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- Jerry Madden was born on 9 June 1923 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Blue Eagle (1926), The Last Trail (1927) and Cross Streets (1934). He died on 23 March 2009 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
- Writer
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Born into a theatrical family (her mother was actress and dialect coach Nora Dunfee and her father was veteran Broadway and film actor David Clarke), she made her Broadway debut in "Under Milk Wood" at the age of eight, and subsequently appeared with her parents in the National Tour of "The Visit" with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. She attended the Professional Children's School from the first grade through high school, and was a member of the first graduating class of what is now the Graduate Acting Program, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Her stage credits include "Subject to Fits" at the New York Public Theater; "Hamlet", "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Travesties" at the Mark Taper Forum; "Merton of the Movies" at the Ahmanson, and "Crowbar" at the Victory Theater in New York. K.C. Ligon is a dialect coach on Broadway and does extensive private coaching of prominent performers for theatre and film.- Peter Wherrett was born on 9 June 1936 in Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a director, known for The Applicant (1982), Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959) and The Norman Gunston Show (1975). He died on 23 March 2009 in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
- James Catusi was born on 8 July 1939 in Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Death Play (1976), The Doctors (1963) and Parades (1972). He died on 23 March 2009 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
José Solá was born on 18 August 1930 in Mollet del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer and actor, known for Pyro... The Thing Without a Face (1964), El caifan del barrio (1986) and El apartamento de la tentación (1971). He died on 23 March 2009 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Ronald Tavel was born on 17 May 1936 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Kitchen (1965), Vinyl (1965) and Screen Test #1 (1965). He died on 23 March 2009 in aboard a flight from Berlin, Germany to Bangkok, Thailand.- Producer
- Actor
- Director
Jack Jacobson began his broadcasting career in 1929 on WHAM radio in Rochester N.Y. at the tender age of eight with his debut on the "Uncle Bob Pierce and Company Radio Show." At age eighteen he was performing for live audiences as a comic in the New York City area nightclubs. In 1942 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps which led to his forming the first Combat Special Services entertainment unit "The Sky Blazers." They toured throughout the Middle East, North Africa, then on to England entertaining the troops. They were the first performers to land on Omaha Beach in France just fifteen days after D-Day. They performed for the troops up to and through the Battle of the Bulge.
He returned to the United States and in 1945 formed "The Ultra Tone Recording Company" in Dallas Texas. His responsibilities included production, sales and marketing.
In 1949 Jacobson became executive producer and on-air talent at WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio. He was producer of the "Wendy Barrie Show."
In 1962 he was hired as Program/Promotion Manager for KGUN-TV in Tucson, Arizona. He served as Station Manager for KTVK-TV in Phoenix in 1979, then returned to Tucson as General Manager of KTTU-TV until his retirement in December 2002.
Jacobson was very active in his community. He served on the Executive Committee for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He brought the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon to KGUN-TV in 1968 and was the sole host until 1978, still co-hosting the Telethon until late in his life. He was appointed a member of the Corporation and later served as a Vice President of the National Association.
He was a member of the advisory board of the Tucson Salvation Army and served on the Casa de los Ninos advisory board. He was elected to the ABC Television Network's first Promotion Advisory Board and served as President of the Metropolitan Phoenix broadcasters.
Jacobson was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his efforts in World War II, along with the Jubilee of Freedom Medal from the French Government. He was a recipient of the Tucson Ad Club's Silver Medal award, a member of the Arizona Broadcasters' Hall of Fame, and a member of the prestigious Silver Circle Society of the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Jacobson was a published author of two young adult novels, Miriam and No Ordinary Boy. His World War II novel Sky Blazers is in development as a feature film.- Janez Skof was born on 27 May 1924 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Die Insel der Amazonen (1960), The Party (1960) and A Night Excursion (1961). He died on 23 March 2009 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Raúl Macías was born on 28 July 1934 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La culpa (1996), El ratón (1957) and Llanto, risas y nocaut (1974). He died on 23 March 2009 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Francisco Belisario was born on 12 March 1946 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for Sonia (1978), Silvia Rivas, divorciada (1977) and Tormento (1977). He died on 23 March 2009 in Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela.- Louise Princess of Prussia was born on 23 August 1917 in Berlin, Germany. She was married to Hans Reinhold. She died on 23 March 2009.
- Guadalupe Noel was born on 26 July 1924 in Mexico City, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Lucía, Lucía (2003), Mary My Dearest (1981) and The Wind of Fear (2007). She died on 23 March 2009 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Editor
- Producer
- Director
Michael Townson was born on 26 August 1938 in East Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an editor and producer, known for TV Eye (1978), Twenty-Four Hours (1965) and Talkback (1967). He died on 23 March 2009 in the UK.- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Kristoffer Mogensen was born on 2 January 1957 in København, Denmark. He was a writer, known for Troldspejlet (1989) and Planet X (2005). He died on 23 March 2009 in Denmark.- Alberto Barberito was born on 9 June 1921 in Rome, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960), The Naked Maja (1958) and The Iron Age (1965). He died on 23 March 2009 in Rome, Italy.
- Lloyd Ruby was born on 12 January 1928 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He died on 23 March 2009 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA.