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A graduate of the Harvard School of Business, Walter Doniger started as a scriptwriter in the early 1940s with Universal. During the war years he collaborated on training films for the US Army. He maintained an interest in military matters that was reflected in much of his later work, both for television and for the big screen. The script for one of his last projects, "The Last Days of Saigon", written between 1980 and 1981, remained uncompleted and is held (still under classification) at the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming.
From the late 1940's, Doniger began to specialize (first as writer, and, from 1954, as director and occasional producer) in masculine subjects, from tough prison dramas (Duffy of San Quentin (1954) and The Steel Cage (1954)) to war pictures (Cease Fire! (1953)), from films noir (Rope of Sand (1949)) to contact sports (Safe at Home! (1962) [baseball], Mad Bull (1977) [wrestling]). In 1957, Doniger established a small production company, Bettina Productions Ltd. By this time he had gravitated towards working primarily for episodic television, particularly as a director of westerns (Cheyenne (1955), Maverick (1957)) and crime series (Michael Shayne (1960), Ellery Queen (1975)). He was a noted exponent of the long take, frequent close-ups, the tracking shot and deep-focus composition. He was also an early advocate for the use of videotape.
During the 1960s Doniger helmed 64 episodes of the popular soap opera Peyton Place (1964). He did some interesting experimental work with unbroken long takes, in one instance involving the entire cast by shooting the scene from a fixed, crane-mounted camera above. As the crane descended, the cinematographer then dismounted the camera and followed a principal performer on foot, thus completing the take. After leaving "Peyton Place", Doniger worked for a while at Universal but eventually returned to action subjects, where he was most at home. He directed several excellent episodes of the popular police series McCloud (1970), starring Dennis Weaver.
Doniger's style of directing was known to be somewhat abrasive. On occasion, this brought him into conflict with producers and stars, possibly precipitating his retirement from film work in 1991. He donated his personal archives of screen memorabilia to the Cinematic Arts Library of the University of Southern California.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Ross McManus was born on 20 October 1927 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Naughty Girls on the Loose (1976), The Courier (1988) and The Over-Amorous Artist (1974). He was married to Lilian Alda Ablett. He died on 24 November 2011 in England, UK.- Ludwig Hirsch was born on 28 February 1946 in Weinberg, Styria, Austria. He was an actor, known for Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk (1972), Initiation (2009) and Hiob (1978). He was married to Cornelia Köndgen. He died on 24 November 2011 in Vienna, Austria.
- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Rauf Khalid was a director and producer, known for Laag (1998), Laaj (2003) and Shararat (2003). He died on 24 November 2011 in Sheikhupura, Pakistan.- Jean Durozier was born on 8 January 1922 in Castillon-la-Bataille, Gironde, France. He was an actor, known for Noces de sève (1979), L'histoire du samedi (1995) and La mule de corbillard (1985). He died on 24 November 2011 in Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France.
- Rose Pickering was born on 21 March 1947 in Delaware, USA. She was an actress, known for Baraboo (2009). She was married to James Pickering. She died on 24 November 2011 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
- Gustav Vobornik was born on 13 March 1929 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Rusalka (1963). He died on 24 November 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Coco de Meyere was a costume designer, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Zeg 'ns Aaa (1981) and Laat maar zitten (1988). She died on 24 November 2011 in Laren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Andrzej Mandalian was born on 6 December 1926 in Shanghai, China. He was a writer, known for Zakochani sa miedzy nami (1965), Przygoda noworoczna (1963) and Dama pikowa (1972). He died on 24 November 2011 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Actor
- Director
Yongping Sun was born on 13 April 1930 in Xizhuanqu, Longkou, Shandong province, China. He was an actor and director, known for Bai lian hua (1980), Huo hong de nian dai (1974) and Happiness of Farmers (1950). He died on 24 November 2011 in Shanghai, China.- Elkhan Qurbanov was born in 1952 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Baku, Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for Küçälärä su säpmisäm (2004) and Sonuncu sahid (2004). He died on 24 November 2011 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Gréte Endrédy was born on 1 March 1913 in Székesfehérvár, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for Tavaszi szonáta (1942). She died on 24 November 2011 in Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland.