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Simon Monjack was born on March 9, 1970 in Hillingdo, Middlesex, England, and was known mainly for dating then marrying the late film and television star Brittany Murphy. The two were wed on April 12, 2007. Brittany passed away on December 20, 2009 at the age of 32 at their Rising Glen estate in the Hollywood Hills. Brittany's death lingered for over a year with a "pending investigation" until the Los Angeles County Coroner's office discovered a documentary film, "Top Priority; The Terror Within" was in production. At that point, Deputy Coroner Ed Winters went public to say the cause of death for Brittany was deemed to be pneumonia and anemia.
The Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Coroner's office closed the case on the death of Brittany Murphy with no full autopsy. Her specimens were about to be destroyed when Brittany's father AJ Bertolotti stepped in and paid to preserve them, while he is having his daughter's untimely death properly investigated.
Suspiciously, Simon Monjack died five months later on May 23, 2010 at the same house, with an allegedly identical cause of death as Brittany (pneumonia and anemia).
Monjack's grave remained unmarked even by a headstone until 2013, just as investigations pressed forward as to what truly caused the untimely demise of this Hollywood couple.- Billy Francis was born on 16 January 1942 in Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Night Trap (1993), Dr Hook: You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance (1978) and Horas doradas (1980). He died on 23 May 2010 in Missouri, USA.
- Heraclio Niz Mesa was born on 27 July 1929 in Máguez, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. He was an actor, known for Alerte aux Canaries (1956). He died on 23 May 2010 in Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain.
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- Writer
- Director
Irwin Rosten was born on 10 September 1924 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Incredible Machine (1975), The Wolf Men (1969) and National Geographic Specials (1965). He was married to Marilyn Ryan. He died on 23 May 2010 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Wilfried Labmeier was born on 27 August 1953 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He was an actor, known for Bei aller Liebe (2000), Forsthaus Falkenau (1989) and Die Wittelsbacher (2005). He died on 23 May 2010 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Leonida Bagration was born on 6 October 1914 in Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. She was married to Vladimir Kirillovits Romanov and Sumner Moore Kirby. She died on 23 May 2010 in Madrid, Spain.
- Mikhail Shatrov was a Soviet writer known for several plays and films about the Soviet dictator Vladimir Lenin.
He was born Mikhail Filippovich Marshak, on April 3, 1932, in Moscow, Russia. His father, Filipp Marshak, an engineer, was executed in 1937 for close family relations to prominent anti-Stalinist politician A. Rykov. His mother, Cecilia Marshak, a school teacher, was arrested and exiled in 1949. Young Mikhail Shatrov survived by tutoring his classmates in exchange for bread. Mikhail Shatrov made his writing debut in 1952. Later, Shatrov established himself as a playwright with a series of plays about the Soviet dictator Vladimir Lenin. Shatrov's six plays are focused on Lenin's role in organizing the Communist Party network, then making the Russian Revolution and formation of the Soviet Union. Shatrov's plays about Lenin became the most frequently staged plays during the reign of another Soviet dictator, Leonid Brezhnev.
Mikail Shatrov's plays gained official support in the Soviet Union, where glorification of Lenin and other Soviet leaders were central part of the official Soviet propaganda. Fully subsidized by the Communist state, hundreds of theatre companies across the former Soviet Union produced all six Shatrov's plays on the government budget. During the 60s, 70s, and 80s, Shatrov's plays about Lenin and the Communist party were a staple in repertoire of every theatre, albeit the success came not without a tight control by the Soviet government. Shatrov's depiction of Lenin and Communist party revealed the author's liberal and anti-Stalinist political position that was in line with de-stalinization and cultural liberalization known as the Thaw, initiated by Nikita Khrushchev. But in 1964 Khrushchev was dismissed by the hard-line Stalinist Leonid Brezhnev. At that time the Soviet Union was still healing the wounds of WWII and was also heavily involved in the Cold War. Brezhnev ended the Khrushchev's Thaw and stopped liberalization, so popular expectations for reforms were doomed, causing many liberals and dissidents to speak out in open protests. During the 60s, Shatrov was among those who supported the dissident writers Andrey Sinyavskiy and Yuri Daniel. At the same time, Shatrov's closest friend, director Mikhail Romm, helped him to promote his plays among the Soviet brass. In 1964, Shatrov's play 'Shestoe Iyulya' (The 6th of July) premiered in many theatres of the Soviet Union. It was also adapted into the eponymous film starring Vasiliy Lanovoy as Dzerzhinsky, the founder of KGB. The play was made a staple in the repertoire of hundreds of drama companies across the Soviet Union.
Shatrov's other plays about Lenin and Communist revolution are: "Sinie Koni na Krasnoi Trave' (Blue Horses on the Red Grass, 1979), 'Bolsheviki' (1983), 'Tak pobedim' (So we win, 1982), 'Diktatura sovesti' (Dictatorship of consciousness, 1986), 'Dalshe...dalshe...dalshe!' (aka... Further...further...further! 1988). Leonid Brezhnev and other bosses of the Soviet Communist Party attended Shatrov's plays at Moscow Art Theatre during the 70s and 80s. Although, such political support from the top Soviet communists was not always comfortable for Shatrov, he still joined the official Soviet establishment. In 1982, aging Leonid Brezhnev attended one of Shatrov's plays about Vladimir Lenin and reacted with applause when actor Aleksandr Kalyagin appeared as Lenin. "Look! There is Lenin!" said Brezhnev and instructed other communists in the audience "We shall applaud now." Soon, Shatrov was awarded the State Prize of the USSR (1983) for his cycle of plays glorifying the Soviet dictator Vladimir Lenin and the Communist revolution.
As a member of the Writers Union of Russia, Shatrov taught writing at Higher Courses for film writers, where Yuri Shchekochikhin, Nikolai Andreev, and Aleksandr Buravskiy were among his apprentices. In 1993, Shatrov taught seminars on Russian literature at Harvard University. He was Chairman of the "Krasnye kholmy" International Cultural center in Moscow. He was also Chair at the Academy of Writing, Direction and Television of the Russian Ministry of Culture. Mikhail Shatrov died of natural causes on May 23, 2010, in his home in Moscow, and was laid to rest in Troekurovskoe cemetery, in Moscow, Russia. - Actor
- Producer
Patrick Hillan was born on 18 December 1962. He was an actor and producer, known for A Good Year (2006), Firestorm Rising (2001) and Jennifer Monroe P.I. (2000). He died on 23 May 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Janice Hubka was born on 6 April 1937 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for Interim (1952). She died on 23 May 2010 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA.
- Jose Lima was born on 30 September 1972 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He was an actor, known for Amor e Dedinhos de Pé (1992), Arli$$ (1996) and Sunday Night Baseball (1990). He was married to Dorca Astacio and Melissa. He died on 23 May 2010 in Pasadena, California, USA.
- Actress
- Music Department
Beaver was born on 28 December 1950 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. She was an actress, known for Should I Be Good? (1985), Blerta (1976) and Skin Deep (1978). She died on 23 May 2010 in Auckland, New Zealand.- Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Breeze was born on 31 December 1930 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jack is known for The Silent Partner (1978), Winter Comes Early (1971) and Seaway (1965). Jack was married to Isabel. Jack died on 23 May 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Actor
- Composer
Beto was born in 1967 in Peniche, Portugal. He was an actor and composer, known for Casados de Fresco (1995), O Crime... (2002) and Sábado à Noite (2001). He died on 23 May 2010 in Torres Vedras, Portugal.