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Luminita Gheorghiu studied Ion Cojar's acting method under Ion Cojar himself at what is now called the National University of Theatre and Film from Bucharest. She had played in tens of movies and theatre shows since her graduation in 1972, but her real international breakthrough came with a role in the critically acclaimed The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005), for which she won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in Child's Pose (2013), Luminita was nominated for Best Actress at the European Film Awards.

Jennifer Gouveia was born on 4 October 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Border (2008), Ultra (2006) and American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006). She died on 4 July 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

An exceedingly pretty starlet who briefly flashed across cinema screens in the early 40s was L.A. native Lois Ranson. She began with bit parts in 1939 and was signed by Republic Pictures a year later to play young ingénue Betty Higgins in the modest family comedy Money to Burn (1939). A winner at the box office, it spawned a trio of equally unambitious sequels (Grandpa Goes to Town (1940), Earl of Puddlestone (1940) and Meet the Missus (1940)). In between, the petite brunette joined The Three Mesquiteers on the range in Under Texas Skies (1940) and (on loan to United Artists) played a high school student seduced by a married man in Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941). To underpin her status as a budding starlet, her face was featured on the cover of several fanzines. Lois was also a wartime favourite pin-up with GI's and did her bit to entertain military personnel at the famed Hollywood Canteen. However, there were lean pickings for her in Hollywood. When Republic dropped her contract, she made just one more film, co-starring with Buster Crabbe as the perfunctory love interest in The Renegade (1943), released by Poverty Row outfit PRC. After just four years in show biz, Lois called it quits and vanished from the scene.

Jose Manuel Zamacona was born on 2 January 1952 in Mexico. He was an actor, known for Las baileras (palabras tristes) (1991). He died on 4 July 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Daniel Mickelson was born on 4 October 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Killer Clown Meets the Candy Man (2019) and Mani (2017). He died on 4 July 2021 in the United States.

Dick Rienstra was born on 9 February 1941 in Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Who Am I? (1998), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Medisch Centrum West (1988). He died on 4 July 2021.

Yuriy Petrov was born on 26 February 1947. He was an actor, known for First Strike (1996), Kobra. Antiterror (2003) and Chto mozhno Kuzenkovu? (1980). He died on 4 July 2021.

Davide Montemurri was born on 25 April 1930 in Taranto, Puglia, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga (1976), Last Year at Marienbad (1961) and Accadde a Zurigo (1981). He died on 4 July 2021 in Nettuno, Lazio, Italy.

Lyn Mahler was an actress, known for You're Not You (2014), Criminal Minds (2005) and The Commission (2003). She died on 4 July 2021 in the USA.

Terry Donahue was born on 24 June 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was married to Andrea Lynn Sogas. He died on 4 July 2021 in Newport Beach, California, USA.

Country-western singer Sanford Clark was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, when he was nine years old. He began performing in the Phoenix area in the early 1950s. He enlisted in the Air Force and during his hitch he formed a band, which played in the South Pacific and Hawaii. After his discharge, he returned to Phoenix to pursue a singing career full-time. He met singer/songwriter/producer Lee Hazlewood, then a DJ on a Phoenix radio station. Hazelwood wrote a song for Clark, "The Fool", which Clark recorded in 1956 and which was released on MCI Records. The song began to gain in popularity, and when a Philadelphia DJ mentioned it to executives at Dot Records and they played it, the label picked up the song to distribute nationally. It didn't take long for it to become a hit, reaching #14 on the Country Singles chart, #5 on the Black Singles chart and #7 on the Billboard Top 100 chart. Clark went on tour to give the song more exposure, and opened for such major acts as Ray Price and Roy Orbison.

His follow-up record, 1957's "The Cheat", was also a hit, though on a smaller scale than "The Fool". Clark left Dot Records after a fight with the owner and signed with the smaller Jamie Records in 1958. For that label he recorded "Son of a Gun", which was also a hit (and which The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards credits as the first song he ever performed with the Stones).

Clark eventually left the music business and worked in construction, although he did start his own record label, Desert Sun Records, and recorded some songs on it.

Wolfgang Roth was born on 26 January 1941 in Schwäbisch Hall, Württemberg [now Baden-Württemberg], Germany. He died on 4 July 2021 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Charles Rogers was born on 11 September 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Charles was a producer, known for The Gifts (1970). Charles was married to Mary Margaret Winterfield. Charles died on 4 July 2021 in Frederick, Maryland, USA.

Richard Byron Miller was born on 30 September 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Fake (2015). He was married to Terry. He died on 4 July 2021 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Raymond Brousseau was born on 11 February 1938 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Canadiens conformes (1974), Sens devant derrière (1974) and Quelques animaux raisonnables? (1973). He was married to Lyse Burgoyne-Brousseau. He died on 4 July 2021 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Don Martin was born on 20 June 1931 in Houston, Texas, USA. He died on 4 July 2021 in West Hollywood, California, USA.

Richard Lewontin was born on 29 March 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Mary Jane Christianson. He died on 4 July 2021 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Dickey Maegle was born on 14 September 1934 in Taylor, Texas, USA. He was married to Carol. He died on 4 July 2021 in Houston, Texas, USA.

Marianne Schubarth was born on 24 June 1921 in Celle, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Großstadtrevier (1986), Hamburg Transit (1970) and Der Fuchs von Övelgönne (1981). She was married to Karl Vibach. She died on 4 July 2021 in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Rick Laird was born on 5 February 1941 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Death of a Corrupt Man (1977), Jazz 625 (1961) and Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club (1969). He died on 4 July 2021 in New York City, New York, USA.

The versatile icon of Bengali literature Fazl-E-Khuda was a Bangladeshi. He wrote poetry, rhymes, plays, music lyrics, and essays. He was unsurpassed as a lyricist. He was among the lyricists of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra in 1971. He wrote the songs "Salam Salam Hajar Salam", "Sangram Sangram Sangram", "Ami Shunechi Ekti Mayer Kanna" etc. These songs inspired the nation during the war and protested Pakistani aggression. Mr. Fazl-e-khuda has already been selected as one of the best Lyrist which was revealed by a survey conducted by BBC in Bangladesh and India.

Jean Pieuchot was born on 7 November 1921 in Saint-Saulge, Nièvre, France. He was a production manager and actor, known for Le Samouraï (1967), Riff Raff Girls (1959) and Le Doulos (1962). He died on 4 July 2021 in Paris, France.