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The son of a Lancashire bookmaker, Albert Finney came to motion pictures via the theatre. In 1956, he won a scholarship to RADA where his fellow alumni included Peter O'Toole and Alan Bates. He joined the Birmingham Repertory where he excelled in plays by William Shakespeare. A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Finney understudied Laurence Olivier at Stratford-upon-Avon, eventually acquiring a reputation as 'the new Olivier'. He first came to critical attention by creating the title role in Keith Waterhouse's "Billy Liar" on the London stage. His film debut soon followed with The Entertainer (1960) by Tony Richardson with whom had earlier worked in the theatre. With the changing emphasis in 60s British cinema towards gritty realism and working-class milieus, Finney's typical screen personae became good-looking, often brooding proletarian types and rebellious anti-heroes as personified by his Arthur Seaton in Karel Reisz's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960). His exuberant defining role, however, was in the bawdy period romp Tom Jones (1963) in which Finney revealed a substantial talent for comedy. In the same vein, he scored another hit opposite Audrey Hepburn in the charming marital comedy Two for the Road (1967).
By 1965, Finney had branched out into production, setting up Memorial Enterprises in conjunction with Michael Medwin. In 1968, he directed himself in Charlie Bubbles (1968) and three years later produced the Chandleresque homage Gumshoe (1971), in which he also starred as Eddie Ginley, a bingo-caller with delusions of becoming a private eye. From 1972 to 1975, Finney served as artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre. His intermittent forays to the screen confirmed him as a versatile international actor of note, though not what one might describe as a mainstream star. His roles have ranged from Ebenezer Scrooge in the musical version of Scrooge (1970) to Daddy Warbucks in Annie (1982) and (in flamboyant over-the-top make-up) Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express (1974). He appeared as Minister of Police Joseph Fouché in Ridley Scott's superb period drama The Duellists (1977) and as a grandiloquent Shakespearean actor in The Dresser (1983) for which he received an Oscar nomination. For the small screen Finney essayed Pope John Paul II (1984) and was a totally believable Winston Churchill in the acclaimed The Gathering Storm (2002). His final movie credit was in the James Bond thriller Skyfall (2012).
Finney was five-times nominated for Academy Awards in 1964, 1975, 1984, 1985 and 2001. He won two BAFTA Awards in 1961 and 2004. True to his working-class roots, he spurned a CBE in 1980 and a knighthood in 2000, later explaining his decision by stating that the 'Sir thing' "slightly perpetuates one of our diseases in England, which is snobbery". Albert Finney was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2011. He died on February 7 2019 at a London hospital from a chest infection at the age of 82. Upon his death, John Cleese described him as "the best" and "our greatest actor".- Frank Robinson was born on 31 August 1935 in Beaumont, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Tiger Claws (1992), Arli$$ (1996) and The Cosby Show (1984). He was married to Barbara Ann Cole. He died on 7 February 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Special Effects
- Additional Crew
- Art Department
Richard Gregory was born on 24 July 1954. He is known for John Carter (2012), Casino Royale (2006) and Event Horizon (1997). He died on 7 February 2019 in England, UK.- Yalçin Mentes was born on 1 April 1960 in Tire, Izmir, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Yalanci Yarim (2006), Sevda Tepesi (2005) and Hayvanlara Dokunduk (1997). He died on 7 February 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Oreo was an actor, known for Pinheads (2014). He died on 7 February 2019 in Portugal.
- Cremilda Gil was born on 23 February 1927 in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. She was an actress, known for O Luto de Electra (1992), Cinzas (1992) and Diaper Trouble (1967). She died on 7 February 2019 in Mora, Évora, Portugal.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Mable Lee started dancing at the age of three and was still dancing past the age of eighty. She was performing in public at the age of four; by twelve she was dancing in night clubs in her native Atlanta. At nineteen, she went north to New York City where she got her first job dancing in the chorus at the West End Theater on West 125th Street in Harlem. She was soon soloing at the Apollo Theater, as well as appearing in comedy skits with comics like Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham and John 'Spider Bruce' Mason. After appearing in USO shows during World War II, Mable went before the cameras, appearing at least one hundred Soundies until about 1946, when she went to Europe for a time. Upon her return to the States, she starred in the 1952 Broadway revival of "Shuffle Along," and would later appear in the national touring company of the Broadway musical "Bubblin' Brown Sugar" (1976). In 2008, Mable Lee was named to the American Tap Dance Association Hall of Fame.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eddie Brugman was born on 4 November 1943 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Rubens, schilder en diplomaat (1977), De tijdscapsule (1963) and Westenwind (1999). He died on 7 February 2019 in Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Glenn Davish was born on 14 January 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The View (1997), Goth Mothers of Transylvania (2012) and Saturday Night Dead (1984). He died on 7 February 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Jerry Roshto was born on 14 February 1964 in Orange, Texas, USA. He died on 7 February 2019 in Pineville, Louisiana, USA.
- Don Worley was born on 17 November 1938 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Battleground: The Art of War (2005), American Heiress (2007) and Fierce Target. He died on 7 February 2019 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Fabio Legarda was born on 18 November 1989 in Popayán, Colombia. He was an actor and writer, known for Percentage (2014), Soy Campeon (2014) and Run (2012). He died on 7 February 2019 in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.- Rocky Lockridge was born on 30 January 1959 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was married to ???. He died on 7 February 2019 in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
- Tetsuo Morishita was an actor, known for Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997), Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009) and Denji Sentai Megaranger vs Carranger (1998). He died on 7 February 2019 in Japan.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Tove Idström was born on 28 February 1954 in Helsinki, Finland. She was a writer, known for Eila (2003), Liian paksu perhoseksi (1998) and Rakastin epätoivoista naista (1999). She died on 7 February 2019 in Helsinki, Finland.- Pete Novick died on 7 February 2019.
- Boris Zubov was born in 1931. He was an actor, known for Negasimoye plamya (1964) and Gorod nad golovoy (1985). He died on 7 February 2019.
- John Dingell is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he holds the record for longest-ever serving member of Congress in American history, representing Michigan for more than 59 years. He most recently served as the representative for Michigan's 12th congressional district. A longtime member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Dingell was the chairman of the committee from 1981 to 1995 and 2007 to 2009.
- Edward Zigler was born on 1 March 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was married to Bernice A. Gorelick. He died on 7 February 2019 in North Haven, Connecticut, USA.
- Arthur Murphy was born on 4 June 1928 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Podge and Rodge Show (2006). He was married to Patricia Pacey. He died on 7 February 2019 in Ireland.
- Per Olov Jansson was born on 22 April 1920 in Helsinki, Finland. He died on 7 February 2019 in Vantaa, Finland.
- Jan Olszewski was born on 20 August 1930 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He died on 7 February 2019 in Warsaw, Poland.
- Producer
Tomasz Filipczak was born on 7 February 1954 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was a producer, known for Eden (2002). He died on 7 February 2019.- Legarda was born in 1990 in Colombia. He was an actor, known for Legarda, Ryan Roy, Dejota 2021: Nutella (2019) and El desayuno (2018). He died on 7 February 2019.
- Margita Sevcovicová was born on 24 August 1936 in Martin, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Zaby a iné ryby (1986), Zlý záber (1989) and Kamaráti bez slov (1995). She died on 7 February 2019 in Trnava, Slovakia.