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Cecilia Leger was born on 19 December 1899 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. She was an actress, known for El Topo (1970), Nos veremos en el cielo (1956) and La marca de Satanás (1957). She was married to Salvador Augusto Zubieta, Manuel Arvide and Luis Egea Alaves. She died on 15 June 1982 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

A saxophonist, Art Pepper played briefly with Gus Arnheim but most often played with black groups in downtown Los Angeles. It was during the late 1940s and early 1950s that he became addicted to heroin, and during the 1960s he served a few jail sentences. Pepper's wife wrote his biography, entitled "Straight Life."

Neil Fitzgerald was born the son of a member of Parliament James Fitzgerald near Emly in Co. Limerick on 15 January 1892. He was educated in Trinity College Dublin where the onus on him was to study pharmacy of which he received his degree but he preferred to tread the boards in Dublin, London and New York. He made his Broadway Debut in "Leave her to Heaven" on February 27th 1940 . He was nominated for a Drama Critics Circle Award in 1972 for his role as the doctor in Edward Albee's "All Over" and he appeared in numerous Irish plays in New York on Broadway during his life-time. George Bernard Shaw told him as a youngster that "You will do better with greasepaint than with blood". His film debut was in 1935 in John Fords' classic "The Informer" where he played Tommy Connor. He also has numerous television credits.

Gottfried Kolditz was born on 14 December 1922 in Goldbach-Altenbach, Haut-Rhin, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Small White Mouse (1964), The Thing in the Castle (1979) and Signale - Ein Weltraumabenteuer (1970). He was married to Erika Koch. He died on 15 June 1982 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia].

Don Turner was born on 8 August 1910 in Deland, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Smashing the Money Ring (1939), Virginia City (1940) and Bullet Scars (1942). He died on 15 June 1982 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA.

Michael Romberg was born on 18 April 1918 in Poltava, Ukraine. Michael was an art director and costume designer, known for Ztracenci (1957), Chlap jako hora (1960) and How Man Learned to Fly (1958). Michael died on 15 June 1982 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Yasuo Hisamatsu was born on 6 June 1919 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945), Waga ai wa jama no kanata ni (1948) and Four Love Stories (1947). He died on 15 June 1982.