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- Writer
- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
Carpenter began as an actor, having trained at the Old Vic Theatre School. Following repertory work he was first seen on screen playing character roles in television shows like Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as well as being regularly featured in Knight Errant Limited (1959) and The Citadel (1960). However, he became eventually dissatisfied with his acting career. By the end of the decade, he fulfilled a long-standing ambition and turned to writing adventure serials for imaginative young audiences. In addition, he made significant contributions to established series, such as The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972). At the centre of much of his own work are mysticism and English folklore.
Among his prolific output for ITV and BBC, he is perhaps best known for Catweazle (1970) (the story of an 11th Century wizard transported in time to the 20th Century where he is aided by a small boy), The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976), Dick Turpin (1979) and Robin Hood (1984). 'Robin' was one of the most popular programs on British television, capturing a nationwide audience of 12-13 million viewers per episode. It still has a huge fan base to this day. From the mid 1980s, Carpenter alternated writing scripts for comedy (Out of Sight (1996)) with period adventure (The Baker Street Boys (1983), based on premises set forth in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)). Carpenter won Writer's Guild of Great Britain Awards for both 'Catweazle' and 'Out of Sight'. His published works include novelisations of many of his most popular shows.- Actor
- Casting Director
Ed Brigadier was born on 16 October 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and casting director, known for The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Pushing Daisies (2007) and Gilmore Girls (2000). He died on 26 February 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Stephen Jenn was born on 30 March 1950 in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987), Marked Personal (1973) and Goodbye Mr. Chips (1984). He died on 26 February 2012 in London, England, UK.
- Jasper Watts was born on 14 April 1947 in Bath, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Welcome to Dopeland (2011), Six Sex Scenes and a Murder (2008) and Clownhouse (1989). He died on 26 February 2012 in Sausalito, California, USA.
- Trayvon Martin was born on 5 February 1995 in Miami, Florida, USA. He died on 26 February 2012 in Sanford, Florida, USA.
- Yvonne Verbeeck was born on 7 December 1913 in Rumst, Flanders, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Wit is troef (1940), Koko Flanel (1990) and Hector (1987). She died on 26 February 2012 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium.
- Sol Schiff was born on 28 June 1917 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 26 February 2012 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
László Szigeti was born on 19 January 1923 in Máriabesnyõ, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Denevér (1965), Musical TV Theater (1970) and Éjszakai repülés (1963). He died on 26 February 2012 in Budapest, Hungary.- Don Joyce was born on 8 October 1929 in Steubenville, Ohio, USA. He was married to Sherri. He died on 26 February 2012 in the USA.
- Gerda Zinn was born on 14 September 1914 in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Die Treppe (1950) and Das erste Recht des Kindes (1932). She died on 26 February 2012.
- Mary Perlmutter was born on 25 December 1928 in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. She was married to Sydney. She died on 26 February 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
In his childhood he was trained on the piano. As a 16-year-old student, he played piano in the Black Clan school orchestra. Later he learned to play the trumpet. In 1940/41 he was trained in harmony and composition at the Bern Conservatory by Albert Moeschlinger. After graduating from high school, he became second trumpeter in Fred Böhler's formation. Afterwards, military service briefly interrupted his music career. He then started in Jeo Grandjean's orchestra. From 1943 he played again in Fred Böhler's newly founded big band. The following year he played music as first trumpet in saxophonist Eddie Brunner's band "Original Teddies", which was previously led by Teddy Stauffer.
In the same year he formed his own professional jazz band. Shortly afterwards, due to an increase in members, it became a nine-piece orchestra with singer Kitty Ramon. In 1947 he expanded the formation to a 12-man big band and then to 16 members. A year later, Osterwald founded the later legendary Hazy Osterwald sextet, which debuted at the "International Jazz Festival" in Paris, where renowned jazz artists such as Charlie Parker also performed. The initial band members included Ernst Höllerhagen (clarinet), Sunny Lang (bass), Gil Cuppini (drums), Pierre Cavalli (guitar), Francis Burger (piano). Osterwald's sextet quickly achieved international success - also through their humorous stage show. The musicians performed in major European cities, such as Stockholm and Lisbon. From 1954 onwards the film was attractive.
The Hazy Osterwald sextet appeared, among other things, in the film "A Little Big Journey" (1954). The big musical breakthrough in the entertainment genre came in 1959 with the hit "Criminal Tango". The following year, Hazy Osterwald was no longer able to quite match the previous year's success with the so-called Konjunktur Cha Cha, the second big hit "Go with the Konjunktur", which deals with the economic miracle, as well as with the title "Panoptikum" ( 1960). In 1961 the feature film "The Hazy Osterwald Story" was made with Gustav Knuth, Eddie Arent and Peer Schmidt, which showed the band's success story. At the beginning of the 1960s, television audiences were able to see the band leader in his own show. Until 1979, Hazy Osterwald went on tour with his sextet. During this time he renamed his band "Hazy Osterwald Jetset".
After a break, the musician began playing jazz again in 1984 under the new band name "Hazy Osterwald and the Entertainers". Hazy Osterwald played the classic jazz percussion instrument vibraphone. In 1984 he was awarded the Prix Walo. In 1985 Osterwald married the actress Eleonore Mathilde Schmid. The couple settled in Lucerne. In 1999 he published his biography "Criminal Tango". In 2009 he was awarded the Swiss Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award for his life's work.