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Maidie Norman was born Maidie Ruth Gamble on October 16, 1912, in Villa Rica, Georgia, to Louis and Lila Gamble. She received a B.A. from Bennett College in 1934 and a master's degree from Columbia University three years later. She also attended the Actors Lab in Hollywood from 1946 to 1949.
Norman first appeared on film in The Peanut Man in 1947. Throughout the fifties-not a good time for film roles for black women-she appeared in a number of films, such as Bright Road (1953) with Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte and Torch Song (1953); About Mrs. Leslie and Susan Slept Here in 1954; and 1956's Written on the Wind. These were often servant roles, with a special fifties blandness. Still, Norman was skillful and professional in her execution of them. In 1962, she got a chance to chew up the scenery with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
In 1968-69, Norman was an artist-in-residence at Stanford University and, throughout the seventies, she was lecturer, director, and acting teacher at UCLA. At the same time, Norman was highly visible on television, appearing in Mannix, Adam 12, Streets of San Francisco, Kung Fu, The Jeffersons, and others. She was also part of the cast of Roots: The Next Generation in 1979.
Norman was a founding member of the American Negro Theater West; in 1977, she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame; and an award in her name is presented each year for outstanding research by an undergraduate in Black Theater at UCLA. She died on May 6, 1998.- Short, stocky, balding character actor who found fame on British TV in The Bill (1984) but became an alcoholic and died in a clinic attempting to dry out less than a week after being dismissed from the series. He had 8 children, one adopted and another who died while still a baby. Did a lot of UK stage work in the 1970s including "What The Butler Saw" by Joe Orton.
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Hideto Matsumoto was born on 13 December 1964 in Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Hide: Eyes Love You (1993), Hide with Spread Beaver: Pink Spider (1998) and Heavy Metal 2000 (2000). He died on 2 May 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.- Actor
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Alan Meacham was born on 14 May 1929 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Merlin (1998), Orlando (1992) and Man in the Dark (1964). He died on 2 May 1998 in Worthing, Sussex, England, UK.- Actor
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- Director
Vagelis Seilinos was born in April 1936 in Greece. He was an actor and director, known for A Greek Woman in the Harem (1971), 5 Women for One Man (1967) and Illicit Desires (1966). He was married to Maria Ioannidou. He died on 2 May 1998 in Athens, Greece.- Carey Wilber was born on 26 June 1916 in Buffalo, New York, USA. Carey was a writer, known for Rawhide (1959), Star Trek (1966) and The Secret Files of Captain Video (1953). Carey died on 2 May 1998 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
- Justin Fashanu was born on 19 February 1961 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995), Match of the Day (1964) and Give Us a Clue (1979). He died on 2 May 1998 in Shoreditch, London, England, UK.
- Werner Piontek was born on 10 April 1920 in Altenburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Nacht im Grenzwald (1968), Zur See (1977) and Die Leute von Züderow (1985). He died on 2 May 1998 in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
- Lou Cioffi was born on 30 April 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for You Are There (1953), Our World (1986) and Issues and Answers (1960). He died on 2 May 1998 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Antonio Herrero was born in 1955 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He died on 2 May 1998 in Marbella, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.
- Ján Papp was born on 2 April 1929 in Záblatí, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Kára plná bolesti (1985). He died on 2 May 1998 in Zilina, Slovakia.
- Lon Carli was born on 2 March 1927. He was an actor, known for Love and Bullets (1979), Suture (1993) and Wanda Nevada (1979). He died on 2 May 1998.
- Guglielmo Zucconi was born on 19 December 1919 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a writer, known for Le avventure di un pagliaccio (1961), Racconti garibaldini (1960) and A carte scoperte (1974). He died on 2 May 1998 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.