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Stalwart American actor Donald Adam May is best known to television viewers as dapper crime fighting District Attorney Adam Drake in the long-running mystery soap opera The Edge of Night (1956). Donald was born in Chicago, one of four siblings, to Texan oil businessman Harry S. May and his wife Leontine. He attended school in Houston, and, in 1949, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma. His first professional acting gig was in a play with a stock company in Albany, New York. Donald subsequently appeared in a few promotional films for the Signal Corps and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy, eventually serving as a gunnery officer (ensign) on a destroyer during the Korean War. Following his demobilisation in 1955, he returned to New York to resume work on the repertory stage. The following year, he starred as a cadet in the CBS anthology TV series West Point (1956) (a show supposedly based on factual events). With a Warner Brothers contract in hand, Donald and his then wife (Yale graduate and former stage actress Ellen Cameron) relocated to Hollywood at the end of the decade. Henceforth, his rugged good looks were gainfully employed in essaying men of integrity, the 'white hat' wearers in westerns and crime dramas.

After appearing in an episode of Sugarfoot (1957), Donald played the lead in four segments of the western series Colt .45 (1957) (temporarily replacing Wayde Preston) and had further guest spots in 77 Sunset Strip (1958) and Cheyenne (1955). The next acting assignment -- his most prominent leading role to date -- was as New York reporter Pat Garrison, chronicling gangland crime in The Roaring 20's (1960). This prohibition era action series ran for two seasons and co-starred Dorothy Provine, Rex Reason and John Dehner. If it failed to do better in the ratings, it should be remembered that it was going up against and being compared to The Untouchables (1959) (which was being presented in a semi-documentary style and appeared to the viewing public as 'more authentic').

From the mid-60s, Donald May was probably one of the busiest actors in showbiz, dividing his time between the New York off-Broadway stage and acting on The Edge of Night, which was a New York-based live broadcast. By the time the series had run its course, Donald had managed to rack up an impressive 2840 episodes as Adam Drake over a period of ten years. Not finished with soaps yet, he later had further recurring roles in Falcon Crest (1981), and, as a romantic lead, in Texas (1980) (which starred his second wife, the actress Carla Borelli).

Donald retired from screen acting in 1993 and died at the age of 94 on January 28 2022.

Graciela Orozco was born on 24 November 1935 in San Pedro Tlalcuapan, Tlaxala, Mexico. She was an actress, known for La cebra (2011), San Simón de los Magueyes (1973) and Euthanasia Club (2005). She died on 28 January 2022 in Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico.

Rebecca Staples was born on 31 March 1960 in Mission, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for Deadly Weapon (1989), Servants of Twilight (1991) and Houston Knights (1987). She was married to Jack De Nicola and John Terlesky. She died on 28 January 2022 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Diler Saraç was born in 1937 in Izmir, Turkey. She was an actress, known for King of the Doormen (1976), Birkaç Güzel Gün Için (1984) and Kin (1974). She died on 28 January 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Tom Huckabee is a writer, director, producer with over 40 years experience in entertainment. As a student at UT Austin he studied under Tom Schatz, Loren Bivens, and Edward Dymytryk, directed "The Death of Jim Morrison," nominated for a student academy award, and "Taking Tiger Mountain," starring Bill Paxton and co-written by William S. Burroughs. He has been a staff producer at Landmark Theaters, a writer of non-fiction TV for Disney and Discovery, a story analyst for 21st Century Films, and a staff researcher for The History Channel's Modern Marvels. In 1987 he produced and co-wrote "Martini Ranch's Reach," a long-form music video directed by James Cameron, starring Kathryn Bigelow, Bill Paxton, Phil Granger, Bud Cort, Judge Reinhold and much of the cast from "Near Dark" and "Aliens." In 1997, he was associate producer of post-production and music supervisor for "Traveller," starring Paxton, Mark Wahlberg, and Julianna Margulies. From 1998 - 2001, he was vice president of American Entertainment, underwritten by Walt Disney Studios, where he created and/or oversaw development of feature projects with Touchstone, Universal, Imagine, Image Movers, HBO, Sony, and Revolution Studios. In 2001 he executive-produced Paxton's directorial debut, Frailty, starring Paxton, Powers Boothe and Matthew McConaughey. Also in 2001, he produced and directed a live event, Arthur C. Clarke: Beyond 2001 at the Playboy Mansion, featuring James Cameron, Patrick Stewart, Morgan Freeman, and Buzz Aldrin, He was an uncredited script consultant on Twister, Mighty Joe Young, Vertical Limit, U-571, Thunderbirds, The Greatest Game Ever Played, and The Colony and a quality control supervisor for Lucasfilm (1990-2004), working on films by Ron Howard, Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Kathryn Bigelow, etc.. In 2005 he was a producer/writer on 75 episodes of National Lampoon's An Eye for an Eye. In 2007 he was the artistic director for the first annual Lone Star International Film Festival. His sophomore feature Carried Away (2010) won three first place festival awards and is available on Amazon Instant View. Recently, he directed the documentary short "Confessions of an Ecstasy Advocate," story-edited Ghostbreakers, a 20-part syndicated TV series starring Joey Greco, set to debut in 2016 on The Family Channel, co produced The Starck Club, a documentary feature and The Price, a drama starring Randy Travis and James Dupre. In 2014-15, he was the artistic director of the Wildcatter Exhange literary festival, while his short film "The Death of Jim Morrison" (retitled "Death of a Rock Star") was included in the omnibus package, Jonathan Demme Presents Made in Texas, which premiered opening night 2015 at SXSW and is distributed by UT Press. He teaches screenwriting workshops and offers a wide-range of freelance development services. Upcoming projects include feature films Hate Crimes, ReCharge!, and The Attachment, full length stage plays, Dr. Zombi, PhD and The Reversible Cords; and Great Lives, a live theater festival of one-person historical shows.

Glenn Sipes was born on 31 August 1931 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He was an actor, known for PT 109 (1963), Destination Inner Space (1966) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972). He died on 28 January 2022 in Ventura, California, USA.

NCAA Youngboy was born on 7 January 2002. He was an actor, known for NCAA Youngboy: She Say I (2020) and NCAA Youngboy: Tingz (2020). He died on 28 January 2022 in Union Springs, Alabama, USA.

Frank Biancamano was born on 16 October 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for At Mother's Request (1987), The Death Collector (1976) and Law & Order (1990). He was married to Joanne McHugh. He died on 28 January 2022 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

Ray Kemper was born on 23 December 1923. Ray was a writer, known for Brigadoon (1966), Gunsmoke (1955) and The Red Skelton Hour (1951). Ray died on 28 January 2022.

Paolo Gioli was born on 12 October 1942 in Sarzano, Rovigo, Veneto, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for A come Alice (1972), Rothkofilm (2008) and Tracce di tracce (1969). He died on 28 January 2022 in Lendinara, Veneto, Rovigo, Italy.

Big Nuskie was born on 23 September 1997. He was an actor, known for Big Homiie G feat. Big Nuskie, Cheese Dollar, & Mussie Gee: On Purpose (2020) and Co Murda x Big Nuskie: On God (2021). He died on 28 January 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Katte Ramchandra was born on 15 February 1947 in India. He was an actor and director, known for Vaishakada Dinagalu (1993), Gun (2011) and Ondu Premada Kathe (1977). He died on 28 January 2022 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Carey Robinson was born in 1924 in Jamaica. He was an actor. He died on 28 January 2022 in Jamaica.

Brian Ann Zoccola was an actress, known for Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), Burglar (1987) and Spermicide (2014). She died on 28 January 2022 in the USA.

Werner Grossmann was born on 9 March 1929 in Oberebenheit, Saxony, Germany. He died on 28 January 2022 in Germany.

Inger Säfvenberg was born on 25 March 1940. She was a producer and actress, known for Mannen som blev miljonär (1980), SOPOR (1981) and Speciellt Special (1993). She died on 28 January 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Werner Leysen was born in 1973 in Ekeren, Flanders, Belgium. He died on 28 January 2022 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.

Corrado "Korra" Pesce is a mountaineer, mountain guide born in 1981 in Novara, Italy. "Korra" lived since she was 19, in 2009, at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix to satisfy her thirst for climbing. He was the father of a daughter, Leia aged 13 at the time of his disappearance in Patagonia in 2022.

Recognized worldwide for being one of the best mountaineers of his generation, Korra has distinguished himself on the most technical peaks of the Alps, in Patagonia and in the Himalayas. Having become a guide, he continues to climb as an amateur and offers himself a few brilliant shots with various climbing companions. In March 2012, he managed the first rehearsal and the winter premiere of the Directe tchécoslovaque on the north face of the Petit Dru with Jeff Mercier, one of his favorite partners. Together, the same year, they released a few lines like Die Hard, Rep a (king) line (V 5+ M7 90°, 600 m) at the Aiguille des Pèlerins or Full Love (V 5+ M6 85° R, 500 m) at the Aiguille du Peigne (with Jon Griffith and Julien Désécures).

With the Spaniard Martin Elias, he climbed two of the steepest routes on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses. La Directe de l'Amitié in 2014, then Rolling Stones the following year, a little climbed route but recently brought up to date by Charles Dubouloz who had also taken information from Korra Pesce before embarking on his own. Last winter, in the company of Will Sim, Korra had also walked the Way of the Dads in the rubble of the western face of the Drus. In the Dolomites, he had opened in 2013, a beautiful mixed line on the west face of the Sass Pordoi with Jeff Mercier but after the Mont-Blanc massif, his other favorite playground was Patagonia. In 2014, he successively climbed the Fitz Roy and the Aiguille Poincenot with Pierre Labbre and Damien Tomasi, then in January 2016, he succeeded in the first repetition of Psycho Vertical on the Torre Egger with Roli Striemitzer, Iñaki Coussirat, Carlitos Molina and, already , Tomas Aguilo, a path opened in 1986 by the Slovenians Janez Jeglic, Silvo Karo and Francek Knez. Korra Pesce has also left his mark in the Himalayas since spring 2016, with Martin Elias and the Frenchmen Damien Tomasi and Sébastien Corret, he had successfully repeated the Estrella Impossible route (6c A3+ 60°, 1,300 m) on the west face of the Bhagirathi III (6,454 meters) in the Garhwal massif.

On January 28, 2022, they freed to open a new route on the north face of Cerro Torre in Patagonia with the Argentinian Tomas Aguilo, and were descending towards El Chalten when the avalanche mowed them down at altitude. The weather window having closed, the emergency services could not intervene and despite a great surge of energy on the side of El Chalten, the miracle did not take place. Rescuers later announced that a drone had spotted his body on the mountain.

Heidi Diggelmann was born on 15 January 1936 in Zürich, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for Geld oder Leben (2008), Hammer (1986) and Jump (2012). She died on 28 January 2022.

Corrado Alunni was born on 12 November 1947 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He died on 28 January 2022 in Varese, Lombardy, Italy.

Lajos Csiba was born on 17 May 1943 in Szirák, Hungary. Lajos is known for Márió, a varázsló (2008). Lajos died on 28 January 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.

Mel Mermelstein was born on 25 September 1926 in Mukachevo, Czechoslovakia [now Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Never Forget (1991) and Bad Moon Rising (1981). He was married to Emma Jane Nance. He died on 28 January 2022 in Long Beach, California, USA.

Masako Foltz was born on 2 January 1936 in Kobe Japan. She was an actress, known for Ai Means Love (2011). She died on 28 January 2022.

Marna Grantham was married to Michael Chacon. She died on 28 January 2022 in the USA.

Gustavo Iaies was born on 22 January 1963 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on 28 January 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.