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- Fred Kareman was born Spiro Kacramanous in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on June 24, 1930, the son of Greek immigrants who later anglicized their last name to Kareman. As for the name Fred, Kareman adopted it in high school when, after tiring of teachers mispronouncing his given name, he broke into the school at night and wrote an "F." in front of the "Spiro" in a home room teacher's roll book. The next day, he told the teacher Spiro was his middle name and his first name was Fred. It stuck. Kareman's talents for sneaking in and out of places would result in more profound changes than half an alias. As a teenager, a friend persuaded him to skip school and go to the city to see a matinee performance of Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire. From that point, Kareman dedicated himself to acting, and studied with Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse, where his classmates included Steve McQueen. Kareman acted in The Skin of Our Teeth and A Cook for Mr. General on Broadway, several plays Off-Broadway, and in television shows such as The Hallmark Hall of Fame, Operation Petticoat, and Charlie's Angels. He also appeared in the Dudley Moore comedy, "Lovesick." Kareman's career as a teacher began as many do - as a solid character actor devoted to the craft but one who needed something more to help navigate the vagaries of an unforgiving profession. After a proposed play with Renee Taylor failed to materialize, Kareman went to see his teacher and mentor, Sanford Meisner, who suggested that he teach. That was in the late '60s, and Kareman taught regularly from that point until his last class on Dec. 15, 2006. Among his thousands of students was Frederic F. Forrest, an Academy Award nominee who appeared in The Rose and Apocalypse Now. In a letter to Fred's wife, Pamela Moller Kareman, he wrote: "Freddie was so sensitive and receptive. He freed people from their insecurities, anxieties, and fears through his enormous generosity of spirit and love. He made you see all possibilities in life." "I think that he was egoless in the teaching," said his wife, Pamela Moller Kareman, who is the artistic director of the Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls, N.Y. "He inspired people to be brave, to be an actor and to be proud of it. He just had so much respect for the work and the profession." Robert LuPone, a Broadway veteran and the dean of the graduate drama program at the New School for Social Research, said he went to study with Kareman about 10 years ago because he had become bored with the craft. "He awakened and reinvigorated me as an actor," LuPone said. "There are very few teachers - and Freddie is one of them - where class is perfection." Over the course of his long career Kareman trained actors such as Mary Steenburgen and Marisa Tomei (who both went on to win Oscars), Maria Bello, Robert Lupone, and Hugh Panaro. Fred Kareman died Feb. 25, 2007 of heart disease in New York. He was 77. He is survived by his wife, director Pamela Moller Kareman; a daughter, a son and a sister...as well as the numerous actors he taught and inspired.
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P. Bhaskaran was born on 21 April 1924 in Cranganur, Kerala, India. He was a director and producer, known for Rakkuyil (1973), Bhagya Jathakam (1962) and Tharavattamma (1966). He died on 25 February 2007 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.- Mark Spoelstra was born on 30 June 1940 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was married to Sherry. He died on 25 February 2007 in Pioneer, California, USA.
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Patrice Duvic was born on 11 January 1946 in Orsay, Essonne, France. Patrice was a writer and director, known for Terminus (1987) and Vampirisme (1967). Patrice died on 25 February 2007 in Lyon, Rhône, France.- Jan Teplý was born on 30 July 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for La piovra (1984), Gottwald (1986) and Blbec z Xeenemunde (1963). He died on 25 February 2007 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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César Keiser was born on 4 April 1925 in Basel, Switzerland. He was an actor and writer, known for Hinter den sieben Gleisen (1959), Polizischt Wäckerli (1955) and Chikita (1961). He was married to Margrit Läubli. He died on 25 February 2007 in Zurich, Switzerland.- Producer
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Arthur Hoffe was born on 27 February 1920 in New York, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Ann Sothern Show (1958), Private Secretary (1953) and Steve Donovan, Western Marshal (1955). He died on 25 February 2007 in Palm Springs, California, USA.- Actress
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Jytte Borberg was born on 16 July 1917 in Romanshorn, Thurgau, Switzerland. She was an actress and writer, known for Huset ved havet (1989), Døren er åben (1977) and Tid til tanker (2001). She died on 25 February 2007 in Rungstedlund, Denmark.- Julián Ricardo Valdez was born in 1966. He was an actor, known for Titirimundaty (2000). He died on 25 February 2007 in Villa Mella, Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic.
- William Anderson was born on 17 June 1921 in Bakerville, Tennessee, USA. He was married to Patricia Walters and Yvonne (Bonny) Etzel. He died on 25 February 2007 in Leesburg, Virginia, USA.
- Ted Formby was born on 5 October 1918 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK. He was married to Win ?. He died on 25 February 2007 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Hal Rothman was born on 11 August 1958 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He is known for American Experience (1987) and NBC News: Vegas and the Mob (2005). He was married to Lauralee Rothman. He died on 25 February 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.