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- Production Designer
- Writer
- Director
Alfred Sole was born on July 2, 1943, in Paterson, NJ. He grew up avidly watching the movies of Alfred Hitchcock, who later was an acknowledged influence on Sole's best known and most well-regarded feature, Alice, Sweet Alice (1976), better known as "Alice, Sweet Alice."
Sole graduated from the University of Florence in Italy with a degree in architecture and spent his young adulthood working as an architect. He made his directorial debut with the tongue-in-cheek hardcore parody Deep Sleep (1972), which starred 1970s porno superstars Harry Reems and Georgina Spelvin. It won first prize at the New York Erotic Film Festival and was made in Sole's hometown of Paterson on a paltry $25,000 budget. Alas, the movie was pulled from theaters on charges that it was obscene, and all prints were confiscated.
Sole's superbly atmospheric and vehemently anti-Catholic horror winner "Alice, Sweet Alice" fared much better with critics and audiences alike. It won first prize at the Chicago Film Festival and garnered highly positive reviews from critics, among them Roger Ebert. The film also boasted a then-unknown Brooke Shields in her film debut and was also shot on location in Paterson. Alas, it, too, did poorly at the box office due to spotty distribution.
Sole next made the quirky and kinky soft-core fantasy outing Tanya's Island (1980), which starred future Prince protégé Vanity acting under the pseudonym D.D. Winters and showcased a remarkably convincing ape costume designed by Rob Bottin. Unfortunately, this film likewise suffered from virtually nonexistent theatrical distribution. Sole's final film as director was the silly slasher-movie spoof Pandemonium (1982), which offered an amazing all-star cast that included Tom Smothers, Phil Hartman, Tab Hunter, Eileen Brennan, Carol Kane, Eve Arden, Judge Reinhold, Kaye Ballard, Paul Reubens, and David L. Lander all doing their best with a dopey script. Sole also wrote stories for episodes of the TV shows Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985), Friday the 13th: The Series (1987), and Hotel (1983).
Fed up with studio politics and the Hollywood rat race, Sole called it a day as a director in 1982 and went on to become a successful production designer. Among the movies he has worked on in this capacity are Halloweentown High (2004), These Old Broads (2001), Clubland (1999), Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999), Glory Daze (1995), Bodily Harm (1995), and Night of the Running Man (1995). More recently, Sole handled production-designer chores on the TV series Veronica Mars (2004).- Brenda Deiss was born on 9 September 1961 in Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Red Rocket (2021). She died on 14 February 2022 in Clear Lake, Texas, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Sterling Brimley was born on 18 May 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Brigham City (2001), The Pandora Directive (1996) and Promised Land (1996). He was married to Joyce Cunningham and Pam Collier. He died on 14 February 2022 in Bountiful, Utah, USA.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Born in Santa Monica, California, legendary rock drummer Sandy Nelson seemed destined for a career in music--his best friends in high school were future rock stars Jan Berry and Dean Torrence (later to become the singing duo of Jan & Dean) and Kim Fowley, who became one of the most influential record producers in rock history.
When he was 20 years old his first record, "Geronimo" (recorded with a band called The Renegades), was chosen to be on the soundtrack of American-International Pictures' teen exploitation movie Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959). Nelson's talent propelled him to the front ranks of session musicians. He was the drummer on some of the biggest rock hits of the 1950s and 1960s, such as "To Know Him Is to Love Him" by the Teenage Teddy Bears (written by one of its members, Phil Spector), "A Thousand Stars" by Kathy Young and "Alley Oop" by The Hollywood Argyles.
In 1959 his song "Teen Beat" hit #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, selling over 1,000,000 copies, which earned it a gold record. Nelson soon signed with Imperial Records, and for that label he came out with what is probably his best-known hit: the pounding, explosive "Let There Be Drums" (although it wasn't as big a hit as "Teen Beat" was).
In 1963 Nelson was involved in a motorcycle accident and was seriously injured, so seriously that his right foot and part of his right leg were amputated (it is erroneously believed by many that his foot was amputated before he made "Teen Beat" and "Let There Be Drums"). That didn't stop his career, however; he recorded for quite a few years after that, and released an album of new material in 2008.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Luis Marín was born on 16 January 1932 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and production manager, known for La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea (1973), I tre del Colorado (1965) and The Great Treasure Hunt (1972). He died on 14 February 2022.- Tony Fuochi was born on 25 April 1955 in Cremona, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Saint Seiya Rebirth (2011), Saint Seiya Live Action: Una Nuova Minaccia (2011) and Arriva Cristina (1988). He died on 14 February 2022 in Padua, Veneto, Italy.
- Ralf Bursy was born on 18 January 1956 in East Berlin, German Democratic Republic. He was married to Regina. He died on 14 February 2022 in Berlin, Germany.
- Actress
- Composer
- Music Department
Nikita Sandkvist was born on 18 July 1999 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress and composer, known for One of Us, Varning för barn (2011) and Corona Depression (2020). She died on 14 February 2022.- Louis Cavalier was born on 15 June 1933 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Peter Gunn (1958), Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) and Mr. Lucky (1959). He died on 14 February 2022 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Bhargavi Narayan was born on 4 February 1938 in India. She was an actress, known for 777 Charlie (2022), Eradu Kanasu (1974) and Butterfly. She was married to Belavadi Nanjundaiah Narayana. She died on 14 February 2022 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Jon Bastian was born on 4 February 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Squeeky's Revenge (2006), Random Shooting in L.A. (2002) and San Francisco's First and Only Rock'n'Roll Movie: Crime 1978 (2018). He died on 14 February 2022.- Daniel Passent was born on 28 April 1938 in Stanislawów, Stanislawowskie, Second Polish Republic [now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Black Mercedes (2019), Back to Berlin (2018) and Kuba Wojewódzki (2002). He was married to Marta Dobromirska-Passent. He died on 14 February 2022 in Poland.
- Mickie Henson was born on 1 May 1961 in Tampa, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for WCW Monday Nitro (1995), WCW Thunder (1998) and WWE Smackdown! (1999). He died on 14 February 2022 in Florida, USA.
- Alexandre Despallières was born in France. He died on 14 February 2022 in Paris, France.
- Ingeborg Heuser was born in 1928 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Bal paré (1940). She died on 14 February 2022 in El Paso, Texas, USA.
- Elliott Leyton was born on 21 August 1939 in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a writer, known for For the Record (1976), Unsolved Mysteries (1987) and The Man Who Studies Murder (2003). He was married to Bonnie Averbach . He died on 14 February 2022 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
- Borislav Ivkov was born on 12 November 1933 in Belgrade, Serbia. He died on 14 February 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Producer
- Cinematographer
- Actor
Travis Engle was born on 16 March 1984 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was a producer and cinematographer, known for Brock on Your Block (2015), Dogs in the Distance (2014) and Gringa Latina (2014). He died on 14 February 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Cinematographer
Maria Wituska was born on 20 July 1948 in Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. Maria was a cinematographer, known for Pan Dziad z lira (1972). Maria died on 14 February 2022 in Zalubice Stare, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Doug Bernard was born on 17 September 1964 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He died on 14 February 2022 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Hubert de Ravinel was a writer and cinematographer, known for Rose et Monsieur Charbonneau (1976), Monsieur Journault (1976) and Quelques animaux raisonnables? (1973). He was married to Claire Blanchard. He died on 14 February 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- Bengt Rydén was born on 2 October 1958 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Kalle tvärtom (1988), Familjen Schedblad (1988) and Tingel tangel (1990). He died on 14 February 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Constance Kelly was an actress, known for Beautiful Ohio (2006) and Gangster's Crib (2008). She died on 14 February 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Sherry Jones was born on 21 April 1948 in Austin, Texas, USA. Sherry was a producer and writer, known for Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History (2003), Frontline (1983) and Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report (2001). Sherry was married to Alan Stone . Sherry died on 14 February 2022 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.- Gennadi Mitrofanov was born on 19 May 1940 in Port Ilyicha, Azerbaijanskaya SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Bastards (2006), I chyort s nami! (1991) and Anna Karamazoff (1991). He died on 14 February 2022 in Russia.
- Ernst-Erich Buder was an actor, known for Brennende Betten (1988), Paradise (1986) and In the Belly of the Whale (1985). He died on 14 February 2022 in Germany.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nadia Jarvis was born on 16 October 1930 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She is known for Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Tommy Boy (1995) and Millennium (1989). She was married to Robert A.E. Jarvis. She died on 14 February 2022 in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.- Zoran Bogdanov was born on 1 July 1957 in Novi Knezevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Siroko je lisce (1981), Jagodici (2012) and Snohvatice (1983). He died on 14 February 2022 in Novi Sad, Serbia.
- Wojciech Kalwat was born in 1951. He was an actor, known for Leave No Traces (2021), Pierwsza milosc (2004) and Fala zbrodni (2003). He died on 14 February 2022.
- Writer
- Director
Sergei Potepalov was born on 8 February 1937 in Leningrad, USSR. He was a writer and director, known for Chuzhaya kompaniya (1980), Krik o pomoshchi (1988) and Podslushannyy razgovor (1984). He died on 14 February 2022 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.