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- Veteran stuntman, actor, and horse trainer Sandy Sanders was born on May 23, 1919 in Hereford, Texas. Sanders grew up all over the country. Following service in the U.S. Army during World War II, Sandy went on to put together a horse act. Sanders ran across a film crew while working in Kansas and decided to try his luck in Hollywood, California after a producer suggested that idea to him. Sandy was hired as Gene Autry's stunt double at Columbia soon thereafter. Sanders performed stunts and acted in many movies and television shows in a career that spanned four decades. Moreover, Sandy was also a rope and horse trainer, a riding stable owner, and even a riding teacher both during and in between film gigs. Sanders died at age 85 on January 2, 2005 in Santa Maria, California.
- Barbara Pilavin was born on 27 September 1923. She was an actress, known for A League of Their Own (1992), 10 to Midnight (1983) and Constantine (2005). She died on 2 January 2005 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Cyril Fletcher enjoyed something of a renaissance in his long comedy career in 1972 when TV producer and presenter Esther Rantzen asked him to join the consumer program That's Life and recite some of his 'Odd Odes'. He proved such a success with the audience that he became a fixture of the show for eight years. Fletcher had been composing and performing his comic odes as a child and throughout his career as a first class comedian and pantomime 'dame' they were a staple part of his act. He was part of British variety's heyday both as a producer and performer and once said of the genre: "Variety as a cradle for stardom was unsurpassed. It is an exciting and exacting science."
Cyril Trevellian Fletcher was born in 1913. He began writing comic poetry when he was still at school and at an early age had ambitions to become a classical actor. His first job was as an insurance clerk but a chance meeting with the producer Greatorex Newman led to him appearing in the Fols De Rols Concert Party in 1936 at Hastings, Sussex.
Fletcher went on to appear at the Holborn Empire in London and was soon given his own radio series with the BBC. He topped bills in variety all over Britain and was one of the first comedians to appear on television at the BBC's new Alexandra Palace in the first pantomime ever televised, Dick Whittington.
After World War Two he and his wife Betty Astell presented summer shows and pantomimes throughout Britain.
On television Fletcher was a regular on What's My Line? and TV's first religious program Sunday Story but it was his lugubrious voice and cozy presence on That's Life that made him a household name in later years. Gardening was one of his great loves and for 14 years he was presenter of ATV's Gardening Time and in 1990 Cyril Fletcher's Lifestyle Garden.
He and his wife eventually retired to Guernsey in the Channel Islands but he still occasionally delighted audiences with his one man show After Dinner with Cyril Fletcher. He wrote an autobiography, Nice One, Cyril.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Paul Manning was born on 3 December 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for ER (1994), L.A. Law (1986) and Clubhouse (2004). He was married to Rebeca Medina. He died on 2 January 2005 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.- Director
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Cyril Montague Pennington-Richards was born in London. He began his film career producing religious films for J. Arthur Rank's Religious Film Society. He entered the "mainstream" film industry as a cinematographer with Ireland's Border Line (1938), a low-budget vehicle for Irish comic actor Jimmy O'Dea. During World War II Richards was attached to the renowned documentary unit The Crown Film Unit, and was the cinematographer on Humphrey Jennings famous Fires Were Started (1943). After the war ended he continued as a cinematographer, working on many films directed by his former colleagues in the CFU, such as Brian Desmond Hurst's Theirs Is the Glory (1946), Jack Lee's The Wooden Horse (1950) and Pat Jackson's White Corridors (1951).
He was the cinematographer on Hurst's A Christmas Carol (1951), considered by many to be the definitive version of the famous Charles Dickens novel. He worked with noted American director Edward Dmytryk, who was making films in England due to his being blacklisted during the notorious McCarthy "Red Scare" era in the US. Richards made his directorial debut with the comedy The Horse's Mouth (1953), and made his reputation with a series of modest, somewhat whimsical comedies over the next 20+ years. He made his final film, the modestly budgeted adventure Sky Pirates (1980), in 1977, after which he retired.- Doreen Dawn was born on 4 April 1923 in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Masque of the Red Death (1964), Second Fiddle (1957) and The Son of Robin Hood (1958). She died on 2 January 2005 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Of mixed German and English family, Erwin studied briefly at an art in Berlin but was then forced to leave and find a job. A friend introduced him to the great genius of German silent films, F.W. Murnau who looked at Erwin's paintings and asked him to become a camera assistant on his next (and final) picture, Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931). Because Murnau was a promiscuous homosexual, Hillier's father forced Erwin to stop working with Murnau. Murnau took no offence and instead introduced Erwin to another director friend of his: Fritz Lang. So Erwin's first real job was as a camera assistant on Lang's first sound film, M (1931), starring Peter Lorre.- Teresa Blake was born on 9 October 1913 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was married to Larry J. Blake. She died on 2 January 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Composer
Charles Wilp was born on 15 September 1932 in Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Programm ohne Sendung (1965), Spur eines Mädchens (1967) and Stille (2020). He died on 2 January 2005 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Stan Watt was born on 23 January 1930 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972), Love of Life (1951) and Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950). He was married to Bonnie Watt. He died on 2 January 2005 in Rumson, New Jersey, USA.- Maria Pichler was born on 8 May 1926 in Bremen, Germany. She was an actress, known for Bruder Esel (1996), Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996) and Der Neger (1966). She died on 2 January 2005 in Berlin, Germany.
- Birth name : Maria Lourdes Murray Siblings: Benjamin Roque Jr. Elizabeth RoqueCamara Helen Roque Newman Arlene Roque Manabat Amelita Jean Roque Agapito Carol Roque Bhabes Roque Parents: Amelia Roque Benjamin Roque Children: Ronald Roque Marylourd Alipio Birthplace:Nagtahan, Metro Manila Occupation: Actress, Model, Businesswoman Enjoyed traveling around the world. Collections of Japanese Dolls and ornaments.
- Actor
- Editorial Department
Altamiro Martins was an actor, known for Chamas no cafezal (1954), The King of the Cattle (1996) and A Sogra (1954). He was married to Vera Nunes. He died on 2 January 2005 in Brazil.- Art Department
Frank Kelly Freas was born on 27 August 1922 in Hornell, New York, USA. He is known for Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1991) and Sightings (1991). He was married to Laura Brodian and Pauline H. Bussard. He died on 2 January 2005 in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Sound Department
- Actor
Michael Stoll was an actor, known for Ângela (1951), Appassionata (1952) and Luz Apagada (1953). He died on 2 January 2005 in Brazil.