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- Ted Manson was born on 23 October 1926 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) and Runaway Jury (2003). He died on 1 June 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Saint Laurent was the son of senior insurance executive Charles Saint-Laurent and his wife Lucienne Mathieu. The grandparents of both families came from Alsace-Lorraine and fled to North Africa during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71. When he was 17, Saint Laurent moved alone to Paris, where he trained as a fashion and stage designer at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture fashion school. Saint Laurent first gained recognition in 1954 when he won first prize from the International Wool Secretariat. Now the then editor-in-chief of "Vogue", Michel de Brunhoff, became aware of his work, and he published numerous designs in the French edition of the fashion magazine that same year.
The response was overwhelming and Saint Laurent got a job as a designer at Christian Dior, where he also received further training. Within a few months he rose to become the second key couturier, alongside Christian Dior as his protege, who was significantly involved in all the innovations. After a heart attack, Christian Dior died on October 24, 1957 and Saint Laurent became his successor as art director at Dior. In 1958 he created his first complete collection for Dior with great success, in which he continued Dior's typical "New Look line". In his 1959 collection, he broke the house's tradition and instead presented a completely new and avant-garde work with American influences, which he christened "Beat-Look". However, the House of Dior did not want to give up its traditional line, which is why Saint Laurent left the Dior company.
In 1960, after many years of exemption, Saint Laurent was drafted into military service. In 1962 he returned to Paris, where, with the help of his friend Pierre Bergé, he opened his own couture house under his own name. In the first year, Saint Laurent took part in the ready-to-wear show in Paris with the continuation of the "Beat Look" collection. He celebrated his international breakthrough as a fashion designer in 1963 with the so-called "Op Art fashion". Colorful costumes in the style of Piet Mondriaan followed in 1965 and the "Zhivago look" emerged in 1966 with the first transparent tops and trench coats. These models were sold within the newly founded "Rive Gauche" line, for which the first boutique was opened in Paris in 1966. Other popularizing impulses from the house of Yves Saint Laurent were a new "nostalgic look" at the end of the 1960s and the "noble farmer's wife look" in trendy colors in the mid-1970s.
At the beginning of the 1980s, Saint Laurent designed bolero and lift boy jackets and his fragrance "Opium" became the most internationally successful perfume alongside "No. 5" by Coco Chanel. He also attracted attention in the 1980s, as in 1967 for "Belle de Jour", with his design for numerous theater and ballet pieces. In 1983, works by Yves Saint Laurent were exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. He was the first living fashion designer to receive this honor. In 1985 he received the fashion world's highest award, the "Oscar de la mode", for his entire work and was elevated to the Legion of Honor by President François Mitterand. After further successful years in which Yves Saint Laurent was appointed Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1995, he showed the last ready-to-wear collection for the "Rive Gauche" label in October 1998.
In 1999, the company, which over the years also designed men's fashion, furs, jewelry, perfumes and a range of accessories in its haute couture, was acquired by the Italian fashion house Gucci. In the following years, Gucci designer Tom Ford was also one of the leading creative staff at Yves Saint Laurent. He also stepped down as a consultant and designer in 2002.
Yves Saint Laurent died on June 1, 2008 in Paris.- Thomas Merdis was born on 4 September 1945 in Frierson, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Super Mario Bros. (1993), My Cousin Vinny (1992) and A Time to Kill (1996). He died on 1 June 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Frank D'Amico was born in Mt. Vernon, New York. A true New Yorker to the core! He grew up in a blue collar, middle class, multi-cultured neighborhood! Frank started his career by entertaining his fellow workers on a picket line for the Teamsters (Local 456) in Westchester, New York... after honing his onstage skills he quickly became a national headliner and opening act for many major artists.
Frank's stand-up performance on Comedy Central drew the attention of director Roger Nygard, who was casting his next movie. Frank passed the audition and landed his first role as a supporting dramatic actor. After getting a taste of acting and deciding to pursue it professionally, he joined HB Acting Studios in New York City with acting coach William Hickey and Acting Management with Kevin Osborne; Frank went on to land several "Feature" and "Guest Star" roles in film and television!
The independent feature film Hitters (2002) directed by Eric Weston, starring Frank, won "Best Feature Film" at the 2003 Westchester International Film Festival. Preview audiences were impressed by what many consider to be Frank's breakout performance.
Hecan be seen in Vanessa Parise's award winning film Kiss the Bride (2002) and Roger Nygard's documentary Trekkies (1997) (which features his Stand-Up Comedy Act).
Frank has recurred on TV sitcom's "Becker" and "Grounded for Life". He's also one of the regular Demons Of Decadence on the new TV show, Outlaw Radio, starring Mr. Cigar himself, Matt Alan and the multi talented Ryan Stiles.- Zoya Vasilkova was born on 4 May 1926 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Gentlemen of Fortune (1971), The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979) and Belated Flowers (1970). She was married to Yuri Chekelyev. She died on 1 June 2008 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Raffaele Di Mario was born on 11 June 1927 in Collepardo, FR, Italy. He was an actor, known for Nostalghia (1983), Death Sentence (1968) and I Am Afraid (1977). He died on 1 June 2008 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Patrice Enard was born on 17 September 1945 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He was a director and cinematographer, known for La parole en deux (1973), Différences et répétitions III (1972) and 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 (1970). He was married to Martine Boyer. He died on 1 June 2008 in Paris, France.- Keith Best was born in 1922. He was an actor, known for One-Upmanship (1974), Farming (1957) and The Making of 'the Bridge on the River Kwai' (2000). He died on 1 June 2008.
- Glenda Tusher was born on 1 February 1920. She was an actress, known for Six Feet Under (2001), Life with Bonnie (2002) and Old Tricks (2004). She died on 1 June 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
Mary Whelchel was born on 22 August 1915 in Red Belt, Georgia, USA. She was an actress. She died on 1 June 2008 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.- Joseph Lapid was born on 27 December 1931 in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a writer, known for Shevet Cohen (1991), Praying in Her Own Voice (2007) and Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace (2005). He died on 1 June 2008 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Alton Kelley was born on 17 June 1940 in Houlton, Maine, USA. He is known for John Cipollina - Electric Guitarslinger (1991), The Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon (1996) and San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time (2023). He was married to Marguerite Kelley. He died on 1 June 2008 in Petaluma, California, USA.
- Jacques Bondon was born on 6 December 1927 in Boulbon, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Jacques was a composer, known for La verte moisson (1959), Âme qui vive (1961) and Point mort (1984). Jacques died on 1 June 2008 in France.
- Pat Regan was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England in 1955. After one of her six sons Danny Regan was murdered in 2002, she spent the next six years of her life campaigning against gun and knife crime. She founded the "Mother's Against Violence" (MAV) organisation. She met Tony Blair, Princess Anne and many more influential people during her campaigns. She was killed by her grandson Rakeim Regan, who she had been desperately trying to get sectioned, shortly before she was sue to appear in the documentary Kids, Knives, Broken Lives (2008).
- Vasil Kirkov was born on 13 April 1919 in Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Borba za shtastie (1946), Pod igoto (1952) and Tsar i general (1966). He died on 1 June 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria.