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- Garfield Morgan was born in Birmingham, England, in 1931. After a brief sojourn working as a trainee dental technician, he trained as an actor at a local drama school. His career began at the Arena Theatre in Birmingham in the fifties and he later became involved in both production and directing duties at The Marlow Theatre in Canterbury, Kent, and at The Library Theatre, Manchester. During the seventies he was Associate Director of Northgate Theatre and Associate Director of The Nottingham Playhouse.
His television career began in the mid-fifties and although initially playing small parts, during the sixties he began to take on bigger roles, including the part of Detective Chief Inspector Lewis in the BBC's long-running Softly Softly (1966) series. He often played policemen but none more famous than DCI Frank Haskins in The Sweeney (1975), opposite John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, during the seventies, where he was an admirable foil to Thaw's brash, renegade Inspector Jack Regan. He was also a regular in other TV series such as The Nineteenth Hole (1989), You Must Be the Husband (1987) and Shelley (1979), all during the eighties, and No Job for a Lady (1990) opposite Penelope Keith in the nineties.
He preferred acting on stage and in television so his film career was rather limited but he did have a decent role in The Odessa File (1974) in 1974.
In his personal life, early on he was married to the actress Dilys Laye before it ended in divorce. After a short illness, Morgan died from cancer on December 5, 2009. His former wife died just a few months previously. - Steve Waters was born on 30 December 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Pink Flamingos (1972), Polyester (1981) and Multiple Maniacs (1970). He was married to Sharon Waters. He died on 5 December 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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William J. Lederer was born on 31 March 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Ugly American (1963), The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) and Ensign O'Toole (1962). He was married to Ethel Hackett and Corinne Lewis. He died on 5 December 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.- Irakli Gabeli was born on 6 March 1945 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR. He was a composer, known for V debryakh, gde reki begut... (1988), Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky (1981) and Ottsy (1989). He died on 5 December 2009.
- Malcolm Perry was born on 3 September 1929 in Allen, Texas, USA. He died on 5 December 2009 in Tyler, Texas, USA.
- Otto Graf Lambsdorff was born on 20 December 1926 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was married to Alexandra von Quistorp and Renate Lepper. He died on 5 December 2009 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Born in Chicago, Illinois on March 23, 1923, Birn stayed close to his home town for all his life. He attended DePaul University on a scholarship. After graduating, he moved to New York to pursue a career in acting, but soon found himself back in Chicago and working as a copy-writer for the advertising agency McCann Erickson. It was there that he met fellow Chicagoan and young copy-writer, William J. Bell, who would later create the two most successful daytime dramas in television history. Birn and Bell worked side by side creating ad slogans and writing jingle copy. When Bell moved on to begin his career in daytime, Birn stayed back and forged a successful thirty-year career in the advertising world. After his stint at McCann Erickson, Birn went to work for Tatham, Laird & Kudner, in Chicago and New York, where he created some of the most unforgettable characters and slogans in the history of commercials. Birn's client list included Mr. Clean, Head & Shoulders, Kix and Trix Cereal, Tidy Bowl, Lucky Strike Cigarettes and Biz and Bold detergents. Birn was the very first person to obtain permission from the elusive Walt Disney to allow a product to use a Disney character in an ad, when he introduced the animated "Peter Pan" and "Captain Hook" for Peter Pan Peanut Butter. Birn retired as Chairman of the Board of Tatham, Laird & Kudner in 1984. In 1987, Birn was contacted by his longtime friend William J. Bell, who by now was living in Los Angeles and helming his creations The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. Birn quickly packed his bags and again found himself working side by side with Bell, but this time writing soap operas. For the next 22 years, until shortly before his death, Birn served as a writer and a story consultant for the two critically acclaimed dramas. During this time Birn garnered 20 Daytime Emmy nominations and three Emmys as well as three Writer's Guild Award nominations and one Writer's Guild Award. Birn met his second wife Patty Weaver on set where his daughter Laura Bryan Birn also worked for nearly 20 years as an actress. Jerry Birn died on December 5, 2009 of natural causes.
- Zsolt Paseczki was born on 5 June 1966. He was an actor, known for Hungarian Vagabond (2004) and Etetés (2009). He died on 5 December 2009.
- Alfred Hrdlicka was born on 27 February 1928 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Spider's Web (1989), Alfred Hrdlicka - Sequenzen (2011) and Hitler: A Profile (1995). He was married to Angelina Siegmeth and Barbara. He died on 5 December 2009 in Vienna, Austria.
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D. Stark was born on 5 June 1916 in Minnesota, USA. D. died on 5 December 2009 in New Mexico, USA.- Victor Barcellos was born on 26 June 1942 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He died on 5 December 2009.
- Kálmán Markovits was born on 26 August 1931 in Budapest, Hungary. He was married to Katalin Szõke and Márta Balogh. He died on 5 December 2009 in Budapest, Hungary.