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- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Brian May rates highly as one of the best film music composers in the history of Australian cinema. May's scores are distinguished by their full, rich and supremely melodic orchestration. Brian was born on July 28, 1934 in Adelaide, South Australia. He studied as a pianist, violinist and conductor at the Adelaide Elder Conservatorium. May joined the ABC Adelaide in 1957 so he could form and conduct the well-regarded ensemble the ABC Adelaide Big Band. At age 35 Brian moved to Melbourne to become the conductor and arranger of the ABC's Melbourne Show band. Brian began his career providing the themes for such TV programs as "Bellbird," "Countdown," and "New Wave" prior to breaking into the movie business. His score for the dramatic series "Rush" in particular is considered one of his finest musical accomplishments. Brian achieved his greatest commercial success with the thrilling and powerful scores for the first two "Mad Max" futuristic science fiction action features, supplying raw, potent and thunderous music which added immensely to the on-screen drama and excitement. May deservedly received an Australian Film Institute Award for his outstanding work on "Mad Max." His scores for "Roadgames," "Mad Max 2," and "Frog Dreaming" were also nominated for Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Score. Brian collaborated on four pictures with director Richard Franklin: ""The True Story of Eskimo Nell," "Patrick," "Roadgames," and "Cloak & Dagger." (Franklin originally wanted to work with May again on "Psycho II," but wound up ultimately using Jerry Goldsmith instead.) Moreover, Brian provided the music for a handful of movies made by producer Anthony I. Ginnane: "Patrick," "Snapshot," "Harlequin," "The Survivor," "The Race for the Yankee Zephyr," and "Turkey Shoot." May composed the chillingly effective scores for the horror films "Nightmares," "Blood Moon," "Dr. Giggles," and "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare." Brian May died at age 62 from a heart attack on April 25, 1997.- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Born in Baltimore, as Nancy Goldman, she was the oldest of three children of L. Edwin Goldman, the managing partner of a law firm, and Rita Strauss.
She married Bertram H. Claster in 1938.
She and her husband created Romper Room in 1953, which they later franchised in over 25 countries including Australia , Brazil, Canada, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Venezuela and the United Kingdom (including England, Northern Ireland and Scotland).
She was the first Romper Room Miss - Miss Nancy from 1953 to 1964, when cancer forced Nancy to step aside as Miss Nancy, with her daughter Sally taking over as Miss Sally. Nancy continued to oversee the training of Romper Room teachers, created different segments of the show and helped her husband sell the show to stations in markets around the country.
Nancy and Bertram retired in 1975 with Bertram's death from Alzheimer in 1984. After retirement, Nancy spent much of her time reading to and playing with the children at the Maryland School for the Blind in Baltimore.
She is survived by her children, John Sally and Candace Claster, as well as four grandchildren.- Gino Pernice was born on 6 May 1927 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Django (1966), Il soldato di ventura (1976) and D'Artagnan (1969). He died on 25 April 1997 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Stunts
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK. To Mary and Arthur Lees, has one brother Anthony, 2 nieces, Sarah and Alice and 2 nephews, Oliver and Arron. No children of his own, never married. Lived on a farm in Elland, West Yorkshire with horses, dogs and cats...loved spending his free time there when not on set.- Bernard Vonnegut was born on 29 August 1914 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Tornado: Approaching the Unapproachable (1972). He died on 25 April 1997 in Albany, New York, USA.
- Márta Nádai was born on 17 June 1915 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for Miss President (1935). She died on 25 April 1997 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Josephine Quest was born on 5 January 1906 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for God's Prodigal (1923). She died on 25 April 1997 in Harare, Zimbabwe.
- Eugênia Levy was born on 10 February 1929 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Fantasma Por Acaso (1946). She died on 25 April 1997 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.