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- Actress
April Ashley was born in 1935. Her father was a sailor in the British Royal Navy during WWII with an affinity for drink who sired 10 children in quick succession. As a girl she was frail, refusing to eat most food or drink her school milk and ended up with malnutrition and a calcium deficiency. After leaving the merchant marine, April moved to London at the urging of her friend Ronald Cogan. She worked as a table wiper, bacon slicer and a string of other small jobs to pay the bills. April was absolutely fascinated with London. April acquired the nickname "Eyelashes" after Albert Einstein remarked in the restaurant Quo Vardis in Soho that she should be Madame Butterfly with her thick long lashes. Albert Einstein had asked to be introduced to April (even though she was still dressing androgynous). In 1956, while on holiday in the South of France, April met up with some friends who suggested she work at Le Carrousel nightclub in Paris. The management at Le Carrousel, which specialized in female impersonators, was stunned by her feminine looks. She was immediately asked to join the troupe and stayed with them for four years. April paid 2,000 pounds for her sex-change operation. The process was excruciating and the side-effects - dizziness, nausea and swelling - lasted for two years. As a woman, April felt confident to pursue a career in the public eye. April was queen of the catwalk, Vogue's favorite underwear model photographed by Terence Donovan and David Bailey, and was in constant demand by photographers. She did the Royal shows for Deenfield Furs, appeared in Road to Hong Kong with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Joan Collins. April married Arthur Corbett, son of Lord Rowallen in 1961. They opened a successful nightclub together in Spain and became close friends with Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif. After 7 years of marriage April and her husband filed for divorce. The divorce left April completely without funds and the discovery of her transsexual past by the British tabloids ruined her personal life and modeling career (a la Caroline 'Tula' Cossey). Instead of losing her place in swinging London, though, April rallied by shifting her position slightly and opening a restaurant. April and Desmonds, or AD8, was opened on March 1, 1970, at 8 Egerton Graden Mews, Knightsbridge, just down from Harrods. Lord Lichfield bought it eventually. As London's most glamourous hostess, April was once more all over the paper. She was interviewed about her 23 inch waist, her taste for citrus colours, her beehive, tailored pants and sequined Biba dresses. In 1975, after a massive heart attack, April retreated to Hay-on-Wye on the Welsh border where she lived for 11 years with her dog Flora, before small legacies from two locals allowed her to move to the warmer, more liberal France, Spain and finally America's West Coast.- Actor
- Writer
Mushtaq Merchant was born in 1954 in India. He was an actor and writer, known for Sholay (1975), Pyaar Ka Saaya (1991) and Fiffty Fiffty (1981). He died on 27 December 2021 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.- Graham Skidmore was born on 22 September 1931 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Winston Affair (1964), The Detective (1985) and Mogul (1965). He was married to Pauline Mickleburgh. He died on 27 December 2021 in Kent, England, UK.
- Roland Damu was born on 8 September 1974 in Debrecen, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Jóban rosszban (2005), Édes Otthon (2012) and Marslakók (2012). He was married to Edina . He died on 27 December 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Ricardo Moya was born on 17 September 1954 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He was an actor, known for El pianista (1998), Estudio 1 (1965) and La mitad del cielo (1986). He died on 27 December 2021 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain.
- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
Harald Müller was born on 18 May 1934 in Memel, East Prussia, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Dreizehn Briefe (1967), Guten Rutsch! (1969) and Die See (1974). He died on 27 December 2021 in Berlin, Germany.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Paul Carter Harrison was born on 1 March 1936 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Youngblood (1978), Lord Shango (1975) and Independent Lens (1999). He was married to Wanda Malone and Ria Vroemen. He died on 27 December 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.- Markus Crane was an actor, known for IWA Mid-South: King of the Deathmatches 2015 (2015), Shimmer Volume 45 (2012) and Shimmer Volume 49 (2012). He died on 27 December 2021.
- George Tsaousis was born in 1938. He was an actor, known for The Mediterranean in Flames (1970), Oi amartoloi (1971) and Marijuana Stop! (1971). He died on 27 December 2021.
- Actor
- Writer
Ángel Nozagaray was born on 17 August 1961 in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Levantamuertos (2013) and Bajo California: El límite del tiempo (1998). He died on 27 December 2021 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Michael Tamayo was born on 30 August 1975 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a costume designer, known for War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Deadpool (2016) and Altered Carbon (2018). He died on 27 December 2021 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.- Vitali Bykov was born on 26 June 1941 in Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Mytar (1997), Ubit litsedeya (1998) and Gosudarstvennaya granitsa (1980). He died on 27 December 2021 in Russia.
- Keri Hulme was born on 9 March 1947 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She was a writer, known for Hooks and Feelers (1983), Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk (1994) and Hier is... Adriaan van Dis (1983). She died on 27 December 2021 in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- Roman McClay was born on 7 January 1974. He died on 27 December 2021 in Lakewood, Colorado, USA.
- Jose Soto was born on 17 December 1943 in Loíza, Puerto Rico. He died on 27 December 2021 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.
- Music Department
- Actor
Leslaw Lic was born on 22 March 1930 in Przemysl, Podkarpackie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Jak byc kochana (1963), Zloto (1962) and Television Theater (1953). He died on 27 December 2021.