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Alvaro Zermeno (1935-1987). Born in Jalisco and died at the age of 52 years in the capital of Mexico. Actor and singer began his career in Mexican cinema in 1961 in the movie "Juramento De Sangre"(Blood Oath)" next to Jaime Fernandez. He shot a total of 49 films. In the 60's his films were very entertaining and commercial ventures, He was a very charismatic artist and the audience loved him. His profile in addition helped him to perform personages of character.- Director
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Filmmaker Denis Sanders was born on January 21, 1929, in New York City. Denis studied film at the University of California. In 1954 he won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject for his masters' thesis student project A Time Out of War (1954). He and his brother Terry Sanders collaborated on the script for the 1958 film adaptation of Norman Mailer's novel "The Naked and the Dead" (The Naked and the Dead (1958).
In 1969 Sanders won a second Oscar for the documentary Czechoslovakia 1918-1968 (1969). He also directed a handful of fictional features. George Hamilton made his first credited appearance in Crime & Punishment, USA (1959), while the powerful anti-war knockout War Hunt (1962) boasted the acting debuts of future stars Robert Redford and Tom Skerritt. Sanders' other directorial credits include the unjustly neglected drama Shock Treatment (1964), the nifty rock concert documentaries Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) and Soul to Soul (1971), and the gloriously sexy and outrageous drive-in exploitation cult favorite Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973). In addition to his film work, he also directed episodes of such TV series as Naked City (1958), The Defenders (1961). The Great Adventure (1963), Route 66 (1960) and Mannix (1967). Outside of his movie and television work, he was also a professor at San Diego State University (he started teaching there in 1980). He had three children: son Peter and daughters Julie and Victoria.
Denis Sanders died at age 58 from a heart attack at his home in San Diego, CA, on December 10, 1987.- Giovanni Arpino was born on 27 January 1927 in Pola, Istria, Italy [now Pula, Istria, Croatia]. He was a writer, known for Scent of a Woman (1992), The Young Nun (1964) and Boccaccio '70 (1962). He was married to Caterina Brero. He died on 10 December 1987 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
- Don Orlando was born on 3 February 1912 in Potenza, Italy. He was an actor, known for Kansas City Confidential (1952), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and Park Row (1952). He died on 10 December 1987 in Glendale, California, USA.
- Félix Morlión was born in 1904 in Belgium. He was a writer, known for Stromboli (1950) and The Flowers of St. Francis (1950). He died on 10 December 1987 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Robert Elston was born on 29 May 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for George Washington (1984), Mark of the Witch (1970) and The Lieutenant (1963). He died on 10 December 1987 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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Liisa Nevalainen was born on 2 May 1916 in Oulu, Finland. She was an actress and writer, known for Me Tammelat (1963), Punainen viiva (1959) and Hanski (1966). She was married to Hannes Häyrinen. She died on 10 December 1987 in Helsinki, Finland.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Born Leroy Eliot Stewart in Englewood, New Jersey, Slam began on violin as a child. He eventually switched to bass and played with local bands before commencing formal studies at Boston Conservatory. There, he was introduced to the idea of singing (or humming) an octave higher, in unison with his bass fiddle (bowed bass). He perfected this technique with the orchestra of Peanuts Holland (1936-37) and subsequently moved to New York to form a hugely successful duo with the composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Slim Gaillard. Their double act, known as 'Slim and Slam', was spotlighted on radio station WNEW and hit its peak with a top-selling jazz track titled 'Flat-Foot Floogie' ('Floogie', being a slang term for 'Floozie'). Incidentally, Stewart acquired his nickname 'Slam' with input from Gaillard and disc jockey Martin Block (also their manager) who agreed it had more of a ring to it than 'Slim & Leroy'.
During the 1930's and 40's, Slam worked extensively with small groups led by Benny Goodman, Art Tatum, Tiny Grimes, Don Byas and Lester Young (one of the seminal tracks with this quartet was a December 1943 recording of 'Sometimes I'm Happy'). During some of these sessions, he would employ a slap bass technique to compensate for an absence of drums. The Dizzy Gillespie Sextet (February 1945 session) featured his improvisational solos on several excellent tracks, notably 'Dizzy Atmosphere'. Near the end of the decade, Slam Stewart also fronted his own trio which featured the pianist Erroll Garner whom he subsequently joined on tour in France. On screen, Slam was featured in the cast of the musical Stormy Weather (1943).
For much of the 50's, Slam provided rhythmic support to swing pianiste Beryl Booker (1922-78) and pianiste/singer Rose Murphy. The latter parts of his musical career included diversification into classical music (Lincoln String Quartet, 1969), reunions with Benny Goodman (1973-75), teaching music at Binghamton University (New York) and Yale, and appearances on the Today (1952) Show in conjunction with guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. A duo with the saxophonist Don Byas, 'I Got Rhythm' (recorded in 1945), is included in the Classic Jazz collection at the Smithsonian Inbstitute.- Anatoliy Serenko was born on 29 April 1939. He was an actor, known for Kin-dza-dza! (1986), V strelyayushchey glushi (1986) and Gospodin Velikiy Novgorod (1985). He died on 10 December 1987 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Lee Oscar Bloomgarden was born on 26 October 1913 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Lee Oscar was a writer, known for Here Come the Brides (1968), Center Stage (1954) and Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969). Lee Oscar died on 10 December 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
Gay Waters was born on 9 September 1904 in Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress. She died on 10 December 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Editorial Department
- Editor
Murray Seldeen was born on 9 November 1904 in Massachusetts, USA. He was an editor, known for Mister Dynamite (1935), It Could Happen to You (1937) and Larceny on the Air (1937). He died on 10 December 1987 in Riverside, California, USA.