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- She was born Donna Lee Hickey, the daughter of a vaudevillian. At seventeen, she entered show biz as a dancer at the Copacabana and thereafter won several beauty contests, including "Miss American Legion," "Miss Miami Beach", and "Miss Fire Fighter". In January 1950, she was voted Queen of the New York Press Photographers' Ball. From there, it was but a small step to motion pictures and a contract with 20thCentury Fox, courtesy of a sympathetic member of that studio's casting department. However, after a year playing nothing but bit parts, Donna Lee declared with some disappointment "I didn't even work during my last six months there. Every week I hired a taxi, drove to the studio, picked up my check and drove home. They said they would hire me for another year at the same salary. I said no thanks." Instead, she made a move to Columbia which appeared to pay off with a leading role in Edward Dmytryk's classic military courtroom drama The Caine Mutiny (1954) (opposite Humphrey Bogart and Fred MacMurray). Her character, a night club singer, was named May Wynn. At the insistence of producer Stanley Kramer, Donna Lee henceforth adopted this as her stage moniker since there 'hadn't been a May since the days of May McAvoy and Mae Murray'. Freshly minted as May Wynn, she went on to co-star (albeit as second fiddle to, respectively, Donna Reed and Dianne Foster) in two back-to-back westerns: They Rode West (1954) and The Violent Men (1955). Second-billing finally came her way -- but it was to be in B-grade fare like The White Squaw (1956) and The Man Is Armed (1956) for 'Poverty Row' studios Allied Artists and Republic.
In October 1956, May married actor Jack Kelly (who would become popular as James Garner's more serious younger brother Bart in Maverick (1957)). Jack and May appeared together in low budget productions like Taming Sutton's Gal (1957) and Hong Kong Affair (1958) (with May standing in as a Chinese girl, since the local actress originally chosen for the part failed to come to grips with the English language). She also had recurring roles on The Bob Cummings Show (1955) and in the short-lived NBC drama series Noah's Ark (1956), with May as a secretary in a veterinary hospital. The only claim to fame of this series was that it was one of the first to be shot in colour. After exiting show business in 1960, May worked in real estate. She divorced Kelly in 1964 and four years later married realtor Jack Wesley Custer. This union also ended in divorce in 1979. As Donna Lee Custer, she retired to Newport Beach, California, where she passed away at the age of 93 on March 22 2021. - John Colum Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (born 26 April 1958 in Rothesay, Isle of Bute), styled Earl of Dumfries before 1993 and from this courtesy title usually known as Johnny Dumfries, is a Scottish peer and a former racing driver, most notably winning the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans. He does not use his title and prefers to be known solely as John Bute. The family home is Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute. He attended Ampleforth College, as had his father and most male members of the Crichton-Stuart family, but did not finish the normal six years of study. As Marquess of Bute, he is clan chief of the Stuarts of Bute.
- Spanish leading lady of 1940s and 50s comedies, musicals and period dramas, the daughter of actor Ricardo Canales. Her family went into exile in Venezuela at the onset of the Spanish Civil War and eventually settled in Buenos Aires. It was there that Susana made her film debut as a nine year old. She returned to her native country in 1950, debuted on stage in 1951 and two years later married the prolific Spanish actor Julio Peña with whom she was sometimes romantically paired on screen. Her best known film roles included Cielo Negro (1951) (opposite Fernando Rey), the swashbuckling epic The Adventures of Gil Blas (1956) and La ragazza di Piazza San Pietro (1958) (opposite Vittorio De Sica). She also played Marie Antoinette (billed as 'Susan Canales') in Samuel Bronston's international production of the founder of the U.S. Navy, John Paul Jones (1959) (Bette Davis also made a brief appearance as Catherine the Great). Susana confined the latter part of her career (from 1967 to her retirement in 1995) to the theatre and to work in TV and radio.
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- Producer
Sagar Sarhadi was born on 11 May 1933 in Abbottabad, Pakistan. He was a writer and director, known for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), Kabhi Kabhie (1976) and Chausar (2018). He died on 22 March 2021 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.- Production Manager
- Producer
- Editorial Department
Shona Miko Musgrave was a well known and much loved post-production producer and supervisor best known for work on Hallmark Channel's hit series When Calls the Heart (2014), which she worked on for six seasons. She also worked on the television series' Sanctuary, Christy, Primeval: New World and several Hallmark Channel original movies.
She sadly passed away on March 22, 2021.- Tatiana Lolova was born on 10 February 1934 in Sofia. She graduated in Acting from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia in 1955, then played a year at Ruse Drama Theatre and became one of the founding members of the State Theatre of Satire (1956-1978). In 1978-1989 joined the company of Sofia Theatre. In her early career she was more popular for her radio than her stage performances, but the advent of TV made her a real celebrity. Starring in over 50 features and TV series with, among others, An Incredible Story (1964); Birds and Greyhounds (1969); The Five of the Moby Dick (1970); Indian Summer (1973); Stars in the Hair, Tears in the Eyes (1977); Warmth (1978); Good Luck, Inspector! (1983); Dangerous Charm (1984); After the End of the World (1998); The English Neighbour (2011); House Arrest (2011).
- Elgin Baylor (born September 16, 1934) is an American former basketball player, coach, and executive. He played 14 seasons as a small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers, appearing in eight NBA Finals. Baylor was a gifted shooter, strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. Renowned for his acrobatic maneuvers on the court, Baylor regularly dazzled Lakers fans with his trademark hanging jump shots. The No. 1 draft pick in 1958, NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959, 11-time NBA All-Star, and a 10-time member of the All-NBA first team, he is regarded as one of the game's all-time greatest players. In 1977, Baylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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- Producer
- Location Management
Kevin Shea was an actor and producer, known for Assault of the Sasquatch (2009), Animal (2014) and Remains (2011). He died on 22 March 2021 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.- Patrick McGuinness was born on 25 December 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 22 March 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
- Theepetti Ganesan was an actor, known for Mandya to Mumbai (2016), Vettai Mannan and Ustad Hotel (2012). He died on 22 March 2021 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Additional Crew
Anna Bodori was born on 8 November 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. Anna is known for Aranyóra (1987) and A sárga telefon (1986). Anna died on 22 March 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.- Ed George died on 22 March 2021.
- Frank Worthington was born on 23 November 1948 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK. He died on 22 March 2021 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Actress
- Producer
Lorna Irungu was an actress and producer, known for Dangerous Affair (2002) and Ras Star (2006). She died on 22 March 2021.- Director
- Writer
Radovan Urban was born on 10 February 1955 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Figurky ze smantu (1987), Horká kase (1989) and Náhodou je príma! (1987). He died on 22 March 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Marian Gants was born on 26 July 1938 in Gary, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Why Would I Lie? (1980). She died on 22 March 2021 in Spokane, Washington, USA.
- Floyd Hudlow was born on 9 November 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He died on 22 March 2021 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.
- Nick Trujillo was born on 26 June 1988 in Hobbs, New Mexico, USA. He died on 22 March 2021 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA.
- Jpack was born on 9 September 1998 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Sama x Jpack: Paint the Sky (2020) and Jpack: Street Trophies (2019). He died on 22 March 2021 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
- Peter Wimberger was born on 14 May 1940 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Der Rosenkavalier (1994) and A Gala Night at the Vienna Opera (1979). He died on 22 March 2021 in Vienna, Austria.
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Grethe Hejer was born on 15 January 1926 in Oslo, Norway. She was a production designer and art director, known for Lake of the Dead (1958), The Wayward Girl (1959) and Bells in the Moonlight (1964). She died on 22 March 2021 in Oslo, Norway.