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- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Scotty Welbourne was born on 14 May 1907 in North Carolina, USA. Scotty was a cinematographer and director, known for Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Deep Adventure (1957) and The Monster That Challenged the World (1957). Scotty was married to Lois James, Tessa Prendergast and Victoria Vinton. Scotty died on 25 May 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Fred Gunnarsson was born on 10 March 1939. He was an actor, known for Misfire (1978), Kullamannen (1967) and Elvis! Elvis! (1976). He died on 25 May 1979.
- Stan Stone was born on 20 August 1920 in North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Mitchell (1975) and Lethal Justice (1995). He died on 25 May 1979 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Elsa Sigfuss was born on 9 November 1908 in Iceland. She was an actress, known for Lejlighed til leje (1949). She died on 25 May 1979 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Renowned rock & roll impresario and manager of Pop Music acts Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs and The Cowsills , who were the original inspiration for TV's The Partridge Family.
He also guided the careers of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, who wrote much of The Monkees material, The Royal Guardsmen and AM radio staple Tommy James & Tommy James & The Shondells.
After moving to Malibu, California in the early seventies, Lenny created Malibu Record Productions, Inc. (featuring one of England's Progressive Rock pioneers Gentle Giant ). His band Sweathog (featuring Lee Michaels drummer Frosty) had a Top 40 hit with Hallelujah.
He later branched out into concert promotions, creating a live attractions company Colony Concerts which was based at and named after the Malibu Colony. Colony Concerts promoted shows by Yes, Black Sabbath, and America.
Arguably his greatest achievements were creating and producing two of the biggest music festivals of all time; California Jam and California Jam II (aka Cal Jam 2). Both events were held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Southern California in 1974 & 1978 respectively. Each drew crowds of well over 250,000 music fans. Both were televised on ABC Television in the United States, and both spawned countless bootleg recordings of headliners Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, ELP, Aerosmith, Santana and others. Cal Jam I is widely credited with catapulting Earth Wind & Fire into the international spotlight.
Lenny and his partner Sanford Feldman produced other events, including Canada Jam at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, ON which aired on CTV Television in Canada. They also promoted the Evel Knievel Snake River Canyon Jump (ABC Wide World of Sports).
He died in what was, at the time, the largest airplane tragedy in US history at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on May 25, 1979. Ironically, Lenny was on the way to Los Angeles to finalize plans for another mega-festival in Illinois, The Chicago Jam. There were plans for a Cal Jam 3, but the event was canceled.- Etan Patz was born on 9 October 1972 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 25 May 1979 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Production Designer
- Art Director
György Rajkai was born on 22 April 1914 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a production designer and art director, known for Karikák (1956), Gól (1956) and Gandhi Drama (2010). He died on 25 May 1979 in Budapest, Hungary.- Thea Eyssen was born on 3 August 1905. She was an actress, known for Avonturen van Pietje Bell (1964), Vier Rakkers en een oude jeep (1959) and Trouwe kameraden (1957). She died on 25 May 1979 in Sittard, Limburg, Netherlands.