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- The big, bulky and extremely tall John F. Bloom was an imposingly massive 7 foot 4 inch tall giant who was born on February 19, 1944 and grew up both in and around Los Angeles, CA. He originally worked as an accountant until he was convinced to take up acting in 1971 by the legendary Grade Z schlock/exploitation/drive-in filmmaker Al Adamson. Bloom made his film debut as the Frankenstein Monster in the hilariously horrible horror film Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971). He also appeared in supporting roles in the films Brain of Blood (1971) and Angels' Wild Women (1971) for Adamson as well, playing a hulking warrior and a motorcycle gang member, respectively.
Among Bloom's more memorable film roles are a gentle and dim-witted behemoth of a handyman who has the head of a vicious killer grafted onto his body in the deliciously cheesy horror film The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971), a murderous alien who terrorizes Los Angeles in the not-half-bad horror/sci-fi film The Dark (1979), the intimidating bodyguard of an Indian pimp in the hilariously raunchy and raucous film Bachelor Party (1984), a cannibal hillbilly named the Reaper in the terrible horror film The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984), and an enormous antagonistic alien who fights with Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) in the science fiction film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).
Bloom continued working throughout the 1980s and early 1990s playing tall, hulking thugs or seedy criminals in minor to small roles in films and TV series until health problems led to his semi-retirement in the mid-1990s. Being a giant, he suffered from acromegaly for his entire life, which took a toll on his health and led to an enlarged heart, among other physical problems. John Bloom died of heart failure on January 15, 1999 at the age of 54. - Producer
- Actress
- Music Department
British producer Betty Box started out as a commercial artist. Her brother Sydney Box was a documentary filmmaker, and during World War II he asked Betty to join him at Verity Films. She took to it like a fish to water, and by the time the war ended she was in charge of almost a dozen documentary units at the studio. She stayed at Verity until 1946, when she was hired by Gainsborough Pictures to make features. After making several films at Gainsborough she went over to Pinewood Studios, where she turned out such well-received films as The Clouded Yellow (1950) and Doctor in the House (1954) in partnership with director Ralph Thomas. In fact, "Doctor in the House" was such a hit that the studio insisted that she and Thomas make more of them, despite the fact that they both wanted to move on to bigger and better things. In the end, though, they turned out a string of sequels, one of which (Doctor at Sea (1955)) introduced French sex kitten Brigitte Bardot to British audiences.
While prolific, the quality of her output declined somewhat in the latter part of her career, and by the 1970s she and Thomas were reduced to making smarmy sex comedies such as Percy (1971) and It's Not the Size That Counts (1974), about a young man who had the world's first penis transplant. She made her last film in 1975, and died in 1999 in London, England, of cancer. She was 83.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Producer
William D. Faralla was born on 23 June 1912 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for The Wild Bunch (1969), Black Saddle (1959) and Lost in Space (1965). He was married to June Louise Best and Marguerite Klaasse. He died on 15 January 1999 in Bothell, Washington, USA.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Lavis was born on 14 June 1924 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Journey to the Unknown (1968), Night Train to Paris (1964) and The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (1965). He died on 15 January 1999 in Ely Cambridgeshire, England, UK.- Marion Ryan was born on 4 February 1931 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Mike and Bernie's Show (1968), Chelsea at Nine (1957) and Spot the Tune (1956). She was married to Harold Davison and Lloyd Sapherson. She died on 15 January 1999 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Dorrie Joiner was born on 25 June 1959. She was an actress, known for Fire with Fire (1986) and It's a Living (1980). She was married to Matthew Bennett. She died on 15 January 1999 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Frances Conley was born on 3 September 1919 in New Brunswick, Canada. She was an actress, known for Stars Over Hollywood (1950) and The Roy Rogers Show (1951). She died on 15 January 1999 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Nikola Kostelac was born on 7 September 1920 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. Nikola was a director and writer, known for Darilo (1962), Nacrt (1962) and Crvenkapica (1955). Nikola died on 15 January 1999 in Zagreb, Croatia.- Actor
- Art Director
Granville Rodrigo was an actor and art director, known for Siri Medura (1989), Thunveni Yamaya (1983) and Suddilage Kathaawa (1985). He died on 15 January 1999.