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=== FRESH GRAVES ===
=== FRESH GRAVES ===
*'''MIMICA, Vatroslav - 6/25/1923, Omis, Croatia, Yugoslavia - 2/15/2020, Zagreb, Croatia
Croatian producer, director, writer Vatroslav Mimica died in Zagreb, Croatia on February 15, 2020. He was 97. Mimica was born on June 25, 1923 in Omis, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He studied at the Faculty of Medicine in Zagreb and was a participant in the anti-fascist movement in World War II. He had been working in films since 1950, first as director of Jadran Film, of which he is one of the artists. Croatian cinema will remember him primarily for feature films such as “Prometheus from the Island of Visevica”, the internationally acclaimed “Kai, I'll Kill You”, Monday or Tuesday”, “Event”, “Peasant Revolt” and “Banović Strahinja”.  Mimica co-wrote the story and screenplay for 1957’s short film “Cowboy Jimmy”.


*'''MARCHENT, Rafael Romero''' - 5/3/1926, Madrid, Madrid, Spain - 2/13/2020, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
*'''MARCHENT, Rafael Romero''' - 5/3/1926, Madrid, Madrid, Spain - 2/13/2020, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Italian producer, production manager and supervisor Gianni Minervini died in\ Rome, Italy on February 4, 2020. Born Giovanni Minervini in Naples, Italy on October 26, 1928, he was the son of the journalist Roberto (1900-1962) and brother of the sculptor Annamaria. He began his film career as an actor and then debuted as a producer in 1976, when he co-founded with the brothers Antonio and Pupi Avati the production company A.M.A. Film. The Avati brothers left the company in the late 1983, leaving the sole Minervini leading the company. He won a best foreign film Oscar in 1991 for “Mediterraneo”. He was a production manager on “The Sign of the Coyote” (1963) and “Death Rides a Horse” (1967), a production supervisor on “Blood and Guns” (Tepepa)” (1969) and a producer of “Night of the Serpent” (1969).  
Italian producer, production manager and supervisor Gianni Minervini died in\ Rome, Italy on February 4, 2020. Born Giovanni Minervini in Naples, Italy on October 26, 1928, he was the son of the journalist Roberto (1900-1962) and brother of the sculptor Annamaria. He began his film career as an actor and then debuted as a producer in 1976, when he co-founded with the brothers Antonio and Pupi Avati the production company A.M.A. Film. The Avati brothers left the company in the late 1983, leaving the sole Minervini leading the company. He won a best foreign film Oscar in 1991 for “Mediterraneo”. He was a production manager on “The Sign of the Coyote” (1963) and “Death Rides a Horse” (1967), a production supervisor on “Blood and Guns” (Tepepa)” (1969) and a producer of “Night of the Serpent” (1969).  
*'''PATTILLO, Allan (Allan Hutchison Pattillo) - 7/26/1929, Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K. - 1/16/2020, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, U.K.
Director, writer, film editor Alan Pattillo died January 16, 2020. He was 90. Born Allan Hutchison Pattillo on July 26, 1919 in Aberdeen, Scotland,  he had been living with Parkinson’s for over a decade having retired from the industry in the late 1990s. He directed the opening episode of Thunderbirds – Trapped in the Sky – setting the template for International Rescue’s adventures but had made his mark much earlier – directing seven episodes of Four Feather Falls (featuring the late Nicholas Parsons) during which time he brought a new directorial style to the puppet series which would become a key element of the Supermarionation formula. Pattillo was also the film editor and supervising editor on 1973’s Euro-western “The Man Called Noon” starring Richard Crenna, Stephen Boyd and Rosanna Schiaffino.





Revision as of 14:33, 16 February 2020

This 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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FRESH GRAVES

  • MIMICA, Vatroslav - 6/25/1923, Omis, Croatia, Yugoslavia - 2/15/2020, Zagreb, Croatia

Croatian producer, director, writer Vatroslav Mimica died in Zagreb, Croatia on February 15, 2020. He was 97. Mimica was born on June 25, 1923 in Omis, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He studied at the Faculty of Medicine in Zagreb and was a participant in the anti-fascist movement in World War II. He had been working in films since 1950, first as director of Jadran Film, of which he is one of the artists. Croatian cinema will remember him primarily for feature films such as “Prometheus from the Island of Visevica”, the internationally acclaimed “Kai, I'll Kill You”, Monday or Tuesday”, “Event”, “Peasant Revolt” and “Banović Strahinja”. Mimica co-wrote the story and screenplay for 1957’s short film “Cowboy Jimmy”.


  • MARCHENT, Rafael Romero - 5/3/1926, Madrid, Madrid, Spain - 2/13/2020, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Legendary Spanish filmmaker Rafael Romero Marchent died in Madrid, Spain on February 13, 2020. He was 94. The director, writer, actor along was born into a family of filmmakers and along with his brothers Joaquin., Carlos and his sister Ana were pioneers in the Euro-western genre that brought international cinema and film making to Spain. He was involved with 20 Euro-westerns as production manager, director, assistant director, writer and actor. Some of the titles are: “The Shadow of Zorro”; “Zorro the Avenger” both 1962; “Sign of the Coyote” (1963); “Gunfight at High Noon” (1965); Two Crosses at Danger Pass” (1967); “Dead Men Don’t Count” (1968), “The Dead are Countless” (1969) and he finished his western career with “The Black Wolf” and “Revenge of the Black Wolf” in 1981. One of the greats of the genre has passed.


  • DOUGLAS, Kirk (Issur Danielovitch) - 12/9/1916, Amsterdam, New York, U.S.A. - 2/5/2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Although Kirk Douglas never made a Euro-western a couple of his westerns had scenes that were filmed in Europe. Mike Ferguson e-mailed me the following information. A Gunfight (bullfight ending shot outside Madrid. They couldn't kill the bull Stateside or in Mexico, so they went to Spain. Rest of the film shot in US) Light at the Edge of the World (flashback scene filmed in Madrid, set in a typical western saloon, has American actor John Clarke as the town sheriff confronting, I think Douglas, who has stolen the man's wife as I recall. Or they used to be bandits together? I think Douglas shoots him? Anyway they're both dressed in frontier garb. Of course some western aficionados count his appearance as Peg in 1973’s Scalawag as a western because the action takes place in 1840’s California.


  • MINERVINI, Gianni (Giovanni Minervini) - 10/26/1928, Naples, Campania, Italy - 2/4/2020, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Italian producer, production manager and supervisor Gianni Minervini died in\ Rome, Italy on February 4, 2020. Born Giovanni Minervini in Naples, Italy on October 26, 1928, he was the son of the journalist Roberto (1900-1962) and brother of the sculptor Annamaria. He began his film career as an actor and then debuted as a producer in 1976, when he co-founded with the brothers Antonio and Pupi Avati the production company A.M.A. Film. The Avati brothers left the company in the late 1983, leaving the sole Minervini leading the company. He won a best foreign film Oscar in 1991 for “Mediterraneo”. He was a production manager on “The Sign of the Coyote” (1963) and “Death Rides a Horse” (1967), a production supervisor on “Blood and Guns” (Tepepa)” (1969) and a producer of “Night of the Serpent” (1969).


  • FRANK JR., Harriet - 3/2/1917, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. - 1/28/2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

American writer Harriet Frank Jr. died in Los Angeles, California on January 28, 2020. She and her husband, Irving Ravetch, collaborated on provocative screenplays that explored the social conflicts and moral questions of postwar American life in movies like “Hud” and “Norma Rae,” died on Tuesday January 28, 2020 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 96. Harriet co-wrote the screenplay for 1974’s Euro-western “The Spike’s Gang”.


  • PARSONS, Nicholas (Christopher Nicholas Parsons) - 10/10/1923, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, U.K. - 1/28/2020, Aylesbury, Buckinhamshire, England, U.K.

Born Christopher Nicholas Parsons in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England on October 10, 1923, he was an British actor and radio and television presenter. He was the long-running presenter of the comedy radio show ‘Just a Minute’ and hosted the game show “Sale of the Century” during the 1970s and early 1980s. His Euro-western connection was the English voice of Sheriff Tex Tucker, telegrapher Dan Morse and Billy Pinto in the 1960 British TV western series “Four Feather Falls”. He was married to actress Denise Bryer from 1954-1989, who was the voice of Martha 'Ma' Jones and Little Jake on the same series.


  • SANS, Santi - 7/?/1933, Gràcia, Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain - 1/22/2020, Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain

The humorist and actor Santi Sans died January 22, 2020 in the Hospital de Mataro, Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain, after more than half a century career, as reported by his family to Europa Press. He was 86. He was born in July 1933 in the Barcelona neighborhood of Gràcia, where, as a child, he was already an amateur actor; and debuted professionally in 1956 with a small role in the play Just Married, Do Not Disturb , directed by Adolfo Marsillach at the Windsor Theater in the city. In the party halls he also performed in the 60s with singers such as Julio Iglesias and Raphael, whom he presented and imitated, entertaining the shows. One, two, three and Filiprim . In the 70s he performed in various spaces of TVE Catalunya, especially humorist, and also in the first stage of the 'One, two, three' contest, when presented by Kiko Ledgard. In the 80s Sans became very popular on TV3, with humorous performances and imitations in various programs, among which Filiprim and Tres i l'astròleg stand out , in addition to acting later in the drama series Laberint d'ombres. His only Euro-western appearance was in the film short “Peacemaker” in 2005.

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