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- Script and Continuity Department
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Kevin Jarre was born on August 6, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, to actress Laura Devon and her second husband, Cleland B. Clark, a photographic illustrator who had combined ranching and fashion photography, and was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. After his parents divorced, he lived in Wyoming for a time with his father, whom he referred to as Hemingwayesque. He later went to Los Angeles to live with his mother.
Jarre had gotten small acting parts in the television series "Flipper", which starred Brian Kelly, to whom his mother was married to at that time. She subsequently would divorce Kelly, and later get married to French composer Maurice Jarre, who adopted Kevin.
Initially wanting to become an actor, Jarre was encouraged to try screenwriting. He began writing scripts, his big break came when he was hired to write the story for what would eventually become "Rambo: First Blood Part II" starring Sylvester Stallone. He then worked on "The Tracker", a period Western for HBO starring Kris Kristofferson and directed by John Guillermin. He then wrote the screenplay for the critically acclaimed historical war drama, "Glory" about the 54th Massachusetts regiment, which would go on to win three Oscars. Jarre would get both a Golden Globe nomination for Best Screenplay, and a WGA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
By 1990, two more scripts were written and acquired by producer Larry Gordon: "Judgment Night"(which was later rewritten and released in 1993) and "The Devil's Own"(which was also rewritten and later released in 1997). In early 1991, after his adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula was cancelled, Jarre began work on a script, "Tombstone": his retelling of the O.K. Corral gunfight and the events that followed, it was to have been his directorial debut, however, about a month into production, Jarre had been dismissed from the project and was replaced by George P. Cosmatos. With the exception of the scenes featuring Charlton Heston, and an insert of the food-laden wedding table in the opening scene, most of the footage that Jarre had filmed while he was director was either re-shot, or left on the cutting room floor.
Jarre continued to work, he spent the rest of his career as a uncredited script doctor, working on many films, such as the 1997 film "The Jackal", and earning a few producer credits.
In addition to being a writer and director, Jarre also had a few acting credits, he had appeared in the 1985 short film "A Hero of Our Time", directed by Michael Almereyda and was based on Mikhail Lermontov's novel of the same title, He also appeared in the 1988 thriller film "Gotham", directed by Lloyd Fonvielle, with whom Jarre would later collaborate with on the 1999 remake of "The Mummy". He also played a bit part in "Glory" as a quarrelsome soldier who picks a fight and later, as the 54th regiment heads for battle, yells, "Give 'em hell, 54th!"
He was a mentor and booster to many aspiring writers and directors, including his lovely cousin Abigail, for whom he appeared in her 2009 short film "She Found Them on the Train Tracks".
Jarre died in Santa Monica on April 3, 2011, at the age of 56.- Actress
- Soundtrack
A child musical prodigy, Donna Lee O'Leary, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O'Leary of 605 West Mercury Street in Butte, Montana, was the subject of considerable favorable comment In southern California's musical circles. At age five, she had signed a five-picture contract with Republic Studios. Later she appeared on several radio programs including "A Date With Judy".- Jill Van Ness was born on 1 December 1943 in Miami, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for The Monkees (1965). She died on 3 April 2011 in Reno, Nevada, USA.
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- Actress
- Writer
Amanda Espinoza was a director and actress, known for Win for Life (2009) and Venus as a Boy (2021). She died on 3 April 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Moira Kaye was born in 1925 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Skyport (1959), Boyd Q.C. (1956) and No Hiding Place (1959). She died on 3 April 2011 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- Elizaveta Solodova was born on 16 January 1922 in village Baglaevo, Nerekhta uyezd, Kostroma Governorate, RSFSR [now Nerekhtsky District, Kostroma Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for The Cold Summer of 1953 (1988), Plashchanitsa Aleksandra Nevskogo (1992) and The Mistress (1953). She died on 3 April 2011 in Moscow, Russia.
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- Producer
- Additional Crew
Jackie Söderman was born on 27 May 1927 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was a director and producer, known for Hem till byn (1971), Jourhavande (1974) and Charlotte Löwensköld (1979). He died on 3 April 2011.- Douglas Deems was born on 16 April 1927 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Public Enemies (1941) and Dragnet (1951). He died on 3 April 2011 in Venice, California, USA.
- Andrzej Butruk was born on 4 May 1964 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Television Theater (1953), Boys Don't Cry (2000) and Na dobre i na zle (1999). He died on 3 April 2011 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Ulli Beier was born in July 1922 in Glowitz, Pomerania, Germany [now Glówczyce, Pomorskie, Poland]. Ulli died on 3 April 2011 in Sydney, Australia.
- Ondrej Malachovský was born on 5 April 1929 in Badín, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Vergeßt Mozart (1985), Rusalka (1963) and Rusalka (1977). He died on 3 April 2011 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Actor
- Writer
Joseph Pasteur was born on 17 October 1921 in Bastia, Haute-Corse, France. He was an actor and writer, known for La loi des hommes (1962), La chasse au météore (1966) and Les dossiers de l'écran (1967). He died on 3 April 2011 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.