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- Production Designer
- Art Department
- Art Director
Ken Adam was a British movie production designer, best known for his set designs for the James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).
His first major screen credit was as production designer on the British thriller Spin a Dark Web (1956). In 1961 he was hired for the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962).
Adam did not work in the second James Bond film, From Russia with Love (1963) because he was working in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). This enabled him to make his name with his innovative, semi-futuristic sets for further James Bond films, such as Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), and his last Bond film was Moonraker (1979).
Adam returned to work with Kubrick on Barry Lyndon (1975), for which he won an Oscar. He also worked in The Ipcress File (1965) and its sequel Funeral in Berlin (1966), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), Sleuth (1972), and The Madness of King George (1994), for which he won his second Oscar for Best Art Direction.
In 2003, Adam was knighted for services to the film industry and Anglo-German relations.
He died on 10 March 2016 at his home in London at the age of 95.- Moonie was born in 1998. He was an actor, known for Legally Blonde (2001), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) and The 17th Annual Genesis Awards (2003). He died on 10 March 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Hailed as a keyboard legend, Keith Emerson has been one of the most important figures to emerge from the thriving UK rock scene of the 1960s and 70s. He is known as one of the most prominent leaders in the progressive rock movement, fusing rock 'n' roll with a myriad of musical styles, such as classical, jazz and world music. A modern wizard of electronic and acoustic keyboards, most notably the organ and synthesizer, he has set a standard by which others multiply. With both "The Nice" and "Emerson, Lake & Palmer," Emerson has written and recorded some of rock's most adventurous music and brought it to the masses with unmatched virtuosity and skillful showmanship. Born November 2, 1944 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England, Keith Emerson soon became a piano sensation in his hometown of Worthing, Sussex by the time he was fourteen years old. In his late teens, he moved to London, joined the band "V.I.P.'s" and later "Gary Farr and the T-Bones," backing their mentor T-Bone Walker at the Marquee Club in London, also touring Germany, France and the UK. Some of his early influences were jazz artists Fats Waller, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, Jack McDuff and Big John Patton. Classical composers also became influential to his music including J.S. Bach, Aaron Copland, Demetri Shostokovich, Bela Bartok and Alberto Ginestera amongst others. In his twenties, he formed a band called "The Nice" with bassist/vocalist Lee Jackson, drummer Brian Davison and guitarist David O'List, which backed ex-Ike and Tina Turner's singer P.P. Arnold. The group struck out on its own with a unique blend of classical, blues, jazz and rock. Emerson adopted the Hammond Organ as his instrument of choice during this period and soon gained fame for his outrageous stage antics and inspired musical performances. "The Nice" recorded numerous albums and appeared in a notorious concert at London's Royal Albert Hall. Immediately after hearing "Switched on Bach" by Walter Carlos, Emerson purchased and experimented with one of the first modular Moog Synthesizers and became the first artist to tour with "The Moog" internationally with the help of its inventor, Dr. Robert Moog. In 1970, "The Nice" broke up and Emerson formed the legendary group, "Emerson, Lake & Palmer" (ELP) with bassist/vocalist Greg Lake and drummer Carl Palmer. They achieved instant fame with their debut at the Isle Of Wight Festival in 1970. The trio announced their arrival on the scene by tearing into a furious rock adaptation of Mussorgsky's classic "Pictures At An Exhibition," which concluded with a barrage of cannon fire. Their first single, entitled "Lucky Man," from their debut album, "Emerson, Lake & Palmer," ended with a startling new sound, the lead Moog synthesizer solo. This sound took the world by storm, and the band was on its way. ELP released six platinum albums between 1970 and 1977, including "E, L&P," "Tarkus," "Trilogy," the cryptically entitled "Brain Salad Surgery," "Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends�" and "Works Vol. 1." They headlined the massive 1974 festival California Jam playing to an audience of over 500,000. Later in 1977, ELP toured with a handpicked orchestra, which performed Emerson's "Piano Concerto No. 1." After touring with the orchestra, ELP continued on the road as a trio, releasing two more albums "Works Vol. 2" and "Love Beach" before they disbanded in 1979. Between 1985 and 1990, Emerson collaborated with Lake and Palmer in two separate efforts, "Emerson, Lake & Powell" and the band "3" respectively. In 1992, ELP reunited with the critically acclaimed "Black Moon." Subsequent world tours which resulted in the live performance releases of "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" in 1993 and "Then And Now" in 1999. In 1980, Emerson issued his first solo album, a Caribbean island inspired work called "Honky." In addition, he recorded and released "The Christmas Album," displaying his own unique interpretation of many classic Christmas songs along with original seasonal pieces. Soon thereafter, he turned to motion picture soundtrack composition, producing several film scores between 1979 and 1989, including the orchestral score for Universal Studios feature release, "Nighthawks," starring Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams and cult Italian horror master Dario Argento's "Inferno." Emerson also realized a full length Japanese animated film entitled "Harmagedon" in which he received a gold record for the main title theme, "Children of The Light" sung by Rosemary Butler. Emerson also composed the music for Marvel Animation's cartoon action TV series, "Iron Man" in 1994. Emerson went on to release the occasional collection of new material appearing on-stage. He even reunited with Nice band mates Brian Davison and Lee Jackson for a show in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2002 (Vivacitas). Along with the EMI classic release of the solo piano, "Emerson plays Emerson" in the same year He penned an autobiography, "Pictures of an Exhibitionist" in 2003. He received the compilation treatment from Castle Records in 2005 with the two-disc "Hammer It Out: The Anthology." He toured in the USA, UK, Europe and Japan in 2004, 2005 & 2006 with his own "Keith Emerson Band", along with occasional collaborations with various orchestras in Naples, Italy and Beijing, China to promote the environmental issues. Always diverse in musical tastes, he sometimes sits in with jazz bands while encouraging others to take a safer road. Throughout the years, Emerson has consistently won the Overall Best Keyboardist award in the annual Keyboard Magazine Readers' Poll, since the magazine debuted in 1975 and holds a seat of honor on their advisory board. He was recently honored at The Smithsonian Institution, along with Dr. Robert Moog, for his pioneering work in electronic music. Emerson is currently (Jan 2009) working on another with regular collaborator Marc Bonilla and producer Keith Wechsler. The new album has been released in mid 2008, and the band has been touring in Europe, Baltic, and Japan. Forthcoming tour dates to be announced.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Gogi Grant was born on 20 September 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Helen Morgan Story (1957), The Right Stuff (1983) and The Big Beat (1958). She was married to Robert Gore Rifkind and Sherman Yettra. She died on 10 March 2016 in California, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Stunts
Ralph Moratz was born in Berlin, Germany on 10/10/31. As Hitler's power increased he was subjected to ever increasing incidents of harassment: on krystalnacht, he and the other children were locked in the Synagogue in the Auerbach, the Jewish orphanage where he was living ... and the eternal flame was disconnected from the gas supplying pipe, an early attempt to gas them by the nazis... One of the children broke a window and the fresh air mercifully revived them. From then until he left, the gestapo kept two machine guns trained on the orphanage from the surrounding rooftops to prevent the children from forming any kind of resistance. On July 4th, 1939 the children of the orphanage were able to leave Berlin on a kindertransport to France. They went to Chateau de Quincy 30 km SE of Paris. Shortly before the Germans occupied Paris, they tried to escape the rapidly closing pincer movement of the Blitzkrieg. After 3 days of traveling by road and coal barge down the Seine, constantly dodging the onslaught of the luftwaffe strafing the retreating French army, they suddenly found ourselves at the battlefront. Ralph spent two hellish days in a barn waiting for one of the showers of shells around him to score a direct hit....then on the third day the occupying Germans told him to return to where he had come from and so back to Chateau de Quincy. The chateau had already been acquired by the German army when Ralph arrived back. The children were allowed to live on the second floor and had to become the German's servants. Preparing their food, polishing their boots, currying their horses, and whatever other menial tasks needed to be attended to. Several months into this arrangement, an incident occurred that angered the Germans and the children were kicked out of the chateau. The children were dispersed around Paris. Around December 1940, while Ralph was living in a Jewish orphanage in Paris, the Nazis were becoming more active. The Jewish lady in charge of the orphanage was taken away in custody and the same night Wolfgang Grajonsca (also known as Bill Graham Presents) and Ralph were spirited to a train station in Paris and then somehow successfully transported into un-occupied France. Ralph and Wolfgang stayed there at Chateau de Chaumont, Mainsat, Creuse until July 1941 and then made their way along with a group of other refugees to Marseille, Spain, and Portugal where they boarded the Serpa Pinto and after 14 days at sea arrived in NY. Ralph later found out that his mother, father's mother and grandaunt were murdered at Auschwitz. Grandfather Hermann Jungmann (father of his mother) was a Rabbi in a Synagogue in Bernburg, had been arrested during Krystalnacht and released after several months in a concentration camp. His synagogue was burned to the ground. He was admonished to never hold services again. He then held clandestine weekly services in the back rooms of Jewish stores and various apartments... usually by candlelight. Ralph found out on May 19, 2011 that grandfather Herman Jungmann and his wife Paula were both deported to Auschwitz, extermination camp on July 13, 1942. After graduation from Flushing HS, Ralph enlisted in the USAF for a four year stint. Joining Central Casting and SEG in Nov 1953 Ralph subsequently was booked on over 2,000 extra days. Several bits. Becoming a member of SAG in 1955 and AFTRA in the 1980s. Ralph took a 30 year hiatus to become a programmer, programmer analyst, and Application Manager of Payroll and Consumer Loans at a Major bank in Los Angeles. After retirement Ralph returned to background acting.- Anita Brookner was born on 16 July 1928 in London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Screen Two (1985) and Book Four (1982). She died on 10 March 2016 in England, UK.
- Julian Upton was born on 23 April 1921 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for To Hell and Back (1955), Highway Patrol (1955) and The Confession (1964). He died on 10 March 2016 in Santa Rosa, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kostas Koutsomytis was born on 20 September 1938 in Grevena, Greece. He was a director and writer, known for O kloios (1987), Athina zafeiropetra (1985) and I agapi argise mia mera (1997). He died on 10 March 2016 in Athens, Greece.- Production Manager
- Actor
- Location Management
Heinz Badewitz was born on 26 May 1941 in Hof, Bavaria, Germany. He was a production manager and actor, known for The American Friend (1977), Mathias Kneissl (1971) and Krempoli - Ein Platz für wilde Kinder (1975). He died on 10 March 2016 in Graz, Styria, Austria.- Roberto Perfumo was born on 3 October 1942 in Sarandí, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. He was married to Mabel Pastor . He died on 10 March 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Evelyn Bell was born on 11 February 1921 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), ABC Weekend Specials (1977) and High Risk (1976). She died on 10 March 2016 in Roseville, California, USA.
- Bill Gadsby was born on 8 August 1927 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor, known for NHL on CBS (1957), 1957 NHL All-Star Game (1957) and 1958 NHL All-Star Game (1958). He was married to Edna. He died on 10 March 2016 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- Joan Bates was born on 2 September 1929 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. She was married to Roy Bates. She died on 10 March 2016 in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK.
- Sunny Balzano was married to Tone Balzano. He died on 10 March 2016 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
- Ernestine Anderson was born on 11 November 1927 in Houston, Texas, USA. She died on 10 March 2016 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Jos van Schoor was a cinematographer and director, known for Centraal station (1974), De kapersbrief (1989) and Karel ende Elegast (1967). He died on 10 March 2016 in Vilvoorde, Flanders, Belgium.