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- Director
- Producer
- Actress
Buckinghamshire-born Gabrielle Amanda Beaumont was the first woman to make a groundbreaking impact in Hollywood as a prolific director of episodic prime-time television. She worked on some of the most popular TV shows of the 80s and 90s, including M*A*S*H (1972), Dynasty (1981), Cagney & Lacey (1981), Hill Street Blues (1981), Miami Vice (1984), L.A. Law (1986) and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993). She also became the first female director in charge of Star Trek episodes, working on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) (including Booby Trap and Face of the Enemy, both ranking among the best of the series), as well as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995).
Beaumont's family was steeped in the arts and entertainment. Her father, Gabriel Toyne, was a master swordsman, an actor, poet and stunt man. Her mother, Diana Beaumont, was a leading lady in British films and an accomplished comedienne on the West End stage. A great-uncle was the noted thespian Sir Gerald du Maurier, more famous today as the author of the novel Svengali.
Gabrielle started out as a juvenile stage actress, debuting in a 1948 touring production of Peter Pan. She then spent five years with the ensemble of a repertory theatre company in London, appearing in classic plays like Billy Liar, Saint Joan and Five Finger Exercise. She had graduated to stage direction before joining the BBC as an editor, quickly working her way up the ladder to assistant director, production manager and producer. Having produced/directed and worked as occasional writer on several BBC documentaries and a couple of horror films, Beaumont travelled to Los Angeles in 1980 in search of new challenges. Hired by producer Aaron Spelling, she began her American sojourn by directing an episode of Vega$ (1978). She remained gainfully employed in Hollywood for the next two decades. Beaumont was a member of the Directors Guild of America, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Beaumont retired to Fornalutx, a municipality on the Spanish island of Mallorca where she spent the last two decades of her life. She was formerly married to the actor and writer Olaf Pooley and to the cinematographer Michael J. Davis, both of whom predeceased her.- Peter Tobin died on 8 October 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Mario Balmaseda was born on 19 January 1941 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Nazca (1995), One Way or Another (1977) and The Man from Maisinicu (1973). He died on 8 October 2022 in Havana, Cuba.
- Producer
- Production Manager
Terry Spazek was born on 27 March 1943. Terry was a producer and production manager, known for Spun (2002), The Dream Team (1989) and Nobel Son (2007). Terry died on 8 October 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.- Rasheed Ali Akbar was born on 5 February 1952 in Nacogdoches, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Secret Kingdom (1998). He was married to Patricia Johnson. He died on 8 October 2022 in Savannah, Georgia, USA.
- Actor
- Stunts
Doran Ingrham was born on 24 June 1946 in Del Río, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Machete (2010), Planet Terror (2007) and True Grit (2010). He was married to Maria Mae. He died on 8 October 2022 in the Philippines.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Peter Bechtel was born on 1 November 1941 in Hofgeismar, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Cruciatum (2009), Drugs Stop (2009) and Hans im Glück (2007). He died on 8 October 2022.- Grace Glueck was born on 24 July 1926 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Milt Freudenheim. She died on 8 October 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Andre Chagnon was born on 17 March 1928 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Urban Myth Chillers (2003), Le souffle d'Élian (1997) and En tête de ligne (2021). He was married to Lucie Dolan. He died on 8 October 2022 in Québec, Canada.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Billy Al Benston was born on 7 June 1934 in Dodge City, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Strange Behavior (1981), Frank Gehry: The Formative Years (1988) and The Cool School (2008). He was married to Wendy Al. He died on 8 October 2022 in Venice, California, USA.- Avtar Singh Johl was born on 2 November 1937 in Jandiala, Punjab, India. Avtar Singh was married to Manjeet Kaur. Avtar Singh died on 8 October 2022 in the UK.
- Frank Youso was married to Evelyn Pelland. He died on 8 October 2022 in the USA.
- Martine Allain-Regnault was a writer, known for Téléthon (1987), Tapis rouge (1998) and Antenne 2 - Le journal de 20H (1975). She was married to ???. She died on 8 October 2022 in France.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Sound Department
- Cinematographer
Stephan Lamb was born on 4 July 1958 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for You Know My Name (1993), Pussy at the Pump (1995) and She's So Cold (1995). He was married to Kimberly Lamb. He died on 8 October 2022 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.