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- Director
- Writer
- Actor
The director Mohamed Khan was born on October 26th 1942. He completed his high school in Egypt, then traveled to England where he earned his diploma in 1962. He directed several movies in 8mm. He went back to Egypt in 1963 & worked as script writer in a Cairo production company. Worked in Lebanon for few years as an assistant director, then went to live in England from 1970 till 1978 & there wrote his book "Introduction to the Egyptian Cinema" in English. He lives in Egypt now & has one daughter (Nadin) & one son (Hassan). He's one of the best known directors in the Egyptian Cinema.- Youree Dell Harris was born on 12 August 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002), Becoming Psychic (2010) and Hotline (2014). She died on 26 July 2016 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
- The impeccably-spoken Sylvia Peters, a lady synonymous with 1950s television in Britain, was born in Highgate, London, on 26th September, 1925, to an Italian clock-maker Romelo Petronzo, and his English wife Ethel, who arranged for the young Sylvia to have ballet lessons. Trained as an actress she joined the BBC in 1947 and in 1953 was one of the principal announcers for Elizabeth ll's coronation, later assisting the queen with her Christmas broadcasts. Whilst working at the BBC she met her husband Kenneth Milne-Buckley and, in addition to working as a continuity announcer, she also presented shows such as 'Come Dancing' and 'Jim's In' as well as the occasional acting role, particularly in BBC TV pantomimes. In 1963 she opened a clothes shop in Wimbledon, aimed at the youth market, and its success led to her retiring from television in the late 1960s to concentrate on its running. She died on July 26th 2016, leaving a daughter and two step-children.
- Director
- Writer
Dan Schmidt was born in the Chicago suburbs to John and Sherry Schmidt, the oldest of three. Dan was a huge fan of the Fantasy/Sci-Fi genre in all forms of media ever since he saw E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial for the first time at age four. His greatest passion within this realm of fiction was for superheroes which began with his first Batman action figure and just grew from there. Eventually after hours of watching Batman: The Animated Series, exposure to the Internet, the premiere of Smallville on The WB and seeing the first Spider-Man on the big screen, Dan decided to become a comic book/screenwriter. Dan has graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2010 with a degree in Film/TV Screenwriting and used his podcast network, Across The Airwaves, along with the Graphic Novel he is writing, as stepping stones towards a job in the entertainment industry. Dan passed away in July of 2016, but not before his directorial debut, a documentary on Camp Horizon's 25 year history, which he had attended for years.- Ricardo Faria was an actor, known for Runnin' After Love (1978), Giselle (1980) and Crazy - Um Dia Muito Louco (1981). He died on 26 July 2016.
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Liebmann was born in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Starship Excelsior (2007), Star Trek: The Helena Chronicles (2008) and The Kingery (2007). He died on 26 July 2016.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Fitzroy Coleman was an actor and composer, known for Trunk Conveyor (1952), Probation Officer (1959) and Care of St. Christophers (1959). He died on 26 July 2016 in Trinidad.- Heinz Kiehl was born on 6 June 1943 in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He died on 26 July 2016 in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Sandy Pearlman was born on 8 August 1943 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Black and Blue (1980), iZombie (2015) and Blue Öyster Cult: Live 1976 (1976). He died on 26 July 2016 in Marin County, California, USA.- Producer
- Director
Anne Balfour was born in Woking, Surrey, on 10th August 1923 to army officer Bill and his wife Ruth, her great uncle being former British prime minister Arthur Balfour. Originally trained as an opera singer she turned to film making in the 1950s, starting with musical themes and formed the production company Inca to make a series of acclaimed short films. Later, with a new company Samaritan Films, she produced - throughout the 1960s and 1970s - full length documentaries on social and humanitarian subjects as well as a well-received series of films on the lives of the great painters. Away from the camera she was a passionate supporter and fund raiser for the Anti-Slavery Society. In 1947 she married Sir David Fraser and whilst the marriage only lasted for five years they remained good friends until his death in 2012. Lady Balfour-Fraser died on 26th July 2016, leaving a daughter, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren- Sound Department
Roger Pietschmann was born in 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for The X Files (1998), Taxi Driver (1976) and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992). He died on 26 July 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Paskal Deboosere was born on 9 November 1962 in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium. She died on 26 July 2016 in Flanders, Belgium.
- Gérard Marin was born on 28 November 1926 in Paris, France. He was married to Annick Marty. He died on 26 July 2016 in Paris, France.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Actor
Damian Pietrasik was born on 1 January 1972 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Jeszcze raz (2008), Tulipany (2004) and Przemiany (2003). He died on 26 July 2016 in Jastarnia, Pomorskie, Poland.