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- Actress
Janet Key was born on 10 July 1945 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK [now Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK]. She was an actress, known for 1984 (1984), Department S (1969) and The Crezz (1976). She was married to Gawn Grainger. She died on 26 July 1992 in London, England, UK.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Detroit-born (in 1943) Mary Wells was one of the first stars of the soon-to-be-legendary Motown Records, and while she became one of the label's superstars, she had very, very difficult early years that many other people would not have been able to overcome. As a child she contracted spinal meningitis, resulting in temporary paralysis, hearing loss and partial blindness in one eye. When she regained her health she had to learn how to walk all over again. Fortunately, however, she did regain her hearing and eyesight.
At ten years of age she began singing in Detroit-area clubs and talent contests. When she was 17 she wrote a song she wanted to give to Jackie Wilson, a favorite singer of hers. Motown head Berry Gordy was holding open auditions at his studio and Mary showed up with the song, "Bye Bye Baby", and performed it for him. Gordy not only bought the song but signed her to a recording contract, and instead of giving the song to Jackie Wilson, it became Mary's first single, in 1961. It landed in the top 50 on the R&B charts.
Gordy set her up with legendary songwriter/producer Smokey Robinson and together they came out with a stream of big hits: "The One Who Really Loves You" (#8), "You Beat Me to the Punch" (#9) and "Two Lovers" #7). Mary embarked on a series of very successful US and European tours. In 1964 she came out with her most famous--and successful--song: "My Guy", which reached #1 on the US pop charts. She became the first Motown artist to have a #1 song on that label, and in fact she was the first Motown artist to have a #1 song on any of the Motown family of labels (Motown, Gordy, Tamla). She sang a duet with Marvin Gaye, "Once Upon a Time", which charted at #17. Mary was at the top of her career by this time. The Beatles said that she was their favorite American singer and invited her on their tour of England. She went, and upon her return she cut an album called "Love Songs to the Beatles".
In 1964 Mary was approached by 20th Century-Fox Records and offered a contract of several hundred thousand dollars to leave Motown and sign with them. She took them up on their offer and left Motown, but she didn't have the same degree of success that she had with Motown. She left Fox after a year, and wound up recording for such labels as Atlantic, Atco, Jubilee and Reprise. Her personal life was almost as turbulent as her professional one. She divorced her first husband and married Cecil D. Womack, the brother of singer Bobby Womack, but that marriage ended in divorce also. In the 1970s and '80s she toured the US on the oldies circuit and developed a very loyal following.
In 1990 she was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx, which left her unable to sing. Since she had no health insurance, she was financially ruined by the cost of treatment for her condition. Many of her colleagues in the music industry, including such stars as Martha Reeves, Rod Stewart and Bruce Springsteen, provided financial assistance. The experience affected her deeply, and she traveled to Washington, DC, to testify before Congress on the need for funding for cancer research.
In 1992 Mary caught pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital, where she died on July 28. She was interred in a cemetery in Glendale, California. She was 48 years old.- Paul Tomany was born on 14 May 1957 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Capital City (1989) and Triangle (1981). He died on 26 July 1992 in Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Archie R. Dalzell was born on 13 September 1911 in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966), Ike: The War Years (1979) and Panic! (1957). He was married to Elizabeth Jane (Bettie) Shiels. He died on 26 July 1992 in Ventura, California, USA.- Louise Franklin was a gorgeous, winsome lady full of sex appeal and charm who graced the movie screen and stages from the 1930s to the 1950s. She was a popular California chorus girl, dancer, and actress who appeared in popular nightclubs, soundies, race films, and black musical numbers featured in Hollywood films. She was a wonderful, vibrant dancer full of grace whose talent in dancing varied. No film was complete without Louise's presence, if she wasn't dancing in films, she was acting in them. She was an extra and dancer in most of all the California-based race films and in Hollywood films she had various roles, most of which weren't stereotypical. In the film "I Love a Bandleader," Louise played a non-stereotypical role as a sexy elevator operator who Eddie Rochester flirts and sings to. In the short scene there was no denying her beauty, sex appeal, and charm; she had all the makings of a star.
Louise was one of many beautiful, ambitious black actresses who were denied fame and fortune in Hollywood and were only offered stereotypical roles but Louise, like many others, did the best with the roles she was offered by playing her roles with class. Louise danced in legendary films, "Cabin In The Sky" and "Stormy Weather," and appeared in many Lena Horne's musicals. She was also a featured dancer in Duke Ellington's Jump For Joy and many other stage shows.
In the black community, Louise Franklin was regarded as one of the most popular beauties. She received publicity and notoriety in the black press. She appeared on the cover of Jet magazine and in other popular black magazines showcasing her beauty. By the mid-1950s Louise retired from show business. - Additional Crew
Tom Heidt was born on 29 June 1947 in the USA. Tom is known for The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Juggernauts (1992). Tom died on 26 July 1992 in the USA.- Gerard Tyrrell was born on 16 October 1910 in Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Queen's Husband (1946), Maria Marten, or the Murder in the Red Barn (1935) and Her Last Affaire (1935). He died on 26 July 1992 in Heathfield, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
Stanley E. Johnson was born on 29 August 1913. He was an editor, known for Peking Express (1951), Together Brothers (1974) and Old Yeller (1957). He died on 26 July 1992.- Irakli Uchaneishvili was born on 14 July 1929. He was an actor, known for Tainstvennaya stena (1968), Eskulapis motsape (1977) and Sad aris sheni bedniereba Mzia? (1959). He died on 26 July 1992.
- Art Department
- Art Director
Brian Herbert was born on 2 September 1906 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He was an art director, known for The Family Way (1966), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and Daylight Robbery (1964). He died on 26 July 1992 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Director
- Writer
- Art Director
Eddy Verbruggen was born on 25 July 1926. He was a director and writer, known for The Three Musketeers (1968), Het kleine Mahagonny (1970) and Kent u de melkweg? (1968). He died on 26 July 1992.- Cinematographer
Feliks Gilevich was born on 27 February 1936 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He was a cinematographer, known for Yaroslav Mudry (1982), Popugay, govoryashchiy na idish (1991) and Zozulya s diplomom (1972). He died on 26 July 1992 in Kiev, Ukraine.- Elsbeth von Lüdinghausen was born on 4 March 1913 in Leipzig, Germany. She was an actress, known for Feuerwerk (1955), Fünftausend Mark Belohnung (1942) and Bitte recht peinlich: 5 X 10 Minuten 'Zu Gast bei Marga' (1956). She died on 26 July 1992 in Männedorf, Switzerland.