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*'''HOEY, Michael A''' - 9/8/1934, London, England, U.K. - 8/17/2014, San Clemente, California, U.S.A. | |||
Michael A. Hoey, who wrote the screenplays for a pair of Elvis Presley films and was the architect behind the 1966 cult science-fiction movie The Navy vs. the Night Monsters, has died. He was 79. Hoey, the son of English actor Dennis Hoey — who played the bumbling Inspector Lestrade in the 1940s Universal Pictures series of Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce — died August 17, 2014 of cancer at his home in San Clemente, California. Hooey was the film editor for the 1996 Euro-western “The North Star” starring James Caan and Christopher Lambert. | |||
*'''PEVSNER, Tom (Thomas Pevsner)''' - 10/2/1926, Dresden, Saxony, Germany - 8/19/2014, U.K. | |||
Thomas ‘Tom’ Pevsner a British producer, director and assistant director died on August 19th 2014. He was 87. Although born in Dresden, Germany he worked mostly in England as an assistant director. Tom was a production manager on two Euro-westerns: “Doc” (1971) and “The Spikes Gang” (1974). | |||
*'''BAIN, Imogen''' - 4/17/1959, London, England, U.K. - 7/5/2014, London, England, U.K. | |||
Imogen Bain who was a British actress died in London on July 5, 2014. The daughter of actor Jessie Evans and director Donald Bain, Imogen Bain overcame childhood dyslexia to follow them on to stage, television and film. She played Lola on a Euro-western episode of TV’s Red Dwarf called Gunmen of the Apocalypse. She was 55. | |||
*'''JUNGHANS, Günter''' - 7/14/1941, Leipzig, Danzig, Germany - 8/10/2014, Berlin, Berlin, Germany | *'''JUNGHANS, Günter''' - 7/14/1941, Leipzig, Danzig, Germany - 8/10/2014, Berlin, Berlin, Germany | ||
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James Shigeta, a star Asian-American actor of the early 1960s and 'Die Hard' Co-Star, died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 85. He starred “In Flower Drum Song” (1961). Born in Honolulu of Japanese ancestry on June 17, 1929, Shigeta moved to New York and studied at New York University, then joined the U.S. Marine Corps and fought during the Korean War. He starred in “Flower Drum Song” (1961) with Nancy Kwan. He played Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi in 1988’s “Die Hard” with Bruce Willis. Shigeta co-starred with Thomas Hunter and Nadir Moretti in his only Euro-western: “Death Walks in Laredo” (1966). | James Shigeta, a star Asian-American actor of the early 1960s and 'Die Hard' Co-Star, died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 85. He starred “In Flower Drum Song” (1961). Born in Honolulu of Japanese ancestry on June 17, 1929, Shigeta moved to New York and studied at New York University, then joined the U.S. Marine Corps and fought during the Korean War. He starred in “Flower Drum Song” (1961) with Nancy Kwan. He played Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi in 1988’s “Die Hard” with Bruce Willis. Shigeta co-starred with Thomas Hunter and Nadir Moretti in his only Euro-western: “Death Walks in Laredo” (1966). | ||
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[[Category:Obituaries]][[Category:People]] | [[Category:Obituaries]][[Category:People]] | ||
Revision as of 01:39, 21 August 2014
KÜLOWThis page is our personal hall of fame. A reminder to us all that even though considered a B-genre, Spaghetti Westerns were full of great characters, played by great people. Many have passed away, and while we are young growing up re-watching all these classics, many more will probably leave us. May they be remembered. What follows, is a work-in-progress, a growing list of legends who have passed away...
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Michael A. Hoey, who wrote the screenplays for a pair of Elvis Presley films and was the architect behind the 1966 cult science-fiction movie The Navy vs. the Night Monsters, has died. He was 79. Hoey, the son of English actor Dennis Hoey — who played the bumbling Inspector Lestrade in the 1940s Universal Pictures series of Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce — died August 17, 2014 of cancer at his home in San Clemente, California. Hooey was the film editor for the 1996 Euro-western “The North Star” starring James Caan and Christopher Lambert.
Thomas ‘Tom’ Pevsner a British producer, director and assistant director died on August 19th 2014. He was 87. Although born in Dresden, Germany he worked mostly in England as an assistant director. Tom was a production manager on two Euro-westerns: “Doc” (1971) and “The Spikes Gang” (1974).
Imogen Bain who was a British actress died in London on July 5, 2014. The daughter of actor Jessie Evans and director Donald Bain, Imogen Bain overcame childhood dyslexia to follow them on to stage, television and film. She played Lola on a Euro-western episode of TV’s Red Dwarf called Gunmen of the Apocalypse. She was 55.
Günter Junghans who made more than 130 film and television appearances and had appeared in many character roles for DEFA died after a short illness on Sunday August 10, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Junghans was born on 14 July 1941 in Leipzig, Germany. Among his most important early work includes the anti-war film "The Adventures of Werner Holt" (1965) and in Rainer Simons of the GDR leadership forbidden cinema drama "Jadup and Boel" (1980), which are discussed the everyday shortcomings of socialism, Junghans appeared with Kurt Bowe and Gudrun Ritter. His only Euro-western was as Heinrich Münchmeyer in the 1992 TV movie “Karl May”.
Legendary filmmaker Menahem Golan, co-founder of The Cannon Group production company and Israeli cinema pioneer, has died. He was 85. With cousin and partner Yoram Globus, Golan ran Cannon Films for a decade, releasing more than a dozen films a year in its prime. They bought the ailing company, which was launched in 1967, for $500,000 in 1979 and fueled an appetite for B-films that was created by the invention of the VCR. For a time, Cannon was on the brink of becoming the seventh Hollywood “major” studio. Golan produced more than 200 films including the action hits The Delta Force (1986) starring Chuck Norris and the Death Wish sequels top lined by Charles Bronson. Golan produced the Euo-westerns: God’s Gun and Kid Vengeance both starring Lee Van Cleef.
Yvette Lebon, the oldest of France’s actresses, known for her role in "Marinella" alongside Tino Rossi, has died at the age of 103 in Cannes, France. Yvette Lebon-Wachsberger, the dean of French actors, was born on August 14, 1910 and died last Monday July 28th, said the obituary published in Figaro. Yvette played Señora Martinez y Rayol alongside Sean Flynn in "The Sign of Zorro" 1962.
Natale Tulli, a famous Italian character actor passed away on July 16th after a long illness. He worked with some of Italy’s greatest directors: Federico Fellini, Dino Risi, Luchino Visconti and Sergio Corbucci. His first appearances was in 1961’s Barabbas directed by Richard Fleischer followed by “The Leopard”, “Amarcord” and “Satyricon”. His last appearance was in the 2002 film “Febbre da cavallo - La mandrakata”. Tulli appeared in two Euro-westerns: “Boot Hill” (1969) where he played a miner and with Terence Hill in 1975’s “The Genius”.
Stuntman and actor Szobor Cseh died this morning August 1, 2014, at age 71 after losing his battle with cancer. In 2012, the famous stuntman learned that he had contracted multiple myeloma, which is a form of bone marrow malignancy. In June of last year, he was admitted to a hospital Stunt Fundeni because of complications of the disease he was suffering. Cseh Szobor collaborated on more than 150 films and TV Feature, including 25 foreign productions and co-productions (Germany, France, USA, etc.), coordinating the action sequences and directing battles and fight scenes, falls, and acting in several memorable film roles. Szobor appeared in two Euro-westerns and one Euro-western TV series: 'The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians" (1978), "The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians" (1979) and "The Longstocking Tales' (TV) - 1969.
Prolific TV Producer Robert Halmi Sr. Dies at 90. Robert Halmi Sr., the Hungarian-born producer who battled the Nazi and Soviet occupations in his youth before becoming a top magazine photographer and telepic mogul, died Wednesday of a brain aneurysm at his home in New York City. He was 90. With his son, Robert Halmi Jr., Halmi produced more than 200 TV productions, including hit 1990s miniseries including “Gulliver’s Travels,” “The Odyssey,” “Arabian Nights”, “Dinotopia”, westerns “King of Texas”, “The Colt” and the Euro-SciFi-western “High Plains Invaders” in 2005.
James Shigeta, a star Asian-American actor of the early 1960s and 'Die Hard' Co-Star, died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 85. He starred “In Flower Drum Song” (1961). Born in Honolulu of Japanese ancestry on June 17, 1929, Shigeta moved to New York and studied at New York University, then joined the U.S. Marine Corps and fought during the Korean War. He starred in “Flower Drum Song” (1961) with Nancy Kwan. He played Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi in 1988’s “Die Hard” with Bruce Willis. Shigeta co-starred with Thomas Hunter and Nadir Moretti in his only Euro-western: “Death Walks in Laredo” (1966).
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