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Lawrence Dane was an exceptionally fine, versatile, and shamefully underrated Canadian character actor who was equally adept at both comedy and drama alike. Tall and lean, with silver gray hair, a gaunt face, and a distinguished air about him, Dane was often cast as smooth business executives, physicians, police officers, and stern authority figures. Born on April 3, 1937 in Masson, Quebec, Lawrence grew up in Ottawa and initially took acting lessons in order to overcome shyness. Dane first started acting on stage in the late 1950's. He soon amassed a substantial volume of film and TV show credits. Lawrence gave an especially terrific performance as one of five doctors who find themselves being terrorized by vicious vengeful hillbillies when they go camping in the remote Canadian wilderness in the harrowing Deliverance (1972) variant Rituals (1977); the multi-talented Dane also produced this gritty and suspenseful cult favorite thriller. Other notable roles Dane has played are Michael Ironside's evil business partner in David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981), Melissa Sue Anderson's father in the superior slasher item Happy Birthday to Me (1981), and Peter Weller's tough, but fair boss in the excellent killer rat knockout Of Unknown Origin (1983). Moreover, Dane displayed a delightful flair for comedy in the amusing features It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975) and Find the Lady (1976), in which he was nicely paired with a then-unknown John Candy. Lawrence continued to act in both TV shows and movies with pleasing regularity well into his 70's. He died at age 84 at his home in Ontario, Canada from pancreatic cancer on March 21, 2022.

A director known for the thematic and visual bleakness of his work, Aoyama often sets his films in the Kyushu region from which he hails. He graduated from Rikkyo University and became known in 1996, but it was Eureka in 2000, which won him prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. Aoyama would continue in film, but also write novels, contribute to magazines and become a film professor at Tama Art University. Aoyama married actress Maho Toyota and has cast her in his films.

Maggie Fox was born on 13 March 1963 in London, England. She was an actress, known for The Forsyte Saga (2002), Coronation Street (1960) and How Do You Want Me? (1998). She died on 21 March 2022 in London, England.

Eva Ingeborg Scholz studied acting under Hilde Körber at the renowned Max Reinhardt academy and appeared on the Berlin stage between 1947 and 1953. After moving to Munich she became an ensemble member of the Münchner Kammerspiele where she covered both comedic and dramatic assignments. Though diminutive and rather unimposing in stature, she had expressive eyes, and, as it turned out, possessed a strong on-screen presence. Scholz made her film debut in 1947 and was already afforded star status in just her second picture (playing the titular heroine in One, Two, Three: Corona (1948), a post-war love story with a circus setting, filmed at Ufa's Babelsberg studio). During the following decade, Scholz alternated leading roles in light comedies and operettas (Stips (1951), Pension Schöller (1952), Ball im Savoy (1955)) with high profile supporting parts in drama where she did her best acting in films with a wartime theme, notably 08/15 (1954), The Devil's General (1955) and Urlaub auf Ehrenwort (1955).

From the early 60s until her retirement in 2018, Scholz acted mainly on the small screen, often in maternal parts, or as aunts, neighbours or dowagers. At the end of her career, she was awarded the prestigious Deutscher Schauspielpreis for a supporting guest role in the popular crime series Tatort (1970). Scholz was also a prolific voice-over actress, dubbing for stars like Angela Lansbury, Elsa Lanchester, Gladys Cooper and Kathryn Grayson. She provided the voice for Disney's Cinderella (1950) in the animated feature.

Eva Ingeborg Scholz was married twice: her first husband was the actor Wilfried Seyferth, her second the well-known author and screenwriter Georg Hurdalek.

Jean started out as a chorus skater with the Ice follies the Canadian version of the Ice Capades, from there she chose to go into Canadian Television where she became quite successful as a comedic actress with the show Nightcap, towards the end of her time with Nightcap Jean would go on to star in two Canadian films with her sister Linda Smith, who for their first film together "Adulterous Affair" would go by her birth name of Linda Gillespie, for their second film "Playgirl Killer". Linda would adopt Jean's last name of Christopher and would continue to use that last name throughout her brief show business career. In the mid to late 60's Jean worked in Hollywood where she was under contract with Universal Studios during her time with Universal Studios, she appeared in the movie Star! which starred Julie Andrews, The Wild Wild West, Jim Henson's The Cube and numerous other television shows and movies, Jean was also a singer and would make appearances on Linda's show A Go-Go 66, by the 70's she would be in a trio called The Caliope and would make appearances on Canadian television shows with them, during her time in front of the cameras in the 70's Jean appeared on numerous successful Canadian sitcoms and game shows. then by the late 70's Jean started working behind the cameras in continuity as first a Script Assistant and then as a Script Supervisor where she worked on at least 20 Canadian/American films and Television shows over the span of about 20 years Jean would sadly pass away on the 21st of March 2022.

Vitaliy Melnikov was born on 1 May 1928 in Mazanovo, Mazanovskiy rayon, Amurskiy okrug, Dalne-Vostochnyy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Amurskaya oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Tsarevich Aleksey (1996), Lunoy byl polon sad (2000) and Bednyy, bednyy Pavel (2003). He was married to Tamara Aleksandrovna Melnikova. He died on 21 March 2022 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Carmine Scelza was an actor, known for M*A*S*H (1972). He died on 21 March 2022 in the USA.

LaShun Pace was born on 6 September 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was an actress and composer, known for Song to Song (2017), Beauty (2022) and EWR's Right to Fight: Pride War (2004). She was married to Edward Rhodes. She died on 21 March 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Ken Hecht was born on 4 April 1947 in Miami, Florida, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for American Dream (1981), Love, Sidney (1981) and Diff'rent Strokes (1978). He died on 21 March 2022 in Tarzana, California, USA.

Yuz Aleshkovsky was born on 21 September 1929 in Krasnoyarsk, USSR. He was a writer, known for Chto s toboy proiskhodit (1975), Kysh i Dvaportfelya (1974) and Avariynoye polozheniye (1973). He was married to Irina Feliksovna Aleshkovskaya and Irina Dmitrievna Nikiforova. He died on 21 March 2022 in Tampa, Florida, USA.

Waldemar Bergendahl was born on 18 April 1933 in Årsunda, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. He was a producer and production manager, known for My Life as a Dog (1985), The Slingshot (1993) and Adam & Eva (1997). He died on 21 March 2022 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

Sundaram Master was an actor, known for Gentleman (1993) and Lockdown Diaries. He died on 21 March 2022 in India.

Vesna Bosanac was born on 9 March 1949 in Subotica, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. She died on 21 March 2022 in Vukovar, Yugoslavia [now Croatia].

Kip Hawley is the former Administrator for the Transportation Security Administration, part of United States government's Department of Homeland Security. Hawley held the post from July 27, 2005 to January 20, 2009, replacing the previous Director, Rear Admiral David Stone. He was succeeded by Acting Administrator Gale Rossides. Kip Hawley was a contributing writer to the Leadership Journal Blog for the Department of Homeland Security, where topics have included Secure Flight, Security Strategy and Covert Testing.

Jeff Hurst was born on 22 December 1953 in Dallas, Texas, USA. Jeff was a cinematographer and editor, known for La ley del silencio (2005), Necessary Roughness (1991) and Frida Kahlo: A Ribbon Around a Bomb (1991). Jeff was married to Cora Cardona. Jeff died on 21 March 2022 in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Yvan Colonna was born on 7 April 1960 in Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. He was married to Stéphanie . He died on 21 March 2022 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Lee E. Koppelman was born on 19 May 1927 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Connie. He died on 21 March 2022 in Stony Brook, New York, USA.