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- Director
- Writer
Serban Creanga was born on 14 June 1944 in Rucar, Romania. He was a director and writer, known for Proprietarii (1973), Asteptarea (1971) and Speranta (1979). He died on 8 October 2012 in Bucuresti, Romania.- Art Department
Lois Green Cohen died on 19 February 2012 in Chico, California, USA.- Miss Loni was born in 1926 in Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) and The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). She died on 11 November 2012 in Highland, Illinois, USA.
- Sound Department
Richard Teeter was born in 1951 in the USA. Richard is known for Welcome to Eden (2004). Richard died on 10 April 2012 in the USA.- Pierre Lefranc was born on 23 January 1922 in France. He died on 7 January 2012 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
- Larry Wisch was born on 6 February 1953 in The Bronx, New York City, USA. He died on 5 May 2012 in the USA.
- Actress
- Composer
Moniek Toebosch was born on 19 August 1948 in Breda, Netherlands. She was an actress and composer, known for In extremo (1981), The Mantle of Love (1978) and De smaak van water (1982). She died on 24 November 2012 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.- David Oliver Relin was born on 12 December 1962 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was married to Dawn. He died on 15 November 2012 in Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.
- Music Department
Red Holloway was born on 31 May 1927 in Helena, Arkansas, USA. He is known for Can't Be Heaven (1999), Blues for Central Avenue (1986) and Martino Unstrung (2008). He died on 25 February 2012 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Gianni Viggi is known for Don Bosco (1988). Gianni died on 15 December 2012 in Latina, Lazio, Italy.- Jeanne Streit was born on 26 December 1924 in Paris, France. She was married to Felix Rohatyn. She died on 8 April 2012.
- Estanislao Basora was born on 18 November 1926 in Colonia Valls, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He died on 16 March 2012 in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
- Tony Newton was born on 29 August 1937 in Harwich, Essex, England, UK. He was married to Patricia Gilthorpe and Janet Huxley. He died on 25 March 2012 in Colchester, Essex, England, UK.
- John Silber, the former president and chancellor of Boston University and the 1990 Democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts, was born on August 15, 1926 San Antonio, Texas. He took his undergraduate degree at Trinity University in Texas in 1947, then spent the following academic year at Yale Divinity School before matriculating for a semester at the University of Texas Law School. Silber eventually returned to Yale University to earn his doctorate in philosophy, writing his dissertation on Immanuel Kant. He also studied the philosophy of education. He remained at Yale as a philosophy teacher for five years before taking a teaching position at the University of Texas at Austin. As a scholar, he distinguished himself by serving as the editor of "Kant-Studien", an international journal for Kant scholarship.
As the chair of UT-Austin's Department of Philosophy from 1961 to 1967, he earned a reputation as a liberal for his support of desegregation. Silber served as the first chairman of the Texas Society to Abolish Capital Punishment and was involved in the creation of Operation Head Start, one of the educational programs enacted as part of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society. In 1967, Silber was named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), but was terminated three years later. Silber claims that it was the splitting of CAS into separate colleges of liberal arts and natural science that caused his departure, though many in the higher education community at the time thought UT-Austin sacked him because of his liberalism.
He became the President of Boston University in 1971 after being recommended by a faculty-student search committee. Silber's tenure at B.U. was earmarked by controversy from the very beginning of his tenure. A liberal in Texas is not necessarily a liberal in Boston, and Silber turned out to be vastly less progressive than B.U.'s faculty and student body. A conservative on many issues, Silber was pro-military and pro-military intervention, at one time calling in the police to break up the takeover of a Marine Corps. recruiting station at the university. Silber also was openly supportive of ROTC, a hot-button issue at the time of the Vietnam War.
Seemingly intolerant of criticism, Silber targeted the most prominent progressives in the political science department, Howard Zinn, who had become well-known as a Civil Rights activist in the 1960s and, as an anti-Vietnam War activist. Zinn would become Silber's nemesis at B.U. By the end of the decade, Silber's heavy-handed tactics as an administrator had alienated a majority of the core faculty, who openly opposed Silber during the 1970s and '80s over issues of university governance. Silber vetoed tenure recommendations of various departments to eliminate what he considered faddish scholarship, and he allegedly used the denial of merit raises to faculty critics, most famously to Zinn, B.U.'s most well-known faculty member after Nobel-Prize winner Elie Wiesel (the latter having been recruited by Silber). When Zinn and four other faculty members refused to return to the classroom during a general strike at B.U. in October 1979, Silber unsucessfully tried to terminate them. The National Labor Relations Board became yet another organization investigating the disturbances at B.U. (though the university was later cleared of unfair labor practices during the first Reagan Administration).
The controversies during Silber's tenure, in part, contributed to the low alumni giving rate at the university. However, during Silber's tenure, Boston University attained greater status, ranking consistently as one of the top "National Universities" in the United States. He was directly responsible for the hiring of not less than four Nobel Prize winners in science. However, a generation after taking over the top spot at BU, he had not mellowed. His was not a personality that promoted harmony on a northeastern liberal arts campus, in the 20th or the 21st Centuries. During his tenure as B.U. president, Silber became the symbol of the corporativization of the university to many critics. Silber likened the education of students to turning out automobiles on an assembly line, not a beguiling metaphor for students and their parents, who were paying some of the highest tuition fees in the nation after Silber took over.
Hailed as "Ronald Reagan's Favorite Democrat" during the 1980s for his staunch support of Reagan's Central American policy, Silber won the 1990 Democratic nomination to succeed the out-going Governor Michael Dukakis but lost the general election to former U.S. Attorney Willaim Weld. Interestingly, Weld was considered the true liberal during the contest and Silber a throwback to the conservative policies of Governor Edward J. King, who had defeated Dukakis in the 1978 Democratic primary (and was, in turn, defeated by Dukakis in 1982).
In 1996, Silber stepped down as president of Boston University and assumed the position of chancellor after Governor Weld, his former electoral foe, appointed him to serve as head of the Massachusetts Board of Education. After his term expired, he resumed the chancellorship of B.U., a post which his critics contend kept him the real power at B.U. The shift in post allowed Silber to continue enjoying a high salary and perks bestowed on him by the university. With an annual salary that reached $800,000, Silber had ranked as one of the highest paid college presidents in the nation, and his remuneration as chancellor reported was on the north side of half-a-million dollars, annually. - Teri Richardson was an actress, known for The Love Boat (1977). She died on 6 April 2012 in Bay City, Texas, USA.
- Robert Kelleher was born on 5 March 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Yankles (2009). He was married to Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher. He died on 20 June 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Uldis Stabulnieks was born on 8 October 1945 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR. He was a composer, known for Svesas kaislibas (1983), Aizaugusa gravi viegli krist (1987) and Divaina menesgaisma (1987). He died on 27 September 2012 in Latvia.
- Miguel de la Madrid was born on 12 December 1934 in Colima, Mexico. He died on 1 April 2012 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Milton Teixeira was born on 16 October 1930 in Caraguatatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. He died on 10 September 2012 in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Otakar Vázanský was born on 1 May 1924 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Anna proletárka (1953), Stika v rybníce (1951) and Tanková brigáda (1955). He died on 21 June 2012 in Brno, Czech Republic.
- Ahmed Tayeb Laalej was born in 1928 in Fès, Morocco. He was an actor, known for La prière de l'absent (1995). He died on 1 December 2012 in Fès, Morocco.
- James Q. Wilson was born on 27 May 1931 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was married to Roberta Evans. He died on 2 March 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Hal McKusick was born on 1 June 1924 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for We Shall Return (1963), New York Television Theatre (1965) and NET Playhouse (1964). He was married to Jan. He died on 11 April 2012 in Sag Harbor, New York, USA.- Walter Flamme was born on 13 December 1926 in Dortmund, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin (1973) and Notarztwagen 7 (1976). He died on 13 May 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
César Abeytua was born on 19 September 1949 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was a director, known for Plenilunio (1999), Lisboa (1999) and Días de cine (1991). He died on 5 April 2012 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Warren Lockhart was born on 20 October 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977), Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1976) and The Borrowers (1973). He died on 19 January 2012 in Culver City, California, USA.- John Connelly was born on 18 July 1938 in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK. He died on 25 October 2012 in Barrowford, Lancashire, England, UK.
- Composer
Eric Gaudibert was born on 21 December 1936 in Vevey, Switzerland. He was a composer, known for Polenta (1980). He died on 28 June 2012 in Switzerland.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Jirí Miketuk was born on 16 December 1924. He was an assistant director and actor, known for The End of Agent W4C (1967), Advent (1957) and Zacít znova (1964). He died on 13 February 2012.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Editor
Gustaf Mandal was born on 14 July 1929. He was a cinematographer and editor, known for Hangover (1973), Dirty Fingers (1973) and The Flamboyant Sex (1962). He died on 2 July 2012 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Yedda Rego Alves was born in 1928 in Brazil. She was an actress, known for Aquele Beijo (2011), War and Peace (2007) and Pirlimpimpim (2001). She died on 19 January 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Dave Philley was born on 16 May 1920 in Paris, Texas, USA. He died on 15 March 2012 in Paris, Texas, USA.
- Candice Cohen-Ahnine was born on 8 September 1977 in Paris, France. She died on 16 August 2012 in Paris, France.
- Febo Conti was born on 25 December 1926 in Bresso, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Per le vie della città (1956) and La banca di Monate (1976). He was married to Italia Vaniglio. He died on 16 December 2012 in Desenzano del Garda, Lombardy, Italy.
- Stunts
- Actor
Jeff Blatnick was born on 26 July 1957 in Niskayuna, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Oz (1997), Brown Sugar (2002) and UFC: Ultimate Brazil (1998). He was married to Lori Nowak. He died on 24 October 2012 in Schenectady, New York, USA.- Jela Lukesová was born on 1 May 1930 in Martin, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Szent Péter esernyöje (1958), Zena z Vrchov (1956) and Odhalenie Alzbety Báthorycky (1965). She died on 5 May 2012 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Darrel Akerfelds was born on 12 June 1962 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He died on 24 June 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
- Cátia Maria died on 18 December 2012 in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Byard Lancaster was born on 6 August 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 23 August 2012 in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Jean-Pierre Vaguer was born on 30 March 1927 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Au théâtre ce soir (1966), Edward and Caroline (1951) and Martine Verdier (1981). He died on 22 July 2012 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Jusheem Thorne was born on 17 September 1986 in the USA. He died on 28 March 2012 in the USA.
- Rolf Uesseler was born in 1943 in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for La voglia di vincere (1987) and Die Freitagsrunde (1989). He died on 20 June 2012 in Rome, Italy.
- Patrick Saussois was born on 24 June 1954 in Paris, France. He was a composer, known for Sacré sacrifice (2005). He died on 20 September 2012 in Paris, France.
- Mel Parnell was born on 13 June 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was married to Velma Buras. He died on 20 March 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Composer, songwriter ("The Ballad of Diver Dan"), author, sound engineer and publisher, educated at the Drexel Institute and in private music study. He served in the United States Army Air Force during World war II, then became an electronics engineer for over seven years, and a recording engineer for film and recording studios. He organized his own recording studio and publishing company, as well. Joining ASCAP in 1961, his chief musical collaborators included Nicholas Catucci and Leon Rhodes.- Catherine Marks was born on 12 May 1918 in Lymington, Hampshire, England, UK. She was married to William Edward Gore Pellew Wells. She died on 29 April 2012 in Germany.
- Nina Rozantseva was born on 19 September 1949 in Grodnenskaya oblast, USSR. She was an actress, known for Fakt biografii (1975), Nauchis tantsevat (1986) and Garantiruyu zhizn (1978). She died on 16 August 2012.
- Horst Faas was born on 23 April 1933 in Berlin, Germany. He was married to Ursula. He died on 10 May 2012 in Munich, Germany.
- Alan F. Milair is an American actor that was born and grew up in Charleston, West Virginia. He moved to Syracuse N.Y. and became well know as Dr. Edward Nicholas Witty, his character in Monster Movie Matinée. His long running show featured black and white horror movies with scenes of Alan performing his role as a vampire like character in a haunted mansion. Though he played an evil, creepy character, he was known as a very kind and polite man in real life. Sadly, he passed away on April 21, 2012 in Syracuse, New York, USA.
- Chieko Misaki was born on 20 February 1921 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980), Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979) and Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984). She died on 13 February 2012 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.