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Juliet Berto was born on 16 January 1947 in Grenoble, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. She was an actress and writer, known for Neige (1981), Duelle (1976) and Cap Canaille (1983). She was married to Michel Berto. She died on 10 January 1990 in Breux-Jouy, Essonne, France.

Diane Polley was born on 31 August 1936 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress and casting director, known for Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983), The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) and American Playhouse (1980). She was married to Michael Polley and George Deans-Buchan. She died on 10 January 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Yvonne Peattie was born on 3 August 1916 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Dead Heat (1988), Dangerous Crossing (1953) and Carnival Rock (1957). She died on 10 January 1990 in North Hollywood, California, USA.

William Sanders was born on 22 January 1906 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Man to Beat Jack Johnson (1910), Little Willie's Adventure with a Tramp (1910) and Willie Challenges Jim Jackson (1911). He died on 10 January 1990 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

He was known as the 'dean of Hollywood art directors'. Lyle Wheeler worked on more than 350 films, winning five Academy Awards ("Gone with the Wind", "Anna and the King of Siam"', The Robe (1953), The King and I (1956) and The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)) and was nominated for twenty-four others. The former magazine illustrator and industrial designer (also a graduate in architecture from the University of Southern California) started at MGM in 1931 as a layout artist and soon worked his way up to becoming assistant art director under Cedric Gibbons. From the mid-1930s he began to work for David O. Selznick as a set designer and quickly proved his creative flair.

His first picture as associate art director was The Garden of Allah (1936) (replacing Sturges Carne). Wheeler applied the new Technicolor dye transfer process to its fullest advantage, giving the finished product sharper definition and enhanced richness of colour. In 1939, he worked with production designer William Cameron Menzies on Gone with the Wind (1939). He created the sets for Tara and was responsible for the burning of Atlanta (suggesting to set ablaze the old King Kong (1933) and The King of Kings (1927) sets on the backlot). A long time later, he reminisced, saying "I had to argue with Selznick about everything. ..I always won, too, at least in my own mind" (People,March 27 1989). Wheeler became supervising art director at 20th Century Fox in 1944 and head of the studio's art department three years later. During his tenure, he worked on some of the most sumptuous-looking films of the period, including Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) and The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) -- and, of course -- 'The King and I' with its visually stunning interiors. His outstanding black-and-white films are all characterised by sharp, clean lines, notable examples being Rebecca (1940), Laura (1944) and All About Eve (1950). He was also capable of creating amazing sets, as exemplified by the avant-garde nightclub in Selznick's The Young in Heart (1938). One of Wheeler's few regrets was the fact that one of his masterpieces, Anna and the King of Siam (1946), had to be shot in black & white because of a painter's strike.

Financial problems forced Wheeler to sell his house in Pacific Palisades in 1982 and putting his five Academy Awards into storage. Unable to cover the rent for that storage, the Oscars, hidden within eleven boxes marked 'Wheeler' were eventually auctioned off, selling for $175. Through the efforts of a sympathetic individual, Lyle was eventually reunited with at least one of them.

Pilar Arcos was born on 6 June 1893 in Havana, Cuba. She was an actress and composer, known for The Prodigal Returns (1939), Castillos en el aire (1938) and El rancho del pinar (1939). She died on 10 January 1990 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Mino Guerrini was born on 16 December 1927 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Gli altri racconti di Canterbury (1972), Omicidio per appuntamento (1967) and Le miniere del Kilimangiaro (Afrikanter) (1986). He died on 10 January 1990 in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Victor Adams was born on 28 March 1901 in Piraeus, Greece. He was an actor, known for Scouts to the Rescue (1939), The Duke Comes Back (1937) and Here's Flash Casey (1938). He died on 10 January 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jeanette Rollins was an actress, known for Terror in the Jungle (1968) and Crossroads (1955). She died on 10 January 1990.

Aldo Bassan was born on 22 February 1926 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was a director and producer, known for Terra amara (1982), Selvaggia (1959) and I figli di Olimpia (1964). He died on 10 January 1990 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Yuri Vyshinsky was born on 24 September 1923 in Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Governorate, RSFSR, USSR [now Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Belyy sneg Rossii (1980), Zalp Avrory (1965) and V kvadrate 45 (1956). He died on 10 January 1990 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].

Dillard Clayton Thomason was born on 6 May 1903 in Oklahoma, USA. He died on 10 January 1990 in California, USA.

Drew Middleton was born on 14 October 1913 in New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Leaders of the Twentieth Century (1978), The World at War (1973) and Question Time (1979). He died on 10 January 1990 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.