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George Segal was born on February 13, 1934 in New York City, New York, to Fannie Blanche (Bodkin) and George Segal Sr., a malt and hop agent. All of his grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants. After a stint in the military, he made his bones as a stage actor before being cast in his first meaty film role in The Young Doctors (1961). His turns in Ship of Fools (1965) and the eponymous King Rat (1965) heralded the arrival of a major talent. He followed this up with his Oscar-nominated performance in Ai Sợ Virginia Woolf? (1966), in which he more than held his own against Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Ai Sợ Virginia Woolf? (1966) was a cultural phenomenon, the film that wrecked the MPDDA censorship code that had been in place since 1934, and a huge box office success to boot.
By the early 1970s, appearances in such films as The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), Blume in Love (1973), Born to Win (1971) and The Hot Rock (1972) had made him a major star with an enviable reputation, just under the heights of the superstar status enjoyed by the likes of Paul Newman. He followed up A Touch of Class (1973) (a hit film for which his co-star Glenda Jackson won an Oscar) with his brilliant performance as the out-of-control gambler in Robert Altman's California Split (1974).
At one time in the early 1970s, it seemed like George Segal would have a career like that enjoyed by his contemporary Jack Nicholson, that of an actor's actor equally adept at comedy and drama. Segal never made the leap to superstar status, and surprisingly, has never won a major acting award, the latter phenomenon being particularly surprising when viewed from the period 1973-74, when he reached the height of his career. It was at this point that Segal's career went awry, when he priced himself as a superstar with a seven-figure salary, but failed to come through at the box office. For example, The Black Bird (1975) was a failure, although his subsequent starring turn opposite Jane Fonda in Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) was a big hit that revitalized her career.
The thriller Rollercoaster (1977) became a modest hit even during a summer which saw it competing with Chiến Tranh Giữa Các Vì Sao Tập 4: Niềm Hi Vọng Mới (1977), and he gave a adroit comic performance in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) with Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Morley, which proved another box office success. For all practical purposes, even after the failures of The Black Bird (1975), and The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976), it seemed like Segal, with a few deft career choices, could reorient his career and deliver on the promise of his early period.
At the end of the decade, he dropped out of a movie that would have burnished his tarnished lustre as a star: Blake Edwards' 10 (1979). 10 (1979) made Dudley Moore a star, while Arthur (1981) made him a superstar in the 1980s, a lost decade for Segal. It was an example of a career burnout usually associated with the "Oscar curse" (his No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) co-star Rod Steiger, for example, was a great character actor whose career was run off the rails by the expectations raised by the Academy Award). George Segal has never won an Oscar, but more surprisingly, has only been nominated once, for Best Supporting Actor of 1966 for his role as Nick in Ai Sợ Virginia Woolf? (1966).
That he didn't return to the promise of the early 1970s may be the unintended consequence of his focusing on comedy to the detriment of drama. The comedy A Touch of Class (1973) made him a million dollar-per-film movie star, and that's what he concentrated on. Segal began relying on his considerable charm to pull off movies that had little going for them other than their star, and it backfired on him. These films weren't infused with the outrageously funny, subversive comedy of Where's Poppa? (1970), a success from his first period that he enjoyed along with co-star Ruth Gordon and director Carl Reiner.
When Segal first made it in the mid-1960s, he established his serious actor bona fides with a deal he cut with ABC-TV that featured him in TV adaptations of Broadway plays. He also played a very memorable Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman (1966), shining in performance in counterpoint to the vital presence that was Lee J. Cobb's Willy Loman. It was a good life for an actor, and he took time to show off his banjo-playing skills by fronting the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band, with which he cut several records.
While the 1980s were mostly a career wasteland for Segal, with no starring roles in hit films, he remained a popular figure on television, and appeared regularly on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), where he would routinely sing and play the banjo during interviews. After a major role in the surprise hit Nhìn ai đang nói (1989), he co-starred with Bette Midler and James Caan in For the Boys (1991), leading to a career revival in the 1990s, using his flair for comedy as part of the ensemble cast of Just Shoot Me! (1997). In the 2010s, he co-starred as the eccentric but lovable grandfather on the hit sitcom The Goldbergs (2013). On February 14, 2017, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television on his 83rd birthday. George Segal died at age 87 of complication from bypass surgery on March 23, 2021 in Santa Rosa, California.- Houston Tumlin was born on 27 December 1992 in Pell City, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006). He died on 23 March 2021 in Pelham, Alabama, USA.
- Actor
- Producer
- Location Management
Jarrod Phillips was born on 4 November 1971 in Alamosa, Colorado, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Biker- A Jarrod Phillips Film, Lễ Hội Đẫm Máu (2019) and Di Truyền (2018). He was married to Melissa Mae. He died on 23 March 2021 in Heber City Utah, USA.- Emi De Sica was born on 10 February 1938 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was married to Peter Baldwin and Sergio Nicolai. She died on 23 March 2021 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Jodiviah Stepp was born on 23 December 1965 in Shelby, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Asylum of Darkness (2013) and Dead of Night (2013). He died on 23 March 2021 in Marion, Ohio, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
- Cinematographer
Ted Hart was born on 5 February 1950. He was a cinematographer, known for Groundling Marsh (1997), Spun Out (2014) and Just Like Mom and Dad (2018). He was married to Susan Smith. He died on 23 March 2021 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Anne Kerylen was born on 1 December 1943 in Paris, France. She was an actress. She died on 23 March 2021.- Writer
- Actress
Irena Vrkljan was born on 21 June 1930 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was a writer and actress, known for David (1979), Den lieben langen Tag (1976) and Svila, skare (1987). She was married to Benno Meyer-Wehlack. She died on 23 March 2021 in Zagreb, Croatia.- Brian Rohan was born on 24 July 1936 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was a producer, known for The Making of 'Silent Running' (1974) and World in Action (1963). He died on 23 March 2021 in Larkspur, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Producer
Ethel Gabriel was born on 16 November 1921 in Milmont Park, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer, known for Hell's Battlefield (2002), Biography (1987) and Living Sound. He was married to Gus Gabriel. He died on 23 March 2021 in Rochester, New York, USA.- Peter Viskinde was born on 14 November 1953. He died on 23 March 2021 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Hana Hegerová was born on 20 October 1931 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Kdyby tisíc klarinetu (1965), Dobre placená procházka (1966) and Ta nase písnicka ceská (1967). She was married to Dalibor Heger. She died on 23 March 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Svetlana Menshikova was born on 29 August 1946. She was an actress, known for Serzhant militsii (1974), Vozvrashchenie syna (1977) and Obratnaya svyaz (1978). She died on 23 March 2021.
- Patrick O'Connell was born on 12 April 1953 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 23 March 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Additional Crew
Ágnes Roboz was born on 18 June 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. She is known for Egri csillagok (1968), Imposztorok (1969) and A köszívü ember fiai (1965). She died on 23 March 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.- Actress
Sirje Arbi was born on 5 June 1943 in Tartu, Estonia. She was an actress, known for Jäljed (1963), Jääminek (1962) and Kelgukoerad (2006). She died on 23 March 2021.- Granville Waiters was born on 8 January 1961 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He died on 23 March 2021.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
- Director
Moraldo Rossi was born on 7 May 1926 in Venice, Veneto, Italy. He was an assistant director and writer, known for Le notti di Cabiria (1957), La strada (1954) and La coda del diavolo (1964). He died on 23 March 2021 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Producer
David Chachere was born on 27 May 1956 in New Orleans Louisiana, USA. David was a producer, known for Destiny (2001). David was married to Janet Stilson. David died on 23 March 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Julie Pomagalski was born on 10 October 1980 in La Tronche, Isère, France. She died on 23 March 2021 in Gemsstock, Uri, Switzerland.
- Tom Barb was born on 7 January 1948 in Elkins, West Virginia, USA. He died on 23 March 2021 in Reno, Nevada, USA.