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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Chelsea Brown was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Lois Brown. She passed away from pneumonia March 28, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.
She was an actress, comedienne, singer and dancer perhaps best known for being the first African-American series regular in the iconic, ground-breaking American TV series Laugh-In. With her big, beautiful smile, she was often the sensible foil to the wackier talents of Ruth Buzzi, Arte Johnson, Jo Anne Worley and Goldie Hawn.
Among her many other film and TV credits are The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) and Dial Hot Line (1970). She was married to actor Vic Rooney until his death .
After Laugh-In she moved to Australia where she lived for many decades and enjoyed a long and successful career in film, TV and the stage. She recorded albums and had a very popular cabaret act in which she toured the world.
Her late husband, Vic Rooney played her husband on the Aussie soap E Street (1989). After her husband's death, she moved back to her hometown of Chicago, Illinois where she had a large, extended family and many friends.- Richard Beale was born on 13 May 1920 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Madame Bovary (1964) and Treasure Island (1977). He died on 27 March 2017 in Somerset, England, UK.
- Actor
- Producer
Miju Ahmed was born on 17 November, 1950 in Courtpara, Kushtia, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). His birth name was Mijanur Rahman. He was connected with theater group in Kushtia from his childhood. He debuted in the film industry through the film 'Trishna' in 1978. Some of his notable films are 'Mohanogor (1981)', Pita Mata Sontan (1991)', 'Danga' (1992), 'Coolie (1997)', 'Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997)', 'Abujh Bou (2010)'. He received Bangladesh National Film Award in 1994 in Best Supporting Actor category for 'Danga' and in 2012 in Best Actor in Negative Role for 'Abujh Bou'.- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Composer
Rene was born in Dallas on May 25, 1959 to Finees Moreno and Myriam Garza Moreno. He attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and studied theater, dance and music at Southern Methodist University. He was gifted as an actor, director and musician. In the 1980s he moved to New York, working in regional theater, and on and off-Broadway.
He was a member of SDC (Stage Directors and Choreographers Society) and an Artistic Associate with Shakespeare Dallas, as well as an Affiliated Artist with the Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre.
Rene staged plays at all of DFW's major professional theaters and at most of its smaller ones, directing for WaterTower Theatre, Stage West, Contemporary Theatre of Dallas, Theatre Three, Dallas Theater Center, Shakespeare Dallas, WingSpan, and many others.
He won many Dallas-Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum awards. He was frequently honored with Best Director awards and taught classes and taught workshops at many colleges, universities and high schools.
In 1991, while performing in Federico García Lorca's Yerma at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., he fell five floors out of a hotel window and was paralyzed from the waist down. He returned to Dallas for rehabilitation, and received his MFA in directing from Southern Methodist University in 2001.
Moreno had surgery on March 20, 2017, and moved to rehab over the weekend, suffering from heart trouble, followed by kidney and liver failure. He died from heart failure at the Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 57.- Writer
- Actor
David Storey was born on 13 July 1933 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for This Sporting Life (1963), In Celebration (1975) and Great Performances (1971). He was married to Barbara Hamilton. He died on 27 March 2017 in London, England, UK.- David Farrow was born on 6 June 1929 in Rosalia, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Switch (1975) and Daniel Boone (1964). He was married to Christine. He died on 27 March 2017 in Mount Vernon, Washington, USA.
- Connie Tilton was born in 1928 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970), Operation Crossbow (1965) and Gorgo (1961). She died on 27 March 2017 in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK.
- Edgar Reynolds was born on 5 March 1931 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Return to Innsmouth (1999), Operation: Take No Prisoners (1987) and Leverage (2008). He died on 27 March 2017 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
- Casting Director
- Actor
- Casting Department
Henry Rackin was born on 27 October 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a casting director and actor, known for Rhapsody in Blue (1945), Bold Venture (1959) and Bat Masterson (1958). He died on 27 March 2017 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Ibne Mizan was born on 7 October 1930 in Sirajganj, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Sirajganj, Bangladesh]. He was a director and writer, known for Laily Majnu (1983), Ek Mutho Bhat (1976) and Chandon Diper Rajkonna (1984). He died on 27 March 2017 in Corona, California, USA.- Clem Curtis was born on 28 November 1940 in Trinidad, British West Indies. He was married to Safonova, Edena. He died on 27 March 2017 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- Noreen Fraser was born on 6 December 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an executive. She was married to Woody Fraser. She died on 27 March 2017 in Brentwood, California, USA.
- Actor
Roger Steele was born on 15 January 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 27 March 2017 in Encinitas, California, USA.- Arthur Blythe was born on 5 July 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was married to Queen Bey Blythe. He died on 27 March 2017 in Lancaster, California, USA.
- Art Department
Beau Dick was born on 23 November 1955 in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada. He is known for Take Me Home (2013), Meet Beau Dick: Maker of Monsters (2017) and Native America (2018). He died on 27 March 2017 in British Columbia, Canada.- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Danish musician Peter Bastian is one of four children of opera singers Gert and Birgit Bastian. Following his high school graduation in 1962 he studied physics at Copenhagen University for about nine years, but found increasing interest in music. His main instruments were basoon and clarinet. From 1971 to 1983 he was a student of the conductor Sergiu Celibidache. Since then he has been a significant member of the Danish music scene, forming and playing in several bands in the folk and classical genres, composing ballets, and teaching at the Royal Danish Conservatoire. In addition, he has made great efforts to popularize music and its theories, especially through 1987's bestselling book "Ind i musikken" and several series of passionate lectures.- Eko D.J. was born on 7 January 1952 in Malang, Java, Indonesia. He was an actor, known for Enak Sama Enak (2012). He died on 27 March 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- João Gilberto Noll was born on 15 April 1946 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He was a writer, known for Happier Than Ever (1984), Harmada (2003) and Hotel Atlântico (2009). He died on 27 March 2017 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Valeriy Velichko was born on 26 June 1942 in Sverdlovsk, USSR. He was an actor, known for The Plane Flies to Russia (1994), Legenda ostrova Dvid (2010) and Kto, esli ne ty... (1974). He died on 27 March 2017.
- Arun Sarma was born on 3 November 1931 in Dibrugarh, Assam, British India. He was a writer, known for Ajeyo (2014). He was married to Arati Sarma. He died on 27 March 2017 in New Delhi, Delhi, India.