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- Pouty-lipped, kittenish Annette Stroyberg was best known, and briefly known, as the sexy young nubile blonde who replaced bombshell Brigitte Bardot in the late 1950s as the wife and object of exploitation of Svengali-like French director Roger Vadim. Possessing Bardot's similar erotic balance of melancholy and fragility within her Lolita-like stunning looks, Vadim married Annette in June of 1958. Billing her as Annette Vadim, he was unable, however, to recreate the same Bardot magic and their marriage and her career quickly fell by the wasteside.
The beautiful Stroyberg was born on the island of Fyn, in Denmark, on December 7, 1936. Her father was a physician who died when she was quite young. She and her sister then moved to Copenhagen where she was raised. She found her way to Paris in her late teens where she worked at couture houses as a model, later finding employment with such fashion notables as Chanel. Annette hooked up with Vadim during the filming of his legendary first feature ...And God Created Woman (1956), the movie that catapulted BB to mythic status. When BB started up a heated affair with young co-star Jean-Louis Trintignant, Vadim moved in with Annette, who subsequently gave birth to their daughter Nathalie Vadim in 1957. Vadim then proceeded to build and groom a replica of BB with Stroyberg. Her biggest chance for fame was when he put her on display in the film of the classic novel Dangerous Liaisons (1959) as Marianne de Tourvel, the virtuous victim of the evil Jeanne Moreau and Gérard Philipe. Making her debut, Annette was stunning, of course but found herself quite outclassed by her cast, hardly ready for such a demanding role. She earned far more recognition when Vadim cast her as a society girl-cum-lesbian vampire Carmilla (catch the cozy scene with "victim" Elsa Martinelli) in the exploitive Blood and Roses (1960). By the time of the film's release, however, her marriage to Vadim was history. He had moved on to try and conquer underage actress Catherine Deneuve and she put designs on guitarist Sacha Distel.
Annette subsequently packed her bags for Italy where she made a few unmemorable pictures, reverting to her maiden name of Stroyberg on the marquee boards. In between she managed to amass a number of love affairs with such available (and unavailable) playboy actors as Vittorio Gassman, her co-star in Roberto Rossellini's Anima nera (1962), Alain Delon, Omar Sharif and Warren Beatty. Her last film was Lo scippo (1965). Giving up on her career, she turned socialite and married Moroccan sugar king Guy Senouf in 1967, dividing her time between Paris and Africa. The couple had a son, Yan, but this marriage, like her first, was short-lived. In 1974 she married Gregory Callimanopulos, a Greek shipping magnate, and settled for a time in America. They had a son, Peri Callimanopulos. She returned to Europe after their divorce in the early 1990s and married a fourth time to lawyer Christian Lillelund. Stroyberg died at age 69 of cancer on December 12, 2005, and was survived by her husband and three children. - Director
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Dr. Ramanand Sagar was born on December 29, 1917 at Asal Guru Ke, near the city of Lahore, Pakistan (then part of Hindustan).
During the British Rule itself, Ramanand began his film career with a silent movie called "Raiders of the Railroad" (1936). Subsequently, he went on to make, what is now known as a masterpiece, "Aur Insaan Mar Gaya".
Following freedom of India from the British, Ramanand launched his very own production company during the year 1950, calling it the Sagar Art Corporation, and began this by making a movie called "Mehmaan".
Sagar Art Corporation and Ramanand Sagar have to their credit over 50 Hindi movies, including blockbusters such as "Insaniyat", "Ghunghat", "Peghaam", "Aankhen" (1968) "Geet", "Bagavat", "Lalkar", "Kohinoor", "Zindagi", Aarzoo" are just to name a few.
Ramanand created history when he made the television serial "Ramayan", reportedly the longest running serial in India, which featured the life and times of Bhagwan Shri Ram, and his eventual conquest over Lord Ravan and his evil empire in Lanka.
Ramanand was currently involved in making another epic on the life of Sai Baba, which is to air Sunday nights in place of "Kaun Banega Crorepati" as it's host Amitabh Bachchan has been hospitalized.
He was presented India's highest Honor "Padamshree", and became known as Padamshree Dr. Ramanand Sagar.
He used to reside in his family home called "Sagar Villa" in Juhu, Bombay. Before that they lived in a flat behind National Hospital in Dadar (West), Bombay.
At the age of 87, Ramanand had not been keeping good health, and unexpectedly passed away on Monday December 11, 2005 in the evening.
His funeral procession consisted of several hundred family, close friends, and Bollywood's actors like Arun Govil, Deepika (who played Ram and Sita respectively in Ramayan), Poonam Dhillon, Bhagyashree, Ravindra Jain, etc.
The funeral pyre was lit and last rites performed by Ramanand's eldest son, Subhash, at the Juhu-Vile Parle Crematorium on the morning of December 12, 2005.
Ramanand is survived by his wife, a daughter, and four sons (Subhash, Moti, Prem, Anand).- John Pedrick was born on 27 November 1947 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), The Sign of Four (1983) and Meet Ricky Gervais (2000). He died on 12 December 2005 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
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Robert F. Newmyer was born on 30 May 1956 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) and National Security (2003). He was married to Deborah Jelin Newmyer. He died on 12 December 2005 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Richard Manzullo was born on 19 July 1967 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Crosscut (1995). He died on 12 December 2005 in Summerland California, USA.
- Vladimir Amidzic was born on 15 September 1932 in Vinkovci, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Na putu za Katangu (1987), Life Is Beautiful (1985) and TV teatar (1956). He died on 12 December 2005 in Sombor, Serbia and Montenegro.
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Scott Runge was born on 31 May 1918. Scott is known for The Ernie Kovacs Show (1961), The Frank Sinatra Show (1957) and Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes (1959). Scott died on 12 December 2005.- Pedro 'El Fufurufo' Rodríguez was an actor, known for La calzonuda (1987), Yo soy el asesino (1987) and Pistoleros famosos (1981). He died on 12 December 2005 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
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Gyula Trebitsch was born on 3 November 1914 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a producer and production manager, known for The Captain from Köpenick (1956), Die Geschwister Oppermann (1983) and Ein Herz kehrt heim (1956). He was married to Erna Sander. He died on 12 December 2005 in Hamburg, Germany.- Editorial Department
John Girard was born on 2 December 1917. He is known for Ruckus (1980). He was married to Helen Virginia Seskind. He died on 12 December 2005 in California, USA.- Jean Burrowes was born on 14 March 1936 in Dublin, Ireland. Jean was married to Bill Burrowes. Jean died on 12 December 2005 in Listowel, Ontario, Canada.
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Ulises Barrera was born on 6 December 1925 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a producer and actor, known for Cops and Robbers (1994), 099 Central (2002) and El sodero de mi vida (2001). He died on 12 December 2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Carlo Digilio was born on 7 May 1937 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He died on 12 December 2005 in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy.