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Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, Phyllis Coates moved to Hollywood as a teenager with intentions of enrolling at UCLA. A chance encounter with Ken Murray in a Hollywood & Vine restaurant landed her in the comedian's vaudeville show. She started out as a chorus girl and worked her way up to doing skits before moving on to work for veteran showman Earl Carroll and later touring with the USO. Coates got some of her first motion picture experience in comedy short subjects at Warner Brothers and then graduated to roles in early '50s films. After a one-season stint with the Man of Steel (George Reeves on Adventures of Superman (1952)), she began to divide her time among TV, B-movie assignments and serials at Republic.- Location Management
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- Production Manager
Peter Muston was a producer and production manager, known for Nowhere Boys (2013), La Brea (2021) and The InBESTigators (2019). He died on 11 October 2023 in Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.- Actress
- Writer
Cal Wilson is from New Zealand, and moved to Melbourne in 2003 to star in the sketch show Skithouse. She also appeared on Spicks and Specks, Good News Week and Would I Lie To You, and was best known for her work as a stand-up comedian. More recently, she appeared in the SBS Original three-part documentary series Who the Bloody Hell Are We? alongside personalities Adam Liaw and John Safran to look into Australia's multicultural past. She was married to Chris Woods, and together had one son Digby. Wilson died from a short illness in 2023 at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, NSW, Australia.- Walt Garrison was born on 23 July 1944 in Denton, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for First Cowboys, The NFL on CBS (1956) and The NFL on NBC (1965). He was married to Deborah Johnston and Pamela Phillips. He died on 11 October 2023 in Weatherford, Texas, USA.
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Ian Spink was born on 8 October 1947 in Melbourne, Australia. Ian is known for Dance for the Camera (1994) and Death in Venice (1981). Ian was married to Selina Boyack and Lucy Bevan. Ian died on 11 October 2023 in the UK.- Actress
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Gayle McKinney was born on 26 August 1949 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Great Performances: Dance in America (1976). She was married to Don Griffith . She died on 11 October 2023 in Quaker Hill, Connecticut, USA.- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Richard Lester is an author/historian and documentary producer who has appeared in a number of major motion pictures, including Silverado with Kevin Costner (Columbia), American Anthem (Columbia), Police Academy 5 (Warner Bros), White of the Eye (Paramount), Operation Nam (Fulvia-Rome) with Ethan Wayne, and in Corpse-Grinders 3 with John Martino (The Godfather). His film acting career began in 1970 in Berlin, Germany in the CBS TV Movie of the Week, Berlin Affair, starring Darren McGavin. Lester appeared in the climactic gunfight scene at Templehof Airport.
Lester is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
In the 1980's, Lester worked as a documentary producer for WLRN-TV in Miami, Florida. He is the author of "Buford Pusser's Last Ride: Accident or Murder?" a True Detective magazine story depicted in the Bing Crosby production of Walking Tall: Final Chapter. As an executive producer, Lester has completed a number of documentary projects for Blue Heron International Pictures, including Courtney, Fuzzy Little People, Eyewitness To History, Bogart & Friends, The Cleansing, A Night With Johnny Duncan, Deliver Us From Evil, The Weatherwax Legacy, and Our Forever Friends, and Hollywood & Beyond.
Lester also produced a short horror feature titled Henry Blackhart is Dead, as well as a project for the Producers Guild of America titled The Hit, starring John Martino. In June, 2011, his animal documentary, The Weatherwax Legacy, earned an Honorable Mention from the Los Angeles Movie Awards.
More recently, he served as associate producer on the Spanish production of the comedy/horror spoof, The Corpse-Grinders 3 (Tyrannosaurus Productions, Barcelona).
Lester's current Holocaust documentary, Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo, had its world premiere in August 2009 at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California, where it won a Special Juror Award. It was also named Best Documentary by the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood. The documentary was broadcast on Israeli television for nine consecutive years.
Lester holds a bachelors degree from The College of William & Mary, and a masters degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.- Composer
- Music Department
- Producer
Rudolph Isley was born on 1 April 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a composer and producer, known for Okja (2017), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Out of Sight (1998). He was married to Elaine Jasper. He died on 11 October 2023 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.- Douglas Clark was born on 10 March 1948 in Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 11 October 2023 in Marin County, California, USA.
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Baochang Guo was born in August 1940. He was a director and writer, known for Shadow of a Ghost (1981), Red Fists (1991) and Wu jie (1984). He died on 11 October 2023 in China.- Animation Department
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- Visual Effects
Bob Abrams was born on 22 January 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for Blood Beach (1980), Inside Out (1986) and Liar's Moon (1981). He died on 11 October 2023 in La Conner, Washington, USA.- Sherika De Armas died on 11 October 2023 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Audrey Salkeld was born on 11 March 1936 in London, England, UK. She was a writer and producer, known for Adventure (1987), Everest Unmasked (1979) and National Geographic Explorer (1985). She was married to Peter Salkeld. She died on 11 October 2023 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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- Camera and Electrical Department
Matthew E. Pado was born on 11 August 1976 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He was an assistant director, known for Surrogates (2009), Fever Pitch (2005) and Epic Movie (2007). He died on 11 October 2023 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.