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- Earle Hyman is a distinguished African American actor who had a 46-year-long career on Broadway, where he was nominated for a Tony Award. Hyman also was nominated for an Emmy Award as Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for his appearance on The Cosby Show (1984) playing Bill Cosby's father Russell Huxtable.
Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on October 11, 1926, Hyman and his family moved to Brooklyn, where he grew up. His parents took him to a production of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" starring Alla Nazimova in Brighton Beach as a present for his 13th birthday, which made him want to be an actor. Impressed with Ibsen, he learned Norwegian, a language he became fluent in, enabling him to act in Norway, where he keeps a second home.
In 1944, Hyman made his debut on Broadway in Philip Yordan's Anna Lucasta (1949), a hit that ran for 957 performances. He next appeared on Broadway in 1952, in Moss Hart's "The Climate of Eden", which was a flop, then played the Prince of Morocco the following year in a production of The Merchant of Venice (1973) starring Luther Adler as Shylock. In 1955, he had a role in No Time for Sergeants (1958), a hit that made Andy Griffith a star. Over the next 37 years, he would appear on Broadway another 11 times, ending with his turn in the title role of Ibsen's The Master Builder (1960) in 1992. The circle that had begun back in 1939 had been completed.
In addition to his work on Broadway, he was a charter member of the American Shakespeare Theatre that was created in 1955, playing Othello in 1957. (He had appeared as The Moor two years earlier on a Camera Three (1955) production). He was in the London production of A Raisin in the Sun (1961) in 1959. For his theatrical work in Norway, the Norwegian sovereign awarded him St. Olav's medal in recognition of "outstanding services rendered in connection with the spreading of information about Norway abroad".
Hyman made his movie debut as an uncredited extra in the Oscar-winning The Lost Weekend (1945) in 1945, but it was TV that proved more welcoming to his talent. He appeared on numerous TV programs from 1954 to 2001, most famously on "The Cosby Show".
Having been in a relationship with Rolf Sirnes (1926-2004), Hyman lived with the Norwegian seaman for fifty years. Hyman learned Norwegian through Sirnes, who was originally from Haugesund.
In the 1990s they lived together in New York City. - Frank Miller died on 17 November 2017 in the USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Rikard Wolff was born on 8 April 1958 in Farsta, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor and writer, known for House of Angels (1992), Änglagård - Tredje gången gillt (2010) and Änglagård - Andra sommaren (1994). He died on 17 November 2017 in Sweden.- Robert D. Raiford was born on 27 December 1927 in Concord, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Super Mario Bros. (1993), The Program (1993) and The Handmaid's Tale (1990). He died on 17 November 2017 in Concord, North Carolina, USA.
- Salvatore Riina was born on 16 November 1930 in Corleone, Sicily, Italy. He was married to Ninetta Bagarella. He died on 17 November 2017 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Lilli Hornig was born on 22 March 1921 in Aussig, Czechoslovakia. She was married to Donald Hornig. She died on 17 November 2017 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Wally McNamee was born on 29 November 1932 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA. He is known for Choose Me (1984), Hired Gun (2016) and The Hoy Boys (2019). He was married to Janet and Nikki. He died on 17 November 2017 in Virginia, USA.- Badri Hassoun Farid was born on 1 July 1927 in Karbala, Iraq. He was an actor, known for Theyab Al-Lail (1992), Al Qadisiyya (1981) and Nebuchadnezzar (1960). He was married to Ibtisam Faread. He died on 17 November 2017 in Baghdad, Iraq.
- J.C. Caroline was born on 17 January 1933 in Warrenton, Georgia, USA. He died on 17 November 2017 in Urbana, Illinois, USA.
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Michelle de Broca was born on 1 March 1926 in Paris, France. She was a producer and production manager, known for The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001), Le Léopard (1984) and Flight of the Innocent (1992). She was married to Philippe de Broca. She died on 17 November 2017 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Howard B. Schaffer was born on 21 July 1929 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He was married to Teresita. He died on 17 November 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Aleksandr Salnikov is a Soviet basketball player. One of the strongest snipers in Soviet basketball. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. As part of the USSR national team, he twice became the bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in 1976 and 1980, twice won the European Championship (1979, 1981), a victory at the World Championships in 1974, and the silver medals of the tournament in 1978.
Salnikov began training at the Youth Sports School of Tuapse. After graduating from school, he entered the Krasnodar Medical Institute, where he was noticed by a young ambitious coach Aleksandr Bannikov, who invited the 17-year-old student Salnikov to the team of the major league 'Stroitel' (Krasnodar), and a little later - to the national team of the Krasnodar Region. In 1971, the Kuban team won the final of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the RSFSR for the first time. One of the leading players, the sniper of that team, was 22-year-old Salnikov. Since 1972, Salnikov has already played in Kiev. The following year, he graduated from the Kiev Medical Institute and, as part of the 'Stroitel' (Kiev), for the first time became the bronze medalist of the USSR Championship.
In the same 1973, Salnikov made his debut in the USSR national team and together with it won the "First World Basketball Festival" - a tournament of the nine strongest teams in the world, held in the Colombian capital Bogota under the auspices of FIBA.
He finished his professional career as a player in 1991, when he was 42 years old.