Question: Up the Down Staircase was released as a film in 1967 starring which actress who passed away on December 31, 2001 ?

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Ray McSavaney: Ray McSavaney (December 18, 1938 – July 2, 2014) was an American photographer of fine art based in Los Angeles, California.  Throughout a spartan but active life, practicing classical Western black and white fine art photography, he made enduring photographs of buildings, bridges, and street scenes of the vast city, ancient ruins and panoramic vistas of the Southwest, and studio setups with varied floral subjects.  He passed away from lymphoma in Los Angeles Veteran’s Hospital.  Warm tributes to his life and career by some of his close friends and colleagues appear in a ‘celebration of life’ memorial recounted in ‘View Camera’ magazine.

Passed Away, Vol. 1: Passed Away, Vol.  1 is a digital compilation by Dr. Dog.  The album, which was released March 4, 2008, is a collection of songs from a variety of times and places, found on old tapes and demos, that the band wished to release.  The songs are more lo-fi than the latter releases of Dr. Dog, comparable to their early work.  Dr. Dog's traditional style of frequent doo-wop melodies occur as well, which becomes a highly noticeable characteristic for the album.  All of the songs have been streaming prior to their release, at the promotional website for their previous record, We All Belong.

Passed Away (film): Passed Away is a 1992 American ensemble comedy film directed and written by Charlie Peters.

It's a Bikini World: It's a Bikini World is an American musical comedy film released in 1967 starring Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley and Bobby "Boris" Pickett.  The film features cameos by the music groups The Gentrys, The Animals, Pat & Lolly Vegas, The Castaways and R&B girl group The Toys.  Featuring a pro-feminist plotline, it is the only film in the beach party genre to be directed by a woman (Stephanie Rothman).

Eileen Heckart: Eileen Heckart (March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American actress of film, stage, and television.  Primarily known as a character actress, her career spanned nearly 60 years.  She first became known for her role as schoolteacher Rosemary Sydney in the original 1953 cast of William Inge's play "Picnic" on Broadway.  She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the overprotective mother of a blind adult son in "Butterflies Are Free" (1972), a role she originated on Broadway before playing it in the film.

Mohammed Abdul Qadeer: Abdul Qadeer was the ex-constable of police from Hyderabad, who was convicted for life sentence for killing ACP Sattiah, who was illegally harassing Muslim youth during the Babri Masjid demolition riots in 1992.  Abdul qadeer was illegally detained in jail despite the completion period of his life imprisonment.  Many muslim organizations appealed for the release of Mohammed abdul qadeer on the grounds of his health but previous governments declined the plea.  He was finally released from jail by the Government of Telangana on 29 March 2016. He Passed Away On The Night Of 14 September 2017 In His Hometown Hyderabad,India.  Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju sought the release of ex-constable mohammed Abdul qadeer who is serving a life sentence at Cherlapalli jail, on humanitarian grounds.  Katju twitted on social media K Chandrasekhar Rao for the release of ex-constable on humanitarian grounds.

Blues on Bach: Blues on Bach is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet recorded in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label.  The album includes five compositions based on Johann Sebastian Bach's melodies from "The Old Year Has Now Passed Away" ("Regret?") , "Sleepers Wake" ("Rise Up in the Morning"), "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" ("Precious Joy"), "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach" (Don't Stop This Train") and "The Well-Tempered Clavier" ("Tears from the Children").

Up the Down Staircase: Up the Down Staircase is a novel written by Bel Kaufman, published in 1964, which spent 64 weeks on "The New York Times" Best Seller list.  In 1967 it was released as a film starring Sandy Dennis, Patrick Bedford, and Eileen Heckart.

Avenged Sevenfold (album): Avenged Sevenfold is the eponymous fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on October 30, 2007 by Warner Bros.  Records.  The album, originally slated for an October 16 release, was delayed by two weeks in order to provide more time to complete bonus material and production for the record, including the making of the animated music video for the song "A Little Piece of Heaven".  The album debuted at number 4 on the "Billboard" 200.  On September 23, 2008, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA.  The album has also been released on vinyl.  The band supported the album with a tour, beginning a day before the release of the album and ending in 2009.  This is their last studio album to feature the drummer The Rev for the full album, who has passed away in December 2009 during the recording of their next album "Nightmare".

Conference of European Rabbis: The current president of the CER is the chief rabbi of Moscow, Pinchas Goldschmidt, who served as chairman of the Standing Committee for over ten years.  The chairman of the Presidium is associate president Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.  Before Rabbi Sitruk, the organization was headed by Rabbi Lord Dr Immanuel Jacobovits, Chief Rabbi of Great Britain.  The Executive Director of the CER since inception was Rabbi Maurice (Moshe) Rose, succeeded in the year 2001 by Rabbi Aba Dunner, who passed away in 2011.  In 2017 Mr. Gady Gronich, assumed the position of Chief of Staff to the President of CER and works alongside the Rabbinical Director Rabbi Moshe Lebel ,Secretary Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Baskin and President of Association and Special Adviser of the Board of Patrons Mrs. Shorena Mikava .

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Answer: Eileen Heckart