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- The Flemish (Dutch-language Belgian) actor Julien Schoenaerts made a most notable acting career, foremost in the theatre but also on the movie - and TV screen.
Schoenaerts was born on 30 August 1925 in Eigenbilzen (Belgian province of Limburg). He once said his first public part was that of St-John at age four, when his sister put a living lamb in his arms during a Catholic procession. From age six Schoenaerts joined "Lust en Leven", the amateur theatre society his father belonged to. After classical humanities (Latin-Greek) he joined in 1948 the then two years young Studio Herman Teirlinck, after which he played ten years in Herman Teirlinck's theatre "Koninklijke Nederlandse Schouwburg" (KNS) in Antwerp. In the 1950s he toured both Dutch-speaking countries with such plays as (both in Dutch translation) "De huisbewaarder" by Harold Pinter and "De kleine prins" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Frustrated by Flanders' weak theatre policy, he emigrated north, played a year in Karl Guttmann's Ensemble and two with De Nederlandse Comedie, but remained at unease. Schoenaerts returned to Belgium, working with the Flemish public broadcaster BRT, and simultaneously started his own Ringtheater. Unable to continue both, Schoenaerts started a solo career; his last theatre performance was in 1993.
His first screen part was in 1955 in 'Meeuwen sterven in de haven' (scenario by Ivo Michiels). Memorable film parts were Pieter De Coninck in Hugo Claus' 'De Leeuw van Vlaanderen' (1983) and Monseigneur Stillemans in the Oscar-winning 'Daens' (1992). In 1999 he acted in a movie for a young audience; in 2004 he and his son Matthias Schoenaerts appeared in Rudolph Mestdagh's 'Ellektra'.
His artistic interest extended to other arts forms. In 2003 the gallery of "kunstkring Jacques Gorus" in Antwerp held an exposition of his paintings and etchings. Since the 1970s he suffered from mental problems. - Actor
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Marc Van Eeghem was born on 14 September 1960 in Brugge, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Windkracht 10 (1997), Het eiland (2004) and In Flanders Field (2014). He died on 14 December 2017 in Antwerp, Belgium.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Hugo Claus was born on 5 April 1929 in Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium. He was a writer and director, known for Vrijdag (1980), De verlossing (2001) and De vijanden (1968). He was married to Veerle de Wit and Elly Claus. He died on 19 March 2008 in Antwerp, Belgium.- Co Prins was born on 5 June 1938 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Victory (1981). He died on 26 September 1987 in Antwerp, Belgium.
- Actress
- Director
- Costume Designer
Dora van der Groen was born on 10 March 1927 in Antwerp, Belgium. She was an actress and director, known for Pauline & Paulette (2001), Minder dood dan de anderen (1992) and Dakota (1974). She was married to Tone Brulin and Wies Andersen. She died on 8 November 2015 in Antwerp, Belgium.- Reinhilde Decleir was born on 16 May 1948 in Belgium. She was an actress, known for Raf & Ronny II (1999), De infiltrant (2018) and Raf & Ronny III (2001). She died on 6 April 2022 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.
- Arnold Willems was born on 24 March 1932 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Wittekerke (1993), Merijntje Gijzens jeugd (1974) and De bossen van Vlaanderen (1991). He died on 8 August 2022 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Ludo Busschots was born on 2 April 1956 in Mortsel, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor and producer, known for Alfa Papa Tango (1990), Windkracht 10 (1997) and Transport (1983). He died on 2 December 2020 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.- Actress
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- Costume Designer
Jane Peter was born on 12 June 1938 in Borgerhout, Flanders, Belgium. She was an actress and costume designer, known for Bompa (1989), Spoed (2000) and Chez Bompa Lawijt (1994). She was married to Ruud De Ridder. She died on 24 April 2014 in Antwerp, Belgium.- Paula Sleyp was born on 21 February 1931 in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Shirley Holmes (1966), Sesamstraat (1976) and Zes personages zoeken een auteur (1971). She was married to Bob Dillen. She died on 9 November 2019 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.
- Frans Van De Velde was born on 6 April 1933 in Deurne, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Pa heeft een lief (2000), Ramona (1991) and Lili & Marleen (1994). He died on 16 February 2017 in Antwerp, Belgium.
- Marcel Hendrickx was born on 26 December 1920 in Temse. He was an actor, known for Maigret (1964), Johan en de Alverman (1965) and Fabian van Fallada (1969). He died on 28 May 1981 in Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Actress
Jeanne Brabants was born on 25 January 1920 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Floraliënshow (1965), De TV maakt muziek (1955) and Rip van Winckle (1973). She was married to Bert Van Kerkhoven. She died on 2 January 2014 in Antwerp, Belgium.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Jos Jacobs was born on 15 May 1925 in Antwerp, Belgium. Jos was a director and writer, known for Jongens die een vlag kunnen dragen (1947), De Madonna van Nedermunster (1970) and Een lied van de arbeid (1947). Jos died on 5 April 1995 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.- Yvonne Mertens was an actress, known for Centraal station (1974), Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf (1979) and In alle stilte (1978). She died on 23 March 2008 in Antwerp, Belgium.
- Born in Antwerp before WW2, Paul 'S Jongers got himself noted at the local Actor's Studio (Studio Teirlinck) for his rugged good looks and easy way with lines. He soon formed a long lasting friendship with nited actor Julien Schoenaerts, and the two of them were known as a double act in Antwerp nightlife. He become closely associated with a string of 'dialect' movies released in Belgium in the 1950s (_Meeuwen Sterven in de Haven (1955)_, Schipperskwartier (1953), De bruid zonder bed (1955))before turning himself into a fully fledged theatre actor who did movies 'on the side'. Much respected by Belgium's most prolific directors, Paul suffered from a debilitating stroke in 1983 after falling off a stage in Antwerp. He lost all use of his right side,never fully recovered, and retreated into anonimity. He died only a few years later from cancer.
- Fanny Winkler was born on 4 August 1912 in Merksem, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Johan en de Alverman (1965), Weduwe Holroyd (1974) and Princess (1969). She was married to Ward de Ravet. She died on 4 October 1985 in Antwerp, Belgium.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Sound Department
Charles Janssens was born on 8 June 1906 in Borgerhout, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Mijn man doet dat niet (1956), Merijntje Gijzens jeugd (1974) and Wat doen we met de liefde? (1957). He died on 23 August 1986 in Antwerp, Belgium.- François Glorieux, born in Kortrijk, Flanders (Belgium) August 27 1932, is a Belgian pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher. He studied at the Royal Cons, in Ghent (graduated, 1953), then toured as a pianist. He taught chamber music at the Royal Cons, in Ghent, and was head of the summer courses in piano at the Royal Cons, in Antwerp. He became especially successful in presenting entertaining improvisational recitals in 5 languages; also conducted his own 25- member orchestra from 1979. His compositions run the gamut from serious works to popular scores and arrangements, the last including pieces by Stan Kenton and Michael Jackson. He also prepared a new version of the Belgian National Anthem.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Horst Mentzel was born on 14 May 1941 in Danzig, Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia, Germany [now Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for De makelaar (1999), Adriaen Brouwer (1986) and Daar is een mens verdronken (1983). He died on 14 December 2020 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.- Willem Elsschot was born on 7 May 1882 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Het dwaallicht (1973), Ieder van ons (1971) and Villa des roses (2002). He was married to Joséphine Scheurwegen. He died on 31 May 1960 in Antwerp, Belgium.
- Animation Department
- Director
- Actress
Nicole Van Goethem was born on 31 May 1941 in Antwerp, Belgium. She was a director and actress, known for A Greek Tragedy (1985), Vol van gratie (1987) and Trouble in Paradise (1989). She died on 3 March 2000 in Antwerp, Belgium.- Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. His unique and immensely popular Baroque style emphasized movement, co-lour, and sensuality, which followed the immediate, dramatic artistic style promoted in the Counter-Reformation. Rubens was a painter producing altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. He was also a prolific designer of cartoons for the Flemish tapestry workshops and of frontispieces for the publishers in Antwerp.
- Mostly known as co-founder of arthouse theater Cartoon's in Antwerp in 1978. At the age of five Kloeck knew what he wanted to do; become a writer of something with cinema. At the early age of 22 he wrote "De Bloedige Terugkeer van C. Verschaeve" together with childhood friend Jan Ceuleers under the pseudonym the cousins De Rouck. The book has become a cult classic in Belgium and The Netherlands. He also wrote for the comic book Bessy during two years, German version, for studio Vandersteen. In 1999 Kloeck wrote his autobiography "Trage Dagen", a portrait of Antwerp in his childhood. In 2016 he translated the comic book album of Suske en Wiske "De Raap Van Rubens" from Flemish to the dialect of Antwerp "De Roap van Rubbes" together with his friend and director Robbe De Hert.
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Guy J. Nijs was born on 6 March 1939 in Mechelen, Belgium. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Pandore (1969), In Love with Dead (1969) and Le diamant nu (1970). He died on 5 January 1997 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.