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Sylvia Kristel was born on September 28, 1952 in Utrecht, Netherlands. She first came to international attention in the early 1970s with Emmanuelle (1974) for director Just Jaeckin. Then two more sequels followed in which she also starred. Included in her credits are a long list of European films including the film Julia (1974), in which she played the lead. In 1979, she came to Hollywood, appearing in The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) for producer Jennings Lang, who also featured her in the comedy film The Nude Bomb (1980). However, this was all a prelude to the most successful film in Kristel's career -- Private Lessons (1981) -- in which she played the housekeeper who initiates 15-year-old Eric Brown to the wonders of sex. The film grossed over $50,000,000 worldwide. The Dutch actress, who speaks four languages (Dutch, English, Italian and French), now made her home in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Sylvia Kristel died at age 60 of cancer in her sleep on October 18, 2012.- Joaquin Martinez considers himself the luckiest man alive. A painfully shy medical student at Mexico City's University, he was forced by a teacher to join the school's drama group to get rid of his "inadequacy". There he not only discovered a new world but was rewarded with a scholarship to legendary Seki Sano's Drama Studio. Seki trained him and encouraged him to become a professional actor. After finishing his medical studies he broke into movies and PECIME distinguished him as best newcomer for his performance in Pedro Páramo (1967), the Mexican entry at the Cannes Film Festival. Then legendary Hollywood agent Paul Kohner called. Torn between a medical practice and an acting career, Joaquin decided to try Hollywood for two years before making up his mind. He is still there, and has appeared in such classic films as Jeremiah Johnson (1972), Joe Kidd (1972), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), Revenge (1990), The Cowboy Way (1994), The Odd Couple II (1998), Die Another Day (2002) and Ulzana's Raid (1972) - where he plays the title role. He has shared the screen with the likes of Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood, Anthony Quinn, Jack Lemmon, Robert Redford, Kevin Costner, Burt Lancaster, Walter Matthau, Jeremy Irons, Kiefer Sutherland, Woody Harrelson and Pierce Brosnan, among others, while behind the camera directors of the stature of Edward Dmytryk, John Sturges, Robert Aldrich, Karel Reisz, Sydney Pollack and Tony Scott have brought him into their productions. Bille August flew him to Europe to play Antonio Banderas' father in The House of the Spirits (1993) and Lee Tamahori brought him back to London to participate in the last James Bond opus, Die Another Day (2002). Joaquin plays The Postman in Castingx (2005), thus becoming the first Mexican actor featured in a Dutch film. Currently, he divides his time among Hollywood, Mexico and Europe in the development of 'Solitario - The Lonely One' - through his own company, Victoria Films International.
- Kaiser William II was born on January 27, 1859 to a Prince and Princess of Prussia. His mother was the daughter of Queen Victoria. He grew up like any Prussian Prince, except for an arm that was deformed from birth. He admired his grandparents who became Kaiser and Empress when he was small. He also admired his English Grandmother Queen Victoria as well as Otto von Bismarck. During his formative years he had to deal with having brothers and sisters. His brother Henry even got married to their cousin Irene (their Aunt Alice's daughter). Because of the attention his parents gave to his arm he grew to detest them.
When William was in his late teens he fell in love with his cousin (the daughter of his Aunt Alice) but she did not love him and got married to Grand Duke Serge of Russia. A few years later he got married to a granddaughter of his grandmother's half-sister. They had several children. In 1888 when his father died he raided his desk to find anything that may have incriminated his father in something, but all that was found was papers about how bad he had been in his life. He was with his grandmother Queen Victoria when she died in 1901. Later that year he lost his mother as well. He did the same thing to his mother that he did with his father with the same results. Vickie had given all her papers to the British ambassador to Berlin a few days before she died.
After his mother died he continued to rule Germany in a back handed manner, and did not like the fact that his Uncle Edward was more powerful than he was. He did not like the fact that he was part of starting World War One because it pitted him against cousins, aunts, and uncles all over Europe and the Americas. His response to his cousin changing their last name to Windsor was that he would like to see the Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha. After the war he had to give up his throne and he went to the Netherlands, where after the death of his first wife he married a second. He stayed married to his second wife till he died at the age of 82 in 1941. - Actor
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Bram van der Vlugt was born on 28 May 1934 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Unit 13 (1996) and Memorandum van een dokter (1963). He was married to Hannah van der Vlugt. He died on 19 December 2020 in Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Writer
- Director
- Art Department
Dick Bruna was born on 23 August 1927 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was a writer and director, known for Miffy, Small World (1996) and Nijntje De Musical (2001). He was married to Irene De Jongh. He died on 16 February 2017 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Gees Linnebank was born on 29 April 1945 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for The Family (1973), De zomer van '45 (1991) and Oorlogswinter (1975). He died on 15 June 2006 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Hans Veerman was born on 14 March 1933 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Baantjer (1995) and Dossier Verhulst (1986). He died on 25 January 2014 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Leonora Corbett was born on 28 June 1908 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Love on Wheels (1932), The Constant Nymph (1933) and I, Claudius (1937). She was married to John Francis Royal. She died on 29 July 1960 in Vleuten, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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- Composer
Martine Bijl was born on 19 March 1948 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress and writer, known for Martine (1975), Het zonnetje in huis (1993) and Een vreemde vogel (1967). She was married to Berend Boudewijn. She died on 30 May 2019 in Maarssen, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Actor
- Stunts
Jon Bluming was born on 6 February 1933 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Hollands glorie (1977), Modesty Blaise (1966) and Turkish Delight (1973). He died on 17 December 2018 in De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Willem Aantjes was born on 16 January 1923 in Bleskensgraaf, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was married to Ineke Ludikhuize and Gisela Braun. He died on 22 October 2015 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Piet Ekel was born on 21 September 1921 in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Ja zuster, nee zuster (1966), Swiebertje (1955) and Op de Hollandse toer (1973). He died on 28 June 2012 in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Actor
- Music Department
Came to Holland in 1949 together with his family. After school time he performed with his brother Riem several times and even made a few studio recordings. In 1960 they made their first hit called Ramona a cover from the Everly Brothers. This became a number one hit in Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, Germany, Japan, Thailand and Indonesia. They covered many of the Everly Brothers songs. Got an Edison award for the song Ramona of which seven million copies were sold. The Blue Diamonds were one of the few bands in the world where only death of one of the members could took it apart. They stood on top of the Dutch music scene for 40 years and far beyond its borders. On the eighteenth of December, Ruud de Wollf died, not very long after the group's last appearance on the third of November in the year 2000. Thus ending one of the most successful Dutch pop bands.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Sound Department
Robert van den Houten was born on 12 January 1947 in Bussum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was a cinematographer, known for Medisch Centrum West (1988), Pleisterkade 17 (1975) and Met één been in het graf (2006). He died on 27 August 2020 in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Born in 1858 to Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife, Princess Adelheid zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Augusta-Victoria's family was uprooted from their hereditary fief due to war, and as a consequence she lived throughout Europe as a girl. She met then-Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany in 1879 and married him two years later; she was a dutiful wife and mother, and posed no challenge to her husband's dominating personality. When his father died in 1888, Wilhelm became Kaiser of Germany. After World War I, she followed her husband into exile in the Netherlands, where she died in 1921.
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- Music Department
- Soundtrack
André Hazes was born on 30 June 1951 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Zoals u wenst, mevrouw (1984), Mensen zoals jij en ik (1981) and A Kiss (2018). He was married to Rachel Hazes, Ellen Wolf and Annie Dijkstra. He died on 23 September 2004 in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Def Rhymz was born on 3 May 1970 in Paramaribo, Suriname. He was an actor, known for Goudkust (1996), Walkmen (2002) and Een pittig popconcert (2000). He died on 24 March 2024 in Utrecht, Netherlands.
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- Writer
- Director
Tom Manders was born on 23 October 1921 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for Bij Dorus op visite (1968), Straatje om met Dorus (1966) and Er zit een vogelnestje in m'n kop (1971). He was married to Anna Maria Josephina Hennen. He died on 28 February 1972 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands was born on 29 June 1911 in Jena, Grand Duchy of Saxony, German Empire [now Thuringia, Germany]. He was married to Queen Juliana. He died on 1 December 2004 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Ab Hofstee was born on 11 October 1919 in Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Kunt u me de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, meneer? (1972), Oebele (1968) and De Fred Haché Show (1971). He died on 14 November 1985 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Johan Sirag was born on 8 March 1918 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Maigret (1964), Willem van Oranje (1984) and In de kast, op de kast (1978). He died on 24 November 2000 in Doorn, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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- Soundtrack
Elly Van Stekelenburg was born on 28 June 1901 in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Maigret (1964), De grasharp (1959) and Pygmalion (1937). She was married to Ko van Dijk. She died on 3 August 1984 in Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands.- Diny de Kruyk was born on 17 August 1935 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for De pretenders (1981). She was married to Johannes Cornelis De Kruyk. She died on 10 January 2010 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Simon Vestdijk was born on 10 October 1898 in Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. He was a writer, known for Pastorale 1943 (1978), Het verboden bacchanaal (1981) and Ivoren wachters (1998). He died on 23 March 1971 in Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Nico Haak was born on 16 October 1939 in Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for AbbaCaDaBra (1985), Lieder vom Faß - Lieder zum Spaß (1982) and 't Spant Erom (1975). He was married to Jeanne Haak. He died on 13 November 1990 in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands.