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Alec Guinness was an English actor. He is known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Professor Godbole in A Passage to India (1984).
Guinness is really most remembered for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy for which he receive a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In 1959, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. In the 1970s, Guinness made regular television appearances in Britain, including the role of George Smiley in the serialisations of two novels by John le Carré: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) and Smiley's People (1982). In 1980 he received the Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement.
Guinness was also one of three British actors, along with Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud, who made the transition from Shakespearean theatre in England to Hollywood blockbusters immediately after the Second World War.
Guinness died on 5 August 2000, from liver cancer, at Midhurst in West Sussex.- Carl Horn was born on 21 October 1921 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA. He was married to Virginia Johnston. He died on 5 August 2000 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
- Donald Moore was born on 21 May 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Blue Velvet (1986), Independence (1976) and Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983). He died on 5 August 2000 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Mustafa Metwalli was born in 1948 in Egypt. He was an actor, known for El-Nimr wa el-Untha (1987), Shams el-Zanati (1991) and Al-irhabi (1994). He was married to Eman Imam. He died on 5 August 2000 in Cairo, Egypt.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Editorial Department
Emin Khachaturyan was born on 5 August 1930. He was a composer, known for Stalker (1979), Ivan's Childhood (1962) and Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967). He died on 5 August 2000 in Yerevan, Armenia.- Fred Wolf was born on 26 May 1910 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Headpin Hints (1955), Bowling Is Fun (1952) and Championship Bowling (1958). He was married to Emily. He died on 5 August 2000 in Grosse Point Woods, Michigan, USA.
- Sound Department
- Editor
- Animation Department
Lovell Norman was born on 12 November 1912 in Hollister, Oklahoma, USA. He was an editor, known for The Fiercest Heart (1961), Rugged Rangers (1942) and Matinee Mouse (1966). He died on 5 August 2000 in Maine, USA.- Renée Devillers was born on 9 October 1902 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for The Immature Grain (1954), Therese (1962) and Le droit de l'enfant (1949). She died on 5 August 2000 in Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Sakari Puurunen was born on 25 July 1921 in Iisalmi, Finland. He was a director and actor, known for Viimeiset kiusaukset (1984), Ennen kuin me kaikki olemme hukkuneet (1972) and Iisakki Juntilla oli monta poikaa (1975). He was married to Eeva-Kaarina Volanen and Aino Kaisa Marja Lyytikäinen. He died on 5 August 2000.- Edgardo Sogno was born on 29 December 1915 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He died on 5 August 2000 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Henry L. Miranda was born on 30 January 1920 in Ray, Arizona, USA. He was an actor, known for Here's Lucy (1968). He died on 5 August 2000 in Oceanside, California, USA.- Robert D. Fraser was born on 9 April 1920 in Oakland, California. He was a producer, known for Rebel in Paradise (1960). He died on 5 August 2000 in Penngrove, California, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Additional Crew
Stanislaw Grabowski was born on 14 September 1929 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. Stanislaw was a writer and director, known for Chopin w Paryzu (1969), Da li znate da ... (1959) and Polskie Montmorency (1967). Stanislaw died on 5 August 2000 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.