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William Hobbs was a fight director, stuntman and actor, the son of an RAF pilot killed during the closing stages of World War II. He was brought up and schooled in Australia, had an early background in amateur dramatics and took up fencing in 1954. A natural swordsman, he narrowly missed out on making the Aussie squad for the 1957 Melbourne Olympics. The following year he moved to England to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Between 1958 and 1960, he tried his hand at acting in repertory theatre, failed miserably and was told by Laurence Olivier to 'give it up'. For nine years he then worked as fight director for Olivier's National Theatre Company. Bathed in a plethora of glowing plaudits for his stage duels he wrote his first textbooks entitled "Stage Combat: The Action to the Word" and "Techniques of the Stage Fight" (1967). As fencing master and fight choreographer he went on to train numerous film and TV stars in the intricacies of parry, lunge and riposte. In terms of both weaponry and action, he placed great emphasis on historical accuracy and realism. To achieve period authenticity he frequently relied on examining old pictures and prints. To Hobbs, the single most important ingredient, however, was the acting. In his 1995 book "Fight Direction for Stage and Screen" he declared "the actors have to be working mentally on a conscious level of coolness, with complete body relaxation and control, so that their acted aggression can be performed with conviction and at the same time in absolute safety". His work is singularly showcased by the brilliant fight scenes in Ridley Scott's The Duellists (1977) which are among the best ever filmed. Hobbs later recalled "the pauses that we put into the fights in [The Duellists] were phenomenal, but we wanted to get across the awful feeling that you believe you'll be dead on the floor. In the end, the realism is the fear." Among the acting luminaries Hobbs prepped for swashbuckling excellence were Peter O'Toole (Hamlet, National Theatre, 1963), Tim Roth and Liam Neeson (Rob Roy (1995)) and Leonardo DiCaprio (The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)).- Production Manager
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Lolee Aries was born on 18 April 1957 in California, USA. She was a production manager and producer, known for The Simpsons (1989), King of the Hill (1997) and Invader ZIM (2001). She died on 10 July 2018 in the USA.- Producer
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David Wyatt was born on 1 February 1964. He was a producer and writer, known for Sister, Sister (1994), Whoopi (2003) and Cosby (1996). He died on 10 July 2018.- Greg Bonham was married to Liz. He died on 10 July 2018 in California, USA.
- Petr Herrmann was born on 11 July 1938 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for A Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955), Za pet minut sedm (1965) and Cerní andelé (2001). He died on 10 July 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Toula Flambouris was an actress, known for Judy (1970). She died on 10 July 2018 in Massachusetts, USA.
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Henry Morgenthau Jr. III was born on 11 January 1917 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Changing World (1964), The Doctor (1952) and NET Journal (1966). He was married to Ruth Schachter. He died on 10 July 2018 in Washington, D.C., USA.- Soundtrack
Les Lieber was born on 16 March 1912 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was married to Edith. He died on 10 July 2018 in Fire Island, New York, USA.- Rene Molina was born on 29 November 1929 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He was an actor, known for Leyendas de México (1968), En busca del paraíso (1968) and El juicio de nuestros hijos (1967). He died on 10 July 2018 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
- Clive King was born on 24 April 1924 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Stig of the Dump (1981), Stig of the Dump (2002) and Stories Round the World (1976). He was married to Penny Timmins and Jane Tuke. He died on 10 July 2018 in Thurlton, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Geoffrey Kasule was an actor, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). He died on 10 July 2018.
- Jessica Mann was born on 13 September 1937 in London, England, UK. She was married to Charles Thomas. She died on 10 July 2018 in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK.
- Alicia Bellan was born on 10 October 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Procesado 1040 (1958), Los ojos llenos de amor (1954) and The House of the Angel (1957). She died on 10 July 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Ludek Eliás was born on 29 July 1923 in Slaný, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for The Brothers Grimm (2005), Poslední etapa (1962) and Jsem nebe (1971). He died on 10 July 2018 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
- Ron Johnson was born on 8 June 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (1980), NFL Monday Night Football (1970) and The NFL on NBC (1965). He died on 10 July 2018 in the USA.
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Chris Pye was born on 21 March 1947 in the UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Unsolved Mysteries (1987), Missing... Have You Seen This Person? (1985) and Too Good to Be True? (1979). He died on 10 July 2018 in Chiswick, London, England, UK.- Darryl Rogers is an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at California State College at Hayward, now known as California State University, East Bay (1965), California State University, Fresno (1966-1972), San Jose State University (1973-1975), Michigan State University (1976-1979), and Arizona State University (1980-1984), compiling a career college football record of 129-84-7. From 1985 to 1988, Rogers was the head coach of Detroit Lions the National Football League (NFL), tallying a mark of 18-40. In 1991, served as head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL), coaching the Blue Bombers to a 9-9 record and an appearance in the East Final.