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Heather North was an American voice actress from Pasadena, California. She was the regular voice of amateur detective Daphne Blake from 1970 to 1985, voicing the character in 7 different television series. She briefly resumed the role in 1997 for a guest appearance of Daphne in the animated series "Johnny Bravo". She voiced Daphne again for the direct-to-video films "Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire" (2003) and "Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico" (2003). She then mostly retired from acting.
North was born in 1945. She started her acting career c. 1956, at the age of 11. She had several guest-roles in television series of the 1960s, such as "My Three Sons", "Gidget", and "The Monkees". She made her film debut in the drama film "Git" (1965). She played Elaine Garrett, the adolescent daughter of dog breeder Andrew Garrett. Her character found no love or affection from her father, but found romance in his employee Deke (played by Jack Chaplain).
In 1967, North joined the cast of the soap opera "Days of Our Lives". She played Sandy Horton, a granddaughter of the original main character Dr. Thomas Horton (played by Macdonald Carey). North remained in this role until 1972, when her character was written out. Sandy was reintroduced in 1982, but played by a different actress.
In 1969, North was a roommate of fellow actress Nicole Jaffe. Jaffe was voicing Velma Dinkley in the mystery animated series "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" (1969-1970). Stefanianna Christopherson was voicing Daphne Blake, Velma's partner in mystery solving. Christopherson quit the role when she and her husband relocated to New York, and Jaffe recommended North to serve as Christopherson's replacement. North voiced Daphne in several episodes of the animated series' second season.
In 1971, North played the female lead Jennifer Scott in the comedy film "The Barefoot Executive". Jennifer and her boyfriend were the co-owners of a chimpanzee who could predict whether a new television series was going to be a hit or a flop. That same year, North married television producer H. Wesley Kenney (1926-2015). He was the producer of "Days of Our Lives" and they had met on the soap opera's set. Their marriage lasted until his death in 2015.
Animation studio Hanna-Barbera next recruited North to voice Daphne Blake in "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" (1972-1973), the first sequel to the original Scooby-Doo series. In this one, the Mystery, Inc. gang of detectives joined forces with various guest stars. The series featured crossovers with characters from "Harlem Globetrotters", "Josie and the Pussycats", "Jeannie", "Speed Buggy", "The Addams Family" and "Batman and Robin".
After a hiatus of several years, North resumed the role of Daphne in "The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour" (1976). It featured two different segments about crime-fighting dogs and their owners. She voiced Daphne in all 3 seasons of "The Scooby-Doo Show" (1976-1978). The show was variously broadcast with several packages of Hanna-Barbera shows. North also voiced incidental characters in the superhero series "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" (1978-1980).
Her next appearance in a Scooby-Doo series was in "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" (1979-1980). In this series, Scrappy-Doo was added as the new co-protagonist, and Daphne's role was increasingly de-emphasized. Daphne was eventually written out of the series. North returned to voice Daphne in "The New Scooby Doo Mysteries" (1983-1984), where Daphne was re-introduced as a co-protagonist. Daphne was depicted as a reporter for this series, but continued solving mysteries.
North had her last regular appearance in a Scooby-Doo television series in "The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo" (1985). It was the first series in the franchise to have an ongoing story-line. Scooby-Doo and his owner Shaggy Rogers were manipulated into releasing 13 powerful ghosts and demons from captivity. They and a small group of allies (including Daphne) then had to recapture the ghosts, while each ghost schemed to eliminate them. The next series in the franchise was "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" (1988-1991), which featured child versions of the main characters. North was replaced as the regular voiced of Daphne by a younger actress, Kellie Martin.
North mostly retired from acting in 1985, after Hanna-Barbera ceased requiring her services. She emerged from retirement once in 1997, and twice in 2003. In all three occasions, she voiced her signature role of Daphne. She was widowed in 2015, when her husband H. Wesley Kenney died of cardiac arrest. North herself died in November 2017, at the age of 71. She was suffering from bronchiolitis, a respiratory disease.
Though long gone, North remains one of the most popular voice actresses of the 1970s and the 1980s. Several actresses have voiced Daphne Blake since North's heyday, but none has been identified with this role to the degree that North was. Despite her limited success in live-action roles, North is fondly remembered for a few notable comedy roles.- Roger Bizley was born in 1930 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Ivanhoe (1970), The Tomorrow People (1973) and I, Claudius (1976). He died on 29 November 2017 in Ilminster, Somerset, England, UK.
- Véronique Nordey was born on 15 June 1939 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for The Big Scare (1964), L'espion aux cent visages (1961) and The Crucible (1957). She was married to Jean-Pierre Mocky. She died on 29 November 2017 in Lyon, France.
- Director
- Writer
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Slobodan Praljak was born on 2 January 1945 in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was a director and writer, known for Povratak Katarine Kozul (1989), Blesan i Tulipan (1976) and Jegulje putuju u Sargasko more (1979). He was married to Kacusa Babic. He died on 29 November 2017 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.- Aldo Sprovieri was born on 16 January 1931 in Luzzi, Italy. He was an actor, known for Il barcaiolo di Amalfi (1954) and Attila (1954). He died on 29 November 2017 in Rome, Italy.
- Paul Eagle was born in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, N.Y. on August 20, 1926. During World War 2 Paul enlisted in the Navy at age 17. He was made a Corpsman and was for part of his service stationed on the Destroyer Tender, the U.S.S. Alcor. Paul had a lifelong fascination with the movies and the theater. His favorite actor growing up was the great Paul Muni. Eagle was entranced with Muni's ability to transform himself from role to role. It was a standard of excellence that Paul would try to hold himself to when he began to act in local community and summer stock theaters years later when Paul was in his thirties. He would often look for the character roles that would allow him to move into a whole new personality, often priding himself on his skill with accents and various characterizations. Some of his favorite theater roles were as Brigadier General Clifton Garnet in "The Command Decision", Felix Ducotel in "My Three Angels" and the abortionist Kurt Schneider (referred to as Karl in the film) in "Detective Story". Later in life when Paul retired from 30 years of work as a salesman for "General Cigar", Paul decided to take the serious step of trying to become a professional actor (his credits being noted in his filmography). One additional credit he had was on the soap, "The Guiding Light", where he played the character, "Smitty" in January of 1994. Ever striving to learn his craft Paul took classes at H.B. Studios where he studied with Bill Hickey and Sandy Dennis. Paul also worked in print and commercials and he always kept his hand in the theater having performed a number of roles at various local New Jersey theaters such as the Pax Amicus Theater Castle in Budd Lake, N. J. Unfortunately illness eventually prevented Paul from continuing his acting dream, but at a relatively advanced age, he did finally succeed in becoming a working actor. No small achievement in a highly competitive and meaningful art-form that so many unsung artists achieve from hard work on their craft and the determination to work. Paul passed away from natural causes on November 29, 2017 having been a father to six children and grandfather to 12 grandchildren. He was married for over 48 years to the love of his life, Muriel.
- Music Department
Charles Duvelle was born on 28 March 1937 in Paris, France. He is known for Fellini Satyricon (1969) and Des mots de minuit (1999). He died on 29 November 2017 in Paris, France.- The executive producer of the short films One Night Only, A Stitch in Time and the feature film Love Possibly. Born in South Africa and moved to the UK in the early 1960s. After studying biochemistry, she switched careers to become a public relations executive, an advertising copywriter, documentary scriptwriter and freelance journalist. She had recently published three books: A Straight Story of a Bent Life, Time to Forget and An Element of Chance. She passed away on 29th November 2017.
- Robert Bilbo Walker was born on 19 February 1937 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA. He died on 29 November 2017 in California, USA.
- Verena Stefan was born on 3 October 1947 in Bern, Switzerland. She died on 29 November 2017 in Montreal, Canada.
- Mary Lee Berners-Lee was born on 12 March 1924 in Hall Green, Birmingham, England, UK. She was married to Conway Berners-Lee. She died on 29 November 2017.
- Fran Hopper was born on 13 July 1922 in Maryland, USA. She died on 29 November 2017 in New Jersey, USA.
- Additional Crew
Robert Mandat was born on 23 December 1955 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA. Robert is known for Straight Up (1988). Robert died on 29 November 2017 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Rocio Gancedo died on 29 November 2017 in Capital Federal, Argentina.
- William C. Steinkraus was born on 12 October 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was married to Helen Ziegler. He died on 29 November 2017 in Darien, Connecticut, USA.
- László Benke was born on 28 April 1943 in Újvárfalva, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Nyugattól keletre, avagy a média diszkrét bája (1994), Amerikai anzix (1975) and A fantom ász (1997). He died on 29 November 2017.
- Aleksandr Dubovich was an actor, known for Hetmanski kleinody (1993), Vpered za skarbamy hetmana! (1993) and Preodoleniye (1982). He died on 29 November 2017.