Celebrities born on agosto 15

Cao Yu is a famous cinematographer. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in feature film photography, and worked in photography at Beijing Film Studio.

Alan Madlane is a Detroit-based actor, script revisionist and screenwriter, best known for "Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo" (aka: "Wendigo," "Beyond the Mask," and "Train Station." He is also a former critic, copywriter and associate editor for the seminal rock and roll magazine CREEM from 1977-79. A proud member of SAG-AFTRA since 2014, he has been acting in films since 1980 and onstage since 1983. He has about 20 films and 75 stage productions to his credit, virtually all in the greater Detroit area. Other major roles or more notable films include "Dirty Trousers" (never completed) and "Amsteroid (aka Magic Mentah)," as well as "P. I. Blues," "Happy Hour" and "Malignant Separation." Born in Detroit, he grew up in Detroit and the nearby suburb of Livonia. He graduated from Livonia Churchill High School, class of 1975 (which is the same year Judy Greer, who also attended Churchill, was born). While at Churchill, he participated in the drama club, but not as an actor. He was recommended for his role in "Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo" by good friend Ron Asheton, late guitarist for The Stooges. He worked as a zookeeper and docent in the Detroit Zoological Park system from 1998-2000, and as a degreed librarian at several public libraries in the Detroit area. Other past jobs include having been an English professor, having tended bar in a strip joint, and having recovered dead bodies; also: film projectionist, cab driving, landscaping, waiting tables, selling tropical fish, and journalism. He is a member of MENSA and is listed in Who's Who in America. He holds a Masters degree in Library Science, as well as a Bachelors in English/Creative Writing with a minor in the Biomedical Sciences. He attended Wayne State University, Western Michigan University and Schoolcraft College. In addition to being an actor, he is a writer, poet, musician and photographer. His show biz idol has long been the late David Bowie. Among his many varied interests are: metaphysics and human potential; animal and human welfare; record, book and art collecting; sports, gambling and racing; astronomy; zoology and species survival; antiques, auctions and estate and garage sales; and more. He was born a twin, but his younger twin sister Denise died 30 minutes after being born. He has one living sister, Karen, eight years his junior. Despite several relationships, he has never married or had any known children. From 1992 to 2018, he had the stated privilege of having raised 13 stray and rescue cats. Alan still lives in the suburban Detroit area.

Nosher Powell was born on August 15, 1928 in Camberwell, London, England as George Frederick Bernard Powell. He is known for his work on Willow (1988), First Knight (1995) and Legionnaire (1998). He was married to Pauline Wellman. He died on April 20, 2013 in London.

Originally from Montreal, Marie-Josée Tremblay is an accomplished Algonquin filmmaker, visual artist, singer-songwriter and actress. Coming from a family of photographers, Tremblay began making photographs at the age of 9. Passionate about cinema, Tremblay studied communications and film at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and at Concordia University. She has made numerous shorts films and has worked with Wapikoni Mobile and Université du Québec à Montréal.

Charlie Shackleton is a British filmmaker, multimedia artist, and film critic. He has made several films, including Beyond Clueless, Fear Itself, and the 2016 protest film Paint Drying as well as the multimedia performance piece As Mine Exactly.

Born in 1969, Bernard Fanning is an Australian musician and performer, known for fronting ARIA award winning Brisbane rock band Powderfinger and for his ARIA winning solo music career. Outside of music, Fanning is known for a range of philanthropic activities, particularly in Australian Indigenous justice initiatives.

Loving husband, father and grandfather. Lucky to live a full 91 years. He had a life of success, happiness, family, wisdom and love. A pioneer in the early days of Television, Stanley was a messenger at Warner Bros at the age of 18. He enlisted in the First Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Corps in World War II launching his film editing career. Editing for a span over 50 years, Stanley was Post Production Supervisor and Supervising Editor at McCadden Productions, working on shows in the 1950's, such as, Burns and Allen, I Married Joan, The Bob Cummings Show, People's Choice, and The Jack Benny Show. Stanley became a Commercial Director directing commercials which led to forming his own Production Company and producing the feature, "Man-Trap" for Paramount Studios. Always an editor at heart, Stanley continued to edit in the 1960's and 1970's and 80's on TV Shows, The Beverly Hillbillies, My Favorite Martian, The Monkees, Get Smart, Columbo and Charlie's Angels. Later, he was an editor on the films, Young Doctors in Love and Milagro Beanfield War. A past President of America Cinema Editors and The Motion Picture Editor's Guild, Stanley loved Editing and training young people in the profession. Many famous Editors have gone on to great careers after passing through Stanley's Editing Room. Born in Chicago, Stanley moved with his mother to Los Angeles at a very young age. He spent a lot of time with his gradparents, growing up in Boyle Heights during the Depression. He went to Roosevelt High School and was on the track team. His hobbies were golf, watching sports and reading. He is survived by wife Diane Frazen; children, Nancy Frazen, Marcy Frazen Toschi, Robert Frazen; grandchildren, Matthew, Griffin, Spencer and Amy and first wife Frances Frazen. Stanley had a strong will to live and a passion for life. Always wanting his family around him, his love for his family was endless and he will be missed so much.