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- David Webb was born in Luton, Bedfordshire in 1931. His father was the son of a local baker for whom he worked until developing baker's asthma, after which he worked for a local brewery and then, until retirement, for the Vauxhall Motors Car Company. David's mother was the daughter of a local tailor and later hat manufacturer. David trained for an acting career at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) after obtaining a scholarship there in 1952. Prior to that he was a pupil at Luton Grammar School, becoming Head Prefect before leaving in 1950 for two years' National Service as an instructor in the Royal Army Educational Corps (RAEC).
After graduating from the RADA in April 1954, David began his career with York Repertory Company for a year and subsequently played with other 'rep' companies at Scarborough and Bromley. He then toured for a year in Emile Littler's musical "Love From Judy" and after did more 'rep' at Richmond and Worthing. Following a highly successful audition for BBC Television, he was summoned by the then Head of Drama, Michael Barry, and consequently launched into television, the medium in which his career has centered ever since, and in which he has made more than 700 appearances, playing a wide variety of roles, and working for all the major programme-producing companies. He was a prominent character in the early days of Coronation Street. Worried about the dangers of typecasting, he soon moved on, and, between the 1960s and the beginning of the present century, made well over 700 appearances in television programmes. These included Upstairs, Downstairs, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Tales of the Unexpected, Doctor Who, and The Avengers. He also found time for the cinema, appearing in, among much else, The Battle of Britain. In a profession which, notoriously, has an unemployment rate of 80 per cent, he was never out of work. He was at one point so committed to television, and so prolific, that he was mocked by some of his RADA friends as a "Telly Tart." His response was a magisterial wave of the arm and the explanation: "On the telly, dear boy, you don't have to get it right first time, and the repeat fees mean you'll never run out of gin." He was right. Even at the time of his death, it was an unusual week on ITV3 when David Webb is not seen and credited in one of its many repeats from the golden age of British television.
As an ardent opponent of censorship, in 1976 David founded the National Campaign for the Reform of the Obscene Publications Acts (NCROPA) and began his long campaign against the prudes and censors of every political and religious complexion. He ran NCROPA in the capacity of Honorary Director ever since. It is a law-reform organization championing the cause of the 'freedom of expression'. At the time the laws against pornography were, in their principle and intent, very clear - it was "No Sex, Please: We're British." Pornography was defined as anything a jury could be convinced had a tendency to "deprave and corrupt." Against this, David stated his own principle to anyone who would listen: "So long as it's by and for consenting adults, nothing should be forbidden."
In June 1983 he stood as an Anti-Censorship/Reform of Obscene Publications Acts candidate against Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the constituency of Finchley at the General Election, he is a past member of the Council of the British Actors' Equity Association and a member of both the National Secular Society and the British Humanist Association. David has participated in numerous TV and radio debates, interviews and 'phone-ins' on censorship and often contributes articles to various publications and undertaken speaking engagements on the issue.
In private life, David was a grand, convivial character, who loved good company, good food, good drink, and classical music. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer early in 2012, and its progress was so rapid that he had no time to stop being the man his friends had all known and loved. He faced his end with the equanimity of a true follower of Epicurus. He died peacefully and in his sleep at Trinity Hospice in Clapham at approximately 5:30pm with his dear friend Penny and goddaughter Nikki by his side. He was 81. His funeral was at Mortlake Crematorium on the 17th July 2012. - Wai-Guen Law was born on 10 October 1966 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. She was an actress, known for Huo hu die (1993), The True Hero (1994) and Xin qiao lang jun (1994). She was married to Liu Chee Ming. She died on 30 June 2012 in Singapore.
- Gianfranco Cicogna died on 30 June 2012 in South Africa.
- Production Designer
- Set Decorator
- Art Director
Gerd Krauss was born on 28 May 1941 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Gerd was a production designer and set decorator, known for Eine Nacht in Venedig (1974), Three Penny Opera (1963) and Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (1965). Gerd died on 30 June 2012 in Traunstein, Bavaria, Germany.- Actor
- Director
Thymios Karakatsanis was born on 8 December 1940 in Piraeus, Greece. He was an actor and director, known for O kyrios genikos (1973), To hamogelo tis Pythias (1979) and The Brightest Star (1967). He died on 30 June 2012 in Athens, Greece.- Vladlen Davydov is a Russian actor of Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT).
He was born Vladlen Semenovich Davydov on January 16, 1924, in Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia). From 1943 - 1947 he studied acting under I. Raevsky at Moscow Art Theatre School of Acting, graduating in 1947 as an actor. Two years later he shot to fame and earned himself the Stalin's Prize for the leading role as Maj. Kuzmin in the popular war film Vstrecha na Elbe (1949) by director Grigoriy Aleksandrov.
Since 1947 Vladlen Davydov has been a permanent member of the troupe at Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). There his stage partners were such renown Russian actors as Olga Knipper-Chekhova, Anatoli Ktorov, Alla Tarasova, Olga Androvskaya, Angelina Stepanova, Mikhail Yanshin, Aleksey Gribov, Boris Livanov, Mikhail Kedrov, Mark Prudkin, Anastasiya Georgievskaya, Vasili Toporkov, Mikhail Bolduman, Pavel Massalsky, and the next generation of MKhAT actors - Oleg Efremov, Tatyana Doronina, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Oleg Tabakov, Kristina Babushkina, Alla Pokrovskaya, Kira Golovko, Tatyana Lavrova, Nina Gulyaeva, Olga Barnet, Iya Savvina, Irina Miroshnichenko, Elena Panova, Darya Moroz, Olga Litvinova, Natalya Rogozhkina, Ekaterina Semyonova, Olga Yakovleva, Raisa Maksimova, Evgeniya Dobrovolskaya, Anastasiya Voznesenskaya, Andrey Myagkov, Stanislav Lyubshin, Vladimir Kashpur, Viktor Sergachyov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Evgeniy Kindinov, Vladimir Krasnov, Dmitriy Nazarov, Sergey Sazontev, Avangard Leontev, Igor Vasilev, Igor Vernik, Sergei Desnitsky, Sergei Sosnovsky, Mikhail Porechenkov, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Valeri Khlevinsky, Aleksei Agapov, Valeriy Troshin, Mikhail Trukhin, Eduard Chekmazov, Aleksey Kravchenko, and Evgeniy Mironov among others. During the 1940s - 2000s Davydov made stage appearance in over 100 various roles. His most memorable stage performances were as Talberg in 'Dni Turbinykh' (aka.. The Days of The Turbins) by Mikhail A. Bulgakov, and as Ivan Karamazov in 'Bratya Karamazovy' (aka.. Brothers Karamazov) by Fyodor Dostoevsky. He also appeared in supporting roles in Anton Chekhov's classic plays 'Chaika' (aka.. The Seagull), 'Tri Sestry' (aka.. The Three Sisters), 'Dyadya Vanya' (aka.. Uncle Vanya), and 'Vishnevy sad' (aka.. The Cherry Orchard). Besides his acting career, Davydov was director of the Museum of Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT) from 1985 - 2000, and published his memoirs about several generations of great actors of Moscow Art Theatre.
Vladlen Davydov was designated People's Actor of Russia (1969), and received numerous decorations from the Soviet and Russian governments. He was awarded two Stalin's State Prizes (in 1950 and 1951), and received the State Prize of Russia (1998). Valdlen Davydov is married to actress Margarita Anastasieva, and their son, Andrei Davydov is an actor of Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). The Davydovs are living in Moscow, Russia. - Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Roman Veseler was born on 6 January 1932. He was a cinematographer, known for The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe (1983), Dva dnya trevogi (1974) and Metel (1965). He died on 30 June 2012.- Yitzhak Shamir was born on 22 October 1915 in Ruzhany, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Brest Oblast, Belarus]. He was married to Shulamit Levy. He died on 30 June 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Music Department
Olivier Ferrand was born on 8 November 1969 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He is known for Shades of Day (2006), Ce soir (ou jamais!) (2006) and Le grand journal de Canal+ (2004). He died on 30 June 2012 in Velaux, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.- Michael Abney-Hastings was born on 22 July 1942 in Sussex, England, UK. He was married to Noelene McCormick. He died on 30 June 2012 in Jerilderie, New South Wales, Australia.
- Camera and Electrical Department
John W. Brumshagen was born on 7 June 1947 in California, USA. John W. is known for Dick Tracy (1990), Sixteen Candles (1984) and Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985). John W. died on 30 June 2012 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.- Production Designer
- Art Director
Richard Bianchi was born on 14 May 1928 in Somerville, Maine, USA. He was a production designer and art director, known for The Equalizer (1985), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Law & Order (1990). He was married to Maeve McGuire. He died on 30 June 2012 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.- Sound Department
Philip Boole was born on 9 September 1937 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is known for Days of Heaven (1978), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) and The Manitou (1978). He was married to Dorothy Glover. He died on 30 June 2012 in Ventura, California, USA.- Josef Janous was born on 9 August 1927 in Motycín, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Zítra se bude tancit vsude (1952). He died on 30 June 2012 in Kladno, Czech Republic.
- Éric Gourdeau was born in 1924 in Québec City, Québec, Canada. He died on 30 June 2012 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Yomo Toro was born on 26 July 1933 in Guánica, Puerto Rico. He was an actor, known for Topacio (1984), From Hollywood to Deadwood (1988) and Larry Harlow's Latin Legends of Fania (2006). He was married to Minerva. He died on 30 June 2012 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.