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- Emmy and Tony Award-winner Barnard Hughes forged a career as one of American's most successful character actors, equally at home and successful on stage, the silver screen, and television. Most of his success came after middle-age. He made his Broadway debut in 1939 in Mary McCarthy's "Please, Mrs. Garibaldi", a flop that lasted only four performances. He appeared in another 22 Broadway shows, his last being Noël Coward's "Waiting in the Wings, which closed in the year 2000. His Broadway career lasted spanned 61 years and eight decades. Along the way, he won the 1978 Tony Award as best Actor in a play for Da (1988), his most famous role, which also brought him the Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Actor in a Play. (He won a lifetime achievement Drama Desk Award in 2000.) He also was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1973 for Much Ado About Nothing (1973), which was fitting, as it was in Shakespeare repertory that he honed his craft. Hughes was born Bernard Aloysius Kiernan Hughes on July 16, 1915, in Bedford Hills, New York, to Irish immigrants Marcella "Madge" (Kiernan) and Owen Hughes. Bedford Hills is a hamlet lying 41 miles north of the heart of Broadway in Times Square (He changed the spelling of his Christian name on the advice of a numerologist; thespians are very superstitious). After graduating from the La Salle Academy and attending Manhattan College, he joined New York City's Shakespeare Fellowship Repertory Co. He was a member of the company for two years. He did not actually appear on Broadway in Shakespeare until 1964, when he played Marcellus to Richard Burton's Hamlet (1964). Off-Broadway, he played Polonius to Stacy Keach's Obie Award-winning Hamlet in 1972. His only other Shakespearean turn on the boards of the Great White Way was as Dogberry in "Much Ado About Nothing" in the 1972-73 season, which brought him his first Tony nomination. Off-Broadway, he also appeared as the Chorus in "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" and Sir John Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor". Back on Broadway, his most prominent role other than "Da" (which he also played in the roadshow tour) was as the Old Man opposite Alec Baldwin in Prelude to a Kiss (1992). Hughes had a 54 year-long screen career, equally adept in television as in movies. He was a regular on the soap opera Guiding Light (1952) from 1961-66. Though Hughes was a highly effective dramatic actor, he had a flair for comedy and appeared on such sit-coms as _"The Phil Silvers Show" (TV series) and _"Car 54, Where Are You?" (1962)_ before having recurring roles on "All In the Family" (1971) as a priest and on The Bob Newhart Show (1972) as Bob's father in the 1970s. He eventually headlined his own sit-com in the mid '70s, Doc (1975), which had a successful first season but was canceled early into its second after the network demanded changes to boost ratings. Instead, the ratings sank. His break-through performance in the movies arguably was a the messianic doctor who was a victim of malpractice and turned avenger in Paddy Chayefsky's The Hospital (1971) in 1971. It came two years after a small but memorable part in Best Picture Oscar winner Midnight Cowboy (1969), as he middle-aged gay mamma's boy who picks up self-styled "hustler" Joe Buck with disastrous consequences. Hughes married actress Helen Stenborg in 1950 and they remained married until his death on July 11, 2006, five days before what would have been his 91st birthday. The couple had two children, theatrical director Doug Hughes (who was also a Tony-winner) and a daughter, actress Laura Hughes.
- Slim, lovely and sultry brunette British beauty Karen Mayo-Chandler brought a winning blend of sexiness and classiness to a handful of enjoyably lowbrow exploitation features made in the 80s and 90s. Karen was born on April 18, 1958 in Sutton, Surrey, England. Slender and elegant, with blue eyes and brown hair, Karen started out as a model in Europe and then went to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. She had a small part as a receptionist in the smash hit blockbuster "Beverly Hills Cop." Mayo-Chandler's most memorable movie roles include enticing psychiatrist Dr. Victoria Gotbottom in the amusing "Hamburger ... The Motion Picture," luscious stripper Cassandra in "Stripped to Kill II: Live Girls," and foxy model Barbara in the nifty murder mystery slasher thriller "Out of the Dark." Karen worked twice for prolific B-flick director Jim Wynorski: she's at her spirited best as Diana Farrow in the delightfully outrageous "Hard to Die" and has a brief pre-credits cameo in "976-Evil II." Mayo-Chandler made guest appearances on the TV shows "ITV Playhouse," "Strangers," and "Bring 'Em Back Alive." She had a recurring role on the popular daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless." She was a onetime girlfriend of Jack Nicholson and continued to act in films up until the late 90s. Karen Mayo-Chandler died at the tragically young age of 48 from breast cancer on July 11, 2006.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Joyce Grant was born on 23 January 1924 in Blomemfontein, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Village Hall (1974), BBC Play of the Month (1965) and Sweeney! (1977). She died on 11 July 2006 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.- John Spencer was born on 18 September 1935 in Radcliffe, Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was married to Margot Sawbridge. He died on 11 July 2006 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Rasim Ojagov was born on 22 November 1933 in Shaki, Azerbaijan SSR, TSFSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Ölsäm... bagisla (1989), Tähminä (1993) and Tütak säsi (1975). He died on 11 July 2006 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Jerzy Kozakiewicz was born on 10 February 1929 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960), Dotkniecie nocy (1962) and Pingwin (1965). He died on 11 July 2006 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Ruth Schonthal was born on 27 June 1924 in Hamburg, Germany. Ruth was a composer, known for Preservation (2011). Ruth died on 11 July 2006 in Scarsdale, New York, USA.
- Kathy Augustine was born on 29 May 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She died on 11 July 2006 in Reno, Nevada, USA.
- Oscar Moro was born on 24 January 1950 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on 11 July 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Bill Miller was born on 3 February 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is known for How to Make an American Quilt (1995), The Frank Sinatra Show (1950) and Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing (1968). He was married to Aimee Miller. He died on 11 July 2006 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- Additional Crew
James Luther was born on 9 February 1928 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is known for Wild Side (1995). He died on 11 July 2006 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Abdel Moneim was born on December 28, 1921 in one of Cairo's popular ditricts. He was an infant when his father Madbouly died and his mother raised him along with his two sisters. At the age of seven he became interested in arts and he memorized all the monologues that he used to hear on the radio and repeat them at school. When he graduated from high school he joined an acting troupe owned by George Abyadh and later in 1943, he joined Fatima Rushdi's troupe. He directed and acted in numerous plays.