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Brian Tarantina was born on 27 March 1959 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Summer of Sam (1999), Chuyện Tình Sát Thủ (2010) and Uncle Buck (1989). He died on 2 November 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
As an actress she came to prominence in the 60s nouvelle vague. As a chanteuse she was noted for her beautifully emotional, melancholy voice and went on to sell more than 35 million albums. Marie Laforet was born Maïtena Doumenach in the seaside resort of Soulac-sur-Mer in the Gironde region of Acquitane. After being raped by a neighbour at the age of three, she was unable to speak for a long time. Marie had also developed a natural shyness which she took great pains to overcome as a youngster. She was enrolled at the prestigious Lycée Jean-de-La-Fontaine when the family moved to Paris. Eventually she undertook drama classes with actor/director Raymond Rouleau. At the age of twenty, she won a radio talent contest. Soon thereafter -- thrust into almost instant stardom -- Marie was cast as the female lead in her first film, the René Clément-directed thriller Trưa Tím (1960) (based on the Patricia Highsmith novel The Talented Mr. Ripley), starring Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet. In her next high profile picture she was La fille aux yeux d'or (1961), permanently taking on the tag and remaining strongly identified with this role for years to come. The director, Jean-Gabriel Albicocco became the first of her five husbands. All those marriages ultimately ended in divorce.
The world of music being still more competitive than that of acting has often prompted hopeful musicians to start out as actors. Marie Laforet was no exception. Her career as a vocalist only took off after she sang the jaunty title song in Saint-Tropez Blues (1961), a musical comedy in which she also starred. However, after that, she went from strength to strength with renditions of romantic ballads and pop hits like Apres Toi Qui Sait, Un amour qui s'est eteint, Les vendanges de l'amour, Viens Viens and the haunting Tu Fait Semblant. She also recorded successful cover versions of Bob Dylan's t Blowin' in the Wind," Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" and The Rolling Stones number "Paint It Black," (as "Marie Douceur, Marie Colère"). In the 70s, Laforet revamped her style and her repertoire and widened her appeal by branching out into American and Eastern European folk music.
Her screen career meanwhile continued through the 60s with unabated success in generally above-average productions, usually paired with seasoned box-office stars: in Leviathan (1961) (playing Angele, a prostitute, this story of a love triangle partnered her with Louis Jourdan and the magnificent Lilli Palmer); Le rat d'Amérique (1963) (an adventure, filmed in Paraguay with Charles Aznavour); the Franco-Italian rom-com La chasse à l'homme (1964) (one of several films in which she appeared with Jean-Paul Belmondo); the slick caper comedy Cent briques et des tuiles (1965) (with Jean-Claude Brialy) and (as a resourceful heroine outwitting international spies) in Claude Chabrol's sub-Hitchcockian action thriller Marie Chantal contre Dr. Kha (1965). Laforet lent a touch of continental sophistication to Jack of Diamonds (1967), an international co-production about a team of cat burglars filmed in Germany and released by MGM, but the picture proved somewhat less than satisfactory. Television became a viable medium for character roles later in her career.
Despite enduring popular acclaim and sold-out concerts, Laforet was less than content with her career, famously declaring "I'm ashamed of doing what I do: interpreting pop songs in a superficial way." By 1978, she had ceased going on tour (though she did make a final comeback in 2005), resettled in Geneva, became a Swiss citizen and opened an art gallery. She spent the succeeding decades tending to art, writing songs as well as a book of biographical reminiscences. In the late 90s, she returned to the stage at the Théâtre Antoine and at the Opéra Comique in Paris with a tour-de-force portrayal of opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNallys play "Master Class". Laforet finally retired from screen acting in 2010 and died in Genolier, Switzerland, on November 2 2019 at the age of 80.- Christopher Lloyd Dennis was born on 16 June 1967. He was an actor, known for Not Now John (2012), Gene Simmons: Family Jewels (2006) and American Superman. He was married to Bonnie Finkenthal Dennis. He died on 2 November 2019 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Walter Mercado was born on 9 March 1932 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was an actor, known for Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020), Una mujer sin precio (1966) and Busquen a esta mujer (1967). He died on 2 November 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- Nicolás Dueñas was born on 18 June 1941 in Consuegra, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. He was an actor, known for Estudio 1 (1965), Novela (1963) and Curro Jiménez (1976). He was married to María Navarro. He died on 2 November 2019 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
- Director
- Editor
- Writer
Gustav Deutsch was born on 19 May 1952 in Vienna, Austria. He was a director and editor, known for Shirley: Visions of Reality (2013), Film ist. (1998) and Film ist a Girl & a Gun (2009). He died on 2 November 2019 in Vienna, Austria.- Brandon Hutchinson was born on 16 December 1974 in Ventura County, California, USA. He died on 2 November 2019 in Licking, Missouri, USA.
- Norbert Eder was born on 7 November 1955 in Dettelbach, Bavaria, Germany. He was married to ???. He died on 2 November 2019 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany.
- Kazimir Klaric was born on 12 December 1940 in Okuèani, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was a writer, known for Ne daj se, Floki! (1986), Punom parom (1978) and Pozitivna nula (1989). He died on 2 November 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Dean Prentice was born on 5 October 1932 in Schumacher, Ontario, Canada. He died on 2 November 2019 in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
- Ian Cross was born on 6 November 1925 in Masterton, New Zealand. He was a writer, known for The City of No (1971) and The God Boy (1976). He was married to Tui CharlotteTunnicliffe. He died on 2 November 2019 in Kapiti Coast, New Zealand.
- Additional Crew
James I. Robertson was born on 18 July 1930 in Danville, Virginia, USA. He is known for Các Vị Thần Và Những Tướng Quân (2003), Modern Marvels (1993) and Civil War Journal (1993). He was married to Elizabeth "Betty Lee" Robertson and Elizabeth "Libba" Green. He died on 2 November 2019 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.- Roman Bartosiewicz was born on 5 August 1938 in Brzesc, Poleskie, Poland [now Brest, Belarus]. He was an actor, known for O-bi, o-ba. Koniec cywilizacji (1985), Tulipan (1986) and Gdzie jest general... (1964). He died on 2 November 2019.
- Julia Nicoletti was born on 14 June 1994 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 2 November 2019 in the USA.
- Tatyana Nadezhdina was born on 30 December 1931. She was an actress, known for Shumnyy den (1961), Sem nyanek (1962) and Tvoy sovremennik (1968). She died on 2 November 2019.
- Tibor Huszár was born on 20 August 1930 in Veresegyház, Hungary. He died on 2 November 2019 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Miroslav Vilímek was born on 28 October 1935 in Zlín, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Temné slunce (1980), Trhák (1981) and Hvezda pada vzhuru (1975). He died on 2 November 2019.
- Phillip E. Johnson was born on 18 June 1940 in Aurora, Illinois, USA. He died on 2 November 2019 in Berkeley, California, USA.