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- Actress
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Though English-born, Carole Shelley spent almost her entire award-winning career in the theatre in America, becoming one of Broadway's mainstays and a true pioneer of the American theatre.
Shelley was born in London, England, to Deborah (Bloomstein), an opera singer, and Curtis Shelley, a composer. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Carole stayed busy on all fronts in the entertainment industry in films, television and, of course, the live stage. Her Broadway credits include "The Odd Couple" (her Broadway debut) playing the hilarious Gwendolyn Pigeon, the intended blind date for the hapless Felix, a role she reprised for the film The Odd Couple (1968) and in the later television series (The Odd Couple (1970). Also on Broadway, she starred in "The Miser", "Stepping Out" (Tony nomination), "The Elephant Man" (Tony Award, Best Actress), "Hay Fever", "The Norman Conquests" (LADCC Award), "Absurd Person Singular" (Tony nomination) and "Loot".
Her national tours include "Broadway Bound", "The Royal Family" and "Noises Off". She also worked off-Broadway, in plays including "The Film Society", "London Suite", "The Destiny of Me", "Richard II" (New York Shakespeare Festival), "Later Life" (Drama Desk nomination), "Cabaret Verboten", "What the Butler Saw", "Little Murders", "Twelve Dreams" (Obie award), "Tartuffe".
Returning to London, she replaced Maggie Smith in "Lettuce and Lovage" (she had gone to America to star in the Broadway run of the play) in the West End. Always interested in remaining busy, she never turned down a good opportunity for work and acquitted herself admirably, stepping into such long running hits as "Cabaret", "Show Boat", "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" and "Noises Off".
She kept busy in films, too, appearing in Quiz Show (1994), The Road to Wellville (1994), Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), The Super (1991), and provided some delightful vocal characterizations for many Disney animated features: Hercules (1997), The Aristocats (1970), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and Robin Hood (1973).
Carole Shelley died on August 31, 2018, in Manhattan, New York City.
In honor of Shelley's work on Broadway the marquee lights of The Gershwin Theatre, The Walter Kerr Theatre, The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, and The Imperial Theatre were dimmed on September 5, 2018 at 6:45 PM for one minute in her memory.- Susan Brown was born on 4 May 1932 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for General Hospital (1963), Murder, She Wrote (1984) and Port Charles (1997). She died on 31 August 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Gloria Jean Schoonover was born on April 14, 1926 in Buffalo, New York and she and her family moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania shortly afterward. Her father owned a music store; her mother, who had been a circus bareback rider, took care of Gloria and her three siblings.
Gloria's singing ability was discovered when she was little; by 5 she was singing in the Scranton area. At 12 she was taken to an audition by Universal director Joe Pasternak, who was looking for a new child singer to replace studio icon Deanna Durbin, who was being steered into ingenue and young-adult roles. Although hundreds of Shirley-Temple-perfect girls competed, natural-looking Gloria was chosen and she and her mother headed to Hollywood.
In 1939 Gloria made her first film, "The Under-Pup", which made her an instant hit with moviegoers. Happy with their young coloratura soprano, Universal cast her in "If I Had My Way," which co-starred Bing Crosby. Next came "A Little Bit of Heaven," which many consider her best film; then a co-starring role with W.C. Fields in "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break," her most-seen film.
At this point in 1941, Gloria was at the pinnacle of her career, yet her star wasn't soaring. She had outgrown her Little Miss Fixit roles, as Durbin had a few years earlier, but Durbin was in command of the older-girl roles for the better pictures. Unsure what to do with Jean, Universal moved her to the "Hepcat" movies, which appealed to the teenagers of that day. "What's Cooking", "Get Hep to Love", "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", and "It Comes Up Love," were all shot in 1942 and "Mr. Big," and "Moonlight in Vermont" followed in 1943; all were stock B-films. Like many Universal stars, Gloria had a few seconds onscreen in the war-effort picture "Follow the Boys" in 1944. After that came the rather good "Pardon My Rhythm" with Mel Torme, who became a close friend. Then in "Ghost Catchers" she was teamed with popular comedians Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson. The forgettable "Reckless Age" was next; its main distinction was as the first in which Gloria played a more mature role.
Gloria was to star in one of four episodes of Julien Duvivier's "Flesh and Fantasy," alongside such stars as Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, and Barbara Stanwyck. But the movie was found to be too long and Gloria's segment was cut out. Some additional footage was added and the result was "Destiny." Gloria's performance won rave reviews, but the actual movie met with only modest success. Gloria followed this with three more Universal films: "I'll Remember April," "River Gang," and "Easy to Look At."
At this point, on bad advice from her agent, Gloria decided to go on tour instead of renewing her Universal contract. The tour underperformed and she returned to Hollywood in 1947, but she found herself in negligible demand. Groucho Marx gave her a minor role in his film "Copacabana"; this appearance ultimately landed her four more: in "I Surrender, Dear," "Manhattan Angel," "An Old-Fashioned Girl," and "There's a Girl in My Heart."
As the 1950s began, Gloria made several singing shorts that aired during television's early days. Other than that and a few guest appearances on TV series, her acting career was virtually finished. She appeared in 1955's forgettable "Air Strike" and worked in a couple of film that were never released. Jerry Lewis found her working as a restaurant hostess and gave her a part in his movie "The Ladies' Man," which was meant to relaunch her career, but her scenes didn't make the final cut. Shortly after, she was briefly married and had a son; at that point she virtually retired from the screen and went to work for the cosmetics firm Redken until 1993, when she retired.
Gloria was reintroduced to a limelight of sorts by the magic of eBay, where her movies, some of which are in the public domain, were being sold. With her sister Bonnie's help (she handled the computer end of things, as Gloria didn't do "Windows") she got onto eBay and sold copies of the movies she appeared in, as well as signed photographs of herself (old publicity shots). Spurred by the popularity of these, she published her autobiography, "Gloria Jean: A Little Bit of Heaven" in 2005.
After her sister Bonnie's death in 2007, Gloria moved to Hawaii to live with her son and his family.- Writer
- Producer
Jeb Rosebrook was born on 11 June 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Black Hole (1979), The Waltons (1972) and I Will Fight No More Forever (1975). He was married to Dorothy Rosebrook. He died on 31 August 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.- Jessy Rameik was born on 18 April 1934 in Riga, Latvia. She was an actress, known for Das unsichtbare Visier (1973), Geheimcode B 13 (1967) and Das siebente Jahr (1969). She was married to Hasso Zorn. She died on 31 August 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
- Johnny Barrs was born on 1 March 1933 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Chris Cross (1993) and Chica de Río (2001). He died on 31 August 2018 in the UK.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
David Andrew Yallop was born on 27th January 1937 in South London. His mother was Irish and his father English. He was brought up as a Catholic, served as an altar boy in the local church and attended the local school. He was an average student in all subjects but English at which he excelled. His talent was recognised and encouraged by his teacher Mr. Collins.
He left school at the age of 14 as his mother could no longer afford to keep him there, and got work as a tea boy in a newspaper office as he wanted to be a journalist. He did National Service, which was obligatory in those days, and then started to get work in television. Independent television had started on 22nd September 1955. After several jobs along the way David was accepted by Associated Rediffusion which then became Rediffusion as Assistant Floor Manager then Floor Manager. With the change of the companies in 1968 David went to London Weekend Television. He started writing alongside his television work and eventually gave up his television job to write full time.
He started writing for television before he started writing his books because he was there. During the sixties and seventies he wrote for many of the pop groups, some singers and comedians. Names he remembers writing for are the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Elton John, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Dusty Springfield, Ingrid Bergman, Lulu, Cilla Black, the Who, Freddie and the Dreamers, Frankie Laine, the Moody Blues, the Monkees, Tom Jones, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Desmond Decker, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Phil Collins, the Righteous Brothers, Sonny and Cher, Noddy Holder and Slade, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Nat King Cole, Billy Daniels, David Whitfield, Englebert Humperdinck, the Four Tops, Stan Getz, Gary Glitter, Hot Chocolate, Jackie Wilson, the Bee Gees, Marianne Faithfull, Georgie Fame, Judy Garland, Julie Covington, Dave Dee Dozey Beaky Mick and Titch, Kiki D, Kenny Lynch, Stevie Wonder, David Barry, Meatloaf, Ike and Tina Turner, Louis Armstrong, the Hollies, Matt Munro, Mary Hopkins. He wrote special material for Charlie Drake, Rolf Harris, David Frost and Spike Milligan.
He is best known for his ten blockbuster books which have just been released on Kindle by Amazon, although some are still in print in book form. Deliver us from Evil: To Encourage the Others: In God's Name - which has never been out of print since it was written and first published in 1984 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt: To the Ends of the Earth: the Day the Laughter Stopped - the story of Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle. This book is very hard to get now, but it is obtainable secondhand. It is of particular interest to film buffs as Roscoe Arbuckle was one of the first Hollywood movie stars. He worked with Mack Sennett and was one of the first Keystone Kopps. Roscoe Arbuckle introduced both Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton to the industry. Indeed the title of the book 'the Day the Laughter Stopped' are words spoken by Buster Keaton. The book is a fascinating description of the beginning of the Hollywood Movie business and the power it achieved. Beyond Belief: Unholy Alliance: How they Stole the Game and the Power and the Glory make up the 10. They have been translated into many languages and have been published all over the world. He has written under the names David A. Yallop which his mother prefered and David Yallop which his publishers prefer.
He was a prolific writer of scripts for television and also wrote screenplays for two movies and a theatre play. Movies he wrote scripts for are 'Chicago Joe and the Showgirl' starring Keifer Sutherland and Emily Lloyd and 'Beyond Reasonable Doubt' - from his novel of the same name. This was commissioned by New Zealand director John Barnett and starred Australian actor John Hargreaves and British actor David Hemmings. In 2014 John Barnett said it is still a film he is proud of.
Minder - George Cole and Dennis Waterman of course - David wrote several scripts including 'The Balance of Power' in Series 5 : two episodes in series 7 'Days of Fines and Closures' and 'The Wrong Goodbye' Series 8 boasted five David Yallop scripts: 'The Loneliness of the Longdistance Entrepreneur' 'Whatever Happened to Her Indoors' 'Three Cons Make a Mountain' 'Guess Who's Coming to Pinner' and 'A bird in the Hand is Worth Two in Shepherds Bush' Series 9 has two David Yallop scripts 'Cars and Pints and Pains' and Looking for Mr. Goodtime.
Television plays include: To Encourage the Others for BBC (SFTA Nominated) The Fruits of Philosophy for Granada They Ran Before the Wind for New Zealand TV Why Not? For ATV Monty Python in the Court of America for BBC Next Time Lucky - BBC Play for Today Are you in the Business for ATV Voices in my Ear for Limehouse Productions Young Man in a Hurry for LWT My Learned Friend for BBC The Marchioness Disaster for Granada/Yorkshire TV.
Television series as well as Minder already listed include:- Crown Court 12 x 3 plays for Granada Orlando - of which he was the Series Creator Eastenders - 105 storylines for BBC An Independent Man - Series Creator and Sole writer - for ITV.
Television Comedy - David has written lot but remembers the following titles. Frost on Sunday for LWT Barker & Corbett for LWT That was the Week that Was for BBC Out of the Trees - co-writer with Graham Chapman for Monty Python French Without Tears for Canadian Broadcasting.
His one Stage Play was 'In Search of a Man' which his great friend Director Alan Clarke asked him to write. It was directed by Alan Clarke for the Questors.
David still does some writing and is just now getting together short pieces he has written for magazines to be published as a collection soon.- Barbara Clement Gould was born on 14 December 1936 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA. She was married to Harry E. Gould Jr. and Joseph Hannan. She died on 31 August 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Ian Jones was born on 22 September 1931 in Newcastle, Australia. He was a writer and producer, known for Matlock Police (1971), Hunter (1967) and The Sullivans (1976). He was married to Bronwyn Binns. He died on 31 August 2018 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- Barbara Gould was born on 14 December 1936 in Hermosa Beach, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Red Love (1982) and Das Fernsehgericht tagt (1961). She died on 31 August 2018 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
- Mike A. Kennedy was an actor, known for Pure Country (1992). He died on 31 August 2018 in Lebanon, Tennessee, USA.
- Reno Roop was born on 19 December 1937 in Narva, Estonia. He was an actor, known for Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) and The Adams Chronicles (1976). He died on 31 August 2018 in New York, New York, USA.
- Art Department
Tony Fiorese was born on 13 February 1966 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Tony is known for I, Robot (2004), Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) and Stargate: Continuum (2008). Tony was married to Robin. Tony died on 31 August 2018 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.- Ward Hall was born on 21 June 1930 in Trenton, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for The Daredevil (1972), Sideshow Still Alive (2008) and Carnival Train (1999). He died on 31 August 2018 in Sun City, Florida, USA.
- Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza was born on 25 January 1922 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He died on 31 August 2018 in Belluno, Veneto, Italy.
- Hari Prasad Rimal was born on 20 September 1925 in Lalitpur, Nepal. He was an actor, known for Aama (1964). He died on 31 August 2018 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Mauro Borges was born in 1962 in Brazil. He was an actor, known for Que Fim Levou Robin?: Tia (Um Dia Você Vai Ser) (1991), Que Fim Levou Robin?: Go Go Girls (2006) and DJ Mauro Borges: Aqui Vende Chanel '14 (2014). He died on 31 August 2018 in São Paulo, Brazil.
- James Munves was born on 23 March 1922 in New York City, New York, USA. James was a writer, known for 1, 2, 3 Go (1961). James died on 31 August 2018 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Elmar Pieroth was born on 9 November 1934 in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. He died on 31 August 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
- Transportation Department
Barry Barber was born on 7 May 1939. He is known for Jason X (2001), Being Erica (2009) and Focus (2001). He died on 31 August 2018.- Actress
- Writer
Anita Lindman was born on 14 May 1932 in Sweden. She was an actress and writer, known for Mosebacke Monarki (1967), Hur Marie träffade Fredrik (1969) and Sunes jul (1991). She was married to Göran Andersson and Hans Lindman. She died on 31 August 2018 in Norrtälje, Stockholms län, Sweden.