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Bob Hoskins was described by the director John Mackenzie as "an actor from the British tradition but with an almost American approach, an instinctive approach to acting and knowing how to work with the camera". He was born on October 26, 1942, in Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, where his mother was living after being evacuated as a result of the heavy bombings. He is the son of Elsie Lillian (Hopkins), a nursery school teacher and cook, and Robert William Hoskins, Sr., who drove a lorry and worked as a bookkeeper. Growing up, Hoskins received only limited education and he left school at 15, but with a passion for language and literature instilled by his former English teacher.
A regular theatre-goer, Hoskins dreamed of starring on stage, but before he could do so he had to work odd jobs for a long time to make ends meet. His acting career started out more by accident than by design, when he accompanied a friend to watch some auditions, only to be confused for one of the people auditioning, getting a script pushed into his hands with the message "You're next". He got the part and acquired an agent. After some stage success, he expanded to television with roles in television series such as Villains (1972) and Thick as Thieves (1974). In the mid-'70s, he started his film career, standing out when he performed alongside Richard Dreyfuss in John Byrum's Inserts (1975) and in a smaller part in Richard Lester's Royal Flash (1975).
Hoskins broke through in 1978 in Dennis Potter's mini TV series, Pennies from Heaven (1978), playing "Arthur Parker", the doomed salesman. After this, a string of high-profile and successful films followed, starting with his true major movie debut in 1980's The Long Good Friday (1980) as the ultimately doomed "Harold Shand". This was followed by such works as The Cotton Club (1984), Mona Lisa (1986), which won him an Oscar nomination as well as a BAFTA award, Cannes Film Festival and Golden Globe), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) (Golden Globe nomination), Mermaids (1990), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Felicia's Journey (1999) and Enemy at the Gates (2001).
Hoskins always carefully balanced the riches of Hollywood with the labor of independent film, though leaned more towards the latter than the former. He worked at smaller projects such as Shane Meadows' debut TwentyFourSeven (1997), in which he starred as "Allen Darcy". Besides this, he found time to direct, write and star in The Raggedy Rawney (1988), as well as direct and star in Rainbow (1995), and contributing to HBO's Tales from the Crypt (1989) and Tube Tales (1999).
Suffering from Parkinson's disease in later years, Hoskins died of pneumonia at age 71 in a London hospital.- Actress
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Iveta Bartosová was born on 8 April 1966 in Celadná, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for A Killer in Prague (2012), The Vampire Wedding (1993) and Iveta Bartosová: Já se vrátím (1993). She was married to Josef Rychtár and Jirí Pomeje. She died on 29 April 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Writer
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Al Feldstein was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, New York. He was interested in comics and comic art from an early age, and attended art school at night while working as assistant for a comic publisher by day. After a stint in the Army Air Corp during WW II, Feldstein returned to work as a freelancer. In 1947, he landed a job with EC Comics, where he quickly rose to editorship. He edited, wrote, drew, and created such titles as Tales From the Crypt, Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, Weird Science, Weird Fantasy, Crime Suspenstories, Shock Suspenstories and Panic.
Feldstein was famous for his bizarre aliens and gory horror images, but he was also responsible for adapting the works of Ray Bradbury into comic form, and publishing some of the early works of Harlan Ellison. In 1955, EC got out of the comic business to focus on publishing its humor magazine, "MAD". After "MAD" creator Harvey Kurtzman left EC, Al Feldstein became editor, a job he held until his retirement in 1984. During his editorship, he was responsible for the creation of MAD's trademark spokesperson, Alfred E. Neuman, as well as increasing circulation to almost 3,000,000. Now living in Montana, Mr. Feldstein still draws, but focuses more on wildlife and nature subjects.- Norma Pons was born on 18 August 1943 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Sotto Voce (1996), El palacio de la risa (1992) and Franco Buenaventura, el profe (2002). She died on 29 April 2014 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.
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Glenn Osser was born on 28 August 1914 in Munising, Michigan, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Cruella (2021), Wonder Wheel (2017) and Live from Lincoln Center (1976). He died on 29 April 2014 in Harrison, New York, USA.- Ramil Rodriguez was born on 22 August 1941 in Pampanga, Philippines. He was an actor, known for Ooops, teka lang... Diskarte ko 'to! (2001), In My Own Hands (1996) and Florinda (1973). He died on 29 April 2014 in the Philippines.
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George Clements was a cinematographer, known for Fraggle Rock (1983), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) and Hangin' In (1981). George died on 29 April 2014 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Enver Dönmez was born in 1943 in Hatay, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Kilink uçan adama karsi (1967), Kan gövdeyi götürdü (1965) and Silahlarin kanunu (1966). He died on 29 April 2014 in Malatya, Turkey.
- Maurizio Comito was an actor, known for Buck and the Magic Bracelet (1998), Qualunquemente (2011) and Quel Pranzo della Domenica (2006). He died on 29 April 2014 in Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy.
- Gailene Stock was born on 28 January 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Journey (1972), Don Quixote (1973) and The Don Lane Show (1975). She was married to Gary Norman. She died on 29 April 2014 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK.