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"Go home and get your shine box....", so said ill-fated Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990). However, Billy Batts is better known to a legion of crime-film fans as the talented actor, musician, and comedian Frank Vincent. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in the Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey. Frank studied music at St. Pauls Grammar School and became a keen drummer at a young age, while his father introduced him to the dramatic arts. Vincent went on to became quite an accomplished musician and played with some of the key 1960s recording artists including Trini López, Del Shannon and Paul Anka. In 1975 Vincent appeared before the camera for the first time in the low-budget The Death Collector (1976) where he was noticed by acclaimed director Martin Scorsese, who cast Frank in three iconic American films: the first saw Frank play the insolent Salvi in Raging Bull (1980), secondly as the aforementioned made man Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990) being bumped off by Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro, and once again as Frank Marino in Casino (1995). Frank Vincent appeared in over fifty movies, and set the pace as one of the cinema's most versatile and resourceful character actors. With the recognition of his talents, various new opportunities work followed, and Frank lent his skills to contributing and appearing on video games, in television commercials and even rock-music clips with artists including DMX, T-Boz and Hype Williams. He also had the role of Phil Leotardo in the legendary gangster TV series The Sopranos (1999).
Frank Vincent was also the proud recipient of the Italian American Entertainer of the Year Award, and was also acknowledged with a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Back East Picture Show.- Actor
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Stewart Moss was born on 27 November 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Bat People (1974), Star Trek (1966) and Beyond Westworld (1980). He was married to Marianne McAndrew. He died on 13 September 2017 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA.- He attended the Duke of Yorks Royal Military School in Dover, Kent from 1963 to 1970 where he achieved both academic and sporting success. He was academically very gifted and was also a gifted sportsman playing Rugby and a good athlete. He achieved good A level results and went to Bristol University.
- Saby Kamalich began her career in her natal Peru, in 1971 she migrated to Mexico, country where she got the Mexican nacionality. In 1988 she won Ariel award for her acting in the film Mariana, Mariana (1987), the Ariel is the most important cinema award in Mexico. She starred in many telenovelas as Simplemente María (1969), Rosas para Verónica (1971), Mi rival (1973), Mi hermana la nena (1976), Cuando los hijos se van (1983), La gloria y el infierno (1986) and La casa del naranjo (1998) (where she played a villain and the lead role at the same time). Saby also played many villain roles in telenovelas as Barata de primavera (1975), Pelusita (1980), Destino (1990), Yo no creo en los hombres (1991), María José (1995), No tengo madre (1997), La casa del naranjo (1998), La duda (2002), Gitanas (2004), Corazón partido (2005) and Madre Luna (2007).
- Nada Djurevska was born on 8 January 1952 in Skoplje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Od zlata jabuka (1986), Obrana i zastita (2013) and Viza za buducnost (2002). She died on 13 September 2017 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Damu King was born on 31 January 1939 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Shaft (1971), The Black Godfather (1974) and Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973). He died on 13 September 2017 in Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.- Soundtrack
Grant Hart was born on 18 March 1961 in South St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Brigid McGough. He died on 13 September 2017 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.- Paloma Matta was born on 22 August 1945 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for D'Artagnan (1969), La femme en blanc (1970) and Belle et Sébastien (1965). She was married to François Chaumette. She died on 13 September 2017 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
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Acclaimed illustrator Basil Gogos was born in Egypt to Greek parents. He moved with his family to America when he was sixteen years old. Gogos attended several New York area schools which include the National School of Design, the Phoenix School of Design, and the School of the Visual Arts. Moreover, Basil studied with noted illustrator Frank J. Reilly at the Art Students League of New York. After winning a competition sponsored by Pocket Books, Gogos began his professional career with his first cover painting for the Western paperback novel "Pursuit" in 1959. He provided cover illustrations for men's adventure magazines in the early 1960's.
Basil achieved his greatest enduring popularity with his remarkable cover illustrations for nearly 50 issues of the beloved horror cinema magazine "Famous Monsters of Filmland" (the first cover he did was for the ninth issue in 1960). Gogos not only did drawings of such iconic horror thespians as Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Lon Chaney, and Peter Cushing, but also such classic horror characters as Dracula, the Mummy, Frankenstein's monster, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Godzilla, King Kong, the Wolf Man, and the Phantom of the Opera. Other publications Basil did cover art for are "Eerie," "Creepy," "Spaceman," "Wildest Westerns," and "The Spirit." In the late 1970's Gogos decided to focus more on fine art; he did personal art pieces in watercolor and other media. He also worked as a photo retoucher in the ad department for United Artists, did occasional illustrations for movie posters, and later moved into advertising where he produced presentation sketches and storyboards for a major ad agency.
Basil returned to the horror genre in the mid-1990's; his work has appeared on trading cards, lithographs, and the covers of the magazine "Monsterscene." In addition, Gogos painted CD covers for Rob Zombie, The Misfits, and Electric Frankenstein. The coffee table book "Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos" was published by Vanguard Productions in 2005. In 2006 Gogos was the recipient of the Rondo Hutton Classic Horror Awards' Special Monster Kid Hall of Fame Award for his exceptional contributions to classic horror. Basil died on September 14, 2017.- Writer
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Slavko Goldstein was born on 22 July 1928 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was a writer and director, known for Signal Over the City (1960), Svanuce (1964) and Projekt (1965). He was married to Vera. He died on 13 September 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia.- Pete Domenici was born on 7 May 1932 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He was married to Nancy Burk. He died on 13 September 2017 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
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Marjorie Mullen was born on 29 September 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is known for Murphy Brown (1988), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and Friends (1994). She died on 13 September 2017 in North Carolina, USA.- Composer
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Jack Cookerly was born on 12 May 1926 in Whittier, California, USA. He was a composer, known for Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962), Mission: Killfast (1991) and The Black Scorpion (1957). He died on 13 September 2017.- Norma Munguía was an actress, known for La 4ª Compañía (2016), Escape a la obscuridad (1992) and Si me las dan me las tomo (1989). She died on 13 September 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Aleksandar Barisic was born on 6 October 1966. He was a writer, known for Slatko od snova (1994), The Black Bomber (1992) and The Fall of Rock & Roll (1989). He died on 13 September 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Barbara Plichtová was born on 12 September 1947 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Hele, on letí! (1984), Lukás (1983) and Zivot bez konca (1982). She died on 13 September 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Andrey Stepanov was born on 14 March 1936. He was an actor, known for A Christmas Carol (2020), Voskresene, polovina sedmogo (1988) and Chuzhaya storona (1992). He died on 13 September 2017.- Nina Goldscheiderová-Zvjagina was born on 3 April 1923 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for I chytrák se spálí (1963). She died on 13 September 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Per Fugelli was born on 7 December 1943 in Stavanger, Norway. He was married to Charlotte Holst. He died on 13 September 2017 in Jæren, Norway.