Tag: Russian Ancestry

Sandra Dee

(1942–2005) Alexandra Zuck Filmography as Actress: Come September 1961 Director: Robert Mulligan Starring: Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida   Born April 23 1942 Bayonne, NJ (USA) Died February 20 2005 Thousand Oaks, CA (USA) Cause of death Kidney failure Husband (1960-1967)…

Kirk Douglas

(1916–2020) Issur Danielovitch Demsky Filmography as Actor: Lust for Life 1956 Directors: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor Starring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn     Spartacus 1960 Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier   Born December 9 1916 Amsterdam, NY (USA) Died…

Lila Kedrova

(1918–2000) Filmography as Actress: Montparnasse 19 1958 Director: Jacques Becker Starring: Gérard Philipe, Anouk Aimée     Zorba the Greek 1964 Director: Michael Cacoyannis Starring: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates     Torn Curtain 1966 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Paul Newman, Julie Andrews  …

Harrison Ford

(1942) Filmography as Actor: Apocalypse Now 1979 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall     Working Girl 1988 Director: Mike Nichols Starring: Harrison Ford, Melanie Griffith     Sabrina 1995 Director: Sydney Pollack Starring: Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond   Born…

Roger Vadim

(1928–2000) Roger Vladimir Plémiannikov, né Roger Vadim Ardilouze Filmography as Director: Et Dieu… créa la femme 1956 Director: Roger Vadim Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Curd Jürgens     Les liaisons dangereuses 1959 Director: Roger Vadim Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe     And God…

Carrie Fisher

(1956–2016) Carrie Frances Fisher Filmography as Actress: Appointment with Death 1988 Director: Michael Winner Starring: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall     When Harry Met Sally… 1989 Director: Rob Reiner Starring: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan   Born October 21 1956 Beverly…

Piper Laurie

(1932–2023) Rosetta Jacobs Filmography as Actress: Appointment with Death 1988 Director: Michael Winner Starring: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall   Born January 22 1932 Detroit, MI (USA) Died October 14 2023 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Occupation Actress Awards Emmy Golden Globe

Peter Ustinov

(1921–2004) Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov, CBE, FRSA Filmography as Actor: Quo Vadis 1951 Director: Mervyn LeRoy Starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr     Spartacus 1960 Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier     Jesus of Nazareth 1977 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey    …

George Sanders

(1906–1972) George Henry Sanders Filmography as Actor: Rebecca 1940 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine     Samson and Delilah 1949 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature     All About Eve 1950 Director: Joseph L.…

Yul Brynner

(1920–1985) Yuliy Borisovich Briner Filmography as Actor: The Ten Commandments 1956 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner     The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969 Director: Bryan Forbes Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer   Born July 11 1920 Vladivostok (Russia) Died October 10 1985…