Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-10 of 10
- Miriam Byrd-Nethery was born on 17 May 1929 in Lewisville, Arkansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990), Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and From a Whisper to a Scream (1987). She was married to Clu Gulager. She died on 6 January 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Billy Van was born in Toronto, Canada in 1934. He was a manic comic actor who starred in CBC-TV's Nightcap in the 1960s and the Hilarious House of Frightenstein in the '70s. The Hilarious House of Frightenstein starred Vincent Price, with Van as host and a variety of characters, including The Count, a vampire who preferred pizza to blood, and who wore tennis shoes as well as a cape. The hour-long episodes were taped at Hamilton's CHCH-TV and are still seen in syndication around the world.
While a familiar fixture on Canadian TV for decades, he also worked in the United States on variety shows such as The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, The Ray Stevens Show and The Bobby Vinton Show. He even gained fame for the Colt .45 beer commercials he made for 15 years and for which he won a Clio Award. Eventually Billy returned to Toronto to work in shows like Party Game, Bizarre with John Byner, the Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show and Bits and Bytes. Billy Van was in show business from the age of 12, and back in the 1950s he and his four brothers formed a singing group that toured Canada and Europe.
Billy had a triple heart bypass in 1998. After his heart surgery, he was semi-retired but continued to do voice-over work for commercials and animated programs. Van and old-time colleagues Dave Broadfoot and Jack Duffy made appearances in recent years to support the fledgling Canadian Comedy Awards. "I'm all for that enthusiasm," he said about the awards launch in 2000. Van's picture is on the Canadian Comedy Wall of Fame at the CBC broadcast centre in Toronto, along with those of Al Waxman, Wayne & Shuster and Don Harron.- Mamie Till Mobley was born on 23 November 1921 in near Webb, Mississippi, USA. She was a writer, known for Women of the Movement (2022), The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2005) and Deadline (2004). She was married to Louis Till. She died on 6 January 2003 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Fitzroy E. Clarke was a producer, known for Love Come Down (2000) and Pitch (1997). Fitzroy E. died on 6 January 2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Helmut Zenker was born on 11 January 1949 in St. Valentin, Lower Austria, Austria. He was a writer and director, known for Tohuwabohu (1990), Kassbach - Ein Portrait (1979) and Schwitzkasten (1978). He died on 6 January 2003 in Vienna, Austria.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Maurice Nasil was born on 8 July 1913 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. He was an actor, known for Les rois maudits (1972), Le président (1961) and Le cardinal de Retz (1975). He died on 6 January 2003 in Paris, France.- Producer
- Director
Philip Brooks was born on 2 July 1953 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He was a producer and director, known for Madame Satã (2002), Woubi Cheri (1998) and 6000 a Day: An Account of a Catastrophe Foretold (2002). He died on 6 January 2003 in Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain.- Transportation Department
Jacek Wysocki was born on 26 April 1939 in Poland. He is known for The Rookie (1990). He died on 6 January 2003 in Burbank, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Harry Woolf was born on 12 August 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Einstein Revealed (1996). He died on 6 January 2003 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.- Count Carlo Camerana was born on 12 April 1936 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was married to Antonella Carnelli de Micheli and Anna Carla Bozza. He died on 6 January 2003 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.