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Don Sharp was born on the island of Tasmania off of Australia, and began his show-business career there as an actor. After World War II he traveled to England and continued his acting carer. He became a director in the mid-1950s and turned out some low- and medium-budget musicals, such as the Tommy Steele vehicle The Dream Maker (1963). In the mid-1960s he was hired by horror specialist Hammer Films and turned out some well-received thrillers, including The Kiss of the Vampire (1963), his first for Hammer. He worked on a few films as second-unit director, most notably Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965), before returning to directing again, and turned out a string of thrillers, horror films and comedies. Towards the end of his career he worked in television on mini-series.- Venetia Cuninghame was born on 2 April 1946 in Westminster, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Penny for Your Thoughts or 'Birds, Dolls & Scratch' English Style (1966). She died on 10 January 2017 in Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, UK.
- Arthur Helmore was born on 8 April 1858 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Kipps (1921) and The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol (1920). He died on 14 June 1941 in Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, UK.