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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Michelle Thomas was born in Boston but raised in New York and New Jersey. She attended the Montclair School of Arts and the Broadway Dance Center. She is survived by her mother, Phynjuar Thomas (a stage actress and acting coach); her brother, David Thomas; her grandfather, Cecil G. Saunders, Sr.; her aunt, Eleanor Johnson; her uncle, Paul T. Goodnight; and numerous other family members. Her father Dennis D.T. Thomas was a founding member of the 1970s funk band Kool & The Gang) Miss Thomas played "Betsy Brown" on stage in Philadelphia. She also appeared on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless (1973) as "Callie Rogers"; on The Cosby Show (1984) as "Justine Phillips", the girlfriend of "Theo" (played by Malcolm-Jamal Warner); and on Family Matters (1989) as "Myra Monkhouse", the girlfriend of "Steve Urkel" (played by Jaleel White). She made guest appearances on a number of other TV shows and also performed in tons of music videos, in Los Angeles theater productions, and in several movies, including Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991). Just prior to her death, Michelle Thomas had received an NAACP Image Award nomination for outstanding actress in a daytime drama series for The Young and the Restless (1973).- Virginia Graham started in Chicago radio in the 1930s. After World War II she wrote scripts for several radio serials, including "Stella Dallas", "Backstage Wife", and "Our Gal Sunday". She was the hostess of television talk shows from the 1950s to 1970s that are considered forerunners to today's daytime TV. She was best known for the nationally syndicated television talk shows Girl Talk (1963) on ABC from 1963-1969, and The Virginia Graham Show (1970) from 1970-1972. She also co-hosted the NBC radio show "Weekday" with Mike Wallace in 1956.
- Donald Soper was born on 31 January 1903 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. He died on 22 December 1998 in London, England, UK.
- Pierre Vallières was born on 22 February 1938 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He died on 22 December 1998 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- A.B. Shiffrin was born on 28 May 1902 in Zembin, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Minsk Oblast, Belarus]. He was a writer, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), Cry Murder (1950) and Kraft Theatre (1947). He died on 22 December 1998 in Florida, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Aleksey Kutuzov was born on 19 October 1946. He was an actor, known for Eksperiment (1970), The Long Recess (1973) and Lichnoye schastye (1977). He died on 22 December 1998 in Moscow, Russia.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Producer
Mark Goode was born on 25 March 1932 in Steubenville, Ohio, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour (1970), The Milton Berle Show (1966) and The Johnny Cash Show (1969). He died on 22 December 1998 in Berlin, Germany.- Director
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Jean Vernier was born on 5 April 1909 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France. Jean was a director and writer, known for Plaisir du théâtre (1956), Coctail party (1960) and Signé alouette (1967). Jean died on 22 December 1998 in Férolles-Attilly, Seine-et-Marne, France.