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- Janet Ward was born on 19 February 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Night Moves (1975), Fail Safe (1964) and Kraft Theatre (1947). She died on 2 August 1995 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lillian Bronson was born on 21 October 1902 in Lockport, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Spencer's Mountain (1963), In the Good Old Summertime (1949) and Front Row Center (1955). She was married to Henry Daniels Mygatt. She died on 2 August 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Although it is very unlikely that his admittedly cheap-'n'-cheesy films will ever be acknowledged as true works of cinematic art, producer/director/screenwriter Al Adamson did, nonetheless, make a slew of entertainingly trashy low-budget exploitation features for the drive-in market throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
He was born on July 25, 1929, in Hollywood, California, the son of actress Dolores Booth and actor/director Victor Adamson who, appropriately enough, specialized in shoddy B-grade - and lower - Westerns in the 1920s and 1930s, both as an actor and especially as a director. Adamson's first foray into filmmaking was helping his father as director and producer on the film Halfway to Hell (1953). In the mid-1960s, he founded the prolific grindhouse outfit Independent-International Pictures with fellow producer/distributor Samuel M. Sherman. Adamson cranked out flicks in every conceivable genre: scuzzy biker items (Satan's Sadists (1969), Hell's Bloody Devils (1970), Angels' Wild Women (1971)), grungy Westerns (Five Bloody Graves (1969), Jessi's Girls (1975)), smarmy softcore porn sex comedies (The Naughty Stewardesses (1973), Blazing Stewardesses (1975)), funky blaxploitation films (Mean Mother (1973), Black Heat (1976)), ridiculous science fiction dross (the gloriously ghastly Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)), two Jim Kelly martial arts/action outings (Black Samurai (1976) and Death Dimension (1978)), lurid horror fare (Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), Brain of Blood (1971), Nurse Sherri (1977)) and even a tongue-in-cheek softcore porn science fiction musical (Cinderella 2000 (1977)). Moreover, Adamson served as producer for both the exciting Fred Williamson blaxploitation vehicle Hammer (1972) and the acclaimed made-for-TV drama Cry Rape (1973). The casts of Adamson's films were made up of oddball but enthusiastic amateurs and faded professional thespians whose careers were on the wane, including Kent Taylor, Russ Tamblyn, Lon Chaney Jr. and the ubiquitous John Carradine. Adamson frequently gave his wife, Regina Carrol, sizable parts in his films. Moreover, he was a mentor for future schlock feature directors Greydon Clark and John 'Bud' Cardos. He was also instrumental in launching the career of ace cinematographer Gary Graver. In addition, Adamson kept fellow top cinematographers László Kovács and Vilmos Zsigmond employed in the early days of their careers.
Al Adamson's life came to a brutal and untimely end at 66 when he was murdered by his live-in contractor, Fred Fulford, on August 2, 1995.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Juan López Moctezuma was born on 4 October 1931 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for El Topo (1970), Alucarda (1977) and Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon (1973). He died on 2 August 1995 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Writer
Edward Mannix was born on 26 July 1928 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Ninja Scroll (1993), Castle in the Sky (1986) and Hocus Pocus (1993). He was married to Joan Marie (Roynets) Burman. He died on 2 August 1995 in Glendale, California, USA.- Director
- Actress
- Producer
Irja Ranin was born on 7 April 1930 in Nurmes, Finland. She was a director and actress, known for Rengasmatka eli Peräkylän pikajuna (1952), Linnasta linnaan (1983) and Kunnioittaen (1954). She was married to Matti Ranin. She died on 2 August 1995 in Espoo, Finland.- Writer
- Actor
- Composer
Yuriy Koval was born on 9 February 1938 in Moscow, USSR. He was a writer and actor, known for Yavlenie prirody (2010), Pyat pokhishchennykh monakhov (1991) and Nedopesok Napoleon III (1979). He died on 2 August 1995 in Moscow, Russia.- Composer
- Music Department
Composer and conductor, educated at De Paul University (BA, MA), he studied with Darius Milhaud and Ernest Bloch on MacDowell Foundation fellowships. He wrote the score for the television production of "What Makes Sammy Run?", and incidental music for "The Taming of the Shrew" and the "Merry Wives of Windsor" for the Shakespeare Festival Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut. He joined ASCAP in 1955 and his compositions include "Brass Quintet"; "Five Pieces for Cello, Piano"; "Five Pieces for Piano"; "Sonatina"; "Piano Suite for Young People" (two volumes); "Short Symphony"; and "Dramatic Movement for Orchestra".- John Cross was born on 12 November 1902 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Misleading Cases (1967) and World in Ferment (1969). He died on 2 August 1995 in Lancing, Sussex, England, UK.