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- Cinematographer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Gary Graver was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. In high school he produced and starred in his own weekly radio show. Moving into acting, he studied and performed at the Portland Civic Theatre and Grant High School as well as being a child circus clown and magician. He built a theater in his basement, showing 16mm films and producing plays for the neighborhood kids.
At age 20 he moved to Hollywood to continue his studies. He studied with Jeff Corey, Douglas Fowley, Lee J. Cobb and Lucille Ball. Finding acting jobs hard to come by, he switched to production work and produced and directed a short film and a feature. He was soon drafted into the military and shipped overseas, where he became a member of the U.S. Navy Combat Camera Group. Not really being a cameraman, he went to all the camera rental houses in Hollywood and picked up as much knowledge as he could to prepare for his two-year tour of duty in the Far East, including Vietnam, Japan and the Philippines.
After leaving the military, he worked in documentaries for a year before getting into feature productions. After photographing such "classics" as Satan's Sadists (1969) and Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), he decided to call on Orson Welles--whom he did not know nor had ever met--because he read that Welles was in town. Welles explained that only one other cameraman had just called him up and said he wanted to work with him--Gregg Toland, who photographed Citizen Kane (1941). Welles and Graver immediately embarked on a series of half-hour shows for the Sears department store chain. It was called "An Evening with Orson Welles". It consisted of six stories told on film by Orson and then to be transferred to a new, up-and-coming medium--videotape.
It was the beginning of a close friendship and creative filmmaking partnership. In 1970 Graver, Welles and his collaborator, Oja Kodar, started filming a feature project, The Other Side of the Wind (2018). The production of this movie was to take place over a period of five years. Shooting was completed in Los Angeles in 1975 at the home of Peter Bogdanovich, after a marathon schedule that took the project to Arizona, France, Spain, Belgium, New York, Hollywood, Yugoslavia, Italy and England. Because of a series of legal entanglements the film was never brought through post-production, although Welles left an edited 45-minute version and editing notes.
During this period, in 1973, Welles, Kodar and Graver made a feature in Europe titled F for Fake (1973). After that, Welles and Graver worked on many projects, including The Orson Welles Show (1979) for TV syndication with Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson and The Muppets. Other projects included Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985) and the essay film Filming 'Othello' (1978).
On the morning of Welles' death, he and Graver were to begin filming "Julius Caesar" with Orson playing all of the parts. Two days previously the stage had been pre-lit at the UCLA Theatre Arts Department. Between times, in the midst of all the Welles projects, Graver maintained his professional status as a first-rate Hollywood cinematographer and shot many feature films for Roger Corman: Moonshine County Express (1977), Deathsport (1978) with David Carradine and Grand Theft Auto (1977), directed by Ron Howard. He also photographed The Toolbox Murders (1978), The Attic (1980) with Carrie Snodgress and Ray Milland, Mortuary (1982), Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984) and the remake of Stagecoach (1986) with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings.
For Disney Gary shot Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984) starring Timothy Bottoms, Patricia Neal, Eva Marie Saint, Ernest Borgnine, Ralph Bellamy and Arthur Hill. In 1981 he directed "The Boys" from his own screenplay, starring Cameron Mitchell and his son, Cameron Mitchell Jr.. This film was subsequently ruined by the producer and distributor. The solid, hard-hitting drama, as originally shot using the director's screenplay, emerged as a stupid comedy released by Film Ventures International as Texas Lightning (1981).
In 1982 Graver wrote, produced and directed a film called Trick or Treats (1982). It featured his son Chris Graver along with David Carradine, Carrie Snodgress, Steve Railsback, Jacqueline Giroux, Paul Bartel and Jillian Kesner. In the 1980s Gary photographed five TV "movies of the week" starring Gary Coleman for NBC.
In 1986 he photographed Party Camp (1987) for Vestron, which had a limited theatrical release before going to video. The next year was spent mostly on directing, photographing and editing Moon in Scorpio (1987) for Trans World Entertainment. This supernatural thriller set on the high seas with a vampire and astrological plot involving several decadent characters was re-edited many times by the producers and then released only on video, where it made money. Graver directed John Phillip Law, Britt Ekland, William Smith, Lewis Van Bergen, Jillian Kesner and April Jayne. In 1988 he directed a comedy farce, Nerds of a Feather (1989), featuring Pat McCormick and female impersonator Charles B. Pierce, producer Mario Milano and a cast of midgets. Following this he produced and photographed Jaded (1989). Set in Venice, California, this offbeat psycho-drama was written and directed by Oja Kodar. It starred Jillian Kesner and Elisabeth Brooks. Welles also appears in a cameo from the unseen clip of "Merchant of Venice", playing Shylock. Also in 1988 Graver photographed B.O.R.N. (1989), "Deadly Revenge" (1988), Night Children (1989), Alienator (1990), L.A. Bounty (1989) and Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991).
After photographing many shorts, TV movies, commercials and documentaries (on Billy Wilder, Douglas Sirk, NASA, The Carradines Together (1979), the Harlem Globetrotters, among others) and music videos (Kool & The Gang, The Gap Band, Warlock, Hiroshima and others) Gary concentrated on developing his own projects for production and is planning to complete the unfinished Welles film, "The Other Side of the Wind".- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ernest Day was born on 15 April 1927 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Moonraker (1979), Mission: Impossible (1996) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He was married to Rosemary Rossi and Judith Clare Randall. He died on 16 November 2006 in Cobham, Surrey, England, UK.- Milton Friedman was born on 31 July 1912 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Corporation (2003), Free to Choose (1980) and The Incredible Bread Machine Film (1975). He was married to Rose Friedman. He died on 16 November 2006 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Vic Helford was born on 13 January 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Friends (1994), Kitchen Confidential (2005) and Seinfeld (1989). He died on 16 November 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Noboru Nakaya was born on 4 May 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Lady Snowblood (1973), I Want To (1979) and Kwaidan (1964). He was married to Kyôko Kishida. He died on 16 November 2006 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Flo was born in an upper class family of American extraction (UK origin). They lived in Rome from 1910 on. By chance Flo (Mammola is her birth name) was born in Vicenza (North Western Italy) where her father, a skilled restoring architect - specialist in stained glass windows) was called, at the time, to work at some damaged historical buildings and churches. Flo started to sing for fun. In 1944, Flo was working for US Army Corps in Rome, as interpreter. One day to celebrate a US Colonel's birthday, she was invited to sing an American song and "Stardust" was selected by many. When Flo started to sing, she sounded like a coming singer. By the merest chance, a successful Italian crooner, in those days, was recording a fascinating Italian version of "Stardust" making that song a hit in Italy. Who was the crooner? Natalino Otto, her husband 11 years later. Flo's career began in 1947 singing in the "Hot Club the France", a well-known Jazz Club, with Django Reinhardt and Stephen Grappelly. In 1950 had her first hit in "Verde luna" (Italian version from "Blood and Sand" with R.Hayworth and T.Power). In 1951 another film "Anna" by Alberto Lattuada offered Flo the chance for another success: doubling the main actress Silvana Mangano while singing "Non dimenticar". As a matter of fact, Flo won the very first "Golden Record" in Italy (1,000,000 records sold in Europe, 10,000,000 worldwide) and she was very flattered when Nat King Cole asked to perform an English version that he did beautifully, some years later. In 1953 Flo won the "Sanremo Festival" with "Viale d'autunno". Many were the Tours around the world and several the hits: just to mention a few..."El Negro zumbon", "Malasierra", "Sadie Thompson's song", "Never let me go", "Souvenir d'Italie", "Arrivederci". In 1955 married Natalino Otto (see above). They had one child, a girl named Silvia, in 1956. Unfortunately Natalino died in 1969 and for that reason Flo retired from the scenes, but in 1994/1995 at 70, she accepted the role of an eccentric mother in a very brilliant music comedy directed by Pietro Garinei "Gli uomini sono tutti bambini!" (All men are kids!). That was the first time for Flo to sing and dance at the same time: she did it successfully!- Special Effects
- Visual Effects
Eustace Lycett was born on 21 December 1914 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is known for Mary Poppins (1964), The Black Hole (1979) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He was married to Mary Ethel Lycett. He died on 16 November 2006 in Fullerton, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Art Collier was born on 11 May 1925 in London, England, UK. He is known for First Blood (1982), The Changeling (1980) and Runaway (1984). He died on 16 November 2006 in 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada.- Yizhar Hirschfeld was born on 6 February 1950 in Beit Keshet, Israel. He died on 16 November 2006 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Production Manager
- Producer
József Bajusz was born on 6 September 1925 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a production manager and producer, known for The Confrontation (1969), Kötelék (1968) and Szerelmes biciklisták (1965). He died on 16 November 2006 in Budapest, Hungary.- John Veale was born on 15 June 1922 in Shortlands, Kent, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Purple Plain (1954), Freedom to Die (1961) and No Road Back (1957). He was married to Diana Taylor. He died on 16 November 2006.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Susan McConachy was born on 25 July 1942 in Reigate, Surrey, England, UK. She was a producer, known for Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995), The Nazis: A Warning from History (1997) and Hollywood (1980). She was married to Peter Taylor. She died on 16 November 2006 in England, UK.- Dorothy Sara died on 16 November 2006 in New York, New York, USA.
- Pablo Shilton was an actor, known for Verdad consecuencia (1996), La furia (1997) and Apasionada (1993). He died on 16 November 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Art Department
- Actor
Bo Bojesen was born on 22 March 1923 in Åbenrå, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Mosebryg (1971), Anthonsen (1984) and En sprutte fylder 80 (1968). He died on 16 November 2006.- Curtis Cate was born on 22 May 1924 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. He was married to Helena Bajanova. He died on 16 November 2006 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
- Paris Theodore was born on 9 January 1943 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Producers' Showcase (1954). He was married to Lee Theodore. He died on 16 November 2006 in New York City, New York, USA.