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Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford Motor Company executive from Indiana. Williams had English, German, French, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.
Robin briefly studied political science at Claremont Men's College and theater at College of Marin before enrolling at The Juilliard School to focus on theater. After leaving Juilliard, he performed in nightclubs where he was discovered for the role of "Mork, from Ork", in an episode of Happy Days (1974). The episode, My Favorite Orkan (1978), led to his famous spin-off weekly TV series, Mork & Mindy (1978). He made his feature starring debut playing the title role in Popeye (1980), directed by Robert Altman.
Williams' continuous comedies and wild comic talents involved a great deal of improvisation, following in the footsteps of his idol Jonathan Winters. Williams also proved to be an effective dramatic actor, receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), and The Fisher King (1991), before winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Good Will Hunting (1997).
During the 1990s, Williams became a beloved hero to children the world over for his roles in a string of hit family-oriented films, including Hook (1991), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), Aladdin (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), Flubber (1997), and Bicentennial Man (1999). He continued entertaining children and families into the 21st century with his work in Robots (2005), Happy Feet (2006), Night at the Museum (2006), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), Happy Feet Two (2011), and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014). Other more adult-oriented films for which Williams received acclaim include The World According to Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Awakenings (1990), The Birdcage (1996), Insomnia (2002), One Hour Photo (2002), World's Greatest Dad (2009), and Boulevard (2014).
On Monday, August 11th, 2014, Robin Williams was found dead at his home in Tiburon, California USA, the victim of an apparent suicide, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office. A 911 call was received at 11:55 a.m. PDT, firefighters and paramedics arrived at his home at 12:00 p.m. PDT, and he was pronounced dead at 12:02 p.m. PDT.- Actor
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Actor, composer, songwriter, voiceover artist and author. He joined ASCAP in 1956, and his chief musical collaborators included Tony Romano, Ruby Raksin, Walter Gross, and Ed Brandt. His popular-song compositions include "Hollywood Soliloquy", "The Clown", "Drowning My Sorrow", and "Voice in the Wind".- Actor
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David Alexander Hess was born in New York City in 1936. He began his professional career as a songwriter for Shalimar Music, in 1957, under the pseudonym of David Hill. His first recording was a quick hit, which was later performed by and credited to Elvis Presley, "All Shook Up."
David went on to compose "Start Movin'" for Sal Mineo and "Rockin' Shoes" for the The Ames Brothers. He continued to write songs for Elvis throughout the 1950s and 1960s, including "I Got Stung," "Come Along" (from the film "Frankie And Johnny"), and "Sand Castles" (from the film "Paradise, Hawaiian Style"). He also wrote "Make Me Know You're Mine" (first performed by Conway Twitty, and "Blue Lagoon." "Your Hand, Your Heart, Your Love" became a 1960s hit when it was performed by Andy Williams. In 1963 David wrote and recorded "Speedy Gonzalez," which became a #1 single for Pat Boone, selling more than eight million copies worldwide. David then recorded two solo albums for Kapp Records, again topping the charts, this time with a Top Ten folk hit called "Two Brothers."
In 1969 he became head of A&R at Mercury Records in New York. There he linked up with Western classical composer John Corigliano, and together they wrote the Grammy award-winning rock opera "The Naked Carmen", which became a big hit of the Berlin Ballet Week in 1970. David's work with Mercury also included "And the Children Toll the Passing of the Day," a 1969 album he wrote for Irish actor Malachy McCourt.
In 1972 his career split off into several new directions with his starring role in the Wes Craven horror classic The Last House on the Left (1972), for which he also composed the soundtrack. He went on to score Buck ai confini del cielo (1991), a children's film based on a collection of Jack London stories. It won the top prize for film and direction at the Giffone Film Festival. A subsequent job offer from PolyGram Records' German affiliate gave David the opportunity to move to Munich, Germany, and a multilingual career in film dubbing from 1972 to 1976, which in turn led him to write the English-language shooting scripts for such German greats as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Reinhard Hauff and his present collaborator, Peter Schamoni.
His ability to switch seamlessly from in front of the camera to the production team earned him the opportunity to direct his first American feature film, To All a Goodnight (1980), for Media Home Entertainment in 1980. He also appeared in two low-budget horror films directed by Ruggero Deodato, House on the Edge of the Park (1980) and Body Count (1986).
In 1991 he played the part of the American in Peter Schamoni's Max Ernst: Mein Vagabundieren - Meine Unruhe (1991). From 1993 to 1995 he produced Niki de Saint Phalle (1996).
David's final musical accomplishments included the release of two albums, "Caught Up In The Moment" and "Live & Unplugged in Hollywood, 2002." He lived in Southern California, just outside of Los Angeles, with his wife, with whom he had three children.
David Hess died on 7 October, 2011.- Actress
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Kara Hamilton was born on 31 July 1975 in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for Just Like Heaven (2005), The Last Request (2006) and The Awakened (2012). She was married to Matthew Novotny. She died on 3 July 2017 in Tiburon, California, USA.- Laurie Williams was born on 24 September 1922 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. She was married to Robert Fitzgerald Williams and William Musgrave. She died on 4 September 2001 in Tiburon, California, USA.
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Dan Caldwell was born on 22 February 1935 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and director. He died on 15 March 2015 in Tiburon, California, USA.- Actor
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Hallam Cooley was born on 8 February 1895 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Monster (1925), Holiday (1930) and Sporting Youth (1924). He was married to Doris McMahon, Elizabeth Bates and Edna Clara Kemp. He died on 20 March 1971 in Tiburon, California, USA.- Charles Denton was born on 22 June 1924 in Glendale, California, USA. Charles was a writer, known for The Day the Clown Cried (1972). Charles died on 15 September 2002 in Tiburon, California, USA.
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A former reporter in The New York Times's Washington bureau, Drury quit the paper when his novel of political intrigue, Advise & Consent, became a bestseller. It won a 1960 Pulitzer Prize, became a Broadway play and was basis for Otto Preminger's Advise & Consent (1962). He completed his final work, the novel "Public Men," two weeks before he died.- Rollo May was born on 21 April 1909 in Ada, Ohio, USA. He died on 22 October 1994 in Tiburon, California, USA.
- Carter B. Smith was born on 1 January 1937 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (1977). He was married to Barbara Koontz Smith. He died on 24 January 2011 in Tiburon, California, USA.
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Fred Applegate was born on 5 April 1904 in Iowa, USA. He was an assistant director, known for Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948), My Dream Is Yours (1949) and Embraceable You (1948). He was married to Virginia Leavitt. He died on 18 June 1996 in Tiburon, California, USA.- Jack W. Stauffacher was born on 19 December 1920 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Mother's Day (1948). He was married to Josephine Grimaldi. He died on 16 November 2017 in Tiburon, California, USA.
- Merle Ellis was born on 12 January 1934 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. He died on 20 January 2010 in Tiburon, California, USA.
- Gregory Scanlon was born on 3 September 1959 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Love Walked In (1997). He died on 19 June 2010 in Tiburon, California, USA.
- Bernard Segal was born in 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 12 August 2011 in Tiburon, California, USA.