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- Actress
- Soundtrack
The girl who one day would be known as "Winnipeg's Sweetheart" was born at Grace Hospital on December 4, 1921, as Edna Mae Durbin. In her early childhood there were no obvious signs that one day she would be a bigger box office attraction than Shirley Temple. Renamed Deanna Durbin for show business purposes, by age 21 she was the most highly paid female star in the world. Her major motion pictures were Three Smart Girls (1936), Mad About Music (1938) and That Certain Age (1938). By the time she was 18 her income was $250,000 a year. Her voice was often described as "natural and beautiful" and her version of "One Fine Day" from Madame Butterfly, became a classic. Deanna was a Hollywood star in every way. There were Deanna Durbin dolls and dresses. An engineering firm named its so-called dream home in her honor. Her first screen kiss was described in a headline story across the continent. What makes Deanna Durbin's story different is that she was never comfortable with adulation. When she was at the top of her career as Hollywood's leading actress and singer, she turned her back on that world for a life of seclusion. Her first two marriages had failed, and before she married her third husband, director Charles David, she set one condition: he had to promise that she could have what she yearned for - "the life of nobody". Her seclusion is incomplete. She lives in the French village of Neauphlé-le-Château, and for over 35 years has resisted every approach from film companies. Her husband has told journalists that "Mario Lanza pleaded with her for years to make a film with him. But she will never go back to that life." She granted only one interview since 1949 to film historian David Shipman in 1983.- Ángel Alcázar was born on 29 May 1955 in Spain. He was an actor, known for Al salir de clase (1997), Adam and Eve (1983) and Supernova (1993). He died on 17 April 2013 in Madrid, Spain.
- Marvin Petal was born on 15 January 1929 in the USA. He was a writer, known for The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas (2002). He died on 17 April 2013 in the USA.
- Music Department
Bi Kidude was born in 1910 in Mfagimaringo, Zanzibar [now Mfagimaringo, Zanzibar, Tanzania]. She is known for Makini (2015), As Old as My Tongue: The Myth and Life of Bi Kidude (2006) and Musicians of the World (2004). She died on 17 April 2013 in Bububu, Zanzibar, Tanzania.- Enid Irvin was born on 31 December 1921 in Darlington, County Durham, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Coronation Street (1960) and The Jazz Age (1968). She was married to Donald Morley. She died on 17 April 2013 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
T.K. Ramamoorthy was born in 1922 in Tiruchirapalli, Madras Presidency, British India. He was a composer, known for Karnan (1964), Aananda Jothi (1963) and Sivagangai Seemai (1959). He died on 17 April 2013 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.- Adele Hoffmann was born on 13 January 1920. She was an actress, known for Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht (1969), Mein Bruder - Der Herr Dokter Berger (1972) and Der Wittiber (1962). She died on 17 April 2013.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Johnny Ferguson was a writer, known for Gangster No. 1 (2000), The Secret Scripture (2016) and Fallout (2006). He died on 17 April 2013 in Dublin, Ireland.- Sita Chan was an actress, known for Dang ngo oi nei (2012) and Lan Kwai Fong 2 (2012). She died on 17 April 2013 in Hoi Po Road, Kong Kong, China.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Dirk Luyten was born on 24 August 1935 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor and writer, known for Transport (1983), Huisvuil (1966) and Nand in eigen land (1970). He died on 17 April 2013 in Zandvliet, Flanders, Belgium.- William Burchinal was born on 7 September 1922 in Smithfield, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Night of the Living Dead (1968), Autopsy of the Dead (2009) and Walking Like the Dead (2018). He died on 17 April 2013 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Albert Smith was born on 13 December 1924 in Mariano Lake, New Mexico, USA. He was an actor, known for Windtalkers (2002) and The Code Talkers: A Secret Code of Honor (2003). He died on 17 April 2013 in Laguna, New Mexico, USA.- Ella Waldek was born on 2 December 1929 in Custer, Washington, USA. She died on 17 April 2013 in Pinellas Park, Florida, USA.
- Kauko Kangasniemi was born on 18 November 1942 in Kullaa, Finland. He died on 17 April 2013 in Hämeenlinna, Finland.
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Actor
Ken Lawson was born on 7 March 1957 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. He was a producer and production manager, known for Robson Arms (2005), The Deal (2005) and Zacharia Farted (1998). He died on 17 April 2013 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.