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- Günter Meisner was born on 18 April 1926 in Bremen, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), The Boys from Brazil (1978) and In a Glass Cage (1986). He was married to Gisela Albrecht Meisner. He died on 5 December 1994 in Berlin, Germany.
- Director
- Producer
- Actor
E.W. Swackhamer was born on 17 January 1927 in Middletown, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Dain Curse (1978), Family (1976) and McCloud (1970). He was married to Bridget Hanley and Margaret Woodward (Gretchen) Shane. He died on 5 December 1994 in Berlin, Germany.- Director
- Production Designer
- Producer
Harry Horner was born in Bohemia (now Czech Republic), but spent most of his early life in Austria. In 1934, he graduated from the University of Vienna with a degree in architecture. Along the way, he also managed to study dramatic arts, directing and costume design, making his stage debut as an actor with the Max Reinhardt Theatre Company. He joined the troupe during their 1936 tour of the United States as assistant to Reinhardt.Putting every facet of his training to use, he worked variously as actor ("Iron Men", 1936), associate musical director and conductor ("The Eternal Road", 1937); and, finally, scenic designer ("All the Living", 1938).
In 1940, Horner became a naturalised American citizen and went to Hollywood, having formed an association with the noted production designer William Cameron Menzies. He assisted Menzies on the generational drama Our Town (1940), then joined the U.S. Army Air Force on specialised duties to work on morale-building projects, such as Stage Door Canteen (1943) (as production designer). Under air force supervision, he then created the sets for Winged Victory (1944), based on a Moss Hart play about pilot recruitment and training. Following the war, Horner divided his time between the stage and Hollywood. He won the first of two Academy Awards for The Heiress (1949) (in collaboration with John Meehan), having done meticulous and painstaking research on period detail, collecting numerous contemporary photographs. Three years later, he branched out into directing with the cult sci-fi Red Planet Mars (1952), followed by the stylish film noir Beware, My Lovely (1952) (eliciting power-house performances from his stars Robert Ryan and Ida Lupino).
Throughout the remainder of the decade, Horner remained active as a designer on Broadway, including the play "Tovarich" (which he also staged). He also turned his attention to designing and directing for both the Metropolitan and the San Francisco Opera, as well as finding time to direct a number of early television episodes. For the big screen, he worked as production designer on diverse projects, always at his best on famous literary adaptations, such as Born Yesterday (1950) and Separate Tables (1958), and winning his second Academy Award for the gritty Robert Rossen drama, The Hustler (1961). As with all his assignments, he conducted extensive research on the milieu by visiting countless pool halls in order to imbue both picture and characters with the necessary complexity and realism. Horner was nominated for a third Oscar for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). He was inducted into the Art Director's Guild Hall of Fame in 2006.- Mary McLeod was born on 26 August 1918 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for London Blackout Murders (1943), Strange Illusion (1945) and G.I. War Brides (1946). She was married to Malcolm Bain. She died on 5 December 1994 in White Rock, British, Columbia, Canada.
- Writer
- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
Richard Waring was born on 26 June 1925 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Marriage Lines (1961), My Wife Next Door (1972) and ...And Mother Makes Three (1971). He was married to Virginia Brooke-White and Hermione Harvey. He died on 5 December 1994 in London, England, UK.- Robert Lowry was born on 28 March 1919 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for That Kind of Woman (1959), Starlight Theatre (1950) and Actor's Studio (1948). He was married to Mary Louise O'Neill, Antoinette LoBianco, Frankie Abbe and Bella Alice Cohen. He died on 5 December 1994 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Zdenek Petr was born on 21 September 1919 in Koprivnice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a composer, known for Nechte to na mne (1955), Prazská romance (1969) and Prílis krásná dívka (1972). He died on 5 December 1994 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Actress
Nellie Doerschlag was born on 16 December 1906 in North Dakota, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Edward C. Collins. She died on 5 December 1994 in Laguna Beach, California, USA.- Gerald Smuin was born on 19 May 1953 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for H.M.S. Pinafore (1981) and Night Heat (1985). He died on 5 December 1994 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Heinz Fülfe was born on 5 January 1920 in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Flax und Krümel (1955), Zu Besuch im Märchenland (1955) and Unser Sandmännchen (1959). He died on 5 December 1994 in Berlin, Germany.