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- Producer
- Director
- Visual Effects
Legendary filmmaker and visual effects pioneer, Douglas Trumbull, was one of the Special Photographic Effects Supervisors for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). He went on to become the Visual Effects Supervisor for such classics as Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), and Blade Runner (1982), each of which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects.
Mr. Trumbull directed Silent Running (1972), Brainstorm (1983), Back to the Future... The Ride (1991) and numerous other special format films.
He is the recipient of an Academy Award in the area of Scientific and Technical Achievement, as well as the International Monitor Award and American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions in the field of filmmaking. Douglas is currently involved in the evolution of visual effects using virtual digital sets and electronic cinematography.- Margarita Lozano was born on 14 February 1931 in Tetuan, Spain. She was an actress, known for A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Viridiana (1961) and Jean de Florette (1986). She died on 7 February 2022 in Lorca, Murcia, Spain.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Praveen Kumar Sobti is an Indian hammer and discus thrower, film actor, and politician. As an actor, he starred in more than 50 Hindi films and played the famous character of "Bheem" in B.R. Chopra's television series Mahabharat that started in 1988. He was a silver medalist in the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston and in the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran. He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.- Bruno Doyon was born on 5 December 1961 in Montreal, Canada. He was an actor, known for Die Hard (1988), Crossings (1986) and The Morning Man (1986). He died on 7 February 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Cinematographer
Karl Hahn was born on 2 February 1967 in Upland, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Unknown Caller, Protagonist (2007) and Come Together Collaborative: Come Together Now (2005). He died on 7 February 2022 in Media, Pennsylvania, USA.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Executive
Emanuel L. Wolf "Manny" took over Allied Artists in the 1970s. Allied, on the verge of bankruptcy, was saved by Emanuel Wolf; with his first picture in which he had creative and executive control, including final edit, final script, and final say, which is rare in 2012.
Cabaret, which won 9 academy awards, was a big come out for the new movie mogul as documented by New York newspapers, while the film business had predominantly moved to Los Angeles and the sunny west coast. Allied Artists was the last of 9 independent film companies that were yet part of the majors (Universal, United Artists, MGM, Columbia, Paramount, etc.)
Manny played a significant role behind the scenes with Cabaret, as documented in the new release DVD/Blu-Ray, which has a "making of the film" documentary.
First, he secured Bob Fosse, who, after being hugely successful on Broadway, had bombed his last two pictures and looked to be on the way out of Hollywood with no one else wanting to use a director who could make a horrible film for a billionaire s wife.
Second, Emanuel Wolf went to his friend, who later would become his agent Marty Baum, who unfortunately passed away recently as one of the biggest agents in Hollywood. However, back in the 70s Marty Baum was head of Columbia production, and Manny cut a deal for the foreign rights for upfront cash.
Third, he got Lisa Minnelli, Michael York, and Joel Grey, who had played (and dominated) the same role on Broadway, and was perfect for it.
With Allied, still having a full distribution department, and offices across the country, he could handle domestic, and raised the money through the theater chains (how it was done back then).
Manny had the script rewritten to focus on Michael York and Lisa Minnelli character. Bob Fosse shot over 12 hours of film that he brought to my dad 7 hours long. Manny told Fosse he had an hour (films did not go much past an hour in those days) and they worked together in the film room and got it down to about an hour and a half.
The movie came out, and was screened first in NY famous theater, and then was a huge success around the country.
It won Best Actress, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and five other categories but lost Best Picture to "The Godfather."
He went on to executive produce as head of the studio - Papillion, The Man Who Would Be King, The Betsy, Twilight's Last Gleaming (bomb but first use of split screen or two four shots on the screen at the same time, Tickle Me (w Elvis Presley), and many others in his almost-decade reign as Head of Studio and Executive Producer for Allied Artists, which was sold to Lorimer in late 1970s.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Ahmed Yehia was born in 1944 in Egypt. He was a director and actor, known for Lailah Baka fiha el-Qamar (1980), Hubb la Yara el-Shams (1980) and As Not to Fly the Smoke (1984). He died on 7 February 2022 in Cairo, Egypt.- Actor
- Composer
Jacques Calonne was born on 10 August 1930 in Mons, Belgium. He was an actor and composer, known for Leçon de vie (1995), Le pavillon des passions humaines (1989) and Camping Cosmos (1996). He died on 7 February 2022 in Brussels, Belgium.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Colombia Moya was born in 1935 in Bogota, Colombia. She was an actress, known for Original Sin (2001), The Legend of Zorro (2005) and The Air I Breathe (2007). She died on 7 February 2022 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Ivan Hudec was born on 10 July 1947 in Nitra, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. Ivan was a writer, known for Cierne diery (1988) and Knieza (1998). Ivan died on 7 February 2022 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Ray Ramirez was born on 9 July 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was married to Anabell. He died on 7 February 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Bill Forbes was born on 17 December 1938 in Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. He died on 7 February 2022 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Alan Hall was a production manager and producer, known for Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical (2001), The 44th Annual Tony Awards (1990) and The 49th Annual Tony Awards (1995). He was married to Ruth E. Rinklin. He died on 7 February 2022 in Spruce Head Island, Maine, USA.- Executive
Günter Maschke was an executive. He was married to Johanna Ensslin. He died on 7 February 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Dimzordimma was an actor, known for Dimzordimma: Hype (2021), Dimzordimma: One Man Army (2021) and Dimzordimma: Juggin (2022). He died on 7 February 2022 in Ayley Croft, Enfield, London, England, UK.
- Composer
- Music Department
Zbigniew Namyslowski was born on 9 September 1939 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was a composer, known for Ukryty w sloncu (1980), 1 (2020) and Television Theater (1953). He died on 7 February 2022.- Seewright was born on 3 September 1995. He was an actor, known for Seewright: Trust No One (We Paid Remix) (2021) and Seewright: Intro (2021). He died on 7 February 2022 in Park Hill, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
- Arnold Sysuev was born on 23 June 1940. He was an actor, known for Bagrovyy tsvet snegopada (2010). He died on 7 February 2022.
- Henry Brandt was born on 25 September 1927 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He died on 7 February 2022 in Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland.