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Sean McCann appeared in more than 150 feature films, cable television movies, television series and miniseries. McCann always had a craving for diversity. He began his adult life with a singular devoutness uncommon to actors of his peer group, studying at St. Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario to prepare himself for the priesthood. A student of history, politics and poetry, he had a library of well over 800 volumes of literature and letters devoted to both the high arts and popular culture. McCann indulged his not-so-secret love of baseball as an Associate Scout for the Toronto Blue Jays, spoke often about baseball to professional organizations, and was named to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

McCann was seen with Sarah Polley and Diane Ladd (The Law of Enclosures (2000)), Nick Nolte (Affliction (1997)), and Chris Farley (Tommy Boy (1995)). He shared screen time with Miranda Richardson and Brenda Fricker (Swann (1996), for which McCann received Genie nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role), Nicolas Cage (Trapped in Paradise (1994)), Kevin Bacon (The Air Up There (1994)), and Peter Weller and Judy Davis (Naked Lunch (1991), which garnered the actor a National Film Critics Society Award). In 1999, he won a Gemini Award for Best Guest Actor in a Series for Power Play. In a testament to his chameleon acting talents, McCann was twice nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Pre-School Series, for his role as "Noah" in Noddy (1998).

McCann was singled out at the 1987 Gemini Awards with a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his recurring role in Night Heat (1985). He starred in Robert Lepage's Genie Award-winning Possible Worlds (2000), and appeared in the Golden Globe-nominated Small Sacrifices (1989) (starring Farrah Fawcett). In 1988, he took on the role of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in The King Chronicle (1988); the miniseries was a 6-hour CBC and NFB co-production which aired to popular and critical acclaim. One year later, he won the Earl Grey Award for his performance.

McCann had a unique civic-mindedness as well. He ran against one of the most recognizable figures on the Canadian political landscape, Progressive Conservative Roy McMurtry, in Ontario's 1979 provincial election. His showing in that race, which he lost, confirmed that acting was his primary métier, but did nothing to dampen his conviction that politicians and political institutions are accountable to the masses.

Edith Gonzalez was born in Mexico in 1964, as part of a well-off middle-class family. From an early age, Edith showed a passion for acting. She was discovered at the age of 5 when her mother took her to see a popular Sunday show. The producer of a show was looking for a blond girl with blue eyes and saw her sitting in the crowd. Her first role was playing Cossette in "Los Miserables" at age 5. She was offered the role of the quintessential spoiled daughter in the Mexican telenovela Los ricos también lloran at the age of 15 which made her a known figure in Mexico and made people start to recognize her in the streets.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she kept busy taking part in numerous telenovelas, most notably Bianca Vidal and Rosa Salvaje, and a few movies filmed in Mexico City. In 1993, when she got the offer to play Monica in the seminal Corazon salvaje, a role she meant to decline, but accepted after much convincing from her brother. The series was seen across the world to much acclaim and became an instant classic.

After she finished filming Corazon salvaje, she became a bit selective of the roles she was offered, having appeared in a small number of TV series and films. Unfortunately, none of the follow up soaps or telenovelas she did after Corazon Salvaje were as successful. Her 1995 drama La Sombra Del Otro was one of the most undervalued telenovelas. Although the story and her performance are acclaimed by those who watched the novela, it did not receive the acceptance that was expected because it wasn't the traditional soft storyline. In 1997, Edith acted in La Jaula de Oro with Saul Lisazo, which again didn't have the rating it much deserved. The same year she became the lead in the successful musical "Aventurera", a live production lead by Carmen Salinas, where she interpreted a woman forced to prostitute herself after her mother abandons her at a young age. The musical is now in it's 13th year and has had many actresses in the lead role of Elena Tejero following Edith's exit, but Edith is considered by the public and the producer of the show as the best "Aventurera", and the one who sells the most. In 1999 she co-starred with Fernando Colunga in Nunca te Olvidare which was successful.

Afterwards, Edith took a break from acting, first by traveling to Paris, France to practice ballet and learn French, then from there to Los Angeles, California, USA to shoot a cosmetic ad campaign as well as learn English.

In 2001, Edith returned to Mexico to resume her acting career by taking part in the series Salomé in which she interpreted a cabaret dancer who falls in love with a wealthy married man and ends up pregnant with his child.

She attempted to get into American cinema, but had little success. Her only English-language film role was in 2003 where she played a Miami police detective alongside Eva Longoria Parker in the direct-to-video action thriller Señorita Justice which was filmed in Miami, Florida.

In 2004, Edith temporarily quit acting because of her pregnancy and choice to raise her infant daughter. From 2005 to 2007 she served as a judge in the successful dancing competition Bailando por un Sueno 1 and 2, Reyes de la pista, and Bailando por la boda de mi suenos. She also starred in two telenovelas. The first being Mundo de Fieras in which she interpreted the main villain, Jocelyn, who suffered from schizophrenia and was bipolar. Along with Mundo de Fieras she also starred once again in Aventurera, gaining the same popularity she had the first time (she starred in it from 2005-2008). The second soap opera was Palabra de Mujer (alongside Yadihra Carrillo, Ludwika Paleta, and Lydia Avila), in this she played TV producer Vanessa Noriega.

In 2008, Edith moved to Colombia where she starred in the production of Dona Barbara for Telemundo. The telenovela was based on the famous book, Dona Barbara, written by Venezuelan author Romulo Gallegos. It talks about the fight against barbarism, represented by Dona Barbara (Gonzalez), and civilization, represented by Santos Luzardo (character interpreted by Christian Meier). The soap opera broke records becoming Telemundo's most internationally sold soap opera ever.

In 2010, she returned to Mexico and co-starred in the juvenile telenovela Camaleones, starring Belinda and Alfonso Herrera. She later starred in the play Buenas Noches, Mama (Mexican version of Night Mother, written by Marsha Norman) alongside Rosa Maria Bianchi. The play was originally programmed to run for 10 weeks, but due to its success was extended and ended on June 4. In July she announced that she was engaged to economist Lorenzo Lazo, and that they were expecting a child. Unfortunately, with five months of gestation and a week before their wedding she lost the baby (later revealed that it was to be a girl). A month later they happily got married.

In October that same year, she surprised the public and the media when she announced that she had moved to the TV Azteca network (competitor of the largest television network in Mexico, Televisa, for which she worked more than 30 years). She signed a three year contract for 5 million dollars. She is also the new Hispanic figure for the Got Milk campaign, she posed with the famous milk mustache along with her 6 year old daughter, Constanza.

Anne Hamilton-Byrne was born on 30 December 1921 in Sale, Victoria, Australia. She was married to Bill Byrne, Michael Riley and Lionel Harris. She died on 13 June 2019 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Yetta Ginsburg was born on 1 December 1918. She was an actress, known for Blue Streak (1999), Being John Malkovich (1999) and My Name Is Earl (2005). She died on 13 June 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Audrey Ardington was born on 25 June 1937 in the UK. She was an actress, known for The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007), The Girl with Brains in Her Feet (1997) and Doctor Who (2005). She died on 13 June 2019 in Leicestershire, England, UK.

Roger Shulman was born on 1 September 1943 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Good Times (1974), Crazy Like a Fox (1984) and The Jeffersons (1975). He died on 13 June 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Robby Sugara was born on 20 July 1950 in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. He was an actor, known for Dr. Karmila (1981), Liku-liku panasnya cinta (1976) and Senggol-senggolan (1980). He was married to Bertha Suwages. He died on 13 June 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Bushra Azzouz was born on 13 February 1954 in Mosul, Iraq. She was a director and actress, known for The Amazing Voyage of Gustave Flaubert and Raymond Roussel (1986), Women of Cyprus (2010) and House of the World (1998). She died on 13 June 2019 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Wilhelm Wieben was born on 2 June 1935 in Hennstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was an actor, known for Total Normal (1989), Spaß beiseite - Herbert kommt! (1979) and Die Gegenprobe (1965). He died on 13 June 2019 in Hamburg, Germany.

Nobuyuki Ishida was born on 30 August 1950 in Akita-ken, Tohoku, Japan. He was an actor, known for Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge (1996), Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon (1999) and Mirrorman (1973). He died on 13 June 2019 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.

J. Edward Cecala was an actor and art director, known for North of Providence (2003), Father Gaudio's Confession (2000) and Happy End (2003). He died on 13 June 2019.

Paul Wolfe was born on 29 March 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for No Way Out (1987), Jackals (1986) and Charlie's Angels (1976). He was married to Karen Jean McLean. He died on 13 June 2019 in Hemet, California, USA.

Pat Bowlen was born on 18 February 1944 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA. He is known for Any Given Sunday (1999), Frontline (1983) and ESPN SportsCentury (1999). He was married to Annabel and Sally Edwards Parker. He died on 13 June 2019 in Englewood, Colorado, USA.

Joyce Pensato was born in 1941 in New York City, New York, USA. She died on 13 June 2019 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

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Nature G. is a songwriter, producer and film music composer based in New York City. He also performs Mongolian Morin Khuur and throat singing.

He appeared on the stage of Lincoln Center and held a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall with Tengger Cavalry in 2015. Graduated from New York University in 2015, he held a master of music degree in film music composition.

In 2010 Nature created the Mongolian folk rock band Tengger Cavalry, which has been featured on Billboard, CNN, Vice, MTV, and Chicago Reader.

In 2014 his solo album won a bronze medal from Global Music Awards and a nomination from Hollywood Music in Media Awards. In 2015 Nature was nominated for Best Original Score by Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards.