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- Argentinian leading lady Marta Victoria Moya Peggo Burges was one of three siblings, born in Buenos Aires to a French father and Italian mother. When she was five years of age, her father, a publisher, fled with his family to Montevideo, Uruguay, where they went on to live for several years in somewhat reduced circumstances. According to one of two conflicting stories, her father had gotten into "into conflict with a criminal gang". According to another, he may have fallen foul of the ruling political elite. Whatever the case, both parents died prematurely in what was possibly a suicide pact (in their car of carbon monoxide poisoning) by the time Linda was 13.
Educated at the Conservatoria Franklin in Uruguay, she studied voice and piano. A brief marriage to the Argentinian actor Tito Gómez ended in an annulment after just five days and Linda briefly toyed with the idea of entering a convent (as had several of her aunts). Fate, of course, intervened. While vacationing in Mexico with her older brother, she was 'discovered' by the film producer and director Miguel Alemán Velasco, who also happened to be the son of the country's ruling president. Signed under contract, she adopted the moniker Linda Cristal and made several Spanish language films which soon established her as one of Mexico's rising stars. Conscious of her potential and hoping to break into Hollywood, she decided to learn English as her fourth language (already fluent in Spanish, French and Italian) and subsequently made her American film debut with a small role in the Dana Andrews western Comanche (1956). A dispute over the non-payment of her wages and a car accident in 1956 then led to a brief hiatus in her career.
Fast forward three years and a bit of publicity (she was named "Motion Picture Sweater Queen" in 1958) and Linda was lured back to Hollywood by Universal to again hit the saddle in a couple of back-to-back minor westerns, The Last of the Fast Guns (1958) and The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958). In between attempts to break free from typecasting as decorative Latinas (The Pharaohs' Woman (1960), Panic in the City (1968)) -- a metamorphosis which never happened -- she at least got herself noticed by some high profile people in the business (ie. John Wayne) and was able to thus secure roles in better productions like The Alamo (1960) and Two Rode Together (1961). While her motion picture career was at an impasse, she learned of producer David Dortort casting for the part of Victoria Montoya in the upcoming TV series The High Chaparral (1967). Invited to an audition, she found the set script as too saccharine and bland. Audaciously improvising, she re-imagined her character as more tempestuous, resourceful and proud, later saying in an interview that she knew the producers "were looking for a heroine with fire and spunk". Having secured the coveted role, she made it her own for four seasons (1967-71), ultimately winning two Primetime Emmy nominations and netting her the Golden Globe Award in 1970 as Best Actress in a TV Drama.
After High Chaparral ceased production in 1971, Linda made guest appearances in a handful of TV shows and played a Mexican migrant worker and union leader in Charles Bronson's robust action film Mr. Majestyk (1974). She later worked for some time as a realtor, presided over her own import/export business and invested wisely to become financially very well-off. She made a final comeback to acting as the mistress of a mob boss in the daytime soap General Hospital (1963), eventually calling it quits in 1988. Linda spent her remaining years between residences in Beverly Hills, Palm Springs and Buenos Aires and passed away at her Beverly Hills home on June 27 2020 at the age of 89. - Julian Curry was born on 8 December 1937 in Devon, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Victory (1981) and Pride and Prejudice (1967). He was married to Josephine Edmunds, Sheila Reid and Mary Chater. He died on 27 June 2020 in the UK.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Jeanie is an actor / director / teacher / author / artistic director. She writes about all things acting + creative process + theater art & management. She has acted on Broadway, regional and Los Angeles theater, and in television & film. She's been the artistic director of two vibrant Los Angeles theater companies, and has directed at The Wallis Annenberg Center, L.A. Theatre Works & The Antaeus Company and The Williamstown Theatre Festival. She's the author of two books on acting: "The Actor's Chekhov" & "Toward Mastery." both based on the work of the late director and teacher, Nikos Psacharopoulos. Jeanie is an acting teacher & private acting coach and also teaches for the SAG-AFTRA Academy.- Lud Thumpa was an actor, known for Lud Thumpa: Animosity (2019), Lud Thumpa feat. SLG Chapo: No Love (2019) and Lud Thumpa: eBay Remix (2020). He died on 27 June 2020 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Maggie Howard was born on 8 October 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. Maggie is known for The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988). Maggie died on 27 June 2020 in Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA.
- Make-Up Department
- Additional Crew
- Special Effects
Barbara Wilder was born on 26 August 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is known for Swordfish (2001), Phone Booth (2002) and Babylon 5 (1993). She was married to David Pearlman. She died on 27 June 2020 in Burbank, California, USA.- Kappy Flanders was born on 12 November 1938 in London, England, UK. Kappy was married to Eric Flanders. Kappy died on 27 June 2020 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Mats Rådberg was born on 8 June 1948 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was a composer, known for Klippet (1982), Stoft och skugga (1988) and Nöjesmaskinen (1982). He died on 27 June 2020 in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm, Sweden.- Michel Reynaud was born on 4 May 1950 in Talence, Gironde, France. He died on 27 June 2020 in France.
- Director
Zsuzsanna Kun was born in 1952. She was a director, known for Pasik! (2000), Barátok közt (1998) and Összezárva Friderikusszal (2015). She died on 27 June 2020 in Budapest, Hungary.- Tom Finn was born on 21 November 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 27 June 2020 in the USA.
- Arja Tuomarila was born on 18 July 1941 in Somero, Finland. She was an actress, known for Vaarallista vapautta (1962), Ilmasilta (1965) and Spede show (1968). She was married to Kai Lind. She died on 27 June 2020 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Pete Carr is an American guitarist. He has contributed guitar to hit recordings by Luther Ingram, Wilson Pickett, Bob Seger, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, Hank Williams, Jr., The Staple Singers, Barbra Streisand, Willie Nelson and many other artists. Carr played bass and guitar for The Hour Glass with Duane and Gregg Allman. He was one of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section AKA The Swampers. He was selected to play guitar for the Simon and Garfunkel Reunion World Tour and the legendary HBO Central Park Concert in 1981 where he played both acoustic and electric guitars.- Nadja Witkowska was born on 3 June 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Omnibus (1952), NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949) and All Star Revue (1950). She died on 27 June 2020 in Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Luciano Rondinella was born on 24 December 1933 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for Sorrisi e canzoni (1958), Cuore di spia (1953) and Il ponte dell'universo (1956). He died on 27 June 2020 in Naples, Italy.
- Additional Crew
Bryant Henry was born on 6 June 1945 in California, USA. Bryant is known for Lincoln (1974). Bryant died on 27 June 2020 in California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Lionel Frederick Cole was born on October 15, 1931, the youngest of Edward and Paulina Nancy Cole's five children. His three elder brothers, Eddie Cole, Ike Cole and Nat 'King' Cole (twelve years Freddy's senior) were all musicians. "I started playing piano at five or six", Freddy remembers. "Music was all around me". In the Chicago home of his youth, visitors included Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Lionel Hampton. He also credits Billy Eckstine as a major influence. "He was a fantastic entertainer", Freddy recalls. "I learned so much from just watching and being around him". After a possible career with the NFL was shelved due to a hand injury, he began playing and singing in Chicago clubs as a teenager. Although he was ready to hit the road at 18, his mother intervened and he continued his musical education at the Roosevelt Institute in Chicago. Freddy moved to New York in 1951, where he studied at the Juillard School of Music and found himself profoundly influenced by John Lewis, Oscar Peterson and Teddy Wilson. He got a master's degree at the New England Conservatory of Music and then spent several months on the road as a member of an Earl Bostic band that also included Johnny Coles and Benny Golson.
It was back in New York that Freddy successfully laid the groundwork for a career that continues to flourish to this day. He developed a vast repertoire of songs in Manhattan bistros and concurrently began to supplement his live performances with television and radio commercial jingle work. A resident of Atlanta since 1972, he currently leads a trio made up of himself, guitarist Jerry Byrd, drummer Curtis Boyd and bassist Zachery Pride that regularly tours the U.S., Europe, the Far East and South America. Freddy has been a recording artist since 1952, when his first single, "The Joke's on Me", was released on an obscure Chicago-based label. Freddy recorded several albums for European and English companies during the '70s that helped him develop a loyal overseas following. Cole believes that becoming an international favorite made him "widen my scope a little bit". He developed a stand-up act, a better rapport with audiences, and learned to sing in other languages. "It made me much more of a performer".
Cole doesn't apologize for sounding like his brother, Nat 'King' Cole. There are certain unmistakable similarities. He plays piano and sings and performs live with guitar and upright bass, just like Nat. Yet his voice is raspier, smokier, jazzier even. But he has emerged from the awesome shadow cast by his elder brother. In truth, his phrasing is far closer to that of Frank Sinatra or Billie Holiday than that of his brother and his timing swings a little more. His vocals - suave, elegant, formidable, and articulate - are among the most respected in jazz. Cole's career continues to ascend as he's moved into the front ranks of America's homegrown art form with a style and musical sophistication all his own.- Camera and Electrical Department
Stanislaw Swiatek is known for Television Theater (1953), W labiryncie (1988) and Instynkt (2011). He died on 27 June 2020.- J. Ward Donovan was born on 3 June 1947 in Binghamton, New York, USA. He died on 27 June 2020 in Pennsylvania, USA.
- Spartak Fedotov was born on 16 January 1930 in Nyugzha, RSFSR, USSR [now Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Shaman (1996), Tretya raketa (1963) and Tayna predkov (1973). He died on 27 June 2020.
- Margit Tarnay was born on 15 June 1929 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Füre lépni szabad (1960) and Álmatlan évek (1959). She died on 27 June 2020 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.