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Henry Hill was an FBI informant whose life was immortalized by the 1990 movie Goodfellas, where he was played by Ray Liotta. Hill grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he admired local mafiosi, including Paul Vario, a capo in the Luchesse crime family. In 1955, Hill began to warm up to Paul Vario by running some errands for the mafioso at Vario's meat stores, and eventually went on to be among Vario's trusted associates. Hill became close friends with Tommy DeSimone, another young up-and-comer in the crime family. Both were mentored by Jimmy "The Gent" Burke, an underworld legend known for being a good earner. The trio of friends were entrusted by Vario to steal trucks, plan heists (including the infamous 1978 Lufthansa Air heist) and killings. Hill was never an actual mafioso himself, but an associate of the Mafia. The Mafia has a strict rule of accepting only full blooded Italians as made guys; Hill is Sicilian by his mother's side but Irish by his father's side. Burke was Irish. Only DeSimone was full Sicilian. After beating up a non-paying gambler whose sister happened to work at the F.B.I., Hill was sentenced to 10 years in jail. There he made connections with drug dealers. He was released after serving 4 years. Hill used his prison narcotics contacts to shift large amounts of cocaine from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh, even though Vario forbade anyone in the crew from dealing drugs. As his operation grew, so did Hill's own addiction to the drug. Eventually, Vario found out about Hill's drug operation and DeSimone's murder of a made guy. DeSimone was set up by Vario into believing he would be a made guy, and on what he thought would be his inauguration day, he was killed himself. When Hill realized he was next on the hit list, he, his wife Karen, and their two children tried to go on the run. But they were captured. He then entered the Witness Protection Program in 1980. Hill's testimony was important in the convictions of Burke, Vario and the rest of the organization. Two years later, he was thrown out of the protection program for blowing his cover. Later on, Hill and his wife got divorced. Karen was awarded custody of their two children, Greg and Gina. Crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi contacted Hill about writing a book about his life story. Their collaboration resulted in the book Wiseguy, published in 1986, on which the film Goodfellas is based. Hill eventually moved to the West Coast.- Born in Glasgow in 1956, Robert Paterson graduated from Glasgow University, where he studied English and Drama. He won a scholarship to study acting at the London Drama Studio.
He worked in Scottish theatre, as well as in film, television and radio.
He worked with the Citizens' Theatre's "Theatre About Glasgow" company, with the Brunton Theatre at Musselburgh, and with the touring company Winged Horse. He performed at the Glasgow Tron Thatre, Perth Theatre, and the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh. He was a board member of Annexe Theatre Company.
He wrote and collaborated with Mull Theatre director Alasdair McCrone on the monologue Consider The Lilies, based on the work of Iain Crichton Smith, and on a version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped; in 2007, he also wrote radio plays and the Rep's hugely successful Christmas show, Jack And the Beanstalk.
As a film and television actor, he played the priest in Mel Gibson's Braveheart, and had parts in series such Taggart, Take The High Road and Rebus; on radio, he played a variety of roles.
Robert Paterson joined the Dundee Rep ensemble in 2002. And remained there until his untimely death at the age of 55. - Actor
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Ken Garcia was an actor and director, known for D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. (2012), Emily's Reasons Why Not (2006) and Fashion House (2006). He died on 12 June 2012 in Costa Mesa, California, USA.- Elinor Ostrom was born on 7 August 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was married to Vincent Ostrom and Charles Scott. She died on 12 June 2012 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
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James Maxwell Young was born on 8 February 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Nazis at the Center of the Earth (2012), An Extra Digit (2005) and Crash Course (2009). He died on 12 June 2012 in Fullerton, California, USA.- Franz Miller was born in 1926 in Augsburg, Germany. He was a composer, known for Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge (1955). He died on 12 June 2012 in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.
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Pat Hewitt was an actress. She was married to Danny Hewitt. She died on 12 June 2012.- Jung Ayul was born on 3 February 1987 in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Pohang City, South Korea. She was an actress, known for 60-sai no rabu retâ (2009). She died on 12 June 2012 in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea.
- Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen was born on 17 July 1917 in Gravenstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany [now Gråsten, Sønderborg, Denmark]. She was married to Alexander Mitscherlich. She died on 12 June 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
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Emma Blumstein was born on 20 May 1988 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. Emma was a producer, known for Eco-Trek (2011), Nova ScienceNow (2005) and Lidia Celebrates America (2011). Emma died on 12 June 2012 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.- Marina Campo Re was born on 24 June 1931 in Randazzo, Italy. She was an actress, known for Bellezze in moto-scooter (1952), Filumena Marturano (1951) and Agguato sul mare (1955). She died on 12 June 2012 in Tivoli, Lazio, Italy.
- Ludwig Schütze was born on 28 October 1934 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. He was an actor, known for Captain Sindbad (1963), Tatort (1970) and Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht - Der abenteuerliche Urlaub des Mark Lissen (1967). He died on 12 June 2012 in Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Soundtrack
Adrián Otero was born on 31 July 1958 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Alma mía (1999), Los nuevos y clásicos bloopers (2004) and No seas cruel (1996). He died on 12 June 2012 in Ballesteros, Argentina.- Theodore Robert Grevers was born in 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on 12 June 2012 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.