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- Doña Croll was born on 29 August 1953 in Patty Hill, Hanover, Jamaica. She is an actress, known for Eastern Promises (2007), Love at First Sight (2023) and Doctor Who (2005).
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One of the great arrangers of the Big Band era, Sicilian-born Peter Rugolo was five years old when his family moved to Santa Rosa, California. He attended San Francisco College and in the 1930's studied composition under the classical composer Darius Milhaud. After military service in World War II, he joined Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, where he contributed numerous distinctive arrangements and compositions. He had a critical influence on the progressive image of the band, which sounded unlike any other in the business. Rugolo and Kenton formed a very close personal friendship, akin to that of Duke Ellington and his arranger Billy Strayhorn.
In 1949, Pete became musical director at Capitol records , where he produced recording sessions with big name jazz stars, including Miles Davis (he came up with the title of Davis's ground-breaking album "The Birth of the Cool"), Charlie Parker, Nat 'King' Cole and Peggy Lee. He continued a part-time collaboration with Kenton and also arranged for Kenton's former star vocalist June Christy (her "Something Cool" album).
The 1950's were a busy decade for Rugolo. He briefly fronted his own band in 1954, featuring Patti Page as his vocalist. He also had contractual affiliations first with Columbia Records and then with Mercury Records, writing, among others, for Sarah Vaughan. By that time, he had branched out into musical genres other than jazz. At MGM, he was employed as a staff composer/arranger on a number of musicals, including Kiss Me Kate (1953) and Easy to Love (1953). From there he went on to prolific television work, writing the jazzy theme scores for popular crime shows like The Fugitive (1963) and The Outsider (1968), as well as westerns (Alias Smith and Jones (1971)) and numerous TV movies. He was nominated for six Emmy Awards, of which he won three. Retiring in 1985, Rugolo was honoured in 1993 by receiving the Golden Score Award from the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers.- Martina was born in Sicily. She started acting when she was 8 years old at her local Elementary School Theatre. Because of her recognized talent she was accepted later on at the "Luigi Valli' School, famous for Classical and Drama Studies. She graduated with the highest grades and honor in 2012 allowing her to be accepted at the Rome University "La Sapienza" majoring in International Studies and Drama. While studying, Martina attended several workshops at the famous "Centro Sperimentale" of Cinecitta' in Rome. She also worked to improve her acting at Ciapa Drama School directed by Gisella Burinato. In 2015 and 2016 she was accepted at the Venice Biennale Theatre College where she followed classes led by Pascal Rambert and Oskaras Korsunovas. Her first major break into the Motion Picture Industry was in 2016 when she was cast for the role of Laura in Dei (2018). Recently Martina attended "Meisner Method" classes in Los Angeles to further improve her International experience. Her idols are Billie Holiday, Marylin Monroe and David Bowie.
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Gilda Buttà was born on 29 July 1959 in Patti, Sicily, Italy. She is an actress and composer, known for The Legend of 1900 (1998), The Last Kiss (2001) and If I Were You (2012).- Michele Sindona was born on 8 May 1920 in Patti, Sicily, Italy. He died on 22 March 1986 in Voghera, Lombardy, Italy.
- Franca Manetti was born in April 1908 in San Piero Patti, Messina, Sicily, Italy. She was an actress, known for Il lumacone (1974), Extraconiugale (1964) and Virility (1974). She died on 28 February 1993 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
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Umberto Benedetto was born on 11 September 1915 in Patti, Sicily, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Il marchese di Ruvolito (1961), L'ippocampo (1966) and Eutanasia di un amore (1978). He died on 10 March 2003 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.- Beniamino Joppolo was born on 31 July 1906 in Patti, Messina, Sicily, Italy. He was a writer, known for The Carabineers (1963). He was married to Carla Rossi. He died on 2 October 1963 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.