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Madelyn Davis was born on 15 March 1921 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for I Love Lucy (1951), The Tom Ewell Show (1960) and Yours, Mine & Ours (2005). She was married to Dr. Richard Merrill Davis and Quinn Martin. She died on 20 April 2011 in Bel-Air, California, USA.

Tim Hetherington was born in Liverpool, UK. He studied literature at Oxford University and later returned to college to study photojournalism. He lives in New York and is a contributing photographer for Vanity Fair magazine.

His interest lies in creating diverse forms of visual communication and his work has ranged from multi-screen installations, to fly-poster exhibitions, to handheld device downloads. Known for his long-term documentary work, Tim lived and worked in West Africa for eight years and has reported on social and political issues worldwide.

His project Healing Sport was published by Thames and Hudson as part of group project Tales of a Globalizing World (Thames & Hudson 2003). Long Story Bit By Bit:Liberia Retold (Umbrage Editions 2009) narrates recent Liberian history by drawing on images and interviews made over a five year period. A new book, Infidel (Chris Boot Ltd 2010), about a group of US soldiers in Afghanistan, continues the examination of young men and conflict.

As a film maker, he has worked as both a cameraman and director/producer. He was a cameraman on Liberia: an Uncivil War (2004) and The Devil Came on Horseback (2007), and his directorial debut film Restrepo about a platoon of soldiers in Afghanistan, was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. His most recent film Diary is a highly personal experimental short currently playing at film festivals.

He is the recipient of numerous awards including a Fellowship from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (2000-4), a Hasselblad Foundation grant (2002), four World Press Photo prizes including the World Press Photo of the Year 2007, the Rory Peck Award for Features (2008), and an Alfred I. duPont award (2009).

Erwin Strahl was born on 12 February 1929 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Keine Angst Liebling, ich pass schon auf (1970), Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk (1972) and Der Mörder mit dem Seidenschal (1966). He was married to Waltraut Haas and Franca Parisi. He died on 20 April 2011 in Vienna, Austria.

Osvaldo Miranda was born on 3 November 1915 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Mi marido y mi padrino (1957), Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina (1937) and Reportaje en el infierno (1959). He died on 20 April 2011 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.

Gerard Smith was born in 1974. He was an actor and composer, known for Never Back Down (2008), Kill Your Darlings (2013) and Castle Rock (2018). He died on 20 April 2011.

Ernest Downing was born in 1939 in Rochford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1953). He died on 20 April 2011 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK.

Zoltán Sztáray was born on 20 June 1918 in Magyarcsaholy, Austria-Hungary [now Cehalut, Romania]. He died on 20 April 2011 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Kerry Smith was born on 29 March 1953 in New Zealand. She was an actress, known for My Name Is Legend (1975), The Shadow of Chikara (1977) and For the Love of Mike (1991). She died on 20 April 2011 in New Zealand.

Ted Quillin was born on 17 February 1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for 77 Sunset Strip (1958) and Lawman (1958). He died on 20 April 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Allan Brown was born on 12 October 1926 in Leven, Fife, Scotland, UK. He died on 20 April 2011.

Bruce Shearin was born on 10 December 1925. He is known for Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966), The Pilot (1980) and And They're Off (1982). He died on 20 April 2011.

Jérome Lemay was born on 22 August 1933 in Béarn, Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for YUL 871 (1966), Deux femmes en or (1970) and The Winner (1975). He died on 20 April 2011 in Laval, Québec, Canada.