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Internationally renowned bandleader Bert Kaempfert was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1923. A student at the Hamburg School of Music, he was hired by bandleader Hans Busch and played with that orchestra before enlisting in the German Navy during World War II, where he served as a musician. After the war he started his own band, in addition to working as an arranger and producer for the recordings of other singers and bandleaders (in 1961 he hired a little-known band to back up singer Tony Sheridan on his album "My Bonnie". That band was The Beatles).
Kampfert had his own hit recording career, beginning with what is probably his signature work, "Wonderland By Night", in 1960. He also had a major hit with the instrumental "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" in 1965--although he did not, as is often thought, write the music for it, he did have a hugely successful songwriting career, some of his most famous compositions (he wrote the music, others wrote the lyrics) being hits for other artists, such as "Strangers in the Night" for Frank Sinatra, "Wooden Heart" for Joe Dowell, "Spanish Eyes" for Al Martino, "Danke Schoen" for Wayne Newton, among others. He also wrote the scores for several films, including A Man Could Get Killed (1966) and the Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues (1960). Musicians such as Bobby Hackett, Pete Fountain and Johnny Mathis recorded "tribute" albums of Kaempfert's music. He was an early proponent of what came to be known as "world music", often using songs and musical styles from Africa (one of his biggest hits was called "Afrikaan Beat"). Although his record sales began to decline in the 1970s, he kept up a strong schedule of live concerts, and made a hugely successful appearance at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1974.
A heavy cigarette smoker, he died of a stroke at his home in Majorca, Spain, on June 21, 1980. He was 56 years old.- Robert Wilber was born on 6 May 1896 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Unknown Woman (1935), Stool Pigeon (1928) and Young Donovan's Kid (1931). He died on 21 June 1980 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Knox Crichton was born on 13 October 1907 in Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Hangman Waits (1947), Things Happen at Night (1948) and The Voyage of Peter Joe (1946). He died on 21 June 1980 in Manchester, England, UK.
- Ahmet Muhip Diranas was born in 1908 in Sinop, Turkey. He was a writer, known for Fahriye Abla (1984). He died on 21 June 1980 in Ankara, Turkey.
- Actor
- Writer
Jean Valton was born on 14 July 1921 in Bry-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Blagapar (1963), Sexy follie (1963) and Le Francophonissime (1969). He died on 21 June 1980 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Pierre Fourie was born on 26 June 1943 in Malvern, South Africa. He was married to Julia Meintjies. He died on 21 June 1980 in Verenniging, South Africa.
- The son of Eastern European Jewish immigrants, during his early childhood his family moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles where he was then educated through the Los Angeles School District. As an undergraduate at the University of California Southern Branch (now UCLA) he was cast as an extra in crowd scenes in a few films. He transferred to the University of California, Berkeley to receive his medical education both in Berkeley and at its hospital in San Francisco (now UCSF), graduating in 1932. Apart from serving as a general surgeon in France from 1944-1946, he practiced obstetrics and gynecology in San Francisco until his death in 1980. One of his patients suggested to director John Korty that Dr. Gospe should be cast as the obstetrician in the opening scene of The Crazy Quilt. The scene was filmed in his office on a weekend.