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- Jeremy Sinden was born on 14 June 1950 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Chariots of Fire (1981) and The Far Pavilions (1984). He was married to Delia Lindsay. He died on 29 May 1996 in London, England, UK.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Known as "The Black Pearl of the Russian Ballet," she was born on a train while her mother was fleeing Russia in search of her husband. They lived in refugee camps in Russia, Shanghai and Cairo before settling in Paris. Toumanova studied ballet in Paris in 1924 and became a professional ballerina. She performed with a number of troupes and in 1932 joined George Balanchine's Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo and from then on, performed in ballets for the next 40 years. She made her Broadway debut in 1939 and her film debut in 1943's Days of Glory (1944), opposite Gregory Peck, also making his film debut. That same year, Tamara married the film's producer, Casey Robinson.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Originally a lawyer from New York City, Jennings Lang came to Hollywood in 1938 and set up an office as a talent agent. In 1940, he joined the Jaffe Agency and, within a few years, became the company's president and one of Hollywood's leading agents. He joined MCA in 1950 and, two years later, became vice president of MCA TV Ltd. In this capacity, he worked with Universal Studios and was involved in developing, creating and selling new series throughout the 1950s and 1960s, including Wagon Train (1957), The Bob Cummings Show (1955) and McHale's Navy (1962). Lang also played a key role in developing television movies as a staple of TV programming.
Lang produced and executive-produced theatrical films for Universal from 1969 to 1986, when his career was curtailed by a major stroke. Among them were Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969), Play Misty for Me (1971), Charley Varrick (1973), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), Airport 1975 (1974), Airport '77 (1977), Earthquake (1974), Rollercoaster (1977), Nunzio (1978), The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) and The Sting II (1983). He is credited with helping launch the early careers of Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg and developing the technique of "Sensurround".- Jadwiga Stanczakowa was born on 27 September 1919 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was a writer, known for A Few People, a Little Time (2005). She died on 29 May 1996 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Producer
- Production Manager
Louis Rantz was born on 2 January 1895 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Captain Calamity (1936), We're in the Legion Now (1936) and The Devil on Horseback (1936). He died on 29 May 1996 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Composer, guitarist, mandolinist and conductor who has made many records. He has appeared in a number of New York night clubs, and worked as a musical director for fifteen years, He joined ASCAP in 1959, and his instrumental compositions include "Ciuo", "Tarantelle Chopinesque", and "Valse Giorgano".
- April Sima was born on 3 July 1979 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. She died on 29 May 1996 in Olathe, Kansas, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
Isidro B. Maiztegui was born on 14 July 1905 in Gualeguay, Entre Rios, Argentina. He was a composer, known for Amor a la española (1967), Madame Bovary (1947) and Sonatas (1959). He died on 29 May 1996 in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Jaromír Vasta was born on 21 July 1931 in Znojmo, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Bylo ctvrt a bude pul (1968), Písen pro Rudolfa III. (1967) and Dva z jednoho mesta (1983). He died on 29 May 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic.