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- A popular character actor who played straight man to, among other comic greats, Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin, Jack Benny, and Red Skelton, Leeds accompanied Hope on 14 international USO tours. Appeared on Broadway with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller in "Sugar Babies." Leeds' long television career peaked during the 1950s and 1960s but continued through the 1980s.
- Macit Flordun was born on 13 March 1939 in Vidin, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Shakir the Clumsy (1977), Iyi Aile Çocugu (1978) and Yazgi (1976). He died on 12 November 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Vytautas Zalakevicius was a notable Lithuanian director, best known for his film Nobody Wanted to Die (1965).
He was born Vytautas Prano Zalakevicius on April 14, 1930, in Kaunas, Lithuania. From 1948-1950 he studied to become an engineer at the Kaunas State University. He then went to Moscow and studied directing at the Soviet State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). His teachers were Mikheil Chiaureli and Grigoriy Aleksandrov. Zalakevivius was able to develop his own highly original style during the political changes in the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. At that time many intellectuals expressed their new ideas, because Nikita Khrushchev initiated the policy of openness and de-Stalinization known as the Khrushchev's Thaw. Zalakevicius graduated from VGIK in 1956 as director, making his first short film 'Skenduolis' (Drowned 1956) as his graduation work.
His first independent full-length feature film was 'Adomas nori buti zmogumi' (Adam Wants to Be a Man 1959). It immediately became a sensation. Zalakevicius demonstrated his experimental approach as a writer-director and achieved an uncommon result. His work with such actors, as Donatas Banionis and Juozas Miltinis brought him his first big success. His best known film was 'Niekas nenorejo mirti' (Nobody Wanted to Die 1965) starring Donatas Banionis, Regimantas Adomaitis, Vija Artmane, Juozas Budraitis, Algimantas Masiulis and other Lithuanian actors. Zalakevicius made a powerful film, it was even dubbed the "Lithuanian Seven Samurai." It shows dramatic events in a small Lithuanian farming community, where people are split between the Soviets and the "brothers in the woods", who are fighting to defend their land from the Soviets after the end of the Second World War.
Zalakevicius was the winner of the 1973 Gold Prize at the Moscow International Film Festival for 'Eto sladkoe slovo: Svoboda!' (That Sweet Word: Liberty! 1973). But the film caused a mixed reaction, being just a mere political propaganda of the Chilean revolution. From 1974-1980, Zalakevicius worked at the Mosfilm Studios in Moscow. His Moscow period was less productive and he eventually returned to Lithuania. During the 1980s and 1990s, Zalakevicius was up to the challenges of the unstable and turbulent years during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union. His later career was devoted to establishing of the newly independent Lithuanian film industry. His last work was a screenplay for 'Elze's Life' (2000), a period film about the history of Lithuanian and German relationship, directed by his student, Algimantas Puipa. It was an artistic effort of reconciliation with the national identity, and partition from the Soviet past. Zalakevicius was one of the most provocative and controversial figures in the Lithuanian film. He usually wrote the screenplays for most of his films. He occasionally did television work as well.
Vytautas Zalakevicius was honored with titles of People's Artist of the Lithuanian Republic (1981) and People's Artist of Russia (1980). He was artistic Director of Lithuanian Film Studio, and Vice-Chairman of the Lithuanian State Committee for Cinematography. He also taught film directing in Moscow and in Vilnius, and several of his students became established filmmakers. Vytautas Zalakevicius was married to Russian actress Irina Miroshnichenko. He died of natural causes on November 12, 1996, in Vilnius, and was laid to rest in Vilnius, Luthuania.- Actress
- Writer
Katja Medbøe was born on 3 December 1945 in Norway. She was an actress and writer, known for Jenny (1983), Hustruer III (1996) and Nattseilere (1986). She died on 12 November 1996 in Nordmarka, Oslo, Norway.- Léo Ilial was born on 22 May 1933 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Murder in Space (1985), Keeping Track (1986) and La caméra explore le temps (1957). He died on 12 November 1996 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Harry Stubbs was born on 2 November 1908 in Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Hilda Lessways (1959) and Saturday Playhouse (1958). He died on 12 November 1996 in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, England, UK.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
The British soprano Gwen Catley had blonde hair and blue eyes, and was just a little over five feet tall; her voice was exceptionally pure and clear, and is instantly recognisable - her personal charm and simplicity is strongly reflected in her style of singing. She was a very popular radio and recording artist, and she made a few operatic appearances (most notably as Gilda in RIGOLETTO). Through her hundreds of radio broadcasts she became a household name, and her singing career lasted through the 1930s, '40s and '50s. She then enjoyed a long and happy retirement, and had a number of singing pupils - including some famous names from the world of theatre and film.- Baftjar Çene was an actor, known for A Tale from the Past (1987), Ishmael (1994) and Shtërngata në mal (1979). He died on 12 November 1996 in Tirana, Albania.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Dragoljub Karadzinovic was born on 15 March 1912 in Skopje, Macedonia. He was a cinematographer, known for Zvizduk u osam (1962), Poslednji kolosek (1956) and Potrazi Vandu Kos (1957). He died on 12 November 1996 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Zdenek Zaoral was born on 17 August 1945 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and assistant director, known for Poutníci (1989), Pavucina (1987) and Umení milovati De arte amatoria (1968). He was married to Eva Zaoralová. He died on 12 November 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic.