Celebrities born on settembre 16

Mardik Martin (September 16, 1934 – September 11, 2019) was an American screenwriter of such classics as Mean Streets, New York, New York, and Raging Bull directed by his lifelong friend Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro. Mardik Martin is among the revered screenwriters on the Writers Guild of America's list of 101 Greatest Screenplays. Martin Mardik was born into a family of Armenian genocide survivors that fled to Iran. They later moved to Iraq. Although his family in Iraq was wealthy, he fled the country to avoid the draft and arrived in New York City in a penniless state. In Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Peter Biskind’s 1998 book on the New Hollywood, the author writes that Martin had to wash dishes to pay his way through NYU, where he met fellow student Martin Scorsese in 1961. The two formed a close friendship and worked together on Scorsese's early projects such as It's Not Just You, Murray! and the semi-autobiographical Season of the Witch, which ultimately became Mean Streets. According to Biskind, "The two young men sat in Martin's Plymouth Valiant and wrote. In the winter, in the cold and snow." Martin also shared writing credits on the Scorsese films New York, New York (with Earl Mac Rauch) and Raging Bull (with Paul Schrader). In 2014, Martin co-wrote the screenplay of the German drama The Cut, which won a special mention by the Young Jury Members of the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival for its director Fatih Akin at the 2014 Venice Film Festival. Martin died of unknown causes on September 11, 2019. He was found dead in his house five days short of his 85th birthday.

Faith Hubley was an animator, known for her experimental work both in collaboration with her husband John Hubley, and on her own following her husband's death.

Sean Frye was born in Hollywood to an American actor and an Irish native. Pushed into child labor (commercial television) at age 6, Frye was already studying with Mr. Lee Strasberg at The Actors Studio in Hollywood by age 9. Frye was eventually spotted in a Crest toothpaste commercial by director Ted Kotcheff and landed the role (sight unseen) of son Billy in the 1977 film "Fun with Dick and Jane." Father Virgil Frye (1930-2012) met caterer Sondra Peluce on the set of one of Frye's commercial television film shoots for M&M Candies, and his sister (actress, Soleil Moon Frye) was born soon thereafter. Frye "introduced" Soleil to his talent agency Herb Tannen & Associates and sister Soleil went on to much greater success. Sean Frye co-starred in long running stage productions of "The Petrified Man" opposite Marian Mercer, La MaMa Theater's "Skyjack '76, Entebbe" (Drama Critics Circle Award winner), and the madcap comedy "Crazy Marriage." Frye co-starred as Elizabeth Montgomery's son in two consecutive TV productions ("The Awakening Land" and "Act of Violence") and also portrayed Melissa Gilbert's very first love interest on "Little House on the Prairie." Best remembered as co-star Steve in the blockbuster classic "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982), Frye was a world traveler by age 14. Briefly married to Rita Trinidad in 1987, Frye retired from the film industry in 1988, entering into social work following the death of two very close friends. In 1993 Frye met his spouse (retired army veteran Michael Alexander) when Alexander issued Frye a parking ticket in West Hollywood. The couple adopted their infant son (and center of their universe), Logan Frye Alexander, in 2003 and proceeded to live happily ever after. IMDb Mini Biography By: reservoir@att.net

Kristina Hughes, a New England native and a firm believer that through hard work and perseverance one's acting career can flourish to "expected heights" while unveiling "unexpected roles". While growing up in Medford, Massachusetts and attending Lexington Christian Academy in the suburbs of Boston in her late teens, she was captivated by the Entertainment Industry while acting in local theatre productions, participating in finishing school and involving herself in modeling. Ms. Hughes then took the next step to follow her curiosity and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English/Communications with a concentration in Writing and Theatre from Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. With the intent of making acting her career, she re-located to Los Angeles. Since the big move she has appeared on Boston Legal, Old School, Unwrapped, Days of Our Lives, --- has been cast in several independent films (notably as the lead in the psychological thriller Green River), well-known Web Series (The Resolve, Vegan 101) and has appeared in numerous national commercials. Not one to be shy of the stage, Kristina is also a valuable member of the Moveable Theatre Company. Behind the camera, Kristina is a producer of web content (The Resolve) and a series of commercials (Storitz.com). Kristina has traveled as a seminar leader or guest speaker for SAG Conservatory, SAG Foundation, The Actors Center, National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, The Image Awards, The Actor's Network, Acting Success Now, The Actors Fund, Children in Film, BizParentz, Actors Creative Workshop, The Sanford Meisner Studio, The ShowBiz Expo, Creative Actors Alliance, Women In Film and other numerous esteemed performing organizations. Kristina addresses the problems performers face and provides them with innovative solutions through Holdon Log's webware product, PerformerTrack. As an professional writer, you can find Kristina's published articles at PerformerNation.com and PageantNation.com. Kristina has been interviewed or her products reviewed in print with high praise for How to be a Working Actor, Back Stage, New England Entertainment Digest, Hollywood How-To, MovieMaker, Chuckle Monkey, Music Connection, Theatre Bay Area, Supermodels Unlimited, Amateur Stage. Kristina also enjoys embracing technology having appeared in podcasts and recorded interviews for The Thriving Artists Circle, REEL Ladies on the Spot, Actors Connect, Inside Entertainment, Business Of Entertainment and Everything Acting Podcast. Kristina is an accomplished equestrian, and is passionate about her charities (Paralyzed Veterans of America and The Lange Foundation).

Masami Suda (須田 正己, Suda Masami) was a Japanese animator and character designer.

Laureano Olivares is a Venezuelan actor best known for his role in Elia Schneider's movie Sicario at the age of 16.

Rex Trailer was born in Fort Worth, and raised just outside there. He spent summers at his grandfathers quarter horse ranch in Thurbur, Texas. While there, he owned his first horse. The hands on the ranch were rodeo riders, and taught him how to do trick roping, handle a bull whip, and play guitar. Trailer was also a square dance caller, and sang with a group called "The Rambling Rustlers". Eventually, he joined a rodeo, and while on tour, met movie star Gabby Hayes. He was hired to work at Hayes' summer ranch for kids in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Meeting Hayes changed Trailers life, and Hayes encouraged him into doing children's television as an on-air personality. In 1947, Trailer was working for the Dumont Television Network in New York City, first working as a scenery painter, but quickly rose to production coordinator, and then assistant director. He eventually became host of his own show, Oky Dokey Ranch. It featured Rex as a cowboy, and Oky Dokey was a cowboy puppet. Rex then went to Philadelphia when he heard they needed a host for a western style children's show. "Ridin' the Trail With Rex Trailer", which ran from 1950 to 1956. When the television station was sold to NBC, Rex still had two years remaining on his contract. He was offered to work for Westinghouse in either Cleveland or Boston. Rex chose Boston, and "Boomtown" was born. Rex got the name from the Clark Gable movie, and composed a theme song on the day he was hired. This proved to be his greatest success. The show ran from 1956 to 1974. Rex had a number of sidekicks during the run of the show. His first was "Pablo" played by Richard Kilbride. After Kilbride passed away in 1967, his next sidekick was "Cactus Pete", played by Terrance Currier, and finally "Sergeant Billy" played by Bill O'Brien. During this time, Rex made many appearances throughout the Boston area. He also teamed with a local travel agency in chaperoning children on trips to California theme parks called "Rex Trailer Goes West". He was also known as an advocate for children with disabilities. After "Boomtown" ended, Rex hosted a syndicated science series called "Earth Lab" until 1979. Besides being a cowboy, Rex was a licensed pilot was well as a skydiver, scuba diver and a water skier. He was also an accomplished singer, making two recordings in 1950. "Cowboys Don't Cry" and "Hoofbeats". Hoofbeats was used on Boomtown to bridge the scene between the bunkhouse and the Boomtown set. Trailer was married to Karoline "Cindy" Trailer from 1956 until her death in 2010. In 2012, Rex continued to appear in events in towns all over Massachusetts.He passed away at the age of 84 in Florida on January 9, 2013.

Roger Ross Williams (born September 16, 1962; Easton) is an American documentary director, producer and writer and the first African American director to win an Academy Award (Oscar), with his short film "Music by Prudence"; this film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2009.