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Born in Manhattan, New York to Charles E. Martin, prolific cover artist and cartoonist for the New Yorker magazine, and Florence Taylor, an artist and homemaker; Jared began acting at the age of thirteen when his parents gave him the choice of learning to play the piano or acting in the local children theater group. At 14 he attended Putney school where he continued his interest in theater and discovered sports. At Columbia University he initially expected to take part in the athletic programs, but later opted to focus on acting, as doing both took up too much time. His roommate at Columbia was Brian De Palma. While acting in plays and experimental films at Columbia and Sarah Lawrence College he spent a summer apprenticing with Joseph Papp's Shakespeare in the Park. After graduating college Jared tried the newspaper business, taking a job at the New York Times as copy boy and thumbnail book reviewer for the Sunday edition. Missing theater's excitement he left the Times and joined a summer stock company in Cape May, New Jersey; then spent a season with the Boston classical repertory, and eventually rejoined Papp at his new Public Theater in Manhattan, where he played Laertes in the modern rock-disco Hamlet with Martin Sheen and then Cleavon Little in the title role. He continued acting off-Broadway and made an unreleased film that caught the eye of a casting director at Columbia Pictures, who encouraged him to seek a career in Hollywood. He waited for his break for several years working as bartender, truck driver, and landscaper until becoming visible in various roles during the mid 1970s; notably the cult classic 'Westworld', the martial arts thriller 'Men of the Dragon', and the short lived science-fiction series, The Fantastic Journey co-starring Roddy McDowell and Carl Franklin. He is best known for his role as Steven "Dusty" Farlow, son of Clayton Farlow and boyfriend of Sue Ellen Ewing in the mega-hit Dallas. During and after Dallas he alternated between living in Rome starring in European films; and New York where he studied under Lee Strasberg, performed in Broadway's 'Torch Song Trilogy', and did soap opera (One Life to Live). In 1988 he relocated to Toronto to star in the TV version of War of the Worlds as Dr. Harrison Blackwood. After W.O.W. was canceled in 1991 Jared spent the next 2 1/2 years traveling in Africa and China and working on two novels. In 1994 entrepreneur Jeffrey Seder asked him to direct a film for Mayor Ed Rendell's 'Heroes of the Streets' campaign in Philadelphia. During location shooting he and Seder conceived the idea of a film-production themed educational non-profit to serve Philadelphia's inner city and migrant youth populations. Jared moved to Philadelphia and became BPA's Creative Director for the next 15 years; supervising over 2000 students and producing over 250 student films. He personally directed 30 films, garnering awards from Cine Eagle, Intercom, and the Chicago International Film Festival. After retiring BPA in 2010 Jared has begun another career as a fine arts photographer, studying under the painter Michael David. While in Beijing in 1998 he met Chinese classical dancer Yu Wei. They corresponded for two years and married in 2000. Jared has directed a dozen short films for Wei, who tours extensively. They live in Philadelphia's East Falls area and support a large collection of animals including a tribe of freeloading raccoons. Jared's son Christian is an executive at AETN. His two grandchildren, Charles and Emilia Grace, are busy tearing up the block on Baltic Street in Brooklyn. Martin died from pancreatic cancer on May 24, 2017 at his home in Philadelphia aged 75.- Editor
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Bert Kish was born on 15 September 1965. He was an editor and director, known for Cypher (2002), Once a Thief (1996) and Power Play (1998). He was married to Vanessa Trachewsky. He died on 24 May 2017.- Writer
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Denis Johnson, the acclaimed novelist, short story writer, poet and playwright, was born in Munich in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949 and raised in Tokyo, Manila, and Washington, D.C., the son of a U.S. State Department employee. A chronicler of substance abusers living at the margins of society, Johnson himself began abusing alcohol at the age of 14, drinking rum while his family was stationed in the Philippines.
His substance abuse problem eventually graduated from alcohol to hard drugs, including heroin, the drug of choice by the anonymous protagonist of the story cycle that made Johnson's reputation, Jesus' Son (1999). Alcohol was a constant crutch until he finally managed to slough off his demons.
He published his first book of poetry, "The Man Among the Seals" when he was 20 years old. A second collection, "Inner Weather", followed in 1976. He earned his masters' degree at the University of Iowa, the oldest and arguably most prestigious writing program in the U.S. While at Iowa, he drank regularly with one of his teachers, Raymond Carver, a prodigious alcoholic himself. During his first marriage, Johnson's alcoholism resulted in a second hospitalization, and then a third.
He said one of the reasons he did not take control of his problem was that he was afraid it would adversely affect his creativity.
His first novel, "Angels" - a fictive chronicle of two down-and-out drifters - was published in 1983 and attracted the attention of the literary elite. His second novel, "Fiskadoro" (1985), also garnered glowing reviews. He published his third novel, "The Stars at Noon" in 1986. However, while his reputation was high among the cognoscenti, his sales to the general public were not. He began writing the stories about substance abuse that formed "Jesus Son" after going through a second divorce and being hit by a tax bill by the Internal Revenue Service.
For the basis of the short stories, he turned to some memories he'd written down during his druggie days, memories he had never considered turning into publishable prose. But with his back against the wall, he developed several of the vignettes and they were published by The New Yorker. The publication of the stories gave him not only confidence, but an income, and he struck a deal with Farrar, Straus & Giroux for a book of short stories in return for their paying off his IRS debt in lieu of an advance.
The result, published in 1992 (a year after his fourth novel, "Resuscitation of a Hanged Man"), was a modern classic that made Johnson a cult writer on par with Charles Bukowski and William S. Burroughs. The short stories have inspired a generation of younger writers, including Dave Eggers. He published the novels "Already Dead" and "The Name of the World" in 1997 and 2000, respectively.
Johnson, who once described himself as a "criminal hedonist" turned "citizen of life," describes himself as an unconventional Christian. His world view, as limned in his fiction, is leavened with humor.
Johnson currently is the Mitte Chair at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.- Actor
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Dragomir Stanojevic, alias Bata Kameni, the most famous Serbian stuntman who has appeared in more than 500 films and TV series. Born in Belgrade, Serbia. Elementary and secondary school finished in Belgrade, and stunt academy ended up in Paris, France. He lived in Paris, Munich and Berlin. During the stunt and acting career, Bata's life often exhibited risk - injuries can not count, but says it is certainly more than 450 times breaking bones by performing various stunts. He is married to Vesna and has a son Uros who spent several years in USA, where he studied. He has won numerous awards, including Lifetime Achievement Award was given at the Film Festival in Nis, the award for outstanding contribution to the Yugoslav film obtained from the Yugoslav Film Archive and many other.- Actor
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Del 'Sonny' West was born on 5 July 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was an actor, known for Stay Away, Joe (1968), Bigfoot (1970) and The Hellcats (1968). He was married to Judith Jordan. He died on 24 May 2017 in Tennessee, USA.- Director
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Gil Portes was born on 13 September 1945 in Pagbilao, Quezon, Philippines. He was a director and writer, known for Mga munting tinig (2002), The Kite (1999) and Two Funerals (2010). He died on 24 May 2017 in Quezon City, Philippines.- Tom Gilbey was born on 19 May 1938 in London, England, UK. He was married to Sally Riley and ???. He died on 24 May 2017 in the UK.
- Ragna Nyblom was born on 21 March 1930 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Une Suédoise à Paris (1975), Sommar & Vinter i P1 (1959) and Årets Julvärd (1961). She died on 24 May 2017 in Sweden.
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Howard Parker was born on 3 August 1933 in Tampa, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Stand Up and Cheer (1971). He was married to David Greenberg. He died on 24 May 2017 in San Diego, California, USA.- Music Department
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Na.Kamarasan is known for Kaakki Sattai (1985), Thanga Magan (1983) and Kai Kodukkam Kai (1984). He was married to Logamani. He died on 24 May 2017 in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.- Sonny Randle was born on 6 January 1936 in Cohasset, Virginia, USA. He died on 24 May 2017 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA.
- Jacinto Gimbernard was born on 17 September 1931 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was a director, known for Noticiario Nacional (1966), Musique and Music (1977) and Música de los Grandes Maestros (1968). He was married to Miriam Ariza. He died on 24 May 2017 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
- Fritz Lichtenhahn was born on 6 May 1932 in Arosa, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Alle Jahre wieder: Die Familie Semmeling (1976), Group Portrait with a Lady (1977) and Einmal im Leben - Geschichte eines Eigenheims (1972). He was married to Margrid Jürgensen and Margrid Lichtenhahn. He died on 24 May 2017 in Hamburg, Germany.
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Claudia Hellmann was born on 25 November 1923 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Da 5 Bloods (2020), Tosca (1961) and Bluthochzeit (1964). She died on 24 May 2017 in Bad Feilnbach, Bavaria, Germany.- Aleksandr Shendarev was born in 1959. He was an actor, known for Cop Wars (2005) and Kon Belyy (1993). He died on 24 May 2017.
- Al Vecchione was born on 27 January 1931 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for C. Everett Koop, M.D. (1991), Heart of the Dragon (1985) and PBS NewsHour (1975). He was married to Elizabeth Leitner. He died on 24 May 2017 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
- Grace McCarthy was born on 14 October 1927. She died on 24 May 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Andrzej Rausz was born on 7 April 1937 in Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Jealousy and Medicine (1973), W starym dworku czyli niepodleglosc trójkatów (1984) and Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1991). He died on 24 May 2017 in Tarnów, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Rosemary Stark died on 24 May 2017.