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An intelligent, slender leading lady of the 1960s and 70s, Yvette Carmen Mimieux was born in Hollywood, California, to Maria (Montemayor) and René Mimieux, an occasional movie extra. Her father was born in England, of French and German descent, and her mother was Mexican. While she was first persuaded to go into acting by a Hollywood publicist, her discovery for the screen can be attributed to the director Vincente Minnelli who saw her perform in a play and decided to cast her in his melodrama Home from the Hill (1960). Though Yvette's small role ended up on the cutting room floor, MGM producers were sufficiently impressed with her looks to sign her under a long term contract. Her first role of note, Platinum High School (1960), won her a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising Newcomer. She was then properly 'launched' with the part of Weena, the naive Eloi cave girl, in George Pal's version of The Time Machine (1960). This turned out to be one of the studio's biggest box office winners of 1960. That same year, Mimieux also played a carefree collegian in Where the Boys Are (1960), a teen comedy (with serious undertones) dealing with adolescent sexuality. Both of her performances were well received by critics, but also set the trend for the actress to become typed either as fragile or insecure characters, or as sex kittens.
After a two year hiatus, Mimieux gave a genuinely compelling performance as Clara Johnson, a retarded girl who captures the affections of a young Italian in Light in the Piazza (1962). Though disliking the film, New York Times critic Bosley Crowther described Clara as "played with sunshine radiance and rapturous grace." Having essayed more conventional heroines in Diamond Head (1962) (sister of blustering land baron), The Reward (1965) (a fugitive's girlfriend) and Dark of the Sun (1968) (girl caught up with mercenaries in the Congo), Mimieux began to concentrate on TV movies which gave her the opportunity to further expand her dramatic range. Her contract killer in Hit Lady (1974) and the unhinged stalker in Obsessive Love (1984) were based, respectively, on her own screenplay and story. Probably her last role of note was as the victim of a harrowing chain of events in Jackson County Jail (1976), a downbeat exploitation drama produced by Roger Corman's New World Pictures. In 1985, Mimieux had a recurring role in Berrenger's (1985), a glossy soap opera set in a luxurious department store. The series lasted just one season before being canceled. Though ultimately nominated for three Golden Globes, Mimieux came to bemoan the fact that scriptwriters of the period tended to depict women as 'one-dimensional'.
In 1992, Mimieux left the acting profession to form a partnership with Sara Shane (another ex-MGM contract player) in a Los Angeles-based enterprise called "Partners in Paradise", selling embroidered tapestries, bedspreads and pillows based on Haitian designs. She subsequently went on to find even more lucrative opportunities in real estate. In her spare time, Mimieux traveled extensively, painted and studied archaeology. At the time of her death at the age of 80, she was married to Howard F. Ruby, founder and chairman of Oakwood Worldwide, a large global corporation providing furnished apartments.- Rasheed Naz was a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his television career in 1971 as an actor in Pashto television play and has worked in several Pashto, Hindko and Urdu language plays. His first Urdu play was Aik Tha Gaoon (1973). His first popular play was Namoos. He also worked in Pakistan's first private television play Dasht, telecast on N T M.
In 1988, he worked in his first Pashto film Zama Jang (in Urdu "Meri Jang"). His first Urdu film was Syed Noor's Dakait. He also worked in Shoaib Mansoor's film Khuda Ke Liye. Rasheed Naz also worked in a Shoaib Mansoor's video song "Ishq Mohabbat Apna Pan" with Iman Ali. Aside from that, Raheed Naz also starred in the Bollywood film Baby in 2015 alongside Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, and Madhurima Tuli. - Music Department
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Ibrahim Ashq was born in 1951 in Madhya Pradesh. He was a writer, known for Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) and Musaa: The Most Wanted (2010). He died on 17 January 2022 in Mumbai.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Jim Grce was born on 26 September 1956. He was a cinematographer, known for Starship Troopers (1997), Repo Man (1984) and Super 8 (2011). He died on 17 January 2022 in the USA.- Bill Jackson was born on 15 September 1935 in Unionville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991), Gigglesnort Hotel (1976) and Walker, Texas Ranger (1993). He was married to Jo. He died on 17 January 2022 in Paso Robles, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Producer
Niksa Bareza was a producer, known for Adel i Mara (2017), Nikola Subic Zrinjski (2019) and Neron (1989). He died on 17 January 2022 in Croatia.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Breck Denny was born on 13 September 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Last Piece (2019), The Friendless Five (2016) and Dead to Me (2019). He died on 17 January 2022 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.- Björn Lindeblad was born on 16 August 1961 in Sweden. He was a writer, known for Sommar & Vinter i P1 (1959), Karlavagnen (1993) and Björn & Navid (2017). He was married to Elisabeth Lagerqvist. He died on 17 January 2022 in Halland, Sweden.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Dallas Good was born on 22 May 1973 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. He was a composer, known for Portrait of a Serial Monogamist (2015), One More Time (2015) and Revenge of the Mekons (2013). He was married to Amanda Schenk. He died on 17 January 2022 in the USA.- Soundtrack
Armando Gama was born on 1 April 1954 in Luanda, Angola, Portugal [now Angola]. He was married to Valentina Torres. He died on 17 January 2022 in Lissabon, Portugal.- Anatoly Basin was born on 23 July 1949. He was an actor, known for Shiroka reka (2008), Exchange the Wedding Rings (2012) and Eltsin. Tri dnya v avguste (2011). He died on 17 January 2022.
- Jennifer Toye was born on 16 December 1933 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Ruddigore (1966) and BBC Show of the Week (1965). She died on 17 January 2022.
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- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lorenzo Castellano was born on 19 February 1963 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Paradiso infernale (1988), College (1990) and Palla al centro (1987). He died on 17 January 2022 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Director
- Actress
- Writer
Lucia Taveras was born in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic. She was a director and actress, known for Tierra de los Montero and Buga (2018). She died on 17 January 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Writer
- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
Sean McCarthy was born on 25 April 1945 in Cork, Ireland. He was a writer and actor, known for BBC2 Play of the Week (1977), Glenroe (1983) and Scottish Playbill (1978). He was married to Annmarie Cotter and Janet Fenton. He died on 17 January 2022.- Christian Berg was born on 12 May 1966 in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. He died on 17 January 2022 in Cuxhaven, Germany.
- Antun Ivankovic was born on 11 June 1966 in Tovarnik, Croatia. Antun was a producer, known for It Was All Just A Good Dream (2016). Antun died on 17 January 2022.