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- William Hartnell was born on 8 January 1908, just south of St. Pancras railway station in London. In press materials in the 1940s he claimed that his father was a farmer and later a stockbroker; it turns out that he had actually been born out of wedlock, as his biography "Who's There?" states.
At age 16 he was adopted by Hugh Blaker, a well-known art connoisseur, who helped him to get a job with Sir Frank Benson's Shakespearean Company. He started as a general dogsbody--call-boy, assistant stage manager, property master and assistant lighting director--but was occasionally allowed to play small walk-on parts. Two years later he left Benson's group and went off on tour, working for a number of different theatre companies about Britain. He became known as an actor of farce and understudied renowned performers such as Lawrence Grossmith, Ernest Truex, Bud Flanagan and Charles Heslop. He played repertory in Richmond, Harrogate, Leeds and Sheffield and had a successful run as the lead in a touring production of "Charley's Aunt." He also toured Canada in 1928-29, acquiring much valuable experience.
On his return to England, Hartnell married actress Heather McIntyre. He starred in such films as I'm an Explosive (1933), The Way Ahead (1944), Strawberry Roan (1944), The Agitator (1945), Query (1945) and Appointment with Crime (1946).
His memorable performance on the television series The Army Game (1957) and the movie This Sporting Life (1963) led to him being cast as the Doctor on Doctor Who (1963), for which he is best remembered. His son-in-law is agent Terry Carney. His granddaughter is Jessica Carney (real name Judith Carney), who authored a biography of her grandfather, "Who's There?", in 1996. - Music Department
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Pete Ham was born on 27 April 1947 in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was a composer, known for Boss Level (2020), The Departed (2006) and Casino (1995). He died on 23 April 1975 in London, England, UK.- Actress
Santa Tuomi was born on 30 May 1897 in Porvoo, Finland. She was an actress. She was married to Arvi Tuomi. She died on 23 April 1975.- Vasili Neshchiplenko was born on 31 January 1907. He was an actor, known for Under Sunny Skies (1948), Po tonkomu ldu (1966) and Dva druga (1941). He died on 23 April 1975 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Actress
Childhood friends with Jane Withers, Eleanor first appeared on stage in "Fly Away Home" (May 1940) and then "Zero Hour" (Nov 1940) with Richard Gaines. Her first film was "You'll Find Out" (1940) with Kay Kryser. In 1942 she had a leading role in "Man With Two Lives" with Edward Norris. After a two year stint with the USO Show she came back to have a minor role (the "Freshman") in the movie "Take Care Of My Little Girl" (1951) with Mitzi Gaynor. She continued to model until her marriage to Robert Lawson in 1953.- Rolf Dieter Brinkmann was born on 16 April 1940 in Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany. He died on 23 April 1975 in London, England, UK.
- Veronica Larkin was an actress, known for The Old Melody (1913). She died on 23 April 1975 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.