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- He was born in the USA while his Australian parents were in Boston at the time. He has two sisters and a brother and his father is a doctor for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. He was raised on a farm near (Benalla, North East Victoria) He left school early and moved to Queensland, shearing sheep and breaking horses, before heading overseas. He applied to National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) graduating in 1996. His theatre work includes the plays The Caucasian Chalk Circle and the Bell Shakespeare Company production of The Tempest.
He has a son, Ariel, (1989), from a relationship with actress Rachael Maza. - Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerome Guardino was born on 27 August 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Columbo (1971), Dream No Evil (1970) and Car 54, Where Are You? (1961). He was married to Marguerite R. and Fran Malis. He died on 4 January 2020.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
- Producer
Starting in the film industry as a child actor, Whorf first appeared in the film On Our Merry Way (1948) in 1946 with an all-star cast including Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray and Burgess Meredith. Summer Stock in New England at Marblehead, Ma. and Westport, Ct. punctuated his summers while attending Stanford University where he majored in Theatre Arts and Fine Arts. In 1953 Mr. Whorf was an apprentice at the Country Playhouse, Marblehead, Massachusetts. This was followed a few years later with a season at the Westport Country Playhouse. A theatre his father had played many years earlier. After a tour in the Army, he returned to film making, appearing in over fifty television shows and six feature films including a feature role in PT 109 (1963), the story of John Kennedy's experience in the South Pacific during the Second World War. In 1961 he appeared with his father, Richard Whorf, in a pre-Broadway show "One for the Dame". At this time, it was only the second time in recent Broadway history that father and son played father and son on stage. The show "closed out of town" due to financial problems after playing Ford's Theatre in Baltimore and at the Copley Theatre in Boston. In 1964 he wrote, produced and directed a short subject "Another Way Home" which received "Honorable Mention" at the Cork Ireland Film Festival. Mr. Whorf spent two seasons in repertory theatre at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. Of the sixteen plays in which he appeared, he received accolades for "Dark at the Top of the Stairs", "Five Finger Exercise" and "Little Mary Sunshine". In 1958 he became a member of the Director's Guild of America. As a first assistant director with director Larry Peerce, Mr Whorf worked on the Emmy Award winning mini-series "Woman Named Jackie, A" (1991)(mini)_ filmed entirely in the Richmond Virginia area. Other credits include the wacky "Caddyshack" and as Unit Manager on The Right Stuff (1983). Mr. Whorf continues to work actively in the film industry in a multitude of capacities from Director to Unit Manager and Assistant Director. He has written three feature scripts; "Deadly Intent" has been optioned by a production company. In 1980, Mr. Whorf recognized the impact computers were to have on the film industry. He formed a software company with Rob Alger, Alnitak Computing Company, and created the first film production software package, "AD/80".- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Lorenza Mazzetti was born on 26 July 1927 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was a director and writer, known for Together (1956), Latin Lovers (1961) and I cattivi vanno in paradiso (1959). She died on 4 January 2020 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Károly Gesztesi was born on 16 April 1963 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for A titkos hely (2003), Valami Amerika (2002) and Hungarian Vagabond (2004). He was married to Claudia Liptai, Zsuzsa Csarnóy and Nikoletta Karel. He died on 4 January 2020 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Music Department
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Junko Hirotani was born on 17 October 1956 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003) and Gakincho rock (2004). She died on 4 January 2020 in Tama, Tokyo, Japan.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Chanh Tin Nguyen was born on 29 November 1952 in Bac Lieu, Vietnam Country, French Indochine. He was an actor and writer, known for Hiep Si Guoc Vong (2013), Ngôi Nhà Bí Ân (2007) and Suôi Oan Hôn (2007). He was married to Bich Tram . He died on 4 January 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.- Galia Ishai was born on 17 May 1950 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was an actress, known for Ha-Chevre Ha-Tovim (1999), Antenna (2016) and Am Yisrael Hai (1981). She died on 4 January 2020 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Director
- Writer
Clive Rees was born on 17 February 1933 in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Blockhouse (1973), When the Whales Came (1989) and Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965). He died on 4 January 2020 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Music Department
- Producer
- Sound Department
Nick Blagona was born in Bavaria, Germany. He was a producer, known for Zero Patience (1993), Dead Reckoning - Don't Bring Me Down (2013) and The Tea Party: Angels (2001). He was married to Mary-Jane Russell. He died on 4 January 2020 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.- Georges Duboeuf was born on 14 April 1933 in Crêches-sur-Saône, Bourgogne, France. He was married to Rolande. He died on 4 January 2020 in Romanèche-Thorins, Saône-et-Loire, France.
- James Parks Morton was born on 7 January 1930 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was married to Pamela Taylor. He died on 4 January 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Additional Crew
Helen Hagen had many achievements throughout her life that spanned education, theater, television and social services. Helen graduated from Webster University with a bachelor of arts in 1944. She graduated with a master of arts in 1982. She was awarded her doctor of humanities in 2015. Helen worked in television from 1953 to 1968 at St. Louis stations KETC and KMOX-TV as a creator, writer, and producer of several award winning programs. Helen also worked for several social service agencies in staffing, grant writing, and management.- Actress
Kathleen Cartmill was born on 24 January 1922 in Portland, Oregon, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Jimmy Ferrera and Paul Travis. She died on 4 January 2020 in Longview, Washington, USA.- Albert Roux is one of the world's best-known chefs. In 1967 he and his younger brother Michel opened Le Gavroche, Britain's first Michelin-starred restaurant, in London. The brothers have gone on to train other famous chefs, such as Marco Pierre White.
Albert Roux OBE, the son of a charcutier, was born at 67 Grande Rue, Semur-en-Brionnais, Saône-et-Loire. Upon leaving school, he initially decided to train as a priest at the age of 14, however he decided that the role was not suited for him and sought other employment and instead trained as a chef. His godfather worked as a chef for Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and arranged for Albert, at the age of 18, to be employed working for Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor.
In 1967 he and his younger brother Michel opened Le Gavroche, on Lower Sloane Street in London. It became the first restaurant in Britain to win a Michelin star, the first to win two, and the first to win three in 1982. The restaurant became a favourite of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Career
In 1974, he and Michel set up the Roux Scholarship to enable up and coming chefs to get a start in the industry. During his time in the kitchen, he trained several other chefs who went on to gain Michelin stars of their own, including Gordon Ramsay, Marco Pierre White, Pierre Koffmann and Marcus Wareing.
Albert continues to run a series of restaurants around the world, though his company Roux Consultancy, including one at the Greywalls Hotel in Muirfield, Gullane, and Brasserie Roux at the Sofitel St. James.
In a poll of UK chefs carried out by Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine in 2003, Albert and his brother Michel were voted the most influential chefs in the country. In 2006, he and Michel were jointly given the Lifetime Achievement Award by S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants.