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- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Christopher was very keen on films when he was at school and made 16mm films so when his father met the managing director of Gaumont British News he was told to send the lad along resulting in him becoming a camera assistant,' sound was just starting to come in. A year later he was ferrying film from the cameramen back to the studio for processing but going by tube instead of by taxi, as he was told to do but charging for a taxi on his expenses, making more money that way than his £1 a week wages, After that he wanted to get into features. When technicolor arrived in Britain he was asked to direct the first one at Denham which was Wings of the Morning, He went to see the head of Technicolor and talked his way into a job mainly in the labs and became the first permanent employee when new labs were built at Denham, working on Thief of Baghdad, With the outbreak of war he went into the RAF but in their film unit and found his friend Jack Cardiff there making A Matter of Life and Death and got Christopher in working as lighting cameraman with Geoffrey Unsworth on The River then as camera operator on The Red Shoes, When Jack left Christopher became a fixture with The Archers film producers firstly on The Small Back Room with Freddie Francis as his operator, Sound on Colonel Blimp took 4 men to lift the Technicolor camera which could only go up and down because of its weight and size. If it had gone sideways it would have tipped over, It took over 2 weeks walking round Shropshire looking for suitable locations for Gone to Earth as there were no jeeps in those days so everything had to be carried over fields, Jennifer Jones had married Selznick 2 weeks previously so he was more or less blackmailed into using her as he financed most of the film, Powell refused to direct and Pressburger to write but Christopher went over as representative but was unable to take any of his crew so the gaffer was Gregg Toland ,, In one instance Jennifer was in a candle lit bedroom scene when Selznick came in and said there was too much light, Christopher said he'd brought him over and if he wasn't happy he'd go back home. Selznick saw the rushes next day & publicly apologised. Technicolor, on the strength of the film decided to build labs over here and employed staff who in the main had all been educated to university level He served time in the RAF but in their film unit- Woolridge starred for Notre Dame where he played for four seasons under Coach Digger Phelps, who said that Woolridge's cousin Willis Reed, a Hall of Fame center for the Knicks, had recommended him. He helped the Fighting Irish reach the NCAA Tournament in each of his four collegiate seasons, including the Final Four as a freshman in 1978. One of his defining moments came during his senior year at Notre Dame when he hit a jump shot at the buzzer to beat No. 1-ranked Virginia on national television, ending the Cavaliers' 28-game winning streak. His professional career began in 1981 when he was drafted in the first round, sixth overall by the Chicago Bulls. Known for his high-flying dunks and ability to throw down lob passes, Woolridge played 13 seasons in the NBA for the Bulls, Lakers, Nets, 76ers, Nuggets, Bucks, Pistons and spent his final two seasons playing in Italy. During the 1987-88 season, he was with the New Jersey Nets when he told the NBA he had a cocaine problem. He was suspended for violating the league's substance-abuse policy, and he was signed by the Lakers after completing a drug rehabilitation program in Van Nuys. He retired in 1996 and coached the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association in the late 1990s and was the first former N.B.A. player to coach in that league and was named the Sparks' interim head coach in 1998, led them to a 20-12 record in 1999 with the interim label removed. It was the team's best mark in its three-year history, but he was fired at the season's end for what management called philosophical differences.
- Anna MacCormack was an actress, known for Criminal Law (1988), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990) and The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (1987). She died on 31 May 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Kiyohiko Ozaki was born on 1 January 1943 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor, known for House (1977), His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) and Akuma no youna aitsu (1975). He died on 31 May 2012 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Valentín Javier was born on 31 January 1921 in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. He was a cinematographer, known for Patio andaluz (1958), La corona negra (1951) and Los duendes de Andalucía (1966). He was married to Ana Mariscal. He died on 31 May 2012 in Madrid, Spain.- Enric Casamitjana was born on 27 January 1929 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for No me toques el pito que me irrito (1983), Estudio 1 (1965) and En busca del polvo perdido (1982). He was married to Elisenda Ribas. He died on 31 May 2012 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Roger Fournier was born on 22 October 1929 in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Québec, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Une journée en taxi (1982), Les aventures d'une jeune veuve (1974) and Au revoir à lundi (1979). He died on 31 May 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- Camera and Electrical Department
Clark Auster was born on 12 April 1914. He is known for 2002: The Rape of Eden (1994). He died on 31 May 2012.- Rekin Teksoy was born in 1928 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Öngörüye Agit (2012) and Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema (2014). He was married to Candan Sabuncu. He died on 31 May 2012 in Antalya, Turkey.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Nelson Jacobina is best known as a guitarist, songwriter and artistic partner of musician/poet Jorge Mautner. His first great success came with "Maracatú Atômico", a song that he co-wrote with Mautner and which became a hit for Gilberto Gil in 1974. Considered one of the great songs of the Tropicalist era (and of MPB in general), Maracatu Atomico was a hit for Chico Science & Nação Zumbi in 1996 and was re-recorded in 2002 by Mautner and Caetano Veloso.
Around the time Gil recorded Maracatu Atômico, Jacobina 1970s form the rock trio ICCA alongside Vinícius Cantuária (drums) and Arnaldo Brandão (bass); the group backed Mautner from 1975-1976.
Since leaving ICCA, Jacobina has continued to work both independently and with Jorge Mautner as a musician, teacher and songwriter. He is the father of musician Rubinho Jacobina.- Bud Hibbs was born in 1947 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was married to Susan. He died on 31 May 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Pietro Bonetti was born on 31 October 1922 in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. He died on 31 May 2012 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
- Paul Pietsch was born on 20 June 1911 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He died on 31 May 2012 in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany.