John Curtis Holder, Jr. ( February 19, 1947 – May 15, 1985 ), better known as Jackie Curtis, was an American actor, writer, singer and Warhol Superstar.

* Morons from Outer Space ( 1985 )-Bernard ; also co-wrote the script with Griff Rhys Jones

In 1985, Brown co-wrote " Material Girl ", which became one of Madonna's biggest hits and signature song.

In 1985 he co-wrote, with SF author Dean Ing, a popularization of this and other unconventional propulsion concepts in " The Future of Flight ", published by Baen.

He also co-wrote " The Show ", the theme song to the 1985 ITV drama series Connie, which became a top 30 hit for vocalist Rebecca Storm.

* Connie ( TV series, co-wrote theme tune " The Show " 1985 )

She later co-wrote the book Cats of Shambala ( 1985 ) about the experience.

Other features quickly followed and, in 1981, he co-wrote ( with Michael Bakewell ) BBC Radio 4's adaptation of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and has also adapted C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia and Mervyn Peake's Titus Groan and Gormenghast for Radio 4, for which he received a Sony Radio Award in 1985.

Between 1985 and 1987, he co-wrote what is perhaps his best-known song, " Fairytale of New York ", which he performed with Kirsty MacColl.

He wrote and produced a 1985 cabaret show for Whiting which featured Mercer's music, and in 1996 co-wrote and produced Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: The Jazz Concert ( inspired by the Mercer music used in the film, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ).

Ten years earlier, Rolf Løvland also co-wrote the song " La det swinge " ( Let it swing ) that secured Norway its first Eurovision Song Contest victory in 1985.

Into 1984, his various talents were employed on recordings as diverse as James Young's ( Styx ) first solo album, City Slicker for which he co-wrote and produced ; John Abercrombie's Night ; Mick Jagger's first solo album, She's the Boss ; and Jeff Beck's Flash which included Hammer's song " Escape ", winner of the 1985 Grammy award for " Best Rock Instrumental Performance ".

) In 1985 he directed his one film, Return to Oz, which he co-wrote with Gill Dennis.

In 1985 he co-wrote ( along with Scott Van Duyne ) and published the workbook Preliminary Studies in the Virtual Pitch Continuum.

His first professional theatre production was a musical version of Charles Dicken ’ s Hard Times which he co-wrote and directed at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry, since then occasional theatre work includes in 1985 The Seagull ( also co-translator ) with Vanessa Redgrave, Natasha Richardson and Jonathan Pryce and Samuel Beckett's Endgame ( 2006 ) with Kenneth Cranham and Peter Dinklage which opened at the Gate Theatre, Dublin on Samuel Beckett's 100th birthday and later transferred to the Barbican.

In the fallow period of the late seventies / early eighties as the various Beach Boys diverted talents to other projects, Jardine's voice remained central in their irregular shared work and he can be heard prominently on songs like 1979's " It's a Beautiful Day ," which he co-wrote with Mike Love and which later appeared on 1981's " Ten Years of Harmony " compilation assembled by James William Guercio for Caribou CBS, and one-off movie-featured songs like "" Happy Endings "" ( 1985 ) and " Problem Child " ( 1990 ).

* George Perdikis ( 1985 – 1987, 1989 – 1990 ) Left the band before their first album, but co-wrote most of the songs on it.

To Live and Die in L. A. is a 1985 American thriller film directed by William Friedkin and based on the novel by former U. S. Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, who co-wrote the screenplay with Friedkin.

After a jam session in 1985, Michaeli and Tempest co-wrote the ballad " Carrie ".

In 1985, Yronwode and cartoonist Trina Robbins co-wrote the Eclipse book Women and the Comics, on the history of female comic-strip and comic-book creators.

Terry Glaze co-wrote " Down Below ", with an earlier recording of the song appearing on Pantera's third album I Am the Night ( 1985 ).

He co-wrote most of the songs for the band, which achieved two of its biggest hits with the ballads " Waiting for a Girl Like You ", which spent ten weeks at # 2 on the 1981-82 American Hot 100, and " I Want to Know What Love Is ", which was a # 1 hit internationally ( US & UK ) in 1985.

He joined the band in 1985, two years after their formation, and co-wrote their number one album, Spartacus.

In 1985 he produced three songs on Jennifer Holliday's album " Say you love me ", the biggest hit being " No frills love ", a song he co-wrote, co-produced, arranged and remixed.

In documentary television, in 2010 Murray co-wrote and presented the BBC Two documentary Davis v Taylor: The ' 85 Black Ball Final, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1985 World Snooker Championship final.

At Live Aid, held at Wembley on 13 July 1985, in front of the biggest-ever TV audience of 1. 9 billion, Queen performed some of their greatest hits, during which the sold-out stadium audience of 72, 000 people clapped, sang, and swayed in unison.

The Mulroneys with President and Mrs. Reagan in Quebec, Canada, March 18, 1985, the day after the famous " Shamrock Summit ", when the two leaders sang " When Irish Eyes are Smiling.

In 1985 she sang a duet with Ian Charleson of the Irving Berlin song " You're Just in Love " in A Royal Night of One Hundred Stars.

Also in 1985, he sang the introduction and chorus to " Money for Nothing " by Dire Straits.

On April 7, 1985 Norman appeared on Rockspell, a BBC television special hosted by Cliff Richard, with whom he sang " The Rock that Doesn't Roll ".

In 1985, she sang and appeared in the video of " Sun City ", the anti-apartheid record written and produced by guitarist Steven Van Zandt.

On January 19, 1985, she sang at the nationally-televised 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala, the day before the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan.

In 1985 he sang William Butler Yeats poetry.

Also in 1985, James produced and wrote the Eddie Murphy hit " Party All the Time "; he also sang on the track.

He also sang for the films Tansen ( 1958 ) and Ankahee ( 1985 ) where latter fetched him National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

On January 19, 1985, he sang Wind Beneath My Wings at the nationally-televised 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala the day before the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan.

In 1985, as a 13-year-old chorister in the King's House School choir, Dallaglio and 20 other choristers sang backing vocals on the song " We Don't Need Another Hero " by Tina Turner.

Apart from drumming, Tucker sang co-lead vocals on three Velvet Underground songs: the acoustic guitar number " After Hours " and the strange poem set to music " The Murder Mystery ", both from 1969's The Velvet Underground album, as well as " I'm Sticking with You ", a song recorded in 1969 but left ( officially ) unreleased until it appeared on the 1985 outtakes compilation VU.

The Mulroneys with President and Mrs. Reagan in Quebec, Canada, March 18, 1985, the day after the two leaders famously sang " When Irish Eyes are Smiling ".

Earlier, in 1985, they participated in the Hall & Oates live album Live at The Apollo recorded at a benefit at New York City's Apollo Theater ; and sang with the duo at Live Aid in Philadelphia and the MTV Video Music Awards in New York.

In 1978 she starred in a London art-theatre production of the Brecht and Weill play Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, and in 1985 she sang Brecht and Weill's " Surabaya Johnny " on the Hal Willner-produced Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill.

She sang on major national television and radio campaigns for products including Dr Pepper, Coca-Cola and Chrysler, which sponsored her 1985 – 1986 " Hold Me " tour.

She sang in a fashion similar to that of " The Great Gig in the Sky " on the track " The War Song " on Culture Club's Waking Up with the House on Fire album in 1984, as well as on the track " Yellowstone Park " on the Tangerine Dream album Le Parc in 1985.

On January 19, 1985, she sang at the 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala, the day before the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan.

Smith penned and sang the next two singles, both from their Fundamental album produced by Richard Gottehrer and released in September 1985, which peaked at No. 3.

Some of the 1985 demos that Mark sang on were released as a part of the Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid compilation.

From 1983 to 1985 Bianco was featured and sang and danced in the famous prime time Saturday Italian variety show Al Paradise.

Brooker sang lead vocal on the Alan Parsons Project song " Limelight ", on their 1985 album, Stereotomy.

On January 19, 1985, the Gatlin Brothers sang " All the Gold in California " at the nationally-televised 50th Inaugural Gala, the day before the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan.