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- Richard Sinatra was born on 21 October 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Beast from Haunted Cave (1959), Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964) and Ski Troop Attack (1960). He was married to Linda Marsh. He died on 12 September 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Animation Department
- Director
- Art Department
Leslie James "Les" Clark was an American animator from Ogden, Utah. He served as one of Disney's Nine Old Men, a group of senior animators who supervised the Walt Disney Animation Studios from c. 1945 to 1977. Clark was skilled in timing his animation to musical scores, and in conveying emotion in the scenes which he animated. He went into retirement in the mid-1970s, and died before the end of the decade.
In 1927, Clark was hired in a temporary position at the Disney animation studio. He was initially working as a camera operator, and was then transferred to the ink and paint department. He received training from Ub Iwerks, who was the senior animator of the studio for most of the 1920s. Clark served as an inbetweener in "Steamboat Willie" (1928), the official debut for Mickey Mouse (the new protagonist for the studio's animated short films). Clark was soon after promoted to the position of a regular animator, and was tasked with working on "The Skeleton Dance" (1929). It was the first film in the "Silly Symphony" series.
Iwerks left the Disney studio in January, 1930, in order to establish his own Iwerks Studio (1930-1936). Clark became the senior animator of the "Mickey Mouse" film series. He worked under the various directors of the series, such as Burt Gillett, Wilfred Jackson, and David Hand. Clark regularly attended art classes in order to improve his art style.
In 1934, the Disney studio started working on the animated feature film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937). It was the first American feature film, and the most ambitious project for the studio. Clark was tasked with animating the Seven Dwarfs. His most important scene in the film depicted Snow White dancing with each of the Dwarfs.
Clark's next major assignment was the anthology film "Fantasia" (1940). He was one of the key animators for two segments of the film: "The Nutcracker Suite" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". The "Sorcerer's Apprentice" was an adaptation of the eponymous 1797 German poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, which was in turn an adaptation of the Roman story "Philopseudes" ("Lover of Lies") by Lucian. Clark and his fellow animators worked with a redesigned version of Mickey Mouse, provided by Fred Moore. The new version of the character had pupils in his eyes, and had a greater range of expressions.
In the mid-1940s, Clark was promoted to the position of a directing animator in Disney's feature films. He served in this role for "Song of the South" (1946), "Fun and Fancy Free" (1947), "Melody Time" (1948), "Cinderella" (1950), "Alice in Wonderland" (1951), "Peter Pan" (1953), and "Lady and the Tramp" (1955). Clark also served as a sequence director for "Sleeping Beauty" (1959), in his last major work in a feature film.
Clark served as the director of the animated short "Paul Bunyan" (1958), which was based on American folklore about a giant lumberjack. The short was nominated for an "Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film", but lost to "Knighty Knight Bugs" by Warner Bros. Cartoons. During the 1960s, Clark primarily worked on Disney's infrequently released animated short films. He directed the educational short films "Freewayphobia or The Art of Driving the Super Highway" (1965) and "Goofy's Freeway Troubles" (1965), which both featured Goofy as their protagonist. He also directed the educational short film "Donald's Fire Survival Plan" (1966), which focused on fire safety precautions.
Clark retired in the mid-1970s, possibly due to health reasons. His "temporary" assignment for the Disney studio had lasted for over 35 years, and he was the studio's longest serving employee at the time of his retirement. In September 1979, Clark died due to cancer. He was 71-years-old at the time of his death. He was the second of the Nine Old Men to die, following John Lounsbery. In 1989, Clark was posthumously inducted into the hall of fame "Disney Legends" in 1989.- Jocelyne LaGarde was a native Tahitian woman, who had a single acting role in the historical drama film "Hawaii" (1966). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
LaGarde was born in Tahiti,the largest island of the Windward group islands in French Polynesia. She was fluent in Tahitian and French, but never learned English.
The film "Hawaii" was based on a novel by James Albert Michener (1907-1997), and concerned the life of an American Calvinist missionary in Hawaii. While the Mirisch Company was seeking someone to play the role of character Queen Malama Kanakoa, LaGarde was discovered to fit perfectly the physical attributes of the character. She was hired for the role, despite not having any active experience.
LaGarde was given an acting coach, "who phonetically trained her to handle her character's dialogue." Her facial beauty and large frame gave her a commanding presence among the film's cast. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first "the first Indigenous person ever nominated for an Academy Award". The Award was instead won by rival actress Sandy Dennis (1937-1992). LaGarde won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Following her only acting role, LaGarde retired to civilian life in Papeete, Tahiti. She died there in 1979. She was about 55-years-old, and no cause of death was announced to the press. - Actress
- Additional Crew
Born in 1933 in Barcelona. Her first artistic formation was acquired in the Spanish University Theater. She obtained great work triumphs like "La Celestina" or "El realquilado". Very characteristic voice, very popular through cinematographic casts, great comedian, although she interpreted with equal depth dramatic films. Among others films, worked in "La gran familia", "Vivan los novios!" or "El espiritu de la colmenta". She worked in television too. Sadly, she passed away of cancer in Madrid, the 12 of September of 1979, hardly 46 years of age. She's buried in the South Cemetery of Madrid.- Vinny Gerolamo was born on 5 December 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 12 September 1979 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Richard Forbes was born on 21 October 1935 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for American Hot Wax (1978), The Invisible Man (1975) and McMillan & Wife (1971). He died on 12 September 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Stanley Rauh was born on 28 March 1898 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Cross Country Cruise (1934), Dance Hall (1941) and Laughing Irish Eyes (1936). He died on 12 September 1979 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aleksandr Macheret was born on 28 December 1896 in Baku, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan]. He was a director and writer, known for Men and Jobs (1932), Oshibka inzhenera Kochina (1939) and Tsvetnye kinonovelly (1941). He died on 12 September 1979 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Humphrey Heathcote was born on 16 December 1915 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), I See a Dark Stranger (1946) and Man in a Suitcase (1967). He died on 12 September 1979 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK.
- Eino Poutiainen was born on 11 October 1917 in Leppävirta, Finland. He died on 12 September 1979 in Joensuu, Finland.
- Josef Müller-Mellini was born on 27 March 1898 in Steinwiesen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Arlberg-Express (1948) and Urlaub im Schnee (1947). He died on 12 September 1979 in Munich, Germany.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Joe Torillo was born on 14 February 1901 in Onondaga, New York, USA. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Let's Talk It Over (1934) and No Privacy (1931). He died on 12 September 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.