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- Actress
- Writer
- Director
The late Adrienne Shelly was born in Queens, New York, to Elaine Langbaum and Sheldon Levine. After graduating Jericho High School in Jericho, New York, she enrolled at Boston University and majored in film production. She dropped out after her junior year and moved to Manhattan, where she made a name for herself in independent films with her work in The Unbelievable Truth (1989) and Trust (1990). She eventually moved behind the camera, writing and directing I'll Take You There (1999) and Waitress (2007) (her final film).
On November 1, 2006, Adrienne Shelly was murdered. She was survived by her husband Andy Ostroy and their daughter Sophie.- Bettye Ackerman was born on 28 February 1924 in Cottageville, South Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for Ben Casey (1961), Studio One (1948) and Return to Peyton Place (1972). She was married to Sam Jaffe. She died on 1 November 2006 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Amir Shervan, was born Amir Hosein Ghaffar in Tehran, Iran on May 24, 1929. In the U.S. he is mostly known for directing the movies Hollywood cop and Samurai Cop but was better known in Iran for his directing, writing and acting in numerous films.
Shervan studied theater in Pasadena California in the 1940s and returned to Iran to begin his career in film. During the 1979 Iranian Revolution all movies were subject to review by the Iranian government and many of them banned due to their content while others were "purified" or altered to suit the growing anti-western and pro-Islamic sentiment. This caused a pause in his film career starting in 1980 and ending with his move to the United States where he settled in California to begin his work on Hollywood Cop. He apparently received a social security number in Alabama but it is unclear how long he was there or for what purpose.
On the set Shervan used improvisational acting and dialog often, in part due to this technique having cultural roots and later due to English being his second language. He often worked with actors/directors/writers in Iran who were never educated in film making, many of which had never graduated high school. His Iranian audience of the 1950s to 1980 was therefore accustomed to a much lower standard than the average U.S. viewer of the late 1980s. This combination of circumstances made for a large degree of accidental humor and bloopers as perceived by his new viewer base and also led to his post-mortem success as a cult-classic b-movie director. Ironically, Shervan was one of the more polished and educated filmmakers of his time in Iran and was respected as such.
He died on November 1, 2006 at age 77 soon before his rise in popularity in the U.S. as a b-movie director. He is survived by a son named Ben Shervan.- William Styron was born on 11 June 1925 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. He was a writer, known for Sophie's Choice (1982), Lie Down in Darkness and Playhouse 90 (1956). He was married to Rose Burgunder. He died on 1 November 2006 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Casting Director
- Producer
Iris Frederick was born on 17 May 1928 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK. She was a casting director and producer, known for Odd Man Out (1977), George & Mildred (1976) and Quincy's Quest (1979). She died on 1 November 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Angela Rooks was born on 26 January 1923 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), The Children of the New Forest (1977) and Murder (1976). She died on 1 November 2006 in Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK.
- Stoycho Mazgalov Todorov is a Bulgarian theater and cinema actor. He was born on May 2, 1930 in the town of Lyubimets , Haskovo region, Bulgaria. He studied in the Higher Economic Institute in Sofia. Then he graduated in "acting" in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia Bulgaria in 1954 in the class of Professor Nikolai Masalitinov. He had played in Pernik Drama Theater (1954-1955), in the Theater "Labor Front" (1955-1964), in the Theater "People's Stage" (1964-1966). He is one of the founders of the Theater " Tears and Laughter " and its Chief Manager from 1969 to 1983. In 1985, he had played in the National Theatre . He was a member of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers . He is a winner of the Order "Cyril and Methodius" - II, degree. He had played in 47 films , including the popular Bulgarian Song for man , King and General , Shibil , Eighth , Three Retired , Typhoons with Gentle names , War of the Hedgehogs , Han Asparuh and others. He is an author of the autobiographical book "When I am." At the time of his leadership Drama Theatr "Tears and Laughter" was perhaps the most interesting Sofia TheaterIt's a wonder he was Chief Manager for fourteen years (1969-1983) They must have cost him much, but he did not stop with a tenacity and cunning to do all that believed necessary and as if no thought for the consequences. It was externally strict and strong. He gathered around him smart and talented people and knew how to listen to their wise advice. But he knew that the responsibility has to carry personally. Impressive was his civil courage in times when it was a rare and dangerous. It was glamorous actor; he was playing always one of us. For him, theater was calling, and destiny - both looking very serious. He died on November 1, 2006 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Buddy Killen was born on 13 November 1932 in Florence, Alabama, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Legend (2015), Edtv (1999) and The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). He was married to Carolyn Nelson Killen and June Webb. He died on 1 November 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Mikhail Kamenetskiy was born on 17 July 1924. He was a cinematographer and director, known for An Ordinary Trip (1958), Wonders in the Broad Daylight (1978) and My Breathtaking Beauty (1959). He died on 1 November 2006.- Casting Director
- Casting Department
Paul Lee Lander was born on 23 March 1937. Paul was a casting director, known for The Italian Job (1969), The Ugliest Girl in Town (1968) and The Mini-Mob (1967). Paul died on 1 November 2006 in Kent, England, UK.- Animation Department
Nicolette Bonnell was born on 4 July 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Nicolette is known for Hercules (1997), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). Nicolette was married to Dennis Bonnell. Nicolette died on 1 November 2006 in the USA.- Animation Department
Vincent Eletto was born in 1913 in Yonkers, New York, USA. Vincent was married to Genevieve Marie Gaipa. Vincent died on 1 November 2006 in Sun City Center, Florida, USA.- Chikako Isomura was born on 27 August 1919 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Ju-on: The Grudge (2002), Ultraman Taro (1973) and Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966). She died on 1 November 2006.
- Director
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Herbert Fuchs was born on 1 November 1926 in Vienna, Austria. He was a director and writer, known for Guten Abend in Österreich (1969), Die Falle (1960) and Kinder, so jung komm' ma nimmermehr z'samm (1962). He died on 1 November 2006 in Vienna, Austria.- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Florence Klotz was born on 25 October 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a costume designer, known for A Little Night Music (1977), Something for Everyone (1970) and Pacific Overtures (1976). She died on 1 November 2006 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
Silvio Varviso was born on 26 February 1924 in Zurich, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Don Pasquale (1972) and Der Barbier von Sevilla (1968). He died on 1 November 2006 in Antwerp, Belgium.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Walentyna Maruszewska was born on 15 January 1923 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was an assistant director and director, known for Koniec nocy (1957), Theatre Macabre (1971) and Kalosze szczescia (1958). She died on 1 November 2006 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.