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- Dorota Kwiatkowska was born on 15 September 1957 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Thais (1984), Doctor Who (1963) and Testimony (1987). She was married to Charles Bodman Rae. She died on 19 December 2018 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- Soundtrack
- Music Department
- Composer
Norman Gimbel was a native New Yorker who put his teaching degree from Columbia University into his safe and went downtown to pursue a career in songwriting instead. His first job in the music world was as an office boy for a music publisher in the famed Brill Building. There he met composer Larry Coleman and lyricist Joe Darion and with them wrote his first hit, "Ricochet Romance." Shortly after that, with composer-pianist Eddie Heywood, he wrote "Canadian Sunset."
His work caught the attention of Frank Loesser, who signed Gimbel as a contract writer. Under Loesser's guidance, he met composer Moose Charlap, with whom he wrote two Broadway musicals, Whoop-Up and The Conquering Hero.
In 1963, publisher Lou Levy introduced Gimbel to a young composer named Antonio Carlos Jobim. Gimbel would go on to write English versions of many of Jobim's songs, most notably the lyrics for "Meditation," "How Insensitive," "Agua de Beber (Water to Drink)," "Song of the Sabia," and "The Girl From Ipanema." Gimbel also wrote English lyrics for "Watch What Happens," and the Academy Award-nominated song "I Will Wait for You," both by Michel Legrand. For Jean "Toots" Thielemans he wrote the lyrics for his jazz waltz, "Bluesette."
In the spring of 1968, Gimbel moved to Hollywood where he became active in film and television. Among the composers he worked with there were Lalo Schifrin, Maurice Jarre, Quincy Jones, Jack Elliot, Bill Conti, Michel Colombier, Henry Mancini, Peter Matz, Pat Williams, Robert Folk, David Shire, Fred Karlin, and his daughter, Nelly Gimbel. His principal collaborator was Charles Fox.
Gimbel had some of his biggest successes with Fox, with whom he wrote TV title songs to "Happy Days," "Laverne and Shirley," "Wonder Woman," "Angie," and "The Paper Chase." Their collaboration also included "I Got A Name" for the 1973 film The Last American Hero. This became a Top 10 hit for Jim Croce. Fox and Gimbel also gave us "Killing Me Softly With His Song," which won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1973 and was ranked No. 11 on BMI's 1999 list of "Top 100 Songs of the Century." Also with Fox he wrote "Richard's Window" for the film The Jill Kinmont story. This received an Academy Award Nomination in 1975. They received another Academy Award nomination in 1978 for "Ready to Take a Chance Again," from the film Foul Play. In collaboration with composer David Shire, for the 1979 film Norma Rae, he wrote "It Goes Like It Goes," the song that won Gimbel an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Norman Gimbel's songs have appeared in over four hundred motion picture and television shows. Gimbel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984.- Producer
Audrey Grace Florine Stone was the wife of Ted Geisel or Dr. Seuss. After her husband died, she was in charge of authorizing Dr. Seuss films with the Seuss Estate. The first film was Ron Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carrey. The second and last live action film was The Cat in the Hat starring Mike Myers. She was appalled by the adult content and prevented future live action Dr. Seuss films being made. She produced 3 animated Dr. Seuss films for Blue Sky Studios and Illumination before her death.- Actor
- Producer
Stelvio Rosi was born on 1 August 1938 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor and producer, known for Anaconda (1997), The Leopard (1963) and They Were Called Three Musketeers But They Were Four (1973). He died on 19 December 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Alf Nilsson was born on 18 May 1930 in Boden, Norrbottens län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Polisen som vägrade ge upp (1984), Polisen som vägrade ta semester (1988) and Polisen som vägrade svara (1982). He was married to Ann-Christine Gry. He died on 19 December 2018 in Rävlanda, Sweden.
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Bill Sellars was born on 5 June 1925 in Tideswell, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for All Creatures Great and Small (1978), The Newcomers (1965) and Doctor Who Lost in Time (1969). He was married to June Bland. He died on 19 December 2018 in the UK.- Masashi Ishibashi was born on 4 January 1933 in Hualien, Taiwan, Japan. He was an actor, known for I Want To (1979), Ninja Warriors (1980) and J.A.K.Q. Blitzkrieg Squad (1977). He died on 19 December 2018 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
- Jamie Lehane was born on 22 July 1977 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Grange Hill (1978), Crossbow (1987) and EastEnders (1985). He died on 19 December 2018 in London, England, UK.
- Hans Günther Pflaum was born in 1941. He was a director and writer, known for I Don't Just Want You to Love Me: The filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1992), Kennwort Kino (1984) and Von Sex bis Simmel (2005). He died on 19 December 2018.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Joana Biarnés was born in 1935 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is known for Botón de ancla (1961), Un demonio con ángel (1963) and José María (1963). She was married to Jean-Michel Bamberger. She died on 19 December 2018 in Viladecavalls, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
François Patrice was born on 1 January 1924 in Beirut, Lebanon. He was an actor and writer, known for Les amours sous la Révolution (1978), Les chiffonniers d'Emmaüs (1955) and Vortex (1976). He died on 19 December 2018 in Paris, France.- Andrzej Skupinski was born on 12 February 1952 in Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Grzeszny zywot Franciszka Buly (1980), Komedianci z wczorajszej ulicy (1987) and Angelus (2000). He died on 19 December 2018 in Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland.
- Geetha Salam was an actor, known for Udayam (2004), Rakshakan (2007) and Kochi Rajavu (2005). He was married to Rahumath Beevi. He died on 19 December 2018 in Alappuzha, Kerala, India.