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- Yanina Zheymo was born on 29 May 1909 in Wolkowysk, Poland, Russian Empire [now Vawkavysk, Belarus]. She was an actress, known for Cinderella (1947), The Snow Queen (1957) and Three Women (1936). She was married to Leon Jeannot, Iosif Kheifits and Andrei Kostrichkin. She died on 29 December 1987 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
M.G. Ramachandran (1917-1987), popularly known as MGR, dominated like no other, the films and politics of India's Tamil Nadu state. A charismatic actor and philanthropist, he commanded the idolatrous adulation of millions of Tamilians and became Tamil Nadu's chief minister. His achievements in 3 fields, namely films, philanthropy and politics were remarkable considering his humble origins in Sri Lanka. Raised in poverty by a widowed single mother, he had nothing more than his good looks when he got his first break in "Sati Lilavati", a Tamil film of the late 1930s. In the 1940s and 50s, the Tamil film industry was being transformed by screenwriters like Annadurai, Karunanidhi and others belonging to the Dravidian movement. MGR starred in many of the movies they helped make. Annadurai became his mentor and MGR joined the DMK, Annadurai's new Dravidian party. His films made MGR a matinee idol among Tamilians. He also started monetarily helping people in need, sowing the seeds for his reputation as a philanthropist. When Annadurai died as Tamil Nadu's chief minister, MGR's rival Karunanidhi assumed office. MGR accused him of defalcation and was kicked out of the DMK. In 1977, MGR's ADMK (later renamed AIADMK) party was swept into power. In his first term, MGR cleaned up corruption and carried out reforms like having an income limit for backward class people to be eligible for the reserved seats in government colleges and jobs. His reforms proved unpopular, so MGR became another corrupt Indian politician having learned not to rock the boat. Tamil Nadu stagnated during the rest of his reign. Yet his mesmerized legions of fans continued to vote him into power. His death in 1987 created a power vacuum that soon brought his old nemesis, the corrupt Karunanidhi, back into power. MGR was a complex man who triumphed over poverty and tried to improve the lot of the people who revered him. However, in the end, he was a god that failed.- Director
- Writer
- Art Department
Jan Rybkowski was born on 4 April 1912 in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Poland, Russian Empire [now Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Swietokrzyskie, Poland]. He was a director and writer, known for Dzis w nocy umrze miasto (1961), Dom na pustkowiu (1949) and Sposób bycia (1966). He died on 29 December 1987 in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Stanislaw Igar was born on 14 July 1918 in Plock, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for The Promised Land (1975), O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985) and The Saragossa Manuscript (1965). He died on 29 December 1987 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Suria Magito was born on 24 August 1903 in Riga, Russian Empire. Suria was a writer, known for Great Expectations (1946), The Pickwick Papers (1952) and The Snow Queen (1955). Suria was married to Michel Saint-Denis. Suria died on 29 December 1987 in New York City, New York, USA.- Charles Murphy was born on 11 October 1904 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Into Little America (1935). He was married to Jane Brevoort Walden. He died on 29 December 1987 in Grafton, Vermont, USA.
- Actress
Nina Bissell was an actress. She died on 29 December 1987 in Vero Beach, Florida, USA.- Sheldon Andelson was born on 5 March 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on 29 December 1987 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- György Száraz was born on 3 November 1930 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a writer, known for A száguldó riporter elindul... (1966), A fekete kolostor (1986) and A megoldás (1987). He died on 29 December 1987 in Budapest, Hungary.