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- He was born on Sakhalin Island at the far eastern end of the former Soviet Union and began studying dance at age 9 in the Riga State Ballet School. He later said his mother put him there to prevent his becoming "a hooligan". One of his classmates and friends at the school was Mikhail Baryshnikov. After graduating he toured with the Moscow Classical Ballet. He joined the Bolshoi in 1971; there he received rave reviews for the lead in "Swan Lake", "Giselle" and other classical and contemporary works. In 1973 he won a gold medal at the Moscow International Competition. The same year he received more praise when the Bolshoi toured the United States. He was then marked as a potential defector and not allowed to tour for five years. In August 1979 he did defect. The story grew in importance when his ballerina wife returned to the USSR a few days later. He joined the American Ballet Theater and danced with it until 1982 when he and its director Baryshnikov had a falling out. He was by then a frequent companion of Jacqueline Bisset. His first movie role was as the Amish farmer Daniel in "Witness" (1985). The NY Times reviewer described him as the film's "most riveting presence". The same critic did not take so kindly to his role as Karl in "Die Hard" (1988) ("a sight gag in his terrorist costume"). When he became a US citizen in 1987 he said he planned to celebrate by eating a "hamburger stuffed with caviar". He had been filming a movie in Budapest a few weeks before he was found dead in his West Hollywood home, of "natural causes" according to his physician.
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Alan Maley was born on 7 January 1931 in Surrey, England, UK. He is known for Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), The Andromeda Strain (1971) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He died on 13 May 1995 in Belvedere, California, USA.- Marjorie Williamson was born on 23 January 1901 in Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Catalina, Here I Come (1927). She died on 13 May 1995 in Orange, California, USA.
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Barney Gelfan was born on 23 May 1910. He was an actor, known for Cinderella 2000 (1977), Blood of Ghastly Horror (1967) and Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971). He died on 13 May 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Anna Sedlmayerová was born on 17 March 1912 in Vranín, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was a writer, known for Tereza (1961). She died on 13 May 1995 in Tourov, Czech Republic.
- Virginia Fordyce was born on 5 May 1911 in Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Buzzard's Shadow (1915), The Little Lady Next Door (1915) and The Son of Thomas Gray (1914). She was married to John Neville. She died on 13 May 1995 in Soquel, California, USA.