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Noureen DeWulf

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Noureen DeWulf (née Ahmed; born February 28, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles in West Bank Story (2005), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), and The Back-up Plan (2010). She also starred as Lacey on the sitcom Anger Management (2012–2014). She was previously married to artist James DeWulf. On September 3, 2011, DeWulf married National Hockey League goaltender Ryan Miller in Los Angeles. The couple have two children. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Ivan McMahon

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Ivan McMahon has been working in the film and television industry for over 30 years. He holds a Master's Degree in Screenwriting and Film Studies. He is a company director of Fighting Fish Films Ltd and works as a Line Producer on feature films and high-end television dramas. Ivan's list of credits also includes over forty as a 1st Assistant Director and he originally learned his trade by working on horror, sci-fi and thriller films produced by B Movie legend Roger Corman. Ivan is a conscientious, self-motivated and enthusiastic professional who prides himself on his honesty and integrity and constantly strives to achieve the best possible result in any given situation.
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Kerry Howard

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Kerry Elizabeth Howard (born 24 March 1982) is an English actress. She played Laura in the BBC Three comedy series Him & Her and Leanne in Witless. She also appears in BBC Three "Feed My Funny" comedy sketches with Lu Corfield and acted as courtroom clerk in the first series of Judge Romesh. Howard was born to Dave and Ninette Howard in 1982. She has a twin brother called Daniel and is the younger sister of comedian Russell Howard. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Drama from Edge Hill University in 2003.
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Peter Cushing

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Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside of "Hammer Horror" include his many appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who.
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William Marshall

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William Marshall was an American actor, director, and opera singer. He is best known for his title role in Blacula and its sequel Scream Blacula Scream as well as his role on Pee-wee's Playhouse. Marshall made his Broadway debut in 1944 in Carmen Jones. In 1950, he understudied Boris Karloff as Captain Hook in the Broadway production of Peter Pan. He played the leading role of De Lawd in the 1951 revival of The Green Pastures, a role he repeated in 1958 in a BBC telecast of the play. He performed in several Shakespearean plays on the stage in the U. S. and Europe, including the title role in at least six productions of Othello. Harold Hobson of the London Sunday Times praised Marshall’s portrayal as "the best Othello of our time." In 1968, Marshall joined the Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles to play Othello in a jazz musical version, Catch My Soul, with Jerry Lee Lewis as Iago. Marshall portrayed Paul Robeson and Frederick Douglass on stage. He researched Douglass' life extensively, and in 1983 produced and played the lead role in Frederick Douglass: Slave and Statesman. Marshall's career on screen began in the 1952 film Lydia Bailey as a Haitian leader. He followed that with a prominent role as Glycon, comrade and fellow gladiator to Victor Mature in the 1954 film Demetrius and the Gladiators. His demeanor, voice and stature gave him a wide range, though he was ill-suited for the subservient roles that many black actors of his generation were most frequently offered. He was a leader of the Mau-Mau uprising in Something of Value, and Attorney General Edward Brooke in The Boston Strangler. He probably received the most notice for his role in the vampire film Blacula and its sequel Scream Blacula Scream. In later years, Marshall played the King of Cartoons on Pee-wee's Playhouse. Despite blacklisting because of his supposed communist connections, Marshall managed to continue appearing in both television and films. He appeared on the British spy series Danger Man in episodes titled "Deadline" and "The Galloping Major". He also won two local Emmys for producing and performing in a PBS production, As Adam Early in the Morning, a theatre piece originally performed on stage. He also was featured in an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour titled, "The Jar", with actors Pat Buttram and George Lindsey. In addition to acting and producing, Marshall taught acting at various universities including the University of California, Irvine, and the Mufandi Institute, an African-American arts and music institution in the Watts section of Los Angeles. He did similar work at Chicago's ETA Creative Arts Foundation, which in 1992 named Marshall one of its Epic Men of the 20th century. Marshall died June 11, 2003, from complications arising from Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. Marshall was considered by many to be a much underrated actor and one who never got his due. Some have remarked that Marshall should have had a much more successful and larger screen career, even saying that Marshall would have been a perfect choice for the role of Thulsa Doom in Conan the Barbarian.
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Sean Connery

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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 – October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer. He won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On October 31, 2020, Connery died at the age of 90.
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Dinos Karydis

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Dinos (Konstantinos) Karydis (Athens, 27 October 1938 – 15 September 2024) was a Greek television, film and theatre actor. He was born and raised in Athens. Being an excellent graduate of the Athens Drama School, he soon began his career in theatre. He then participated in many film productions, as well as television programs. He died of cancer on 15 September 2024, at the age of 85. He was buried in the Zografou cemetery on 17 September. He was the husband of fellow actress, Julia Argyropoulou, with whom they had Smaragda Karydi, also an actress.
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Y.A. Tittle

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Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. revolutionized quarterback play through seventeen professional seasons, becoming one of football's most cerebral field generals despite an unconventional sidearm throwing motion that captivated fans and confounded defenses. Born October 24, 1926 in Marshall, Texas, Tittle spent hours as a youth throwing footballs through a tire swing in his backyard, emulating fellow Texan Sammy Baugh. At Marshall High School, he quarterbacked the team to an undefeated senior season and state finals appearance. Tittle attended Louisiana State University (1944-1947), where he earned two-time All-Southeastern Conference honors as the Tigers' quarterback. Playing both offense and defense in the iron man era, he set school passing records with 162 completions for 2,525 yards and 23 touchdowns—marks standing until Bert Jones surpassed them in the 1970s. His defining collegiate moment came in the infamous 1947 Cotton Bowl Classic, known as the "Ice Bowl," when LSU and Arkansas battled to a scoreless tie on an ice-covered field in sub-freezing temperatures. Despite neither team scoring, Tittle shared game MVP honors with Arkansas end Alton Baldwin. Drafted sixth overall by Detroit Lions in 1948, the 6-foot-0, 192-pound Tittle instead signed with Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference before Commissioner Jonas Ingram redistributed him to Baltimore Colts to increase league balance. Named unanimous AAFC Rookie of the Year after passing for 2,739 yards, he led Baltimore to the brink of an Eastern Division championship. When the Colts franchise folded after joining the NFL in 1950, San Francisco 49ers selected Tittle in the 1951 draft. Over ten seasons, Tittle became part of the 49ers' legendary "Million Dollar Backfield" alongside John Henry Johnson, Joe Perry, and Hugh McElhenny—the only full-house backfield with all four members eventually enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1954, Tittle became the first professional football player featured on Sports Illustrated's cover. With receiver R.C. Owens in 1957, he invented the "alley-oop" pass—the first usage of the term in sports—exploiting Owens's exceptional leaping ability. United Press named him NFL Player of the Year in 1957. Considered washed up at age 34, Tittle was traded to New York Giants in 1961 for guard Lou Cordileone—regarded among the worst trades in 49ers history and the best in Giants annals. He revitalized his career spectacularly, leading New York to three consecutive NFL Championship games (1961-1963). His career ended with an iconic 1964 photograph showing him bloodied and helmetless after a tackle by Pittsburgh's John Baker. Tittle retired holding NFL records for career passing yards (28,339), touchdowns (212), attempts, completions, and games played. After football, he rejoined the 49ers as assistant coach before the Giants hired him as quarterback mentor in 1970. He founded Y.A. Tittle Insurance & Financial Services, having worked as insurance salesman during his playing career. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, Tittle's number 14 jersey was retired by the Giants. He suffered from severe dementia in later years before dying October 8, 2017 in Stanford, California at age 90, survived by wife Minnette and four children.
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Lata Mangeshkar

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Lata Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She was the best-known and most respected playback singer in India. She was referred to as the Nightingale of India and the Queen of Melody. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and had spanned over seven decades. She recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and had sung songs in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and foreign languages, primarily in Marathi and Hindi. She was the recipient of three National Film Awards, 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards, two Filmfare Special Awards, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and many more. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was bestowed on her in 1989 by the Government of India. She was also the second vocalist, after M. S. Subbulakshmi, to have ever been awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001, India's highest civilian honor. She was the first Indian to perform in Royal Albert Hall in 1974. She was conferred France's highest civilian award (Officer of the Legion of Honour) in 2007. Due to all of her achievements, many singers and musicians consider her to be one of the greatest female singers in the Hindi film industry. She had four siblings—Asha Bhosle, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar—of whom she is the eldest. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lata Mangeshkar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Marc Ferro

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Marc Ferro (24 December 1924 – 21 April 2021) was a French historian. His Ukrainian-Jewish mother was murdered during the Holocaust. Ferro worked on early twentieth-century European history, specialising in the history of Russia and the USSR, as well as the history of cinema. He was Director of Studies in Social Sciences at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales. He was a co-director of the French review Annales and co-editor of the Journal of Contemporary History. He also directed and presented television documentaries on the rise of the Nazis, Lenin and the Russian revolution and on the representation of history in cinema. Ferro died from COVID-19 complications in Maisons-Laffitte in April 2021, at the age of 96.
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