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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Luan Peters was born on 18 June 1946 in Bethnal Green, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Doctor Who (1963), Freelance (1970) and Z Cars (1962). She died on 19 December 2017 in London, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Richard Venture was born on 12 November 1923 in New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Missing (1982) and Scent of a Woman (1992). He was married to Katherine Catalano, Lorraine Venture, Olivia Cole and Grayce Grant. He died on 19 December 2017 in Chester, Connecticut, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
At the age of eight in 1979, the Vietnam-born actress and her seven year-old sister were separated from their parents and left their village in central Vietnam as boat people. Their father and older brother had made the trip the year before and their mother stayed behind with her other children. The sisters lived in refugee camps in Hong Kong for three months where they were reunited with their father, then emigrated to California the United States before reuniting with her five other siblings. Her mother finally reunited with the family four years later.
Hiep was a premed student at U.C. Davis majoring in physiology when she came to the open casting call with one of her sisters for the Oliver Stone film Heaven & Earth (1993) being held at San Jose State University because several of her friends were doing it for fun. She was one of 16,000 Vietnamese-Americans seen by casting scouts for the film and was the one of the thousands who got the starring role of Le Ly Hayslip. Despite having no acting experience, she had a half-dozen callbacks before she was finally chosen to play the role of Lely Heyslip between ages of 13 to 38.
Since that time, she has acted in several films and has graduated from college. She is the owner and operator of the China Beach Vietnamese Bistro in Venice, California.- Jeremy Wilkin was born on 6 June 1930 in Byfleet, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967), Thunderbird 6 (1968) and Blake's 7 (1978). He was married to Mary Catherine Newland. He died on 19 December 2017.
- Actor
- Director
Lito Cruz was born on 14 May 1941 in Berisso, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and director, known for The One (2011), Sotto Voce (1996) and India pravile (2003). He died on 19 December 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Writer
Clifford Irving was born on 5 November 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Fake!, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) and The Hoax (2006). He was married to Julie Anne Schall, Maureen Earl, Edith Sommer, Fay Brooke Ward, Claire Lydon and Nina Wilcox. He died on 19 December 2017 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.- Actor
- Production Manager
Günay Güner was born on 15 April 1944 in Mardin, Turkey. He was an actor and production manager, known for Three Giant Men (1973), Kavga (1986) and Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalim (1977). He died on 19 December 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Location Management
David Peers was born on 24 June 1924 in Notting Hill Gate, London, England, UK. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for The Ladykillers (1955), The Man in the White Suit (1951) and PT Raiders (1955). He died on 19 December 2017 in England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Leo "Bud" Welch, born in Calhoun County, Mississippi, 1932, was a blues/gospel guitarist and singer. In 1947 at age 15, he could play guitar and sing well enough to perform in front of an audience. He received praise and blessings of many elder guitar players. And he was offered an audition by BB King - but could not afford the trip to Memphis. However, Bud stayed with the blues till 1975 when he mostly converted to gospel. But his musicianship didn't pay the bills. His main occupation was being a lumberjack for 30 years. Welch's international music career started at the age of 82, in 2014, with the release of the album "Sabougla Voices" by Big Legal Mess Records. His subsequent studio album, "I Don't Prefer No Blues", also recorded for Big Legal Mess, was released in 2015. Austrian filmmakers Wolfgang Pfoser-Almer and Stefan Wolner made several trips to Mississippi following Leo "Bud" Welch as a performer and private person. Their documentary, "Late Blossom Blues" premiered at the Clarksdale Film Festival, Delta Cinema, January 28, 2017. Leo "Bud" Welch passed away on December 19, 2017. "I don't know what you come to do" is carved in his stone at Double Springs Church Cemetery, Bruce, MS.- Stunts
- Actress
Debbi A. Davison was an actress, known for Airwolf (1984), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Warning Sign (1985). She died on 19 December 2017.- Lona Rietschel was born on 21 September 1933 in Reppen, Pomerania, Germany [now Rzepin, Lubuskie, Poland]. She was a writer, known for Abenteuer mit den Abrafaxen (1980), The Abrafaxe: Under the Black Flag (2001) and Dig, Dag und Ritter Runkel (1995). She was married to Kurt Rietschel. She died on 19 December 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
- John Schmidt was born on 8 January 1965 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He was married to Robin Lee DuRocher. He died on 19 December 2017 in Springfield, Illinois, USA.
- Jean Grayston was born on 3 May 1926 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and La traviata (1955). She was married to Max Jaffa. She died on 19 December 2017 in London, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
John S. Schuchman was born on 12 November 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. John S. is known for Through Deaf Eyes (2007). John S. was married to Betty Jane. John S. died on 19 December 2017 in Ashburn, Virginia, USA.- Tünay Süer was born on 24 July 1946 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Evcilik oyunu (1964), Singirdak Sadiye (1983) and Intikam yemini (1966). She died on 19 December 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Manuel Moneo was born in 1949 in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalucía, Spain. He was married to Dolores Suárez. He died on 19 December 2017 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain.
- Agnieszka Kluk was born on 29 June 1965 in Stalowa Wola, Podkarpackie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Alchemik (1989). She died on 19 December 2017 in Denville, New Jersey, USA.