1c1 < CRC: 0x4A8A9D35 File: biographies.list Date: Fri Jul 28 07:03:43 1995 --- > CRC: 0x6E72529F File: biographies.list Date: Fri Aug 4 07:44:43 1995 3c3 < BIOGRAPHY List 25 July 1995 --- > BIOGRAPHY List 31 July 1995 37c37 < 45 | Anonymous --- > 46 | Anonymous 49c49 < The following 45 people are now included in the BIOGRAPHY list . . . --- > The following 38 people are now included in the BIOGRAPHY list . . . 51,73c51,69 < Allegret, Catherine Johnson, C. David < Bean, Sean Jones, Cherry < Bryson, Paul King, Henry < Carter, Conlan Latta, Chris < Cheeseman, Ken Lawless, Lucy < Collins, Jackie Leeds, Barbara < Creighton, Frank Meredyth, Bess < D'Angelo, Salvo Meuldjik, Belinda < Farnham, Joseph Pellonpaa, Matti < Fisk, Jack Plumm, Paula < Flicker, Theodore J. Rapf, Harry < Giger, H.R. Renzi, Anouschka < Glazer, Benjamin Renzi, Eva < Grauman, Sid Schenck, Joseph M. < Harry, Jackee Sills, Milton < Helvick, James Tarr, Justin < Henry, O. Teague, Anthony < Hoerbiger, Attila Warner, Jack L. < Hogan, Jack Wessely, Paula < Holt, Jack Wilson, Carey < Horst, Jochen Wittenstein, Alyce < Hubschmid, Paul Woods, Frank E. < Imamura, Shohei --- > Abdul, Paul Luger, Joachim Hermann > Benzali, Daniel MacBird, Bonnie > Brandt, Volker Marjan, Marie-Luise > Charm, Nikki Monahan, Debi A. > Cormier, Denise Murdock, George > Crawford, Jake Rich, Christopher > Doyle, Jerry Riemann, Katja > Erwin, Bill Rudnik, Barbara > Ferres, Veronika Savalas, George > Franklyn-Robbins, John Schultz, Dwight > Goldman, William Schwarzenegger, Arnold > Govinda Slater, Mary Jo > Hagerty, Michael G. Sophia, Jennifer > Jalbert, Pierre Stolze, Lena > Kamm, Kris Thomas Jr., William > Kapoor, Karishma Towne, Robert > Knox, Mickey Valtschanov, Rangel > Lauterbach, Heiner Von Trier, Lars > Lemnitz, Regina Wagner, Lou 78c74 < The following 52 people have updated entries in the BIOGRAPHY list . . . --- > The following 49 people have updated entries in the BIOGRAPHY list . . . 80,105c76,100 < Allegret, Yves Lloyd, Frank < Bakula, Scott Lloyd, Harold < Bale, Christian Loughlin, Lori < Barthelmess, Richard MacDowell, Andie < Basinger, Kim Macpherson, Jeanie < Berkley, Elizabeth McClanahan, Rue < Cagney, James Merrill, Gary < Cohen, Harry Miller, Patsy Ruth < Collins, Joan Moran, Lois < Davis, Bette Morrill, Priscilla < DeMille, Cecil B. Nagel, Conrad < Engel, Georgia Niblo, Fred < Fairbanks, Douglas O'Donnell, Chris < Farrow, Mia Pickford, Mary < Field, Chelsea Richards, Ariana < Gemser, Laura Shields, Brooke < Gibbons, Cedric Signoret, Simone < Guardino, Harry Stahl, John M. < Hoerbiger, Christiane Swayze, Patrick < Horton, Peter Thalberg, Irving < Howell, C. Thomas Thomas, Jonathan Taylor < Hudson, Ernie Tyson, Cathy < Ives, Burl Walsh, Raoul < Kasem, Casey Winston, Don < Kozlowski, Linda Zimbalist Jr., Efrem < Leisure, David Zimbalist, Stephanie --- > Abdul, Paula Kemp, Jeremy > Anderson, Gillian Kensit, Patsy > Bakula, Scott Lanza, Mario > Beacham, Stephanie Leno, Jay > Bell, E.E. Malick, Wendie > Benedict, Dirk Melies, Georges > Bikel, Theodore Modine, Matthew > Bissett, Josie Pellonpaa, Matti > Bryan, Zachery Ty Pitt, Brad > Bullock, Jm J. Porter, Edwin S. > Cochran, Shannon Rudd, Paul > Collins, Phil Savalas, Telly > Cox, Ronny Schwarzenegger, Arnold > Crawford, Michael Sinatra, Frank > Dennehy, Elizabeth Sinbad > Eazy E Spielberg, Steven > Eggar, Samantha Strasberg, Susan > Ferguson, Jay Taylor, Elizabeth > Griffith, Andy Van Halen, Eddie > Griffith, D.W. Ventura, Lino > Guardino, Harry Warner, David > Hagerty, Michael G. Warner, Jack L. > Hunter, Jeffrey Waters, John (II) > Ingram, Rex Zappa, Frank > Jaffe, Sam 124c119 < * The List currently contains 9710 entries with 483 mini biographies. --- > * The List currently contains 9744 entries with 492 mini biographies. 812a808,812 > AG: MSO > AG: 14724 Ventura Blvd., STE 410 > AG: Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, USA > AG: (818) 380-0400 > 2548a2549,2555 > SP: 'Clyde Klotz' (qv) (? - present) > > TR: * Mother of a girl child, Piper Anderson. > TR: * Met her husband, Clyde, at the 'X-Files' shootings. > TR: * Gillian is a natural blond. > TR: * She's not ashamed of being a little overweight. > 4835a4843,4855 > BG: His parents are musical. Already in the fourth grade he > BG: starded a rock band and he wrote also words for some songs. > BG: Later he sang with the St. Lois Symphony. > BG: Then he studied Law at the University of Kansas. > BG: In 1976 he was first hired professinonally for SHENANDOAH as Sam > BG: and he went to New York. > BG: After several small roles in TV he began "Quantum Leap" in 1987. > BG: He won for his Sam Beckett a 'GOLDEN GLOBE' in 1992 and was in 1988 > BG: for an TONY-Award nominated. > BG: Today he lives in Los Angeles and he has a farm in "up-state New York". > > BY: Anonymous > 6181a6202,6204 > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Countess Regina > GA: Bartholemew, (ep. 'Ship in a Bottle') > 6571a6595,6597 > GA: * "Married with Children" (1987), as Al's friend Bob Rooney (11/93-) > GA: * TV commercial for MoneyGram money wiring service (1995) > 6755a6782,6783 > HT: 5' 11" > 7035a7064,7069 > NM: Benzali, Daniel > > TR: * Born in Rio de Janeiro > TR: Played Juan Peron in the London stage cast of "Evita" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7726a7761,7763 > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Sergei Rozhenko (ep > GA: 'Family') > 7865a7903 > GA: * "Quantum Leap" (1989), as biker chick saved from death by Sam (11/30/1990) 9753a9792,9796 > NM: Brandt, Volker > > OW: * German Voice of Michael Douglas > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10898c10941 < AG: C/O ABC --- > AG: c/o ABC 10900a10944,10951 > AG: USA > AG: OR > AG: Zachery Ty Bryan > AG: c/o POZ Entertainment INC. > AG: 2222 Foothill Boulevard > AG: Suite E-285 > AG: La Canada, California 91011 > AG: USA 11107c11158,11160 < DB: 9 February --- > RN: Bullock, Jim J. > > DB: 9 February ???? 14317a14371,14376 > NM: Charm, Nikki > > BG: A short, blonde Porn actress. Her main ability is to look "under age" due > BG: to her dimunitive stature. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15491d15549 < GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation", as [unknown] ep. 'Preemptive Strike' 15492a15551,15552 > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Kalita (ep. 'Preemptive > GA: Strike') 15848a15909,15911 > TR: * Divorced second wife, Jill, in 1994. > TR: * Has a daughter, Lily, by his second wife. > 16822a16886,16890 > NM: Cormier, Denise > > HT: 5' 6" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17365a17434,17436 > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Captain Edward Jellico > GA: (ep. 'Chain of Command') > 17601a17673,17677 > NM: Crawford, Jake > > QU: "Keanu. she's just going to have to hit 'ya" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17674a17751,17752 > TR: * Michael has two daughters, Emma and Lucy. Emma married Jeremy Bevan in > TR: November, 1994 in England. 20782a20861,20863 > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Lt. Cmdr. Shelby (ep > GA: 'The Best of Both Worlds') > 22080a22162,22166 > NM: Doyle, Jerry > > SP: 'Andrea Thompson' (qv) (? - ?) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22999a23086,23087 > DD: 1995 (AIDS) > 23302a23391,23392 > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Marie Picard (ep. 'Family') > 23986a24077,24081 > NM: Erwin, Bill > > GA: * "Married with Chldren" (1987), as Hiram Massey (02/88) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 25057a25153,25157 > NM: Ferres, Veronika > > GA: * "Bayer auf Ruegen, Ein", as Anni > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26622a26723,26728 > NM: Franklyn-Robbins, John > > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Macias (ep. 'Preemptive > GA: Strike') > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 29087a29194,29218 > NM: Goldman, William > > DB: 12 August 1931 > > BG: Screenwriter, novelist, playwright, non-fiction author. > BG: Born in Highland Park, Illinois, USA, begas his career as a novelist in > BG: 1957. Started writing screenplays in 1965 with "Masquerade". A two-time > BG: Academy > BG: Award Winner, he is one of the most successful screenwriters and script > BG: doctors in Hollywood. > > BY: David Montgomery > > TR: * Winner of the 1985 Laurel Award for lifetime achievement in > TR: screenwriting. > TR: * Author of two of the best books ever written about show business, > TR: "Adventures in the Screen Trade" and "Hype and Glory." > TR: Author of the famous quote about Hollywood, "Nobody Knows Anything." > > AG: William Goldman > AG: c/o CAA > AG: 9830 Wilshire Blvd. > AG: Beverly Hills, CA 90212 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 29670a29802,29808 > NM: Govinda > > NK: Chi Chi > > GA: * Andaaz Apna Apna > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 30469a30608,30611 > SP: 'Cindi Knight' (qv) (? - ?) > > TR: * Two children, Andy and Dixie, from his first marriage to Barbara Edwards > 30492a30635,30663 > BG: Griffith was born in rural Kentucky to Jacob "Roaring Jake" Griffith, > BG: a Confederate Army colonel and Civil War hero. He grew up with his > BG: father's romantic war stories and melodramatic nineteenth century > BG: literature that were to eventually mold his black-and-white view of > BG: human existence and history. In 1897, Griffith set out to pursue a > BG: career both acting and writing for the theater but for the most part > BG: was unsuccessful. Reluctantly, he agreed to act in the new motion > BG: picture medium for 'Edwin S. Porter' (qv) at the Edison Company. > BG: Griffith was eventually offered a job at the financially struggling > BG: American Biograph Company where he directed over 450 short films, > BG: experimenting with the story-telling techniques he would later perfect > BG: in his epic _The Birth of a Nation_ (qv). Griffith and his personal > BG: cinematographer 'G.W. Bitzer' (qv) collaborated to create and perfect > BG: such cinematic devices as the flashback, the iris shot, the mask, and > BG: crosscutting. In the years following _Birth_ (qv), Griffith never > BG: again saw the same monumental success, and, in 1931, his increasing > BG: failures forced his retirement. Though hailed for his vision in > BG: narrative film-making, he was similarly criticized for his blatant > BG: racism. Griffith died in Los Angeles in 1948, one of the most > BG: dichotomous figures in film history. > > BY: Michael Kaminsky > > BO: * Edward Wagenknecht, "The Films of D.W. Griffith, " 1975 > BO: * Robert M. Henderson, "D.W. Griffith: His Life and Work, " 1972 > > TR: * He has been called "the father of film technique, " "the man who > TR: invented Hollywood, " and "the Shakespeare of the screen." > 31018c31189 < DD: 30 April 1991 --- > GA: * "Married with Children" (1987), as the Coroner (12/87) 31020c31191 < TR: * Brother of Julie Hagerty. Died at age 39. --- > TR: * Brother of Julie Hagerty. 35735a35907 > GA: * "Laramie" (1962), as [unknown] (ep. 'Shadow of the Past') 36106,36110d36277 < TR: * Retired from filmmmaking at age 39 and spent rest of life writing < TR: and sculpting. Author of two novels. < TR: Erich von Stroheim called him "the world's greatest director, " and < TR: David Lean called him his idol. < 36588a36756,36757 > SP: 'Bettye Ackerman' (qv) (? - ?) > 36632a36802,36834 > NM: Jalbert, Pierre > > DB: 9 January - Quebec City, Canada > > BG: The son of a newspaper man, Jalbert was graduated from Ouellet > BG: College and attended Laval University. A champion skier, he went on > BG: study art appreciation at the Sorbonne in Paris. > BG: In 1949, he visited Hollywood and later that year, he returned to > BG: Paris and joined a French film company as a production assistant. > BG: A stint as a ski instructor at Sun Valley in the early '50s gave > BG: way to his acting ambitions and in 1952, he headed to Hollywood. > BG: In the beginning, he worked at a variety of jobs before eventually > BG: finding steady employment as a film cutter and editor at MGM. He had > BG: been employed there for nearly ten years before signing to play the > BG: Frech-speaking Caje (short for Cajun) LeMay in ABC-TV's hit war > BG: series, "Combat!". > BG: Pierre's post-"Combat!" acting career included appearances in > BG: made-for-tv movies and several hit series. Primarily though, > BG: he earned his reputation--and living--as a fine film editor. > > BY: Loraine Wingham winghaml@mala.bc.ca > > HT: 5' 10" > > SP: 'Joy Lee' (qv) (1960) > > TR: * Junior national ski champion of Canada. National ski champion and > TR: captain of Canada's 1948 Olympic ski team. Five days before the > TR: start of the Winter Games in Switzerland, Pierre broke his leg and > TR: was unable to complete. > TR: * Pierre's a fine craftsman and woodworker. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38066a38269,38273 > NM: Kamm, Kris > > GA: * "Married with Children" (1987), as Brian (11/87) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38145a38353,38357 > NM: Kapoor, Karishma > > GA: * Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38961a39174,39175 > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Robert Picard (ep. 'Family') > 39068c39282 < SP: 'Jim Kerr' (qv) (? - present) --- > SP: 'Jim Kerr' (qv) (1992 - present) (lead singer of Simple Minds) 39928a40143,40147 > NM: Knox, Mickey > > DB: 1922, USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 41615a41835,41838 > TR: * Lanza had four children with his wife Betty - Colleen - a screenwriter > TR: Elisa - a housewife with two sons > TR: Damon - had dabbled in restaurant and motorcyle business > TR: Marc - died of a heart attack in 1993 at age 37 41907a42131,42135 > NM: Lauterbach, Heiner > > GA: * "Derrick" (1974), as Wolf > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42829a43058,43062 > NM: Lemnitz, Regina > > OW: * German Voice of Whoopi Goldberg > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42880a43114,43116 > TR: * Jay was raised in Andover, Massachusettes > TR: * He and his wife of many years have no children. > TR: * Maintaining classic cars and motorcycles is one of Jay's hobbies. 44583a44820,44824 > NM: Luger, Joachim Hermann > > DB: 2 October 1943, Schoenbach, Thueringen, Germany > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 44964a45206,45213 > NM: MacBird, Bonnie > > SP: 'Alan Kay' (qv) (1983 - ?) > > TR: * Her script for Tron is loosely based on the work of her > TR: spouse Alan Kay (Dynabook, Smalltalk, Vivarium) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 45631a45881,45882 > GA: * "Kate & Allie" (1984), as Claire (periodically) > GA: * "Seinfeld" (1990), as Wendy (1995) 46302a46554,46558 > NM: Marjan, Marie-Luise > > DB: 9 August 1940, Essen, Germany > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 48869a49126,49147 > BG: Georges Melies, a professional magician by training, first saw the new > BG: "moving pictures" in 1895. Little over a year later, Melies was > BG: filming and projecting his own creations. By accident, he discovered > BG: that he could use stop-motion photography to render trick visual > BG: effects. Melies was also the first to use techniques such as the > BG: fade-in, the fade-out, and the dissolve to create the first real > BG: narrative films. Melies made over 500 films, but his most > BG: famous--_Voyage to the Moon_ (qv)--made him a fortune. Still, Melies, > BG: trained in classic eighteenth century theater, conceived all of his > BG: films in terms of fully played-out scenes. Unable to keep up with the > BG: changing industry, the end of his life was wrought with poverty, yet > BG: his films would be monumental stepping stones for great auteurs such > BG: as 'D.W. Griffith' (qv). > > BY: Michael Kaminsky > > BO: * Paul Hammond, "Marvelous Melies, " 1974. > BO: * Georges Melies, "Mes Memoires, " 1938. > > TR: * 'D.W. Griffith' (qv) said about Melies, "I owe him everything." > TR: * 'Charlie Chaplin' (qv) said he was "the alchemist of light." > 50210a50489,50490 > SP: 'Caridad Rivera' (qv) (1979 - present) > 50284a50565,50569 > NM: Monahan, Debi A. > > GA: * "Married with Children" (1987), as Hon (02/88) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51590a51876,51881 > NM: Murdock, George > > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Admiral J.P. Hanson (ep > GA: 'The Best of Both Worlds') > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 57063a57355,57356 > HT: 6' 0", weight: 155 lbs. > 57092a57386 > GA: * "Tales from the Crypt", as [unknown] 57499a57794,57807 > BG: In the late 1890s Porter worked as both a projectionist and mechanic, > BG: eventually becoming director and cameraman for the Edison Manufacturing > BG: Company. Influenced by both the "Brighton school" and the story films > BG: of 'Georges Melies' (qv), Porter went on to make important shorts such > BG: as _Life of an American Fireman_ (qv) and _The Great Train Robbery_ > BG: (qv). In them, he helped to develop the modern concept of continuity > BG: editing, paving the way for 'D.W. Griffith' (qv) who would expand on > BG: Porter's discovery that the unit of film structure was the shot rather > BG: than the scene. Porter, in an attempt to resist the new industrial > BG: system born out of the popularity of nickelodeons, left Edison in 1909 > BG: to form his own production company which he eventually sold in 1912. > > BY: Michael Kaminsky > 60288a60597,60601 > NM: Rich, Christopher > > GA: * "Murphy Brown" (1988), as Miller Redfield (1990) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60558a60872,60880 > NM: Riemann, Katja > > DB: 1963 > > BG: * Daughter Paula > > SP: 'Peter Sattmann' (qv) (? - ?) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 62034c62356 < NM: Rudd, Paul --- > NM: Rudner, Rita 62036c62358 < DB: 15 May 1940, Boston, MA --- > DB: 17 September 1955 62039c62361 < NM: Rudner, Rita --- > NM: Rudnik, Barbara 62041c62363 < DB: 17 September 1955 --- > GA: * "A.S." (1995), as Marion Haenel (16 May 1995) 63325a63648,63652 > NM: Savalas, George > > TR: * Brother of Telly Savalas. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 63343a63671,63672 > TR: * His brother, George, starred on "Kojak" with him. > 63861a64191,64195 > NM: Schultz, Dwight > > HT: 6' 2" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 63890a64225,64238 > BG: Growing up in a small, isolated village in Austria, he turned to > BG: bodybuilding > BG: as his ticket to a better life. After conquering the world as the greatest > BG: bodybuilder who ever lived, he went to America to make his name in > BG: motion pictures. Hampered by his impossible name and thick accent, > BG: success eluded him for many years. It wasn't until he found the tailor- > BG: made role of Conan that he truly came into his own as a performer. A > BG: succession of over-the-top action films made him an international box > BG: office star. By alternating violent action films with lighter, comedic > BG: fare, he has solidified his position as one of the most popular--if not the > BG: most popular--movie stars in the world. > > BY: David Montgomery > 63894a64243,64260 > TR: * Father of three children: Katherine, Christina and Patrick. > > AG: ICM > AG: 8899 Beverly Blvd. > AG: Beverly Hills, CA 90048, USA > AG: (agent: Mr. Lou Pitt) > > TR: * Seven times Mr. Olympia; Five times Mr. Universe. > TR: * Called by the Guinness Book of World Records, "the most perfectly > TR: developed man in the history of the world." > TR: * Served as Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness (US) > TR: * Noted fan of cigar smoking. > TR: * His voice in "Hercules" was dubbed. > TR: * Owner or part-owner of Planet Hollywood and Schatzi restaurants. > TR: * Has been Mister Universe > > BO: * "Arnold" by Wendy Leigh (1990) -- an unauthorized biography. > 63900,63902d64265 < TR: * Owner or part-owner of Planet Hollywood and Schatzi restaurants. < TR: * Has been Mister Universe < 65977c66340,66382 < TR: * Singer/actor. Father of Nancy Sinatra. --- > BG: Singer, actor, director > BG: Growing up poor on the streets of Hoboken, New Jersey, USA made him > BG: all the more determined to work hard and make something of his life. > BG: Starting out as a saloon singer in musty, little dives, he eventually got > BG: work as a band singer, first with Harry James, then Tommy Dorsey. > BG: In 1942, he started his solo career, instantly finding fame as the king of > BG: the bobbysoxers--the young women and girls who were his fans. About > BG: that time his film career was also starting in earnest. Never formally > BG: trained, he was an instinctive actor who was best at playing parts that > BG: mirrored his own personality. After a vocal cord homorrhage all but > BG: ended his career, he fought back and won the coveted role of Maggio in > BG: "From Here to Eternity". He won an Oscar for the part and his career > BG: was assured from then on. He was to continue to give strong and > BG: memorable performances in such films as "The Man with the Golden > BG: Arm", "Suddenly" and, especially, "The Manchurian Candidate"-- > BG: probably his best film. For the rest of the 1960s, he concentrated > BG: mainly on lighter roles, playing hard-boiled private eyes and hamming > BG: it up with his Rat Pack buddies Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. > BG: Of these films "The Detective" and "Ocean's 11" are the best. > BG: His last lead role was as the aging detective in "The First Deadly > BG: Sin". In it, he gave a moving performance that was a fitting finale to > BG: a long and rich career. > > BY: David Montgomery > > SP: 'Nancy Barbato' (qv) (4 February 1939 - 1951) > SP: 'Ava Gardner' (qv) (7 November 1951 - 1957) > SP: 'Mia Farrow' (qv) (July 1966 - 1967) > SP: 'Barbara Marx' (qv) (May 1976 - present) > > BO: * "My Father" by Nancy Sinatra > BO: * "His Way" by Kitty Kelly > BO: * "Frank Sinatra" by Jessica Hodge > BO: * Numerous others > > BT: "Sinatra" (1992) starring Philip Casnoff as F.A.Sinatra > > TR: * Thought by many to be the finest American popular singer of our time. > TR: * Father of Nancy Jr, Tina and Frank Jr. > TR: * Inspired the Johnny Fontaine character in "The Godfather." > TR: (A myth which was without merit.) > TR: * Also winner of a special Academy Award for "The House I Live In" > TR: (1945) and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1971) 65979,65980c66384 < SP: 'Ava Gardner' (qv) (? - ?) < SP: 'Mia Farrow' (qv) (? - ?) --- > NK: "Old Blue Eyes" and "The Chairman of the Board" 65995a66400,66401 > GA: * TV commercials for AT&T True Savings (1995) > 66257a66664,66668 > NM: Slater, Mary Jo > > TR: * Mother of Christian Slater > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 66824a67236,67240 > NM: Sophia, Jennifer > > GA: * "Married with Children" (1987), as Didi (11/87) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 67092a67509 > TR: * Applied to USC Cinema School twice and was turned down both times. 68239a68657,68661 > NM: Stolze, Lena > > DB: 8 August 1956, in Berlin, Germany > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 68441a68864,68865 > GA: * "Rockford Files, The" (1974), as Karen Stills > 69705a70130,70135 > TR: * Taylor has four children and nine grandchildren. > TR: * Her daughter with Mike Todd, Liza, is a sculptor. who has > TR: two sons, Quinn and Rhys, with her husband artist Hap Tivey > > SP: 'Mike Todd' (qv) (? - 1958) (widowed) > 70164a70595,70600 > NM: Thomas Jr., William > > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Santos (ep. 'Preemptive > GA: Strike') > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71021a71458,71482 > NM: Towne, Robert > > DB: 23 November 1934 > > BG: Writer, director, producer, actor. > BG: Born in Los Angeles, CA, USA, and raised in the seaport town of San Pedro. > BG: Got his start acting and writing for legendary exploitation > BG: director/producer > BG: Roger Corman. Came into his own during the 1970s when he was regarded > BG: as one of the finest screenwriters in Hollywood. Began directing with mixed > BG: success in 1982. One of the best script doctors in Hollywood, he > BG: contributed crucial scenes to such films as "Bonnie and Clyde" and "The > BG: Godfather". > > BY: David Montgomery > > TR: * Had his name replaced in the final credits of "Greystoke" after he saw > TR: the film. > TR: The name he substituted, "P.H. Vazak, " was that of his sheepdog. > TR: Wrote the garden scene between Marlon Brando and Al Pacino for > TR: "The Godfather". > TR: A long-time friend of Jack Nicholson, whom he met while attending Jeff > TR: Corey's acting classes in the late 1950s. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 72284a72746,72750 > NM: Valtschanov, Rangel > > DB: 12 October 1928, Krivina (nearby Sofia/Bulgaria) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 72413c72879 < DB: 26 January 1957, Nijmegan, Netherlands --- > DB: 26 January 1955, Nijmegan, Netherlands 72415c72881 < TR: * Guitarist for rock group Van Halen --- > SP: 'Valerie Bertinelli' (qv) (1980 - present) 72417c72883,72885 < SP: 'Valerie Bertinelli' (qv) (? - ?) --- > GA: * "Cafe Americain" (1993), as a street musician (1994) > > TR: * Guitarist for rock group Van Halen 72772c73240 < RN: Borrini, Lino --- > RN: Borrini, Angelo 73313a73782,73789 > NM: Von Trier, Lars > > TR: * Director Von Trier works on a film project taking a 3 minute > TR: shot every year on different locations all over europe over a > TR: period of 33 years. The project started back in 1991, so its > TR: premiere is expected to be in the year 2024. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 73401a73878,73884 > NM: Wagner, Lou > > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Solok (ep. 'Chain of > GA: Command') > GA: * "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993), as Krax (ep. 'The Nagus') > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 74089a74573,74575 > GA: * "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), as Gul Madred (ep. 'Chain of > GA: Command') > 74113a74600,74601 > BT: _Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul (1993)_ (qv) > 74276a74765,74774 > QU: "To me, bad taste is what entertainment is all about. If > QU: someone vomits watching one of my films, it's like getting > QU: a standing ovation. But one must remember that there is > QU: such a thing as good bad taste and bad bad taste." > QU: "I pride myself on the fact that my work has no socially redeeming value." > QU: "I would love to make a movie for very neurotic children. > QU: But then perhaps, I've already done that. I've shown my > QU: films at children's birthday parties. They just love them, > QU: like Punch and Judy shows." > 77918a78417,78418 > > TR: * Children - Dweezil Zappa, Moon (Unit) Zappa, Lunar Module Zappa