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- Actress Anna Chappell was born on September 15, 1925 in Finland. Her parents Carl and Aino Oksanen were both actors. Chappell moved with her parents to Toronto, Canada when she was still a toddler and first began performing as a youngster as well as sang with the Canadian Navy entertainment corps. Anna met her American musician husband Harry Chappell while working as a singer. The couple married in 1946 in Binghamton, New York before eventually moving to Shreveport, Louisiana in the mid-1950's. Anna soon thereafter became an active member of the local theater scene in Shreveport. Among the notable stage productions that Chappell acted in are "The King and I," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "Light Up the Sky," "Come Back Little Sheba," "Peter Pan," "Night Mother," and "Mame." Moreover, Anna won seven Shreveport Times Drama Awards for her sterling work in the theater. Chappell also acted in a couple of films; she was especially memorable as deranged hotel proprietor Evelyn in the horror slasher cult favorite Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983). In addition, Anna also was a founding member of the Port Players, was a frequent vocalist for the Shreveport Summer Music Festival, and taught both acting and voice for the stage. Chappell died of cancer at age 79 on July 31, 2005 in Appleton, Wisconsin. She was survived by her daughter Liisa, son Tracy, and several grandchildren.
- After graduating from high school in 1954, Duisenberg completed a degree in economics at the University of Groningen, specializing in international economic relations, which he completed with a diploma in 1961. Duisenberg then worked as a research assistant in his department, where he received his doctorate in 1965 with a dissertation on the "Economic Consequences of Disarmament". In 1965, Duisenberg was sent to Washington D.C. as an employee of the International Monetary Fund. appointed, where he worked until 1969.
He was then appointed advisor to the board of directors of the Dutch state bank "Nederlandse Bank". From 1970 to 1973, Duisenberg taught as a professor of economics at the University of Amsterdam. He then held the office of Dutch Minister of Finance until 1977. The financial politician had already joined the "Partij van de Arbeid" (PvdA, Socialist Party of the Netherlands) in 1959, for which he also sat as a member of parliament in 1977/78. In 1978, Duisenberg was appointed board member and vice president of Rabobank.
He held this office until 1981, when he was promoted to Executive Director of the Dutch Central Bank. In his role as head of the Dutch central bank, Duisenberg also gained recognition across Europe, which he increased through his participation in the further expansion of the European Economic and Monetary Union. From 1988 to 1990, Duisenberg also headed the Bank for International Settlements. From 1994 to 1997 he was the Dutch representative at the International Monetary Fund. As President of the European Monetary Institute, Duisenberg played a key role in the preparations for the introduction of the euro in 1997/98.
On June 1, 1998, he was elected as the first President of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt/Main against his French rival and central bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet, who, however, decided from the outset not to use up his eight-year term in office in the interests of France. In his new role, Duisenberg was under a lot of pressure as the top watchdog over the price stability of the European single currency. Especially after the common currency came into force as a means of payment on January 1, 2002, he had to repeatedly remind the member states to observe the convergence criteria.
The head of the central bank showed himself to be a consistent stability politician and a convinced supporter of the euro. Conversely, Duisenberg repeatedly came under public criticism due to the initial weakness of the euro. In February 2002, Duisenberg announced his early departure from office on his 68th birthday on July 9, 2003. In May of the same year he accepted the International Charlemagne Prize, which the city of Aachen had donated for the euro. Wim Duisenberg was named "Banker of the Year" (1996) and "Knight" of the French Legion of Honor (1998), among others. In the summer of 2002 he was honored with the Grand Cross of the Federal Order of Merit for his services to European integration.
Contrary to the previous announcement, in April 2003 EU finance ministers supported an extension of Duisenberg's term of office in order to enable the proper appointment of his French successor. The Dutch bank manager handed over the presidency of the European Central Bank to Jean-Claude Trichet on October 29, 2003. In his private life, Duisenberg was married to Gretta Nieuwenhuizen for the second time and was the father of three children.
Willem Frederik Duisenberg died on July 31, 2005 in Faucon, southern France. He drowned in his pool after a heart attack. - Art Department
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William Maldonado is known for The Final Countdown (1980), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) and The China Syndrome (1979). He died on 31 July 2005.- Music Department
Mantle Hood was born on 24 June 1918 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. Mantle is known for Lord Jim (1965). Mantle was married to Hazel Hood. Mantle died on 31 July 2005 in Ellicott City, Maryland, USA.- Lawrence Teeter was born in 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on 31 July 2005 in Conchitas, Mexico.
- Les Braid was born on 15 September 1937 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Musik für Sie (1963), Ready, Steady, Go! (1963) and Big Beat '64 (1964). He died on 31 July 2005 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
- Andrzej Czalbowski was a writer, known for Gwiazda wytrwalosci (1971). Andrzej died on 31 July 2005 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Cinematographer
Raymond Herold was born on 6 August 1925 in Vienna, Austria. He was a cinematographer, known for Case 33: Antwerp (1964), Das Mädchen mit dem Mini (1965) and Donaug'schichten (1965). He died on 31 July 2005 in Perchtoldsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria.- Alfredo Papa was born on 1 November 1953 in Bari, Puglia, Italy. He was an actor, known for C'era due volte (1980), Grand Hotel (1985) and Crazy Bus (1980). He died on 31 July 2005 in Arese, Lombardy, Italy.