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- Character actor John P. Ryan was born on July 30, 1936 in New York City. The son of Irish immigrant parents, Ryan graduated from Rice High School and studied English at the City College of New York, where he first developed an interest in acting. He served six years in the US Army and worked as a welfare investigator prior to pursuing an acting career. John made his film debut in the comedy The Tiger Makes Out (1967). He appeared in five pictures for Jack Nicholson; he's especially memorable as male nurse Spicer in Five Easy Pieces (1970). Manic, pale-eyed and craggy-faced, with an often intense and explosive screen presence, Ryan was frequently cast as nasty villains, hard-boiled police officers, and strict military men. John gave a strong and touching performance in a rare change-of-pace sympathetic role as Frank Davis, the bitter and regretful father of a murderous monster mutant baby in Larry Cohen's excellent It's Alive (1974). He also portrayed Davis in the okay sequel It Lives Again (1978). Other notable movie parts include the fanatical Colonel Hardcore in Shamus (1973), shrewd mob capo Patsy O'Neill in the witty Cops and Robbers (1973), evil scientist Schneider in Futureworld (1976), the dogged Lt. Parmental in Breathless (1983), vicious Irish mobster Joe Flynn in The Cotton Club (1984), at his ferocious best as sadistic prison Warden Ranken in the powerful Runaway Train (1985), hateful fascist lunatic Glastenbury in the exciting Avenging Force (1986), ruthless drug kingpin Nathan White in the cruddy Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987), ramrod high school principal Mr. O'Rourke in the amusing Three O'Clock High (1987), and lethal robot history teacher Mr. Hardin in Class of 1999 (1990). Among the TV shows Ryan did guest spots on are M*A*S*H (1972), The Rockford Files (1974), Hawaii Five-O (1968), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), Starsky and Hutch (1975), Kojak (1973), Hart to Hart (1979), The F.B.I. (1965), and Miami Vice (1984). John had a recurring role on the TV series Archer (1975). In addition to his film and TV credits, Ryan also appeared in over 90 stage plays. Following his final film appearance in "Bound," John spent his later years giving acting lessons and was an advocate of spiritual healing. John P. Ryan died from a stroke at age 70 on March 20, 2007 in Los Angeles, California; he's survived by two daughters.
- Albert Baez was born on 15 November 1912 in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. He was married to Joan Baez Sr.. He died on 20 March 2007 in Redwood City, California, USA.
- Actor
- Director
Francis Agu was born on 18 February 1965 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was an actor and director, known for Domitilla (1996), Take Me to Jesus (2008) and Enemies (1998). He died on 20 March 2007 in Lagos, Nigeria.- Joachim Richert was born on 11 April 1938 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Cliff Dexter (1966), Uneasy Summer (1967) and Das Millionenspiel (1970). He died on 20 March 2007 in Germany.
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Born in Romania in 1923, Hyman ("Hy") Weiss emigrated to the US with his family in 1924, and they settled in the Bronx, New York. There he became friends with a young man who would also grow to become a major power in the music industry: Morris Levy, the famous (some say infamous) founder and owner of Roulette Records.
During World War Ii Weiss served in the US Army Air Force, and after the war held a variety of jobs. He entered the music business as a record salesman, and found that the industry suited him so much that he and his brother Sam established their own label, Parody Records, in 1949. Four years later he began Old Town Records. The label specialized in what became known as "doo-wop" rock, and also had a roster of blues singers. Its first big hit was "We Belong Together" by Robert & Johnny in 1958, and it later had hits with such artists as The Capris, Larry Chance & The Earls and Arthur Prysock. Weiss sold Old Town, and its catalog, to Atlantic Records in 1970. He subsequently went to work for Stax Records, but in 1973 he revived Old Town to release records by Prysock, and kept it going until 1978. His son, Barry Weiss, also was in the music business, heading such labels as Island Records, Def Jam and Universal/Motown.
Hy Weiss died in Englewood, NJ, on March 20, 2007.- Rita Joe was born on 15 March 1932 in Whycocomagh, Kap-Breton-Island, Canada. She was an actress, known for Canada: A People's History (2000) and Song of Eskasoni (1993). She died on 20 March 2007 in Whycocomagh, Kap-Breton-Island, Canada.
- Lillian Colton was born on 8 September 1911 in Sherburn, Minnesota, USA. She died on 20 March 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Christian Biegalski was born on 13 October 1949 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was a writer and producer, known for Chère canaille (1989), Les nouveaux chevaliers du ciel (1988) and The Prince of the Pacific (2000). He died on 20 March 2007 in Paris, France.- Hilda Durante was born on 19 July 1925 in Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, UK. She was married to Ted Durante. She died on 20 March 2007 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jane Kavcic was born on 10 September 1923 in Logatec, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She was a director and writer, known for Maja in vesoljcek (1988), Tri zgodbe (1955) and Apprenticeship of the Inventor Polz (1982). She died on 20 March 2007 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.