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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Geraldine McEwan was born in Old Windsor, England and made her theatre debut at the age of 14 at the Theatre Royal in Windsor. By the age of 18 she was starring in London's West End in several long-running popular productions. During the 1950s she acted with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1961.
She had leading roles as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing with Christopher Plummer, Ophelia in Hamlet, The Princess of France in Love's Labour's Lost, Marina in Pericles and played opposite Dorothy Tutin in Twelfth Night which also toured Moscow and Leningrad.
Miss McEwan originated the female lead role in Joe Orton's Loot, captivated Broadway with productions of The School for Scandal, The Private Ear and the Public Eye, and most recently, The Chairs, earning her a Tony nomination for best actress.
As a member of the Royal National Theatre, acting along side Albert Finney, and Laurence Olivier, Geraldine spent the 1960s and 70s with memorable roles including The Dance of Death, Love for Love, A Flea in Her Ear, Chez Nous, Home and Beauty, The Browning Version, Harlequinade and The White Devil. In 1976 she had the distinction of being nominated for an Olivier Award in two separate categories.
In 1983 she won the Evening Standard Best Actress Award for The Rivals. In 1991 she won the BAFTA Best Actress Award for her intense and powerful performance as the Mother in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1989) and in 1995 she won the Evening Standard Best Actress Award for her performance of Lady Wishfort in The Way of the World.
In 1998, McEwan was nominated for a Tony Award in the Best Actress Category for The Chairs. Her numerous television credits include the highly acclaimed The Barchester Chronicles (1982) with Alan Rickman, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978), Mulberry (1992), and the immensely popular Mapp & Lucia (1985). Her film work includes The Dance of Death (1969) with Laurence Olivier, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) with Alan Rickman, Henry V (1989) and Love's Labour's Lost (2000), both with Kenneth Branagh, and most recently The Magdalene Sisters (2002), The Lazarus Child (2004), Vanity Fair (2004) and Carrie's War (2004). In 2003, Geraldine was chosen to play Agatha Christie's Jane Marple. She recently retired from that role after completing 12 hugely popular two-hour mysteries for ITV/PBS.- Than Wyenn was an actor born on May 2, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He had a long career and was especially known for Being There (1979), Splash (1984), and Imitation of Life (1959). He died on January 29, 2015 in Woodland Hills, Los Angles, CA, USA at the age of 95.
- Juan Carlos Galván was born on 26 June 1932 in Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Estudio 1 (1965), Invasion (1969) and El pulpo negro (1985). He died on 30 January 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Production Manager
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Johnny Goodman was born on 15 December 1927. He was a production manager and producer, known for The Champions (1968), The Saint (1962) and Vendetta for the Saint (1969). He died on 30 January 2015 in the UK.- Hakki Kivanç was born on 18 July 1931 in Adana, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Baytekin - fezada çarpisanlar (1967), Karate Girl (1973) and Birakin Yasayalim (1974). He died on 30 January 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Art Director
- Art Department
Robert Purcell was born on 26 June 1917 in North Dakota, USA. He was an art director, known for From Here to Eternity (1980), Bewitched (1964) and The American Girls (1978). He was married to Inez Mae Cahill. He died on 30 January 2015 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Dave Bourne was born on 20 September 1939 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. Dave was an actor, known for Wolf Town (2011). Dave was married to Patricia (Patty). Dave died on 30 January 2015 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.
- Carl Djerassi was born on 29 October 1923 in Vienna, Austria. He was married to Diane Middlebrook, Norma Lundholm and Virginia Jeremiah. He died on 30 January 2015 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Actor
- Music Department
Héctor Carrión was born in 1939 in Mexico. He was an actor, known for Por mis pistolas (1968), Tres historias fantásticas (1964) and Vuelve el Texano (1966). He died on 30 January 2015 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Actor
Larry Deer was born on 3 January 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an actor. He died on 30 January 2015 in Anderson, South Carolina, USA.- Director
- Script and Continuity Department
- Editorial Department
Jeannette Hubert was born on 21 May 1926 in Paris, France. She was a director, known for Les amours de la belle époque (1979), Les amours romantiques (1983) and Les amours des années 50 (1984). She died on 30 January 2015 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- John Hopkins was born on 15 August 1937 in Slough, Berkshire, England, UK. He was married to Suzy Zeiger and Jeannie Vassoir. He died on 30 January 2015 in the UK.