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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-born American costume designer died she was , 82.

Theoni V. Aldredge was a Greek-American stage and screen costume designer  died she was , 82..
Born Theoni Athanasiou Vachlioti in Salonika in 1922, [3] Aldredge received her training at the American School in Athens. She emigrated to the United States in 1949 and attended the Goodman Theatre at DePaul University, Chicago on a scholarship. Her first Broadway assignment was designing costumes for Geraldine Page in Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth in 1959; her most recent was the 2006 revival of A Chorus Line. For 20 years she was the principal designer for Joseph Papp and also designed several musicals for Michael Bennett.[4]

(August 22, 1922 — January 21, 2011)

 Awards

One of the most honored costume designers of the American theatre, Aldredge received three Tony Awards (for Annie, Barnum, and La Cage aux Folles), as well as 11 other Tony nominations, including such iconic productions as A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, and Dreamgirls. She received numerous honors from the Drama Desk awards and other theatrical groups. In 2002, she received the Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award from the Theatre Development Fund.
Aldredge worked extensively in film and television as well. Her productions included Network, Eyes of Laura Mars, and Rich and Famous. She received the Oscar and a British Academy Award for The Great Gatsby in 1974. Her designs for the film were adapted for a clothing line sold exclusively by Bloomingdale's in Manhattan.[citation needed]

Family

She was the wife of American actor Tom Aldredge from 1953 until her death on January 21, 2011, aged 88, in a Stamford, Connecticut hospital.[3][4]

Productions

Broadway

Film

Awards and nominations

  • 2001 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Follies, nominee)
  • 1991 Tony Award Best Costume Design (The Secret Garden, nominee)
  • 1990 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Gypsy, nominee)
  • 1984 Tony Award Best Costume Design (La Cage aux Folles, winner)
  • 1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (La Cage aux Folles, winner)
  • 1982 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Dreamgirls, nominee)
  • 1982 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Dreamgirls, nominee)
  • 1981 Tony Award Best Costume Design (42nd Street, nominee)
  • 1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (42nd Street, winner)
  • 1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Onward Victoria, nominee)
  • 1980 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Barnum, winner)
  • 1979 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Ballroom, nominee)
  • 1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Ballroom, nominee)
  • 1977 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Annie, winner)
  • 1977 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Threepenny Opera, nominee)
  • 1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Annie, winner)
  • 1976 Tony Award Best Costume Design (A Chorus Line, nominee)
  • 1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Trelawny of the Wells, nominee)
  • 1974 Tony Award Best Costume Design (The Au Pair Man, nominee)
  • 1973 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Much Ado About Nothing, nominee)
  • 1973 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Much Ado About Nothing, winner)
  • 1972 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Two Gentlemen of Verona, nominee)
  • 1972 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Two Gentlemen of Verona, winner)
  • 1970 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Peer Gynt, winner)
  • 1961 Tony Award Best Costume Design (The Devil's Advocate, nominee)

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Friday, March 25, 2011

Tony Geiss, American television writer and composer (Sesame Street), Emmy award winner, died from complications from a fall he was , 86

Tony Geiss  was an award-winning producer, scriptwriter, songwriter and author, known principally for his children's work died from complications from a fall he was , 86.

(1924 - January 21, 2011)


Geiss was a staff writer and songwriter for Sesame Street - he wrote Don't Eat the Pictures (1983) - and was a writer for The Land Before Time (1988) and the associated book. He was also a producer and writer for the Steven Spielberg film An American Tail (1986). Geiss died at the age of 86 on January 21st of 2011.



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Barney F. Hajiro, American soldier, was oldest living Medal of Honor recipient died he was , 94.

Barney F Hajiro.jpgBarney F. Hajiro) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.

(September 16, 1916 – January 21, 2011

Biography

Hajiro was born in Hawaii, the eldest of nine children born to Japanese immigrant parents[1] who had moved from Hiroshima to Maui during World War I. Two of his siblings died in infancy. The family was poor, and Hajiro left school to work, first in the sugarcane fields of Maui and later as a stevedore in Honolulu.[2] Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and performed menial labor as part of an engineering battalion.
In March 1943, he volunteered to join the newly-formed 442nd Regimental Combat Team, composed of Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) like himself. The unit was sent to Europe and in May 1944 fought the Germans in Italy, north of Rome. From there the 442nd was redeployed to France, and on October 19, 1944 was fighting near Bruyères and Biffontaine in the eastern part of that country. Over the next ten days, Hajiro, a private in Company I, repeatedly distinguished himself in battle. He exposed himself to enemy fire while assisting an allied attack on October 19, and three days later he and a comrade ambushed an 18-man enemy patrol. On October 29, during the rescue of the so-called "Lost Battalion", which had been surrounded by German forces in the Vosges Mountains, he single-handedly destroyed two German machine gun emplacements before being wounded. Shot in the shoulder and wrist, Hajiro's left arm was partially paralyzed. He was able to rejoin the 442nd in Monte Carlo, but was barred from further combat duty. He was then sent back to the United States to recover.
For his actions during October 1944, Hajiro received the Army's second-highest decoration, the Distinguished Service Cross and the World War II Victory Medal (United States), before being discharged. In 1948, he was awarded the Military Medal by the British government for his part in rescuing the Lost Battalion. A 1990s review of service records for Asian Americans who had received the Distinguished Service Cross during World War II led to Hajiro's award being upgraded to the Medal of Honor. In a ceremony at the White House on June 21, 2000, he was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Bill Clinton.[2] Twenty-one other Asian Americans also received the medal during the ceremony, all but six of them posthumously. Four years later, in 2004, the French awarded Hajiro the Légion d'honneur.[3]
Following the death of John William Finn on May 27, 2010, Hajiro became the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient. Hajiro died January 21, 2011 in Waipahu, Hawaii.[4]

Medal of Honor citation
Hajiro's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
Private Barney F. Hajiro distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 19, 22, and October 29, 1944, in the vicinity of Bruyeres and Biffontaine, eastern France. Private Hajiro, while acting as a sentry on top of an embankment on October 19, 1944, in the vicinity of Bruyeres, France, rendered assistance to allied troops attacking a house 200 yards away by exposing himself to enemy fire and directing fire at an enemy strong point. He assisted the unit on his right by firing his automatic rifle and killing or wounding two enemy snipers. On October 22, 1944, he and one comrade took up an outpost security position about 50 yards to the right front of their platoon, concealed themselves, and ambushed an 18-man, heavily armed, enemy patrol, killing two, wounding one, and taking the remainder as prisoners. On October 29, 1944, in a wooded area in the vicinity of Biffontaine, France, Private Hajiro initiated an attack up the slope of a hill referred to as "Suicide Hill" by running forward approximately 100 yards under fire. He then advanced ahead of his comrades about 10 yards, drawing fire and spotting camouflaged machine gun nests. He fearlessly met fire with fire and single-handedly destroyed two machine gun nests and killed two enemy snipers. As a result of Private Hajiro's heroic actions, the attack was successful. Private Hajiro's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon him, his unit, and the United States Army.

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Wally Hughes, English football coach died he was , 76.

Walter (Wally) Cyril Joseph Hughes  was an association football player and coach who managed the New Zealand national team died he was , 76..


( 15 March 1934, 21 January 2011)

Playing career

Hughes was born and raised in Liverpool and joined Liverpool FC, initially as ground staff, but later earned a playing contract. He failed to make an appearance for the first team, and moved to Stockport County where he again failed to make the first team squad. Hughes then joined Sheffield United, making just two appearances. He then had spells with Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. and Southport F.C.. [3]

Coaching career

In 1973 Hughes emigrated to New Zealand and took up the role of head coach of Dunedin City in the Southern League.[3]After 2 seasons he became Northern Regional coach and then in 1977 he was appointed coach of the New Zealand national football team, replacing Barrie Truman for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. Hughes first took charge of the New Zealand side February 1977, winning six, losing five of his 12 games in charge, with one draw.[3]
After Hughes stepped down following a tour of New Zealand by England B he coached Blockhouse Bay in the National league.[4] He then took an appointment in Dubai for 2 years before returning to the South Pacific to take charge of Fiji for their failed 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.[3]
Hughes also coached New Zealand club sides Auckland City FC, East Coast Bays AFC, Auckland University and Manurewa AFC. [3]

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Dennis Oppenheim, American artist, died from liver cancer.he was , 72

Dennis Oppenheim [1] was an American conceptual artist, performance artist, earth artist, sculptor and photographer who was born in Electric City, Washington died from liver cancer.he was , 72.


(September 6, 1938 – January 21, 2011)

Biography

In 1964, he earned his BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California, and an MFA from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, in 1965.[2]
He moved to New York in 1966 where he first taught nursery school and then high school art while working toward his first one-person exhibition in New York, held in 1968[3] when he was 30 years old. He lived and worked in New York City until his death from liver cancer on January 21, 2011, aged 72.[1][3]


Work

Coming out of the conceptual art movement, Oppenheim's early work was associated both with performance/body art and the early earthworks/land art movement.[4] From 1966-68, Oppenheim's ephemeral earthworks included shapes cut in ice/snow — such as "Annual Rings" (1968), a series of rings carved in the snow on the U.S.A./Canada border,[5] and "Gallery Transplant" (1969), in which he cut the outline of a gallery in the snow,[3] patterns cut in wheat fields with combine harvesters[5], and giant overlapping fingerprints representing the artist and his son Erik sprawled across several acres of a spoils field in Lewiston, NY.[6] He was included with Michael Heizer, Robert Smithson and Robert Morris in the important 1968 Earthworks show at the Dwan Gallery in New York.[4]
Also in 1968, Oppenheim became friends with Vito Acconci and he began producing body art,[4], such as "Reading Position for Second Degree Burn" (1970), for which he lay in the sun for five hours with an open book on his chest.[3] In the early 1970s, he was in the vanguard of artists using film and video in relation to performance.[3]
In the early 1980s, he began his "machine pieces", complex, space-filling devices, and after the mid-1980s, he worked on the "transformation of everyday objects in art."[3] From the mid-1990s, he created a number of large-scale public art pieces in major cities around the world, some of which proved controversial.[3]
He received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. He was included in both the Venice Biennale and the Johannesburg Biennale in 1997. In 2007, he was recognized for Lifetime Achievement at the Vancouver Sculpture Biennale.[7]

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E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Indian Telugu movie director, died from throat cancer and cardiac arrest he was , 54

Eedara Veera Venkata Satyanarayana, better known as E. V. V. Satyanarayana,  was a critically acclaimed Telugu Indian film director, writer and producer died from throat cancer and cardiac arrest he was , 54.[1] He has directed a total of 51 films in Telugu and Hindi language and introduced many actors to Telugu cinema. He died in 2011 due to complications of throat cancer and cardiac arrest.


(10 June 1956 - 21 January 2011)   

Biography

Early life

Satyanarayana was born in Dommeru, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, to Venkat Rao and Venkata Ratnam.

Film career

E. V. V left for Chennai where he faced many hardships. With the help of notable producer Navata Krishnam Raju, he joined as an assistant director to Devadas Kanakala for the film O inti Bhagavatam. Later, he worked under director Jandhyala for about 8 years and made 22 films like Nalugu Stambhalata (1982), Rendu Jella Seetha (1983), Nelavanka (1983), Rendu Rella Aaru (1985), Aha Naa Pellanta (1987) and Hai Hai Nayaka (1989). He has also worked in the directorial team of Indrudu Chandrudu.
EVV Satyanarayana's directorial debut Chevilo Puvvu was a major flop. He was so depressed that he contemplated leaving the film industry. But his destiny changed when producer Dr. D. Ramanaidu gave him a chance to direct 'Prema Khaidhi' which screened successfully in all centers. He followed in the path of his guru Jandhyala and made successful comedy movies. His first movie in the comedy genre was Appula Apparao followed by Aa Okkati Adakku and Jamba Lakadi Pamba. He also directed movies like Hello Brother, Alluda Majaka, Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu, Goppinti Alludu, Vaarasudu apart from the Hindi movie Sooryavansham which starred Amitabh Bachchan & Soundarya. He also directed critically acclaimed movies like Aame, Thali, Kanyaadhaanam and Ammo Okato Tariku.
During the last stage of his life, he directed most of the movies with his sons in the lead roles. His younger son Allari Naresh is a well known comedy hero in the current Telugu industry. EVV turned to successful production under the banner EVV Cinema with Chala Bagundhi movie. He is known to take special care in naming his movies.

Awards

E. V. V was presented the Nandi Award in 1994 for the film Aame.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Death

EVV died on January 21, 2011 due to throat cancer and cardiac arrest.[1]


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Bruce Gordon, American character actor (The Untouchables), died after a long illness he was , 94.

Bruce Gordon , was an American actor best known for playing Frank Nitti in the ABC television series The Untouchables died after a long illness he was , 94..

(February 1, 1916 – January 20, 2011)

Born February 1, 1916 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Gordon played alongside Boris Karloff in the original cast of Arsenic and Old Lace on Broadway from 1941 to 1945 as Officer Klein. He had an "Introducing" credit in the 1949 Marx Brothers film Love Happy. On television, he appeared in numerous episodes of such programs as The Nash Airflyte Theater, Studio One, Justice, Kraft Television Theatre and Robert Montgomery Presents.
In 1957, he appeared on the ABC western series Tombstone Territory, starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham, in the episode "Killer Without a Conscience". About this same time, he guest starred on Barry Sullivan's adventure/drama series, Harbormaster, set in maritime New England.
In 1958, Gordon appeared in a memorable bit role as one of Lafite's pirates in Anthony Quinn's movie spectacle "The Buccaneer" alongside a cast of stars including Yul Brynner, Charleton Heston and Claire Bloom.
In the 1958-1959 season, Gordon hosted and starred in nine of the twenty-six episodes of NBC's docudrama of the Cold War, Behind Closed Doors, based on the files and war-time experiences of Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias.[1]
He appeared in the syndicated western series Man Without a Gun starring Rex Reason. In 1958, he guest starred on the NBC adventure series Northwest Passage with co-stars Keith Larsen and Buddy Ebsen. Gordon's role was that of a sadistic prison official. The program was based on the work of Major Robert Rogers and his efforts to help the British during the French and Indian War.[2]
His subsequent frequent, energetic performances as Capone-era mobster Frank ('The Enforcer') Nitti in Desilu Productions' The Untouchables (1959-1963) led to his being typecast as an often darkly humorous 'heavy' for the rest of his career. Often stealing scenes from the stolid, humourless Eliot Ness as portrayed by Robert Stack, his famous catch-phrase in The Untouchables (directed at the victims of Nitti's wrath) was "You're dead!"
In 1960-1961, Gordon appeared as "Mercer" in two episodes of NBC's Outlaws Western series starring Barton MacLane. He appeared that same time in the NBC anthology series, The Barbara Stanwyck Show.
In 1964, Gordon guest-starred in the episode "Between the Rats and the Finks" of CBS drama, Mr. Broadway, starring Craig Stevens, with fellow guest stars Larry Hagman and Dyan Cannon.
In 1965-8, Gordon appeared in several episodes of the long-running prime-time soap opera Peyton Place alongside actress Lee Grant as Gus Chernak, the alcoholic and vengeful father of Grant's character Stella Chernak. In 1966, Gordon costarred with trumpet player Jack Sheldon in the 16-segment CBS sitcom, Run, Buddy, Run, about the fictitious Buddy Overstreet who is on the run from the mob after "Buddy" overhears "Mr. D", played by Gordon, plotting the murder of a fellow gangster. In 1968 he played the security man in the "Sour Note" episode of It Takes A Thief.
In 1978, Gordon played the nasty Col. Waxman in Roger Corman's cult classic "Piranha", starring alongside the late Kevin McCarthy.
Gordon retired from acting after playing himself in the 1989 film Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain, though he was the Executive Producer of the Australian telefilm Feds: the Betrayal (1996) and Producer of the US/Chinese fantasy martial arts film Warriors of Virtue: the Return to Tao in 2002. For a time, he operated a dinner-and-show restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona called "Frank Nitti's Place".
In 2003, he was reportedly unable to attend the funeral of Untouchables co-star Robert Stack due to poor health. At the time of his death, he lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his wife Marla. Gordon died after a lengthy illness on January 20, 2011, two weeks shy of his 95th birthday.

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