degree in drama from the Catholic University in America. With this experience as his base, he took his company on a tour of the United States doing Shakespearean plays in the year 1957. He was the first Indian Actor to have ever done so. He then became an active member of the Actors' Studio in New York. Here, he was noted for his acting in the play "Nights" and his role as the "Nawab" in Granada Television's adaptation of "The Jewel in the Crown". He married Madhur, actress and cookery writer, with whom he has had three children. He is now divorced from her.
In the 1960s he made numerous stage appearances and participated in a number of tours. He also started his U.S. television career in these years. He was the director of publicity and advertising for the Government of India in their Tourist Office in the U.S. from 1958 to 1960. His performance in the BBC classic _Gangsters (1975) (TV)_, as "Rafiq" earned him countrywide recognition in the United Kingdom. This was even though he had acted in Theatres and appeared on television previously in the U.K. During this period he acted in the off-Broadway play "A Tenth of an Inch Make The Difference" written and directed by Rolf Forsberg, who later cast Saeed Jaffrey and his wife Madhur in the noted short films, "Parable" in 1964, and "Stalked", starring Jack Hawkins, in 1968. Mr. Jaffrey began his feature film career acting in the movie The Guru (1969), and since then has made numerous film appearances along with Hollywood stars such as Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan etc. He has, since then, worked with directors of high caliber such as Satyajit Ray, James Ivory, David Lean and Richard Attenborough. He is a member of the Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. He is known over the world for his impeccable English accent, his dapper style and his catch phrase "My dear boy". They form part of an acting persona that audiences have always found enchanting. He uses his smooth charm to good effect whether he is playing the archetypal oily, corrupt businessman or the kindly, knowing, father like figure. He is the first Asian to have received British and Canadian Academy Award nominations for acting, and is the first ever to be awarded the Order of the British Empire for his services to drama.- Her parents were Riccardo Orfei - the clown Bigolon - and Violetta Arata - a Circus star, so Miranda Orfei's entire life was lived in a circus. A simple, yet charismatic girl, full of energy, she started working in one herself: horse rider, trapeze artist, and acrobat. Since 1962, she started her own circus, and her popularity remains unabated to the present date (2002), in part helped by her numerous appearances on television shows. After a car accident prevented her from further acrobacies and arena shows with pigeos, horses and elephants, she kept her presence with her faithful public.
- Vincent Margera was born on 3 July 1956 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for CKY 3 (2001), CKY Trilogy: Round 1 (2003) and CKY Trilogy: Round 2 (2003). He died on 15 November 2015 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Dora Doll was born on 19 May 1922 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Touchez pas au grisbi (1954), Maniac Killer (1987) and The Young Lions (1958). She was married to François Deguelt and Raymond Pellegrin. She died on 15 November 2015 in Nîmes, Gard, France.
- Don Lamond was born on 11 August 1927 in Flushing, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), The Invaders (1967) and The Angry Red Planet (1959). He was married to Phyllis Jo Fine. He died on 15 November 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Sherwood Ball, eldest son of Ernie Ball, who any musician worth his salt knows is the gold standard for guitar strings and things. His great grandfather, Ernest R. Ball, wrote "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", "Let the Rest of the World Go By", etc. and co-founded ASCAP. Growing up in a family where artistic endeavors were encouraged, Sherwood has worked both in acting and in music most of his life. He won "Best Humorous Scene" at UCLA at age 14 for his portrayal of "The Imaginary Invalid" by Moliere and acted in over 60 national commercials. He has enjoyed success in the USA, Japan, & Scandinavia as a singer/songwriter in his own right and as a sought-after session singer/guitarist. Sherwood was one of the top three male soloist studio singers in Los Angeles for 20 years for television, film and sang or announced in over 2,000 commercials. He sang in Nightmare Before Xmas, theme "Hangin' w/ Mr. Cooper", Demolition Man, Wayne's World, Let it Ride, Always, etc etc. Earlier, Sherwood toured and played lead guitar/vocals with Three Dog Night, Etta James, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, Stephen Stills, Bonnie Raitt, etc. Sherwood held the long-term gig as The Voice of Toyota announcing from '85-'05 when he moved to the Big Island of Hawaii. Before moving to HAwaii, his interest in film led him to direct, produce, edit, score, create computer motion graphics in 5 films. The latest being, "The Osage Tribal Murders" feature length documentary. Sherwood recently moved back to L.A. to record the upcoming soulful big band CD with the Les Hooper band.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Paul Aratow was born on 8 June 1937 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Sheena (1984) and Bizarre Devices (1973). He died on 15 November 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Cynthia Payne was born on 24 December 1932 in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lily Savage Show (1997), Personal Services (1987) and Cynthia Payne's House of Cyn (1995). She died on 15 November 2015 in Camberwell, London, England, UK.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Producer
William C. Gerrity was born on 2 July 1929 in the USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for The French Connection (1971), Se7en (1995) and Sophie's Choice (1982). He died on 15 November 2015 in North Fort Myers, Florida, USA.- Kai Atô was born on 14 November 1946 in Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980), Lady Snowblood (1973) and Manhunt (1976). He died on 15 November 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Singer/songwriter P.F. Sloan was born Philip Gary Schlein on September 18, 1945 in New York City. Phil grew up on Long Island before eventually moving with his family to West Hollywood, California in 1957. At age twelve Sloan landed a record contract with Aladdin Records and recorded the single "All I Want Is Loving." In 1963 Phil formed a fruitful partnership with his frequent collaborator Steve Barri; among the hit songs the duo wrote are "Kick That Little Foot, Sally Ann" by Round Robin, "You Baby" by The Turtles, "Where Were You When I Needed You" by The Grass Roots, and "She's a Must to Avoid" by Herman's Hermits. In addition, Sloan and Barri formed the delightful surf-rock group The Fantastic Baggys and wrote, produced, and worked as session musicians for such artists as Jan & Dean.
Phil achieved his greatest success and notoriety as a songwriter when he penned the powerful and controversial protest rock anthem "Eve of Destruction," which was a #1 hit for Barry McGuire in the fall of 1965. He created and played the guitar intro on the song "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas and wrote the song "Take Me for What I'm Worth" for The Searchers. Moreover, Sloan recorded several less successful solo albums in the mid to late 1960's. Acclaimed fellow songwriter Jimmy Webb wrote the glowing tribute song "P.F. Sloan" about Phil. Sloan's song "From a Distance" was a huge hit in Japan in 1970. Phil went into semi-retirement after his album "Raised on Records" flopped in 1972. Sloan played a handful of concerts in New York City in the mid-1980's. He recorded the belated comeback album "(Still on the) Eve of Destruction" in 1993. Phil released the follow-up album "Sailover" in 2006 and his last solo album "My Beethoven" in 2014. Sloan died at age 70 from pancreatic cancer on November 15, 2015 at his home in Los Angeles, California.- His artistic career began in the late sixties of the twentieth century, he worked in theater, television and film. Was associated with artist "Adel Imam", where act with him in many films and plays the most important play (Shahed Ma Shafsh Haga) 1976, also participated minor roles in many works, including the series (ELl Keber Awy) and film (Devil's Island) in 1990, and the film ( Wesh Egram) in 2006.
- Stephen Birmingham was born on 28 May 1929 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was married to Jane Tillson. He died on 15 November 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Guo Jie was born in January 1912 in Dalian, Liaoning, China. Guo died on 15 November 2015 in China.
- Vratislav Schreiber was born on 29 June 1924 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He died on 15 November 2015.