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- Soledad Miranda was a Spanish actress who appeared in many films in the 1960s. Her remarkable beauty and her tragic untimely death make her story the stuff of legend. She was born on July 9, 1943 in Seville, Spain. She started her career when only eight years old as a flamenco dancer and singer. She made her film debut at age sixteen as a dancer. During the following years, the fragile beauty appeared in numerous comedies, dramas, B-movies, and horror films, mostly in Spain (over thirty films altogether from 1960 to 1970). Her biggest break came from legendary director Jess Franco, who cast Soledad in such cult classics as Count Dracula and Vampyros Lesbos. Soledad is generally regarded as Franco's greatest discovery. On August 18, 1970 Soledad was in a car accident on a highway in Portugal. She died hours later, survived by her husband (a former race-car driver) and young son. Shortly before this tragic accident, a German film producer had offered her a contract which would have made her a great star. Soledad was destined to become a legend. Not until the years after her death has she become a cult starlet with fans all over the world now discovering the beautiful, doomed actress.
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Jill Adams (nee Siggins), was discovered while working as a model, having been asked to step in at the department store where she was an artist, when a model failed to show up. She was the daughter of Irish-American silent film actress Molly Adair, and New-Zealand writer, Arthur James Siggins (published under the name A.J. Siggins),. He had first sailed from the Antipodes to Africa as a young man to fight in the Boer war, where he served with the Matabele Mounted Police and later represented The ANZACs at Cecil Rhodes funeral in1902. His first wife was from Mozambique. The couple first met in Tanganyika (now Tanzania), where he was working with the High Commission. She was there on location to star in the silent film version of 'The Blue Lagoon' The young ingénue became A.J. Siggins' 2nd wife. After several years in Africa, during which time two sons were born, they relocated to England, where Jillian M.M.J. Siggins was born in London. During WWII, the family moved to North Wales, where they had 2 working farms. Upon returning to London following the war, and after Jill had become a successful model, she married a young US Navy officer stationed in the British capital, by the name of James Adams, in 1951. They had a daughter (Tina) in 1952. Jill's career began to flourish, but sadly the marriage did not, and now alone she began securing a few minor TV and film roles, before eventually being signed by J. Arthur Rank as one of the corporation's 'starlets'. The bubbly blonde actress, Jill Adams, soon made a string of popular films for the studios - many of which were light-hearted comedies such as 'Doctor at Sea' and 'Brothers in Law' - and she was often referred to as Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe. She also made a few films in the US and Australia. In 1957, she married the well-known BBC radio and TV personality, Peter Haigh, and they were very much the 'It' couple. They had a daughter, Peta Louise, in 1962. Jill also starred in the popular TV series 'The Flying Doctor' which lasted for 39 episodes. Over the next few years, although no longer getting the bigger roles, Adams continued to work both in radio and on stage. But, by the end of the 60s, with fewer opportunities available, she essentially retired from show business. In 1971, she and her husband Peter moved the family to the Algarve in Portugal, where they ran a hotel and restaurant in Albufeira. When that marriage ended, Adams spent several years with Michael Johnson, a former British radio host and musician, with whom she ran two businesses. She then eventually went solo until meeting Alan 'Buster' Jones, and moved first to the Lisbon area to be with him, and then they relocated to Spain. Following Jones's death in 1996, in the Costa del Sol, she returned to Portugal to be nearer to family. Always a prolific, popular and talented artist, she continued to paint even after being diagnosed with cancer in 2005 and right up until her death in Clareanes, in the Algarve., on May 13, 2008, at the age of 77.- Actor
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Clive Dunn was born on 9 January 1920 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Dad's Army (1968), The Avengers (1961) and Bootsie and Snudge (1960). He was married to Priscilla Morgan and Patricia Kenyon. He died on 6 November 2012 in Faro, Algarve, Portugal.- Actor
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Sandy-haired Welsh actor who served in the RAF during World War II and hit paydirt and stardom with his first two British films, The Blue Lagoon (1949) with Jean Simmons, and A Run for Your Money (1949) with Sir Alec Guinness, maintaining his career with lesser distinction in bawdy comedies and melodramas. His characters were authority figures, often military in war movies like Battle Hell (1957), The Longest Day (1962) and Where Eagles Dare (1968) (the latters with Richard Burton).- Director
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Manoel de Oliveira was born on 11 December 1908 in Oporto, Portugal. He was a director and writer, known for The Cannibals (1988), I'm Going Home (2001) and Christopher Columbus, the Enigma (2007). He was married to Maria Isabel Brandão de Meneses de Almeida Carvalhais. He died on 2 April 2015 in Oporto, Portugal.- Ricardo Meneses was born on 5 April 1981 in Foz Côa, Portugal. He was an actor, known for O Fantasma (2000) and Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues? (2017). He died on 8 October 2010 in Foz Côa, Portugal.
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David's father was the Rev. W.J. Parradine Frost who died in 1967, his mother Mona, born in 1903, lived in Beccles, Suffolk. He had a sister, Mrs Margaret Bill who lived in Whitby. He owned 'Sweet Briar Cottage in Eastbridge near Theberton, Norfolk, a Georgian town house in Knightsbridge, London and a hotel suite in New York. His marriage to actress Lynne Frederick in 1981 lasted 6 months.- Actress
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Maria Fahl was born on 2 May 1951 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Bus to Italy (2005), En sång för Martin (2001) and Silver Service (2017). She was married to Svante Vikander. She died on 13 December 2022 in Portugal.- Writer
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David Croft was born on 7 September 1922 in Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Dad's Army (1968), Hi-de-Hi! (1980) and Are You Being Served? (1972). He was married to Ann Croft. He died on 27 September 2011 in Tavira, Portugal.- Philip Bond was born on 1 November 1934 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for An Englishman's Castle (1978), The Herries Chronicle (1960) and Ann Veronica (1964). He was married to Pat Sandys. He died on 17 January 2017 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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Born in Figueira da Foz, a cosmopolitan beach resort, moved to Lisbon at the age of 15. In 1963 studies cinema at London School of Technique and starts his first movie at 1965 only concluded five years later. "Silvestre" from Portuguese short stories was presented at Venice Film Festival, where he returns with "Souvenirs from the Yellow House - Recordações da Casa Amarela" and wins the Silver Lion. Again in Venice with "God's Comedy" and another prize (Il Gran Premio Speciale della Giuria da Mostra). Known as provocative, performs in all his film usually as the main character.- Brian Hankins was born on 8 June 1931 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Lorna Doone (1963), The Scarlet and the Black (1965) and Escape (1957). He died on 12 June 1978 in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Virgilio Teixeira was born on 26 October 1917 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. He was an actor, known for Return of the Seven (1966), The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and Fado, História d'uma Cantadeira (1947). He was married to Vanda. He died on 5 December 2010 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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Amália Rodrigues was born in Lisbon, Portugal July 23rd, 1920 to a poor and numerous family. Since her childhood she showed a talent for singing although she debuted formally in 1939 at 19 years old, becoming a great popular success. During World War II she carried out long tours for Spain and Brazil and she obtained in 1945 her first great musical success with the song "Ai Mouraria". In 1947 she debuted as an actress in the Portuguese movie "Capas Negras" (with Alberto Ribeiro) and it became the best movie of the year in Portugal and Amália became a great international celebrity and the most admired and loved star of Portugal. During the 50 and 60's Amália become the maximum exponent of Portugal's popular music and so, their main ambassador for her very successful movies (including "Sangue Toureiro", by the way, the first Portuguese movie filmed in color) as well as for her LPs. Among her well-known songs are: "Lisboa Antiga", "Foi Deus", "Coimbra" (also known as "April in Portugal"), "Barco Negro", "Canção do Mar", "Nem as Paredes Confesso", "Lisboa, Não Sejas Francesa", "Arranjuez, mon amour" (French version of "Concierto de Aranjuez" of Joaquín Rodrigo), "Vou Dar de Beber à Dor" and "Com que Voz", among many others. She also sang poems turned music of several Portuguese poets and, in fact, Variety's magazine chose her in 1959 as one of the four best female singers in history. When the "Revolução Dos Cravos" ("Carnation's Revolution") happened on April 25th, 1974 which finished 48 years of Fascist government in Portugal, rumors arose that Amália collaborated with the deposed government. Her fame was seriously affected and she decided to retire from show business for not entering in polemic (although soon, after its death, it was discovered that she collaborated privately with the Communist Party of Portugal) but one year after, she acted in the Coliseu Theater of Lisbon where 5,000 people applauded her on foot, demonstrating with this that her public never released her. After that, Amália continued her career as if nothing happened and in 1980 she debuted as composer. In April 19th, 1985 Amália presented her show in the Coliseu dos Recreios of Lisbon, being her first solo concert in Portugal after 10 years and she obtained a record of attendance. In 1989, for her 50 years of artistic career, the President of Portugal Mário Soares honored her and the Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy received her in private audience. During her last years, Amália received countless tributes inside and outside of Portugal and suddenly died while she slept in her house of Lisbon on October 6th, 1999. She was buried in an impressive funeral ceremony with the massive attendance of her fans.- Actress
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Maria João Abreu was born on 14 April 1964 in Lisbon, Portugal. She was an actress and writer, known for A Mãe é que Sabe (2016), Golpe de Sorte (2019) and Submissão (2020). She was married to João Soares and José Raposo. She died on 13 May 2021 in Almada, Portugal.- Stunts
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Carlos Lopez was born on 26 June 1989 in North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for John Wick (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013). He died on 2 October 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal.- David Berg (February 18, 1919 - October 1994) was the founder and leader of the Children of God, now called The Family International. The group believes he continues to lead them today from beyond the grave. Berg founded the new religious movement/cult/missionary organization known as the Children-of-God in 1968. The group was later known as The Family of Love, The Family, and now The Family International.
David Brandt Berg mostly lived in total seclusion and secrecy from his followers. Along with Karen Zerby (whom he took as a common-law second wife in August 1969), Berg is thought to have used a fake Australian passport when traveling. In Family publications, printed photographs of the cult's World Services members were typically censored by means of a rudimentary drawing pasted over the persons face, and in Berg's case it was common for his head to be replaced with that of a lion. The writing's he sent to each cult member were call "Mo letters" as Mo was short for the Biblical Moses, who Berg emulated.
Berg's Children-of-God religious movement started simply enough, with a handful of devoted, mostly hippie-type of followers, with a simple plan to spread the love of Jesus. One man, one wife. Nothing controversial. As Berg aged and his writings strove to push the "revolutionary" theme of his growing cult of followers, Berg pushed the envelope with his most notorious epistle regarding the "Law of Love" by which the cult was now sanctioning "flirty fishing" (women were instructed to be "Hookers for Christ" by luring men into the cult via unprotected sex. If they got pregnant then it was all part of God's plan and the children were called "Jesus Babies.") Berg pushed the envelope farther when he wrote that it was now okay for anyone to have unprotected sexual relations with anyone inside or outside the group, no matter the age of the person. This essentially started an epidemic of child sexual abuse, endorsed by the Children-of-God, now called The Family International. Berg had problems with homophobia, however, and dissuaded men from having sex with other men. Berg had no problems with incestuous sex and soon made it mandatory for parents to schedule daily sex with their children of all ages, even newborns who could not have any say in the matter. Many Children-of-God members left when these new rules were passed down, but many stayed, and the cult drew in numerous child abusers who soon formed the base of their membership. Berg and his flock bloomed all over the world, rarely staying in one place too long, moving from town to town, to avoid the authorities, and from country to country. Many books have been written about the Children of God cult, who by 1987, fearing God's wrath of A.I.D.S., Berg wrote that "Flirty Fishing" was no longer acceptable, except to people one already knew. By Berg's death in 1984, he had tried to backtrack on the writings he endorsed pertaining to adult sex with minor children, due to an English court making a legal inquiry into the group's activities. Despite Berg's denial of approving of sex with minor-children as a holy sacrament, there was too much evidence against Berg, much of it on videotapes that were sent to him with female children dancing nude and masturbating for him on camera as adults and strangers looked on, that the court would find the group guilty of these activities. But due to Berg dying while the trial was ongoing, and the new members of the cult stating that they'd changed their ways and outlawed sexual abuse, the judge allowed the cult to continue, naively believing the new president's promise to lay off the sex with children. Karen Zerby, a long time companion of Berg's and now "queen of the cult", runs the organization-in-hiding and many ex-members state that behind the scenes not much has changed from the time Berg was the leader of the "Children-of-God." - Actor
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Tony d'Algy was born in Angola, then a Portuguese colony, of a Spanish mother and Portuguese father. He played opposite Rudolph Valentino in Monsieur Beaucaire (1924) and A Sainted Devil (1924) in bit parts. Beginning in 1928, he worked in Spain (making such films as "La Mujer Soñada" and "Raza de Hidalgos"), France, and Belgium. In 1931, he hosted such visitors as Florencio Molina Campos (an Argentine cartoonist and painter), with Marcos Caplán (Argentine vaudeville producer), and Beatriz Costa (Portuguese actress and singer), among others, at Paramount Studios in Joinville, France (near Paris). D'Algy played the musical agent/lover of Amália Rodrigues in Fado, História d'uma Cantadeira (1947).- Eusébio DA Silva Ferreira (January 1942 - 5 January 2014) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time and S.L. Benfica's greatest ever player. During his professional career, he scored 733 goals in 745 matches. Nicknamed the Black Panther, the Black Pearl, or o Rei (the King), he was known for his speed, technique, athleticism and his ferocious right-footed shot, making him a prolific goalscorer.
- Estrela Novais was born on 13 March 1953 in Porto, Portugal. She was an actress, known for Filumena Marturano (1994), Um Chapéu de Palha de Itália (1989) and Deixa Que Te Leve (2009). She was married to Carlos Lacerda. She died on 8 March 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Otto Muehl was born on 16 June 1925 in Grodnau, Burgenland, Austria. He was an actor and director. He was married to Claudia Weissensteiner. He died on 26 May 2013 in Moncarapacho, Olhão, Portugal.- Director
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António-Pedro Vasconcelos is a Portuguese professor, a chronicler, a television commentator with strong civic involvement. But António-Pedro Vasconcelos is, above all, one of the greatest filmmakers of Portugal, a founding figure of the new Portuguese cinema, he created characters, told stories, put everyday life in films, brought films closer to the Portuguese public. António directed some of the greatest Portuguese films of the last decades, such as Jaime (1999), Cats Don't Have Vertigo (2014), Amor Impossível (2015) and Parque Mayer (2018). Throughout his incomparable career he won 2 Cannes Film Festival Awards, in 7 nominations he ended up winning 2 Portuguese Golden Globes and won 3 Portuguese Academy Awards, including the Honorary Award.- Director
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Manuel Guimarães was born on 19 August 1915 in Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal. He was a director and editor, known for Vidas Sem Rumo (1956), Saltimbancos (1951) and Cântico Final (1976). He died on 29 January 1975 in Lisbon, Portugal.- Filipe Duarte was born on 5 June 1973 in Nova Lisbon, Angola, Portugal [now Angola]. He was an actor, known for Variações: Guardian Angel (2019), Cinzento e Negro (2015) and Nothing Ever Happened (2022). He died on 17 April 2020 in Lisboa, Portugal.
- Rogério Samora was born on 28 October 1959 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor, known for 98 Octanas (2006), Fascínios (2007) and Jura (2006). He died on 15 December 2021 in Amadora, Portugal.
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Nicolau Breyner was born on 30 July 1940 in Serpa, Portugal. He was an actor and director, known for A Teia de Gelo (2012), Meu Amor (2009) and Os Imortais (2003). He was married to Mafalda Bessa, Sofia Sá da Bandeira, Mafalda Maria de Alpoim Vieira Barbosa and Cláudia Ramos. He died on 14 March 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal.- Writer
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Luís Filipe Costa was born on 18 March 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a writer and director, known for Só Acontece aos Outros (1985), Terra Instável (1991) and Uma Cidade Como a Nossa (1981). He was married to Isabel Medina and Tani Belo. He died on 21 July 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal.- Director
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Paulo Rocha was born on 22 December 1935 in Porto, Portugal. He was a director and producer, known for Os Verdes Anos (1963), Vanitas (2004) and A Raiz do Coração (2000). He died on 29 December 2012 in Porto, Portugal.- Writer
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Henry Fielding was born April 22nd 1707, the son of Edmund Fielding, an impoverished nobleman who spent most of his time in and out of various debtor's prisons. After the death of their mother, Henry and his seven siblings were taken in by their maternal grandmother. He was a wild and willful young man, and after a brief stint abroad in a Dutch college, he moved to London and began writing plays. Though his works were very successful, Henry had inherited his father's inability to handle money, and he remained perpetually in debt. In 1734, after a four year courtship, he convinced a young lady named Charlotte Craddock to marry him. Henry was madly in love with Charlotte, and they enjoyed ten happy years of marriage before her death in 1744 of a fever. Henry mourned her deeply, and Sophia Western, the heroine of his novel "Tom Jones", was modeled on Charlotte. In 1747 he married his wife's former maid, Mary Daniel, who was six months pregnant with their child at the time. Known as a brawler, a drunkard, and a womanizer, Henry was nonetheless a prolific and energetic author.
When his health failed in 1754, he sailed to Lisbon, Portugal, hoping a warmer climate would improve his constitution. Instead, he contracted jaundice there and died two months after his arrival on October 8th 1754.- Guida Maria was born on 23 January 1950 in Lisbon, Portugal. She was an actress, known for A Promessa (1973), Baía das Mulheres (2004) and The Emissaries of Khalom (1988). She was married to Mike Sergeant. She died on 2 January 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Pedro Lima was born on 20 April 1971 in Luanda, Portuguese Angola (present-day Luanda, Angola). He was an actor, known for At an Uncertain Time (2015), Anjo Selvagem (2001) and El Contrato (2009). He died on 20 June 2020 in Cascais, Portugal.
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Philippe Sr. was born in Toulon, France just about the time his father Jacques Cousteau was inventing the Aqualung (or scuba tank as it is more commonly known) that would allow human kind to explore the oceans freely for the first time. At the age of four years wearing a miniature aqualung he had entered the sea behind his father, following the bubbles to the bottom of rocky shallows, an experience that changed his life forever. The lessons Philippe learned at sea enriched those he learned at school spending each vacation aboard his father's famous ship, Calypso.
As a teenager Philippe dreamed of flying airplanes, pursuing new horizons in the sky as he had in the sea. At 16 he received his glider pilots license and then earned his pilot and commercial license.
At the age of 25 Philippe joined Jacques Cousteau" Precontinent III" where he and five "Aquanauts" lived in a specially designed house 330 feet below the surface of the sea. This was the first time any humans had attempted such a feat.
Philippe recorded the experience in writing as well as on film contributing to a National Geographic Television special that won such widespread acclaim that the public was soon clamoring for a series of films from the Cousteau's.
One year later, father and son were ready to meet the public's demand and delivered a series that changed the world. At 26 years old Philippe set off with his father on Calypso." All departures are exciting, Philippe commented, "but this one was more magnificent than any. A kind of miracle was about to happen. We would be reporting to millions of people, our goal was to serve as eyes for those who could not travel."
In the years to follow Philippe would join his father in making more than thirty films, taking his camera and with it, his viewers all over the world: from the Indian Ocean, to Truk Island in the Pacific, from the Yucatan Peninsula south to Patagonia, Argentina the Antarctic, on to Africa and north to the Arctic and more. Philippe was overall director of the television series, which won an astounding 10 Emmy Awards. The films were graced not just by Philippe's camerawork and editing but also by his aeronautical contributions: he operated the Calypso hang glider, a Raven S55A hot air balloon; a Hughes 300 C helicopter and the PBY Seaplane he proudly called his "Flying Calypso"
On June 28th 1979 however, tragedy struck, and Philippe was killed in an airplane accident in Portugal. He left behind his wife Jan Cousteau and 3 yr. old daughter Alexandra. His son Philippe Jr was born 6 months later.
While the entire world was stunned by his untimely departure the legacy Philippe left for his family - and his audience -is more than his films, books, ideas and discoveries...his legacy lives on as an inspiration to always seek a vision of a better world.- Canto e Castro was born on 24 April 1930 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor, known for Terra Estrangeira (1995), O Anjo da Guarda (1998) and Far from One's Eyes (1998). He was married to Ema da Purificação Dias. He died on 1 February 2005 in Almada, Portugal.
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Jorge Silva Melo was born on 7 August 1948 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a director and writer, known for Ninguém Duas Vezes (1984), The Nothing Factory (2017) and Coitado do Jorge (1993). He died on 14 March 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal.- Director
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Fernando Lopes was born on 28 December 1935 in Macas de D. Maria, Alvaiazere, Portugal. He was a director and editor, known for O Fio do Horizonte (1993), 98 Octanas (2006) and O Delfim (2002). He died on 2 May 2012 in Lisbon, Portugal.- Actor
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Licinio França was born on 17 October 1953 in Portugal. He was an actor and composer, known for Maré Alta (2004), Flor do Mar (2008) and The Art of Stealing (2008). He was married to Noémia Costa. He died on 30 January 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal.- Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan was a French professional boxer and world middleweight champion who was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's greatest boxer, and beyond to be one of the best to have learned his craft in Africa. His life was marked by his sporting achievements, social lifestyle and ultimately, tragedy, being killed in an airplane crash.
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Among the foremost technical innovators in his field, a charter member of the American Society of Cinematographers, English-born Charles Rosher had initially aimed for a diplomatic career. Fortunately, he chose a different career option and attended lessons in photography at the London Polytechnic in Regent Street. He must have been a keen student, for he found himself apprenticed to noted portrait photographers David Blount and Howard Farmer, soon afterward becoming assistant to Richard Neville Speaight (1875-1938), the official Royal photographer. Having learned the art of still photography, Rosher departed England for the United States sometime in late 1908, equipped with a Williamson camera.
In 1910, Rosher found his first job in the fledgling film industry through a connection forged with an English compatriot, the pioneer producer David Horsley: as principal cameraman for Horsley's East Coast-based Centaur Film Company (which made Rosher Hollywood's first ever full-time cinematographer). Centaur was renamed Nestor Studios upon its permanent relocation to California in 1911, setting up at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street. Essentially all of Rosher's early work consisted of one and two reelers, invariably made for Nestor's chief director, Al Christie. Some were comedies, many were 'quota quickie' westerns, such as The Indian Raiders (1912), for which Nestor imported genuine Indians from New Mexico.
In 1913, Rosher accompanied directors Raoul Walsh and Christy Cabanne on his famous expedition to Mexico to shoot the feature film The Life of General Villa (1914). The rebel leader Pancho Villa had agreed to grant exclusive rights to filming of his battles against the Federales by the Mutual Film Corporation, in exchange for a fee of $25,000 and 20% of all revenues from the picture. There were a number of hazards experienced by Rosher during this adventure, including capture by enemy forces, and at times coercive interference from Villa, who fancied himself as a filmmaker.
Upon his return to the other side of the border, Rosher had a brief spell with Universal (which had absorbed Nestor), followed by two years with the Lasky Feature Play Company (which later became Paramount). He then worked at United Artists from 1919 to 1928, becoming the favourite cinematographer of the company's biggest asset, Mary Pickford, lighting her in such a way that her true age never interfered with the image of the ingénue she persisted in portraying on screen. During this period, Rosher also developed his own unique visual style, which married artistry with technical know-how. He was much acclaimed for the sharpness and clarity of his photography, for the effects he achieved by combining natural and artificial light, photographing people against reflecting surfaces (glass, water), double exposure effects, split screen techniques, and so on. Rosher also patented several inventions, including a system for developing black & white film, ABC Pyro (A=pyro,B=sulfite,C=carbonate).
In 1929 Rosher became co-recipient (with Karl Struss) of the first-ever Oscar for cinematography bestowed by the Academy, for a film made at Fox: Sunrise (1927) - still regarded today as one of the finest examples of 1920's filmmaking. With its many scenes bathed in light or twilight, it has also been likened to a cinematic French impressionism. Rosher himself recalled this as one of the most difficult assignments of his career, particularly in terms of lighting such tricky scenes as the moonlit, fog-bound swamp, necessitating a very mobile camera. "Sunrise", inevitably, ended up winning the top award for 'unique and artistic production'. Two years later, after a falling out with Pickford during filming of Coquette (1929) , Rosher went his own way. He was never out of a job for long, working variously for RKO (1932-33), MGM (1930,1934) and Warner Brothers (1937-41).
Though he had made his reputation with black & white photography, Rosher easily adapted to the medium of colour. He enjoyed a major resurgence in the second half of his career, shooting some of the most sumptuous technicolor musicals (Ziegfeld Follies (1945), Show Boat (1951)) and dramas (The Yearling (1946),Scaramouche (1952)) during his tenure at MGM, which lasted from 1942 to 1954. He won his second Oscar for "Yearling" and became the only ever recipient of a fellowship by the Society of Motion Picture Engineers. Rosher retired in 1955, except for occasional lectures and guest appearances at film festivals. He settled down on a 1,600-acre plantation he had acquired at Port Antonio on Jamaica, formerly owned by Errol Flynn. He died in 1974 in Portugal, after a fall, at the respectable age of 88.- Actress
Laura Soveral was born on 23 March 1933 in Benguela, Angola, Portugal [now Angola]. She was an actress, known for Tabu (2012), Angústia para o Jantar (1975) and Portugal S.A. (2004). She was married to Edmundo Gastão da Costa Ribeiro da Silva and José Maria de Barros Alves Caetano. She died on 12 July 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.- George Cotton was born on 1 November 1903 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop (1953), Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949) and Rocky King, Detective (1950). He died on 26 May 1975 in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Manuel Costa e Silva was born on 19 March 1938 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Moura Encantada (1985), The Accompanist (1992) and J'aurais jamais dû croiser son regard... (1989). He died on 25 January 1999 in Lisbon, Portugal.- Composer
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Eddy Quintela was a composer, known for Irresistible (2006), Atop the Fourth Wall (2008) and Time of Our Lives (2019). He was married to Christine McVie. He died on 16 October 2020 in Estoril, Portugal.- Producer
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António da Cunha Telles was born on 26 February 1935 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. He was a producer and director, known for Terra Estrangeira (1995), Kiss Me (2004) and Pandora (1995). He was married to Renée Gagnon. He died on 23 November 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal.- Luísa Barbosa was born on 16 May 1923 in Ferreira do Alentejo, Portugal. She was an actress, known for Pulsação Zero (2002), O Posto (1990) and Shuttlecock (1991). She died on 21 August 2003 in Setúbal, Portugal.
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María Dulce was born on 11 October 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. She was an actress and producer, known for La señora de Fátima (1951), A Luz Vem do Alto (1959) and Anjo Selvagem (2001). She was married to António Machado. She died on 24 August 2010 in Bucelas, Portugal.- Composer
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Started studying classic piano at age 9. Studied jazz with Horace Parlan and Sir Roland Hanna. Started playing jazz professionally in 1988 in Portugal, and has since given concerts all over the world. Has recorded many CDs, in solo or as part of different ensembles, including a participation in Guy Barker's 3rd CD, alongside the London Philarmonic Orchestra and Sting.
He has scored original soundtracks for some classic Portuguese movies, such as Os Crimes de Diogo Alves (1911) (João Tavares) and Maria do Mar (1930) (J. Leitão de Barros) as well as for more recent films: Knives and Angels (2000) (Eduardo Guedes) and "Aniversário" (Mário Barroso, 2000).
With his trio he represented Portugal in the 1st European Jazz Festival in Athens, 2001.- Oreo was an actor, known for Pinheads (2014). He died on 7 February 2019 in Portugal.
- Isabel de Castro was born on 1 August 1931 in Lisbon, Portugal. She was an actress, known for Viela, Rua Sem Sol (1947), Tráfico (1998) and Anjo Selvagem (2001). She was married to Carlos Otero, Óscar Acúrcio and Miguel Luke. She died on 23 November 2005 in Borba, Portugal.
- Fernanda Montemor was born in 1935 in Sernancelhe, Portugal. She was an actress, known for Spirited Away (2001), Noite de Reis (1963) and Amanhecer (2002). She was married to Mário Pereira. She died on 26 March 2015 in Lisbon, Portugal.
- José Boavida was born on 23 August 1964 in Castelo Branco, Portugal. He was an actor, known for Maré Alta (2004), A Hora da Liberdade (1999) and El Contrato (2009). He died on 26 January 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal.