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Cicely Tyson was born in Harlem, New York City, where she was raised by her devoutly religious parents, who had come from the Caribbean island of Nevis. Her mother Theodosia was a domestic worker and her her father William was a carpenter and painter. Tyson was discovered by a fashion editor at Ebony Magazine, and with her stunning looks she quickly rose to the top of the modeling industry. In 1957 she began acting in Off-Broadway productions. She had small roles in feature films before she was cast as Portia in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968). Four years later, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her sensational performance in the critically-acclaimed film Sounder (1972). In 1974, she went on to portray a 110-year-old former slave in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), which earned her two Emmy Awards. She also appeared in the television miniseries Roots (1977), King (1978), and A Woman Called Moses (1978). While Cicely has not appeared steadily onscreen because of her loyalty to solely portraying strong, positive images of Black women, she is definitely one of the most talented, beautiful actresses who ever graced stage or screen.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Vasili Lanovoy was a notable Russian actor best known as Captain Grey in Alye parusa (1961) and as Anatol Kuragin in War and Peace (1965).
He was born Vasili Semenovich Lanovoy on January 16, 1934, in Moscow, Russia, USSR. His parents were Ukrainian peasants from Odessa region. They escaped from death in the famine of 1931 and survived by moving to Moscow. At the age of 7, Lanovoy went to visit his relatives near Odessa, but there he was caught by the advancing Nazi Armies during the Second World War. Young Lanovoy was abused by the Nazis who fired machine guns above his head to scare him, so he stammered for several years as a consequence. However, he had a dream of being an actor, regardless of his stammer and his heavy Ukrainian accent. He attended the acting class of Sergei Lvovich Stein at Moscow ZIL club, and made his stage debut in a play by Lev Kassil.
Young Lanovoy was torn between two professions, acting and journalism, and entered to study both. In 1953, at age 18, while a Journalism student of Moscow University, he was cast in Problem Child (1954), making his film debut. From 1953 - 1957 he studied acting at Shchukin Theatrical School of Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There his classmate was Tatyana Samoylova, and they married in 1955, and later became co-stars in Anna Karenina (1967) by director Aleksandr Zarkhi. He also appeared as Anatol Kuragin in War and Peace (1965) by director Sergey Bondarchuk.
Since 1957 Vasili Lanovoy has been member of Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There his stage partners were such actors as Mikhail Ulyanov, Ruben Simonov, Boris Zakhava, Mikhail Astangov, Varvara Popova, Irina Kupchenko, Natalya Tenyakova, Yuliya Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Marianna Vertinskaya, Nina Ruslanova, Nikolai Plotnikov, Yuriy Yakovlev, Vladimir Etush, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Andrei Abrikosov, Grigori Abrikosov, Boris Babochkin, Nikolai Gritsenko, Nikolai Timofeyev, Aleksandr Grave, Evgeniy Karelskikh, Sergey Makovetskiy, and Ruben Simonov, among others. His most memorable stage performances were as Protasov in 'Deti Solntsa' (1968), as Oktavian in 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1975), and the title role in 'Kasanova' (1985). Since taking the role as Prince Calaf in 1963, Lanovoy has been delivering acclaimed performances in the legendary Vakhtangov's production of Carlo Gozzi's comedy 'Princess Turandot'.
Vasili Lanovoy was designated People's Actor of the USSR, was awarded Lenin's Prize (1980), and received numerous awards and decorations for his works on stage and in film. Outside of his acting profession Lanovoy was fond of classical music and Ukrainian songs together with his friends and family. In his 70s and 80s, he was maintaining a good physical form through sports and pesco-vegetarian diet. He was married three times, and had two sons with actress Irina Kupchenko. Lanovoy was prominent member of the Communist Party of USSR and Russia, he also supported president Putin and Moscow mayor Sobyanin in their re-elections. He died of Covid-19 complications 12 days after his 87th birthday, on the 28th of January 2021 in Moscow, Russia.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Christopher Lewis was born on August 1, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Christopher Paul Lewis. He is a director and writer known for co-producing and directing the first feature films made exclusively for home video release; Blood Cult (1985), The Ripper (1986) and Revenge (1986).
He is co-producer and director of the television feature film Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (1990), and documentary films produced by The Entertainment Group including; Still Swingin' (1994), The Psychic Connection: Exploring the Spiritual Link Between People and Animals (1998), Journey Down Route 66 (1994), Hauntings Across America (1996), Haunted Places (1997), and is an unaccredited co-screenwriter of "All The Kind Strangers" (1974).
He has been married to his producing partner Linda Lewis since May 29, 1976.- Actress
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thida Penn was an actress and writer, known for Ride Along (2014), Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016) and Masters (2013). She died on 28 January 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Teresa Derrington was born in 1931 in London Borough of Brent, Greater London, England. She was an actress, known for A Christmas Carol (1951). She was married to James Anthony Hepenstal and Cozens-Hardy. She died on 28 January 2021 in Blakeney, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Ryszard Kotys was a Polish actor, director, and writer. He graduated from the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow in 1953 and made his theatrical debut at the Stefan Zeromski Theater in Kielce. Over his career, he performed in various theaters across Poland, including in Gdansk, Wroclaw, Tarnow, Bialystok, and Lodz. He also directed theatrical productions. In his more than 65-year-long career, Kotys appeared in over 150 productions. He gained popularity for his role as Marian Pazdzioch in the TV series Swiat wedlug Kiepskich (1999), which he played for over 20 years. His contributions to Polish cinema and theater were recognized when he was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta in 1999.
- Actress
- Director
- Soundtrack
Enikö Börcsök was born on 28 January 1968 in Mezõtúr, Hungary. She was an actress and director, known for Paszport (2001), A három növér (1991) and The Butcher, the Whore and the One-Eyed Man (2017). She was married to Ádám Dévényi. She died on 28 January 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.- Additional Crew
- Art Department
W.F. 'Woody' Morrison was born on 22 December 1941 in Ketchikan, Alaska, USA. W.F. 'Woody' is known for So Weird (1999), Missing in America (2005) and White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994). W.F. 'Woody' died on 28 January 2021 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Miranda Kounelaki was born in 1939 in Athens, Greece. She was an actress, known for The Dawn of Victory (1971), Yperohi optasia (1962) and Atlas (1961). She died on 28 January 2021 in Greece.
- Nelly Martins was born on 10 August 1936 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Garota Enxuta (1959), Metido a Bacana (1957) and Bom Mesmo é Carnaval (1962). She was married to Radamés Gnatalli. She died on 28 January 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Dick Duane was born on 18 April 1929 in the USA. He died on 28 January 2021 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
César Isella was born on 20 October 1938 in Salta, Argentina. He was a composer and actor, known for La edad del sol (1999), Hasta donde llegan tus ojos (1995) and Retrato en vivo (1979). He died on 28 January 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Aniela Swiderska-Pawlik was born on 29 July 1925. She was an actress, known for Colonel Bunker (1996), Pejzaz z bohaterem (1971) and Lalka (1978). She died on 28 January 2021 in Warsaw, Poland.
- Tamás Barabás was born in 1970. He died on 28 January 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Sandra Des Vignes-Millington was born on 10 December 1957 in East Dry River, Trinidad and Tobago. She died on 28 January 2021 in Mount Hope, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Sibongile Khumalo was born on 24 September 1957 in Soweto, South Africa. She died on 28 January 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Varol Ürkmez was born in 1937 in Sakarya, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Kavgasiz yasayalim (1963), Sekerli misin vay vay (1965) and Aklin durur (1965). He died on 28 January 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Paul J. Crutzen was born on 3 December 1933 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He died on 28 January 2021 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- Visual Effects
- Actor
Nich Zuhoski was born in 1986 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for The Book of Life (2014), Rock Dog (2016) and The Traveler (2013). He died on 28 January 2021 in Dallas, Texas, USA.- Holly McCracken was born on 31 July 1947 in San Francisco, California, USA. Holly was married to Hugh McCracken. Holly died on 28 January 2021 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actress
- Writer
Annette Kullenberg was born on 9 January 1939 in Sweden. She was an actress and writer, known for Jag älskar, du älskar (1968), Barbies värld (1979) and Ugly Bunny (2011). She was married to Ingemar Kullenberg . She died on 28 January 2021 in Cascais, Portugal.- Lewis Wolpert was born on 19 October 1929 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was married to Elizabeth Brownstei, Alison Hawkes and Jill Neville. He died on 28 January 2021 in London, England, UK.