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This lean, incisive, basso-voiced Swiss actor with the unsettling mephistophelean countenance was the son of a Galician-Jewish merchant. Pinkas Braun began his chosen vocation at the age of eighteen as an extra with the Zürcher Schauspielhaus (embracing what he considered the 'order and discipline' inherent in a theatrical career). A member of the company's ensemble from 1945 to 1956, Braun featured in numerous premieres of plays by Brecht (who played a pivotal role in his training as an actor), Camus, Dürrenmatt and Frisch. Braun's personal favorite and his critically most acclaimed performance was as Shylock in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". On the screen, his looks and voice naturally predetermined him for arch villainy. At the very least, he would be cast as sinister schemers, occasionally mitigated by a charming blend of rascality. Braun found his widest audience during the 1960's in several lurid adaptations of crime thrillers by Edgar Wallace which have since acquired a substantial cult following: Secret of the Red Orchid (1962) (as a wealthy orchid collector and blackmail victim); The Door with Seven Locks (1962) (as the criminally insane Dr. Staletti); Der Fluch der gelben Schlange (1963) (Fing-Su, demonic leader of a murderous sect of Chinese snake-worshippers). At his scene-stealing best, Braun took full acting honours as the ruthless Percyval Glyde in a superbly-mounted TV mini-series, Die Frau in Weiß (1971), based on the classic novel by Wilkie Collins. As the owner of a distinctively sonorous voice he was guaranteed regular employment in radio drama or for synchronisation (notably, as William of Baskerville, chief protagonist of Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose"). Braun also established a reputation as a theatrical director of note and as the leading translator into German of the complete works of Edward Albee.- Mallikharjunarao was an actor, known for Venky (2004), Pournami (2006) and Alluda Majaaka! (1995). He was married to adilakshmi. He died on 24 June 2008 in Hyderabad, India.
- Varoa Tiki was born on 8 August 1935 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She was an actress, known for Goodbye Paradise (1991), Hawaii Five-O (1968) and Molokai (1999). She died on 24 June 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
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Noriaki Tsuchimoto was born on 11 December 1928 in Toki, Gifu, Japan. He was a director and editor, known for Aru kikanjoshi (1964), Arishihi no Kabul Hakubutsukan - 1988nen (2003) and Mouhitotsu no Afuganisutan: Kabûru nikki 1985 nen (2003). He died on 24 June 2008 in Minami-Boso, Chiba, Japan.- Alfreds Jaunusans was born on 24 March 1919 in Riga, Latvia. He was an actor, known for Verba seraya tsyetyot (1961), Chuzhaya v posyolke (1959) and Pec vetras (1956). He died on 24 June 2008 in Riga, Latvia.
- Viktor Gaynov was born on 4 January 1938. He was an actor, known for Vozdushnye piraty (1992), Jonathan degli orsi (1994) and Polnolunie (1993). He died on 24 June 2008.
- Sergey Perelygin was born on 13 February 1964 in Podolsk, USSR. He was an actor, known for Unizhennye i oskorblennye (1991), Zaveshchanie Lenina (2007) and Shtrafbat (2004). He died on 24 June 2008 in Moscow, Russia.
- Lewis Hopkins was born on 10 June 1919 in Luthersville, Georgia, USA. He was married to Ruby Stevens and Mary Lokken. He died on 24 June 2008 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- She was the wife of president of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and First Lady of her country between 1995 to 2003. She too was a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of São Paulo.
Ruth Cardoso also had the opportunity to put some of her theories into practice after her husband was elected president. She transformed the traditional charity approach of other first ladies with her Comunidade Solidária (Solidary Community) programs that stressed the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in state-society partnerships. In addition to executing concrete social programs, Comunidade Solidária also facilitated broad discussions of important social topics, from agrarian reform to the legal status of NGOs, publishing the results of these dialogues. Anthony Hall of the London School of Economics told the BBC after her death that she was instrumental in developing the plan to bundle various social programs together in the way that has become characteristic of the successful Bolsa Familia social program. - Marie Landais was born on 26 October 1953 in Orléans, Loiret, France. She was an actress, known for Prisonnières (1988). She died on 24 June 2008 in Orléans, Loiret, France.
- Charles Dryden was born on 16 September 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Maryal Morgan and Irma C. Dryden. He died on 24 June 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Tauno Äikää was born on 9 December 1917 in Kurkijoki, Finland. He was married to Pirkko Maija Anneli Hellemaa. He died on 24 June 2008 in Finland.
- Ira Tucker was born on 17 May 1925 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. He was married to Louise Eleanor Archie. He died on 24 June 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.