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Bob Denver was attending college at Loyola-Marymount University, in Los Angeles, when he got into acting. At first, Denver wasn't sure he wanted to be an actor, but gradually gave in, deciding that's what he was going to do for a career. Before he became established, he worked as a mailman and teacher. He then got a screen test for the part of Maynard G. Krebs and to his surprise won the part. After four years on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959), Denver got his most famous part of Gilligan, in Gilligan's Island (1964). After Gilligan's three-year run ended he did a few other television shows (including the Gilligan wannabe Dusty's Trail (1973)) and Broadway plays. On September 2, 2005, he died of complications related to cancer treatment at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina. He had most recently lived in Princeton, West Virgina. He is survived by his wife Dreama Perry Denver, and four children.- Actor
- Transportation Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
"Got a smoke?" Darwin Joston secured himself a permanent place in cult movie history with that particular laconically witty line as laid-back Death Row-bound convict Napoleon Wilson in John Carpenter's outstanding urban action thriller classic Assault on Precinct 13 (1976). Wilson was undoubtedly Joston's best role, and he played it with exceptional skill: mellow, low-key and disarmingly casual with a cool sense of dry ironic humor and a wickedly funny way with a sardonic wisecrack. Joston's terrific portrayal of the acidic and fatalistic Wilson should have led to bigger and better things. Alas, it did not.
He was born as Francis Darwin Solomon on December 9, 1937, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His parents were Mary Elizabeth Smith and Buford Odell Solomon. Joston attended Glenn High School in Kernersville, North Carolina, where he was considered a talented athlete. Following graduation from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1960, Darwin moved to New York and began acting in stage plays and summer stock productions for about five years in the early to mid 1960s. He then moved to Los Angeles to continue his acting career.
Compared to his substantial starring role in "Assault on Precinct 13," most of Joston's other film parts were relatively small: he's an ill-fated soldier in the dreadful killer snake dud Rattlers (1976), a beleaguered pencil-factory clerk in Eraserhead (1977), a drunken truck driver in Coast to Coast (1980), a coroner in the splendidly spooky The Fog (1980) and a typically relaxed FBI agent in the entertainingly crummy science-fiction/horror hoot Time Walker (1982) (Joston was reunited with his fellow "Assault on Precinct 13" cast member Austin Stoker in this latter picture).
Joston also did guest spots on such TV shows as ALF (1986), Hill Street Blues (1981), Remington Steele (1982), Spenser: For Hire (1985), The Rookies (1972), McCloud (1970), Circle of Fear (1972), Ironside (1967), The Rat Patrol (1966), Lassie (1954) (in which he had a recurring role) and The Virginian (1962). In addition to his acting credits, Joston worked behind-the-scenes as either a driver or a transportation captain on such features as The American President (1995), Wild at Heart (1990), La Bamba (1987), Back to the Beach (1987), The Ladies Club (1985), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) and The Buddy Holly Story (1978).
Darwin Joston died of leukemia on June 1, 1998. Although he's no longer with us, Joston nonetheless will forever live on in our hearts and memories as the supremely amiable, if notorious, killer criminal Napoleon Wilson. "Anybody got a smoke?"- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Maya Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Maya Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
With the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou publicly discussed aspects of her personal life. She was respected as a spokesperson for black people and women, and her works have been considered a defense of black culture. Her works are widely used in schools and universities worldwide, although attempts have been made to ban her books from some libraries. Angelou's most celebrated works have been labeled as autobiographical fiction, but many critics consider them to be autobiographies. She made a deliberate attempt to challenge the common structure of the autobiography by critiquing, changing and expanding the genre.- Preston Roberts was born on 17 July 1957 in Westfield, New Jersey, USA. He died on 24 July 2017 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Wayne Crawford was born on 11 February 1947 in Geneva, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Jake Speed (1986), Okavango: The Wild Frontier (1993) and Snake Island (2002). He was married to Olena. He died on 30 April 2016 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.- John Ehle was born on 13 December 1925 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer, known for Winter People (1989), The Journey of August King (1995) and General Electric Theater (1953). He was married to Rosemary Harris and Nancy Gail Oliver. He died on 24 March 2018 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Doc was blind from infancy due to an eye infection before his first birthday. He grew up playing harmonica and a homemade banjo but learned guitar after his father bought him a $12 Stella acoustic when he was 13. He attended North Carolina's school for the visually impaired. He was born Arthel Lane Watson and picked up the nickname "Doc" at the suggestion of an audience member at a radio broadcast when he was in his teens. Watson was instrumental in developing the canon for 1960s folk musicians with his recordings of traditional tunes like Deep River Blues and Shady Grove; he didn't play just the music of the Appalachian Mountains. Before folklorist and musician Ralph Rinzler first recorded him backing old-time banjo player Clarence "Tom" Ashley in 1960, he worked with a local dance band, playing honky-tonk, rockabilly, pop and square-dance tunes. 1999 saw a release of a compilation album The Best of Doc Watson 1964-1968.He was a master of both finger-picking and flat-picking styles. In 1997, Watson received the National Medal of Arts from President Bill Clinton. In 2000, Watson was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in Owensboro, Kentucky. Watson also won seven Grammys over a 33-year period and received Grammy's lifetime achievement award in 2004. For many years, Watson toured with his son, Merle Watson, who died in a 1985 tractor accident. Merle's memory is honored by MerleFest, an annual North Carolina roots-music festival that the elder Watson hosted. Held on the last weekend in April since 1988, MerleFest draws more than 75,000 annually to Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, N.C. In late May 2012, Watson was listed in critical condition but was responsive at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after undergoing colon surgery. The 89-year-old Watson had fallen early in the week. No bones were broken, but an underlying condition prompted the surgery. He passed May 29, 2012 after surgery.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Robert E. Collins was born on 19 September 1935 in Lubbock, Texas, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Superman (1978), Miami Vice (1984) and Octopussy (1983). He died on 1 December 2008 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
David Lewis Yewdall was born on 30 October 1950 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. He is known for Starship Troopers (1997), Escape from New York (1981) and The Fifth Element (1997). He was married to Lisa Howes Yewdall and Lisa. He died on 4 July 2017 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.- George Lee was born on 12 March 1939 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Patch Adams (1998), Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) and The Program (1993). He was married to Linda Gayle Bauserman. He died on 29 September 2006 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- Visual Effects
- Additional Crew
David Emerson was born on 31 October 1957 in Finlay, Ohio, USA. He is known for Mortal Kombat (1995), Cyborg (1989) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). He was married to Clyde H. Howell Jr. He died on 4 March 2022 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Melissa Hayden was born on 25 April 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Limelight (1952), The Nutcracker (1964) and Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951). She was married to Donald Hugh Coleman. She died on 9 August 2006 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.- Bill Youngdahl was born on 16 May 1927 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Eileen Vogt. He died on 15 August 2012 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- Myra Pearce was born on 5 November 1915 in Boon Hill, North Carolina, USA. She was married to Bronnie Clifton Pearce. She died on 18 April 2005 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- Savage Carolina was born on 29 September 1994. He was an actor, known for Savage Carolina x Diego: Shit (2018), Savage Carolina x Big Diego: Smoke (2019) and Savage Carolina: In Here (2018). He died on 10 October 2021 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
John Caudill was born on 3 December 1999 in Scotland County, North Carolina, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Lobster Shift (2023), Curriculum (2022) and échappé (2020). He died on 2 March 2023 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.- Director
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Author, composer and director, educated at Northwestern University (BA, cum laude, and MA, summa cum laude), and at the Cleveland School of Art and the Mannes School of Music. He was an assistant director of the Broadway musicals "Gypsy" and "West Side Story", and he also directed other Broadway and off-Broadway musicals and plays, and films and television shows. He wrote the Broadway stage score for "A Time for Singing", co-wrote its libretto, and directed it. Joining ASCAP in 1965, his chief musical collaborator was John Morris.- Sam Ervin was born on 27 September 1896 in Morganton, North Carolina, USA. He died on 23 April 1985 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- Priscilla Lyon was born on 20 October 1927 in Plymouth, North Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for Strange Holiday (1945) and Draegerman Courage (1937). She was married to E.G. Smith and Walter William Call. She died on 7 March 1980 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Daniel McKinny was born on 5 October 1946. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The Living Daylights (1987), French Quarter Undercover (1985) and The Supernaturals (1986). He died on 16 June 2013 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.- Sound Department
Dwayne Avery was born on 25 August 1936 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He is known for The Fifth Element (1997), Daylight (1996) and Reindeer Games (2000). He was married to Francine Coplan. He died on 26 June 2013 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.- Luther Burden was born on 28 February 1953 in Haines City, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979). He died on 29 October 2015 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- Aaron Shearer was born on 6 September 1919 in near Anatone, Washington, USA. He died on 21 April 2008 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- Raymond Serrano was born on 19 April 1950 in Vieques, Puerto Rico. He was an actor, known for Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), a Ballet in Three Acts (1984). He died on 26 July 2010 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- Jim Austin was born on 14 September 1930 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Lost Stallions: The Journey Home (2008), Pirate Kids II: The Search for the Silver Skull (2006) and Pirate Kids: Blackbeard's Lost Treasure (2004). He died on 14 July 2011 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.