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Character actress Sheila Keith was born to Scottish parents in London, England on June 9, 1920. Keith was raised since the age of two by an aunt in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sheila trained to be an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. Keith began her acting career in repertory theater at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland and the Bristol Old Vic in Bristol, England. Among the West End theater productions Sheila acted in are "Present Laughter," "Mame" (with Ginger Rogers), "Deathtrap," and "Anyone for Denis?". Keith started acting in various British TV shows in the mid-1960's and acted in her first movie in the early 1970's. Sheila achieved her greatest and most enduring cult cinema popularity with her memorable portrayals of nasty middle-aged women in several horror films directed by Pete Walker; she's especially chilling as vicious prison warder Walker in House of Whipcord (1974) and likewise quite frightening as aging, but still lethal cannibal Dorothy Yates in Frightmare (1974). Keith died at age 84 on October 14, 2004 in Chertsey, Surrey, England. She was survived by a son.

Nikolas Simmonds was born on 12 February 1949 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Lovers! (1973), The Strauss Family (1972) and House of Mankowitz (1984). He died on 14 October 2004 in London, England, UK.

One of the most acclaimed artists in Greece, Vlassis Bonatsos, a multifaceted talent, with many artistic attributes such as singing, composing and acting. He started his career by being a member of the rock band Peloma Bokiou having composed the great hit "O Garyfallos", a song about drugs and desertion. He had a long term relationship with Greek national star Aliki Vougiouklaki and played the part of "Che" in the "Evita" musical. He also played a leading part in the TV show Oi aparadektoi (1991) which was a big success in Greece and in the later years he was a host of TV games.

Mushtaq Jalili was born on 27 October 1927 in Hyderabad, India. He was a writer, known for Pocket Maar (1974), Safari (1999) and Anokhi Ada (1973). He died on 14 October 2004 in Mumbai, India.

Rick Greenough was an actor, known for National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). He died on 14 October 2004 in Albany, Oregon, USA.

Jack Rourke was born on 8 February 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Twonky (1953), Biography (1987) and KTLA at 40: A Celebration of Los Angeles Television (1987). He died on 14 October 2004 in Toluca Lake, California, USA.

Ivan Shamyakin was born on 30 January 1921 in Korma, Gomel province, Russia [now Homyel province, Belarus]. He was a writer, known for Vozmu tvoyu bol (1981), Krinitsy (1965) and Epilog (1994). He died on 14 October 2004.

Yoneo Iguchi was born on 20 December 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Varan the Unbelievable (1962), Gone with the West (1974) and The Great Bank Robbery (1969). He died on 14 October 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Irini Kakavouli was an actress, known for I lampsi (1991), Kalimera zoi (1993) and I skoteini katagrafi mias iliografias (1977). She died on 14 October 2004 in Athens, Greece.

Henry 'Nypan' Nyberg was born on 16 September 1916 in Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Bildmakarna (2000), Nypan - biografprojektionisten (1988) and Förhörsledarna (1998). He died on 14 October 2004 in Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Sweden.

Viktor Osennikov was born on 6 October 1929. Viktor was a cinematographer, known for Protiv techeniya (1981), Arifmetika lyubvi (1987) and The Red Poppies of Issyk-Kul (1972). Viktor died on 14 October 2004.

Peter Adelaar was born on 26 February 1947 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He died on 14 October 2004 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Cordell Jackson was born on 15 July 1923 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. She was an actress, known for The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992), Checkmate (2018) and Goodnight Sweden (1994). She was married to William Jackson. She died on 14 October 2004 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Urszula Krzemieniecka was born on 21 October 1930 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. Urszula was an assistant director, known for Sygnaly (1959), Janosik (1974) and Trzeba zabic te milosc (1972). Urszula died on 14 October 2004 in Rzeszów, Podkarpackie, Poland.

Stefan Zagorjan was born on 28 April 1927 in Srbac, Bosnia and Hecegovina, Yugoslavia. He was a director and writer, known for Gde vam je savest (1970), Mogu li oni (1971) and Studenti u uniformi (1972). He died on 14 October 2004 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.

Pat Best was born on 6 June 1923 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He was a composer, known for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), As Good as It Gets (1997) and The Parent Trap (1998). He was married to Zenobia Maud Robinson. He died on 14 October 2004 in Roseville, California, USA.