Ronni Chasen
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Ronni Chasen was well known publicists in movie industry. She died November, 16 2010 at age 64.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Ronni Chasen dead was caused by gun shot near Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Ronni Chasen was shot several times on the chest.
Ronni Chasen had worked as a publicist for couple of Oscar winning movies and She was also working with 20th Century Fox for supporting Michael Douglas in “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.”
Dino De Laurentiis
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Blue Velvet (Special Edition)
Died November 10, 2010. Born August 8, 1919.
Following his first movie, L’ultimo Combattimento, (1940) he produced nearly 150 films during the next seven decades. In 1946 his company, the Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, moved into production. In the early years, De Laurentiis produced neorealist films such as Bitter Rice (1946) and the Fellini classics La Strada (1954) and Nights of Cabiria (1956), often in collaboration with producer Carlo Ponti. In the 1960s, Dino De Laurentiis built his own studio facilities, although these financially collapsed during the 1970s. During this period, though, De Laurentiis produced such films as Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die, an imitation James Bond film; Navajo Joe (1966), a spaghetti western; Anzio (1968), a World War II film; Barbarella (1968) and Danger: Diabolik (1968), both successful comic book adaptations; and The Valachi Papers made to coincide with the popularity of The Godfather.
In 1976,De Laurentiis relocated to the USA where he set up studios, eventually creating his own studio De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) based in Wilmington, North Carolina; the building of the studio quickly made Wilmington a busy center of film and television production. During this period De Laurentiis made a number of successful and acclaimed films, including The Scientific Cardplayer (1972), Serpico (1973), Death Wish (1974), Mandingo (1975), Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Shootist (1976), Drum (1976), Ingmar Bergman’s The Serpent’s Egg (1977), Ragtime (1981), Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Blue Velvet (1986). It is for his more infamous productions that De Laurentiis’s name has become known — the legendary King Kong (1976) remake, which was a commercial hit, Lipstick, the killer whale film Orca (1977); The White Buffalo (1977); the disaster movie Hurricane (1979); the remake of Flash Gordon (1980); Halloween II (the 1981 sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic horror film); David Lynch’s Dune (1984); and King Kong Lives (1986). De Laurentiis also made several adaptations of Stephen King’s works during this time, including The Dead Zone (1983), Cat’s Eye (1985), Silver Bullet (1985) and Maximum Overdrive (1986); Army of Darkness (1992) was produced jointly by De Laurentiis, Robert Tapert and the movie’s star Bruce Campbell. They distributed the animated Transformers movie.
De Laurentiis also produced the first Hannibal Lecter film, Manhunter (1986). He passed on adapting Thomas Harris’ sequel, The Silence of the Lambs, but produced the two follow-ups, Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon (2002), a remake of Manhunter. He also produced Hannibal Rising (2007), which tells the story of how Hannibal becomes a serial killer.
In his later choice of stories he displayed a strong preference for adaptations of successful books, especially sweeping classics like The Bible: In the Beginning (1966), Barabbas (1961), or Dune (1984).
De Laurentiis died on 10 November 2010 at his residence in Beverly Hills, California.
Martin Baum
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Martin Baum was the old-time New York theatrical talent agent who became a veteran voice of experience for the upstart Creative Artists Agency in the late 1970s.
Martin Baum, an old-time New York theatrical talent agent who became a veteran voice of experience for the upstart Creative Artists Agency in the late 1970s and who brought to the firm such established star clients as Sidney Poitier and Peter Sellers, has died.
Martin Baum, an key player in the growth of the Creative Artists Agency into a leading talent-representation force in Hollywood, has died at the age of 86, an agency executive told TheWrap.
No cause of death was disclosed. Information regarding memorial services is pending (please check back to this story for an update).
Baum joined CAA just a year after it started, in 1976, merging his Martin Baum Agency with the firm founded by Michael Ovitz, Ron Meyer, Michael Rosenfeld Sr., Rowland Perkins and Hill Haber.
Baum, who maintained daily appearances into CAA headquarters up until his passing, was instrumental in the development of the company’s powerful motion-picture department.
Baum’s career as an agent followed a successful stint as president of ABC Picture’s motion picture department from 1968-1971, during which time he executive-produced the Oscar-nominated “Cabaret.”
As an agent, his stellar client roster included Sidney Poitier, Richard Attenborough, Jon Voight, Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews, John Cassevetes, Gena Rowlands, Red Buttons, Gene Wilder, Bette Davis, Rock Hudson, Ellen Burstyn, Bo Derek, Carroll O’Conner, Richard Harris, Joanne Woodward, Harry Belafonte, Dyan Cannon, Rod Steiger and Peter Sellers.
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Died November 5, 2010. Born April 30, 1944. Leukemia.
Clayburghwas nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for 1978’s An Unmarried Woman, for which she won the “Best Actress Award” at the Cannes Film Festival, and for 1979’s Starting Over, a comedy with Burt Reynolds. She also received strong notices for a dramatic performance in I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can.Television audiences know Clayburgh from numerous roles in series and movies including Law and Order, The Practice and as Ally McBeal’s mother. She received Emmy Award nominations for her work in the made-for-television movie Hustling in 1975 and for guest appearances in the series Nip/Tuck in 2005.In 2006, she appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park with Patrick Wilson and Amanda Peet; she played Peet’s mother, a role originated by Mildred Natwick. She also returned to the screen as a therapist’s eccentric wife in the all-star ensemble dramedy Running With Scissors, an autobiographical tale of teenage angst and dysfunction based on the book by Augusten Burroughs. During 2007, Clayburgh appeared in the ABC television series Dirty Sexy Money, playing Letitia Darling.
Michelle Nicastro
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The Swan Princess II – Escape From Castle Mountain [VHS]
Died November 5, 2010. Born March 31, 1960. She provided the voice of Princess Odette in The Swan Princess and its sequels, The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain and The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom, and the singing voice of Callisto for the Xena: Warrior Princess episode “The Bitter Suite”.
She also had guest starring roles in Airwolf and Knight Rider. She appeared, briefly, as the college sweetheart of Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally. In 1996 she played Snow White in Coach episode “Grimmworld” as the girlfriend of Michael “Dauber” Daubinski (Bill Fagerbakke). Nicastro also had a small role in Full House as Roxanne. She also played Lois “Old Lady” Scranton on an episode of Who’s The Boss?.
On the stage, she created the role of Ariadne in the 1983 Broadway musical Merlin. She was the first Eponine in the second US tour of Les Misérables in 1988.
Nicastro has recorded four albums released on the Varese Saraband label. Two albums, Toonful and Toonful Too feature songs from animated musicals, Reel Imagination features songs from family musicals, and On My Own features songs from contemporary Broadway musicals, including her version of On My Own. They feature Paul Goldberg on drums and percussion, Walt Fowler on trumpet, Jimmy Hoff on bass, and Lanny Meyers piano/arranger.
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Died November 4, 2010. Born February 22, 1934.
2001 AG Bobble Dobbles Sparky Anderson Detroit Tigers Bobble Head Collectible
Sparky Anderson was a Major League Baseball manager. He managed the National League’s Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues. His 2,194 career wins are the sixth most for a manager in Major League history. He was named American League Manager of the Year in 1984 and 1987. Anderson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Comments (0)James Freud
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I Am the Voice Left From Drinking: The Models-from the ‘Burbs’ to ‘Barbados’ and beyond
Died November 4, 2010. Born June 29, 1959.
James Freud was an Australian rock musician-songwriter. He was a member of Models during the 1980s and wrote their two most popular singles, “Barbados” and “Out of Mind, Out of Sight”.
His autobiographies I Am the Voice Left from Drinking (2002) and I Am the Voice Left from Rehab (2007) detail his career in music entertainment and addictions. On 27 October 2010, Models were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame by former member Wendy Matthews, Freud’s absence from the ceremony was explained as being due to “another bicycle accident”. Freud committed suicide on 4 November and is survived by his wife, Sally, and two sons, Jackson and Harrison.
In 1982, Freud joined Models as bass guitarist after the departure of Mark Ferrie, reuniting with old collaborator Kelly. Freud shared lead vocalist duties on some songs, beginning with one of his compositions, “Facing The North Pole in August” from The Pleasure of Your Company, recorded in 1983. In 1985, Two Freud-penned hits, “Barbados” and “Out of Mind, Out of Sight”, took Models to No. 2 and No. 1 on the Australian singles chart, respectively. He remained in the band until they split in 1988.
Jerry Bock
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Tenderloin (1960 Original Broadway Cast)
Died November 3, 2010. Born November 23, 1928.
He was an American musical theater composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical Fiorello! and the Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist for the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof with Harnick.
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Died November 2, 2010.
Andy Irons was a professional surfer. Irons learned to surf on the dangerous and shallow reefs of the North Shore in Kauai, Hawaii. Over the course of his professional career, he won three world titles (2002, 2003, 2004), three Quiksilver Pro France titles (2003, 2004, 2005), two Rip Curl Pro Search titles (2006 and 2007) and 20 elite tour victories including the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing four times from 2002-2006. On September 3, 2010 he won the Billabong Pro in Tahiti. He and his family hosted the Annual Irons Brothers Pinetrees Classic, a contest for youngsters. The Governor of Hawaii declared February 13 forever “Andy Irons Day”. He is the only surfer to have won a title at every venue on the ASP calendar.
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