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The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive, and The Firm. (For more about films in foreign languages, check sources in those languages.)
The top 10 films released in 1993 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
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| 1 | Jurassic Park | Universal | $914,691,120[2] |
| 2 | Mrs. Doubtfire | 20th Century Fox | $441,286,195 |
| 3 | The Fugitive | Warner Bros. | $368,875,760 |
| 4 | Schindler's List | Universal | $321,306,305 |
| 5 | The Firm | Paramount | $270,248,367 |
| 6 | Indecent Proposal | $266,614,059 | |
| 7 | Cliffhanger | TriStar/Carolco | $255,000,211 |
| 8 | Sleepless in Seattle | TriStar | $227,799,884 |
| 9 | Philadelphia | $206,678,440 | |
| 10 | The Pelican Brief | Warner Bros. | $195,268,056 |
| Category/Organization | 51st Golden Globe Awards January 22, 1994 |
66th Academy Awards March 21, 1994 |
47th BAFTA Awards April 14, 1994 | |
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| Drama | Musical or Comedy | |||
| Best Film | Schindler's List | Mrs. Doubtfire | Schindler's List | |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg Schindler's List | |||
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks Philadelphia |
Robin Williams Mrs. Doubtfire |
Tom Hanks Philadelphia |
Anthony Hopkins The Remains of the Day |
| Best Actress | Holly Hunter The Piano |
Angela Bassett What's Love Got to Do with It |
Holly Hunter The Piano | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones The Fugitive |
Ralph Fiennes Schindler's List | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Winona Ryder The Age of Innocence |
Anna Paquin The Piano |
Miriam Margolyes The Age of Innocence | |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Steven Zaillian Schindler's List |
Steven Zaillian Schindler's List | ||
| Best Screenplay, Original | Jane Campion The Piano |
Danny Rubin Groundhog Day | ||
| Best Original Score | Heaven & Earth Kitarō |
Schindler's List John Williams | ||
| Best Original Song | "Streets of Philadelphia" Philadelphia |
N/A | ||
| Best Foreign Language Film | Farewell My Concubine | Belle Epoque | Farewell My Concubine | |
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
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| January | 1 | June Clayworth | 70 | US | Actress |
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| 4 | Leonard Kibrick | 68 | US | Actor |
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| 6 | Rudolf Nureyev | 54 | Russia | Dancer, Actor |
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| 14 | Robert A. Mattey | 82 | US | Special Effects Artist |
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| 15 | Sammy Cahn | 79 | US | Songwriter |
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| 16 | Glenn Corbett | 59 | US | Actor |
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| 16 | Florence Desmond | 87 | UK | Actress |
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| 20 | Joseph Anthony | 80 | US | Director |
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| 20 | Audrey Hepburn | 63 | UK | Actress |
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| 24 | Don Bassman | 64 | US | Sound Engineer |
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| 27 | André "the Giant" Roussimoff | 46 | France | Wrestler, Actor |
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| 28 | John Steadman | 83 | US | Actor |
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| 29 | Gustav Hasford | 45 | US | Screenwriter | Full Metal Jacket | |
| February | 5 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 83 | US | Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
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| 5 | Tip Tipping | 34 | UK | Stuntman, Actor |
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| 8 | Douglas Heyes | 73 | US | Screenwriter, Director |
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| 9 | Milos Kirek | 46 | US | Actor |
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| 13 | Willoughby Gray | 76 | UK | Actor |
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| 14 | Lester Wilson | 50 | US | Choreographer |
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| 18 | Ted Haworth | 75 | US | Art Director, Production Designer |
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| 18 | Rita La Roy | 91 | US | Actress |
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| 18 | Leslie Norman | 81 | UK | Director |
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| 25 | Mary Walter | 80 | Philippines | Actress |
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| 26 | Constance Ford | 69 | US | Actress |
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| 27 | Lillian Gish | 99 | US | Actress |
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| 28 | Franco Brusati | 70 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 28 | Joyce Carey | 94 | UK | Actress |
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| 28 | Ishirō Honda | 81 | Japan | Director |
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| 28 | Ruby Keeler | 82 | US | Actress, Dancer |
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| March | 4 | Harper Goff | 81 | US | Art Director, Set Designer |
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| 4 | Richard Sale | 81 | US | Screenwriter, Director |
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| 5 | Asta Vihandi | 63 | Estonia | Actress, Singer |
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| 7 | Patricia Lawrence | 67 | UK | Actress |
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| 9 | Bob Crosby | 79 | US | Singer, Actor |
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| 11 | Irene Ware | 82 | US | Actress |
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| 12 | Michael Kanin | 83 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 16 | Donald Randolph | 87 | South Africa | Actor |
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| 16 | Chishū Ryū | 88 | Japan | Actor |
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| 17 | Helen Hayes | 92 | US | Actress |
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| 21 | Buddy Swan | 63 | US | Actor |
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| 27 | Kate Reid | 62 | UK | Actress |
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| 31 | Brandon Lee | 28 | US | Actor |
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| April | 3 | Eugenie Leontovich | 83 | Russia | Actress |
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| 3 | Alexandre Mnouchkine | 85 | Russia | Producer |
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| 7 | Gladys Lehman | 101 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 7 | Arleen Whelan | 78 | US | Actress |
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| 15 | William Bakewell | 84 | US | Actor |
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| 20 | Cantinflas | 81 | Mexico | Actor |
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| 29 | Michael Gordon | 83 | US | Director |
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| May | 6 | Ann Todd | 82 | UK | Actress |
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| 7 | Mary Philbin | 90 | US | Actress |
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| 9 | Mary Duncan | 98 | US | Actress |
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| 9 | Daniel Paredes | 46 | US | Costume Designer |
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| 19 | Richard Murphy | 81 | US | Screenwriter, Director |
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| 25 | Dan Seymour | 78 | US | Actor |
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| 26 | Jan Wiley | 77 | US | Actress |
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| 27 | Roger MacDougall | 82 | UK | Screenwriter |
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| 29 | Richard Macdonald | 73 | UK | Production Designer |
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| June | 5 | Conway Twitty | 59 | US | Singer, Actor |
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| 6 | James Bridges | 57 | US | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 6 | Mort Mills | 74 | US | Actor |
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| 9 | Alexis Smith | 72 | Canada | Actress |
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| 10 | Richard Webb | 77 | US | Actor |
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| 11 | Bernard Bresslaw | 59 | UK | Actor |
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| 11 | Ray Sharkey | 40 | US | Actor |
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| 22 | Victor Maddern | 67 | UK | Actor |
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| 25 | Wes Bishop | 60 | US | Screenwriter, Producer, Actor |
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| 25 | Eileen Stevens | 77 | US | Actress |
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| July | 2 | Fred Gwynne | 66 | US | Actor |
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| 3 | Joe DeRita | 83 | US | Actor |
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| 4 | Anne Shirley | 75 | US | Actress |
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| 9 | John Beaird | 40 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 15 | David Brian | 78 | US | Actor |
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| 18 | John Beck | 83 | US | Producer |
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| 18 | Jean Negulesco | 93 | Romania | Director |
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| 21 | Robert Glass | 53 | US | Sound Engineer |
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| 21 | Valda Hansen | 60 | US | Actress |
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| 25 | Nan Grey | 75 | US | Actress |
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| 25 | Cecilia Parker | 79 | Canada | Actress |
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| 26 | Daniel Fuchs | 84 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 31 | Lenore Aubert | 75 | Slovenia | Actress |
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| August | 1 | Claire Du Brey | 100 | US | Actress |
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| 3 | James Donald | 76 | UK | Actor |
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| 7 | Roy Budd | 46 | UK | Composer |
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| 8 | Harry Bellaver | 88 | US | Actor |
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| 10 | Irene Sharaff | 83 | US | Costume Designer |
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| 16 | Ellsworth Fredricks | 89 | US | Cinematographer |
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| 16 | Stewart Granger | 80 | UK | Actor |
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| 23 | Gregory Gaye | 92 | Russia | Actor |
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| 28 | Rene Ray | 81 | UK | Actress |
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| 30 | Richard Jordan | 56 | US | Actor |
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| September | 4 | Hervé Villechaize | 50 | France | Actor |
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| 5 | Claude Renoir | 79 | France | Cinematographer |
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| 5 | John Truscott | 57 | US | Production Designer, Costume Designer |
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| 7 | Hall Bartlett | 70 | US | Director |
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| 12 | Raymond Burr | 76 | Canada | Actor |
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| 12 | Harold Innocent | 58 | UK | Actor |
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| 12 | Charles Lamont | 98 | US | Director |
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| 17 | James Griffith | 77 | US | Actor, Screenwriter |
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| 17 | Zita Johann | 89 | Germany | Actress |
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| 17 | Christian Nyby | 80 | US | Film Editor, Director |
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| 29 | Gordon Douglas | 85 | US | Director |
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| October | 2 | William Berger | 65 | Austria | Actor |
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| 5 | Jane Nigh | 68 | US | Actress |
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| 7 | Cyril Cusack | 82 | South Africa | Actor |
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| 7 | Kenneth Nelson | 63 | US | Actor |
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| 12 | Patrick Holt | 81 | UK | Actor |
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| 13 | Gwen Welles | 42 | US | Actress |
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| 14 | Leon Ames | 91 | US | Actor |
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| 15 | Walter Newman | 77 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 25 | Vincent Price | 82 | US | Actor |
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| 26 | Albert Zugsmith | 83 | US | Producer, Director |
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| 29 | Elliot Scott | 78 | UK | Production Designer |
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| 30 | Margaret Vyner | 78 | Australia | Screenwriter, Actress |
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| 31 | Federico Fellini | 73 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 31 | River Phoenix | 23 | US | Actor |
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| November | 3 | Duncan Gibbins | 41 | UK | Director |
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| 3 | John Lupton | 65 | US | Actor |
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| 4 | Ely Landau | 73 | US | Producer |
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| 5 | Michael Bilton | 73 | UK | Actor |
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| 5 | Mario Cecchi Gori | 73 | Italy | Producer |
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| 7 | Charles Aidman | 68 | US | Actor |
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| 7 | Jack Martin Smith | 82 | US | Art Director |
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| 9 | Stanley Myers | 60 | UK | Composer |
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| 9 | Gerald Thomas | 72 | UK | Director, Film Editor |
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| 10 | Wensley Pithey | 79 | South Africa | Actor |
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| 12 | Anna Sten | 84 | Russia | Actress |
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| 15 | Evelyn Venable | 80 | US | Actress |
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| 15 | Gladys Walton | 90 | US | Actress |
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| 18 | Fritz Feld | 93 | Germany | Actor |
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| 19 | Dorothy Revier | 89 | US | Actress |
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| 20 | Emile Ardolino | 50 | US | Director |
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| 21 | Bill Bixby | 59 | US | Actor |
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| 21 | Richard Wordsworth | 78 | UK | Actor |
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| 28 | Kenneth Connor | 75 | UK | Actor |
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| December | 5 | Alexandre Trauner | 87 | Hungary | Art Director, Production Designer |
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| 6 | Don Ameche | 85 | US | Actor |
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| 14 | Myrna Loy | 88 | US | Actress |
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| 16 | Moses Gunn | 64 | US | Actor |
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| 17 | Janet Margolin | 50 | US | Actress |
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| 18 | Steve James | 41 | US | Actor, Stuntman |
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| 18 | Sam Wanamaker | 74 | US | Actor |
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| 22 | Don DeFore | 80 | US | Actor |
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| 22 | Salah Zulfikar | 67 | Egypt | Actor, Producer |
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| 22 | Alexander Mackendrick | 81 | UK | Director |
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| 23 | James Ellison | 83 | US | Actor |
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| 26 | Jeff Morrow | 86 | US | Actor |
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| 27 | Michael Callen | 38 | US | Actor |
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| 28 | William Austin | 90 | Canada | Film Editor |
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| 28 | Howard Caine | 65 | US | Actor |
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| 29 | Marie Kean | 75 | Ireland | Actress |
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| 30 | Mack David | 81 | US | Songwriter |
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