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- At the age of eleven, Richard Ward started in showbiz, accompanying his two sisters in a vaudeville song and dance act called 'Dot, Flo and Dick'. From a tap-dancing kid, Richard grew into a burly, raspy-voiced young adult, whose physique became a major asset in his first career as a prize-fighter. After some 30 wins, both as professional and amateur, he quit and joined the police force, where he served for ten years as a detective with the office of Manhattan district attorney Frank Hogan. He also dabbled in the performing arts, appearing in such plays as "Anna Lucasta" at the American Negro Theatre. During World War II, Richard served as a sergeant major with the Army Signals Corps in the South Pacific. From the 1950's, Richard concentrated on his acting, continuing to appear on stage as well as playing dramatic roles in television.
The high point in his career came, when he was cast in the pivotal role of Willy Loman in the Baltimore Centerstage production of "Death of a Salesman", directed by Lee Sankowich (as part of an all-black cast). On the screen, his dominant gravel-voiced persona lent itself ideally to portraying authority figures, usually police officers like Captain Dobey in Starsky and Hutch (1975). In private life, he was said to have been an amiable character, whose simple pleasures included fishing and cooking. Just prior to his untimely death, Richard had enjoyed his first major breakthrough in motion pictures, playing Steve Martin's father in The Jerk (1979), and one of the long-term inmates in warden Robert Redford's prison in Brubaker (1980). - Writer
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Norman Paul was born on 22 November 1913 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Good Times (1974), Get Smart (1965) and One Day at a Time (1975). He died on 1 July 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Árpád Gyenge was born on 13 December 1925 in Targusor, Romania. He was an actor, known for Két emelet boldogság (1960), Vörös tinta (1960) and Harlekin és szerelmese (1967). He died on 1 July 1979 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Bobrov Vsevolod Mikhailovich (December 1, 1922, Morshansk, Tambov province, Soviet Russia - July 1, 1979, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Soviet football player, hockey player, football and hockey coach. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1948), Honored Trainer of the USSR (1967). Member of the CPSU since 1952. Since 1938, Vsevolod Bobrov played for the football team of the Leningrad Dynamo. He graduated from the seven-year school, then the FZU school, having received the specialty of a 4th-level toolmaker. During the war, Bobrov worked in Omsk, at the evacuated Voskov Sestroretsk plant, as a mechanical assembler in the artillery sights manufacturing workshop. In August 1942 he entered the Omsk quartermaster school, which he successfully graduated in late 1943. From early childhood, Vsevolod, under the influence of his father, was fond of football and hockey, which determined his future fate, played football and hockey for local Omsk teams. In 1945, Bobrov, who received a military rank, ended up in the Central Military District (the team at that time was called the "lieutenant team"). For the first time going on the field for an army team in May 1945, Vsevolod made a double into the gates of the Moscow Lokomotiv. In the second round of the championship, Bobrov scored goals in each match, achieving a unique result: in 21 matches, the striker hit the opponents' goal 24 times and became the top scorer in the USSR championship (however, the CSKA finished the season only in second place, but managed to win the USSR Cup). Such a bright game of Bobrov did not leave indifferent the coach of Moscow Dynamo Mikhail Yakushin, who invited the striker to take part in his team on a tour of the UK. Dinamo team played with dignity, having won two matches and tied twice (the most striking match they played against the London Arsenal, which they won with a score of 4: 3). Vsevolod took part in all matches and became the team's top scorer, scoring six goals. In parallel with football, Bobrov also played ball hockey (or Russian hockey), which allowed players to maintain good shape in the offseason. As part of the CDCA Bobrov won two USSR Cups, scoring decisive goals in both finals. However, after that, he focused on football and ice hockey. For the football CDKA in the USSR championships, Bobrov spent 79 matches in which he scored 80 goals. In 1947, he, together with his partner Valentin Nikolaev, became the top scorer of the USSR championship for the second time in his career (both forwards chalked up 14 goals). In 1948, he scored a decisive goal against the Dynamo Moscow, which allowed the CDKA to become the USSR champion. In total, during this period, the CDCA three times became the champion of the USSR, and also won two USSR Cups. Since 1950, Bobrov played for the football Air Force, and in 1953 he spent several matches with Moscow Spartak (and replenished his trophy collection with another championship). After this, numerous injuries forced Bobrov to focus on hockey, ending his career as a football player. True, in 1952, Bobrov as part of the USSR national team (as captain) took part in the 1952 Olympics and scored five goals in three games. The confrontation with the national team of Yugoslavia became truly dramatic: in the first match, the Soviet national team lost 1: 5, but thanks to Bobrov's hat-trick she managed to equalize, and the replay ended with the score 3: 1 in favor of the Yugoslavs, despite the fact that Bobrov opened the score is already in the 6th minute. After the departure from the tournament, the CDKA team was disbanded, and many athletes were sanctioned. He died at the 57th year of life on July 1, 1979 from pulmonary embolism. He was buried at Kuntsevsky cemetery in Moscow.
- Jan Edward Kucharski was born on 26 December 1914 in Sosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland]. Jan Edward was a writer, known for Dzieci z naszej szkoly (1968). Jan Edward died on 1 July 1979 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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Milton Krear was born on 17 July 1929 in River Falls, Wisconsin, USA. He was an editor, known for Space Ghost (1966), It's the Wolf (1969) and Fantastic Four (1967). He died on 1 July 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Script and Continuity Department
Shûzô Takiguchi was born on 7 December 1903 in Ôtsuka, Samue-mura, Nei, Toyama, Japan. Shûzô died on 1 July 1979.- Composer
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Jan Kaláb was born on 3 August 1908 in Olomouc, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a composer and actor, known for Nevíte o byte? (1947), V pasti (1956) and Velká prehrada (1942). He died on 1 July 1979 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].