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Andrew Koenig was born on 17 August 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for InAlienable (2007), Batman: Dead End (2003) and Growing Pains (1985). He died on 14 February 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Dick Francis learned to ride when he was five, on a donkey. His older brother offered him sixpence if he could jump the fence sitting backwards on the donkey. It took five tries, but the determined five-year-old did finally manage to stay on the donkey as he jumped the fence. He collected the sixpence from his brother and earned his first riding fee. Of that experience he says, "In my heart, from that moment, I became a professional horseman." He became an amateur steeplechase rider when he was 26, and two years later began riding as a professional steeplechase jockey. He won more than 350 races, and was retained as jockey to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother for four seasons. Perhaps his most famous and controversial ride was on the Queen Mother's horse, Devon Loch, in the 1956 Grand National. Fifty yards from the finish line, with the race virtually won, the horse just suddenly fell. Afterwards, they could find nothing wrong with the horse, and the mystery as to what happened has never been solved. Soon after, at 36, Francis decided to retire as a jockey. He became a racing correspondent for the Sunday Express and published his first book, an autobiography entitled "The Sport of Queens," in 1957. His first mystery novel, "Dead Cert," was published in 1962. Since then he has written an average of a mystery per year, to the delight of his many fans. He writes about what he knows best, and each novel touches on racing and horses in some way. The mysteries are more than simple "horse stories," though, as Francis uses his descriptive style to bring to life heroes who are actors, artists, photographers, bankers, contractors, wine merchants, inventors, diplomats, teachers, pilots, meteorologists - and the list goes on. Francis speculated in his autobiography that he would be remembered as "the man who didn't win the National", but to his many fans around the world, he will always be the definitive Master of Mystery.
- Jerzy Turek was born on 17 January 1934 in Tchórzowa, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Pieklo i niebo (1966), Lalka (1978) and Kogel-mogel (1988). He died on 14 February 2010 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Doug Fieger was born on 20 August 1952 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Super 8 (2011), Reality Bites (1994) and The Next Karate Kid (1994). He died on 14 February 2010 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Miroslav Knoz was born on 7 March 1918 in Brno, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Le sourire du clown (1999), La valle di pietra (1992) and Forgotten Light (1996). He died on 14 February 2010 in Brno, Czech Republic.
- Stunts
- Actress
Jocelyn Clarke was an actress, known for Rollerball (2002), Final Destination (2000) and Freddy Got Fingered (2001). She died on 14 February 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Frank Sackton was born on 11 August 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on 14 February 2010 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
- Raymond Mason was born on 2 March 1922 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was married to Janine Hao. He died on 14 February 2010 in Paris, France.
- Gian was born on 30 July 1936 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor, known for Quelli belli... siamo noi (1971), Joan Lui - Ma un giorno nel paese arrivo io di lunedì (1985) and Lisa dagli occhi blu (1969). He was married to Anna Maria and Carla Russo. He died on 14 February 2010 in Lavagna, Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
- Richard Schoeck was born on 25 June 1963 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA. He died on 14 February 2010 in Lula, Georgia, USA.
- Kjeld Iversen was born on 29 April 1918 in Ordrup, Denmark. He was a writer and actor, known for Familien med de 100 børn (1972). He died on 14 February 2010.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
J. Sterling Livingston was born on 7 June 1916 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. J. Sterling was a writer, known for The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951). J. Sterling was married to Ruth E. Flume. J. Sterling died on 14 February 2010 in Bolton, Massachusetts, USA.