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Nicolas Koster was born on 12 August 1943 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Carolyn L. Wolf. He died on 29 December 1982 in Marin County, California, USA.

Sol C. Siegel grew up on the East side of Manhattan. He arrived in Los Angeles in 1934 to begin a career as a producer that extended to 1968. Mr. Siegel was married to Ruth Siegel and is survived by three sons, Norman (b.1937), Richard (b.1938) and Andrew (b.1941). Siegel was nominated for best picture for "A Letter to three Wives" and received two golden Globes. Under the banner of his own production company, Sol C. Siegel Productions, Mr. Siegel produced such box-office favorites as "High Society" (Crosby, Sinatra & Grace Kelly), "Les Girls", "Home From the Hill" and "Some Came Running." Siegel wrapped up his career with Cary Grant's last film, "Walk Don't Run" (1968). Over his career at several major studios Mr. Siegel was recognized numerous times as a top money producer for those organizations. Mr. Siegel was admired by his colleagues for his ability to work with writers to expand poignant short stories into full feature formats.

He was born to a Volga Tatar family that took refuge in Japan. His father Muhammad Safa was an imam (Muslim cleric) who fought on the side of Whites during the Russian Civil War. His family attained Turkish citizenship and he grew in the poor Tokyo district of Shitamachi. After Turkey sided with Allies in February 1945, he was rounded up for hard labor along with other enemy aliens. A popular media figure of the 1960s, he took Japanese citizenship only in 1971. He died of laryngeal cancer and is interred at the Foreigners' Muslim Cemetery in Tokyo. His father died two years later in 1984.

Gene Moskowitz was born on 5 November 1921 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Destructors (1974), The Long Vacation of Lotte H. Eisner (1979) and Oratorio for Prague (1968). He died on 29 December 1982 in Paris, France.

Edith Unnerstad was born on 28 July 1900 in Helsingfors, Finland. She was a writer, known for Kastrullresan (1950), Hon och han - och dom andra (1955) and Torpet (1962). She died on 29 December 1982 in Djursholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

Larry Shean was born on 28 May 1897 in New York City, New York, USA. Larry was married to Adelon Anger. Larry died on 29 December 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Max de Terra was born on 6 October 1918 in Zürich, Switzerland. He died on 29 December 1982 in Zürich, Switzerland.

Pierre Gérin was born on 6 March 1913 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. He was a producer and editor, known for Would-Be Gentleman (1958), L'homme qui revient de loin (1950) and The Adventurer of Seville (1954). He died on 29 December 1982 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

Ermer Robinson was born on 24 November 1922 in Logan County, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for The Harlem Globetrotters (1951). He died on 29 December 1982 in San Diego, California, USA.

Tibor Rakovský was born on 21 November 1922 in Zlaté Moravce, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and writer, known for Básnik a zena (1966), Nový Figaro (1963) and Otvorené okná (1970). He died on 29 December 1982 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].

Walter Tappe was born on 26 January 1902 in Hannover, Germany. He was an actor, known for Group Portrait with a Lady (1977), In Sachen Erzberger gegen Helfferich (1967) and Erotik auf der Schulbank (1968). He died on 29 December 1982 in Berlin, Germany.