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Marcello Mastroianni was born in Fontana Liri, Italy in 1924, but soon his family moved to Turin and then Rome. During WW2 he was sent to a German prison camp, but he managed to escape and hide in Venice. He debuted in films as an extra in Marionette (1939), then started working for the Italian department of "Eagle Lion Films" in Rome and joined a drama club, where he was discovered by director Luchino Visconti. In 1957 Visconti gave him the starring part in his Fyodor Dostoevsky adaptation White Nights (1957) and in 1958 he was fine as a little thief in Mario Monicelli's comedy Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958). But his real breakthrough came in 1960, when Federico Fellini cast him as an attractive, weary-eyed journalist of the Rome jet-set in La Dolce Vita (1960); that film was the genesis of his "Latin lover" persona, which Mastroianni himself often denied by accepting parts of passive and sensitive men. He would again work with Fellini in several major films, like the exquisite 8½ (1963) (as a movie director who finds himself at a point of crisis) and the touching Ginger & Fred (1986) (as an old entertainer who appears in a TV show). He also appeared as a tired novelist with marital problems in Michelangelo Antonioni's La Notte (1961), as an impotent young man in Mauro Bolognini's Bell' Antonio (1960) , as an exiled prince in John Boorman's Leo the Last (1970), as a traitor in Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's Allonsanfan (1974) and as a sensitive homosexual in love with a housewife in Ettore Scola's A Special Day (1977). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times, for Divorce Italian Style (1961), A Special Day (1977), and Oci ciornie (1987). During the last decade of his life he worked with directors, like Theodoros Angelopoulos, Bertrand Blier and Raúl Ruiz, who gave him three excellent parts in Three Lives and Only One Death (1996). He died of pancreatic cancer in 1996.- The British actor Ronald Howard was born in Norwood, London, England, in 1918. He and his younger sister Leslie Ruth Howard were raised by their mother Ruth Evelyn Martin and their father, the renowned actor Leslie Howard. After college, Howard became a newspaper reporter for a while but decided to follow in his father's footsteps and become an actor.
He got his first taste of acting when he appeared with his father in an uncredited bit part in 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941). In the early 1940s, Howard gained acting experience in regional theater, later on the London stage, and eventually in films, with his official debut in While the Sun Shines (1947). His chief claim to fame is in television with his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the series Sherlock Holmes (1954), in which Howard Marion-Crawford played Dr. Watson. Boyishly handsome with a pleasant demeanor, Howard continued in film and television until the mid-1970s; however, he never caught on with audiences as well as his father had, prompting him to put aside his acting career to run an art gallery. In the 1980s, he wrote a biography of his father. - David Lander was born on 3 October 1921 in Rochford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Department S (1969), The Twelve Chairs (1970) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Ann Harriman. He died on 19 December 1996 in East Sussex, England, UK.
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Yuriy Erzinkyan was born on 26 January 1922 in Tiflis, Georgian SSR [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. Yuriy was a director and writer, known for Sneg v traure (1978), Khatabala (1971) and O moyom druge (1959). Yuriy died on 19 December 1996.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Tiziano Cortini was born on 15 November 1928 in Forli, Italy. He was an actor and assistant director, known for LSD Flesh of Devil (1967), Devil's Ransom (1971) and Agente segreto 777 - Invito ad uccidere (1966). He died on 19 December 1996 in Rome, Italy.- John Good was born on 26 March 1919 in Tracy, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947), Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) and Avalanche (1946). He was married to Louise Currie. He died on 19 December 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Lasse Holmqvist was born on 31 December 1930 in Osby, Skåne län, Sweden. He was a producer and writer, known for Hos doktorn (1957), Mitt hjärtas Malmö - volym 3 1961-1974 (2007) and Sommarnöjet (1973). He died on 19 December 1996 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden.- Production Manager
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- Producer
Walter Boni was a production manager and actor, known for Alfa Papa Tango (1990), Het eerste mirakel van kindeke Jesus (1988) and De tijger (1988). He was married to Chris Boni. He died on 19 December 1996 in Merelbeke, Flanders, Belgium.- Betsy Lee was born on 8 May 1907 in Utah, USA. She was an actress, known for The Night Bird (1928). She was married to Reginald Denny. She died on 19 December 1996 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Additional Crew
Paula Klaw was born on 1 January 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was a producer, known for Teaserama (1955), Betty's Hat Dance (1953) and Real Sex (1990). She was married to Jack Kramer. She died on 19 December 1996 in New York City, New York, USA.- Karel Linc was born on 6 February 1929 in Kyjov, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Posel úsvitu (1951), Krecek v nocní kosili (1988) and Policejní hodina (1961). He died on 19 December 1996 in Kladno, Czech Republic.
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Jadwiga Domanska was born on 9 October 1907 in Dabrowa Tarnowska, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Dabrowa Tarnowska, Malopolskie, Poland]. She was an actress. She died on 19 December 1996 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.- Norman Caley was born on 16 February 1920 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes (1964), BBC Show of the Week (1965) and The Centre Show (1950). He died on 19 December 1996 in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK.
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Lars-Erik Liedholm was born on 5 April 1928 in Motala, Östergötlands län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for Det eviga leendet (1946), Juninatt (1965) and Kurragömma (1963). He died on 19 December 1996 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.