Thiémé died on 27 December 2019 in Marly from problems caused by myocarditis, aged 67.
Amy Patterson
Amelia Cabeza de Pelayo Patterson, also known as Amy Patterson (16 July 1912 – 28 December 2019) was an Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher. She was known for writing the anthem of the Province of Salta. She was very popular in Argentina, and much of her music received state approval from the Ministry of Education of Argentina. She was born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
She turned 100 in July 2012. Patterson died on 28 December 2019 at the age of 107.
Nilcéa Freire
Nilcéa Freire (14 September 1953 – 29 December 2019) was a Brazilian academic and politician. She was dean of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In 2004 she became a government minister, as the Special Secretariat of Policies for Women. From 2005 to 2007, she was the President of the Inter-American Commission of Women. Freire was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Freire died on 29 December 2019 of cancer in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 66.
Harry Villegas
Harry "Pombo" Villegas (10 May 1940 – 29 December 2019) was a Cuban Communist guerrilla and historian. He fought alongside Che Guevara in battles from the Sierra Maestra to the Bolivian insurgency. Villegas was also a published writer. He was born in Yara, Cuba.
Villegas died on 29 December 2019 in Havana at the age of 79.
Roger Deakins
Roger Alexander Deakins , (born 24 May 1949) is an British cinematographer. He is best known for his work on the movies of the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. Deakins is a member of both the American and British Society of Cinematographers.
Deakins has received fourteen nominations and one win for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. His most well-known works include "The Shawshank Redemption", "Fargo", "A Beautiful Mind", "Skyfall", "Sicario", and "Blade Runner 2049".
Sam Mendes
Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes (born 1 August 1965) is an English director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his directoral debut movie "American Beauty" (1999), which earned him the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the crime movie "Road to Perdition" (2002) the James Bond movies "Skyfall" (2012) and "Spectre" (2015), and the war movie "1917" (2019).
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve (; born October 3, 1967) is a French-Canadian movie director, writer, and producer. He is best known for his movies "Prisoners" (2013) and "Sicario" (2015), as well as the science fiction movies "Arrival" (2016) and "Blade Runner 2049" (2017).
Chad Wolf
Chad F. Wolf (born 1976) is an American government official. He was unlawfully appointed the acting Secretary of Homeland Security in 2019. Wolf also serves as Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans since November 2019. He was Chief of Staff of the Transportation Security Administration and Chief of Staff to former Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen.
On August 25, 2020 President Donald Trump announced his plans to nominate Wolf was the permanent Homeland Security Secretary. However, following the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, Wolf resigned on January 11, 2021.
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. He was known for his roles in the movies "Hamburger Hill" and "The Hunt for Red October", the television series "", in which he played Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver and "", in which he played Johnnie Cochran.
He won a Tony Award in 2013 and an Emmy Award in 2016.
American Crime Story
American Crime Story is an American anthology true crime television series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.
The first season, titled "", presents the murder trial of O. J. Simpson, based on Jeffrey Toobin's book "The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson".
The second season, subtitled "", is about the murder of designer Gianni Versace by spree killer Andrew Cunanan.
The upcoming third season, titled "Impeachment", is set to chronicle the impeachment of 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton for charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. The season is set to premiere on September 27, 2020.
The series is broadcast on the cable television channel FX in the United States. It premiered on February 2, 2016.
Another season, based on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, was in development, but FX announced in February 2019 that production on the season has been scrapped.
Kenneth Choi
Kenneth Choi (born October 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Henry Lin on the television series "Sons of Anarchy" (2008–2014), Chester Ming in Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013), and Judge Lance Ito in "" (2016). He was born in Chicago.
Christian Clemenson
Christian Dayton Clemenson (born March 17, 1958) is an American actor. He is well known for his role of Jerry "Hands" Espenson in the television series "Boston Legal".
His movie roles include "Hannah and Her Sisters", "Broadcast News", "Apollo 13" and "The Big Lebowski", and played Tom Burnett in Paul Greengrass' "United 93". He starred in "" as prosecutor William Hodgman. He was born in Humboldt, Iowa.
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski () is a 1998 crime comedy movie written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski. John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, and John Turturro also appear, in supporting roles.
"The Big Lebowski" had received mixed reviews at the time of its release. In 2014, the movie was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Paul Greengrass
Paul Greengrass (born 13 August 1955) is an English movie director, movie producer, screenwriter, and former journalist. His best known work was "Bloody Sunday". Other movies he directed included: "Bourne" action/thriller series: "The Bourne Supremacy" (2004), "The Bourne Ultimatum" (2007), and "Jason Bourne" (2016); "United 93" (2006), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Director and received an Academy Award for Best Director nomination.
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story is the first season of the FX true crime anthology television series "American Crime Story". The season, which debuted on February 2, 2016, is about the O. J. Simpson murder case and is based on Jeffrey Toobin's book "The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson" (1997).
The season received critical acclaim, with praise for most of the performances, directing and writing.
For the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, the season received 22 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, in 13 categories, winning nine, more than any other show, including Outstanding Limited Series. It also won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for Sarah Paulson.
O. J. Simpson murder case
The O. J. Simpson murder case (officially People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson) was a criminal trial held in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Former National Football League (NFL) player, broadcaster, and actor O. J. Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the June 12, 1994 slashing deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman.
At 12:10 a.m. on June 13, Brown and Goldman were found stabbed to death outside her condominium in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Simpson was a person of interest in the murders. He did not turn himself in, and on June 17 he became the object of a low-speed pursuit in a white 1993 Ford Bronco SUV owned and driven by his friend Al Cowlings. The pursuit was watched live by an estimated 95 million people. The pursuit, arrest, and trial were among the most widely publicized events in American history.