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Born in Canada, John Ireland was raised in New York. Performing as a swimmer in a water carnival, he moved into the legitimate theater, often appearing in minor roles in Broadway plays. His first big break in pictures came in 1945 when he appeared as Windy the introspective letter-writing G.I. in the classic war epic A Walk in the Sun (1945). Ireland was then often featured (mostly as a heavy) in several films. In 1949, he was nominated for best supporting actor for his role as the reporter in All the King's Men (1949). During the early 1950s, Ireland often starred as the emoting, brooding hero, almost exclusively in "B" pictures. In 1953, with his son Peter Ireland and wife, Joanne Dru, Ireland co-produced and co-directed the western mini-classic Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953) (aka Outlaw Territory). From the mid-'50s on. he appeared mainly in Italian "quickie" features and showed up occasionally in supporting roles in major pictures (Spartacus (1960)). Occasionally, his name was mentioned in tabloids of the times, in connection with young starlets, namely Natalie Wood and Sue Lyon. He was to play the role of the patriarch on the Ponderosa in Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988) but the series was not picked up. In addition to Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953), his best work was in Little Big Horn (1951) and The Bushwhackers (1951). In his later years, he owned and operated a tiny restaurant, Ireland's, in Santa Barbara, California.- Sergio Fascetti was a young Italian actor. His distinctive features and handsome boyish looks provided him a noticeable role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's infamous classic Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) where Fascetti plays Sergio, one of the many male victims of the four powerful adult characters who subject their young female and male captives to engage in dangerous acts of sex, humiliation and violence.
Sergio is best remembered thanks to a scene where he marries a young girl (also a victim of the quartet) and he seems to be one of the guys who might have a decent fate, if compared to others who are killed right away.
It marked as his film performance, as usual with many actors who appeared in Pasolini films since the director always preferred to use non-professional actors in his projects, and usually the performers end up not returning to other films or known plays through the years.
The last time we heard of Fascetti was on March 21, 1992, when he was found dead from a suspicious drug overdose. He was 33 years-old. - John Lawrence was born on 26 April 1931 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for They Live (1988), Man of Violence (1970) and Darkroom (1981). He was married to Kay. He died on 21 March 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Haruo Tanaka was born on 25 March 1912 in Kyoto, Japan. He was an actor, known for Ikiru (1952), Ôshô ihidai (1955) and Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956). He died on 21 March 1992.
- Arthur Mayse was born on 23 October 1912 in Manitoba, Canada. He was a writer, known for The Beachcombers (1972), Desperate Search (1952) and Studio One (1948). He died on 21 March 1992 in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada.
- Yuri Maltsev was born on 5 February 1931 in Perm, Ural Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Perm Krai, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Blokada: Luzhskiy rubezh, Pulkovskiy meredian (1974), Dela davno minuvshikh dney... (1972) and Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya (1975). He died on 21 March 1992.
- Ennio Groggia was an actor, known for I promessi sposi (1967), Tomorrow We Dance (1982) and Don Luigi Sturzo (1981). He died on 21 March 1992 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
- Frederick Thomson was born on 8 December 1926 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was married to Joanne Lucille Lindley. He died on 21 March 1992 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.