RIP Svetozar Obradović

Svetozar Obradović (Serbian comic book writer)

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8/15/2020

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Died:  August 15, 2020

Svetozar Obradović Toza was a Serbian writer, best known for his comic books. He also wrote articles, essays, stories, books, and radio dramas.

Born: November 12, 1950 (age 69 years), Novi Sad, Serbia

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OBRADOVIC, Svetozar (Svetozar Obradović Toza)

Born: 11/12/1950 Novi Sad, Socialist Republic of Serbia

Died: 8/15/2020, Novi Sad,  Serbia

Svetozar Obradović – westerns – writer:

Il Grande Blek – 1954

Billy the Pljuc - 2006

Jack seaborn – 2011

Western kolekcija – vestern naš nasušni - 2011

RIP Shwikar

Egypt’s veteran actress Shwikar passes away at 85.

Egypt Today

August 14, 2020

CAIRO - 14 August 2020: Veteran Egyptian actress and heartthrob comedian Shwikar passed away at 85 after a long struggle with illness.

Shwikar who is of Turkish and Circassian origin was born in May 4, 1935. 

She debuted her artistic career in Alexandria in few tragic roles.

Late Egyptian director Fateen Abdul Wahab first discovered Shwikar to work as an actress in TV, cinema and theatres.

When on-screen couples become real-life partners, that’s when the fans and media alike fall into a star-struck frenzy, following their every move, every fight and every trip. From comedy sweethearts Fouad El Mohandes and Shwikar.

 A story of a lifetime love and friendship, the comic duo El Mohandes, better known as “El-Ostaz” (The Professor) and Shwikar, represented one of most sincere love stories born on stage.

Shwikar (Shwikar Ibrahim)

Born: 11/24/1938, Alexandria, Egypt

Died: 8/14/2020, Cairo, Egypt

Shwikar’s western – actress:

Viva Zalata – 1976 (Negma)

RIP Giancarlo Ferrando

Italian filmmaker Giancarlo Ferrando died in Rome on August 13, 2020. He was 81. Born in Rome on November 4, 1939 he began to work as a camera operator on The Garden of the Finzi Contini, by Vittorio De Sica in 1970.

In 1971 he made his debut as a director of photography and cinematographer in the Spaghetti western genre on The Buzzards and Crows Will Dig Your Grave by Juan Bosch. He also worked on a few thrillers but devoted most of his career working on sexy Italian comedies working with Sergio Martino on about 30 films.

In the 1980s he made fantasy and horror films under the direction of Lamberto Bava, Umberto Lenzi, Claudio Fragasso and Lucio Fulci.

Between the 1990s and early 2000s he worked mainly for television productions both series and films.

In 1994 he made is only film as a director, La ragazza di Cortina, using the pseudinuym Maurizio Vanni.

FERRANDO, Giancarlo

Born: 11/4/1939, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Died: 8/13/2020, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Giancarlo Ferrando’s westerns – cinematographer, cameraman, producer, writer:

$10,000 for a Massacre – 1967 [cameraman]

The Longest Hunt – 1968 [cameraman]

The Silent Stranger – 1968 [writer]

Heads or Tails – 1969 [cameraman]

The Buzzards and Crows Will Dig Your Grave – 1971 [cinematographer]

Gunman of 100 Crosses – 1971 [cameraman]

God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth – 1972 [cinematographer]

Dallas – 1974 (co) [cinematographer]

Buck at the Edge of Heaven – 1991 [producer, director of photography]

RIP Monica Miguel

Infobae

August 12, 2020

Monica Miguel, renowned actress and stage director at Televisa, died at dawn on August 12.

Through his Twitter account, Televisa Espectáculos shared a message to mourn the death of the renowned actress.

“This August 12, the soap operas dressed in mourning, the actress Mónica Miguel passed away. He dedicated part of his life to entertainment, his last appearances were in the novel Doctors, life line and in the series Silvia Pinal in front of you. Rest in peace, Mónica Miguel”, said the message of the company to which the interpreter dedicated her entire career.

The news began to gain strength in social networks from the early morning, after information attributed to the Nayarita Organization for Developing Art (ONDA Nayarit) was disseminated.

“It is with deep sadness that we notify the death of the actress, interpreter and stage director Mónica Miguel. Rest in peace. Our deepest condolences and solidarity for her family”, was published on the group's Twitter account.

Apparently, the death occurred in the first minutes of this Wednesday.

According to information from Wikipedia, the actress was born on March 13, 1936 in Tepic, Nayarit; However, the NTV portal (based in that city), assured that Monica was born that day but in 1939, so at the time of her death she would be 81 years old.

Monica Miguel began her career in theater in the 1970s, after having spent almost a decade studying in Italy.

In the 1980s she entered the world of television, first as an actress in soap operas such as Amalia Batista, Abandonada and Yesenia.

His television career continued with outstanding productions. When love arrives, Nobody's Love, Facing the Sun, Beyond the Bridge, Lazos de Amor and María Isabel were some of his titles.

But Mónica Miguel is remembered on Televisa not only as an actress, but also as an outstanding stage director, especially in the productions of Carla Estrada. The privilege of loving, Alborada, Pasión and Sortilegio were some of the projects in which he supported the staging.

Her last job as a director was in the series Silvia, in front of you, which dealt with the life of actress Silvia Pinal.

As an actress, her last participation was in the television series Médicos: linea de vida, produced by José Alberto “El Güero” Castro, where she played “Doña Inés”.

It was a special participation that she accepted because it was the character of a woman who was a victim of domestic violence.

To complete the characterization of her character, Mónica Miguel added an object that was superficially a key, but for her it represented her mother, since her mother hung it on her clothes when she went for a walk.

 

"What hurst about the so-called death is the abaence, you also have to think about that and we don't have to say 'would have', there would not exist in any situation. He said in an interview with Televisa about his work, which he recorded in September 2019.

Actress Ana Brenda Contreras was one of the first to mourn the death of Mónica Miguel, with whom she worked on Sortilegio and Lo Imperdonable.

“With deep pain I wake up with the news of the death of my beloved teacher Mónica Miguel. Only those of us who have worked with her know how much Mexican novels owe to this great director, teacher, actress and singer. Personally I owe her so much on stage and outside, much of what I know when one has to work in the midst of such immediacy is thanks to her,” he wrote.

“Always on the lookout for me, even if I was on other projects. Always encouraging me when at the beginning I did not stay in the main characters and they gave me another cast. He demanded a process and harmony and we will always owe that to him. I am sure you are enjoying this, your new trip. I'm going to miss her a lot. I imagine her declaiming a teacher always proud of her beloved Nayarit ... I will miss her. Brava Monica ”, he added.

MIGUEL, Monica (Gloria Chavez Miguel)

Born: 3/13/1938, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico

Died: 8/12/2020, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico

Monica Miguel’s westerns – actress:

Night of the Serpent – 1969 (Ignazio’s wife)

Gunman of 100 Crosses – 1971 (Jenny)

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia – 1974 (Dolores Escomigolia)

My Friend Winnetou (TV) – 1980 (Nalin Vincent)

RIP Trini Lopez

Variety

By Pat Saperstein

August 11, 2020

Trini Lopez, Singer and Actor in ‘The Dirty Dozen,’ Dies of COVID-19 at 83

Trini Lopez, the pop singer and guitarist who also acted in Robert Aldrich’s “The Dirty Dozen,” died Monday of complications from COVID-19.

Palm Springs Life magazine reported his death. He was a longtime resident of the desert. Filmmakers P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes had recently completed a documentary about his life.

Born Trinidad Lopez III in Dallas, Texas, his parents were both from Mexico. Lopez started playing in bands at 15 and had a first hit with a cover of ‘If I Had a Hammer,” from his first album in 1963, followed by “Lemon Tree” in 1965.

He regularly performed in Las Vegas and had more hits with “I’m Comin’ Home, Cindy,” “Sally Was a Good Old Girl,” “Michael,” “Gonna Get Along Without Ya’ Now” and “The Bramble Bush.”

During the height of his popularity in the mid-1960s, he designed two guitars for the Gibson Guitar company which remain collector’s items among musicians.

Lopez also appeared on television in “Adam-12” and “The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.”⁠

LOPEZ, Trini (Trinidad Lopez III)

Born: 5/15/1937, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

Died: 8/?/2020, Palm Springs, California, U.S.A.

Trini Lopez’s westerns – singer:

There Was a Crooked Man… - 1970 [main theme song]

RIP Tony Charmoli

Award Wining Director and Choreographer Tony Charmoli dies at age 99

Tony had a decades long, award-winning career as a director a producer and a choreographer fpr television, film and theater.  

Broadway World

August 10, 2020

Tony Charmoli died peacefully on the evening of August 7th at his home in the Hollywood Hills. He was 99. Tony had a decades long, award-winning career as a director, a producer, and as a choreographer for television, film, and theater.

He won three Emmy Awards: in 1956 for Best Choreography for Your Hit Parade, in 1974 for Best Direction for Mitzi Gaynor's Tribute To An American Housewife, and in 1976 for Best Direction for Shirley MacLaine's Gypsy In My Soul. He was also nominated over the course of his long career for ten other Primetime Emmy Awards. Additionally, he won Director's Guild Awards for Mitzi Zings Into Spring in 1978, and John Denver & THE MUPPETS in 1980.

He was born in Mount Iron, Minnesota in 1921 to Italian immigrant parents, as the last of 9 children. They taught Tony a hard work ethic and he applied it to his early love of Dance. He put together shows in his youth, and just after his sixteenth birthday Tony traveled by himself from Minnesota by bus to intern as a dancer for a summer at Jacob's Pillow in Massachusetts. On the following Valentine's Day, he met Wilford Saunders, the man he'd spend the rest of his life with.

WW2 broke out while Tony was at the College of Saint Thomas working on his English degree. He and Will joined up. Tony served as Operations Officer for the 43rd Fighter Squadron Air Force during WW2, and volunteered to organize shows in the jungles of Panama to keep the troops entertained. Will served as a secretary to General Eisenhower in Europe.

After the war Tony finished his degree before he and Will moved to New York to pursue Tony's dream of working on Broadway. With his time in the service, Tony was able to study dance for free with all the greatest dance teachers in New York. While auditioning for Broadway, Tony organized dance programs at the YMHA on Sunday nights which helped to develop his reputation as a choreographer. As a result, Tony was asked to see if dance could work on a new thing called television. They were simply attempting to send the picture from one side of Manhattan to the other side of Manhattan. none of them suspected how big this new thing called television was going to be.

As Tony began working on Broadway shows, he also began choreographing for the new TV show, Stop The Music. His good reviews led to him being poached by Your Hit Parade where he received his first Emmy Award. During this time he met a tap dancer named Bob Fosse who wanted to be a choreographer someday. Tony gave his Broadway role in Make Mine Manhattan to Bob when the show went on its National Tour. When Bob returned from the tour, Tony found him work as an occasional dancer on the TV shows he was doing. Because Bob Fosse was insecure about his thinning hair, Tony suggested a derby hat and hired an expert with hat tricks to prep Bob for a solo number that Tony created for him. Will Saunders finally became Tony's full time manager and continued in that role for their long years together.

Tony's Broadway performing credits also includes Dear Judas, Love Life and as choreographer for Woman Of The Year starring Lauren Bacall, Ankles Aweigh, Eddie Fisher at the Winter Garden and directed Shirley MacLaine's 1976 show at The Palace.

Tony Charmoli soon was working both coasts and moved to Los Angeles when he was offered a position on the new Dinah Shore Show. He worked non-stop for decades after that. He worked with nearly all the great stars - Danny Kaye, Shirley MacLaine, Gwen Verdon, Cher, Bette Midler, Mikhail Barishnikov, Doris Day, Juliet Prowse, Debbie Reynolds, Julie Andrews, Carol Lawrence, Betty White, Lily Tomlin, Lisa Kirk, Rudolf Nuryev... the list is nearly endless. He also worked with both THE MUPPETS and Sid and Marty Krofft. In his later years he directed Star Search and worked with a whole new crop of talent - young Justin Timberlake, Leanne Rhymes and Beyonce among others. He also directed The MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT for many years (among other pageants) which took him all over the world to meet the heads of state.

Tony formed a special relationship with Mitzi Gaynor for whom he directed multiple TV specials and with whom he won one of his three Emmys.

Tony was known for being fun to work with. He was a creative problem solver. He was a hard worker who didn't wait for an opportunity to come to him. He was more interested in finding movements that worked for the performer and the context rather than forcing a fixed style on every project he did. He also believed that the camera needed to be choreographed just as much as the dancers, and from the very beginning of his career always blocked the camera movements before every shoot.

At the age of 90, Tony bought a computer and with his friend, Paul Manchester created a book of his life's adventures: Stars In My Eyes.

CHARMOLI, Tony

Born: 6/11/1921, Mount Iron, Minnesota, U.S.A.

Died: 8/7/2020, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.A.

Tony Charmoli’s western – director:

The Wildest West Show of the Stars – (TV) - 1986

RIP Barbara Wilder

Barbara Wilder Pearlman

Los Angeles Daily News

August 9, 2020

On Saturday, June 27, 2020, Barbara Wilder Pearlman, loving wife and mother of two, passed away at the age of 51. Barbara was born Mary Barbara Ratajc in 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio to Bozidar and Angela (Kos) Ratajc. Throughout her life, Barbara brought love, friendship and joy to uncountable friends and family. She was a whirlwind of energy and creativity, and was passionate about everything and everyone she cared about. She was a talented chef, artist, gardener, friend, and an overall inspiration to many. Barbara loved cooking, experimenting with flavors, techniques and world cuisines. Her zest for new foods eventually turned into a career. Nothing made her happier than feeding friends and family, and spending time with those she loved. Barbara was also a talented artist in multiple media, as well as an avid gardener. There was never a time when she didn't have at least a few different projects of some kind going. Barbara was preceded in death by both of her parents, Bozidar (Bill) and Angela. She is survived by her husband David (who met her 25 years earlier, on July 22, 1996, and then married her exactly a year later); Her children Jacob and Livia, her siblings Michael and Margie and their families, her Uncle and Aunt Tony and Mary Kos, her cousins Monica, Sonia and Tony, and many friends. Barbara grew up in a specialty food shop her parents owned in Ohio; her father was an Austrian-trained butcher who crafted salami, ham, sausage and cheese. While most kids were sneaking candy, she was tiptoeing up to the attic where her dad kept a giant hindquarter of prosciutto and sliced little pieces off for herself. Barbara studied makeup while finishing high school, and in addition to becoming a cosmetologist, she studied special effects makeup in Toronto, with the goal of working in film and TV. Soon afterwards, she packed up all her possessions and drove across the country to Los Angeles. Through her talent and newfound connections, she became successful in the industry, working on projects including television shows and mini-series. Her Television credits included: Babylon 5, Dinner and a Movie, and The Shining. Her film work included: Swordfish, Phone Booth, Spider-Man and Boogie Nights. After many years in the business, Barbara made the decision to leave the industry to start a family and raise her two children. All the while she found herself experimenting with unique ingredients and diverse flavor profile, leading her to her next career passion, cooking. Barbara was always an outstanding home cook, and craved a new career. To fulfill that dream, she studied at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Hollywood and graduated with honors. She spent some time in the restaurant world, but her love of world cuisine would take her in a different direction. She spent years at Whole Foods, where she built a strength in culinary development. She formulated many recipes across all venues, wrote seasonal guides for team members, and trained staff. A passion for creating new formulas drove her to seek other opportunities that would allow her to focus on development. Barbara worked for a string of companies, each time learning more about food science and the production process. She developed items that were distributed to grocery stores and became part of their ongoing offerings. She had many more projects on the horizon. Barbara had a bright, larger-than-life personality. She was a passionate person with strong opinions and a caring heart who loved friends and family both old and new. She leaves a hole in the lives and hearts of those who were lucky enough to have her in their lives, even for a shorter time than anyone expected. An online virtual memorial service is planned for friends and family in the near future. Those interested in attending, as well as those who wish to share stories, pictures, and good food and drink in Barbara's honor, should email memorial@eclecticuisine.com. Apologies for the delay in the posting of this obituary. It was impossible to cover all that Barbara was and is in words, especially through tears. In lieu of flowers, please consider planting a tree, a plant or flower in her honor, as well as enjoying your favorite food and a cocktail. Barbara would love that.

WILDER, Barbara (Mary Barbara Ratajc)

Born: 8/26/1968, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.

Died: 6/27/2020, Burbank, California, U.S.A.

Barabara Wilder’s western – hair stylist:

South of Heaven, West of Hell - 2000