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J. Donald Wilson was born on 5 June 1904 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Whistler (1944), Key Witness (1947) and The Whistler (1954). He was married to Christine McIntyre. He died on 26 January 1984 in Van Nuys, California, USA.

Kenneth Burritt was born on 4 October 1896. He was an actor, known for Caddyshack (1980). He was married to Rebecca Burritt. He died on 26 January 1984 in Bartow, Florida, USA.

Meliha Sav was an actress, known for Söyleyin Anama Aglamasin (1969). She was married to Ahmet Çevik and Halit Soray. She died on 26 January 1984 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Gary Gabelich was born on 29 August 1940 in San Pedro, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Joyride to Nowhere (1977), White Salt and Sunshine (1973) and Girl in My Life (1973). He died on 26 January 1984 in Long Beach, California, USA.

Harold Reese was born on 22 November 1916 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Softly Softly (1966) and Armchair Thriller (1978). He was married to Joan Ireland. He died on 26 January 1984 in Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, London, England, UK.

Lady-like Leny Marenbach was Germany's answer to Irene Dunne. She seemed to have little artifice about her and was therefore ideally suited to play gentle, impeccably well-mannered model wives or brave battlers against the forces of adversity. In more emancipated mode, she added a much-needed sparkle to assorted mainstream melodramas and could also occasionally display a deft talent for comedy. Leny already had a distinguished theatrical career under her belt by the time she entered the movies. On stage from 1926, she became an audience favorite at the Schauspielhaus Zürich where she starred in plays by Molières, Shakespeare, Guitry and Molnar. She briefly joined the ensemble of the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna (1934-35) which led directly to an offer from the Czech production company Meissner and a starring role in the German-language film Jana, the Girl from the Bohemian Forest (1935). Stardom was almost instantaneous with her next breakthrough role as Heinz Rühmann's loyal wife in Wenn wir alle Engel wären (1936). The financial success of the picture led to two further pairings with Germany's number one box-office star: Model Husband (1937) and the enjoyably farcical Five Millions Seek an Heir (1938).

Leny showcased her versatility as a dramatic actress in more demanding fare, especially with her dual role in Helmut Käutner's Frau nach Maß (1940) and as the devoted Countess Kollowrat in Friedemann Bach (1941) (a depiction of the dissipated life of Johann Sebastian Bach's eldest son). In the aftermath of World War II, audience tastes in screen entertainments had changed fundamentally and Leny's popularity declined. She managed to secure a short-term contract with East Germany's Defa, but her espionage thriller Geheimakten Solvay (1953) aroused criticism in the West for its blatant propagandist content. With no prospective offers, Leny's film career was all but over. She briefly returned to the stage, did some voice-over work and went on tour with a show in which she recited poems and performed sketches. By the end of the 60's, she had left the limelight, and acting, behind her.

Calvin A. Maehl was born on 4 January 1911 in Missouri, USA. Calvin A. is known for Hard Times (1975), The Spider (1958) and Shake, Rattle & Rock! (1956). Calvin A. died on 26 January 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Grahame Clifford was born on 25 December 1905 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (1938). He died on 26 January 1984 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Vladimir Belyaev was born in 1919. Vladimir was a writer, known for Ot zimy do zimy (1982), Drama iz starinnoy zhizni (1973) and Vstrecha na pereprave (1964). Vladimir died on 26 January 1984 in the USSR.

Vishnudas Shirali was born in 1906 in India. Vishnudas was a composer, known for Kalpana (1948). Vishnudas died on 26 January 1984 in India.