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Brunette French actress of Russian or Polish ancestry. A former model, she got her big break in films courtesy of an affair with the notorious womanizing mogul Darryl F. Zanuck, who cast her as a member of the French Resistance in The Longest Day (1962). She played seven roles of diverse ethnicity in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965), but thereafter pretty much faded from the scene.

Bent Grasten was born on 2 January 1925 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a writer and producer, known for Den gale dansker (1969), Lenin, din gavtyv! (1972) and Fantasterne (1967). He died on 8 October 2004.

His parents were assimilated Sephardic Jews. Derrida's childhood and youth suffered from the traumatic experience of racist riots against the Jewish population. During his high school education, Derrida became interested in French existential philosophy, which was also represented through political commitment by Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. In 1948, Derrida went to France for military service. He then studied philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris from 1952 to 1956. In 1956 he won a scholarship to study at Harvard University. In 1960, Derrida was appointed to the Sorbonne University in Paris, where he worked as a research assistant in philosophy until 1964.

At that time he developed his innovative approaches to a specific philosophy based on the strategy of deconstructionism. In 1966 he caused a sensation with his lecture on "Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences" at the American John Hopkins University, turning the deconstructivist approach against the prevailing structuralism. The publication of this lecture and the following text "De la grammatologie" (1967) formed the main points of reference for the post-structuralism movement that was now forming. In addition to this work, Derrida published two other major works in 1967: "La Voix et le phénomène" and "L''Écriture et la différence". In these writings, the philosopher developed his "grammatology", which was based on a writing-centered philosophy of language, which he combined with the critical practice of deconstructing texts.

His later work further developed Derrida's poststructuralist ideas. This applies to "La Dissémination" and "Marges de la philosophie", both from 1972, as well as to "La Verité en peinture" (1978), a work that relates to the field of painting. In his writings after 1967, Derrida developed a particular closeness to the field of literature: the writings "Glas" (1974) and "La Carte postale: De Socrate à Freud et au-delà" (1980) are located in the border area between philosophy and Literature. From 1964 to 1984, Derrida taught as a professor of philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and at American universities such as John Hopkins University, Yale University and the University of California.

His teaching has now proven to have a great impact on neighboring academic disciplines such as political science, art theory, literary criticism and history. In 2001, Derrida was awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Prize in Frankfurt am Main.

Joe McCrackin was born on 27 July 1959 in Forrest City, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Sling Blade (1996), Primary Colors (1998) and Daddy and Them (2001). He died on 8 October 2004 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.

Malcolm Summers was born on 28 July 1924 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He died on 8 October 2004 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Linda Fontanette was born on 15 March 1944 in the USA. She was an actress, known for South Central (1992) and Mobsters (1991). She died on 8 October 2004 in California, USA.

Renee Bourne Webb was born on 2 April 1915 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Murder in the Cathedral (1951), EastEnders (1985) and The Pursuers (1961). She died on 8 October 2004 in Suffolk, England, UK.

James Chace was born on 16 October 1931 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Susan Mae Denvir and Jean Valentine. He died on 8 October 2004 in Paris, France.

Richard Ellison was born on 18 October 1923 in Lansing, Michigan, USA. Richard was a producer and writer, known for Vietnam: A Television History (1983), American Experience (1988) and Lamp Unto My Feet (1948). Richard died on 8 October 2004 in Kingston, Massachusetts, USA.