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=== FRESH GRAVES ===
=== FRESH GRAVES ===
*'''MULLER, Robby (Robby Müller)''' - 4/4/1940, Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles - 7/4/2018, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Robby Müller, the famous cinematographer nicknamed the ‘master of light’, has died aged 78, according to Dutch press De Volkskrant the renowned filmmaker passed away in Amsterdam, family telling the publication that he had been ill for some time. The Dutchman was best known for his pioneering camerawork and idiosyncratic use of light, with a particular emphasis on natural lighting and color. Müller collaborated with various high-profile directors, including Jim Jarmusch, Lars von Trier and Wim Wenders, working on their respected films “Dead Man”, “Breaking the Waves” and Palm d'Or winner “Paris, Texas”. Besides “Dead Man” (1995) Müller was also cinematographer on the Euro-western TV film “Carlos” (1971)


*'''ROHM, Maria (Helga Grohmann)''' - 8/13/1945, Vienna, Austria - 6/18/2018, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*'''ROHM, Maria (Helga Grohmann)''' - 8/13/1945, Vienna, Austria - 6/18/2018, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Revision as of 15:46, 4 July 2018

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...

sorted by their last names:

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z|}

FRESH GRAVES

  • MULLER, Robby (Robby Müller) - 4/4/1940, Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles - 7/4/2018, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Robby Müller, the famous cinematographer nicknamed the ‘master of light’, has died aged 78, according to Dutch press De Volkskrant the renowned filmmaker passed away in Amsterdam, family telling the publication that he had been ill for some time. The Dutchman was best known for his pioneering camerawork and idiosyncratic use of light, with a particular emphasis on natural lighting and color. Müller collaborated with various high-profile directors, including Jim Jarmusch, Lars von Trier and Wim Wenders, working on their respected films “Dead Man”, “Breaking the Waves” and Palm d'Or winner “Paris, Texas”. Besides “Dead Man” (1995) Müller was also cinematographer on the Euro-western TV film “Carlos” (1971)


  • ROHM, Maria (Helga Grohmann) - 8/13/1945, Vienna, Austria - 6/18/2018, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Austrian actress Maria Rohm passed away in Canada on June 18th. She was 72. Rohm started her acting career at the very young age, working at the famous Viennese Burgtheatre as a child actor from the age of 4 through 13. She continued her theatrical work until the age of 18 when she auditioned for British film producer, Harry Alan Towers, whom she would later marry. Working with Towers she became famous for appearing in a number of films directed by Jesús Franco in the late 1960s. She remained married to film producer Harry Alan Towers from 1964 until his death in 2009. She retired from acting since 1976, and continued to produce independent films. Rohm appeared as Mercedes in the 1972 Euro-western “Call of the Wild” starring Charlton Heston.


  • PAUDITS, Béla - 8/19/1949, Budapest, Hungary - 6/13/2018, Budapest, Hungary

Hungarian actor Béla Paudits 68, was transported to the hospital last Friday after having a stroke in his home. His caretaker informed the Story magazine of his death. Paudits was born on 19 August 1949 in Budapest. Between 1968 and 1972 he studied at the College of Theater and Film, and in 1986 he completed the College of Catering. From 1972 to 1974, Attila József Theater, from 1974 to 1983, member of the Madách Theater; Between 1983and 1985, and since 1997 he was freelancer. Between 1993 and 1997 he lived in Toronto. In 1993 he was awarded the Mari Jászai Prize. Béla appeared in only one Euro-western the 1980 Hungarian TV film “Hol colt, hol nem colt” (Singing Colts) as a cowboy.


  • GOVORUKHIN, Stanislav (Stanislav Sergeevich Govorukhin) - 3/29/1936, Berezniki, Russia, U.S.S.R. - 6/14/2018, Bravikha, Moscow, Russia

Stanislav Govorukhin an actor, celebrated film director, screenwriter and political figure, died on June 14, 2018 in Barvkha, Moscow, Russia after a long illness, as reported in Russian media. He was 82 years old. At the time of his death he was a deputy in the State Duma from the United Russia Party. Born in Berezniki, Russia on March 29, 1936 Stanislav directed and wrote the screenplay for the Russian TV film “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn” (1981) and directed the 2001 film “Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer”.


  • BONNOT, Françoise 8/17/1839, Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France - 6/9/2018, Paris, Île-de-France, France

Françoise Bonnot a French film editor died in Paris, France on June 9, 2018. Born on August 17, 1939 in Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France, she began her career working with a fellow film editor, her mother Monique Bonnot, on several productions by Henri Verneuil, who she later married. Though initially known for her work in France she later moved abroad, working with directors such as Julie Taymor (Titus), Michael Cimino (The Sicilian) and Ridley Scott (1492: Conquest of Paradise). Françoise was a film editor on the Euro-western “Guns for San Sebastian” (1968).


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