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Werner Klemperer, everyone's favorite TV German Air Force colonel, was best known for his role as the bumbling Col. Wilhelm Klink on the comedy series Hogan's Heroes (1965). Although he'll forever be known as the blustering but inept German commandant of Stalag 13, Klemperer was in fact a talented dramatic actor, as evidenced by his acclaimed performance as an arrogant, unrepentant Nazi judge being tried for crimes against humanity in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). His identification with Nazi roles notwithstanding, Klemperer was in real life the son of a Jew who fled with his family from Nazi Germany in the 1930s. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. When he was offered the Col. Klink role, Klemperer only agreed to do it if the show's producers promised that Klink would never succeed in any of his schemes. "Col. Klink" earned Klemperer five Emmy nominations, and he took home the trophy twice, in 1968 and 1969. After the series, Klemperer carved out an impressive musical career as a conductor and also served as a narrator with many major U.S. symphony orchestras. He was an accomplished concert violinist.- Toni Wayne was born on 25 February 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Meet the Stars #3: Variety Reel #1 (1941) and The Making of 'The Quiet Man' (1992). She was married to Donald Leon LaCava. She died on 6 December 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Tita Purdom was born on 5 May 1927 in Le Havre, France. She was an actress, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), Suspicion (1957) and Playhouse 90 (1956). She was married to Edmund Purdom. She died on 6 December 2000 in Limoux, Aude, France.
- Enrique Anderson Imbert was born on 12 February 1910 in Cordoba, Argentina. He was a writer, known for El leve pedro (2013). He was married to Margot Di Clerico. He died on 6 December 2000 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Christabel Leighton-Porter was born on 11 April 1913 in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Adventures of Jane (1949) and Primetime (1989). She was married to Arthur Leighton-Porter. She died on 6 December 2000 in Horsham, West Sussex, England, UK.
- Thomas Babe was born on 13 March 1941 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Another World (1964), Monsters (1988) and Ryan's Hope (1975). He was married to Susan Bramhall. He died on 6 December 2000 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
- Yulia Kosmachyova was born on 2 March 1976 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR. She was an actress, known for Skazki starogo volshebnika (1985), Belye rosy (1984) and Nauchis tantsevat (1986). She died on 6 December 2000 in Minsk, Belarus.
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- Music Department
One other earliest stars of the New Theatres' of Calcutta, Uma was born in 1915 in a poor Brahmin family of Calcutta. Her father was Nilmani Chattopadhyay and her mother Radharani. Nilmani hailed from Dacca, East Bengal, British India but was settled in Calcutta. As a child Uma received very little formal education by reasons of poverty but received training in music and dance from an early age because this was easier to fetch money for the impoverished family. Her first teacher in music and dance was Satkari Ganguly. It was Ganguly who took Uma to the stage, where she started work as a group dancer, working in Minerva, Alfred and finally in Russa Theatres. After sometime, she played minor roles in the stage as well and soon became part of a touring group from Calcutta to different parts of undivided Bengal like Chittagong, Cox's Bazar performing on the stage. It was from Russa Theatres' that she was chosen to act in films. Her first screen appearance was in Bangabala (1929) in the role of Subarna. It was a silent film. She had to quit the stage because the authorities would not allow their paid staff to work in films. The other films that followed were Bigraha (1930) where she played Ranima and Abhishek (1931). These were silent, too. Around this period, Umasashi started recording songs for Columbia. At a later stage when she was doing sound films, she shifted to Hindustan Musical Products and remained their exclusive singing artiste. In gramophone records for both Columbia and Hindustan, she was credited as Smt. Uma Devi. Her first sound film was Dena Paona (1931) where she acted in a crowd scene of Gajan and also sang a song Baba Apan Bhola Moder Pagal Chhele along with Miss Abhabati. She was trained for the song by Pankaj Kumar Mallick. The next year she played Rami in Chandidas (1932) of New Theatres and thereby earned for herself a permanent place in the Bengali screen apart from being recognised as a major leading lady of New Theatres. Old cine lovers still remember her performance and her portrayal of the suffering Rami. Soon she became known to the rest of India with her Hindi films, including the Hindi version of Chandidas (1934) which had immortal songs like Prem Nagar Mein, a duet of Uma with K.L. Saigal. Bishnumaya (1932),Ruplekha (1934), Bhagyachakra (1935), Dhoop Chhaon (1935), Daku Mansoor (1934),Desher Mati (1938), Puran Bhagat (1933), Kapalkundala (1933), Bhagyachakra (1935), Anath Ashram (1937), Dharti Mata (1938) were her major movies and her major heroes included Durgadas Bannerjee, K.L. Saigal, Pahadi Sanyal, Prithviraj Kapoor and others. Mr Guru Prasad Deb of the Sovabazar Rajbari, an attorney by profession visited Uma at her residence and at the studio and after a long courtship they decided to tie the knot. It was not an easy job for an actress in those days to take such a bold decision because social acceptance was never to be expected. In fact Uma had to wait for quite sometime to allowed into the ancestral house of the Deb's. With the blessings of Mr. B.N. Sircar, proprietor of New Theatres, she settled down to marital bliss. Her husband was already married and Uma left the glamour world to share the house of her husband with his first wife. This was in 1939, when her contract with N.T. was not over yet. She was gladly given the necessary permission to leave by Mr.Sircar. In time she became the mother of three sons Gouranga Narayan, Soumendra Narayan and Sourendra Narayan and a daughter kanaklata. For the rest of her life Uma remained outside the film world although at an advanced age, she did give interviews to the print and the electronic media and even attended film functions once or twice. In fact her first public appearance was at a BFJA award giving function, where she was the chief guest. She received the Hero Honda Award as the oldest living film legend in 2000. Her last days were not very comfortable and suffering from the effects of a fractured hip bone, she developed complications and breathed her last on the 6th day of December, 2000. Her daughter Kanaklata had predeceased her and she was survived by her sons and their families.With her passing away, a great link with the past was snapped. The news of her death appeared in the newspapers some days after she passed away because her family did not want any publicity.- Helen Marcy was born on 3 June 1920 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951), Lux Video Theatre (1950) and The Web (1950). She died on 6 December 2000 in the USA.
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Joe Nanini was born on 26 March 1955 in Sayama, Japan. He was an actor, known for Duets (2000), Box of Moonlight (1996) and Just Can't Get Enough (2002). He died on 6 December 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.- Rhed Khilling was born on 27 September 1954. He was an actor, known for Frank & Jesse (1994). He was married to Cindy Clark. He died on 6 December 2000 in Van Buren, Arkansas, USA.