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Helmut Käutner was born on 25 March 1908 in Düsseldorf, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1956), Die letzte Brücke (1954) and Der Rest ist Schweigen (1959). He was married to Erica Balqué. He died on 20 April 1980 in Castellina in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Composer ("Carol of the Drum" ["Little Drummer Boy"]), author and teacher, educated at Wellesley College and a student of Stuart Mason and Nadia Boulanger. She taught at Wellesley and in private schools in Philadelphia and Concord, and was a freelance editor and arranger from 1910. She joined ASCAP in 1941.- Vince Evans was born on 6 September 1920 in Texas, USA. He was a writer, known for Chain Lightning (1950), Battle Hymn (1957) and Conflict (1956). He died on 20 April 1980 in the USA.
- Director
- Producer
Francisco Garcia Urbizu was born on 21 June 1888 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico. He was a director and producer, known for Sacrificio por amor (1923), Traviesa juventud (1922) and Mexiquillo (1927). He died on 20 April 1980 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico.- Heinrich Köppler was born on 26 November 1925 in Hattenheim/Rheingau, Germany. He was married to Erika Dernbach. He died on 20 April 1980 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
- Boykins is best known for his work with pianist/bandleader Sun Ra, although he had played with such disparate musicians as Muddy Waters, Johnny Griffin, and Jimmy Witherspoon prior to joining Sun Ra's Arkestra. He was a regular member of Sun Ra's band from 1958 until 1966, and occasionally thereafter. His percussive bass style inspired and formed the foundation of many Ra compositions. Like his fellow Sun Ra bandmates, John Gilmore and Pat Patrick, Boykins attended Chicago's DuSable High School and studied under its famed music teacher "Captain" Walter Dyett. He also studied with Ernie Shepard, who would later work with Duke Ellington. Before joining Ra, Boykins had joined with a trombonist friend to open a private club -- The House of Culture -- with the intent of promoting black culture. Boykins' arco solo on Sun Ra's "Rocket No. 9 Take Off for Planet Venus" from 1959 may be the first recorded example of the bass being played in a horn-like manner within a relatively free context, predating similar work by Alan Silva and David Izenzon. Boykins worked with both free and straight-ahead musicians. In 1962, he recorded with the hard bop tenor saxophonist Bill Barron and, the next year, with pianist Elmo Hope. Boykins worked with tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp's New York Contemporary Five in 1964. Boykins left Ra in 1966, ostensibly to pursue more lucrative opportunities; Ra had a difficult time finding a replacement, at times settling for playing his own bass lines on keyboard. In 1967, Boykins played on Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Rip, Rig and Panic LP. In the late '60s, he formed his own group, the Free Jazz Society, which included the pianist John Hicks. In the '70s, Boykins played with the Melodic Art-tet, a cooperative free jazz ensemble that also included drummer Roger Blank, saxophonist Charles Brackeen, and trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah. In 1975, the bassist led a session for ESP Disk that produced the self-titled LP, Ronnie Boykins. In the course of his career, Boykins also worked with Mary Lou Williams, Marion Brown, and Sarah Vaughan, among others.
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Born in Berlin on 18-10-1900, Günther Ballier attended a drama school in his hometown while working as a bank clerk at the same time to finance his studies. This situation lasted until 1923 when the young man started getting regular commitments at theaters in Potsdam, Neuss, Hanover, Augsburg and of course Berlin. He complemented these activities with appearances in films - most often in small or even bit parts (a reporter, an army officer, a steward on a ship, a civil servant, a headwaiter...) In 1945, he resumed his stage career in various Berlin theaters and even taught drama for a while at Shauspielakademie Fritz Kirchhoff. Then a citizen of the GDR, he was again seen from 1949 on the big screen in DEFA or DFF-produced movies. He was also a regular on TV and on the radio. His voice could furthermore be heard as the dubber of a great number of foreign performers in the post-synchronized version of their films. Günther Ballier did not retire before the age of 75 and died five years later on 20-4-1980.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
J.A. Holman was born on 17 April 1901 in Týnec nad Labem, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Modrý závoj (1943), Rukavicka (1941) and Velká prehrada (1942). He died on 20 April 1980 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Actor
- Sound Department
Theo Mack was born on 5 February 1904 in Thorn, West Prussia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die schwarze Galeere (1962), Der Fackelträger (1957) and Zwei Mütter (1957). He died on 20 April 1980 in East Berlin, East Germany.- Hilde Konetzni was born on 21 March 1905 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Wiener Mädeln (1949), Der Barbier von Sevilla (1968) and Boccaccio (1966). She died on 20 April 1980 in Vienna, Austria.