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- Actor
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Art Director
Rodney Kageyama was born on 1 November 1941 in San Mateo, California, USA. He was an actor and art director, known for Pretty Woman (1990), Teen Wolf (1985) and The Next Karate Kid (1994). He was married to Ken White. He died on 9 December 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Dennis Rocha was born on 15 September 1946 in Escalon, California, USA. He was married to Nancy Galati and Sharon Rocha. He died on 9 December 2018 in Escalon, California, USA.
- Production Designer
- Art Department
- Art Director
Michael Seymour was born in 1932 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a production designer and art director, known for Alien (1979), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) and Revenge (1990). He was married to Linda Seaward. He died on 9 December 2018 in the UK.- Actor
- Producer
Jon T. Benn was born on 30 July 1935 in Queens, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Way of the Dragon (1972), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) and Fearless (2006). He died on 9 December 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.- After Howard Hughes died, an intensive search began for his Last Will and Testament. Speculation became rampant that Hughes may have written a holographic will, which was recognized in the states in which he had holdings. Two weeks after his death, an envelope containing 3 handwritten pages dated March 19, 1968 and signed "Howard R. Hughes" was discovered on the desk of an official at the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. Along with The Church, Rice University, the University of California, the University of Texas, the University of Nevada, and the Boy Scouts of America, the "Mormon Will" granted gas station owner Melvin Dummar a 1/16th share of Hughes's $2 billion fortune. Dummar recounted to reporters that in December 1967, he found a man wandering along U.S. Highway 95. The man asked for a ride to Las Vegas. When Dummar dropped him off at the Sands Hotel, the man told him that he was Howard Hughes, but Dummar didn't believe him.
Rife with misspellings, the "Mormon Will" contained many discrepancies: it referred to the H-4 - the massive military transport plane Hughes flew in Long Beach Harbor on November 2, 1947 - as "The Spruce Goose", a moniker Hughes was known to detest; it named ex-wives Ella Rice and Jean Peters beneficiaries, even though their divorce settlements barred them from laying claim to his estate; it named Hughes's cousin, William Lummis, a beneficiary, even though Hughes was known to have nothing to do with his relatives; it named Noah Dietrich, whom he had fired in 1957, executor. Lastly, written on the envelope was a request that David O. McKay, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, deliver the "Will" to the Clark County (Nevada) District Court upon Hughes's death; McKay died in 1970. Despite the errors, The Church filed the "Will" for probate with the Clark County District Court on April 29, 1976.
After the FBI found his thumb print on the envelope containing the "Will", Dummar, who initially denied any prior knowledge of the "Will", said that a "mysterious man" had dropped the envelope off at Dummar's gas station after badgering Dummar with questions about Hughes. Although he said the encounter had left him "scared to death", Dummar steam-opened the envelope, read the "Will", then delivered it to The Church. The "mysterious man" - identified by Dummar's attorney Roger Dutson as LeVane Forsythe - claimed in a deposition to have been Hughes's "secret courier" for years. On June 8, 1978, after deliberating for just 11 hours, a jury found the "Will" to be a forgery.
In 2004, Guido Deiro, son of Guido Deiro, said that he flew Hughes to the Cottontail Ranch brothel, 150 miles north of Las Vegas, on December 29, 1967. He said he napped while Hughes enjoyed himself. After Deiro awoke, he said the madam, Beverly Harrell, told him that Hughes had left; Dummar said he found Hughes 7 miles south of the Ranch. Inexplicably, Deiro did not search for Hughes, but flew back to Las Vegas. Upon his return, he said that a subordinate of Hughes executive Frank Gay ordered Deiro to surrender his flight log to erase any evidence of the trip.
Bolstered by Deiro's story and a book by Gary Magnesen, Dummar sued Lummis, and Gay's estate for fraud and conspiracy to conceal evidence which proved that the "Mormon Will" was genuine. On January 9, 2007, the United States District Court for the District of Utah dismissed the suit.
Dummar's tale was the basis for Melvin and Howard (1980). He died on December 9, 2018 at a hospice in Pahrump, Nevada. - Dennis Fitzgerald was born on 17 September 1944 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for My Secret Identity (1988) and Willa's Wild Life (2008). He was married to Judy Gitlin and Judy Gates. He died on 9 December 2018 in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada.
- Eric Anderson was born on 26 May 1970 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Blue Chips (1994). He died on 9 December 2018 in Carmel, Indiana, USA.
- William Blum was born on 6 March 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 9 December 2018 in Virginia, USA.
- Lyman Potts was born on 11 November 1916 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an actor, known for Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977). He was married to Michelle Bole. He died on 9 December 2018 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
- Ewa Berger-Jankowska was born on 10 December 1935. She was an actress, known for Marysia i Napoleon (1966), Przeciwko bogom (1961) and Doktor Ewa (1971). She died on 9 December 2018 in Warsaw, Poland.
- Actor
- Writer
Tor Fretheim was born on 13 May 1946 in Norway. He was an actor and writer, known for A Kiss in the Snow (1997) and Petter fra Ruskøy (1960). He died on 9 December 2018 in Norway.- Wendy Ramshaw was born on 26 May 1939 in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England, UK. She was married to David Watkins,. She died on 9 December 2018 in the UK.
- Riccardo Giacconi was born on 6 October 1931 in Genoa, Italy. He was married to Mirella. He died on 9 December 2018 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Sound Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Randy Palmer Jr. was born on 23 August 1984 in Dover, New Jersey, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Curvy Girls (2011), Dead Rising 3: Fear (2014) and Ballhawks (2010). He was married to Nikki. He died on 9 December 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Yigal Bashan was born on 11 September 1950 in Rishon Le-Zion, Israel. He was a composer and actor, known for Tzanani Family (1976), Hayeh Ahaltah Otah (1980) and Sarit (1974). He was married to Mika Meridor. He died on 9 December 2018 in Tel Aviv, Israel.- Aat Veldhoen was born on 1 November 1934 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was married to Lotje Ruting. He died on 9 December 2018 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.