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Peter Thomas is the son of a Welsh minister and an English school teacher. He learned communication, projection, and enunciation in the United States and from his parents. In his college, Peter would read stories a loud to his family, which he preferred.
Dedication landed a then 13 year old Peter Thomas his first radio job in a drama. After graduating from high school, he joined the United States Army and was one of 28 replacements sent to Omaha Beach the day after D-Day. Peter served this country proudly in World War 2 with the First Infantry Division in Europe. The life altering experience gave him a deeper appreciation for American soldiers, his country, other Americans and also freedom.
He returned to radio after World War 2 and attended a American college as an adult through the American GI Bill. He also married his high school sweetheart, Stella Thomas. He eventually left the new college for a job with CBS television in New York. 13 years later, Peter left to pursue freelance narration and documentary work full time in the United States.
Peter Thomas worked time and dedicated himself to improving the community through charitable work with Stella Thomas and the United States. He was devoted to veterans, serving as a board member for the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, contributing to the MIA Society and the Veterans Council, and organizing the 50th Anniversary Veterans of the Naples Parade.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Wayne Crawford was born on 11 February 1947 in Geneva, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Jake Speed (1986), Okavango: The Wild Frontier (1993) and Snake Island (2002). He was married to Olena. He died on 30 April 2016 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Franco Di Giacomo was born on 18 September 1932 in Amatrice, Rieti, Lazio, Italy. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for The Postman (1994), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982). He died on 30 April 2016 in Acilia, Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Uwe Friedrichsen was born on 27 May 1934 in Altona (now Hamburg), Germany. He was an actor, known for Maximilian von Mexiko (1970), Elephant Boy (1972) and John Klings Abenteuer (1965). He was married to Ute Papst and Nathalie Emery. He died on 30 April 2016 in Hamburg, Germany.- Writer
- Actor
Father Daniel J. Berrigan, S.J. died at the age of 95 on April 30, 2016. Colman McCarthy, former columnist for the Washington Post, called Berrigan "a major figure in the radical left of the 1960s and 1970s," who died at a Jesuit residence at Fordham University in the Bronx. Known as a poet and non-violent activist, the priest led antiwar protests, was unable to be with "The Baltimore Four", but most famously spent two years in prison for acts of civil disobedience that became well known through his play and the film "The Trial of The Catonsville Nine." His brother Philip, also a priest (but who left active ministry), was one of the "Four" and "Nine" and died in 2002. Survivors include a sister and three brothers.
Former Washington Post columnist McCarthy described the Catonsville event: "In May 1968, Father Berrigan, his brother and fellow priest Philip Berrigan, and seven other activists entered a Selective Service office in Catonsville, Md. They gathered hundreds of draft files, lugged them outside and, with a recipe of kerosene and soap chips taken from a Green Berets handbook, burned them to ashes. The Catonsville Nine, as they became known, were arrested, and in a five-day trial in October 1968, they were found guilty of destruction of government property."
Father Berrigan may be best known in the film world for his cameo in the 1986 British drama The Mission, written by Robert Bolt, in which he spoke only one word, "No!" While he lived a "YES!" to God's will as he discerned it, that included a clear and definitive "No!" to violence and war.- Actor
- Writer
Norman Robbins was born in 1938 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Survivors (1975), Akt mit Blume (1991) and Flickers (1980). He died on 30 April 2016 in Devon, England, UK.- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Tracy Scott was born on 8 March 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for Her (2013), One for the Money (2012) and Up in the Air (2009). She died on 30 April 2016 in Lady Lake, Florida, USA.- Bacon was born in Romford, Essex. He grew up in Australia.
Bacon's acting career comprised of starring in 25 episodes of Australian soap Sons and Daughters (1982) and one episode of the British sitcom 2point4 Children (1991). He turned down a part in Neighbours (1985).
In 1987, Bacon moved to London, where he worked in TGI Fridays in Covent Garden. He then decided to become a professional bartender, forming his own company, Bar Biz. In 1989, Bacon appeared on Richard & Judy and Wogan; the latter appearance helped him get a job in Manchester and in 1991 he met his long term business partner Jeremy Roberts and helped open the Chalon Court Hotel in Lancashire. In 1993, Bacon and his friend David Hinds bought the JW Johnsons bar in Manchester, a popular bar restaurant and club; this led to the later development of Via Vita, a Mediterranean-style bar-restaurant, developed with Roberts and Hinds which was sold in 1998.
In 1999, Bacon set up the Living Room with Jeremy Roberts and developed the business to 13 restaurants; there were 34 restaurants in the group when Bacon and Roberts sold the Living Room to trade in 2007. In 2005, the Est Est Est restaurant business was acquired, which in 2016 had 15 restaurants. Between 2010 and 2012 the business grew adding the Oast House (which grew into the New World Trading Company), the Alchemist, Australasia and Artisan - all developed in Manchester City Centre. In 2013, the Manchester House restaurant was opened, with the aim of it becoming the first Michelin star restaurant in Manchester. In 2015, the Group led by Bacon had a turnover in excess of £100 million, and was awarded the Manchester Evening News Business of the Year award.
In 1999, Bacon was diagnosed with lymphoma and in 2014, he was diagnosed with advanced melanoma. He died on 30 April 2016. Bacon's 12-year-old nephew Jett died of Ewing's sarcoma five days after.
A memorial service was held for Bacon on 16 May 2016.
Bacon was married three times and had three children. - Marisol was born on 22 May 1930 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She died on 30 April 2016 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Art Department
- Set Decorator
- Additional Crew
Lisbeth Jansson was born on 9 March 1941 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was a set decorator, known for Fanny and Alexander (1982), Leif (1987) and The Slingshot (1993). She died on 30 April 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.- Camera and Electrical Department
Ernie Chilcott was born in 1932 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ernie is known for Festival (1960). Ernie died on 30 April 2016 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.- Harry Kroto was born on 7 October 1939 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He was married to Margaret Hunter. He died on 30 April 2016 in East Sussex, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
Daniel Aaron was born on 4 August 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for The Civil War (1990). He was married to Janet Summers. He died on 30 April 2016 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.- Gunter Damisch died on 30 April 2016 in Vienna, Austria.
- César Macedo was an actor, known for O Campineiro, Garotão Para Madames (1981), O Fim do Mundo (1996) and Escolinha do Professor Raimundo (1990). He died on 30 April 2016 in Franco da Rocha, SP, Brazil.
- Xavier Parmentier was born on 9 December 1963 in Paris, France. Xavier was a writer, known for Fahim (2019). Xavier died on 30 April 2016 in Paris, France.
- Director
- Producer
Ray Lakeland was born on 25 January 1921 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK. Ray was a director and producer, known for Home Town (1952), The World Our Stage (1958) and The Northern Scene (1956). Ray died on 30 April 2016 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, UK.