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- This elegant, ladylike baroness and 50s Broadway star was born with the lengthy name Elizabeth Caroline Maria Agatha Felicitas Therese Freiin von Furstenberg-Hedringen in Arnsberg, Germany on August 16, 1931, the daughter of Count Franz-Egon von Fürstenberg and his wife Elizabeth (Johnson). A lady of privilege, Betsy moved to America growing up and attended Miss Hewitt's Classes and New York Tutoring School. She performed with the American Ballet Theater at age 7.
A teenage model with strong designs on acting, she prepared for the theater at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner and made her stage debut in New York at the Morosco Theatre in 1951 with "Second Threshold." She went on to create a gallery of breezy and stylish debutantes and society girls and enjoyed her first major hit playing Myra Hagerman in "Oh, Men! Oh, Women!" in 1953. Her role would be played by Barbara Rush in the 1957 movie version. Betsy continued with prime roles throughout the 1950s in such plays as "The Chalk Garden," "Child of Fortune," "Nature's Way," "Wonderful Town" and "Much Ado About Nothing," among others. She was at her best playing impish, independent women. At the same time she also graced a number of live and taped TV dramas, including 'Playhouse 90," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Kraft Television Theatre" and a variety of talk shows. She became a regular presence on a variety of daytime soaps as well with roles on The Secret Storm (1954), Bluebeard (1955), Another World (1964) and As the World Turns (1956)
In the 1960s Betsy appeared in another sparkling comedy hit playing the role of Tiffany in "Mary, Mary" starring Barbara Bel Geddes and Barry Nelson. Again, however, when it came time to film the movie version, Betsy was replaced...this time by then-popular TV star Diane McBain. Making her first and only film appearance in the Italian-made _Donne senza nome (1949)_ [Women Without Names], one can only surmise the film career she might have had, had she been able to recreate some of her lovely stage roles. In the 1970s, Betsy was seen opposite Maureen Stapleton in "The Gingerbread Lady" and played Sybil in a production of "Private Lives." Light comedies also came her way with "There's a Girl in My Soup" (with Don Ameche and Taina Elg), "Absurd Person Singular," "Status Quo Vadis" and "Avanti!"
Married to Guy Vincent de la Maisoneuve, a mining engineer, they divorced in 1966 after two children. She turned to writing articles for columns in 1968; her novel Mirror Mirror, the story of an jet-setting heiress and her search for love, was published in 1988. She later married (1984) real-estate broker John J. Reynolds, who died ten years later. Retired from the stage in later years, she would often be glimpsed at high society gatherings and theater benefit functions until illness set in. She died of complications from Alzheimer's disease on April 21, 2015. - Tinkerbell the Dog was born on 31 October 2001 in Athens, Greece. She died on 21 April 2015 in the USA.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Born in Tajikistan during the Soviet Union period, Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov worked for Tadjikfilm Studios, TV and radio, as a journalist or assistant director, from 1982 to 1984. He then studied at the Moscow Film Institute (VGIK), in Igor Talankin's class, where he directed two short films ("Shutniki" aka "Jokers" in 1986, "Verish Nje Verish" aka "Believe It Or Not" in 1988) and a documentary ("Sobachija Okhota" aka "Hunting with Dogs" in 1987). In 1991, two years after he graduated, he directed and co-wrote his first feature film The Little Brother (1991) and won several awards in International film festivals. He eventually directed his second film Odds and Evens (1993), co-produced by many different countries (especially Germany since he started to live and work in Berlin in 1993) and for which he collaborated again with Leonid Makhkamov for the scenario. He won a prestigious Silver Lion in Venice for this film.
He benefited from a bigger budget for his next film, Luna Papa (1999), another international co-production, co-written with Georgian filmmaker 'Irakli Kvirikadze' and starring Russian rising star Chulpan Khamatova, German famous actor Moritz Bleibtreu and Tajik actor Ato Mukhamedzhanov (the latter's last movie). Khudojnazarov created a Kusturica-alike poetic atmosphere for which the crew built an entire village in a desert of Central Asia. It became his most internationally famous movie and received numerous awards, including a Nika Award for best director (main Russian national award). The music composed by Daler Nazarov also became an appreciated soundtrack.
He then directed Shik (2003), also an international co-production, from a scenario by Oleg Antonov and with Daler Nazarov for the music again. His next film will be a Russian production, _Tanker Tango (2005)_.- Michel Puterflam was born on 29 July 1930 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), Antoine et Cléopâtre (1967) and Le dernier saut (1970). He died on 21 April 2015 in Vic-Fezensac, France.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Cindy Yu-Ying Yang was born on 4 December 1990 in Taichung, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for First of May (2015). She died on 21 April 2015 in Taichung, Taiwan.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Father of the Information Age, writer, filmmaker. Conceived "The Theory of the Information Age" on December 12, 1982, while working for the American Telephone & Telegraph Company. Per the theory, the world's telecommunications networks were rebuilt from analog into digital systems to accommodate the interconnection of computers via telecommunications. His film "The Taj Mahal" was winner of two Emmys, and he was nominated for Academy Awards for "Of Time, Tombs, and Treasures: The Treasures of Tutankhamen," and "Koryo Celadon." Other film and video productions include "Defining the Information Age," "Carry the Fire - The Story of the 1984 Olympic Torch Relay," and "Korea: Reflections on the Morning Calm."- Actor
- Additional Crew
Nolan Jennings was born on 6 May 1943. He was an actor, known for Never Talk to Strangers (1995), The Taming of the Shrew (1988) and Avonlea (1990). He died on 21 April 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.- Giampiero Fortebraccio was born on 27 July 1937 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Lucrezia Borgia (1994), L'affare Stavisky (1979) and L'agente segreto (1978). He died on 21 April 2015 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Jaroslava Tichá was born on 30 September 1929 in Lubná, Czeskoslovensko. She was an actress, known for Bubny (1965), Pavlínka (1974) and Smutecní slavnost (1969). She died on 21 April 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Met Bega was born on 7 August 1946 in Tirana, Albania. He was an actor, known for Edhe kështu edhe ashtu (1989), Tela për violinë (1987) and Dy herë mat (1986). He died on 21 April 2015 in Tirana, Albania.
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Byrnes was born on 14 April 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for NASCAR on CBS (1960), NASCAR on TBS Superstation (1983) and TNN Motor Sports (1991). He was married to Karen Fay Goins. He died on 21 April 2015 in Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA.- Drew Cook was born on 21 July 1970 in Oakland, California, USA. Drew died on 21 April 2015 in the USA.
- Music Department
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Abdel Rahman El-Abnudi was born in 1939 in Abnoud, Qena, Egypt. He was a writer, known for El-Toq wa el-Iswerah (1986), Abi foq al-Shagara (1969) and Lailah Baka fiha el-Qamar (1980). He was married to Nihal Kamal. He died on 21 April 2015 in Cairo, Egypt.- Sydney Radley-Walters was born on 11 January 1920 in Malbaie, Québec, Canada. He was married to Mary Patricia Holbrook. He died on 21 April 2015 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Werner Leismann was born on 31 December 1936 in Schmallenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Unsere Tante ist das Letzte (1973), Heute hau'n wir auf die Pauke (1972) and Musik aus Studio B (1961). He was married to Brigitte. He died on 21 April 2015 in Schmallenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Wally Lester was born on 5 October 1941 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for Nerve (2016), The Age of Adaline (2015) and Happy Death Day (2017). He died on 21 April 2015 in Southport, North Carolina, USA.- Ferenc Konrád was born on 17 April 1945 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Montreal 1976: Games of the XXI Olympiad (1976). He died on 21 April 2015 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Jan Matyjaszkiewicz was born on 28 September 1929 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Ubranie prawie nowe (1964), The Master and Margarita (1990) and Giuseppe w Warszawie (1964). He died on 21 April 2015 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Kunihiko Kase was born in 1941 in Japan. He was an actor, known for Warui ko atsumare (2021), Sanctuary (1995) and Songs (2007). He was married to Yasuko. He died on 21 April 2015 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.