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Peter Henry Fonda was born in New York City, to legendary screen star Henry Fonda and Ontario, Canada-born New York socialite Frances Brokaw (born Frances Ford Seymour). He was the younger brother of actress and activist Jane Fonda and the father of actress Bridget Fonda.
Fonda made his professional stage debut on Broadway in 1961 in Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole, for which he received rave reviews from the New York Critics, and won the Daniel Blum Theater World Award and the New York Critics Circle Award for Best New Actor. He began his feature film career in 1963, playing the romantic lead in Tammy and the Doctor and joined the ensemble cast of the World War II saga, The Victors.
Shortly thereafter, Fonda began what would become a famous association with Roger Corman, starring in Wild Angels, as the ultra-cool, iron-fisted leader of a violent biker gang, opposite Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, and Diane Ladd. Fonda starred in Corman's 1967 psychedelic film The Trip, also starring Dern and Susan Strasberg. His next project was the seminal 1969 anti-establishment film Easy Rider, which he produced and co-scripted, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
His acting credits included the feature films Outlaw Blues, an expose of the country music business; Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry; Race with the Devil; Robert Rossen's Lilith; Split Image; Robert Wise's Two People; and the cult films Love and a .45 and Nadja. He appeared in Grace of My Heart (directed by Alison Anders), and John Carpenter's Escape from L.A., starring Kurt Russell. He made a cameo appearance in Bodies, Heat & Motion, which starred his daughter Bridget Fonda.
Fonda won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Ulee Jackson, the taciturn beekeeper in the 1997 film Ulee's Gold, earning him both a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and the New York Film Critics Award, as well as an Oscar nomination. Following this, he published his autobiography, Don't Tell Dad, and was then seen in the NBC movie The Tempest, for which he had been nominated for another Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series. Fonda then appeared with Helen Mirren in the Showtime telefilm The Passion of Ayn Rand, where he won the Golden Globe for outstanding supporting actor in a mini-series or movie made for television and was nominated for both an Emmy and SAG Award. He co-starred in Steven Soderbergh's 1997 film The Limey. Following this, he appeared in Thomas and the Magic Railroad for director Britt Allcroft, starring Alec Baldwin.
Fonda directed his first feature film, The Hired Hand, in 1971. A critically acclaimed western in which he also starred, the film debuted with a restored version at the 2001 Venice Film Festival; it then screened at the Toronto Film Festival before reopening in theaters in 2003. Other directing credits include the science fiction feature Idaho Transfer, starring as a gambler who wins Brooke Shields in a poker game.
Fonda co-starred in HBO's The Laramie Project, based on the true story of openly gay college student Matthew Shepard, killed in an act of senseless violence and cruelty, which attracted national attention. Fonda starred in The Maldonado Miracle, directed by Salma Hayek for Showtime Networks, and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his role. Fonda also starred opposite Kris Kristofferson in Wooly Boys, which was released in March 2004, and the television drama Back When We Were Grownups, opposite Blythe Danner and Faye Dunaway. Fonda was seen in Soderbergh's Ocean's Twelve and appeared in Mark Steven Johnson's Ghost Rider, opposite Nicolas Cage.
Fonda's last projects included director Ron Maxwell's Civil War-era drama Copperhead, alongside Billy Campbell and Angus MacFadyen, The Ultimate Gift directed by Michael Landon Jr., and John McNaughton's The Harvest, with Samantha Morton and Michael Shannon.
Peter Fonda died on August 16, 2019, in Los Angeles.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Raised in a staunchly Catholic home by her Irish mum, the former Kathleen Parke, Anna Quayle had an immediate experience of elements used for her character as 'Reverend Mother Joseph' in Father Charlie (1982). Her acting work also includes many other fine performances in a variety of roles in theatre, cinema and television.- Animation Department
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- Writer
The son of commercial artists, Richard Williams studied at the Ontario College of Art and first worked in animation for Disney Studios in Burbank. His tenure there had a strong influence on his later work but proved somewhat stifling to his own creative flair. In 1955, aged 22, Williams moved to England and joined fellow Canadian George Dunning's company T.V. Cartoons Ltd., working primarily on television commercials. At the same time, Williams created his first animated short feature, The Little Island (1958), which won him the 1959 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film. Though a critical success it received a mixed response at the box office. Consequently, his next venture was aimed at the mainstream market. Love Me, Love Me, Love Me (1962) turned out to be a commercial success and generated enough revenue for Williams to set up his own animation studio. In addition to producing commercials, Williams went on to create memorable title sequences for motion pictures, including What's New Pussycat (1965), The Liquidator (1965), The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966), The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) and The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976). He also produced several animated features, notably A Christmas Carol (1971) and The Thief and the Cobbler (1993). The latter project underwent numerous rewrites and re-edits and took 31 years to complete. In 1995, it was eventually released by Miramax in the U.S. as Arabian Knight.
Possibly the high point of his career was as animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), for which Williams won two Academy Awards: one for Best Visual Effects and the other for animation direction and (CGI) creation of cartoon characters. An occasional voice-over actor, he also provided the voice for the Tex Avery character Droopy Dog. In 2001, Williams published a text book, entitled The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators.- Michael Stefani was born on 26 July 1933 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Trancers (1984), Mission: Impossible (1966) and The Red Skelton Hour (1951). He died on 16 August 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Kang Rhee was born on 30 January 1938 in Korea. He died on 16 August 2019 in Memphis Tennessee, USA.
- Felice Gimondi was born on 29 September 1942 in Sedrina, Lombardy, Italy. He was married to Tiziana Bersano. He died on 16 August 2019 in Giardini-Naxos, Sicily, Italy.
- Ingo Kantorek was born on 15 September 1974 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He was an actor, known for Köln 50667 (2013). He was married to Suzana. He died on 16 August 2019 in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Irma Holder was born on 23 September 1925 in Wald, Upper Palatinate, Germany. She was a composer, known for Lieder so schön wie der Norden (1990), Almenrausch und Pulverschnee (1993) and Grünwald - Freitagscomedy (2003). She died on 16 August 2019 in Gärtringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.- Writer
- Actor
Manuel G. Piñera was born on 22 February 1924 in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. He was a writer and actor, known for Maruja (1959), El otro camino (1959) and La cruz de Mamá Dolores (1962). He died on 16 August 2019 in Miami, Florida, USA.- Joselito Sandoval was born on 26 March 1962 in the USA. He died on 16 August 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- José Mantequilla Nápoles was born on 13 April 1940 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. He was an actor, known for The Revenge of the Crying Woman (1974) and CBS Sports Spectacular (1960). He died on 16 August 2019 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Prinses Christina was born on 18 February 1947 in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands. She was married to Jorge Guillermo. She died on 16 August 2019 in Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Netherlands.
- Donald J. Casey was born on 19 June 1935 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. Donald J. was a producer, known for Directions (1960) and Campamento (1972). Donald J. was married to Bonnie Stretch. Donald J. died on 16 August 2019 in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA.
- Nancy Parker was born on 3 February 1966 in Opelika, Alabama, USA. She was married to Glynn Boyd. She died on 16 August 2019 in Lakefront Airport, Louisiana, USA.
- Miguel Angel Alcántara was born in 1954 in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Brigada central (1989). He was married to Dulce Chacón. He died on 16 August 2019 in Madrid, Spain.
- Producer
- Production Manager
Nejib Ayed was a film critic and journalist from 1975 to 1980, then in 1980 he became responsible of the production department at the SATPEC (Tunisian film commission) and was the executive producer for more that 10 short and feature films. he then founded his own production company Rives Production who produce fils for cinema and TV series. Nejib Ayed is the President of Sousse International film Festival for children and youth.