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Perhaps best known for his chilling performance as "Candyman", the charismatic 6' 5" actor Tony Todd has consistently turned in compelling performances since his debut in the fantasy film Sleepwalk (1986). Born in Washington, D.C., Todd spent two years on a scholarship at the University of Connecticut, which, in turn, led to a scholarship from the renowned Eugene O'Neill National Theatre Institute. It proved to be the foundation for intense stints at the Hartman Conservatory in Stamford, Connecticut and the Trinity Square Repertory Theatre Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island. Todd appeared in dozens of classical and many experimental plays, yet still managed to find time to teach playwriting to high school students in the Hartford public school system.

Todd's extensive credits exemplify his versatility. They include such film classics as The Rock (1996), The Crow (1994), Lean on Me (1989), Bird (1988), Night of the Living Dead (1990), Final Destination (2000), the multiple Academy Award winning Oliver Stone film Platoon (1986) and The Secret (2000), which was nominated and screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Todd's recent films include the independent film Silence (2002) and Final Destination 2 (2003). He has had prominent guest starring roles in numerous critically-acclaimed television series, including recurring on Boston Public (2000), For the People (2002) and The District (2000), as well as NYPD Blue (1993), Smallville (2001), Law & Order (1990), Crossing Jordan (2001), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and The X-Files (1993). Todd recurred on three incarnations of "Star Trek" and guest starred on Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) and episodes of CSI: Miami (2002) and Andromeda (2000). His television movies include starring roles in True Women (1997), Black Fox (1995), Butter (1998), Ivory Hunters (1990), Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999) and Control Factor (2003).

Todd's considerable theatre credits include the world premiere of award-winning playwright August Wilson's "King Hedley II", where he originated the title role in Pittsburgh, Seattle and Boston. Variety commented: "Todd's King Hedley dominates the stage. A sour-faced mix of rage and resolve, anger and vulnerability. Todd's Hedley was a memorable tour-de-force even on opening." He also received a coveted Helen Hayes nomination for his performance in Athol Fugard's "The Captain's Tiger at La Jolla, the Manhattan Theatre Club and the Kennedy Center. Other theatre credits include "Les Blancs", "Playboy of the West Indies", "Othello", "Zooman and the Sign", award-winning playwright Keith Glover's "Dark Paradise", "Aida" (on Broadway), and most recently, "Levee James" for the prestigious Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference and The New Dramatist Guild.

He had a relationship with actress Connie Nielsen when she lived and worked in Italy. The couple had a son, Sebastian Sartor, born on November 26, 1989. After the transfer of the actress to the United States, the two were on good terms and the actor has continued to see his son, going back and forth between the two continents.

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Louise Hoven was born on 4 October 1949 in Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for An Enemy of the People (1978), Jennifer (1978) and Police Woman (1974). She died on 6 November 2024 in Zumbrota, Minnesota, USA.

Ole Guldbrandsen was born on 21 December 1942 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a production manager and actor, known for Nana (1970), The Daughter: I, a Woman Part III (1970) and I, a Woman (1965). He died on 6 November 2024 in Denmark.

Madeleine Riffaud was born on 23 August 1924 in Arvillers, Somme, France. She was married to Pierre Daix. She died on 6 November 2024 in Paris, France.

Yigal Shilon was born on 23 April 1946 in Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine. He was a director and editor, known for Avodah B'Eynaim (1988), The Big Tease: Here Comes Another One (1984) and Hayeh Ahaltah Otah (1980). He was married to Zehava Inbar. He died on 6 November 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Rodrigo Bello was born on 17 September 1981 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Leap Year (2010), Que Pena Tu Vida (2016) and You Will Know What to Do with Me (2015). He died on 6 November 2024 in Mexico.

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John Nott was born on February 1, 1932, in Bideford, Devon, in Southwest England, son of Richard and Phyllis Nott. He served in the armed forces in Malaysia from 1952 to 1956, but left to study law at Trinity College, Cambridge. From there, he entered law practice. He entered politics when he won a seat in Parliament in the 1966 General Election, as a Conservative MP representing St. Ives. He served as an MP for seventeen years. When Margaret Thatcher led the Conservative Party to victory in the 1979 General Election, John Nott was appointed Secretary of State for Trade. He served in that capacity for a year and a half, until he was moved to head the Ministry of Defense in January 1981, replacing Francis Pym. John Nott was Minister of Defense during the 1982 Falklands War. With the outbreak of war, John Nott offered his resignation to the Prime Minister, but Margaret Thatcher refused it, saying he had a bounden duty to stay once British troops were sent into battle. John Nott did not share Margaret Thatcher's enthusiasm for fighting the Falklands War; when Argentina invaded, John Nott reportedly said that once invaded, the Falklands could not be retaken by the British. This was unacceptable to Margaret Thatcher and she overruled him, sending over 25,000 troops to fight the Falklands War. As Defense Minister, John Nott was a member of the War Cabinet, and he oversaw Britain's victory in the Falklands War, the first major military victory for Britain since 1945. After the Falklands War, John Nott left the cabinet and stood down as MP in the 1983 General Election. In 1985, he was elected chairman of the Lazard Brothers Bank. In 2002, he wrote an autobiography titled "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow." The title was inspired by a TV interview in January 1982 in which TV commentator Robin Day suggested that John Nott was a 'here today, gone tomorrow' politician. John Nott angrily stormed off the set, calling that claim "ridiculous."

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