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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 who 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 31 October 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Connery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Brendan Bradley

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Born and raised in North Carolina, Brendan graduated with Honors from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. To further hone his skills, Brendan spent time in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). When not on stage or in class, Brendan dedicated himself to developing and producing independent films and theater throughout New York City. His first play, Jettison, received productions in Manhattan and Miami and was published a year later. Brendan first moved to Los Angeles to film September 12th for which he won the Methodfest Best Actor Award in 2009. His talent and passion quickly earned him success in the online entertainment community with appearances in The Legend of Neil, The Station and his own Squatters series. As a producer, he also developed and produced transmedia campaigns for Post-It Notes, DentaBurst, Kimberly Clark and KABC's Frosty, Heidi & Frank. He currently thrives in Los Angeles continuing to work in film, television and transmedia entertainment.
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Leo Gorcey

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Leo Gorcey's parents were actor Bernard Gorcey (born 1888) who stood 4' 10", and Josephine Condon (born 1901), who stood 4' 11" and weighed 95 pounds; they worked in vaudeville in New York. In 1915, 14-year-old Josephine gave birth to Fred. In 1917, Leo was born, a large baby at 12 lb. 3 oz.; as an adult he would be 5' 6". In 1921 his brother David Gorcey was born. In 1935, Leo and David appeared in the stage play "Dead End." In 1937, this was made into a movie, and Leo became one of the busiest actors for the next 20 years -- from 1937-1939 he starred in seven Dead End Kids movies, from 1940-1945 in 21 East Side Kids films, from 1946-1956 in 41 Bowery Boys movies. In 1939, Leo married 17-year-old dancer Kay Marvis, who appeared in four of his movies. They divorced in 1944 after five years of marriage; she went on to marry Groucho Marx. In 1945, Leo married Evalene Bankston; they divorced in 1948. Leo was to have paid her $50,000 in a divorce settlement; however, when two detectives she hired broke into his home, he retaliated by firing his gun at them. They sued, and Leo countersued for illegal entry and won $35,000 back. In 1949, Leo married Amelita Ward, whom he met while filming Smugglers' Cove (1948). Their marriage produced Leo Gorcey Jr. in 1949, and a baby girl they named Jan (after Leo's producer and manager, Jan Grippo) in 1951. They divorced in 1956. That year Leo married his young nanny, Brandy, who was taking care of his two kids. They had a baby girl, Brandy Jo, in 1958. The couple divorced in 1962. Leo went to the altar one last time in February, 1968, marrying Mary Gannon. He stayed married to her until his death from liver failure on June 2, 1969, in Oakland, California.
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Eric Savin

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Éric Savin (born Dijon, 14 November 1964) is a French film and TV actor. Savin comes from a rugby family, which meant he was more interested in a sports career. But a strong conviction led him to Paris to try a career as an actor. He was a hospital agent at the Bichat hospital in Paris from 1985 to 1988, and then passed the (Drama school) Cours Florent free class competition. It was during an audition that he met Xavier Durringer (playwright , screenwriter and filmmaker) with whom he still works today. He made his stage debut in 1989 in Lorenzaccio (written by Alfred de Musset) directed by Francis Huster. Bertrand Tavernier entrusted him with his first cinema role in 1992, as Inspector Lefort in L.627. He then alternated between theater, television and cinema. His first theatre successes came with Durringer's shows like La Petite Entaille in 1991, or Sureur in 1997, presented at the Avignon Festival. In 1993, he starred with actress Karin Viard in La nage indienne (the Indian Swim), in the first feature film by Durringer. Then he had several supporting roles including Giordano in Emmène-moi (Take me) by Michel Spinosa, distinguished at the Berlin International Film Festival and Captain Conan again with Tavernier in 1996, followed by I Hate Love (J'ai horreur de l'amour) by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa in 1997 then in 1998 social film Une minute de silence ('One minute of silence') the first film of Florent Emilio Siri. He returned to work with Durringer on J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici (I'll go to heaven because hell is here) in 1997, film is about gangsters. He gets a nomination to the Sept d'or for his portrayal of a divorced father who kidnaps his daughter in the TV movie Vacances volées (or Stolen Vacation), it was directed by Olivier Panchot. He also accompanies many filmmakers and directors from short to feature film, such as Laurent Firode (Les astres (The Stars) in 1998, Happenstance (The Butterfly's Wing Flapping) in 2000), with Pierre-Erwan Guillaume in Bonne résistance à la douleur, (Good resistance to pain) in 1999 and L'Ennemi naturel (The Natural Enemy) in 2004. Then with Lyčče Boukhitine for which he takes the character in her short film La Vielle barrière (The old barrier), which won a 'jury prize' at the festival of Clermont-Ferrand in 1998. Finally in 2002, he plays in the famous short film Squash directed by Lionel Bailliu, which was multi-award-winning in several festivals around the world, including the interpretation prize in Clermont-Ferrand. Lionel Bailliu won an Oscar nomination in 2004 for Best Live Action Short Film. This performance leads Éric Savin to take the leading role of the compulsive domineering boss in the feature film adaptation in 2006 entitled Fair Play where he shares the poster with Marion Cotillard and Benoît Magimel. ... Source: Article "Éric Savin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Ron Shelton

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ron Shelton (September 15, 1945 in Whittier, California) is a U.S. film director and screenwriter, most notable for making movies about sports. Shelton is an alumnus of Santa Barbara High School and of the University of Arizona and Westmont College. He is the oldest of four brothers, and grew up in Montecito, California. Before beginning his movie career, Shelton was a minor league baseball player in the Baltimore Orioles' organization from 1967 to 1971. He is married to Canadian-born actress Lolita Davidovich, who has appeared in three of Shelton's films and with whom he has two children. The couple reside in Los Angeles and Ojai, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Shelton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Bob Mackie

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Robert Gordon Mackie is an American fashion designer and costumier, best known for his dressing of entertainment icons such as Ann-Margret, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Diahann Carroll, Carol Channing, Cher, Marlene Dietrich, Barbara Eden, Lola Falana, Judy Garland, Mitzi Gaynor, Elton John, Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Marie Osmond, Joan Rivers, Diana Ross, RuPaul, Tina Turner, Sylvie Vartan, Vanna White, Pia Zadora and Barbra Streisand. He was the costume designer for all the performers on The Carol Burnett Show during its entire eleven-year run, and designed the costumes for its spinoff, Mama's Family, and for the 1993 television adaptation of Gypsy.
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Fred Draper

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Frederick P. "Fred" Draper (b. September 2, 1925, Chester, Pennsylvania — d. December 28, 1999, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California) was an American film and television actor. He appeared on numerous television programs and films. Paul (Fred) Draper attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York graduating in 1947. He attended with such luminaries as Ann Bancroft, Grace Kelley, and John Cassevetted. While there he roomed with Cassevettes and Harry Masters. Draper's friendship with Cassevettes lead to roles in Mr. Cassavettes (now cult status) films. While at the Academy Draper work at the top of the Empire State Building at WNBT (now WNBC.) Mr. Draper appeared on Climax Theatre, Playhouse Ninety and The Loyd Bridges Show. https://media.paleycenter.org/ Worth viewing is the 1963 release of "A Child is Waiting" where Draper appeeared as Dr. Sacks with Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Gena Rowlands, Paul Stewart, John Marley, and Bill Mummy. He appeared in four of director John Cassavetes' films (Faces, Husbands, A Woman Under the Influence, Opening Night). He also played in episodes of the Peter Falk detective series Columbo. In every episode but one Columbo, and the audience, knew who the murder was. Draper, as "Swanny", was the only culprit in the series who was revealed at the climax of the episode. Paul (Fred) Draper is survived by his wife, Marilyn Draper, his three children, Amy Greer (nee Draper), Frederick Paul Draper III, and Sara Beth Draper-Wessels, and three grand children, Amy's daughter Katheryn (Katie) Draper , and Beth's sons Schyler Wessels and Spencer Wessels. Opening Night (1977) as Leo "Future Cop" (TV) as Lieutenant Commander (1 episode, 1977) Columbo (TV) (6 episodes; 1971-1976) "Police Woman" as Distinguished Guest (1 episode, 1974) A Woman Under the Influence as George Mortensen (1974) Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (1970) Faces (1968) as Freddie Draper "Peyton Place" as Bartender Fred (1 episode, 1966) "Kraft Suspense Theatre" as Mark's Father (1 episode, 1965) "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" as Wiley Baker (1 episode, 1957) "M Squad" as Det. Lt. Wade (1 episode, 1957) Some description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Draper (American actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Corrections have been made by Mr. Draper's daughter, Sara Beth Draper-Wessels. https://alchetron.com/Fred-Draper-763777-W http://www.answers.com/Q/What_movie_and_television_projects_has_Fred_Draper_been_in
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Georgi Staykov

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Georgi Staykov is a Bulgarian actor, born in the town of Veliko Tarnovo on the 10th of August 1964. In 1989 he graduates from the Bulgarian Acting Academy, where his mentor is Encho Halachev, and leaves for Sweden. In Swedish movies he often portrays Eastern-European characters, many of them antagonistic, or, as he himself states, "all bad guys who eventually die". His most wide success is the portrayal of Alexander Zalachenko, a former Soviet spy, in the Swedish film trilogy "Millenium", based on the books by Stieg Larsson. In Bulgaria, Staykov is known for his roles in movies like "Vchera" (Yesterday), "Bez draskotina" (No scratch), "Reservat" (Reservate), "Missia London" (Mission London) and "Tilt". He has made appearances in new TV shows such as "Sedem Chasa Razlika" (In seven hours). Staykov is living and teaching in Stockholm, Sweden, and is married to a Swedish opera singer. With her he has a son, Albert Nicholas, born in 2007.
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Gillian Vigman

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Gillian Vigman (born January 28, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her roles in the films The Hangover (2009), The Hangover Part II (2011), and The Hangover Part III (2013), as well as the television series The Mindy Project (2012-2017) and The Good Place (2016-2020). Vigman was born in New Jersey and raised in New York City. She attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied theater. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. Vigman is 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 meters) tall.
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Zara Cully

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zara Frances Cully (January 26, 1892 – February 28, 1978) was an American actress. Cully was best known for her role as Olivia 'Mother Jefferson' Jefferson on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons, which she portrayed from the series beginning in 1975 until her death in 1978. Zara Frances Cully was the eldest of 10 surviving children born to Ambrose E. and Nora Ann (nee' Gilliam) Cully in Worcester, Massachusetts, on January 26, 1892. The Cully family was musical with Ambrose serving as the music director of the church they attended, Zion AME Church. Zara's younger brother, jazz trumpeter Wendell Cully, played with Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. She graduated from the Worcester School of Speech and Music. In 1940, after an appearance in New York City, she became known as "one of the world's greatest elocutionists". After moving to Jacksonville, Florida, she began producing, writing, directing, and acting in numerous plays. For 15 years she was a drama teacher at her own studio as well as at Edward Waters College, a historically black college founded in 1866 to educate freed slaves. She had become known as Florida's "Dean of Drama." Upset by the racism she experienced in the Jim Crow-era South, Cully decided to move to Hollywood, where she became a regular performer at the Ebony Showcase Theatre.[1][2] By the time she acquired the role of 'Mother' Jefferson, Cully had accumulated a long list of acting credentials spanning a half-century, including such movies as The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), a starring role in Brother John (1971), and the Blaxploitation films Sugar Hill (1974) and Darktown Strutters (1975). Her TV career went back to what critics call 'the Golden Age of Television', including appearances on the highly acclaimed Playhouse 90 series. Aside from The Jeffersons, her television credits included The People Next Door (CBS Playhouse), Run for Your Life (NBC Matinee Theater), Cowboy in Africa, The Name of the Game, Mod Squad, Night Gallery, and All in the Family (in a 1974 appearance in which she originated the "Mother Jefferson" role, which she then carried over to The Jeffersons, when that show spun off). She was one of the oldest performers active in television at the time of her death. Cully was married once, to James M. Brown, Jr. from 1914 until his death in 1968. Together, Cully and Brown had four children: Mrs. Mary Gale "Polly" Buggs (wife of John A. Buggs, Deputy Director of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, 1917–2005), Emerson T. Brown (1925–1980), James M. Brown III (1915–1972), and a baby daughter (who died in 1919). Cully died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on February 28, 1978 from lung cancer, aged 86. Services were held on March 2, 1978 at the Church of Christian Fellowship, in Los Angeles. She was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) in the Freedom Mausoleum, Columbarium of Victory. In attendance were the cast and crew of The Jeffersons, including show producer Norman Lear. Cully was posthumously awarded an NAACP special Image Award on June 9, 1978, at the 11th Annual NAACP Awards ceremony. CLR
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