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- Rosanna Carter was born on 20 September 1918 in Rolle Town, Bahamas. She was an actress, known for I'll Fly Away (1991), Night of the Juggler (1980) and American Playhouse (1980). She died on 30 December 2016 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
- Actor
- Production Manager
- Camera and Electrical Department
George Kosana hails from Clairton, Pennsylvania to parents Stephen and Elizabeth. He has one older brother, also named Stephen. Though he has not married, he has living family throughout the country; three nieces, Lise (Prestine), Deborah (Kosana), and Kimberly (Bednarek). He has two great-nieces, Katherine (Prestine) and Anna (Bednarek), and one great-nephew, Robert (Bednarek).
George's most significant role was that of Sheriff McClelland in the 1968 original, Night of the Living Dead, directed by George A. Romero.- Art Department
- Animation Department
- Additional Crew
Tyrus Wong was born on 25 October 1910 in Taishan, Guangdong Province, China. He is known for Bambi (1942), How to Live Forever (2009) and When the World Breaks (2010). He was married to Ruth Ng Kim. He died on 30 December 2016 in Sunland, California, USA.- Actor
- Casting Department
- Casting Director
Trent Gough was born in Sasketchwan, Canada and raised in Ottawa where he was childhood friends with the Emmy-winning impressionist Rich Little. In the late 1950s Mr. Gough, together with Mr. Little, founded the first theatre company in Ottawa where he produced many award-winning plays including William Saroyan's "The Cave Dwellers". During this period he was an early mentor to the teenage singer/songwriter Paul Anka.
In the early 1960s Mr. Gough relocated to Europe where he worked extensively in London and Rome. At Cinecitta Studios Mr. Gough participated in the dubbing of numerous European films for North American release, including the cult classic "Maciste In Hell". In addition to performing as an actor he also served as dubbing director on many films.
Relocating to the United States in the late 1960s, Mr. Gough studied at HB Studios under Elaine May (Academy Award nominee) and Bill Hickey (Academy Award nominee). During this period he acted in films that included John Huston's "Reflections In A Golden Eye," Mel Brooks' "The Producers" (Academy Award winner), Elia Kazan's "The Arrangement" and Sidney Lumet's "Serpico" (Academy Award nominee).
At the encouragement of a number of contemporaries, Mr. Gough began teaching acting and script development workshops, first in conjunction with the National Association of Television Arts & Sciences, and then at his own school which was unique in that participation was by invitation only. Among his many well- known students were producers Thom Mount ("Natural Born Killers"), James Schamus ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" - Academy Award Nominee) and Craig Zadan ("Chicago" - Academy Award winner); directors Lawrence Kasdan ("The Accidental Tourist" - Academy Award nominee) and Darnell Martin ("I Like It Like That"); songwriter Jack Hammer ("Great Balls Of Fire"); screenwriters Dean Pitchford ("Footloose" - Academy Award nominee) and Suzan-Lori Parks ("Their Eyes Were Watching God" - Emmy Nominee); and the actors James Spader ("Sex, Lies, And Videotape" - Best Actor, Cannes Film Festival), Jeff Daniels ("Radio Days"), Mercedes Ruehl ("The Fisher King" - Academy Award winner), Chazz Palminteri ("Bullets Over Broadway" - Academy Award nominee) and Alan Rachins ("L.A. Law" - Emmy Nominee), among many others.
Mr. Gough's classes were well-respected by his contemporaries, many who readily appeared as guest lecturers. These individuals included directors Brian DePalma ("The Untouchables" - Academy Award winner), Otto Preminger ("Laura" - Academy Award nominee), Robert Benton ("Kramer Vs. Kramer" - Academy Award winner), Ivan Passer ("The Wishing Tree" - Emmy nominee) and Jan Kadar ("The Shop On Main Street" - Academy Award winner); along with best-selling author Michael Crichton (Academy Award winner).
In the mid-1980s, after years of acting in an unofficial advisory role, Mr. Gough turned his attention to providing casting services to feature films, commercials and plays, as Actors Unlimited Casting Service. As a casting director Mr. Gough specialized in working with foreign directors shooting in the United States for the first time working with such directors as Jing Wong & Corey Yuen ("Casino Raiders") from Hong Kong and Iran's Amir Naderi ("Manhattan By Numbers"). He also provided casting services for Merchant Ivory's "Roseland" among other films.
At the start of 2003 Mr. Gough expanded his horizons once more and became the founder and publisher of the consumer publication North American Film Review which has been favorably compared to Sight & Sound and Cahiers du Cinema.- Tommy Wisbey was born on 27 April 1930 in Peckham, London, England, UK. He was married to Renée Hill. He died on 30 December 2016 in London, England, UK.
- Allan Williams was born on 17 March 1930 in Bootle, Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for And the Beat Goes On (1996), Imagine: John Lennon (1988) and Some Other Guys: The Story of the Big Three (2017). He was married to Beryl. He died on 30 December 2016 in Liverpool, England, UK.
- Writer
- Composer
Huston Smith was born on 31 May 1919 in Suzhou, China. He was a writer and composer, known for Camera Three (1955), Huston Smith: The Mystic's Journey (2003) and A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki (2006). He was married to Kendra Wieman. He died on 30 December 2016 in Berkeley, California, USA.- Maria Grau was born on 2 September 1918 in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Història d'un error (2012). She died on 30 December 2016 in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Selig Harrison was born on 19 March 1927 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 30 December 2016 in Camden, Maine, USA.
- Music Department
- Actor
Jacques Schols was born on 21 June 1935 in Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Cabaret Lurelei (1964) and Zomeravondmelodie (1964). He died on 30 December 2016 in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands.- Glen L. Rudd was born on 18 May 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was married to Marva Sperry. He died on 30 December 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Wanda Laskowska was born on 2 October 1921 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was a director, known for Television Theater (1953). She died on 30 December 2016 in Poland.