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Dale Robertson, the actor who made his name in television Westerns in the 1950s and '60s, was born on July 14, 1923, in Harrah, Oklahoma. After serving in a tank crew and in the combat engineers in North Africa and Europe during World War II, the twice-wounded Robertson started his acting career while still on active duty in the U.S. Army. While stationed at San Luis Obispo, California, had a photograph taken for his mother. A copy of the photo displayed in the photo shop window attracted movie scouts, and the six foot tall, 180-lb. Robertson soon was on his way to Hollywood. Will Rogers Jr., whose father is the most famous son of Oklahoma, told him to avoid formal training and keep his own persona. Robertson took his advice and avoided acting classes.
Robertson was typecast in Western movies and TV shows when the genre was still America's favorite. He headlined two TV series, Tales of Wells Fargo (1957), in which he played the roving trouble-shooter Jim Hardie, and Iron Horse (1966), in which he won a railway in a poker game. He also served as one of the hosts, along with Ronald Reagan, of the syndicated series Death Valley Days (1952) during the 1960s. Robertson later appeared in the inaugural season of Dynasty (1981).
Robertson is a recipient of the Golden Boot Award in 1985, and was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers and the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. He is retired on a ranch near Oklahoma City, not far from his birthplace of Harrah.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Parents: Mariano Asquerino (actor) and Eloísa Muro. She debuted in theater at 13 in San Sebastián, Spain. Later, she worked in the Compañía de Teatro de la Comedia de Madrid. She debuted in the cinema in 1941. She has also worked in TV.- Robert Harker was born on 6 January 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), The Quick and the Dead (1963) and Hawaii Five-O (1968). He died on 27 February 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Van Cliburn was born Harvey Lavan Cliburn, Jr. on July 12, 1934, in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. His mother, named Rildia Bee O'Bryan, had been taught piano by Arthur Friedheim, a pupil of Franz Liszt. Cliburn began taking piano lessons at the age of three from his mother, who was strict and demanded perfection. At the age of twelve Cliburn won a piano competition in Texas and made his debut with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. At the age of twenty he made his debut at Carnegie Hall.
In 1958 Cliburn won the First International Tshaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow. There he played the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff in his triumphal competition finale performances. Cliburn's mastery of piano was so convincing that even Nikita Khrushchev agreed, when the Soviet judges asked him for permission to give the first prize to an American. Cliburn was on the cover of TIME as "The Texan Who Conquered Russia." He made a fine recording of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, which became the best-selling classical album, eventually going triple platinum. Cliburn also recorded the music of Edvard Grieg, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Ludwig van Beethoven among other composers.
Since 1962 Van Cliburn has been the artistic advisor for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. Its international prestige now rivals that of the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. Cliburn made appearances at such important political events, as the 1987 White House meeting between President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. In 1991 Cliburn performed at the opening of the 100th Anniversary season of Carnegie Hall. In 2003 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and in 2004 received the Russian Order of Friendship. He has played piano music for royalty, heads of states, and for every President of the United States since Harry S. Truman. Van Cliburn is living in Fort Worth, Texas. He is a Steinway artist. He owns a collection of Steinway pianos that are tuned-up to accommodate his individual touch and style.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Richard Street was born on 5 October 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Glory Road (2006), The Fall Guy (1981) and Derrick (1974). He was married to Carolyn Gill and Cynthia. He died on 27 February 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Haskell Barkin was born on 11 May 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for The Twilight Zone (1985), Monsters (1988) and Spiral Zone (1987). He died on 27 February 2013 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Adam Strange was born on 19 May 1965 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was an actor and director, known for Aphrodite's Farm (2008) and The Gateway to Hell (2003). He was married to Meg. He died on 27 February 2013 in Muriwai Beach, North Island, New Zealand.- Animation Department
- Director
- Editor
A graduate of Clarkstown North High School, he earned his undergraduate degree in communications from Cornell University in 1974 and his graduate degree in Instructional Design from Syracuse University in 1995. In 1989 he married Maura Larkin and in 2001 and 2003 respectively, he traveled to China to adopt their daughters, Lia and Julia. They were the delight of his life and he adored being their father. He loved reading with them, teaching them to cook, watching programs like NOVA and Cake Boss, and helping them with their homework, especially mathematics. Dan was self-employed and was the owner of DMI Productions. He was an award winning director, producer, and animator of children's books for Scholastic Weston Woods, Sesame Street, and numerous other companies. He completed his last production, Math Curse, for Scholastic after he was diagnosed with ALS. After he earned his graduate degree, he was employed at Lockheed Martin and most recently by Saab Sensis Corporation as an Instructional Designer. Dan was also a published playwright whose work was produced at Pace University. He was always writing verse, stories, and songs. He combined his artistic talent with his interest in technology and his natural curiosity about all things to teach himself computer animation. Dan loved classical and jazz music, gardening with his girls, reading, cooking and brewing beer. He was an excellent and competitive athlete who enjoyed tennis, racquetball, ice skating, and hiking with his friends. He enjoyed long discussions of politics, engineering, science, and the general state of the world.- David Dewaele was born on 19 March 1976 in Hazebrouck, Nord, France. He was an actor, known for Outside Satan (2011), Flanders (2006) and Hadewijch (2009). He died on 27 February 2013 in Hazebrouck, Nord, France.
- Ramon Dekkers was born on 4 September 1969 in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. He died on 27 February 2013 in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Jaroslav Celba was born on 26 December 1924 in Kramolna, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a composer, known for The Pigs' Wedding (1990), The Hat (1982) and Eine kleine Jazzmusik (1996). He died on 27 February 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Actor
- Writer
Harvey Brunswick was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a staff sergeant in the US Army Air Force during WWII, serving as an aircraft radio and navigation systems technician in Iwo Jima and the Phillipines. While stationed in Kansas City to attend an Air Force radio school, he met his future wife, Marian Klein, at a USO dance. After the war, he began his career as a radio and television entertainer and personality. He was an announcer, actor, writer and director. He worked at KMBC Channel 9 of Kansas City for many years. He is especially remembered for creating the radio show 'The King of Hearts' and the television show "Shock!" with himself playing the character Gregory Grave.
His many other talents and interests included music, painting, pottery, languages, photography, travel and finance. He was a talented, creative, energetic, artistic and considerate person with a wonderful sense of humor and a beautiful voice.
Brunswick had two children, Sheila Ann Huffines and Don Brunswick; son in-law David Huffines. He also has two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Levine and Connie Brunswick.- Additional Crew
Pál E. Fehér was born on 23 August 1936 in Budapest, Hungary. Pál is known for Korparancs (1985). Pál died on 27 February 2013 in Budapest, Hungary.- Animation Department
Mary Lou Whitham was born on 30 April 1915 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Mary Lou was married to Phil Eastman. Mary Lou died on 27 February 2013 in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.- Molly Lefebure was born on 6 October 1919 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Murder on the Home Front (2013), A Lady with Friends (1960) and Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes (2007). She died on 27 February 2013 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Edward Reep was born on 10 May 1918 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Karen Patricia Stevens. He died on 27 February 2013 in Bakersfield, California, USA.
- Sir Jeffrey Darell was born on 2 October 1919 in London, England, UK. He died on 27 February 2013 in Norfolk, England, UK.
- Writer
- Composer
Imants Ziedonis was born on 3 May 1933 in Ragaciems, Sloka, Latvia. Imants was a writer and composer, known for Put, vejini (1973), Puika (1977) and Ardievu, divdesmitais gadsimt! (2006). Imants was married to Ausma Kantane. Imants died on 27 February 2013 in Riga, Latvia.- Stanislav Slavich was born on 10 July 1925 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. Stanislav was a writer, known for Rasskaz barabanshchika (1985). Stanislav died on 27 February 2013 in Yalta, Ukraine.
- Cinematographer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mario Perusina was born on 5 August 1934 in Tivat, Montenegro, Yugoslavia [now Montenegro]. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Stoljetna eskadra (1961), Horvatov izbor (1985) and Nepokoreni Grad (1981). He died on 27 February 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia.- Alexander Adrion was born on 17 November 1923 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Sexbombe mit Tick (1970) and Unter einem Regenschirm... - Eine kleine Traumreise durch verregnete Zeitläufte (1955). He died on 27 February 2013 in Hoffnungsthal, Germany.