Vlasta Pospíšilová was a Czech animator, director and screenwriter.
As an animator, she became famous for her work on Jan Werich’s fairy tales Fimfárum Jana Wericha (2002).
RIP Orlando Julius (1943 – 2022)
Orlando Julius was a Nigerian composer, saxophonist, singer, and songwriter, known for compositions as “Ashiko” (1975 or earlier).
His voice and text “kawa oma ranti, ranti ile o, isedale baba awa” [we will always remember the roots of our parents] is featured on “Going Back to My Roots” (1977) by Lamont Dozier.
RIP Letizia Battaglia (1935 – 2022)
Letizia Battaglia was an Italian photographer whose photos documented Sicilian life, but especially the Sicilian Mafia.
RIP Charnett Moffett (1967 – 2022)
Charnett Moffett (1967 – 2022) was an American musician playing bass in the jazz idiom on such albums as Ask the Ages (1991).
RIP Michel Bouquet (1925 – 2022)
Michel Bouquet was a French actor known for appearances in such films as The Toy (1976) in which he plays a caricature of a ruthless business tycoon.
In the film, the spoiled son of the business magnate asks for a human as a plaything.
In the scene above, the father enters a house and makes an exuberant offer to buy the house if its owners pack their bags ans leave immediately.
RIP Kathy Lamkin (1947 – 2022)
Kathy Lamkin (1947 – 2022) was an American actress known for such parts as the trailer park lady in No Country for Old Men (2007).
RIP Jack Higgins (1929 – 2022)
Jack Higgins was a best-selling author of thrillers and espionage novels. His novel The Eagle Has Landed (1975) was adapted into the 1976 movie of the same title.
RIP Norman Gimbel (1927 – 2018)
This happened in 2018 but I’ve only just found out.
Norman Gimbel was an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes known for the lyrics of such songs as “¿Quién será?” (1953), “Meditation” (1961), “How Insensitive” (1963), “Água de Beber” (1963), “Summer Samba” (1964), “The Girl from Ipanema” (1964) and “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (1972).
RIP Bobby Rydell (1942 – 2022)
Bobby Rydell (1942 – 2022) was an American singer, actor and teen idol known for interpreting compositions such as “Sway“.
RIP Joe Messina (1928 – 2022)
Joe Messina was an American guitarist known for playing on such recordings as “Dancing in the Street” (Martha & the Vandellas, 1964).