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Although known as the uncle/patriarch and judge "Philip Banks" on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), James Avery was a classically trained actor and scholar. A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, he joined the US Navy after graduating high school and served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. Upon leaving the military, he moved to San Diego, California and began writing TV scripts and poetry for PBS. He won an Emmy for production during his tenure there and deservedly won a scholarship to the University of California at San Diego, from which he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Drama and Literature. (Sidenote: His wife Barbara is the Dean of Student Life at California's Loyola Marymount University.) In addition to his sitcom popularity, he lent his voice to over a dozen animated television series and features. He was also the primary host of the popular PBS travel and adventure series Going Places (1997). Armed with a diverse resume of credits, James Avery remained a unique creative force as convincing a comedian as he was a Shakespearean character.- Actor
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John Fortune was born on 30 June 1939 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Match Point (2005), Rory Bremner, Who Else? (1993) and The Tailor of Panama (2001). He was married to Emma Burge and Susan Waldo. He died on 31 December 2013 in the UK.- Lidiya Vertinskaya was born Lidiya Vladimirovna Tsirgvava on April 14, 1923, in Kharbin, China, into a family of emigrants from Georgia, a former part of the collapsed Russian Empire. Her parents were highly educated aristocrats who belonged to Georgian Landed Gentry, they emigrated with the White Russians, after destruction of their wealth in the Russian Communist Revolution of 1917.
In China, at the age of 16, she met popular Russian actor Aleksandr Vertinskiy, who performed at his cabaret called "Gardenia" catering to a small Russian community in Shanghai. There, after two years of courtship and romance, Vertinsky married young Lidia Vladimirovna Tsirgvava. Their first daughter, Marianna Vertinskaya was born on a train to Shanghai in 1943.
During the Second World War, Lidiya Vertinskaya together with Aleksandr Vertinskiy moved to Moscow. Their second daughter, Anastasiya Vertinskaya was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1944. At that time Lidiya Vertinskaya was raising her two young daughters, while her famous husband was sent to perform at hospitals to entertain the wounded Red Army troops and proletarians with an official instruction to sing mostly patriotic songs in order to receive redemption. Regardless of the political restrictions on his creativity and acting career, her husband managed to support his family.
In 1948, when the Soviet leadership launched massive attacks on Russian intellectuals, Vertinsky was blacklisted by the Soviet Communist ideologist, Andrei Zhdanov, and his life and career was at risk. Joseph Stalin decided to leave Vertinsky alone and personally crossed his name out of the dangerous "black list", so Vertinsky was spared. After that he was allowed to resume his film career. In 1951 he was awarded the State Stalin's Prize for the supporting role as Brinch, an anti-Communist Cardinal in Zagovor obrechyonnykh (1950) by director Mikhail Kalatozov. However, Aleksandr Vertinsky still remained under suspicion and was banned from recording of his songs as well as from publications of his writings for the rest of his life in the Soviet Union. He was also restricted from performing before big audiences, while the Soviet censorship put pressure on many Russian cultural figures, such as Anna Akhmatova and Boris Pasternak, among others. After the death of Joseph Stalin things began to change because Nikita Khrushchev initiated the "Thaw" and eased a few bans and restrictions.
Lidiya Vertinskaya became a single mother with two teenage daughters in 1959, after the death of her husband. However, she managed to raise her daughters and both became successful in their acting careers. Lidiya Vertinskaya made several film appearances during the 1950s and 1960s, such as The Phoenix in Sadko (1953), and The Duchess in Don Kikhot (1957) by director Grigoriy Kozintsev. She amassed a significant collection of music records and memorabilia related to her famous husband, Aleksandr Vertinskiy, and also wrote her memoirs. Lidiya Vertinskaya is living in Moscow, Russia. - Antonio Allocca was born on 24 June 1937 in Portici, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for Dracula in the Provinces (1975), Quel ragazzo della curva B (1987) and Inmate (1981). He died on 31 December 2013 in Marcianise, Campania, Italy.
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Mario Garriba was born on 13 November 1944 in Soave, Verona, Veneto, Italy. He was an assistant director and actor, known for In punto di morte (1971), Amarcord (1973) and Corse a perdicuore (1980). He died on 31 December 2013 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.- Wanda Kruszewska was born on 5 October 1921 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for The Double Life of Véronique (1991), Opowiesc w czerwieni (1974) and Television Theater (1953). She died on 31 December 2013 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Betty Ren Wright was born on 15 June 1927 in Wakefield, Michigan, USA. She was a writer, known for The Dollhouse Murders and The Dollhouse Murders (1992). She was married to George Albert Frederiksen. She died on 31 December 2013 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA.
- Irina Korschunow was born on 31 December 1925 in Stendal, Germany. She was a writer, known for Michas Flucht (1988), Frau über vierzig (1981) and Wie es geschah (1983). She died on 31 December 2013 in München, Germany.
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Omur Nagiyev was born on 1 June 1953 in Baku, USSR. He was an actor and director, known for Baxtavar (1990), Struktura momenta (1980) and Cin mikrorayonda (1985). He died on 31 December 2013.- Al Porcino was born on 14 May 1925 in New York, USA. He died on 31 December 2013 in Munich, Germany.
- Roberto Ciotti was born on 20 February 1953 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a composer, known for Marrakech Express (1989), Turné (1990) and Il tempo del ritorno (1993). He died on 31 December 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Ralph Hamer was born in 1940 in Bedwellty, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for The District Nurse (1984), The Lively Arts (1969) and Operavox (1995). He died on 31 December 2013 in Cardiff, Wales, UK.
- Maruja Mas was an actress, known for La gran fiesta (1986), Cristina Bazán (1978) and A Life of Sin (1979). She died on 31 December 2013 in Miami, Florida, USA.
- Puccio Corona was born on 9 April 1942 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He died on 31 December 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.