In Remembrance...Celebrities In 2006.


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Monty Berman

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Monty Berman
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The film producer Monty Berman, who has died aged 93, will be best recalled for the colourful, escapist television series he made for ITC, the film-making division of Lord Llew Grade's ATV, but his earlier cinema work as a director of photography and co-producer retains something of a cult following.

Nestor Montague 'Monty' Berman, producer and cinematographer, born 1912; died June 20 2006.

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India shehnai maestro dies at 91

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Legendary musician Ustad Bismillah Khan, India's best known shehnai player, has died aged 91.

He suffered a heart attack in hospital in his home city of Varanasi early on Monday, his private secretary said.

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TV actress Joyce Blair dies at 73

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Actress Joyce Blair, the sister of entertainer Lionel, has died at the age of 73.

Blair, who was best known for appearing in shows such as Morecambe And Wise and The Benny Hill Show, died at her home in California on Saturday.

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Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson dead at 78

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Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, known for his soaring high notes and for his hit recording of Gonna Fly Now, which lent the musical muscle to the Rocky movies, has died. He was 78.

Ferguson, who lived in nearby Ojai, died Wednesday night at Community Memorial Hospital of kidney and liver failure due to an abdominal infection, friend and manager Steve Schankman said Thursday.

Ferguson's four daughters, Kim, Lisa, Corby and Wilder, and other family members were at his side when he died, he said.

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IT pioneer William Norris dies at 95

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William C. Norris, who founded the giant mainframe company Control Data and made the first commercial supercomputer, has died at the age of 95.

A maverick, Norris scored many IT successes, including the groundbreaking CDC6600, which ran 10 times faster than any other commercial computer in 1964. He also helped make Control Data the world's fourth-biggest data-processing company, worth $5 billion in 1984.

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'Tora-san' sidekick Keiroku Seki dies at 78

Keiroku Seki, a comedian and actor who appeared in movies such as the popular film series "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" (It's Tough Being a Man) starring his onetime colleague Kiyoshi Atsumi, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital early Wednesday, his family said. He was 78.

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