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- Actor
- Music Department
- Producer
Singer, composer, heartthrob, pioneer--all are accurate descriptions of Robert Michael Nesmith. Most easily identified by his trademark blue wool hat with pompom, Nesmith fashioned a diversified career within music and also in film. Born in Saint Joseph's Hospital in downtown Houston, Texas, Nesmith was a self-described "failure" growing up. "I just didn't do anything," he said in his famous 1965 screen test for _The Monkees (1966)_ ; he expanded on this in a 1968 Australian radio interview by noting, "I was just starving and writing music." He got work as a session guitarist up and down the East Coast before moving to Los Angeles with his wife Phyllis Barbour in 1965. He managed to get a record contract with Colpix Records and released several 45s as well as appearing on 'Lloyd Thaxton's' syndicated teen-dance show. When Nesmith won the role for The Monkees (1966) he was the first of all involved to see where the show and the music would go. Nesmith produced tracks for The Monkees even before TV series filming began; he has said "about a hundred" tracks were made by himself, Micky, Peter, and Davy in the first half of 1966, and among the songs recorded was his composition "The Girl I Knew Somewhere." The hiring of Don Kirshner quashed this group gestation, but Nesmith continued to produce tracks for the group, usually with Micky Dolenz providing co-lead or harmony vocals; the trademark of Nesmith's 1966-produced tracks was the stellar deep bass work of Robert West. The leader of the group by having the strongest musical vision and polish, Nesmith challenged the controlling powers, culminating in the famous "That could have been your head!" near-brawl with Columbia executives in late 1966-early 1967 that left a wall torn open and ultimately 86ed Don Kirshner from the project. Nesmith took a controlling involvement in the group's albums, but given the strong egos of each member, breakage was inevitable. Nesmith finally left after 1969. He joined longtime bassist friend John London and pedal-steel ace 'Orville "Red" Rhodes' for The First National Band, a group that pioneered the mixture of country music with rock'n'roll. The song "Joanne" off their first album, "Magnetic South", became a big hit. Though the FNB broke up after three albums, Nesmith and Rhodes kept going with the Second National Band. Their records were critical successes, but unfortunately were not big hits. Nesmith then invented and sold the concept of 24-hour-music-television to Time-Warner. He produced a proof of concept called "Pop Clips," which Time-Warner aired on the Nickelodeon Channel as a test. It was an instant success, and the MTV Network was developed from it. He also branched into TV and film production, with such works as 'Elephant Parts' (1981), 'Timerider' (1983), 'Repo Man' (1984), 'Square Dance,' and 'Tapeheads,' as well as several TV specials. Nesmith also continued to make records on a sporadic basis--13 solo albums in total. He reunited with Red Rhodes in 1992 and a Latin-flavored masterpiece called "Tropical Campfires". He was nominated for a Grammy for his 1994 album "The Garden". He reunited with the Monkees in 1996 for the "Justus" album. In 1997 he wrote and directed an ABC television Monkees special. In 1998 St. Martins Press published his first novel, "The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora". In 2005 he finished his second novel, "The America Gene". He also started a small video game development company called Zoomo Productions, based in Monterey, California.- Marji Martin was an actress, known for Shocker (1989), Spun (2002) and ER (1994). She died on 10 December 2021 in the USA.
- Christopher Close was an actor, known for Without a Trace (2002), Unspeakable Indiscretions (2019) and Massacre Lake (2014). He died on 10 December 2021.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Sunil Soma Peiris was born in 1949 in Maharajama, Sri Lanka. He was a writer and director, known for Jaya Pita Jaya (2010), Yukthiyata Wada (1990) and Pissu Puso (2001). He was married to Malani Ayesha Perera . He died on 10 December 2021 in Maharagama, Colombo, Sri Lanka.- Doug Wead died on 10 December 2021 in Fort Myers, Florida, USA.
- Giorgio Molino was born on 8 November 1933 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for Uova fatali (1977), We All Fall Down (1997) and Wannabe Widowed (2013). He died on 10 December 2021 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
- Casting Director
- Actor
- Casting Department
Olivier Carbone was a casting director and actor, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), The Transporter (2002) and La Vie En Rose (2007). He died on 10 December 2021 in Monaco.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Les Emmerson was a composer, known for Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), The Ernie Sigley Show (1974) and Fatboy Slim: Don't Let the Man Get You Down (2003). He was married to Monik. He died on 10 December 2021 in Ottawa, Canada.- Tyler Stovall was born on 9 April 1954 in Gallipolis, Ohio, USA. He was married to Denise Herd. He died on 10 December 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Günther Rühle was born on 3 June 1924 in Gießen, Germany. He was a writer, known for Theater und Gesellschaft - Rollenbilder im Wandel der Jahrhunderte (1966), Dichtung und Wirklichkeit (1964) and Das Jahrhundert des Theaters (2002). He was married to Margret. He died on 10 December 2021 in Bad Soden, Hesse, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Christl Wiemer was born on 10 December 1929 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. Christl was a director and writer, known for Die sieben Raben (1970), Das Tintenteufelchen (1957) and Jana und der kleine Stern (1972). Christl died on 10 December 2021 in Freital, Saxony, Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Thomas Mensforth was born on 4 July 1956. He was an actor, known for The Ungovernable Force (2015), Top of the Pops (1964) and Punk's Not Dead (2007). He died on 10 December 2021.- Gene Prebola was born on 30 June 1938 in Bronx, New York, USA. He died on 10 December 2021 in Sparta, New Jersey, USA.
- Cinematographer
Hans-Günter Kunkel was born on 29 November 1932. Hans-Günter was a cinematographer, known for Wir waren in Berlin (1973), Konzeption S 4 T (1963) and Die Verantwortung (1966). Hans-Günter died on 10 December 2021.- Enrico Pieri was born on 19 April 1934 in Stazzema, Tuscany, Italy. He died on 10 December 2021 in Pietrasanta, Tuscany, Italy.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
KamNutty was born on 9 September 2001. He was an actor, known for KamNutty: Switch It Up (2019), KamNutty: Thug Love (2019) and Dhee Santana feat. KamNutty: Act a Ass (2018). He died on 10 December 2021 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.- Andrzej Wat was born on 23 July 1931 in Warsaw, Warszawskie [now Mazowieckie], Poland. He was a director and writer, known for Augusta Zamoyskiego odkrywanie sztuki (1993). He died on 10 December 2021 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
- Thomas Mensi Mensforth was born on 4 July 1956 in the UK. He died on 10 December 2021 in the UK.