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- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jim Bailey started out in the 1950s in the Nationally Syndicated show The Children's hour. By the early 1960s he turned to Theater on and Off Broadway and in Summer Stock acting and singing. His first break was being cast in the 1962 Off Broadway musical Fly Blackbird, co-starring Robert Guillaume . It was nominated for two Obie Awards. He went on to perform in other plays and musicals such as The Diary of Anne Frank, The Boyfriend, Wildcat, The Bells are Ringing and Calamity Jane with Ginger Rogers.
He would go onto a career in Television, Movies and theater and headline some of the Worlds major concert venues. He had several appearances at New York's Carnegie Hall (which was recorded and released in 1973) London's Palladium, Los Angeles' Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, Shubert Theater and Hollywood Bowl , Toronto's O'Keefe Center and Boston's Symphony Hall and most of the main showrooms in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. He has also performed in Europe, Australia, Canada, South America and South Africa.
Among the high points of his career are televised performances for the The Queen of England and Prince Phillip in 1973 and Princess Diana and Prince Charles in 1992. He also did performances for American Presidents. He appeared at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in 1981 and Super Night at the Super-bowl in New Orleans in 1978. Both of these performances had a worldwide audience. Most of these performances are online.
In 1970 Army Archerd said in his column " Jim Bailey is responsible for bringing the art of female impersonation onto mainstream television." His appearance as Judy Garland on the Ed Sullivan Show was such a phenomenon he was asked back In January 1971 to perform again and was booked onto The Carol Burnett Show and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. In 1972 Here's Lucy and What's my line followed and then went onto some of the hottest Variety shows of the 1970s' such as The Dean Martin Show, The Merv Griffin Show and The Mike Douglas Show. In the United Kingdom he performed on David Frosts show and Russell Hartys show. .
In his nationally syndicated newspaper column Earl Wilson said 'Jim bailey is the hottest thing in show business.." By the mid 1970s he turned to acting roles on such shows as Switch, The Rockford Files and Vegas. By the 1980s he was in the Emmy nominated episode of Night Court playing the Transexual Chip/ Charlene.
A character actor, singer and comedian, he has long specialized in bringing to life some of America's most revered female performers, including Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand Phyllis Diller and Peggy Lee. An accomplished singer in his own right with an operatic background and a degree from the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, Jim also performs as himself and has several recordings.
Among his other career highlights was performing with Judy Garland in Los Angeles in 1964. The recreation with Liza Minnelli of the famous " Judy and Liza at the London Palladium" in Las Vegas in 1972 . He also performed a concert for Barbra Streisand and other Hollywood heavyweights like Clint Eastwood and Warren Beatty in Los Angeles in 1995.
Later theater credits included "Tallulah and Tennessee" co-starring screen icon Bette Garett, "Mae West at the club El Fey" , "Me and Jezebel". "Fragile Fire", (directed by the late Paul Winfield), "Nightclub Confidential" and his last acting role was Ally Mcbeal playing Harold Dale in 2001. By the time of his death in 2015 his varied career had lasted 60 years.
He also had The Jim Bailey Theater in Palm Springs, CA.- Jake D'Arcy was born in 1945 in Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Tutti Frutti (1987), Gregory's Girl (1980) and Huntingtower (1978). He died on 30 May 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Harris was born on 26 March 1921 in London, England, UK. She was a costume designer, known for Casino Royale (1967), Rollerball (1975) and Live and Let Die (1973). She died on 30 May 2015 in London, England, UK.- Beau Biden was born on 3 February 1969 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. He was married to Hallie Olivere. He died on 30 May 2015 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
- Zvonimir Zoricic was born on 30 October 1948 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Charuga (1991), Kamenita vrata (1992) and The Glembays (1988). He died on 30 May 2015 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Somalatha Subasinghe was born in 1936 in Ceylon. She was an actress, known for Maha Gedara (1982), Viragaya (1987) and Me mage sandai (2000). She was married to Lionel Fernando. She died on 30 May 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Igor Reveron was born on 28 March 1948 in Caracas, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for Estefanía (1979), Rosa Campos, provinciana (1980) and Leonela (1983). He died on 30 May 2015 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Art Department
- Actor
James Storey was born on 25 October 1973 in England. He was an actor, known for Duke Nukem 3D (1996), Y2K: The Game (1999) and Barbie Horse Adventures: Mystery Ride (2003). He died on 30 May 2015.- Joël Champetier was born on 30 November 1957 in La Corne, Quebec, Canada. He was a writer, known for La peau blanche (2004). He was married to Valérie Bédard. He died on 30 May 2015 in St-Tite, Quebec, Canada.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Wolfgang Schiebel was born on 21 January 1933 in Dresden, Germany. He was a cinematographer, known for Wie Pumphut zu seinem Namen kam (1964), Es geschah am... (1965) and Die seltsame Historia von den Schildbürgern (1961). He died on 30 May 2015.- Lennie Merullo was born on 5 May 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Mary Jean Czametzki. He died on 30 May 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Bedri Koraman was born in 1928 in Bafra, Samsun, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Cici Can (1963), Akilli Deliler (1980) and Yaman gazeteci (1961). He was married to Nile. He died on 30 May 2015 in Bodrum, Mugla, Turkey.- Leonid Satanovskiy was born on 28 March 1932 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Pobeda (1985), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1986) and Be Careful, Grandma! (1961). He was married to Maya Menglet. He died on 30 May 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Jaime Almeida was an actor and director, known for Viva Pedro Vargas (1989), Una última y nos vamos (2015) and La familia P. Luche (2002). He died on 30 May 2015 in Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico.- L. Tom Perry was born on 5 August 1922 in Logan, Utah, USA. He was married to Barbara Taylor Dayton and Virginia Clare Lee. He died on 30 May 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Bry Thorne was born on 8 August 1926 in Bangor, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Life with Bonnie (2002). He died on 30 May 2015 in Pasadena, California, USA.
- Dudley Williams was born on 18 August 1938 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Quest (1961) and Carmen and Geoffrey (2005). He died on 30 May 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Neven DuMont grew up in a wealthy home. After studying philosophy, history and literature, he initially worked at "Axel Springer Verlag" and at the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" publishing house. During this time, his passion was acting. Neven DuMont was seen on the stage of the Munich Kammerspiele as well as in the State Theater. Alfred Neven DuMont then traveled to the USA, where he studied journalism at the Medill School of Journalism in Chicago. In 1953 he returned to Germany to begin his career in his parents' publishing house "M. DuMont Schauberg", whose history dates back to 1620. Neven DuMont asserted himself at a young age, since 1955, as the journalistic director of the "Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger" and showed early on an extraordinary talent in the journalistic and publishing fields. Since its founding, Alfred Neven DuMont has been closely associated with "DuMont Buchverlag", founded in 1956, through positions on supervisory boards.
The book publisher became "DuMont Reiseverlag" in 1968 with well-known book series such as "DuMont Proper Travel", "DuMont Art Travel Guide" and "DuMont Travel Paperbacks". Neven DuMont became the founder and editor of the Cologne tabloid "EXPRESS" in 1964. After his father's death in 1967, he became chairman of the board of the M. DuMont Schauberg publishing house. Neven DuMont married Princess Hedwig von Auersperg. This union resulted in three children Marcus (1967-1995), Isabella (1968) and Konstantin (1969). From 1971 to 1986 he contributed to the Munich "Abendzeitung" and in 1982 to the "Kölnische Rundschau". From 1980 to 1984, Neven DuMont was president of the Federal Association of German Newspaper Publishers, of which he has been honorary president since 1984. He was also a member of the Presidium and Board of Directors of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations as well as President of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1990 to 1998 and its Honorary President from 1998. As a further external acquisition, MDS acquired the former SED district newspaper "Freiheit" in Halle in 1990, which is now one of the leading newspapers in the region as the "Mitteldeutsche Zeitung".
In 1998, MDS took over the publishing and title rights of the "Kölnische Rundschau". In 2001, in the year of the 125th anniversary of the "Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger", Neven DuMont was awarded the title of honorary professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg. In addition, Neven DuMont received the highest recognition of his hometown: honorary citizenship of Cologne. In 2006, the M. DuMont Schauberg group of companies took over the majority (50 percent and one vote) in the "Frankfurter Rundschau" publishing house and acquired a 25 percent stake in the Israeli "Haaretz" group. The M. DuMont Schauberg group of companies was one of the largest newspaper publishers in Germany. On March 1, 2011, Isabella Neven DuMont took the position of board member of the M. DuMont Schauberg media group. At this point, her brother Konstantin represented the family's interests until December 2010. On January 15, 2015, Christian DuMont Schütte took over as chairman of the supervisory board from Alfred Neven DuMont.