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Jack Rosenthal was born on 8 September 1931 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for And a Nightingale Sang (1989), The Chain (1984) and Yentl (1983). He was married to Maureen Lipman and Catherine Maxine Ward. He died on 29 May 2004 in Finchley, London, England, UK.- Anthony Bailey was born on 30 October 1931 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Deadly Bees (1966), Sex and the Other Woman (1972) and Tales of the Unexpected (1979). He was married to Christina (Cora) McFarlane Hoggan. He died on 29 May 2004 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK.
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Richard Coker-Enahoro was born on 17 May 1972 in London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for Banshee (2003). He died on 29 May 2004 in London.- Music Department
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Anjuman Ara Begum was the lady with a golden voice. She rose to popularity around the 1960s. Whether it was radio, television or gramophone records being played in wayside restaurants, her fresh, melodious voice was audible far and wide.
She was the daughter of Dr Kasiruddin Talukder and Begum Ziaunnahar Talukder of Bogra. Her father's dispensary at Thana Road was well known to the public. But tragedy struck the family when her father was arrested and killed by the Pakistan Army during the Liberation War in 1971. The ostensible reason for this drastic end was his role in providing medical aid and giving shelter to freedom fighters.
Anjuman Ara was born in a cultured family where almost all her family members were highly educated. She completed BA (Hons), MA from the Department of Sociology, Dhaka University while continuing her career as a professional singer. She was the youngest among her two brothers and five sisters.
Her eldest sister Begum Zebunnesa Jamal was a popular lyricist and educationist. Elder sister Mahbub Ara was also a singer of radio and television. Her niece, Zeenat Rehana, is a well-known vocal artiste and the famous Runa Laila is her cousin sister.
Anjuman Ara made her presence felt for the first time through radio in 1958 and instantly became everyone's favourite. There was a unique quality to her voice and listeners were captivated by the feeling that she put into singing.
During the early 1960s when there was no television and radio was the only medium to reach the masses, Anjuman Ara occupied the pride of place with three contracts every month. During each programme she was required to attend at least three sittings in the morning, evening and night during peak hours. Her fans seldom missed her programmes because she had a variety of items to offer like light modern, Nazrul song, folk song, semi-classical, patriotic, ghazal and geet.
She was soon chosen for playback in feature films. Her song in a dream sequence of Shutorang (1964), "Tumi ashbay boley kachhey dakbey boley" was an instant hit. This was followed by Chandni bheegi bheegi haawa a song of Urdu film Chanda (1962) became a hot favourite. Thereafter came other film hits like Akasher hathay aachhey ek rash neel, Kay Shoronero prantoray chupi chupi chhoyan rekhay jaye, Sathti ronger majhey aami mil khunje na pai, Khokon shona boli shono, Maachhranga pakhita aye and many others.
Anjuman Ara's husband Masud Alam Siddiqui was a tremendous support all along. It was obvious that without his encouragement, she could not have made it as a singer. Masud Siddiqui retired as Secretaryn of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation. Her son Tariq Masrur is a Sub-Editor (News Section) of The Daily Star and daughter Umana Anjalin is a Lecturer, Department of Business Administration at the University of Asia Pacific.
Anjuman Ara received many awards for her rich contribution to music. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy gave her the 'Gunijan' award in the year 2000. In recognition of her contribution as an artiste, she received the National Award, Ekushey Padak in 2003.
After performing the Hajj she became very pious and gradually declined offers to sing although she held a respectable position as a senior vocalist.
Of late, she had been ailing. Her illness took a swift turn to acute pneumonia and she breathed her last in the morning of May 29, 2004. The news of her sudden death reached quickly and soon relatives, friends, well-wishers, artistes, fans and admirers gathered at her residence at Dhanmondi to pay their last respects to her.
Anjuman Ara was a very soft-spoken lady and always had a smile on her face. Personally she was very amiable and kind hearted. As an artiste she was always devoted to her profession.
Anjuman Ara Begum is no more with us. However, she lives on in the memories of her numerous fans.- Ivica Serfezi was born on 1 December 1935 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. He was an actor, known for Zamislite... (1967), Cupavko (1968) and Ein Kessel Buntes (1972). He died on 29 May 2004 in Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Camera and Electrical Department
Mabel Itzcovich was a writer and director, known for The Eavesdropper (1966), Soy de aquí (1965) and El negoción (1959). She was married to Simón Feldman. She died on 29 May 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Archibald Cox is an American lawyer and law professor who served as U.S. Solicitor General under President John F. Kennedy and as a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. During his career, he was a pioneering expert on labor law and was also an authority on constitutional law. The Journal of Legal Studies has identified Cox as one of the most cited legal scholars of the 20th century.
- Sam Dash was born on 27 February 1925 in Camden, New Jersey, USA. He died on 29 May 2004 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.