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- Born Dublin, Ireland on July 11 1929. Educated at Synge Street Catholic boys school. Started acting aged 8 in the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. Playing everything from Beckett to Shakespeare, he has appeared in theatre, TV and film constantly since 1959. Awards include: Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production (1991) for "The Playboy of the Western World"; nominated for SAG Award, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (1999) for Waking Ned Devine (1998); ESB Lifetime Achievement award for work in the Irish theatre. He lived in Dublin, Ireland, where he died on 12 February 2012 at the age of 82. Children: Son, David. Daughter, Miriam.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Lovely, lithe and light-haired Zina Bethune, noted ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher, also had a promising acting career during the late 1950s and 1960s.
The native New Yorker was born on February 17, 1945, the daughter of William Charles Bethune (who died in 1950 when Zina was 5) and established actress Ivy Bethune (née Vigner) of General Hospital (1963) fame. Zina's mother was a Russian Jewish immigrant, born in Sevastopol.
Formally trained in dance from age 6, she was a student at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet, and performed with the New York City Ballet as a teen despite the fact she was diagnosed at various times with scoliosis, lymphedema and hip dysplasia.
As an adolescent, she appeared in several daytime TV dramas, including a breakthrough part (1956-1958) as the first "Robin Lang" on the serial Guiding Light (1952). Over time, she joined the cast of other soaps, including a lengthy running part on Love of Life (1951) from 1965-1971 and, many years later, a recurring part on Santa Barbara (1984). Zina co-starred with Shirl Conway on the TV drama The Doctors and the Nurses (1962) [best known as "The Nurses," the series was later entitled "The Doctors and the Nurses"], and won touching reviews for her naive student nurse role. She also played the sensitive role of "Amy" in one of several TV adaptations of Louisa May Alcott's beloved Little Women (1958). As a young adult, she continued to demonstrate a formidable dramatic flair on such popular shows as Route 66 (1960), Naked City (1958), Gunsmoke (1955), Lancer (1968), The Invaders (1967), Emergency! (1972) and CHiPs (1977).
Making her first movie appearance as one of the Roosevelt children in Sunrise at Campobello (1960) starring Ralph Bellamy and Greer Garson, she did not make as indelible a mark in film as promised, but did earn semi-cult notice for her moving streetwise role opposite Harvey Keitel in Martin Scorsese's autobiographical feature-length debut Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) [aka Who's That Knocking at My Door?], a notable predecessor to his acclaimed star-maker Mean Streets (1973).
Zina graced many musicals as a singer/dancer and made her Broadway debut at age 11 playing "Tessie" in "The Most Happy Fella". A number of touring productions came her way in the form of "Sweet Charity", "Oklahoma!", "Damn Yankees!", "Carnival", "Carousel" and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown". Non-musical offerings came in the form of "The Member of the Wedding", "Barefoot in the Park" and "The Owl and the Pussycat". In 1992, Zina returned to Broadway as a replacement in "Grand Hotel" in which she portrayed Russian ballerina "Elizaveta Grushinskaya".
Ms. Bethune's ultimate passion and commitment, however, has remained in the art of dance...and on many levels. In her prime, she was a highly-regarded prima ballerina. Among her many credits were "Swan Lake", "Le Corsair", "Romeo and Juliet", "Black Swan", "Giselle", "Don Quixote" and "Sleeping Beauty", not to mention Balanchine's own "Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux". A guest artist with The Royal Danish Ballet, Nevada Dance Theatre and San Francisco Ballet Theatre, she went on to form her own New York-based company in 1969 -- Zina Bethune and Company. Her career as a dance director and choreographer has encompassed over 50 plays, films, videos and ballets.
Bethune was sporadically seen on camera in later years, including small roles in the film The Boost (1988) as a dance choreographer, the TV movie Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987) and the TV series "Santa Barbara" and "Party of Five." Throughout her life, she has remained steadfast in her contribution to children with physical and mental disabilities. Helping them embrace the art of dance as a means of self-expression and therapy, she was prompted by her own physical ailments diagnosed while growing up. In addition to the Theatredanse (aka Theature Bethune) dance performance company she founded in 1980, she also organized Dance Outreach (now known as Infinite Dreams) in 1982, which continues to enroll disabled young children in dance-related activities throughout Southern California.
On February 12, 2012, Bethune was killed in an apparent hit-and-run accident while visiting the Griffith Park area in Los Angeles. She was five days short of her 67th birthday. She was survived by her husband, technical/visual effects artist 'Sean Feeley and mother Ivy.- Reuben Greene was born on 24 November 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Clairvoyant (1982), The Boys in the Band (1970) and Mikey and Nicky (1976). He died on 12 February 2012 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Christina Heimlich was born on 3 December 1918 in Görlitz, Germany. She was married to William Heimlich. She died on 12 February 2012 in Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
- Actor
Orn Huntington was born on 4 May 1919 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor. He died on 12 February 2012 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.- Brenda Saunders was born in 1927 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for R3 (1964), Our Mister Ambler (1961) and The Secret of Carrick House (1959). She died on 12 February 2012 in London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Gianni Williams was born on 20 September 1941 in Lugano, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland. He was an actor and writer, known for Reflections in Black (1975), Il maresciallo Rocca (1996) and E adesso tocca a te... Mi raccomando (1992). He died on 12 February 2012 in Fiano Romano, Lazio, Italy.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
R.J. Tillman was born in 1983 in Syracuse, New York, USA. R.J. is known for New York, I Love You (2008), Betrayed (2010) and Caught Up (2007). R.J. died on 12 February 2012 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA.- Make-Up Department
Dawn Nash was born on 17 August 1956 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Dawn is known for Kayla Brianna: If You Love Me (2014) and Shootout (2003). Dawn died on 12 February 2012 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.- Mary Summers was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Mary was married to John Summers. Mary died on 12 February 2012 in Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada.
- Shannon Laramore was born on 26 October 1924 in Selma, Alabama, USA. She was an actress, known for Blue Sky (1994). She was married to 'Joseph C. "Jack" Laramore', Mahlon Allison "Terry" Smith II and 'Ishmael Abbott'. She died on 12 February 2012 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Diana Bernay was born on 24 December 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is known for Lenny (1974), The New Kids (1985) and Don't Drink the Water (1969). She was married to Philip. She died on 12 February 2012 in Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA.- Production Designer
- Set Decorator
Pyotr Maksimenko was born on 25 June 1924 in Zavyalovo, Omsk Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Omsk Oblast, Russia]. He was a production designer and set decorator, known for Khlib i sil (1971), Obgonyayushchaya veter (1959) and Zhivaya voda (1972). He died on 12 February 2012 in Safed, Israel.- Adrian Foley was born on 9 August 1923 in London, England, UK. He was married to Hannah Steinberg, Baroness Cubitt Ghislaine and Patricia Meek. He died on 12 February 2012 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK.