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- Bobby Joe McFadden was born on 4 February 1932 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Tombstone (1993), Red Rock West (1993) and Timemaster (1995). He died on 26 November 2002 in Benson, Arizona, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
Stanley Black was one of Britain's most famous bandleaders and he composed the music for over 200 films. His albums of film themes sold in huge quantities in the UK, America, the Far East and New Zealand. His large concert orchestra also produced albums of symphonic suites of the works of Irving Berlin, Richard Rogers and Cole Porter.
Born in London in 1913 Black was a child prodigy and was already playing the piano at the age of 7. The BBC Concert Orchestra broadcast his first composition when he was just 12.
On leaving school he worked as a pianist arranger with various dance bands and light orchestras and by the time he was 18 he was working with American jazz musicians such as Benny Carter and Coleman Hawkins.
During World War 2 he served in the RAF as a bandleader and on being demobbed he composed music for many BBC radio shows such as Hi Gang, starring Bebe Daniel and Ben Lyon, Much Binding In The Marsh and The Goon Show.
Black began composing for films in 1938 and for the next 50 years was in constant demand. He was as happy scoring jaunty British comedies such as The Naked Truth (57) and Too Many Crooks (59) as he was with dramas such as The Long and The Short and The Tall (60) and Sparrows Can't Sing (62). In 1962 he received the Ivor Novello Award for the song Summer Holiday.
Among his most famous albums was Ethel's Riding High! with the film and Broadway legend Ethel Merman. His many honours included an OBE and in 1995 he was made Life President of the Celebrities Guild of Great Britain.- Producer
- Director
Jack Williams was born on 28 January 1911 in London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Lillie (1978), Who-Dun-It (1969) and New Scotland Yard (1972). He died on 26 November 2002 in St. Leonards-on-Sea, East-Sussex, England, UK.- Erika Helmke was born on 15 April 1908 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Lake Calls (1933), Träumerei (1944) and Wenn Männer verreisen (1940). She died on 26 November 2002 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Polo Montanez was born on 5 June 1955 in Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río, Cuba. Polo was a composer, known for Pasapalabra (2016) and José tiene un carro viejo (2005). Polo died on 26 November 2002 in San Cristóbal, Pinar del Río, Cuba.- Actor
- Director
Horacio Peterson was born on 24 April 1922 in Coquimbo, Chile. He was an actor and director, known for Territorio verde (1952), Teatro del lunes (1954) and La muerte camina en la lluvia (1948). He died on 26 November 2002 in Caracas, Venezuela.- Actor
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Martti Silvennoinen was born on 2 August 1924 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor and writer, known for Ydinsähköä Loviisasta I (1972), Finlandia Survey No 425 (1959) and Miksi näin? (1958). He died on 26 November 2002 in Espoo, Finland.- Ernest Leiser was born on 26 February 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer, known for CBS Reports (1959), The World of Charlie Company (1970) and Years of Crisis (1950). He was married to Caroline Camp Leiser. He died on 26 November 2002 in South Nyack, New York, USA.
- Joe Blasko was born on 28 August 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 26 November 2002 in New Harmony, Utah, USA.
- Frank Allaun was born on 27 February 1913 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He died on 26 November 2002 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
- Wilhelm Bittorf was born in 1929 in Hildburghausen, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Bringt eure Köpfe mit! - Das Ruhr-Revier nach dem Ende der Steinkohlenzeit (1978), Sie 67 - Skizzen zu einem Porträit der modernen Frau (1967) and Durch die Heimat des Eises und der Stürme (1990). He died on 26 November 2002 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Fernanda Gattinoni was born on 2 December 1906 in Cocquio Trevisago, Lombardy, Italy. She was a costume designer, known for Journey to Italy (1954) and Europe '51 (1952). She died on 26 November 2002 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.