Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Christian Brevoort Zabriskie
Christian Brevoort Zabriskie (October 16, 1864 – February 8, 1936) was an American businessman and vice president of Pacific Coast Borax Company.
Zabriskie Point on the northeasternmost flank of the Black Mountains east of Death Valley, located in Death Valley National Park is named after him.
Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897)
William Thomas Smith( born 9 April 1897, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer.
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni (29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007), was an Italian film director, screenwriter, editor, painter, and short story author.
He is best known for his "trilogy on modernity and its discontentsL'Avventura" (1960), "La Notte" (1961), and "L'Eclisse" (
1962)—as well as
the English-language films "Blowup" (1966) and
"The Passenger" (1975).
His films have been described as "enigmatic and intricate mood pieces" that featured elusive plots, striking visuals, and a preoccupation with modern landscapes.
His work would substantially influence subsequent art films.
Antonioni received numerous awards and nominations throughout his career, including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize (1960, 1962), Palme d'Or (1966), and 35th Anniversary Prize (1982); the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion (1955), Golden Lion (1964), FIPRESCI Prize (1964, 1995), and Pietro Bianchi Award (1998); the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon eight times; and an honorary Academy Award in 1995.
He is one of three directors to have won the Palme d'Or,
the Golden Lion and the Golden Bear, and the only director to have won these three and the Golden Leopard.
Mark Frechette
Mark Frechette
( December 4, 1947 – September 27, 1975) was an American film actor.
He is best known for his attempted bank robbery and also the lead role in the 1970 film" Zabriskie Point", directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, in which he was cast despite his lack of previous acting experience.
He appeared in two other films made in Italy and Yugoslavia," Many Wars AgoUomini Contro", 1970) and" La grande scrofa nera"( 1971).
He tithed his$ 60,000 earnings from" Zabriskie Point" and other films to Mel Lyman's commune, the Fort Hill Community.
Frechette was selected from among thousands during a casting process that lasted nearly a year.
He was discovered in Boston by Sally Dennison, Antonioni's assistant and casting director, while in the middle of a shouting match turned violent at a Charles Street bus-stop.
As Antonioni toured the U.S., experiencing culture clash first hand and shooting background footage, Dennison saw Frechette, a carpenter, scream and throw a flowerpot at a woman on the street.
Another version centered on Frechette's getting into an argument with a person who was on the third floor of an apartment building above him, which is the one referred to in many interviews.
" He's twenty and he hates", Dennison told Antonioni.
The director immediately cast Frechette, a non-actor, in the film's leading role as an innocent student pursued by the police for the murder of a policeman during a college uprising.
Frechette and Antonioni disagreed bitterly about the script during filming.
Despite the film's being a critical and box office failure, Frechette enjoyed a period of considerable publicity, his face gracing the covers of" Look" magazine in November 1969 and" Rolling Stone" magazine on March 7, 1970.
He appeared on the cover of" Sight and Sound", the March 1970 and September 1970 covers of" Films and Filming" along with several other magazines.
He also appeared in the November 1969 issue of" Vogue" in a fashion shoot.
He appeared on" The Merv Griffin Show" alongside Abbie Hoffman when the latter controversially wore the American flag as a shirt and Frechette got in a fight with another guest, which was later discussed during his appearance on" The Dick Cavett Show" in April 1970 with his" Zabriskie Point" co-star Daria Halprin.
He and Daria were romantically involved for a time after the film and were often referred to as the first counter- culture couple.
He tried to recruit her to join the Fort Hill commune without success.
On August 29, 1973, he and two members of the Fort Hill commune attempted to rob the New England Merchant's Bank in the Fort Hill section of Roxbury, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
One of the trio, Christopher" Herc" Thein, was killed by police.
Frechette and Sheldon T. Bernhard were arrested and pleaded guilty.
Frechette was sentenced to a term of six to fifteen years in prison.
He was confined in the minimum security state prison in Norfolk, Massachusetts.
The Hungarian born film director Dezso Magyar gave an interview for the Hungarian" Filmkultura" magazine in March 1987, in which he said:"[ M] y first friend was Mark Frechette, protagonist of the film" Zabriskie Point".
We wanted to make a film, to adapt a part of" Crime and Punishment" because we felt that America was like a Dostoevsky- type world.
Mark said that he would get the money in Boston.
He phoned me every second day and always assured me that he almost had the money.
One day he called me and said that he would bring the 5 million dollars the next day.
Great!
I was watching TV in the evening when it was announced that ...
Mark Frechette attempted to rob a bank at gunpoint ... and was arrested."
Frechette died in prison on September 27, 1975, during an apparent weightlifting accident, when a 150- pound barbell fell on his neck and he suffocated.
Prison officials did not suspect foul play.
Friends thought he had been suffering from depression.
He was 27 years old.
In 2008, Michael Yaroshevsky produced" Death Valley Superstar", a film on Frechette.
In the early 1960s, Frechette was allegedly one of several victims of sexual abuse by Rev. Laurence Francis Xavier Brett of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport in Connecticut.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Zabriskie Point (film)
Zabriskie Point is a 1970 American drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Mark Frechette, Daria Halprin, and Rod Taylor.
It was widely noted at the time for its setting in the counterculture of the United States.
Some of the film's scenes were shot on location at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley.
The film was an overwhelming commercial failure, and was panned by most critics upon release.
Its critical standing has increased, however, since its release.
It has to some extent achieved cult status and is noted for its cinematography, use of music, and direction.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Thomas Scott (diver)
Thomas Scott( 1907- date of death unknown) was an English diver.

Question: When did the director of film Zabriskie Point (Film) die?
Answer: 30 July 2007