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Lisa Blount was an actress who appeared in numerous films and television shows, most notably as Lynette Pomeroy in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Along with her husband, actor Ray McKinnon, she received an Academy Award for the 2002 short film The Accountant (2001).
Lisa Suzanne Blount was born in Fayetteville (Washington County) to Glen Roscoe Blount and Louise Martin Blount, natives of Floral (Independence County); she had one brother, Greg. The family moved to Jacksonville (Pulaski County). Blount graduated from Jacksonville High School in 1975 and attended the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville, beginning classes there when she was sixteen; she left UA before graduating in order to pursue an acting career.
Blount's movie career began in earnest at age nineteen when she was chosen to play a lead role in September 30, 1955 (1977), which was shot in Conway (Faulkner County) and released in 1977. Written and directed by James Bridges, it starred Richard Thomas, Dennis Quaid, and Tom Hulce. Though surrounded by accomplished actors, Blount's vivid portrayal of a James Dean-obsessed girl named Billie Jean stood out among her more well-known co-stars.
Blount married cinematographer actor Christopher Tufty on March 19, 1982; they later divorced. She married Ray McKinnon in 1998. She had no children.
Blount is best remembered for her 1982 role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982). The movie won two Academy Awards and was nominated for four others. Her screen character-the ambitious, cynical, and insecure Lynette Pomeroy-is the best friend of Paula Pokrifki (Debra Winger). As a result of her performance in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Blount was voted "Favourite Female Newcomer" in 1983 by a US magazine readers' poll.
Blount added television roles to her repertoire. She received critical plaudits for her appearance in the second season of Moonlighting (1985) in the episode Sleep Talkin' Guy (1986). She played a high-class call girl named Toby, whose client talked in his sleep, revealing details of planned murders. Another memorable role was that of Jim Profit's outrageous stepmother Bobbi Stakowski in the short-lived but critically acclaimed Fox series Profit (1996). She appeared in eight episodes in 1996 and 1997.
Blount was given a key role in director John Carpenter's horror film Prince of Darkness (1987), in which she appeared as the love interest to Jameson Parker. As a result of her appearance in this and a few other horror movies, she was sometimes referred to by the press as a "scream queen" star.
Blount and McKinnon received an Academy Award in 2002 for a live-action short film she produced and he directed titled The Accountant, which concerned the plight of American family farms. Many critics believe that Blount's most poignant role was in the 2004 movie Chrystal (2004), which was written, directed, and co-produced by McKinnon, who also played the character Snake in the film. The movie co-starred fellow Arkansan Billy Bob Thornton and was shot in the Eureka Springs (Carroll County) area.
Following the making of Chrystal (2004), Blount and McKinnon moved back to her home state of Arkansas after several years of living in Los Angeles, California. This was in part due to Blount's failing health. She continued to be active and was working on several projects. She shot a pilot for the FX television network series Outlaw Country (2012) with fellow Arkansan Mary Steenburgen, recorded demos for a music project on which she had been working, performed on stage with Eddie Vedder at a rally for the West Memphis Three, and continued the work of designing and remodelling her historic home in Little Rock (Pulaski County). Her last big-screen appearance was as Charlotte Pearson in Randy and the Mob (2007), her husband's crime comedy shot in Atlanta, Georgia.
Blount died at her home in Little Rock after spending seventeen years fighting a chronic illness called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). She is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Floral. She had been inducted into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame on September 9, 2010, shortly before her death.- Chris and his twin brother, Marty, were chosen for the roles of Niles and Holland Perry after a nationwide talent search. They were studying and appearing in plays at the HB (Herbert Berghof) Studio in NYC. Berghof (was it coincidence?) was the husband of Uta Hagen, who played the twins' grandmother, Ada, in the film.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Gregory Isaacs was born on 15 July 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Kingston, Jamaica]. He was an actor and composer, known for Fish Tank (2009), The Mighty Quinn (1989) and Amoureuse (1992). He was married to Linda. He died on 25 October 2010 in London, England, UK.- Tamsin Atkinson was born on 20 September 1962 in Palo Alto, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Odd Noggins (2000), Addiction (2003) and Rapturious (2007). She died on 25 October 2010 in New York City, New York, USA.
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- Transportation Department
Rufo Ballos Balicas is known for Hamburger Hill (1987), Platoon (1986) and Missing in Action (1984). Rufo Ballos died on 25 October 2010 in the Philippines.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Andrzej Konic was born on 24 July 1926 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was a director and actor, known for Pogranicze w ogniu (1991), Motodrama (1971) and Television Theater (1953). He died on 25 October 2010 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Music Department
- Actor
Brian Brocklehurst was born on 16 August 1930 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sunday Story (1961), Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962) and No Hiding Place (1959). He died on 25 October 2010 in London, England, UK.- Additional Crew
Hans Arnold was born on 22 April 1925 in Sursee, Lucerne, Switzerland. He is known for Matulda och Megasen (1967) and Hans Arnold - Penselns häxmästare (2019). He was married to Vera Nordin. He died on 25 October 2010 in Sweden.- Director
- Writer
Andrej Stojan was born on 12 November 1934 in Celje, Slovenia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was a director and writer, known for P.S. - Post Scriptum (1988), Primoz Trubar (1986) and Boji (1983). He died on 25 October 2010 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.- Egyptian actor, began his artistic career in the mid-seventies to work in movies and some television series in secondary help roles mostly the role of the investigator and the prosecutor and the police officer.The most important series he participate in : (Ahlam Elfata El-Taer, She and The Impossible), and movies as: (Some Go To The Authorized Twice) with the star "Adel Imam" , (The Egg and The Stone) with the star "Ahmed Zaki".
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Nikolay Zhuravlyov was born on 16 January 1930 in Omsk, Omsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR. He was a cinematographer, known for Tumannost Andromedy (1967), Akvalangi na dne (1966) and Mersedes ukhodit ot pogoni (1980). He died on 25 October 2010 in Kyiv, Ukraine.- Vladimir Oblescuk was born on 26 April 1924 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Banovic Strahinja (1981), Kapelski kresovi (1974) and The Last Mission of Demolitions Man Cloud (1978). He died on 25 October 2010 in Pula, Croatia.
- Additional Crew
Richard T. Gill was born on 30 November 1927 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Economics U$A (1985). He was married to Elizabeth Bjornson. He died on 25 October 2010 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.- Shirley Yelm was born on 23 November 1936 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for The Eleventh Hour (1962) and The Lively Ones (1962). She died on 25 October 2010 in Laguna Niguel, California, USA.