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Dara Singh Randhawa (Born Deedar Singh Randhawa, Nov 19, 1928- 12 July 2012 ) was an Indian Wrestler, Film and Television Actor, Director, Producer and Member of Parliament. He was encouraged to take up pehelwani since an early age. He started his wrestling career in Singapore in 1949 and Films in 1952. He hails from the village of Dharmuchak in Amritsar, Punjab. In July 2012, He suffered a cardiac arrest and eventually died on July 12, at his home in Mumbai. He was cremated at Juhu Crematorium with a funeral service attended by thousands In 2019, A statue was erected in his honour at Phase 6, Mohali, Punjab next to his Film Studio, Dara Studio.
Films and TV- Dara started his film career in 1952 with Sangdil and went on to do between 150-200 films and TV serials. He was a part of two national award winning Punjabi Films, Jagga and Mai Maa Punjab Dee. He established Punjab's first film Studio, Dara Studio.
Family- Dara has 6 Children. 1 from his first marriage and 5 from his second.
Wrestling- Dara left studies at an early age to work on his family farm and wrestled locally. He went to Singapore for work in 1949 on board the SS Rajula and had his first international kushti win at Jakarta, Indonesia in the same year. He earlier worked at a Drum Manufacturing plant and later as a security personnel, before doing wrestling full time. During this time he dabbled between Kushti, Freestyle Wrestling and Pro wrestling. He went on to win Champion of Malaysia, Indian Style (1951). This cemented his name which eventually made him rise up in the professional and freestyle wrestling ring, leading him to Rustom-E-Hind (1954), Champion of Commonwealth (1959), Rustom-E-Punjab (1966), World Champion (1968) and NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship, earning him a spot in Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Hall of Fame (1996) and WWE Hall of Fame. (2018).
Biographies- His auto-biography is titled Meri Aatamkatha. (Original Language- Punjabi) His biography Deedara! aka Dara Singh is written by Seema Sonik Alimchand
He is also the subject of a comic book, Journey of the Great Dara Singh, launched in 2019 at Mumbai Comic-Con.- Jonathan Cott was born on 14 May 1924 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Strip (1951), Scaramouche (1952) and Code Two (1953). He died on 12 July 2012 in Huntington Beach, California, USA.
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Conrade Gamble was an actor, known for The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), xXx: State of the Union (2005) and Mission: Impossible III (2006). He died on 12 July 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Jacques Viala was born in 1945 in France. He was an actor, known for Amélie (2001), Airs de France (1955) and The Cool Lakes of Death (1982). He died on 12 July 2012.- Else Holmelund Minarik was born on 13 September 1920 in Fredericia, Denmark. She was a writer, known for Little Bear (1995), The Little Bear Movie (2000) and Little Bear: Snacktime Tales (2002). She was married to Homer W. Bigart and Walter Minarik. She died on 12 July 2012 in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, USA.
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Gray Madder was born in Alaska in 1977. He was raised by his mother, although he spent his childhood summers alone in the woods and then later with the local fishermen. His father was a member of the Hell's Angels. He came to New York in 2000 and became one of the last members of Lori Eastside's "The Eastsiders" (some other members included Sam Lisenco, Michael Pitt, Rodrigo Lopresti, Alexis Dziena, Ryan Donowho, and Francis Benhamou.) Gray also formed the group "Lower 48," a punk rock band that is still in formation today and has become a late-night fixture at CBGB's. The band's influences include "The Misfits" and "The Hermitt." Gray lives in the Bronx with the Brothers Grimm, the guitarist and bassist of "Lower 48," and their pet wolf, Shiri.- Animation Department
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Ken Landau died on 12 July 2012.- Actor
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Trevor Lawrence was born on 27 July 1944 in Newhaven, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), BBC Play of the Month (1965) and The Quatermass Conclusion (1979). He died on 12 July 2012 in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK.- Carlos Bermejo was an actor, known for La furia (1997), Phase 7 (2010) and Padre Coraje (2004). He died on 12 July 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Cleveland Elam was born on 5 April 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was married to Blanche. He died on 12 July 2012 in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA.
- Ákos Tordon was born on 9 September 1924 in Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia. Ákos was a writer, known for A nagyeszü sündisznócska (1961), Skatulyácska királykisasszony (1985) and Kiváncsi Fáncsi (1986). Ákos died on 12 July 2012 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Stella Brett was born in 1928 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Clementina (1954). She died on 12 July 2012 in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK.
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Hamid Samandarian was an Iranian film and theater director and translator. He staged numerous dramas during his lifetime, including No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre, Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen,The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and Marriage of Mr. Mississippi by Friedrich Durrenmatt.
Having established many acting and directing classes and workshops, Samandarian trained a lot of Iranian talents as actors and directors including; Ezzatolah Entezami, Reza Kianian, Golab Adineh, Mehdi Hashemi, Parviz Pour-Hosseini, Ahmad Aghalou, etc.[3] He married Homa Rousta, an Iranian film and theater actress.- Editorial Department
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Franco Reitano was born on 5 September 1942 in Fiumara, Calabria, Italy. He was a composer, known for 4 Billion in 4 Minutes (1976), Long Lasting Days (1973) and The Flesh (1991). He died on 12 July 2012 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.- Producer
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George C. Stoney was born on 1 July 1916 in Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA. He was a producer and director, known for All My Babies: A Midwife's Own Story (1953), How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran (1978) and Booked for Safekeeping (1960). He was married to Mary Newcome Bruce. He died on 12 July 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Benny Fagerlund was born on 6 December 1928 in Søborg, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Tordenskjold går i land (1942), Familien Gelinde (1944) and Vi kunde ha' det saa rart (1942). He died on 12 July 2012.
- Georgiy Yerzhemskiy was born on 24 December 1918 in Petrograd, RSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Ya vas lyubil... (1968). He died on 12 July 2012 in Sankt Peterburg, Russia.
- Hans Heisel was born on 6 March 1922 in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He died on 12 July 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Morris Rossenfeld was born on 6 January 1927 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Maps (1997) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987). He died on 12 July 2012 in Encinitas, California, USA.
- Klaus Urban was born on 16 March 1934 in Weisswasser, Germany. He was an actor, known for Hart am Wind (1970), Naked Among Wolves (1963) and Der Moorhund (1960). He died on 12 July 2012 in Berlin, Germany.