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Donny Hathaway was born on 1 October 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for Two Weeks Notice (2002), The Intouchables (2011) and Malcolm X (1992). He was married to Eulaulah Hathaway. He died on 13 January 1979 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Michele Malaspina was born on 16 August 1908 in Bolzaneto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for ...e le stelle stanno a guardare (1971), Le avventure di Nicola Nickleby (1958) and La figlia del capitano (1965). He died on 13 January 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Marjorie Lawrence was a soprano, famed for her interpretation of Richard Wgner's operatic heroines, and equally comfortable performing within the mezzo range. During her teens she won a number of vocal competitions, eventually studying in Paris and making her onstage debut in Monte Carlo in 1932 as Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhauser. In the following year she won critical praise in Paris for her performance in the demanding role of Ortrud in Lohengrin. Her appearance in New York's Metropolitan Opera production of Gotterdammerung in 1936, became legendary in operatic history as it marked the first time the heroine had exited offstage into the flames astride a horse - as Wagner had originally intended. Lawrence was extremely versatile, assuming the roles of Tosca, Alceste, Carmen and Salome in various productions. In the latter, she sang in a new German translation and astonished everyone by dramatically discarding all seven veils on cue.
In 1941, while performing in Mexico City she was struck with poliomyelitis, surviving the disease by becoming confined to a wheelchair for several years. Fortunately, although hampered by her lack of mobility, her voice was not affected by the disease. and in 1942 was able to perform a concert at Lauritz Melchior's invitation. A year later she appeared at the Met as Venus in Tannhauser, a role chosen especially as it is perhaps the only operatic role that can be sung by a performer who need neither stand nor walk.
Lawrence became famous during World War II for trips abroad to entertain allied troops in both European and Asian combat zones. In 1946 she was awarded the French Legion d'Honneur for these activities, and thirty years later was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her services to the performing arts.
Following a 1946 Paris performance as Amneris in Verdi's Aida, she retired from the stage and taught international operatic students in Hot Springs, Arkansas until her death. - Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
- Director
Franco Cirino was born in 1926 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Hornets' Nest (1970), I calunniatori (1956) and Zorba the Greek (1964). He died on 13 January 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Jindrich Blazicek was born on 24 May 1903 in Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Já, spravedlnost (1968), Nahá pastýrka (1966) and Ctyri v kruhu (1968). He died on 13 January 1979 in Praha, Czechoslovakia.
- Emiko Yagumo was born on 15 August 1903 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for A Story of Floating Weeds (1934), Tokyo Chorus (1931) and Fue no shiratama (1929). She died on 13 January 1979.