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Georgetown University-educated Thomas Stephen Gries was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Ruth Marie (Gluck), an advertising copywriter and actress, and Joseph Charles Gries. He returned from service with the US Marines in WW II and worked as a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. Traveling to Hollywood in 1947, he took a job as a talent agent, and eventually went to work for producer/director Stanley Kramer as a publicist and story aide. He entered the production end of the business as an associate producer, then graduated to writing and producing documentaries. He switched to television, where he received an Emmy in 1963 for directing the series East Side/West Side (1963). He alternated between features and made-for-TV movies, turning out some real gems (Will Penny (1967), Helter Skelter (1976)) and some real duds (Number One (1969)). His later output in both genres was routine. He died of a heart attack while playing tennis.- Director
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Yutaka Abe was born on 2 February 1895 in Miyagi, Japan. He was a director and actor, known for Ashi ni sawatta onna (1926), Taiyo no ko (1938) and Shôhin eiga-shû: Pan (1925). He died on 3 January 1977 in Kyoto, Japan.- Anatoli Granberg was born on 20 March 1904 in the Russian Empire. He was a writer, known for Four Hearts (1944), Granatovyy braslet (1965) and The Variegateds Case (1958). He died on 3 January 1977 in the Soviet Union.
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Carlo Gogodze was born on 8 May 1909. He was a producer and writer, known for Dagvianebuli sasidzo (1940), Qajana (1941) and Magdana's Donkey (1955). He died on 3 January 1977.- Actress
Valli Raita was born on 6 July 1905 in Turku, Finland. She was an actress, known for Hilma (1967) and Mies, joka otti osansa (1963). She was married to Eino Raita. She died on 3 January 1977.