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- Cinematographer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Gordon Willis was an American cinematographer. He's best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather films, as well asWoody Allen's Annie Hall (1977) and Manhattan (1979).
His work on the first two Godfather films turned out to be groundbreaking in its use of low-light photography and underexposed film, as well as in his control of lighting and exposure to create the sepia tones that denoted period scenes in The Godfather Part II (1974).
In the seven-year period up to 1977, Willis was the director of photography on six films that received among them 39 Academy Award nominations, winning 19 times, including three awards for Best Picture. During this time he did not receive a single nomination for Best Cinematography.
He directed one film of his own, Windows (1980). His last film as a cinematographer was The Devil's Own (1997), directed by Alan J. Pakula.
Willis died of cancer on May 18, 2014, ten days before his 83rd birthday, at the age of 82.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Jerry Vale was born on 8 July 1930 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Casino (1995) and Donnie Brasco (1997). He was married to Rita Grapel. He died on 18 May 2014 in Palm Springs, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Composer
Indonesian action cinema specialist Arizal was born on January 11, 1943 in Airmolek, Riau, Indonesia. His parents Ibriham Sidi Mangkuto and Matayam bt. M. Yasin were of Minangkabau descent. Following graduation from high school, Arizal went on to study at both the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia and the West Coast Institute of Management & Technology in Perth, Australia. He began his career in the entertainment industry as a caricaturist for the magazine Selecta. Arizal subsequently went on to join the editorial staff for the magazines Panorama and Mayapada. He started his film career as an artistic assistant for Walt Disney cartoons at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California. Arizal directed his first movie in 1974 and directed over fifty movies altogether. He displayed a definite knack for wild over-the-top action fare. Moreover, his film High School Serenade (1979) was a considerable box office hit -- it was the third most viewed Indonesian film in Jakarta in 1979, with 162,050 in ticket sales -- and has been widely hailed as one of the top 25 best Indonesian films of all time. Arizal died at age 71 on May 18, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia.- Writer
- Actor
Dobrica Cosic was born on 29 December 1921 in Velika Drenova near Krusevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a writer and actor, known for Mali covek (1957), Daleko je sunce (1953) and TV teatar (1956). He died on 18 May 2014 in Belgrade, Serbia.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Carlo Varini was born on 16 August 1946 in Ascona, Tessin, Switzerland. He was a cinematographer, known for The Big Blue (1988), The Chorus (2004) and Subway (1985). He died on 18 May 2014 in Cathervielle, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France.- Composer
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Philippe-Gérard was born on 8 September 1924 in São Paulo, Brazil. He was a composer and writer, known for Match Point (2005), Rififi (1955) and La Vie En Rose (2007). He was married to Marie Wencel and Andrée Messager. He died on 18 May 2014 in Paris, France.- Director
- Additional Crew
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sandra Fullerton was born on 15 April 1951. She was a director and assistant director, known for Rock Concert (1973), Lay It Down (2010) and Second Verdict (2004). She died on 18 May 2014.- Writer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Radu Florescu was born on 23 October 1925 in Bucharest, Romania. He was a writer and actor, known for Proud Heritage (1989), In Search of Dracula (1974) and The Defender (2004). He died on 18 May 2014 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Slavica Fila was born on 23 July 1930 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Ne dao Bog veceg zla (2002), Sreca dolazi u 9 (1961) and Vuk samotnjak (1972). She died on 18 May 2014 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Zbigniew Stokowski was born on 1 January 1925. He was an actor, known for Zimowy zmierzch (1957) and Television Theater (1953). He died on 18 May 2014 in Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland.
- Donn Simione was born on 18 August 1953 in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for General Hospital (1963), Babes (1990) and Mr. Belvedere (1985). He died on 18 May 2014 in Youngstown, Ohio, USA.
- Jana Lazarová was born on 15 April 1976 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Muz nie je ziadúci (1983). She died on 18 May 2014.
- Dick Leonard died on 18 May 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
- Editorial Department
- Visual Effects
Nancy Paweski was born on 5 December 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is known for Torment (1986), They Come at Night (1998) and The Dead Pit (1989). She died on 18 May 2014 in Marina del Rey, California, USA.- Manfred Peathe was born on 1 February 1944 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Mohrin (1967), Das Käthchen von Heilbronn (1968) and Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (1966). He died on 18 May 2014.
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Lykourgos Angelopoulos was born in 1941 in Pyrgos, Greece. He is known for O glyky mou Ear (1984), Vyzantina Hristougenna (1985) and O papyros tis Oxyrighou: To telos mias epohis kai i arhi mias allis (2008). He died on 18 May 2014 in Greece.- After finishing school with a high school diploma, Dürr studied physics at the Technical University of Stuttgart. He received his diploma here in 1953. In 1956 he received his doctorate under Edward Teller at the University of California, Berkeley. In the same year he received the Award of Merit, Oakland USA. In the same year he became a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Göttingen and Munich and an employee of Werner Heisenberg. In 1958 he presented his "Uniform Theory of Elementary Particles," which became known as the world formula. A friendly collaboration arose between the scientists Heisenberg and Dürr. In 1962 he completed his habilitation at the University of Munich. At the same time he earned his living as a visiting professor in Berkeley, California and Madras, India.
In 1963 he became a scientific member of the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics and in 1969 Apl. Professor at the University of Munich. In his work he increasingly devoted himself to topics outside his actual field of expertise (nuclear physics), including epistemological and socio-political questions. During this time he married the American Carol Sue Durham. The marriage resulted in four children. In 1975 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina. From 1978 to 1980 he was the managing director of the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics of the Werner Heisenberg Institute for Physics; again from 1987 to 1992. His general areas of work included the responsibility of the scientist, disarmament and peacekeeping, as well as philosophical and epistemological questions, on which he published more than 300 publications.
From 1985 to 1993 he was co-editor of the series "Werner Heisenberg, Collected Works. 9 Volumes". On January 27, 1987, Hans-Peter Dürr founded the "Global Challenges Network" initiative in Starnberg, an organization that creates a network of projects and groups that works constructively and together "to overcome the problems that affect us and therefore ours "threaten the natural environment". In the same year, 1987, he was awarded the 1987 Right Livelihood Award, the "Alternative Nobel Prize", in recognition of his well-founded criticism of the Strategic Defense Initiative and his work to harness advanced technologies for peaceful purposes. In 1988 he published the title "The Physicist's Network".
The scientist and Club of Rome member Hans-Peter Dürr is enthusiastically committed to peace and environmental protection. In 1995, Dürr received the Nobel Peace Prize with the international group Pugwash, which is critical of science and research, of which he is a member. He retired in 1997. On June 11, 2004, Interior Minister Otto Schily awarded him the Grand Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. His scientific work already includes more than 100 publications in the field of gravity and epistemology, more than 300 publications on philosophical and epistemological questions and around 20 book publications. In recognition of his great service to the city of Munich, he was granted honorary citizenship in 2007. "Making the living become more alive. How new thinking leads us out of the crisis" (2011) was one of his last publications.
Hans-Peter Dürr died on May 18, 2014 in Munich at the age of 84. - Morris Weiss was born on 11 August 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Sticks & Stones (2006). He died on 18 May 2014.
- Wubbo Ockels was born on 28 March 1946 in Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands. He was married to Joos Swaving. He died on 18 May 2014 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Production Manager
Charles Kienzle was born on 5 September 1980 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Trans/Formed (2007), Redline (2007) and Entry Level (2007). He died on 18 May 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Actor
Vakhtang Rurua was born on 21 February 1940. He was an art director and production designer, known for Robinzoniada, anu chemi ingliseli Papa (1987), Veris ubnis melodiebi (1973) and Pastorale (1975). He died on 18 May 2014.