James Bond's original nemesis Dr. No has died - the actor Joseph Wiseman passed away on Monday.
Wiseman played the metal-clawed, crazed scientist in the first ever 007 feature film in 1962, which starred Sean Connery and Ursula Andress.
He died aged 91 at his home in New York after a prolonged battle with ill health - almost eight months after his wife, modern dancer/choreographer Pearl Lang, died suddenly from a heart attack following hip surgery.
As well as his role as Dr. No, Wiseman featured in a string of films including Detective Story and The Unforgiven.
He also had guest roles in Law & Order, The Streets of San Francisco and The Twilight Zone.
Wiseman played the metal-clawed, crazed scientist in the first ever 007 feature film in 1962, which starred Sean Connery and Ursula Andress.
He died aged 91 at his home in New York after a prolonged battle with ill health - almost eight months after his wife, modern dancer/choreographer Pearl Lang, died suddenly from a heart attack following hip surgery.
As well as his role as Dr. No, Wiseman featured in a string of films including Detective Story and The Unforgiven.
He also had guest roles in Law & Order, The Streets of San Francisco and The Twilight Zone.
- 10/21/2009
- WENN
Modern dancer/choreographer Pearl Lang has died, aged 87.
Lang, who took over a string of roles from dance pioneer Martha Graham, passed away on Tuesday in Manhattan, New York after suffering a heart attack while recuperating from hip surgery.
After concluding her studies at the University of Chicago, Lang moved to New York in 1941, when she was accepted into the Martha Graham Dance Company and created parts in several of its productions. She later took over Graham's own role in works including El Penitente, Appalachian Spring, Letter to the World and Clytemnestra.
Lang was a member of the company until 1952, when she founded the Pearl Lang Dance Theater.
In addition to her contributions to modern dance, she performed in several musicals throughout the 1940s and '50s, including One Touch of Venus, Carousel, Finian's Rainbow, Allegro and a revival of Peer Gynt, starring Academy Award-nominated actor John Garfield.
Lang also choreographed for the Dutch National Ballet, the Boston Ballet and the Batsheva Dance Company of Israel, and taught dance at prestigious universities including Yale, the Juilliard School and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, where she last taught in December.
She is survived by her husband, actor Joseph Wiseman, two nieces and a nephew.
Lang, who took over a string of roles from dance pioneer Martha Graham, passed away on Tuesday in Manhattan, New York after suffering a heart attack while recuperating from hip surgery.
After concluding her studies at the University of Chicago, Lang moved to New York in 1941, when she was accepted into the Martha Graham Dance Company and created parts in several of its productions. She later took over Graham's own role in works including El Penitente, Appalachian Spring, Letter to the World and Clytemnestra.
Lang was a member of the company until 1952, when she founded the Pearl Lang Dance Theater.
In addition to her contributions to modern dance, she performed in several musicals throughout the 1940s and '50s, including One Touch of Venus, Carousel, Finian's Rainbow, Allegro and a revival of Peer Gynt, starring Academy Award-nominated actor John Garfield.
Lang also choreographed for the Dutch National Ballet, the Boston Ballet and the Batsheva Dance Company of Israel, and taught dance at prestigious universities including Yale, the Juilliard School and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, where she last taught in December.
She is survived by her husband, actor Joseph Wiseman, two nieces and a nephew.
- 2/27/2009
- WENN
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