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- Barry Curtis was born on 10 September 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Champion (1955), One Desire (1955) and Captain Midnight (1954). He was married to Julie Ann Nielsen. He died on 13 January 2019 in Hilo, Hawaii, USA.
- In her brief but noted screen career in the late 1950s, vivacious blonde Sally Fraser ran screaming from spiders, aliens, monsters and giants and straight into minor cult filmdom. While not handed many roles that would show off her true acting mettle, Sally, whose slight resemblance to Marjorie Lord was noticeable, nevertheless photographed beautifully and was captivating enough to leave her mark in 1950s films.
Born in Williston, North Dakota, on December 12, 1932, she moved to Southern California with her family (the youngest of five children) after spending a few years in Minneapolis. Her father subsequently bought and operated a feed store in the Canoga Park area of Los Angeles and worked there after school. As a young girl she expressed an interest in singing and joined her church choir while taking voice lessons. Spotted after singing on a local TV show, the pert beauty was encouraged to take drama courses and started to gain experience in local and summer stock plays, including "Bus Stop" with Marie Wilson, "Separate Tables" with Don Porter and Signe Hasso and "The Moon Is Blue".
Finding a theatrical agent Sally's move into television came as a result of her singing skills (in a way). It was a TV version of "A Christmas Carol" starring Fredric March as Scrooge and Basil Rathbone as Marley's Ghost. She played both Belle and The Ghost of Christmas Past but her singing voice would be dubbed by operatic diva Marilyn Horne. She went on to appear in a number of western shows such as The Gene Autry Show (1950), Annie Oakley (1954) and Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951). A vivacious presence in lighter fare, Sally made guest appearances on "December Bride," "Bachelor Father," "Mr. Lucky" and took her last job in the late 1960s in "Lassie".
As for films, following a bit role in her debut film All I Desire (1953), she nabbed the female lead opposite Edmund Gwenn and a canine in the sentimental fantasy It's a Dog's Life (1955). Sally quickly found herself pocketed in low-budget 50s sci-fiers. She played the wife of Peter Graves who becomes possessed by aliens in the Roger Corman quickie It Conquered the World (1956); the brave sister of the colossal man in War of the Colossal Beast (1958); and a mother protecting her baby in The Spider (1958). Others included Giant from the Unknown (1958), the racing car programmer Roadracers (1959), and Dangerous Charter (1962). Rare quality films also came her way such as Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959) and the Burt Lancaster starrer Elmer Gantry (1960), but her roles would be minuscule.
Fraser continued to work on stage ("Jenny Kissed Me" with Rudy Vallee and "the musical "Of Thee I Sing" with George D. Wallace) and TV and well into the 60s until she decided to retire to raise her family.
Her husband, Allan Johnson, ran a manufacturing business for some time. They eventually moved to Harrison, Idaho in the 80s and lived on a cattle ranch. She died there on January 13, 2019, at age 86. - Director
- Producer
- Writer
David Pritchard was born on 19 November 1945 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Floyd on Britain & Ireland (1988), American Pie (1989) and Once Upon a Mine (1986). He was married to Fiona Johnston and Judith. He died on 13 January 2019.- Bettina F. Bradbury was born on 22 July 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was a writer, known for All My Children (1970), As the World Turns (1956) and Santa Barbara (1984). She died on 13 January 2019 in the USA.
- Additional Crew
Henry Cowl was born on 14 October 1925 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He is known for Night of the Lepus (1972), The Million Dollar Duck (1971) and The Biscuit Eater (1972). He died on 13 January 2019 in South Lake Tahoe, California, USA.- Make-Up Department
Sava Kosnicarevic was born on 9 October 1922 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is known for Hvezda jede na jih (1959), Krvava kosulja (1957) and Square of Violence (1961). He died on 13 January 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia.- Actress
- Art Department
Lou Cuevas was an actress, known for Unsolved Mysteries (1987) and Concentration (1958). She died on 13 January 2019.- Mel Stottlemyre was born on 13 November 1941 in Hazleton, Missouri, USA. He was married to Jean Mitchell. He died on 13 January 2019 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
- Alena Skokanová was born on 6 January 1942 in Malacky, Slovenský stát [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Medená veza (1970), Inspekcia (1972) and Sol nad zlato (1964). She died on 13 January 2019 in Kosice, Slovakia.
- Yevgeniy Radomyslenskiy was born on 17 October 1935. He was a director, known for Eksperiment (1970), Chekhovskiye stranitsy (1977) and Chtoby pomnili (1993). He died on 13 January 2019.
- Gyula Kovács was born on 17 September 1949 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Coyote (2017), Alagút (1982) and Az idök kezdetén (1975). He died on 13 January 2019.
- Jan Sedlisky was born on 19 November 1926 in Litomysl, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977), Lekce (1972) and Horká láska (1958). He died on 13 January 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Actor
Willie Murphy was born on 17 November 1943 in the USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Dinkytown Uprising (2015), The Jingle Dress (2014) and Open Season (2011). He died on 13 January 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.- Ze Ze Ngambi was born on 21 April 1956 in Moçamedes, Angola. He was an actor, known for The Last Furlong (2005). He died on 13 January 2019 in Portugal.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Bruno Rigacci was born on 6 March 1921 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Bruno is known for Grande école (2004). Bruno died on 13 January 2019 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.- Susanne Neumann was born on 22 May 1959 in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was married to Bernd Neumann. She died on 13 January 2019 in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.