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- Sylvia Kay was born on 16 May 1936 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Wake in Fright (1971), Just Good Friends (1983) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). She was married to Christopher Douglas and Ted Kotcheff. She died on 18 January 2019 in London, England, UK.
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Lena Farugia was born and raised in New York. She studied at Thomas More College (Fordham) and Columbia University. She started her professional career in New York, then got married to a South African filmmaker and moved to South Africa, where she made a professional career as an actress, writer, director and producer on movie and television projects. Memorable roles include: Dr. Ann Taylor in _The Gods Must Be Crazy II_ (1989) (directed by Jamie Uys), and Elizabeth Carter in The Sandgrass People (directed by Koos Roets); both roles as female lead.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Special Effects
François Protat was born in 1945 in France. He was a cinematographer, known for Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Kabloonak (1994) and Weekend at Bernie's (1989). He died on 18 January 2019 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.- Composer, author, actress and singer, educated at Brooklyn College. She sang with dance bands between 1945 and 1952, and appeared in summer stock in several productions including a road production of "Brigadoon". She was also a member of the Phoenix Theatre repertory company. Joining ASCAP in 1951, her popular-song compositions include "I Never Had a Worry in the World", "Little Pink Toes", "Li'l Ole You", "Once I Loved You", "Oh, Mr. Romeo", "More Than Anything", and "I'm on a See-Saw of Love".
- McKnight was born in Berkeley, California and raised in Alaska by his grandparents until he enrolled in St. Martin's High School in Washington State. He graduated from the University of Oregon. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force through the Air Force ROTC program on July 15, 1955, and went on active duty beginning January 23, 1956.
Lieutenant McKnight completed pilot training and was awarded his pilot wings at Laredo AFB, Texas, in February 1957, and then completed F-100 Super Sabre Combat Crew Training in September 1957. His first assignment was as an F-100 pilot with the 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron at Itazuke AB, Japan, from October 1957 to June 1961, followed by service as an F-100 pilot with the 428th and then the 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Cannon AFB, New Mexico, from July 1961 to January 1965. During this time, he deployed to Southeast Asia and flew combat missions from Takhli Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, from November to December 1964. Captain McKnight next completed A-1 Skyraider training at Eglin AFB, Florida, and then served as an A-1 pilot with the 602nd Fighter Squadron at Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam, from July 1965 until he was forced to bail out over North Vietnam and was taken as a Prisoner of War on November 6, 1965.
During his seven and a half years of captivity McKnight was incarcerated first in the Hanoi Hilton and was noted for his continued resistance to his captors and their methods of torture. The then Captain McKnight escaped from his solitary confinement cell on October 12, 1967 by removing the door bolt brackets, knowing the escape attempt could result in severe reprisal or the loss of his life. He was joined by a fellow POW, Navy Lieutenant George Coker, as they made it through a section of housing, then on to the Red River where they swam toward the Gulf of Tonkin throughout the night. The next morning, they were recaptured, severely beaten, and put into solitary confinement for two- and one-half years where repeated beatings continued.
They were later transferred to a prison in Hanoi across the Red River called Alcatraz by the POW's where the 11 senior officers (among them Admiral Jim Stockdale, Admiral Jeremiah Denton and junior officers such as McKnight and Coker) were kept in solitary confinement. All were subjected to isolation and continued torture during the remaining years of captivity.
Both officers after release were awarded the Air Force Cross (McKnight) and the Navy Cross (Coker) for their heroic efforts. Part of McKnight's Air Force citation reads: "Through his extraordinary heroism and aggressiveness in the face of the enemy, Colonel McKnight reflected the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force." His awards include the Air Force Cross, the Silver Star with three devices, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with Combat V, two Purple Hearts and additional unit, service and campaign medals.
After spending 2,656 days in captivity, he was released during Operation Homecoming on February 12, 1973.
He was briefly hospitalized to recover from his injuries at Travis AFB, California, and then attended the Air War College at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, from August 1973 to July 1974. His next assignment was to flight retraining and F-4 Phantom II Combat Crew Training before serving as Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Operations for the 463rd Tactical Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, England, from March 1975 to April 1976. Col McKnight then served as Deputy Commander for Operations of the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron at Camp New Amsterdam in the Netherlands from May 1976 to March 1978, followed by studies at the Defense Language Institute and then service as Defense Air Attache to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from October 1978 to May 1982. His final assignment was as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Air Force/Canadian Forces Officer Exchange Program in Ottawa City, Canada, from November 1982 until his retirement from the Air Force on March 1, 1986.
George McKnight died on January 18, 2019 at the Fleet Landing Continuing Care Center in Atlantic Beach, Florida. He was 85. - Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Melih Sezgin was born on 3 May 1972. He was an actor, known for Takva (2006), Dar Alanda Kisa Paslasmalar (2000) and Büyük Adam Küçük Ask (2001). He died on 18 January 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Peter Zander was born on 9 July 1922 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), The Return of Mr. Moto (1965) and Metal Gear Solid (1998). He died on 18 January 2019 in London, England, UK.- Pulat Saidkasymov was born on 8 October 1931 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR [now Uzbekistan]. He was an actor, known for Dalyokie blizkie gody (1976), Beware, Snakes! (1979) and Chrezvychainyy komissar (1970). He died on 18 January 2019.
- John Coughlin was born on 1 December 1985 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He died on 18 January 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
- Director
- Writer
Yevgeni Markovsky was born on 8 November 1947 in Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk Krai, RSFSR, USSR [now Amur Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Vechnyy muzh (1990), Konvoy (1978) and Letniye vpechatleniya o planete Z (1987). He died on 18 January 2019.- Writer
- Music Department
Ted Wood was born on 22 April 1931 in Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He was a writer, known for CBC Show of the Week (1964) and Encounter (1952). He was married to Mary Lawson. He died on 18 January 2019 in Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico.- Writer
- Director
- Composer
Marcelo Yuka was born on 31 December 1965 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a writer and director, known for O Filme do Filme Roubado do Roubo da Loja de Filme (2006), Another Love Story (2007) and Agora nesse momento. He died on 18 January 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Gulab Chandio was an actor, known for Shah (2015), Ditho Waindo (1994) and Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord (1997). He died on 18 January 2019 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
- Actor
- Writer
Semyon Livshin was born in 1939 in Odessa, USSR. He was an actor and writer, known for Belaya kost (1989) and Zheleznyy zanaves (1994). He died on 18 January 2019 in San Diego, California, USA.- Glen Wood was born on 18 July 1925 in Stuart, Virginia, USA. He was married to Bernece Moricle. He died on 18 January 2019 in Stuart, Virginia, USA.
- Saeed Abdulghani was born on 23 January 1938. He was an actor, known for Hubbak Nar (2004), Mission in Tel Aviv (1992) and El-Raqesah wa el-Tabbal (1984). He died on 18 January 2019.
- Etienne Vermeersch was born on 2 May 1934 in Sint-Michiels, Brugge, Flanders. He died on 18 January 2019 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium.