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- Theodore John Kaczynski was born the May 22 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 6 months he had to be hospitalized due to a severe allergic reaction to medication. His mother was not allowed to visit him during that time, a standard hospital policy in 1943. In his early years Ted Kaczynski was extraordinarily shy. Despite his parent's encouragements to go out and play with others, he remained aloof and a loner. Having an IQ of 170 (signifying genius intelligence) he skipped two grades going from the 5th directly to the 7th. In 1958 at the age of 16 he was entering Harvard University earning a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1962. He then earned a master and a Ph.D in mathematics from the University of Michigan. He had a successful research career here and taught undergraduate for three years though he continued to make few friends. He quit in the fall of 1967 and was hired as an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley. He resigned without explanation on June 30 1969. In June 1971 Ted and his brother David purchased a 1.4-acre lot in Lincoln, Montana. He built his infamous 10-by-12 wood cabin on the site by hand. In the mid-70s Kaczynski live and work in Salt Lake City.
On May 26, 1978 Professor Buckley Crist of Northwestern University received a package whose return address was not his but he had no recollection of sending the parcel. He became suspicious and called the campus police. When the police officer opened the package it exploded. He received minor injuries. That was the first bomb placed by whom the FBI later called "The Unabomber". Over the course of 18 years (1978-1995), the Unabomber, generally accepted to be Ted Kaczynski acting alone, placed or mailed 23 package bombs. These bombs killed 3 persons and wounded 16.
On September 19 1995, the New York Time editor received a letter. According to the text, the Unabomber suggest a "bargain": if his lenghty manuscript was published, he would cease sending bombs. The Washington Post and New York Times split costs and published the Unabomber's manuscript, known as the "Manifesto".
In 1996, David Kaczynski, Ted's brother, began to make connections between his brother's earlier writings and the manifesto. He contacted the FBI saying that he might know who the Unabomber was. Ted was arrested at his Montana cabin. Bomb-making material was found and a fully-functionnal live bomb was also found under his bed. In 1997 he was diagnosed suffering paranoid schizophrenia. In 1998, during his trial, the defense and the prosecutor reached a plea bargain: Ted would plead guilty to all charge and get a life sentence without possibility of parole, escaping the death penalty he might have received. He is currently serving his sentence at the supermax federal penitentiary of Florence, Colorado. - Fakhri Khorvash was born on 31 May 1929 in Kermanshah, Iran. She was an actress, known for Chess of the Wind (1976), A House in Darkness (2004) and The Invasion (1985). She was married to Javad Asoudi and Shapour Shibani. She died on 10 June 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Director
- Writer
Roger Payne was born on 29 January 1935 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Whales: An Unforgettable Journey (1997), Blue Water, White Death (1971) and Drama 61-67 (1961). He was married to Lisa Harrow and Katharine Boynton. He died on 10 June 2023 in South Woodstock, Vermont, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
- Director
Giannis Markopoulos was born on 18 March 1939 in Iraklio, Crete, Greece. He was a composer and director, known for Young Aphrodites (1963), The Fate of the Innocent (1965) and The Brightest Star (1967). He was married to Vassiliki Lavina. He died on 10 June 2023 in Athens, Greece.- Born March 4th, 1988 and raised between Columbia, South Carolina and Nairobi, Kenya. Nagi (Pronounced: Nah-Gee) is an up and coming Kenyan-American Actor. He spent childhood summers in Kenya and returned to his motherland for a few years of high school at the historic Rift Valley Academy. He began acting at Dutch Fork High School with hometown friends in Columbia, SC. Born of kikuyu descent in South Carolina to Kenyan parents who came to America for higher learning; Nagi began pursuing acting at the suggestion of his drama teacher, Candice Williams. Since a teen he studied theatre, playing lead roles in numerous school & community stage plays; which landed him a talent agent at 15. He was also a talented athlete at Dutch Fork, playing football and basketball. In 2009, Nagi booked the role of 'Josh Gattis' in 20th Century Fox movie, The 5th Quarter. The football movie was filmed entirely at Wake Forest University. The newcomer had a strong performance acting alongside Ryan Merriman, Aiden Quinn & Andie MacDowell. Since then, he has appeared in other films like 2020's civil war drama "Emperor". He also plays the role of Craig Hansen in the television series "Games People Play" airing on Black Entertainment Television (BET). Season 2, Ep 5.
In 2018, Nagi appeared in a season 5 episode of the action series "NCIS: New Orleans" airing on CBS; playing military operative David Anderson.
One of his most recent cast involvements premieres October 1st, 2021. A Blumhouse Vampire horror film titled "Black as Night" which will be available on Amazon Prime Video worldwide. Nagi plays the role of Nigerian vampire Tunde. He trained and performed all of his own stunts in the movie. Sammy "Nagi" Njuguna is represented by talent agents Brenda Netzberger at Open Range, Sheila Legette at SLE, and managed by David Koth at Authentic Talent and Literary Management. - Larry Triplett was born and raised in Jackson, Tn about 75 north east of Memphis. Growing up Larry decided he wanted to be a drummer at the age of 11 years old and has been playing ever since. It was during his sophomore year of high school the urge to act hit him. He signed for the theaters arts class and participated in several different production through out high school. After graduating high school, Larry decided to attend Jackson State Community College where he auditioned to join the school's music ensemble. He made it and received a full scholarship. Larry got into film acting in 2011, where he participated in some local indie projects and film classes and workshops. Some of the workshops and classes were taught by the likes of Karen Carlson and Walt Wiley. Larry also had some featured extra work in two episodes of the ABC show "Nashville" as a football player. He was also featured as a soldier in indie rocker Jasmine Cain's video "Fade." Larry is also a full time state commissioned firefighter and reserve sheriff deputy.
- Nuccio Ordine was born on 18 July 1958 in Diamante, Italy. He died on 10 June 2023 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.
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- Producer
Martin Marinaro was an actor and producer, known for Severance (1988), Factotum (2005) and Equinox (1992). He died on 10 June 2023 in the USA.- Don Hood was born on 16 October 1949 in Florence, South Carolina, USA. He died on 10 June 2023 in the USA.
- Jim Turner was born on 28 March 1941 in Crockett, California, USA. He was married to Mary Kay Roettger. He died on 10 June 2023 in Arvada, Colorado, USA.
- Ingrid D'Praga was an actress, known for Los hijos de Peralvillo (1983). She died on 10 June 2023 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Additional Crew
Lee-Clark Norsworthy was born on 23 June 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Lee-Clark is known for Hard Time (1998) and Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999). Lee-Clark was married to Jay Robbins. Lee-Clark died on 10 June 2023 in Kirksey, Kentucky, USA.- Producer
- Set Decorator
Rodger Ball was born in 1953 in California, USA. He was a producer and set decorator, known for Roller Junkies! (2022), Quartz Vein (2021) and Cutting Squares (2024). He died on 10 June 2023 in California, USA.- Vladimir Prikhodko was born on 24 October 1933 in Merefa, Kharkov Governorate, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Dersu Uzala (1975), War and Peace (1965) and Bolshaya ruda (1964). He died on 10 June 2023 in Merefa, Kharkovskaya oblast, Ukraine.