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Roger Meddows Taylor (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician who performs as a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Queen, but has also served as songwriter and occasional lead vocalist.
As a songwriter, Taylor contributed songs to Queen's albums from the very beginning, composing at least one track on every album, and often singing lead vocals on his own compositions. He wrote or co-wrote three UK number 1s ("These Are the Days of Our Lives", "Innuendo" and "Under Pressure") and contributed a further major hits ("Radio Ga Ga", "A Kind of Magic","One Vision", "Heaven for Everyone", "Breakthru", and "The Invisible Man"). In addition to his drum work, Taylor routinely played keyboards, guitars and bass on his own songs. During the 1980s, in addition to his work with Queen, he formed a parallel band known as The Cross, in which he was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist. Taylor is also well-known for his falsetto vocal range.
By the time Queen's album 'News of the World' was released in 1977, Taylor had met his future girlfriend, Dominique Beyrand, who was working for Richard Branson at the time, who was at the helm of Queen's free concert at Hyde Park. They lived together from 1980 to 1987, raising their two children: actor Felix Taylor and doctor Rory Eleanor Taylor. They decided to get married for reasons relating to his estate, to protect his children's interests in the future. At the time, Taylor was seeing another girl, model/actress Deborah Leng, the Cadbury's Flake girl also seen in Queen's "Breakthru" video; he moved in with her a month after his marriage of convenience to Beyrand. Before Freddie Mercury's death, Taylor and Leng had their first child, drummer Rufus Taylor, who was born in March 1991. He ended up having two more children with Leng: models Tigerlily Taylor (1994) and Lola Leng-Taylor (2000). In late 2002, they decided to break up.
Taylor remarried on 26 August 2010, to Sarina Taylor. He resides in Guildford, Surrey, but also has a home in Helford, Cornwall. Her younger half-sister is fashion model Genevieve Potgieter.- Writer
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Carpenter began as an actor, having trained at the Old Vic Theatre School. Following repertory work he was first seen on screen playing character roles in television shows like Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as well as being regularly featured in Knight Errant Limited (1959) and The Citadel (1960). However, he became eventually dissatisfied with his acting career. By the end of the decade, he fulfilled a long-standing ambition and turned to writing adventure serials for imaginative young audiences. In addition, he made significant contributions to established series, such as The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972). At the centre of much of his own work are mysticism and English folklore.
Among his prolific output for ITV and BBC, he is perhaps best known for Catweazle (1970) (the story of an 11th Century wizard transported in time to the 20th Century where he is aided by a small boy), The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976), Dick Turpin (1979) and Robin Hood (1984). 'Robin' was one of the most popular programs on British television, capturing a nationwide audience of 12-13 million viewers per episode. It still has a huge fan base to this day. From the mid 1980s, Carpenter alternated writing scripts for comedy (Out of Sight (1996)) with period adventure (The Baker Street Boys (1983), based on premises set forth in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)). Carpenter won Writer's Guild of Great Britain Awards for both 'Catweazle' and 'Out of Sight'. His published works include novelisations of many of his most popular shows.- George William Russell is a British racing driver competes in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. He was the 2018 FIA Formula 2 champion and the 2017 GP3 Series champion, driving for ART in both campaigns. Following his Formula 2 championship win, Russell signed for Williams in 2019, making his debut at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, although he stood in for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. Russell achieved his first F1 podium with Williams at the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix. In 2022, Russell departed Williams to race for the Mercedes team, having been a member of the Mercedes Junior Driver Programme since 2017.
- Raymond Rollett was born on 9 March 1907 in Kings Lynn, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Fighting Pimpernel (1949), Great Expectations (1959) and Treasure Island (1957). He died on 19 December 1961 in London, England, UK.
- Celia Hewitt was born in 1933 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Whitehall Worrier (1967), Comedy Playhouse (1961) and Great Expectations (1974). She was previously married to Adrian Mitchell.
- Ex-Formula One racing driver; who drove for Tyrrell (1984-86), Zakspeed (1987), Williams (1988 - 1 GP), Brabham (1989, 1991) Benetton (1992), Ligier (1993, 1995), McLaren (1994), and Jordan (1996). He was the World Sportscar champion of 1988 and won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1990.
In 1997, Brundle became a Formula One co-commentator on ITV - Formula One (1997) for British television alongside Murray Walker, and remained there for the programme's entire run, winning the RTS Television Sports Award for best Sports Pundit four times: in 1998, 1999, 2005 and 2006.
In 2009, Brundle co-commentated for the BBC's Formula One coverage, later becoming the lead commentator alongside his friend David Coulthard for the 2011 season. In 2012, he moved over to Sky's Formula One coverage.
Brundle can be considered one of the best modern day Formula One drivers to have not won a Grand Prix, scoring multiple podium and points finishes in sub-standard cars. - Additional Crew
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Amy Eglen was born on 25 July 1993 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. Amy is a director, known for No Time to Die (2021), Meg 2: The Trench (2023) and The Aeronauts (2019).- Actor
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Mike Willoughby was born on 15 December 1971 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for True Test (2012), Hive and Colosseum.- Additional Crew
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Graham Easton was born on 26 June 1946 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is an assistant director and production manager, known for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), The Constant Gardener (2005) and Secrets & Lies (1996). He has been married to Sandra Waterman since 1972.- Producer
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Simon Edwards was born on 10 September 1981 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Six Hot Chicks in a Warehouse (2017), Lion (2014) and Beneath a Neon Tide (2014).- Sound Department
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Colin Needs was born in 1943 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. Colin is known for Assassin (1973) and The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972).- Actor
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Gerry Conway was born on 11 September 1947 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Final Option (1982), Beat-Club (1965) and In Concert (1972).- Hermene French was born in 1924 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Rush Hour (1958), The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956) and What's New? (1953). She died on 15 February 2012 in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, UK.
- Ian Hamilton was born on 24 March 1938 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He was married to Ahdaf Soueif and Gisela Dietzel. He died on 27 December 2001 in London, England, UK.
- Jamie Chestney was born on 15 November 1986 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK.
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John Barrett was born on 21 July 1913 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is known for Between the Tides (1958), In Deepest Britain (1976) and Country Game (1976). He died on 9 February 1999 in Tiers Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.- Jack Bostman was born on 20 March 1989 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is an actor, known for El Cucuy, Just Remember (2018) and The Game Changer (2019).
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John Waterhouse was born in 1928 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for Help Yourself (1950), Another Case of Poisoning (1949) and Comedy Playhouse (1961).- Celina Frediani was born in 1962 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. She is an actress, known for A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (1973).
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Jamie Randall was born on 5 March 1991 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Sticky Notes (2014).- Writer
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Arthur Bryant was born on 18 February 1899 in Dersingham, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Rheingold Theatre (1953), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Colonel Blood (1934). He died on 2 January 1985 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.- Actor
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Rory Cargill was born on 9 August 1991 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Deano (2019), The Astonishing Adventures of Alfred (2020) and Britain's Best Nosh (WT).- Actor
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Tim Walton was born on 25 February 1982 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is an actor and editor, known for Awake (2003), Reflections (2008) and The Parson's Pirates (2004).- Director
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Gavin Rye was born on 19 September 1982 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for World of Death (2016), Dogging (2009) and M Is for Medicine (2013).- Hardiman Scott was born on 2 April 1920 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK. He was married to Sue ?. He died on 15 September 1999 in Boxford, Suffolk, England, UK.