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- Kathryn (Kay) Loder, grew up in Nebraska and Texas, the daughter of a drama professor and an elementary school principal. Her mother was Frances Loder, who taught theater at the University of Texas at Austin for many years. Her older brother was James Edwin Loder, a renowned theologian who taught at Princeton Theological Seminary. Loder discussed his younger sister in his book, "The Transforming Moment," saying that a religious experience at the age of 14 diverted her from an emotionally troubled childhood towards a career in the theater. Her distinctive voice and looks, as well as her operatic acting style, made her perfectly suited to play memorable female villains in exploitation pics such as "The Big Doll House" and "Foxy Brown." It is no small irony that the genre itself was passing around the time of her death in 1978.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Despite his European origin, Ziembinski is considered one of the top Brazilian directors, and his version of Nelson Rodrigues's 'Vestido de Noiva' (Wedding Dress) in 1943, is believed to be the beginning of what is called Brazil's 'Modern Theater' era.
Since the age of 11, he was involved with the theatrical world. In 1926, He attended Jagielonska University as well as the School of Dramatic Art of the Municipal Theatre of Krakow, where he worked in more than twenty roles between 1927 and 1929. For two years, he worked as a director and hired actor at the Polski and Maly Theatres, both in Warsaw. In 1931, he moved to Lodz to act and direct at its Municipal and Chamber Theatres. He returned to Warsaw in 1932, working for five different companies until the beginning of World War II. During this period, he performed in almost one hundred plays, sometimes accumulating the functions of actor and director, in a predominantly commercial and conventional repertoire: light comedies, customs, psychological dramas, by Polish authors as well as consecrated classics of universal literature, such as Shakespeare, Chekhov, Gogol, Wilde, Shaw and Dumas Filho.
At the age of 33, he fled World War II and moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where his career flourished for the next 45 years as an actor, director, and lecturer in over 100 pieces in theater, film, and television.
In 1963, he would return to his native Poland, introducing audiences to Brazilian writers Nelson Rodrigues, with the play 'Boca de Ouro' in Krakow, and Jorge Andrade with the play 'Vereda da Salvação' in Warsaw.
Ziembinski influenced an entire generation of Brazilian artists with his personal style and especially with the idea that a stage show is an authorial work made from the script, a task for which all the performers involved must prepare with technique and creativity. He was also a painter and photographer until he died.- Ramón Mercader was born on 7 February 1914 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He died on 18 October 1978 in Havana, Cuba.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Vladimir Vaynshtok was born on 2 March 1908 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a writer and director, known for Treasure Island (1938), Yunost komandirov (1940) and Vsadnik bez golovy (1973). He died on 18 October 1978 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Actress
Bess Meyers was born on 14 March 1896 in New York, New York, USA. She was an actress. She died on 18 October 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Kenneth Adam was born on 18 March 1908 in Nottingham, England, UK. Kenneth was married to Ruth Adam. Kenneth died on 18 October 1978 in the UK.
- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Marc Cab was born on 11 December 1900 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a writer, known for Airs de France (1955), La belle de Cadix (1953) and Au pays des cigales (1946). He was married to Simonne Blondeau, Lucienne Schneck and Marguerite Maffre. He died on 18 October 1978 in Bandol, Var, France.- Cinematographer
A.H. Vallet was born on 14 July 1889 in France. He was a cinematographer, known for The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring (1916), Out of the Clouds (1921) and The Purple Mask (1916). He died on 18 October 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.