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- Actress
- Composer
- Producer
Suzanne Somers was the third of four children born to Frank and Marion Mahoney. Her father worked loading beer onto boxcars, and her mother was a medical secretary. She grew up living in constant fear of being hurt or even killed at the hands of her verbally and physically abusive, alcoholic father. She was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was young, and was a poor student. She excelled, however, in the arts and was active in her school's theater program. She won a music scholarship to college, but became pregnant after six months. She married the baby's father, Bruce Somers, and her only child, Bruce Somers, was born in November 1965. She was unhappy in her marriage and began an affair with her former drama teacher. Her husband found out about it and the marriage ended after just two years, in 1967. A single mom, she turned to modeling in San Francisco to support herself and her son. She also distanced herself from her family because her older brother and sister by then were also alcoholics.
In 1968, she won a job as a prize model on a game show hosted by her future husband, Alan Hamel, who was married at the time. The two began dating, and she became pregnant while Hamel was still married. They came to the conclusion that Suzanne should have an abortion, from which she suffered severe complications for several days.
In 1971, her son Bruce was severely injured when he was hit by a car, and the therapist counseling him only charged the financially struggling Somers $1 per week. She underwent therapy herself to overcome the problems of her dysfunctional childhood. In the early 1970s, she landed minor roles in film and TV, and finally won a role on the series Three's Company (1976). She married Hamel in 1977. She was fired from the series after she asked for a raise at the beginning of the fifth season.
She then headed to Las Vegas, where she performed extensively in the mid-1980s. In 1986, she began writing her autobiography, "Keeping Secrets", which was later made into a TV movie. In 1991, she landed the role of "Carol Foster", opposite Patrick Duffy, on the TV series Step by Step (1991). After the end of that show, she began co-hosting Candid Camera (1992).- Actress
- Casting Director
- Casting Department
Joanna Merlin is an actress and casting director who was born in Chicago, Illinois. She made her motion-picture debut in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956). In 1961 she made her Broadway debut as a replacement performer in "A Far Country," a play about Sigmund Freud. Next on Broadway she created the role of Tzeitel in the original production of "Fiddler on the Roof," produced by Harold Prince. Beginning with the original production of "Company," Merlin served as casting director for a now-legendary string of Broadway musical plays on which Prince collaborated with composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, including "Follies," "A Little Night Music," "Pacific Overtures," "Sweeney Todd," and "Merrily We Roll Along." Merlin's other Broadway casting credits include the Prince-directed "On the Twentieth Century," "Evita," "A Doll's Life," "Play Memory," and "End of the World." Since 1975, she has worked regularly as an actress in feature films, counting among her credits such notable motion pictures as Hester Street (1975); All That Jazz (1979); Fame (1980); The Killing Fields (1984); and Mystic Pizza (1988). Merlin appeared in several episodes of Law & Order (1990), and for the past four and one-half years she has appeared in the recurring role of Judge Lena Petrovsky on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).- He received his medical degree from University College Hospital at the University of London, and trained in pediatrics at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. At Maudsley Hospital, he began doing research on youth suicide under the supervision of Michael Rutter, who is considered to be the founder of modern child psychiatry. He co-founded the Youth Anxiety Center, now called the Center for Youth Mental Health at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
- Art Director
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Milan was born in 1969 in India. Milan was an art director and production designer, known for Thunivu (2023), Anniyan (2005) and Vivegam (2017). Milan died on 15 October 2023 in Azerbaijan.- Patricia Lage was born on 24 December 1955 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She died on 15 October 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Mercedes Vostell was born on 22 July 1933 in Ceclvin, Caceres, Spain. She was an actress, known for Ticket of No Return (1979), Malpartida Fluxus Village (2015) and Spotkanie: Fluxus (2000). She was married to Wolf Vostell. She died on 15 October 2023 in Caceres, Spain.
- Péter Éri was born on 11 November 1953 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Red Psalm (1972) and Mundruc (1997). He died on 15 October 2023 in Hungary.
- Helen Manfull was born on 29 October 1933 in Canton, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Kingpin (1996), No Loss Here (2020) and Trumbo (2007). She was married to Lowell Manfull. She died on 15 October 2023 in State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Dick Bielski was born on 7 September 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was married to Jo. He died on 15 October 2023 in Ruxton, Maryland, USA.
- Legal
Chuck Hurewitz was born on 25 November 1936 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Chuck was a legal representative. Chuck was married to Renee . Chuck died on 15 October 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Editor
Bryan Barbee was born on 1 March 1953 in Susanville, California, USA. Bryan was an editor, known for Dog with Two Bones (2010), Women of the Revolution (2011) and Westward! (2010). Bryan was married to Carol Cicholski. Bryan died on 15 October 2023 in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA.- Actor
- Composer
Gavriil Lubnin was born on 14 April 1969. He was an actor and composer, known for Strannik (2006) and Zvyozdniy vors (2012). He died on 15 October 2023.- Actress
- Producer
Gisele Khoury was an actress and producer, known for Badal Aan Dayea (2009) and Kamal Joumblatt, Witness and Martyr (2015). She was married to Elie Khoury and Samir Kassir. She died on 15 October 2023 in Beirut, Lebanon.- Cinematographer
- Editor
- Director
Urmas Jõemees was born on 15 November 1963 in Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]. He was a cinematographer and editor, known for Laud (2004), Georgica (1998) and Taevalaul (2010). He died on 15 October 2023 in Estonia.- Production Manager
Jefferson Jowdy was born on 21 September 1961 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. Jefferson was a production manager, known for Farm Girl in New York (2007). Jefferson died on 15 October 2023 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.- Cesare Rimini was born on 21 June 1932 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He died on 15 October 2023 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.