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Tall, spade-jawed, hopelessly genial balladeer/actor Jim Nabors was born in James Thurston Nabors on June 12, 1930 in Sylacauga, Alabama and raised there, graduating from the University of Alabama. A typing clerk at the United Nations in his salad days, he eventually moved to Los Angeles, California on account of his asthmatic condition and became a film cutter for NBC.
Jim was discovered on stage doing a cabaret act at "The Horn," a now defunct but then highly popular Santa Monica nightclub. Combining his gifts for classical singing and gawky hick characterizations, his highly unique schtick was either ridiculously insane or totally brilliant. Either way this garnered him notice.
Comic Bill Dana caught Jim's act and opted for the latter assessment, inviting him to audition for Steve Allen's TV variety show. Jim went on to appear on Allen's show a number of times. TV star Andy Griffith caught his silly singing "down home" gimmick as well and offered him the part of dim but lovable gas station attendant Gomer Pyle on his popular 1960s sitcom. Jim's career took off like a skyrocket. His sheepish "gawwwleee" and bug-eyed "shazzayam" expressions became part of the American vernacular and it wasn't long before the beloved character would spin off into his own sitcom. Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964) was a solid hit as the bungling, painfully naive, gentle do-gooder found himself hilariously at odds with the Marine Corps and a particularly tough Sergeant Vince Carter (played terrifically by the late Frank Sutton). The sitcom ran a respectable five seasons and Jim solidified himself as a household name.
On the downside of this TV success, Jim found himself inextricably pigeon-holed as a gullible, squeaky-clean hick. As a result, he found work elsewhere, particularly in children-oriented series for Sid and Marty Krofft and Jim Henson. He also decided to refocus on his beautiful baritone voice. Recording a number of romantic, easy listening albums, five of them went gold and one went platinum. He earned a gold record for his rendition of "The Lord's Prayer."
On TV, Jim became a frequent singing/comedy guest performer on all the top prime-time variety and late night shows, including "Sonny & Cher," "The Tonight Show," "The Dean Martin Show," "The David Frost Show," and "The Joey Bishop Show." He also became the annual "good luck charm" opening season guest on close friend Carol Burnett's TV variety series during her twelve-year run. It was enough for CBS to entrust Jim with own TV variety series The Jim Nabors Hour (1968), which ran for two seasons, featured his "Gomer Pyle" co-stars Frank Sutton and Ronnie Schell, and earned him a Golden Globe nomination. A decade later, he returned to the format hosting The Jim Nabors Show (1978), which was short-lived but earned him a daytime Emmy nomination.
Another good friend, Burt Reynolds, was responsible for Jim's theater debut as Harold Hill in "The Music Man" at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre with Florence Henderson as his Marian the Librarian. Jim also appeared in comic support in a couple of Reynolds' films -- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Stroker Ace (1983).
Nabors was seen on a limited basis in the early 1990s and his life took a serious hit in 1994 when, after years of declining health, he was forced to have a liver transplant. He has returned to the limelight very infrequently (talks shows and reunion shows), preferring the quiet, relaxing life he has in Hawaii and running a macadamia nut plantation.
On January 15, 2013, the 82-year-old Nabors came out as gay news by marrying his life partner of 38 years, Stan Cadwallader, a retired Honolulu firefighter, at a Seattle hotel after Washington became a "same sex" marriage state a month earlier. The 87-year-old died of an immune disorder on November 30, 2017.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Terence Beesley was an actor and writer. He was born in London to Irish parents and attended St Marylebone Grammar School before training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1981 to 1984. Beesley was married to Ashley Jensen from 2007 until his death in 2017. They met while acting in Tom Courtenay's King Lear at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester. They had one son, Francis Jonathan Beesley, born in 2009. Beesley committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning at his Somerset home on 30th November, 2017.- Clifford David was born on 30 June 1928 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), The Exorcist III (1990) and Signs (2002). He died on 30 November 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Alfie Curtis was born on July 28, 1930 in Stepney, London, England. Alfie began acting on various British television shows in 1973. With his tallish (5'10"), burly build, intimidating presence, and rough face (the latter was the result of a terrible childhood accident), Curtis was especially memorable as the belligerent Mos Eisley cantina-thug Dr. Cornelius Evazan who antagonizes Luke Skywalker ("I have the death-sentence on twelve systems") in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). Alfie lived in a semi-detached house in the Essex town of Billericay for the last fourteen years of his life. Alfie Curtis died at age 87 on November 30, 2017.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bunny May was born in 1940 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Thriller (1973), EastEnders (1985) and Up Pompeii! (1969). He was married to Susan Gayford. He died on 30 November 2017 in England, UK.- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Alain Jessua was born on 16 January 1932 in Paris, France. He was a writer and assistant director, known for Life Upside Down (1964), Frankenstein 90 (1984) and En toute innocence (1988). He was married to Anna Gaylor. He died on 30 November 2017 in Évreux, Eure, France.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
- Cinematographer
James R. Tynes was born on 15 September 1956. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for Priest (2011), Transcendence (2014) and The Avengers (2012). He died on 30 November 2017 in Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA.- Marlowe Jensen was born on 24 April 1934 in Goodhue, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Outer Limits (1963), The Invaders (1967) and The Fugitive (1963). He died on 30 November 2017 in Creston, California, USA.
- Actress
- Producer
- Costume Designer
Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva was born on 12 April 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress and producer, known for O Viajante (1998) and Os Trombadinhas (1980). She was married to Paulo César Saraceni. She died on 30 November 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Wayne Hemphill Oxford (August 17, 1925) was the son of Methodist Missionaries James & Ruby Oxford and was born in Los Angeles, California. The Oxfords were missionaries to Japan and Wayne spent many years living in Japan with his parents. They were forced to leave Japan just before the war started and his mother moved to Fort Worth, Texas. Wayne graduated from Northside High School in Fort Worth in 1943 as the Valedictorian of his class. In 1943, he was recruited into the Army and sent to the University of Michigan U.S. Army Intensive Japanese Language School. He was a military intelligence officer and translator and served with the Army of Occupation in Japan. He was discharged from the Army in 1947 and eventually joined the California Air National Guard and rose to the rank of Captain. After leaving the service in 1959 he was offered a position in the Speech Department at the University of Hawaii and received his Ph.D from the University of California which he earned in 1969. He retired from the University of of Hawaii as Professor Emeritus in 1989. He died in Honolulu on October 3, 2017.- Aby was an actor, known for Sainyam (1994), Bheesmacharya (1994) and Aniyathi Pravu (1997). He died on 30 November 2017 in Kochi, Kerala, India.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Extendo Quono was born on 8 August 1993. He was an actor, known for Extendo Quono: Bloodgang Members (2016), Extendo Quono: Boolin (2016) and Extendo Quono x Boss Gottie: The Race Remix (2017). He died on 30 November 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.- Tamara Nizsinszky was born on 14 June 1920 in Wien, Austria. She was an actress, known for A szerelem örökké él (1930), És a vakok látnak... (1944) and Jelmezbál (1942). She died on 30 November 2017 in the USA.
- Marina Popovich was born on 20 July 1931 in Leonenki, Smolensk Oblast, USSR. She was a writer, known for Nebo so mnoy (1975), Buket fialok (1983) and Sightings (1991). She was married to Pavel Popovich and Boris Alexandrovich Zhikhorev. She died on 30 November 2017 in Krasnodar, Russia.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
- Additional Crew
John Naar was born on 5 May 1920 in London. He was an actor, known for Bomb It (2007), Fades with Age (2008) and Style Wars (1983). He was married to Beverly Russell, Ellen Hartt and Ruth Kurle. He died on 30 November 2017 in New Jersey, USA.- Special Effects
- Additional Crew
Jirí Milfait was born on 13 August 1950 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is known for The Great Movie Robbery (1986), Cas sluhu (1989) and Sakalí léta (1993). He died on 30 November 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Director
- Writer
Eduard Dmitriyev was born on 27 June 1937 in Rovenki, Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. Eduard was a director and writer, known for Vikno navproti (1991), Kompanony (1983) and Rasskaz barabanshchika (1985). Eduard died on 30 November 2017.- Zé Pedro was born on 14 September 1956 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor, known for Balas & Bolinhos: O Último Capítulo (2012), Sorte Nula (2004) and Os Filhos do Rock (2013). He was married to Cristina Avides Moreira. He died on 30 November 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Hugo Lacour died on 30 November 2017 in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany.
- Werner Stückmann was born on 13 August 1936 in Dortmund, Germany. He was an actor, known for Madame Pompadour (1996). He was married to Doris. He died on 30 November 2017 in Eichenau, Bavaria, Germany.
- Tamara Nijinski was born in 1920 in Vienna, Austria. She died on 30 November 2017 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
- Surin Pitsuwan was born on 28 October 1949 in province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. He was married to Alisa. He died on 30 November 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Writer
Maciej Kijowski was born on 1 January 1935 in Berezno, Nowogródzkie, Poland [now Berazhna, Hrodna Oblast, Belarus]. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Drzwi w murze (1974), Orzel i reszka (1975) and Smarkula (1963). He died on 30 November 2017 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Dick Gernert was born on 28 September 1928 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Patricia Turner. He died on 30 November 2017 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Miles Saal was born on 17 September 1996 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Back to the Drawing Board (2015). He died on 30 November 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.- Vincent Scully was born on 21 August 1920 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was married to Marian Lafolette, Nancy Keith and Catherine Willis Lynn. He died on 30 November 2017 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.
- Paul Würges was born on 13 March 1932 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Gruß und Kuß vom Tegernsee (1957), Schlagerrevue 1962 (1961) and Sugar Baby (1985). He was married to Wally. He died on 30 November 2017 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.