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A classically-trained actor, director and playwright, Keith Baxter (born Keith Stanley Baxter-Wright) was a commanding theatrical presence. The son of a captain in the Merchant Navy, he was schooled in his Welsh home town of Newport, Monmouthshire, became interested in theatre arts and then studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1953. Initially on stage with repertory companies in Oxford and Worthing, he made his professional acting bow three years later in a small part in Noël Coward 's play South Sea Bubble at the Lyric Theatre in London. Orson Welles then famously cast him as Hal, Prince of Wales, in his celebrated play Chimes at Midnight which opened at the Grand Opera House in Belfast to good reviews on February 13, 1960. Baxter recreated this role five years later for the filmed version opposite Welles, John Gielgud and French star Jeanne Moreau.
In 1962, Baxter won a Theatre World Award for his debut Broadway performance as King Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons. His subsequent classic roles included both Octavius and Marc Antony in different productions of Antony and Cleopatra. In 1971, he was awarded a Drama Desk Award for his tour-de-force turn as Milo Tindle in Anthony Shaffer's brilliant play Sleuth opposite Anthony Quayle as crime novelist Andrew Wyke. Off-Broadway, Baxter essayed seven different parts for the gothic thriller The Woman in Black. He also began directing for the stage by the mid-70s and was latterly associated with the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C.. His works as an author have included the 1987 play 'Barnaby and the Old Boys' and a memoir published in 1999, titled 'My Sentiments Exactly', recalling collaborations and friendships with luminaries like Coward, Gielgud, Tennessee Williams, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
Baxter's screen career has been somewhat desultory, apparently subordinated to his theatrical work. His first credited appearance on the celluloid medium was as Charles Barrett in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) (which also starred Gielgud). He was then primarily active on television in anthology drama (ITV Play of the Week (1955)) and - infrequently -- as guest star in series ranging from The Avengers (1961) to Hawaii Five-O (1968). Baxter's final screen role was a small part as Sir Hector in the miniseries Merlin (1998) which starred Sam Neill in the title role and Gielgud as King Constant.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Daniel Beretta was born on 24 December 1946 in Audincourt, Doubs, France. He was an actor and composer, known for Marcel Proust's Time Regained (1999), Revolver (1973) and The African Doctor (2016). He was married to Raymonde Bronstein and Paule Zambernardi. He died on 23 March 2024 in Ajaccio, Corsica, France.- Pierre Massimi was born on 27 July 1935 in Calenzana, Corsica, France. He was an actor, known for Foncouverte (1965), La dame de Monsoreau (1971) and The Leatherstocking Tales (1969). He was married to Piérette-Marie Fondacci, Karin Mikkelsen-Meier and Anne-Marie Ecrohart. He died on 11 October 2013 in Bastia, Corsica, France.
- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Gaston Méliès was born on 12 February 1852 in Paris, France. He was a producer and director, known for The Prisoner's Story (1912), Hinemoa (1913) and Captured by Aboriginals (1913). He died on 9 April 1915 in Ajaccio, Corsica, France.- Jacques Amalric was born on 26 October 1938 in Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. He was an actor, known for Jardins en automne (2006), Le tour du Monde (1982) and La journée d'un journaliste (1967). He was married to Isaline de Comarmond and Nicole Zand. He died on 4 June 2021 in Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Pierre-André Boutang was born on 25 March 1937 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Krzysztof Kieslowski (1991), L'invité du dimanche (1968) and Ciné regards (1978). He died on 20 August 2008 in Porticcio, Corsica, France.- Edmond Simeoni was born on 6 August 1934 in Corte, Corsica, France. He was a writer, known for Da E Stelle a E Stelle (from Stars to Stars) (2018), Terra di i Turmenti (2015) and Le vrai journal (1996). He died on 14 December 2018 in Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
- Henri Toivonen was born on 25 August 1956 in Jyväskylä, Finland. He died on 2 May 1986 in Castirla, Corsica, France.
- Charley Marouani was born on 7 December 1926 in Sousse, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He is known for Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975), Sylvie raconte Vartan (2015) and Vivement dimanche (1998). He died on 29 July 2017 in Calvi, Corsica, France.
- Composer
- Writer
- Music Department
Jean-Michel Bériat was born on 26 November 1948 in Paris, France. Jean-Michel was a composer and writer, known for Les Gauloises blondes (1988), Doc Martin (2011) and Stars 80 (2012). Jean-Michel died on 20 November 2017 in Ajaccio, Corsica, France.- Location Management
Dorothy Carrington was born on 6 June 1910 in North Cerney, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Dorothy is known for Corsican Holiday (1954). Dorothy was married to Francis Rose, D'arcy Sproul Bolton (né Doria Bolton) and Franz Waldschutz. Dorothy died on 25 January 2002 in Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France.- Ludzer Eringa was born on 4 November 1901 in Parrega, Friesland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Het mysterie van de Mondscheinsonate (1935), Le banquet des fraudeurs (1952) and Merijntje Gijzen's Jeugd (1936). He died on 22 June 1962 in Calvi, Corsica, France.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Karel Zich was born on 10 June 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for Chasing Fifty (2015), Nowhere in Moravia (2014) and Red Line (2018). He died on 13 July 2004 in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France.