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One of the most critically and commercially successful screenwriters in Hollywood history, Lehman grew up on Long Island, graduated from NY's City College. One of his first jobs was as a copywriter for a Broadway publicist. This experience would later be reflected in his novel and screenplay, "Sweet Smell of Success." He also worked as a radio comedy writer, and as editor of a financial magazine. He freelanced short stories for the likes of Collier's magazine and one of these fiction piece 'The Comedian' led to his first job in Hollywood as a screenwriter for Paramount in the mid 1950s. Nick Roddick, in Dictionary of Literary Biography, praised Lehman as "a champion of the well-crafted, what-happens-next screenplay." Served as president of the Writers Guild of America from 1983-85.- Producer
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Norm Prescott was born on 31 January 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a producer and composer, known for Footloose (1984), Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973) and Journey Back to Oz (1972). He died on 2 July 2005 in Encino, California, USA.- Cyril Appleton was born on 29 July 1930 in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Second Verdict (1976), A Question of Guilt (1980) and The Ruling Class (1972). He died on 2 July 2005 in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
- Carla Candiani was born on 9 February 1916 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Tosca (1941), Il leone di Damasco (1942) and Capitan Tempesta (1942). She died on 2 July 2005.
- Yue Gu was born in 1937 in Hankou, Hubei Province, China. He was an actor, known for Jue zhan zhi hou (1989), Chongqing tan pan (1994) and The Birth of New China (1989). He died on 2 July 2005 in Lingui District, Guangxi Province, China.
- Thomas Talbert was born on 4 August 1924 in Crystal Bay, Minnesota, USA. Thomas was a composer, known for Future Cop (1976), Emergency! (1972) and Struck by Lightning (1979). Thomas died on 2 July 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Virginia LaFonde was born on 2 January 1920 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for The Gateway of the Moon (1928). She was married to Marshall Licht Samuels. She died on 2 July 2005.