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- Director
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David Greene had a varied early career, beginning with his first job as junior reporter for the Walthamstow Guardian. Life as a journalist was not to be his forte, however. During the years spanning the mid- to late 1930's, he tried his luck variously in the furniture removal business, as a deck hand and as a hospital porter, before signing on with the Merchant Navy at the onset of World War II. He lasted a year before being invalided out in 1941. Becoming affiliated with the Everyman Theatre in London as its publicity manager, he finally found his vocation in the acting profession and subsequently enrolled at RADA. From 1948, he performed in repertory which included a season or two at the Old Vic. Movies followed, with supporting roles in films like The Wooden Horse (1950).
While travelling through Canada with the touring Broadway Company of 'Anthony and Cleopatra' in 1952, Greene decided to accept an offer from the Canadian Broadcasting Company to join their television department. He emigrated officially in 1953, and moved to New York three years later. By the end of the decade, he had become one of the most sought-after TV directors in the business. Working on both sides of the Atlantic, he helmed episodes of popular action and adventure series like Sir Francis Drake (1961) and The Defenders (1961). He also directed the occasional feature. Three of these stand out.
His first, The Shuttered Room (1967), was a macabre story, loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft. Greene's eye for off-beat location, combined with his clever use of subjective camera technique, gave the film a striking visual sense and considerably heightened its suspense value. Sebastian (1968), with its stark Orwellian visions of London, was a stylish espionage thriller about code breaking that did not take itself all that seriously. It boasted an excellent cast, headed by Dirk Bogarde, Susannah York and Lilli Palmer, and was directed with style, fairly obscuring the numerous incongruities within the plot. Third of the trio, The Strange Affair (1968), was a gritty, somewhat unpleasant, tale of police corruption and obsession set in swinging 60's London. More overtly violent than its predecessors in the genre, it imported Greene's American experience into British film and is worth viewing chiefly for the director's taut handling.
Once again back in the U.S. from the mid-1970's, Greene directed several instalments of the popular miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) and then specialised in made-for-TV films, also occasionally working as producer or executive producer. Arguably, his most successful spell in the medium was between 1976 and 1979, winning three of his four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing of a Drama Series or Special. The oft-married Greene retired in 1999 and died in April 2003, aged 82.- Eddie Shaw was born on 13 July 1938 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Playhouse 90 (1956), The Jack Benny Program (1950) and The Real McCoys (1957). He was married to Ruth Harris Shaw. He died on 7 April 2003 in Pennsylvania, USA.
- Aleksandr Fatyushin was born on 29 March 1951 in Ryazan, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Office Romance (1977), Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980) and The Detached Mission (1986). He died on 7 April 2003 in Moscow, Russia.
- Rubén Green was born on 31 July 1946. He was an actor, known for Verdad consecuencia (1996), Son of the Bride (2001) and Delito de corrupción (1991). He died on 7 April 2003 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Dzilda Mazeikaite was born on 1 July 1937 in Kaunas, Lithuania. She was an actress, known for Belated Flowers (1970) and Muzhskoye leto (1970). She died on 7 April 2003 in Moscow, Russia.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Alain Dondin was born on 2 January 1964 in Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He is known for Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), Ronin (1998) and Death and the Maiden (1994). He died on 7 April 2003 in Palaiseau, Essonne, France.- Julio Anguita Parrado was born on 3 January 1971 in Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for Bedford (2004) and History (2000). He died on 7 April 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq.
- Masato Yamanouchi was born on 3 April 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), The Vision of Escaflowne (1996) and Silent Möbius (1998). He was married to Yasuko. He died on 7 April 2003.
- Jonny Tholwar was born on 7 May 1939 in Gamleby, Småland, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Songs from the Second Floor (2000). He died on 7 April 2003 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Cedric Francis was born on 10 April 1915 in New York, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Beauty and the Bull (1954), Time Stood Still (1956) and 24 Hour Alert (1955). He died on 7 April 2003 in London, England, UK.
- Jutta Hipp was born on 4 February 1925 in Leipzig, Germany. She died on 7 April 2003 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.
- Heiner Hesse was born on 1 March 1909 in Basel, Kanton Basel Stadt, Switzerland. He was married to Isa Hesse-Rabinovitch. He died on 7 April 2003 in Arcegno, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Pawel Danielewski was born on 20 February 1952 in Miastko, Pomorskie, Poland. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Niedzielne igraszki (1983), Przedwiosnie (2001) and Szalenstwa panny Ewy (1985). He died on 7 April 2003 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Bobbie Bradshaw was born on 30 November 1908 in Shoreditch, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Scrags (1930). She was married to Ranald Ker-Lindsay. She died on 7 April 2003 in Nicosia, Cyprus.
- Masato Yamauchi was born on 3 April 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Tôge no gunzô (1982). He died on 7 April 2003 in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.