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Robert Forster was born Robert Wallace Foster, Jr. in Rochester, New York, to Grace Dorothy (Montanarella) and Robert Wallace Foster, Sr., who worked as an elephant trainer and baking supply company executive. He was of English, Irish, and Italian descent. Forster first became interested in acting while attending Rochester's Madison High School, where he performed as a song-and-dance man in musical revues. After graduating in 1959, Forster attended Heidelberg College, Alfred University and the University of Rochester on football scholarships and continued to perform in student theatrical revues.
After earning a BA in Psychology from Rochester in 1963, Forster took an apprenticeship at an East Rochester theater where he performed in such plays as "West Side Story". He moved to New York City in 1965, where his first big break came when he landed the lead in the two-character play "Mrs. Dally Has a Lover", opposite Arlene Francis. However, after the play ran its course work was hard to find in the theater. Forster returned to Rochester, where he worked as a substitute teacher and construction worker until an agent from 20th Century-Fox offered him a five-picture deal. His movie debut was a small part in the drama Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), which starred Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando. Forster went on to appear in small and minor roles alongside some top Hollywood actors in films like The Stalking Moon (1968) and Medium Cool (1969), and a large part in Justine (1969). Although he continued to act in feature films, he took the part of a hard-boiled detective in the short-lived TV series Banyon (1971).
Forster also appeared in notable parts in The Black Hole (1979), Avalanche (1978) and as the lead in the cult horror flick Alligator (1980), and played the part of a factory worker-turned-vigilante in the thriller Vigilante (1982). Forster also took the lead as a taxi driver in Walking the Edge (1985) by director Norbert Meisel. A series of action flicks followed, the most notable being The Delta Force (1986), starring Chuck Norris. By the late 1980s Forster's acting career had begun to slide, and he was getting less and less work; if there was any, he would be cast in small parts playing villains. Forster then began to work as a motivational speaker and an acting coach in Hollywood film schools.
However, in the mid-1990s, his career was resurrected by writer-director Quentin Tarantino, a big fan of Forster's early work, who offered him an audition for a part in his latest movie. After a seven-hour audition, Tarantino cast Forster as the tough but sympathetic bail bondsman Max Cherry in Jackie Brown (1997), which netted him an Academy Award nomination and a measure of recognition, both nationwide and within his own profession, landing him more high-profile roles in such films as All the Rage (1999), Gus Van Sant's Psycho (1998)--a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film--and Supernova (2000). Forster continued to act in many big-budget Hollywood productions for the next two decades.
Forster died on October 11, 2019, in Los Angeles, California, aged 78. His last film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019), was released on the day of his death. He is survived by four children (Bobby, Elizabeth, Kate and Maeghen), four grandchildren (Tess, Liam, Jack and Olivia), and his long-time partner, Denise Grayson. Denise has been Robert's long-time partner and they had been together for 16 years till Robert passed away at home in Los Angeles surrounded by family.- Writer
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Composer, writer, songwriter and author, educated at the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree. He joined ASCAP in 1962, and his chief musical collaborator was Norman Blagman. He produced three satirical record albums for Mad Magazine (see "other works"), and his song compositions include "Girl of My Best Friend," "It'll Never Be Over For Me," and "Did You Ever Love Someone?"- Daphne Dorman was born on 30 April 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Elements Quest (2017). She died on 11 October 2019 in the USA.
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Jordan Liddle was born on 7 July 1971. He was an actor and producer, known for Arthur Prescott and the Evil Alien, Love.com (2002) and An Accidental Zombie (Named Ted) (2017). He died on 11 October 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
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Aleksey Leonov is Soviet cosmonaut number 11, the first man who went into outer space. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1965, 1975). Was the eighth child in the family. He studied at the Kemerovo school. In 1947, the family moved to a new place of work of his father in the city of Kaliningrad. Leonov graduated from high school in 1953. In 1955 he graduated from the 10th Military Aviation School of Initial Pilot Training in Kremenchug. In 1957 Aleksey graduated from the Chuguev Military Aviation School of Pilots. In 1960 he was enrolled in the first detachment of Soviet cosmonauts. On March 18-19, 1965, together with Pavel Belyayev, he flew into space as a co-pilot on the Voskhod-2 spacecraft. During the flight, Leonov performed the first spacewalk in the history of cosmonautics, displaying exceptional courage, especially in an emergency situation, when the swollen space suit prevented him from returning to the spacecraft. In the years 1965-1969 in the group of astronauts Leonov participated in the preparation of the lunar flying and lunar landing programs. Together with O. Makarov, he was part of the first of the three crews formed in 1967 to fly around the moon. In 1968 he graduated from the Air Force Engineering Academy. In 1971 Leonov was the commander of the main crew of the Union-11. In 1975, July 15-21, together with V. Kubasov, made the second flight into space as a commander of the Soyuz-19 spacecraft. In 1970-1991, he was deputy head of the Cosmonaut Training Center. Leonov has 4 inventions and more than 10 scientific papers.- Art Director
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Yoshinobu Nishioka was born on 8 July 1922 in Nara, Japan. He was an art director and producer, known for The Twilight Samurai (2002), Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) and Owls' Castle (1999). He died on 11 October 2019 in Kyoto, Japan.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
John Giorno was born on 4 December 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for IDn4 (1991), Poetry in Motion (1982) and R.E.M.: We All Go Back to Where We Belong - John Giorno Version (2011). He was married to Ugo Rondinone. He died on 11 October 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- T.J. Lindland was born on 25 March 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for N.B.T. (2003). He died on 11 October 2019 in Auburn, Michigan, USA.
- Mirjana Vacic was born on 19 September 1933 in Sombor, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for U zatvoru (1985), Downstream from the Sun (1969) and Delije (1968). She died on 11 October 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Professor Emeritus Woodie Flowers, innovator in design and engineering education, developed design and robotics competitions at MIT, FIRST, and beyond, while promoting his concept of "gracious professionalism." Woodie Flowers SM '68, MEng '71, PhD '73, the Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering.
Flowers was instrumental in shaping MIT's hands-on approach to engineering design education, first developing teaching methods and learning opportunities that culminated in a design competition for class 2.70, now called 2.007 (Design and Manufacturing I). This annual MIT event, which has now been held for nearly five decades, has impacted generations of students and has been emulated at universities around the world. Flowers expanded this concept to high school and elementary school students, working to help found the world-wide FIRST Robotics Competition, which has introduced millions of children to science and engineering. - Special Effects
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Ram Mohan was born on 26 August 1931 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He was a production designer and production manager, known for Do Aur Do Paanch (1980), Latt Saheb (1967) and Film Hi Film (1983). He died on 11 October 2019 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.- Ettore Spalletti was born on 26 January 1940 in Cappelle sul Tavo, Abruzzo, Italy. He died on 11 October 2019 in Spoltore, Pescara, Italy.