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- Wanda Seux was born on 3 January 1948 in Asunción, Paraguay. She was an actress, known for La hora del jaguar (1978), El Arracadas (1978) and El macho bionico (1981). She died on 2 September 2020 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- David Graeber was born on 12 February 1961 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Nika Dubrovsky. He died on 2 September 2020 in Venice, Veneto, Italy.
- John Shrapnell was born on 25 December 1934 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Insiders Guide to Happiness (2004) and Clare (2000). He was married to Bronwyn and Jan. He died on 2 September 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Sound Department
Roy Prendergast was born on 23 February 1943 in Canal Zone, Panama. He was a composer, known for Casanova (2005), Tears of the Sun (2003) and Troy (2004). He died on 2 September 2020 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.- Chris Thompson had a career of over 30 years as a professional writer, mainly working on returning television serials and soaps as well as radio drama.
Born in Leeds to a working-class family, Chris was grammar school, then Cambridge-educated. This was followed by a successful career in teaching. His love of writing school plays and musicals for his pupils awakened a new ambition and this dream, to become a professional writer. That dream was realised when he was commissioned by producer Tony Cliff to pen An Act For Every Occasion, his first radio play for the BBC in Manchester. Many radio plays and serials were to follow, including Boomerang, Legal Affairs and Skeggy. His first break in television was on the Granada soap opera Families. This was followed by a six-year stint on The Archers and from then on, series television beckoned. Chris worked on shows including Children's Ward, Revelations, Heartbeat, the courtroom drama, Verdict and Russell T Davies' period piece The Grand, but the bulk of his career was spent on ITV's Emmerdale.
To watch Chris pitch a story at a conference table was, in many ways, to get a true sense of who he was - a born raconteur, he was always entertaining and, above all, passionate about the world he was creating. He loved writing, he loved storytelling and what's more, he was good at both. Not that he knew it. Chris suffered the anxiety that many writers do about their work, often wondering if he quite made the grade, confessing regularly that he was sure one day he'd be 'found out'.
"I'm just a hack really, Pete," he once said to me, only half-jokingly.
It wasn't true of course, although perhaps these insecurities were part of his drive to always be better. Chris' episodes were well crafted, funny, sad, moving and always beautifully written. He was a great reader and student of literature and he was very happy to draw on his knowledge of it in his work. I can remember a week of Archers episodes structured along the lines of A Midsummer Night's Dream, an hour-long Emmerdale, based on the Cinderella story where he'd used the tropes of pantomime, and others where he unashamedly called on the likes of Thomas Hardy or Charles Dickens. There was even a taste for magic realism - many of his Emmerdale colleagues will remember him pitching a story about a talking parrot that showed one character the path to true love. His passion for his craft led to a book, "Writing Soap: How to Write Continuing Drama," a manual for the would-be continuing drama writer and it's one I would highly recommend to any young person considering this kind of work.
This enthusiasm wasn't just limited to the job. He was a self-confessed news junkie, a keen cricketer (captaining his local team at one point), a golfer and a fan of Leeds United.
As a friend, he was kind, loyal, supportive, funny, great company and generous. In many ways, Chris was the antithesis of the way writers are supposed to be. Not for him, the isolation of his office, he was too avuncular for that, such good company and just as importantly, empathetic, a great listener - he was best friend to many of us. Many is the night I have poured out my problems to him...and I know I'm not the only one.
He was of course also a beloved family man - husband to Ann, father to Peter and Sarah and, more recently, a grandfather. And, rightly, it was this, his family, that was the most important thing in the world to him. - Irving Kanarek was born on 12 May 1920 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was married to Sally Nava. He died on 2 September 2020 in Garden Grove, California, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Music Department
Klaus Richter de Vroe was born on 29 May 1921. He was a writer, known for Ein Schneemann für Afrika (1977), Hans Röckle und der Teufel (1974) and Krawall im Stall (1961). He died on 2 September 2020.- Jay Hundoz was an actor, known for Jay Hundoz: Gucci (2020). He died on 2 September 2020 in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York, USA.
- Costume Designer
- Set Decorator
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ioulia Stavridou was born in 1952 in Serres, Greece. She was a costume designer and set decorator, known for Eduart (2006), Eftihia (2019) and Knifer (2010). She died on 2 September 2020 in Athens, Greece.- Abdeljabbar Louzir was born in 1928 in Marrakesh, Morocco. He was an actor, known for Quand mûrissent les dattes? (1968), Dar El Warata (2009) and Abdou with the Almohades (2006). He died on 2 September 2020 in Morocco.
- Kaing Guek Eav was born on 17 November 1942 in Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia. He died on 2 September 2020 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- Peter Manierka was born on 23 November 1923 in Leipzig, Germany. He was an actor, known for Deadline (1980), Operation Golden Phoenix (1994) and Sing (1989). He died on 2 September 2020 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
- Transportation Department
George A. LeBow was born on 28 May 1931 in the USA. George A. is known for 21 Grams (2003), 3:10 to Yuma (2007) and The Prodigal Planet (1983). George A. died on 2 September 2020 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.- Ted Halstead was born on 25 July 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on 2 September 2020 in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Georges Azenstarck was born on 6 September 1934 in Paris, France. He is known for La choisie (1974). He died on 2 September 2020 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.- Christian Liaigre was born on 10 August 1943 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France. Christian died on 2 September 2020 in Paris, France.
- Paco Prats was born in 1944 in Havana, Cuba. He was a producer, known for Vampires in Havana (1985), Against the Eagle and the Lion (1996) and Mafalda (1993). He died on 2 September 2020 in Havana, Cuba.
- Philippe Daverio was born on 17 October 1949 in Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France. He was a writer, known for Emporio Daverio (2010), L'uomo che firma il legno (2012) and Effetti personali (2011). He was married to Elena Gregori. He died on 2 September 2020 in Milan, Lombardia, Italy.