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- Angela Thornton was born on 7 April 1931 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Six Degrees of Separation (1993), American Experience (1987) and Matinee Theatre (1955). She was married to William F. Storke. She died on 25 March 2010 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Editorial Department
- Sound Department
- Music Department
Rich Harrison was born on 30 May 1937. He is known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), Fantastic Planet (1973) and Darkwing Duck (1991). He died on 25 March 2010.- Dan DiNicola was born on 31 October 1941 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Susanna McCorkle. He died on 25 March 2010 in Walpole, Massachusetts, USA.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Pål Bang-Hansen was born in Oslo, the capital of Norway. The son of author Odd Bang-Hansen (who also worked as a film critic in the 1950s) he would from childhood be as much a part of the Norwegian film industry, as the industry would be a part of him. At the age of 12 he played the scene-stealing role of 'Sofus' in "Gategutter", directed by Arne Skouen. A slice-of-life story about a group of boys in the working-class section of Oslo, it went on to become one of the greatest Norwegian movie classics. Notably it was also the first film by Skouen who went on to become the greatest Norwegian filmmaker of his generation, even earning an Academy Award nomination for 1957's "Ni liv". By this time young Bang-Hansen was himself bitten by the movie-bug and got himself into the Centro Sperimentale Film School in Rome, Italy (as a result of this he is today fluent in Italian).
From 1961 to 1967 Bang-Hansen worked as a film critic for the Oslo news-paper Arbeiderbladet (the same paper as his father). At the same time he worked as an assistant director on several Arne Skouen-productions. Bang Hansen's feature film directorial debut came in 1966 with "Skrift i sne". He went on to direct some of the best Norwegian movies until his last film in 1979; the thriller "Douglas" (1970), the comedy "Norske byggeklosser" (1971) which today is regarded as one of the most popular Norwegian comedies ever made, the drama "Kanarifuglen" (co-starring international star Julie Ege), the thriller "Bortreist på ubestemt tid" and "Kronprinsen", a political drama that would earn actor Bjørn Sundquist the Norwegian Critics Award in his first feature film. Sundquist went on to become the most prolific actor in Norwegian film.
Despite his work as a director, Bang-Hansen is best known for his career as a film-critic and -reporter. Especially since 1967, when he was employed by the Norwegian National Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) and introduced the public to something new: "Filmmagasinet", the first Norwegian TV-show dedicated to the movies. Working in NRK into the next century he was also recognized for his reports from the Cannes Film Festival which he has visited annually since the early 1960s. Meeting and interviewing legends such as 'Alfred Hitchcock', 'Anthony Mann', Henry Fonda, Akira Kurosawa, Charles Chaplin and many more, Bang-Hansen has become a well-known face to many industry people at the French film festival. So famous is his role on TV to generations of Norwegians that many of them aren't even aware of his past as a director and screenwriter.
His career as a film-maker however, deserves mentioning as he delivered a quality that was very rare to Norwegian cinema in the 1970s: he made movies for the public. Norwegian cinema in the 1970s and 80s is often looked upon as an era filled with boring, artistic dramas lacking in both plot and credible acting, loathed by both the public and the critics. At this time Bang-Hansen would deliver the opposite; exciting thrillers, credible dramas and even a crazy comedy that would become a smash-hit at the box-office. A feat for which to this day he has sadly achieved very little recognition. Thanks to his long-running "Filmmagasinet" on TV, he is, however, today regarded by every Norwegian as its nation's one and only "Mr Film".- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Art Department
John D. Jefferies Sr. was born on 8 February 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was a production designer and art director, known for George of the Jungle (1997), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). He died on 25 March 2010 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.- Big wave surfer Christopher Mason "Kit" Horn was born on November 10, 1929 in Hollywood, California. Horn first started surfing at age eleven in Santa Monica, California. Kit and his good friend Peter Cole were amongst the first two surfers to ride the big waves at the popular surfing spot Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, California. Moreover, Horn played an instrumental role in helping surfing grow from a small subculture into an international pastime. Outside of surfing, Kit was also an avid waterman who would dive for abalone and lobster in Santa Monica Bay and fill a gunny sack with either in an hour's time. Kit attended the University of Southern California, where he was a member of the swim team and graduated with a degree in business in 1954. Following graduation from college, Horn went on to serve two years in the Air Force and worked in sales for chemical companies. In addition, Kit made a name for himself in the 1960's as one of the top surfers to brave and best the big waves on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. Horn continued to surf well into his seventies. Kit died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 80 at his home in Encinitas, California on March 25, 2010. He was survived by his wife Gwen, daughters Pamela Kelso and Lizabeth Lamberty, and sons Brit and Kirkland.
- Mike Rosenfeld was born on 28 June 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer, known for Fatal Vision (1984), Flowers in the Attic (1987) and Out of Bounds (1986). He died on 25 March 2010 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Erville Light was born on 19 October 1932 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Now and Again (1999), Cemetery High (1988) and Scarlet Moon (2006). She was married to Eugene Light. She died on 25 March 2010 in Bronx, New York, USA.
- Rima Rudina was born on 7 January 1922 in Hungary. She died on 25 March 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Václav Syrový was born on 11 June 1934 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He died on 25 March 2010 in Nový Bor, Czech Republic.
- Additional Crew
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ed Duzik was born on 18 November 1933 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, USA. He was an assistant director, known for Barney Miller (1975), General Hospital (1963) and Family Feud (1977). He died on 25 March 2010.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Osvaldo Requena was born on 29 June 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a composer, known for The Mouses (the Reluctant) (1998), Los siete locos (1973) and Festival de la canción OTI (1972). He died on 25 March 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Phil Sable was born on 1 March 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Death by Invitation (1971). He died on 25 March 2010 in Queens, New York, USA.
- Natalya Zbandut was born on 13 October 1946 in Chapayevsk, Kuybishevskaya oblast, USSR. She was a director, known for Skazki starogo volshebnika (1985), Neustanovlennoe litso (1990) and Eto bylo proshlym letom (1988). She died on 25 March 2010.
- Tony Kurina was born on 1 December 1920 in Osage, Iowa, USA. He died on 25 March 2010 in Austin, Minnesota, USA.
- Dmitri Gorchev was born on 27 September 1963 in Tselinograd, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Astana, Kazakhstan]. He died on 25 March 2010 in Gostilovo, Nevel rayon, Pskov oblast, Russia.
- Patricia Wrightson was born on 19 June 1921 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. Patricia was a writer, known for The Nargun and the Stars, Stories Round the World (1976) and Jackanory (1965). Patricia died on 25 March 2010 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
- Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann was born on 19 December 1916 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Interview mit der Geschichte (1964), Deckname Dennis (1997) and Fragen zur Zeit (1969). She was married to Heinz Maier-Leibnitz and Erich Peter Neumann. She died on 25 March 2010 in Allensbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Producer
Henry Bruimaud was born on 5 April 1932 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France. Henry was a producer, known for Bristol (2006). Henry died on 25 March 2010 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France.- Additional Crew
Chester Simmons was born on 11 July 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for 1975 World Series (1975) and The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (1997). He was married to Harriet Simmons. He died on 25 March 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.