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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Elegant, dark-haired Parisian Micheline Presle (billed in the U.S. as Micheline Prelle) was the daughter of a businessman whose surname was Chassagne. Taking acting classes as a teen, she was discovered by Georg Wilhelm Pabst and cast in Jeunes filles en détresse (1939) (portraying Jacqueline Presle, whose last name she chose as her own marquee name). Very early into her film career, she was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as the "most promising young actress" in French cinema.
While Micheline proceeded to make movies during the Occupation with such offerings as Four Flights to Love (1939) (dual role), La comédie du bonheur (1940), Foolish Husbands (1941), La nuit fantastique (1942), Twilight (1944), and Paris Frills (1945), she was regarded as an important young French star in the post-war years when she appeared in the classic films Angel and Sinner (1945) and, in particular, Devil in the Flesh (1947), both gaining her world-wide notice.
After a brief post-war marriage to Michel Lefort, Micheline's second marriage to US actor-turned-producer William Marshall in 1949 led her to attempt Hollywood pictures. Receiving a 20th Century-Fox contract, none of the those pictures, which included Under My Skin (1950), American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) and Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951), the last one produced and directed by husband Marshall, captured the hearts of American audiences despite co-starring opposite Hollywood's top male superstars stars at the time -- John Garfield, Tyrone Power and Errol Flynn.
Divorced in 1954, Micheline never truly adjusted to the Hollywood way of life and returned quite willingly to Paris with her daughter, the future actress/director Tonie Marshall. She would, however, return briefly to the US in the early 1960s to appear in the Dee/Darin comedy fluff If a Man Answers (1962) and the spy drama The Prize (1963).
The supremely talented Micheline continued to reign supreme back in Europe and appeared frequently on the stage as well. Some of her post-Hollywood films (mid-1950's on) included House of Ricordi (1954), Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954) (as Madame de Pompadour), Her Bridal Night (1956), Demoniac (1957), Mistress of the World (1960), Imperial Venus (1962) (as Napoleon's Josephine), Dark Purpose (1964), The Nun (1966), King of Hearts (1966), Donkey Skin (1970), The Legend of Frenchie King (1971), A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973), A Young Emmanuelle (1976), Démons de midi (1979), Thieves After Dark (1983), Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon (1986), High Finance Woman (1990), Fanfan (1993), Les Misérables (1995) and Diary of a Seducer (1996).
Into the millennium, Micheline graced a large number of French films such as Le coeur à l'ouvrage (2000), Charmant garçon (2001), Le diable dans la boîte (1977), Transfixed (2001), France Boutique (2003) (directed by daughter Tonie), Grabuge! (2005), Plein sud (2009), Just Like Brothers (2012) and her last, an unbilled part in Sex, Love & Therapy (2014).
Nominated for a supporting actress Cesar Award for her role as in the Venice Film Festival winner I Want to Go Home (1989), Micheline received an honorary César Award in 2004.- Actor
- Soundtrack
John Savident was born on 21 January 1938 in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK. He was an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Hudson Hawk (1991). He was married to Rona Hopkinson. He died on 21 February 2024.- Pamela Salem was born on 22 January 1944 in Bombay, State of Bombay, India. She was an actress, known for Never Say Never Again (1983), The Great Train Robbery (1978) and Gods and Monsters (1998). She was married to Michael O'Hagan. She died on 21 February 2024 in Surfside, Florida, USA.
- Magdalena Cwen was born on 14 May 1954 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Lódzkie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Na dobre i na zle (1999) and Zadne czary, zadne mary (1983). She was married to Adam Hanuszkiewicz. She died on 21 February 2024 in Poland.
- Magdalena Cwenówna was born on 14 May 1954 in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. She was an actress, known for Palace Hotel (1977), Television Theater (1953) and Lekarze na start (2017). She was married to Adam Hanuszkiewicz. She died on 21 February 2024.
- Art Director
- Set Decorator
- Production Designer
Jan Zázvorka was born on 3 April 1958 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. Jan was an art director and set decorator, known for Doom (2005), The Omen (2006) and The Transporter (2012). Jan died on 21 February 2024 in the Czech Republic.- Music Department
- Composer
- Sound Department
Timo Löyvä was born in 1964 in Alavus, Finland. He was a composer, known for Häjyt (1999), Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha (2000) and A Long Hot Summer (1999). He died on 21 February 2024 in Finland.- Director
- Writer
Thomas Rübenacker was a director and writer, known for Pep im Hotel (1985). Thomas died on 21 February 2024 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.- John Bahnsen Jr. was born on 8 November 1934 in Albany, Georgia, USA. He was married to Margaret "Peggy" Miller, Patricia "Pat" Fitzgerald , Phyllis Elise Marie "Fifi" Shaughnessy and Patricia "Pat" Fitzgerald. He died on 21 February 2024 in Rochelle, Georgia, USA.
- He was a pioneer in neuroendocrinology, and shared the 1977 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with Rosalyn Sussman Yalow and Andrew Schally.
He graduated from the University of Dijon and started medical school at the University of Lyon. He interrupted his studies to join the French underground's efforts to help refugees get to Switzerland during WWII. He received a medical degree in 1949, and earned a PhD at the University of Montreal.
He joined the faculty at the Baylor University College of Medicine in Houston, Texas where he taught physiology and searched for neurohormones. In 1970, he moved to the Salk Institute in San Diego, California where he spent the rest of his career. - Roberto Darvin was born on 28 January 1942 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He died on 21 February 2024 in Uruguay.
- Movlud Suleimanly was born on 18 March 1943 in Dzyunashogh, Lori Region, Armenia. Movlud was a writer, known for Bäyin ogurlanmasi (1985), Baylik darsi (2007) and Dad (1984). Movlud died on 21 February 2024 in Azerbaijan.
- Writer
- Director
Gábor Czakó was born on 14 September 1942 in Decs, Hungary. He was a writer and director, known for Új Gálvölgyi-show (1991), Beavatás (1997) and Csomagok (1970). He died on 21 February 2024 in Hungary.- Kent Kramer was born on 21 July 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on 21 February 2024.
- Transportation Department
Steve Zsapka was born on 20 March 1948 in Hungary. Steve is known for Blade: Trinity (2004), Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). Steve was married to Lesley. Steve died on 21 February 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Maria Venturi was born on 1 August 1933 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. She was a writer, known for Butta la luna (2006), Mia, Liebe meines Lebens (1998) and Incantesimo (1998). She was married to Andrea Mariani. She died on 21 February 2024 in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.