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- Music Artist
- Actress
- Composer
Amy Jade Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983 in Enfield, London, England and raised in Southgate, London, England to Janis Holly Collins (née Seaton), a pharmacist & Mitchell "Mitch" Winehouse, a window panel installer and taxi driver. Her family shared her love of theater and music. Amy was brought up on jazz music; She received her first guitar at age 13 and taught herself how to play. Young Amy Winehouse was a rebellious girl. At age 14, she was expelled from Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London. At that time she pierced her nose and tattooed her body. She briefly attended the BRIT School in Croydon, and began her professional career at 16, performing occasional club gigs and recording low cost demos. At 19 years old, she recorded her debut album: Frank (2003), a jazz-tinged album that became a hit and earned her several award nominations. During the next several years, she survived a period of personal upheaval, a painful relationship, and struggles with substance abuse. Her final album, Back on Black (2006) was an international hit, and 'Rehab' made No. 9 on the US pop charts.
Her big break came in 2008. Amy Winehouse became the first British female to win 5 Grammy Awards on the same night, February 10th, 2008, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year for 'Rehab'. Her Grammy performance was broadcast from London via satellite, because she was unable to appear in person in Los Angeles due to temporary problems with her traveling visa. Following her success at the Grammy Awards, Winehouse gave a string of highly successful performances during the year 2008. In June, she was suddenly hospitalized with a serious lung condition. However, she left hospital for one evening to perform for Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday celebration in London's Hyde Park. She sang her hits: Rehab & Valerie, drawing cheers and applause form the crowds and a smile from Mandela. Winehouse also performed for Roman Abramovich's party in Moscow; there she earned $2 million for her one-hour gig.
Amy Winehouse developed a distinctive style of her own. Her signature beehive hairstyle has become the model for fashion designers, while her vulnerability, her fragile personality and self-destructive behavior was regular tabloid news, and subject of criticism and controversy. In April 2008 she was named the second greatest "ultimate heroine" by the British population at large, and a month later was voted the second most hated personality in the UK. George Michael called her the "best female vocalist he has heard in his entire career," while Keith Richards warned that she "won't be around long" if her behavior doesn't change.
Musically, Amy Winehouse created a cross-cultural and cross-genre style. She experimented with an eclectic mix of jazz, soul, pop, reggae, world beat and R&B. She had a special ability to channel hurt and despair into her performances. Her voice, phrasing and delivery sometimes sounded like a mix between Billy Holliday, Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan, and coupled with similarities in personal problems, she at times resembled another incarnation of legendary "Lady Blues".
Amy died at 27 years old on July 23, 2011 in her London home following a long-running battle with alcohol addiction. She was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium and her ashes were laid to rest in Edgwarebury Jewish Cemetery in London, United Kingdom. Her death caused considerable mourning worldwide.- Marc Hannibal was born on 21 March 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Ironside (1967), Mission: Impossible (1966) and The Grasshopper (1970). He died on 23 July 2011 in Salem, Oregon, USA.
- Animation Department
- Director
- Producer
Joined Mushi Animation Production in the 60s and was very soon promoted to animation direction of several TV Series including "Moomin" and "Wansa-kun". After his collaboration on the TV series "Space Battleship Yamato" (1974-75), he made his film debut in its theatrical version in 1977. His debut as a director in a long-feature format couldn't have been more successful: "Vampire Hunter D" (1985), made for the Video Animation market. Shortly after he directed his only long-feature film, "Fist of the North Star" in 1986.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ina van Faassen was born on 19 November 1928 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Makkers, staakt uw wild geraas (1960), Baantjer (1995) and Ieder zijn deel (1977). She was married to Ton van Duinhoven. She died on 23 July 2011 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Edward Bruzan was born on 15 March 1925. He was an actor, known for Home Alone (1990). He died on 23 July 2011 in Lisle, Illinois, USA.
- Cao Ky Nguyen was born on 8 September 1930 in Son Tay, Vietnam. He died on 23 July 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Music Department
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Fran Landesman was born on 21 October 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Take a Letter Mr. Jones..... (1981), Barn (2019) and In the Pink (1982). She was married to Jay Landesman. She died on 23 July 2011 in Islington, London, England, UK.- Butch Lewis was born on 26 June 1946 in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995), Out-of-Sync (1995) and Spirit Lost (1996). He died on 23 July 2011 in Bethany Beach, Delaware, USA.
- Elliott Kozak was born on 17 September 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Elliott was a producer, known for Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (1984), Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut (1984) and Bob Hope on Campus (1975). Elliott died on 23 July 2011 in Tarzana, California, USA.
- Necdet Sevinç was born on 10 March 1944 in Gaziantep, Turkey. Necdet was a writer, known for Fatehlerin Divani (1997). Necdet died on 23 July 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Edmund Loughlin was born on 18 August 1923 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for I Was a Teenage TV Terrorist (1985). He was married to Grace Birmingham. He died on 23 July 2011 in Seymour, Connecticut, USA.
- Actor
- Composer
Paul Louka was born on 17 August 1936 in Marcinelle, Hainault, Belgium. He was an actor and composer, known for Hiver 60 (1983), L'étiquette (1982) and Les contes fantastiques (1966). He died on 23 July 2011 in Montignies, Hainault, Belgium.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Ev Courter was born on 16 April 1927 in Wilmar, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Deathrow Gameshow (1987). He was married to Millie Courter and C. Virginia 'Ginger' Dearhart Courter Nicholaou. He died on 23 July 2011 in Redding, California, USA.- Robert Ettinger was born on 4 December 1918 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Mae Ettinger and Elaine Ettinger. He died on 23 July 2011 in Clinton Township, Michigan, USA.
- John Shalikashvili was born on 27 June 1936 in Warsaw, Poland. He died on 23 July 2011 in Tacoma, Washington, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Georg Friedel was born on 30 March 1920. He was a director and writer, known for Viel Vergnügen! (1957), Heute abend Peter Frankenfeld (1959) and Therese Giehse - Porträt einer Schauspielerin (1964). He died on 23 July 2011.- Soundtrack
Johnny Hoes was born on 19 April 1917 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He died on 23 July 2011 in Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.