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Twice BAFTA award-winning English satirist, writer and director, the son of chemist shopkeeper Horace Bird and his wife, Dorothy (née Haubitz). Born in Bulwell, Nottingham, Bird was a graduate of the Cambridge Footlights troupe. He was best known for his lengthy association with fellow Cambridge alumnus John Fortune, with whom he appeared in the trailblazing BBC satire That Was the Week That Was (1962), in addition to contributing scripts. His greatest success came later as support for Rory Bremner in the long-running improvisational political sketch comedy Bremner, Bird and Fortune (1997). Bird was particularly noted for his lampooning of political leaders, such as Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
Other prominent roles saw him as a private detective in 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia (1968), a university vice-chancellor in A Very Peculiar Practice (1986), a feckless civil servant in If It Moves, File It (1970), pompous barrister John Fuller-Carp in Chambers (2000) and Professor Peter Plum in season 4 of the game show Cluedo (1990). He also made guest appearances in episodes of popular TV shows like Armchair Thriller (1978), Yes, Prime Minister (1986), One Foot in the Grave (1990), Jonathan Creek (1997) and Midsomer Murders (1997). Bird admitted to drug and alcohol dependency at some point in the mid- to late 70s, which for some time seriously affected both his physical and mental health.
Bird was married and divorced from Ann Stockdale, the daughter of a US ambassador to Ireland, and to television presenter Bridget Simpson. His third wife, concert pianist Libby Crandon, predeceased him in 2012.- Tunisha Sharma was born in Chandigarh, India. She was an actress known for Baar Baar Dekho (2016), Dabangg 3 (2019) and 3 Monkeys (2023). She also played the role of Vidya Balan's daughter Minnie in the film Kahani 2. She last appeared as Princess Mariam in TV series named Alibaba: Dastaan-E-Kabul, aired on Sony SAB.
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Born in Brooklyn, Catherine Cyran graduated from Harvard and promptly moved to London to work as a management consultant for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Upon returning to the States, she acted as the political issues advisor for several state and congressional campaigns in Massachusetts. Following a stint at Stanford Business School, she decided to give up all hope of a normal life and moved to Los Angeles to begin a career in filmmaking.
She started by writing and producing low-budget movies for Roger Corman. Next, she wrote and directed her first feature, "White Wolves," an outdoor family adventure for Disney Channel, which won her a Daytime Emmy nomination. She went on to write and/or direct more than twenty other films, including "Dangerous Waters," a river-rafting movie for The Family Channel; "Sawbones," a horror movie for Showtime, starring Adam Baldwin; "True Heart," an action-drama shot in British Columbia, starring Kirsten Dunst; and "Christmas Do-Over," a romantic comedy for ABC Family, starring Jay Mohr. Most recently, she wrote "Honey 3: Dare to Dance," a hip-hop dance movie, and co-wrote "Werewolf: The Beast Among Us," a horror movie, both for Universal Studios. She also directed three installments of the "Prince & Me" film franchise, starring Chris Geere and Luke Mably, shooting the films in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Thailand. In between films, she amused herself by writing a young adult novel, Island of the Last Great Auk, adapted from her screenplay, "The Last Story," set in Newfoundland, which won the 2014 Canadian International Film Festival award for excellence in writing.
Catherine continues to split her time between writing and directing, and is thrilled to announce that she has recently become a Permanent Resident of Canada. She now satisfies all Canadian content requirements and plans on residing in both Santa Monica and Vancouver in the future."- Chalapathi Rao was born on 8 May 1944 in Balliparru, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was an actor, known for Aditya 369 (1991), Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997) and Kiraathakudu (1986). He died on 24 December 2022 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
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Michael Cutt was born on 13 April 1965 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and producer, known for Volcano (1997), Kiss the Girls (1997) and Chicago Hope (1994). He died on 24 December 2022 in Reno, Nevada, USA.- Actor
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Arthur Boni was born on 21 October 1934 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Bureau Kruislaan (1992), Medisch Centrum West (1988) and Meiden van De Wit (2002). He was married to Bea Meulman. He died on 24 December 2022 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.- Producer
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Edie Landau was born on 15 July 1927 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Edie was a producer, known for The Deadly Game (1982), The Holcroft Covenant (1985) and Hopscotch (1980). Edie was married to Ely A. Landau. Edie died on 24 December 2022 in Culver City, California, USA.- Actor
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Alexander Ponomarenko was born on 13 June 1967 in Novocherkassk, USSR. He was an actor, known for Icarus (2017), Once upon a time in America, or a purely Russian fairy tale (2019) and Povtori! (2013). He died on 24 December 2022.- Kate Fowler was born on 12 May 2004 in Houston, Texas, USA. She died on 24 December 2022 in Texas, USA.
- Vittorio Adorni was born on 14 November 1937 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was married to Vitaliana Erbetta. He died on 24 December 2022 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Franco Frattini was born on 14 March 1957 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He died on 24 December 2022 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
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Madosini was born on 25 December 1943 in South Africa. She is known for Goodbye Bafana (2007), Yesterday (2004) and Good Madam (2021). She died on 24 December 2022 in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa.- Kathy Whitworth was born on 27 September 1939 in Monahans, Texas, USA. She died on 24 December 2022 in Flower Mound, Texas, USA.
- Demetrious Johnson was born on 21 July 1961 in St Louis, Missouri, USA. He died on 24 December 2022 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
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Harry Hornig was born on 22 October 1930 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. He was a writer and director, known for Träume leben (1975), Hier wo ich lebe (1979) and Energie (1958). He died on 24 December 2022.- YK Lyrical was an actor, known for YK Lyrical: Wyo (2022) and YK Lyrical: Always Packing (2022). He died on 24 December 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.