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- Carlos Navarro was born on 24 February 1921 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for Doña Perfecta (1951), Corazón salvaje (1956) and No quiero lágrimas (1967). He died on 12 February 1969 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
The much-traveled Robert Presnell spent part of his childhood in Cuba and in the Phillippines. After his family settled in Chicago he attended technical school, and, subsequently, Chicago University. Graduating in 1914, Robert drifted into journalism. Between 1919 and 1923 he was employed by the Chicago Tribune as a foreign correspondent while at the same time developing his skills as a writer of plays and short stories. Before long, his work was noticed by the film community. He was signed by Jesse L. Lasky in 1928, penning several scripts in New York before moving to the West Coast. Over the years, Presnell and Lasky became good friends. As a scenarist and writer of screen adaptations (usually in a collaborative environment), or as occasional production supervisor/associate producer, Presnell worked during most of the 1930s for major studios in Hollywood, including at Paramount, Warner Brothers and Universal. In the capacity of original author he was famously credited with the story on which the classic film Meet John Doe (1941) was based. For this, he won an Oscar nomination.
During World War II, Presnell rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel with the Signals Corps and became chief photographic officer for combat films in the Southwest Pacific. His work was deemed of such importance that General Douglas MacArthur permitted him to attend military staff briefings. Lasky's son, future screenwriter Jesse Lasky Jr., served under Presnell's command, as did Sergeant Bernard Small (as editor), who was the son of producer Edward Small.
From 1950, Presnell was based on the East Coast, variously in the employ of the United Nations (as film promotion officer) or of private enterprise, scripting industrial and training documentaries. He spent the remainder of the decade as a freelance writer for television. Presnell's son, Robert Presnell Jr., followed in his father's footsteps as a Hollywood screenwriter.- Actor
- Director
Vahi Öz was born on 3 November 1911 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]. He was an actor and director, known for Kan kardesler (1952), Haci Baba (1965) and Çalikusu (1966). He was married to Jale Öz. He died on 12 February 1969 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Karl-Maria Artel was born on 14 October 1898 in Jägerndorf, Moravia, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Feuerwerk (1955), Heimweh nach Deutschland (1954) and Achtung! Feind hört mit! (1940). He died on 12 February 1969 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
- Music Department
- Writer
- Producer
Lloyd Young was a writer and producer, known for Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Saint of Devil's Island (1961) and The Mark of the Hawk (1957). He died on 12 February 1969.- Jopie Tourniaire was born on 10 August 1888 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for De bannelingen (1911) and Koningin Elisabeth's dochter (1915). She died on 12 February 1969 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Art Director
- Art Department
- Writer
Jaakko Hurme was born on 20 July 1910 in Tampere, Finland. He was an art director and writer, known for Radio tekee murron (1951), Kirkastuva sävel (1946) and Alt dette - og Island med (1951). He died on 12 February 1969 in Helsinki, Finland.