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- Composer
- Actor
- Writer
Khan Ataur Rahman was born on 11 December 1928 in Ramkantapur, Manikganj, British India. He was a composer and actor, known for Ekhono Onek Raat (1997), Nawab Sirajuddaula (1967) and Daan Pite Chele (1980). He was married to Nilufar Yasmin, Mahbuba Rahman and Wheaton, Shirley. He died on 1 December 1997 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Audree Wilson was born on 28 September 1917 in Minnesota, USA. She was married to Murry Wilson. She died on 1 December 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Stéphane Grappelli was born on 26 January 1908 in Paris, France. He was an actor and composer, known for The Matrix (1999), Junior (1994) and The Holiday (2006). He died on 1 December 1997 in Paris, France.- Harold "Tuffy" Genders was a trapeze artist who was part of the "The Wards" trapeze act who eventually became General Manager Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Making his debut in "The Greatest Show on Earth" in 1911, he was born and raised in Bloomington, Illinois, where he trained at the Y.M.C.A. during the 1920s.
Tuffy's first professional gig was with the Flying Wards troupe around 1930 or '31. The Wards were a flying return act that trained in Bloomington, and he likely replaced Eddie Ward, the founder of the troupe, who died the year before Tuffy caught on with the act.
Tuffy married fellow trapeze artist Gracie Moore when they were both part of Bob Fisher's Fearless Flyers, another Bloomington trapeze troupe. Tuffy continued to work with the Ward troupe, but it was sold by Eddie Ward's widow to one of her late husband's students in 1936. The new owner, Art Concello, was a friend of Tuffy, who continued to work with various flying acts owned and managed by Concello over the years. When Concello became General Manager of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Tuffy became his assistant.
After Concello retired (some accounts say he was fired) in the 1960s, Tuffy was promoted to General Manager of the Big Show. After the GInging Bros. circus was acquired by the Feld family, Tuffy retired. He died in February 1998 Sarasota, Florida. - Jirí Pleskot was born on 3 May 1922 in Milostín by Rakovník, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Sokolovo (1975), Dny zrady (1973) and Vítezný lid (1977). He was married to Olga Curíková and Jirina Jirásková. He died on 1 December 1997 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Ivan Hojar was born on 16 February 1926 in Velká Bystrice, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for Stopy zlocinu (1983). He died on 1 December 1997 in Brno, Czech Republic.
- Art Department
Lou Dolgin was born on 1 November 1911 in Connecticut, USA. Lou died on 1 December 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Milas George Clark was born on 31 October 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 1 December 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Edwin Rosario was born on 19 March 1963 in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. He died on 1 December 1997 in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.