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The most famous Soviet film-maker since Sergei Eisenstein, Andrei Tarkovsky (the son of noted poet Arseniy Tarkovsky) studied music and Arabic in Moscow before enrolling in the Soviet film school VGIK. He shot to international attention with his first feature, Ivan's Childhood (1962), which won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. This resulted in high expectations for his second feature Andrei Rublev (1966), which was banned by the Soviet authorities for two years. It was shown at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival at four o'clock in the morning on the last day, in order to prevent it from winning a prize - but it won one nonetheless, and was eventually distributed abroad partly to enable the authorities to save face. Solaris (1972), had an easier ride, being acclaimed by many in Europe and North America as the Soviet answer to Kubrick's '2001' (though Tarkovsky himself was never too fond of his own film nor Kubrick's), but he ran into official trouble again with Mirror (1975), a dense, personal web of autobiographical memories with a radically innovative plot structure. Stalker (1979) had to be completely reshot on a dramatically reduced budget after an accident in the laboratory destroyed the first version, and after Nostalghia (1983), shot in Italy (with official approval), Tarkovsky defected to Europe. His last film, The Sacrifice (1986) was shot in Sweden with many of Ingmar Bergman's regular collaborators, and won an almost unprecedented four prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. He died of lung cancer at the end of the year. Two years later link=Sergei Parajanov dedicated his film Ashik Kerib to Tarkovsky.- Leslie Dwyer was born on 28 August 1906 in Catford, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Holiday Week (1952), Not So Dusty (1956) and Hi-de-Hi! (1980). He died on 29 December 1986 in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK.
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Grete Mosheim was born on 8 January 1905 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Car of Dreams (1935), The Dreyfus Case (1930) and Poor as a Church Mouse (1931). She was married to Robert Cooper, Howard Gould and Oscar Homolka. She died on 29 December 1986 in New York City, New York, USA.- Harold MacMillan was born in London in 1894, the grandson of publisher Daniel MacMillan. Educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, he joined the Grenadier Guards in 1914. Serving on the Western front, he was present at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. In 1924 he stood as Conservative candidate for Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham, and won. Although he lost his seat in 1929, he returned in 1931. His left-wing politics were unpopular with Prime Ministers Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain, but MacMillan managed to rise to senior government posts. In 1957, upon the enforced resignation of Sir Anthony Eden, MacMillan became Prime Minister.
His term of office was plagued by the Profumo scandal (as seen in the film Scandal (1989)), and he resigned in 1963 due to ill health. He was replaced by Sir Alec Douglas-Home. In later years MacMillan was a fierce critic of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her right-wing domestic and foreign policies, as well as her stance on European integration. In 1984 he was given the first hereditary peerage in over 20 years, and became known as the Earl of Stockton. His son Maurice Victor was briefly known as Viscount MacMillan of Ovenden, but died the same year. The Earl died in 1986, and was succeeded by his grandson, Alexander Daniel Alam MacMillan. - Armando Furlai was born on 13 July 1897 in Porto Empedocle, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Spy Who Loved Flowers (1966), Labbra serrate (1942) and Umiliati e offesi (1958). He died on 29 December 1986 in Rome, Italy.
- Don Conte was born on 27 June 1941 in Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for Sins of the Father (1985), Jackpot (1980) and Police Woman (1974). He died on 29 December 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Eric Jones was born in 1927 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Saturday Playhouse (1958), First Night (1963) and Thirteen Against Fate (1966). He died on 29 December 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- Hylda Tyson was born on 18 August 1899. She was an actress, known for Berkeley Square (1933). She died on 29 December 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Alfred Rebane was born on 9 July 1902. He was an actor, known for Vzorvannyy ad (1967), Tagahoovis (1957) and Mikhaylo Lomonosov (1955). He died on 29 December 1986.