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Julia Clark Downs was born on 25 May 1978 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. Julia Clark died on 5 October 2021 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Emery Hawkins was born on 30 April 1912 in Jerome, Arizona, USA. He was a director, known for The Egg Cracker Suite (1943), The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) and Manolin Torero (1954). He died in June 1989 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

After school, Rumsfeld studied at Princeton University. From 1954 to 1957 he served in the US Navy. He was subsequently represented in the US Congress several times as a member of the Republican Party. In 1954 Rumsfeld married Joyce Pierson, with whom he had three children. In the years 1969/70 and 1971/72, Rumsfeld served as economic advisor to President Richard Nixon. In 1973/74 he served as US envoy to NATO. Under President Gerald Rudolph Ford, Rumsfeld was elevated to White House chief of staff in 1974/75. He served as Secretary of Defense under the same President from 1975 to 1977. After Ford left the presidency, Rumsfeld also lost his political office in 1977. He now turned to business, holding senior positions at G. D. Searle and Company from 1977 to 1985.

From 1985 to 1990, Rumsfeld served as a senior advisor to William Blair and Company. From 1990 to 1993 he worked as a manager for General Instrument Corporation and from 1997 to 2000 for Gilead Sciences, Inc. Rumsfeld received 11 academic honorary degrees. He was, among other things, Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and the Eisenhower Medal in 1993. Rumsfeld was given the opportunity to make a political comeback in 2001 when George W. Bush became president. Since then he has taken up the office of Defense Minister again. In this role, he was at the center of global attention, especially after the terrorist attack on the USA on September 11, 2001 and during the US military strike against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan a few months later. Since the summer of 2002, in connection with the preparations for a US attack on Iraq, the world's attention has once again been focused on the statements of the veteran US Secretary of Defense.

As a supporter of his president's war policy, Rumsfeld increasingly overshadows Secretary of State Colin Powell, who dissents from it. Although Rumsfeld came under increasing public criticism over the Iraq War due to allegations of torture against American soldiers, he was able to retain his office during President Bush's second term in office after his re-election in November 2004. After the Iraq War, Rumsfeld emerged primarily as a warning about Iran's terrorist potential and China's growing military power. In 2004/05, the American Secretary of Defense made three trips to Latin America to ensure the support of the local governments in the US dispute with Venezuela. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has long been trying to forge an "Axis of the South" against the North American superpower in order to give the South American countries back their autonomy. He also concluded an alliance with the Cuban head of state Fidel Castro.

Following the Republican defeat in the 2006 congressional elections, Bush announced Rumsfeld's resignation as Secretary of Defense on November 8, 2006. The US administration was responding to ongoing criticism of the deployment of American soldiers in Iraq. Robert Gates was nominated as his successor. His memoirs were published in February 2011 under the title "Known and Unknown: A Memoir".

Donald Rumsfeld died on June 29, 2021 in Taos, New Mexico.

A talented and beautiful actress, best known for her performance in Sunset Strip. Rita got her start in the Naval town of Annapolis Maryland. She was originally encouraged by her parents to attend the Naval Academy as her father had done. However, in high school she became interested in putting on plays with her friends. This led to an audition for a theater troupe in Santa Monica where she met the director of Sunset Strip, who cast her in her first and one of her only roles.

Gail Ommerle was born on 3 October 1943 in New York, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Goodbye, Columbus (1969) and Batman (1966). She died on 15 May 2005 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Suzan Pitt was born on 11 July 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was a director and writer, known for Asparagus (1979), Crocus (1971) and Visitation (2013). She was married to Alan Kraning. She died on 16 June 2019 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Mentor Williams was born on 11 June 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was a composer, known for Invincible (2006), Uptown Saturday Night (1974) and Wonderland (2003). He died on 16 November 2016 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Adele Longmire was born on 27 June 1918 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Bullet Scars (1942), I Love Lucy (1951) and The Turning Point (1952). She was married to Arthur Franz. She died on 15 January 2008 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Richard H. Thomas was born on 3 January 1915 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Sleeping Beauty (1959), Jonny Quest (1964) and Baggy Pants & the Nitwits (1977). He was married to Shirley. He died on 31 December 1996 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Ernie Flatt was born on 30 October 1918 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for The Carol Burnett Show (1967), Anything Goes (1956) and The Steve Lawrence Show (1965). He died on 10 June 1995 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Hal Borske was an actor, known for Monstrosity (1987), House of Seven Belles (1979) and The Naked Witch (1967). He died in February 2012 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

John Nichols was born on 23 July 1940 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), The Wizard of Loneliness (1988) and The Milagro Beanfield War (1988). He was married to Ruth Wetherell Harding. He died on 28 November 2023 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Doug Sahm was born on 6 November 1941 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Idiocracy (2006), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Tin Cup (1996). He died on 18 November 1999 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

David Nichols was born on 24 November 1941 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was a production designer and art director, known for Mean Streets (1973), Rocky (1976) and Groundhog Day (1993). He died on 13 May 2020 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Robert Gribbroek was born on 16 March 1906 in the USA. He is known for El mago de los sueños (1966), Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988) and The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979). He died on 13 October 1971 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Tim Naylor was born on 23 May 1967. Tim was a cinematographer, known for The Host (2013), Beyond the Reach (2014) and Hamlet 2 (2008). Tim was married to Melissa Jo Riviere. Tim died on 9 January 2025 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Ali Ghito was born on 11 January 1905 in Zeulsdorf, Gera, Germany. She was an actress, known for Ein Mann mit Herz (1932), Acht Mädels im Boot (1932) and Das himmelblaue Abendkleid (1941). She was married to Hans Habe. She died on 29 April 1983 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Anthony Rizzo was born on 24 February 1919 in New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Sleeping Beauty (1959), The Sword in the Stone (1963) and One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961). He died on 17 January 2000 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Gail Viola was a costume designer, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985). Gail died on 7 March 2022 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Agnes Martin was born on 22 March 1912 in Macklin, Saskatchewan, Canada. She died on 16 December 2004 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Frank Waters was born on 25 July 1902 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. He was a writer, known for River Lady (1948). He died on 3 June 1995 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

James Tarwater was born on 3 July 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Missing (2003), Appaloosa (2008) and The Flock (2007). He died on 22 March 2012 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Walter Scheib was born on 3 May 1954 in Oakland, California, USA. Walter was married to Jean Prince. Walter died on 13 June 2015 in Taos Ski Valley in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

Cole was always interested in sound. He loved putting on the headphones; it was like he was in his own world, whether hearing an amplification of what others were hearing, or hearing something no one else could. He simply loved sound. There's a picture where Cole is sitting on a dune in White Sands National Monument, just recording the wind.

Gittinger packed a lot into his 38 years. As a successful gallery owner, movie sound man and world traveler Gittinger lived his life fully and in all ways successfully - culminating with an Oscar nomination for group sound work on "No Country for Old Men."

Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Gittinger moved to Taos in 2000, leaving behind an American Indian art gallery in Albuquerque. Once in Taos, he opened the All Points Gallery, which was successful for a time. Gittinger then began working in film. He had only been working in sound since 2002, which he did until his death. In his brief career in sound, he worked on films like "No Country for Old Men", "Off the Map", "In the Valley of Elah" and "North Country." At the time of his death he was working on "The Book of Eli", starring Denzel Washington.

Philip Barber was born on 14 March 1912. He was an art director, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Peter Gunn (1958) and Combat! (1962). He was married to Marjory Crandall. He died on 24 May 2000 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.