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Parisian Guy Émile Marchand had a dual career as a musician and as an actor. The son of a scrap metal dealer, he studied at the Lycée Voltaire during daytime while playing his clarinet in the night clubs of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Additionally, he wrote songs, was adept at playing jazz piano and had an affinity with tango. As a chansonnier, he became popular from the mid-sixties, resulting in several successful singles ("Destinée") and albums ("Chansons de ma jeunesse") which included collaborations with Claude Bolling and others.
Marchand began his military service as a reserve officer with the Airborne Troops Training Base (BETAP) in the Pyrenees and was then reassigned as a parachutist second lieutenant to Montigny-lès-Metz. During the Algerian conflict, he was stationed with the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment. His experience as a paratrooper qualified him as a technical advisor on the all-star World War II epic The Longest Day (1962). He also had a bit part in the film which ended up on the cutting room floor. Marchand was already 31 years old when he made his screen debut and has since appeared in numerous supporting roles, culminating in a 1982 Cesar Award for his role as a police inspector in Claude Miller's The Grilling (1981). He became even better known the following year as the hard-boiled private detective Nestor Burma, détective de choc (1982), a kind of French Philip Marlowe. He reprised his popular character in a TV series a decade later.
Very much on the sporty side of life, Marchand was involved in boxing, horse riding, polo and car racing. He latterly also published several novels, including 'Le Soleil des enfants perdus' (2011), which touched on his experiences in Algeria. Guy Marchand died on December 15 2023 at the age of 86 in Cavaillon, Vaucluse, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.- Actor
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Eddie Driscoll was born on 26 September 1963 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Cellular (2004), Boat Trip (2002) and The Last Ship (2014). He died on 15 December 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Steve Halliwell was born on 19 March 1946 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Coronation Street (1960) and All Creatures Great and Small (1978). He was married to Valerie Kirkby and Susan Woods. He died on 15 December 2023 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Mo Moreland was born on 30 November 1936 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), New Faces (1973) and The Little and Large Show (1978). She was married to Roy Moreland. She died on 15 December 2023 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
- Zulay García was born on 31 December 1949 in La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela. She was an actress, known for Sangre azul (1979), Mi hijo Gabriel (1980) and Estefanía (1979). She was married to Álvaro Ortiz. She died on 15 December 2023 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Ilona Budai was born on 3 April 1951 in Felpéc, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Ékezet (1977), Az öt zsaru (1998) and Szomszédok (1987). She died on 15 December 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.- Music Department
Anup Ghoshal was born in 1945 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He is known for Fuleswari (1974), Nimantran (1971) and The Kingdom of Diamonds (1980). He died on 15 December 2023 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.- Tim Brighouse was born on 15 January 1940 in Leicestershire, England, UK. He was a director, known for A Question of Education (1984) and Dispatches (1987). He was married to Liz Kearney and Mary Demer. He died on 15 December 2023 in the UK.
- Eduardo Villa was born on 19 October 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for O Circo das Qualidades Humanas (2000) and La Chauve-Souris/Die Fledermaus (2000). He died on 15 December 2023 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
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Elwira Zablocka-Marcinowska was a production manager, known for Chce mi sie wyc (1989), Wielka majówka (1981) and Popielec (1984). Elwira died on 15 December 2023 in London, England, UK.- Eduardo Walczak died on 15 December 2023 in Argentina.