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- Actor
- Music Department
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Rawls was born on 1st December 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. His father abandoned his family and Lou was raised by his grandmother. His first meeting with music was when he was seven years old, in a Baptist church choir. He was mostly influenced by the Chicago Regal theatre where he had the opportunity to see the best in black entertainment. Billy Eckstine and Arthur Prysock were only two of the best that Lou saw. He and classmate, Sam Cooke, would harmonize in the school lavatory. He graduated from Dunbar Tech. School and joined the touring gospel singing group, the Pilgrim Travelers. He left the group in 1956 and joined the US Army and became a Sergeant with the Screaming Eagle Paratroopers. In 1958, he was involved in a serious auto accident that killed one and Rawls was pronounced dead on on the way to the hospital. Lou remained in a coma for over five days and suffered a memory loss for several months. Sam Cooke was also in the automobile and was left uninjured. Rawls was first noticed by Capitol Records producer Nick Benet after noticing his four octave range while performing at a Pandora's Los Angeles coffee shop. He went on to perform at a number of LA clubs and later made his debut at the Hollywood Bowl in 1959 with Dick Clark. He went solo in 1964 and has won four Grammys. In the mid 70s, he joined the Anheuser Busch Brewery as a corporate spokesman. Since 1980, he has presented a series of world wide concerts for American military bases that were co-sponsored by Anheuser Busch, the USO, and the US Dept. Of Defense. During Christmas of 1983, he toured US bases in the Phillipines, Korea and Japan. He has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for black colleges and, every year, he sponsors a celebrity golf tournament in LA to raise money for the United Negro College Fund. South Wentworth Street in Chicago was renamed Lou Rawls Drive in his honor. The talented Rawls is also the singing voice of the animated fickle feline "Garfield".- Dennis Hernandez was born on 9 February 1956 in Bristol, Connecticut, USA. He was married to Terri Hernandez. He died on 6 January 2006 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
- Actor
- Cinematographer
Rusty Blitz was born on 6 December 1928 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for Sid and Nancy (1986), Young Frankenstein (1974) and The Producers (1967). He died on 6 January 2006 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
- Camera and Electrical Department
Alona Einstein was born on 7 June 1936 in Kfar Giladi, Israel. She was an actress, known for Big Eyes (1974), Metzitzim (1972) and Shablul (1970). She was married to Arik Einstein. She died on 6 January 2006 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Editor
After returning from the Navy in WWII, Leonard (Lenny) South was offered a job in the Warner Bros camera department where he trained to become an assistant cameraman. After learning his craft, he was offered a camera assistant position with Robert (Bobby) Burks, ASC.
During his stint as a camera assistant with Mr. Burks, the two worked with Alfred Hitchcock who took a liking to Lenny. Lenny had a natural talent and personality that Hitchcock appreciated. On Hitchcock's next picture, Robert Burks brought Lenny on as the camera operator and from then on the pact was made. Lenny worked on 14 movies with Alfred Hitchcock until Hitchcock's death in 1980.
After Lenny became a Director of Photography, he photographed a number of movies as well as television shows with other directors.
Yet, he and Alfred Hitchcock continued their lifelong relationship and in 1976 he photographed 'Family Plot' with Hitchcock and was nominated that year for an Academy Award.
Together they had a lifelong friendship and understanding of the principles of filmmaking.
Leonard South died on January 6, 2006- Music Department
- Composer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hit songwriter ("Mule Train", "Clancy Lowered the Boom"), author and publisher, educated in a Philadelphia high school. His daughter is actress Hope Lange. He joined the music staff at film studios in 1937 and resumed his film music career in 1946 and 1947 in collaboration with Lew Porter. He also wrote special material for night club singers, and the "Ice Capades of 1950". Joining ASCAP in 1940, his chief musical collaborators were Archie Gottler and Jack Meskill, and his other popular-song and inspirational compositions included "I Left My Sugar in Salt Lake City", "(That's What) Uncle Remus Said", "Blue Shadows on the Trail", "Pecos Bill", "Chapel in the Valley", "N'Ya, N'Ya, N'Ya, The Little Red Fox", "Somebody Bigger Than You or I", "Santa Claus is Ridin' the Trail", "Easter Sunday on the Prairie", "I Asked the Lord", "I Found the Answer", and "He's Only a Prayer Away".- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Gregory Scanlan was born on 20 February 1952 in Olney, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Lone Star Blues (1994), Going Greek (2001) and Intoxicating (2003). He was married to Victoria Scanlan. He died on 6 January 2006 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.- Ilse Losa was born on 20 March 1913 in Melle, Germany. She died on 6 January 2006 in Porto, Portugal.
- Vaso Nadaraia was born on 6 April 1956. He was an actor, known for The First Swallow (1975). He died on 6 January 2006.
- Suzanne Wilkie was born on 20 August 1922 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Suzanne was married to Earle Colvig. Suzanne died on 6 January 2006 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
- J.W. Brodnax was born on 6 March 1936 in Bastrop, Louisiana, USA. He died on 6 January 2006 in Bastrop, Louisiana, USA.
- Hugh Thompson died on 6 January 2006 in Alexandria, Louisiana, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
John Webster was born on 17 December 1934 in Paris, France. He was a writer and producer, known for Hamilton Mattress (2001), True Gore (1987) and Washes Whiter (1990). He died on 6 January 2006 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK.- Yoshiro Kato was born on 25 June 1925 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Our Town (1956), Hobo Village (1958) and Sunday Grand Court (1959). He died on 6 January 2006 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.