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- Robert S. McNamara was born in San Francisco, California on June 9, 1916. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1937 with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Philosophy. He went on to earn a Masters degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1939 and had a job of teacher here from 1940 to 1943. He left in 1943 to join the Army Air Force, where he was awarded the Legion of Merit and promoted to lieutenant colonel before going on inactive duty in April 1946. After leaving the military he was hired by Henry Ford II who wanted educated people to help him modernize the Ford Motor Company that was near bankruptcy after years of bad management by its founder, Henry Ford. He was elected as a director of the company in 1957, and became the president in 1960. His short stay as president came to an end in January 1961 when President John F. Kennedy appointed him as Secretary of Defense.
In October 1962, he was one of the key officials in the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the Vietnam War, McNamara found himself increasingly at odds with the administration's policies, particularly when Lyndon B. Johnson became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. His growing opposition to both US involvement in Vietnam and deployment of a major missile defense shield troubled military officials. Robert McNamara resigned from office on 29 February 1968. President Johnson awarded McNamara the Medal of Freedom and the Distinguished Service Medal. He became president of the World Bank Group of Institutions in April of 1968, retiring in 1981. Since his retirement he has written 5 books and spoken on a variety of humanitarian subjects, which earned him numerous honorary degrees and prizes. - Actress
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Cathy Cahn was born on 26 April 1952 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Doctor Hackenstein (1988), Sick Chick (2009) and Phil of the Future (2004). She died on 6 July 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Producer
Nina Wain was a producer, known for Aisle Six (1992). She was married to Norman Wain. She died on 6 July 2009 in the USA.- Vasili Aksyonov was a medical doctor turned writer during the dramatic changes and transformations of Russia and Russian society under the Soviet-communist regime.
He was born Vasili Pavlovich Aksyonov on August 20, 1932 in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; where his father lived before his imprisonment. Aksyonov's parents spent many years in prisons and exile under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin. Aksyonov spent part of his childhood in Siberian exile in Magadan with his mother Yevgeniya Ginsburg, an exiled dissident. Aksyonov spent several years of his boyhood in a state home. He graduated from the 1st Leningrad Medical Institute in 1956 and worked as a doctor in residency at the Quarantine Station of Leningrad Sea Port. From 1957-1958 he worked as a Medical Doctor in the village of Voznesenie, Onega, Northern Russia. From 1958-1960 he worked as a Medical Doctor in Moscow.
The "Thaw", that was initiated by Nikita Khrushchev, allowed Aksyonov to have his first short stories published in the magazine 'Yunost' (Youth) in 1956, under then editor-in-chief Valentin Kataev. His 'Kollegi' (Colleagues 1960) and 'Zvezdny Bilet' (Star Ticket 1961) became extremely popular and were made into eponymous films. 'Pora, moy drug, pora' (It's Time, My Friend, It's Time 1963), 'Apelsiny is Marokko' (Oranges from Marocco 1964), and 'Zatovarennaya Bochkotara' (Surplussed Barrelware 1965) became part of the language of youth. Aksyonov's generation was labeled by Soviet propaganda as "Stilyagi" (Fashionable ones) for their festive and stylish way of life; the opposite of the officially controlled Soviet gloom. Literary critic Stanislav Rassadin coined the term "Shestidesyatniki" (People of the 1960's) which embraced such writers as Bella Akhmadulina, Joseph Brodsky, Yevgeniy Yevtushenko, Andrei Voznesensky, Bulat Okudzhava, and others, who emerged during the "Thaw" of 1956-1964.
The dismissal of Nikita Khrushchev was followed by restrictions in all aspects of Soviet life, where KGB, censorship, and official critics were acting as one. Aksyonov fell under suspicion and surveillance by the KGB. His last official publication was 'V Poiskah Zhanra' (In Search of a Genre 1972). His novels 'Ozhog' (The Burn 1976) and 'Ostrov Krym' (The Island of Crimea 1979) were banned. Aksyonov received a personal warning in a face-to-face meeting with two secret service agents. In 1979 Aksyonov organized and published an almanac of prose and poetry titled 'Metropol' which was immediately banned. 'Metropol' included works by Bella Akhmadulina, Fazil Iskander, and other dissident writers of the 60's generation. Official repressions and threats against Aksyonov forced his expatriation in 1980.
During 80s, 90s, and 2000s, Aksyonov continued writing and his works were published in both English and Russian in the USA. He also was a professor of literature in Washington D.C. for 24 years until his retirement. His script about Soviet life under Joseph Stalin was made into a TV series Moscovskaya saga (2004 TV). He was awarded the Open Russia Booker Prize for 2004. His new novel 'Moskva-kva-kva' (2006) was published in the Moscow magazine 'Oktyabr'.
Outside of his writing profession Aksyonov was a co-founder of jazz festivals in Moscow, Russia and in Kazan, Tatarstan. He returned to Russia in the 1990s, and was living in his Moscow apartment with his wife, Maya Zmeul, and had a second home in Biarritz, France. He died of a heart failure on 6 July 2009, in Moscow, Russia. - Margo Henderson was born on 11 October 1928 in Clydebank, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for David Nixon's Magic Box (1970), Who Do You Do (1972) and Crowther Takes a Look (1965). She was married to Sam Kemp. She died on 6 July 2009 in Costa del Sol, Spain.
- David Pires Jr. was born on 24 April 1936 in Maui, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for Hawaii Five-O (1968). He died on 6 July 2009 in Waimanalo, Hawaii, USA.
- Aysegül Devrim was born in 1942 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for The Message (1976), Namus borcu (1966) and Yillarin ardindan (1964). She died on 6 July 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Vladimir Myshkin was born on 11 March 1945. He was an actor, known for A Cruel Romance (1984), The Garage (1980) and Samaya obayatelnaya i privlekatelnaya (1985). He died on 6 July 2009.
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Josef Lamka was born on 12 November 1931 in Hronov, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Putování za svestkovou vuní (1993), Lucky Four in the Service of the King (2013) and Pat & Mat (1976). He died on 6 July 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Marlon Green was born on 6 June 1929 in El Dorado, Arkansas, USA. He died on 6 July 2009 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
- Sandy van Ginkel was born on 10 February 1920 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was married to Blanche Lemco van Ginkel and Lucia Hubrecht. He died on 6 July 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Peter Parsch was born on 20 April 1944 in Kamnitz, Czechoslovakia. He died on 6 July 2009 in Germany.