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Armed with an entrancing whiskey-like voice that complemented her stunning, creamy blonde looks, Southern-bred beauty Joanna Moore had so much going for her when her film and TV career first took off in the late 1950s. Sadly, what began as an exciting Hollywood carnival ride would all too soon careen out of control and turn into a dangerous and tragic rollercoaster ride filled with personal and professional ups and downs.
Born Dorothy Joan Cook on November 10, 1934 in Americus, Georgia, Joanna was the elder daughter of Dorothy Martha (née English) and Henry Anderson Cook III. A fatal car accident in 1941 took the lives of both her mother and her baby sister. When her father died from his severe injuries a year later, 7-year-old Joanna lived with her grandmother; when the lady grew too feeble to look after her, Joanna was adopted locally by a well-to-do family who changed her name from Dorothy to Joanna. In 1951, the 16-year-old girl married another teenager, Willis Moore, and divorced him within the year. She later enrolled at Agnes Scott, a women's college in Decatur, Georgia (near Atlanta).
Around this time, Joanna won a local Georgia beauty contest that would take her straight to Hollywood. Spotted at a party by a Universal producer, the actress was tested and quickly signed. A brief, impulsive marriage (1956-1957) to minor actor Don Oreck also occurred during this early career stage. She began as a lovely presence on such TV anthologies as "Lux Video Theatre," "Goodyear Theatre," "Studio One in Hollywood" and "Kraft Theatre," and also found work in top female lead and second lead roles in "B" movies. She started out promisingly as handsome George Nader's love interest in the film noir Appointment with a Shadow (1957), directed by Richard Carlson wherein both play crime reporters--he with an alcohol problem. She followed this with second femme roles in both the western comedy Slim Carter (1957) starring Julie Adams and Jock Mahoney as the title country singer, and the romantic drama Flood Tide (1958), which reunited her with Nader.
After Orson Welles gave her a small cryptic role in his classic film noir Touch of Evil (1958), Joanna went on to a secondary femme role in the Audie Murphy western Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) and co-starred as Arthur Franz's fiancée in the cult sci-fi horror programmer Monster on the Campus (1958) with Franz playing a Jekyll-and-Hyde college professor who turns ape caveman-like thanks to his radioactive exposure. She ended the decade with another second femme role in an "A" picture--The Last Angry Man (1959) starring Oscar-nominated Paul Muni as a Jewish doctor and featuring Joanna in a romantic subplot involving married TV producer David Wayne.
In the early 1960s, Joanna suffered severe auditory nerve loss (otosclerosis) to the point of having to read lips. An operation thankfully restored her hearing (in one ear) in 1962. By this time, Joanna had moved more towards TV and enjoyed guest parts on such dramatic shows as "Bourbon Street Beat," "Maverick," "The Rifleman," "Bat Masterson," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "The Rebel," "Adventures in Paradise" and "The Untouchables," with a few comedy shows such as "Bachelor Father" and "The Real McCoys" thrown in for good measure.
Joanna went on to portray more than a few wily females on screen as she did with her neurotic "Miss Precious" in the drama Walk on the Wild Side (1962), sexy "Alisha Claypoole" in the Elvis Presley vehicle Follow That Dream (1962), and Southern belle "Desiree de La Roche" in the light-hearted Disney comedy Son of Flubber (1962). She played the same kind of crafty gals on such TV shows as "Perry Mason," "Route 66," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Bewitched", and "The Wild Wild West." She is perhaps best remembered, however, for her down-home benevolent role of Peggy, the four-episode girlfriend of Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) in the third season of TV's The Andy Griffith Show (1960).
At the peak of her career, Joanna married her third husband, "Prince Charming" actor Ryan O'Neal, on April 3, 1963. O'Neal would soon make a huge TV impact as handsome but troubled "Rodney Harrington" on the prime time soaper Peyton Place (1964). The exceptionally good-looking couple became a popular Hollywood twosome and went on to have two children who also became actors: Tatum O'Neal and Griffin O'Neal. Joanna's marriage to O'Neal was stormy, to say the least, and they divorced in February 1967.
Joanna went into a gradual, deep decline after her divorce from O'Neal. Depression set in and she developed a severe amphetamine and alcohol addiction. Multiple arrests over time for drunk driving (one much later resulted in the loss of three fingers) led to her losing custody of her children in 1970. That same year she checked into a state hospital for psychiatric treatment. Sadly, both her children, Tatum and Griffin, would battle similar substance abuse problems as adults. There was also talk that Joanna was growing more and more bizarre, living in self-styled communes and isolating herself from any Hollywood contact. She went on to marry and divorce a third and fourth time.
For awhile Joanna managed to stay afloat on both film with such occasional second-string offers as the sci-fi chiller Countdown (1967); the comedy caper Never a Dull Moment (1968); the "bikersploitation" yarn J.C. (1972) and the all-star thriller The Hindenburg (1975). She also co-starred in the TV adaptation of Three Coins in the Fountain (1970) with Yvonne Craig and Cynthia Pepper and was seen fairly regularly on such late 1960's TV programs as "The Virginian," "Judd for the Defense," "The High Chaparral," "The F.B.I.," "The Name of the Game," "The Waltons," "Kung Fu," "Bronk," "Police Story," "Petrocelli", and "The Blue Knight."
After this, however, Joanna's personal life unravel dramatically, which spilled into her professional career. By the late 1970s, Joanna, still abusing drugs and alcohol, had to be supported financially by daughter, Tatum, now an Oscar-winning film star. Little was heard for nearly a decade when it was learned that the actress was living in the Palm Springs area (Indian Wells) involving herself in small theater projects.
A long-time smoker, Joanna was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1996 and died a year later on November 22, 1997, age 63, with Tatum by her side. She was interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in her hometown of Americus, Georgia. In 2015, grandson Kevin Jack McEnroe (son of Tatum and her then-husband/tennis star John McEnroe) published a gripping novel entitled "Our Town," a "fictionalized account" of the damaging effects of substance abuse on a family. It is said to be strongly based on his own grandmother's devastating struggles.- Writer
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Bob Einstein was born on 20 November 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Bizarre (1979), Super Dave (1987) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000). He was married to Roberta Marie Smith and Cathy Maureen Kilpatrick. He died on 2 January 2019 in Indian Wells, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
A prolific young performer, child/juvenile Skippy Homeier was born George Vincent Homeier on October 5, 1930. Beginning on radio in his native Chicago at age six ("Portia Faces Life"), he came to films at age 14 with Tomorrow, the World! (1944), which was originally a 1943 Broadway drama starring Skippy, Ralph Bellamy and Shirley Booth. Recreating his role of Emil Bruchner, he received excellent reviews for his chilling portrayal of a callous Nazi youth this time opposite Fredric March and Betty Field.
The fair, oval-faced, tousled-haired blond remained an often troublesome, unsympathetic teen in post-war films such as Boys' Ranch (1946) as an incorrigible character named "Knuckles," but he also displayed his charms with his jitterbugging title teen in Arthur Takes Over (1948) and likable young character in Mickey (1948).
Growing into adult roles (now billed as Skip Homeier or G.V. Homeier), he continued at a more menacing pace in movie westerns and crime dramas, notably Halls of Montezuma (1951), The Gunfighter (1950) (as Gregory Peck's nemesis), Cry Vengeance (1954) (as an albino hit man), Stranger at My Door (1956) and The Tall T (1957).
As Homeier's film career began to bog down in the late 1950's, he turned more and more to TV parts playing a few good guys at times just as a change of pace. In addition to a number of guest roles in such anthology series such as "Schlitz Playhouse," "Playhouse 90," "Zane Grey Theatre," "The Alcoa Hour," "Lux Video Theatre," "Armstrong Theatre," "Robert Montgomery Presents" and "Studio One in Hollywood" and "Science Fiction Theatre," Skip starred in a brief TV series as Dan Raven (1960).
Skip went on to appear in a host of guest roles on such 60's series as "Wanted: Dead or Alive," "The Millionaire," "The Loretta Young Show," "The Deputy," "The Rifleman," "The Defenders," "The Addams Family," "The Virginian," "Branded," "Perry Mason," "Burke's Law," "Combat!," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," "Bonanza," "Star Trek," "Lassie," "The Wonderful World of Disney," "Mannix" and "Mission: Impossible." A few film roles did come his way co-starring with Beverly Garland in the chiller Stark Fear (1962), and supporting Audie Murphy in the westerns Showdown (1963) and Bullet for a Badman (1964) and Don Knotts in the slapstick comedy The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
The remainder of Skip's career stuck closely to TV. He had a regular role as a doctor in the drama series The Interns (1970), and was a continuing guest star on a host of popular TV programs such as "Owen Marshall," "Police Woman, "The Blue Knight," "The Streets of San Francisco," "The Six Million Dollar Man," "The Bionic Woman," "Barnaby Jones," "Fantasy Island" and "Quincy." TV-movies and mini-series work included Two for the Money (1972), Voyage of the Yes (1973), Helter Skelter (1976), Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977) and The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979).
Skip phased out his career and retired completely following a featured role in the western film Quell and Co. (1982). Little was heard from him until his death on June 25, 2017 at the age of 86 from spinal myelopathy in Indian Wells, California. He was survived by his second wife, former actress Della Sharman and two sons from his first marriage.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Instantly recognisable, often bearded Liverpudlian character actor who regularly featured on stage and screen in period productions, police dramas, sitcoms and soaps during a career that spanned five decades. Extremely prolific and versatile, he took on just about any type of role, merrily alternating between bellicose, shifty, dependable, bucolic, curmudgeonly or avuncular types. His most prominent headliners included PC Wilmot in the Yorkshire-based sitcom Rosie (1977) and the titular character of the sci-fi comedy Kinvig (1981) penned by Nigel Kneale. Occasional scene-stealing turns in support included the deliriously mad Milo Renfield in Dracula (1979). Among innumerable other worthy supporting roles a list of standouts might include Gridley, the ruined chancery appellant in Bleak House (2005) ; Vic Snow in Where the Heart Is (1997) ; nouveau-riche timber merchant Melbury in The Woodlanders (1997) and the slightly seedy consular chauffeur Fidel Sanchez in Farrington of the F.O. (1986). He also voiced the slow-witted, mercilessly hen-pecked antagonist Mr. Tweedy in Aardman's animated feature Chicken Run (2000).
Before claimed by the stage, Haygarth briefly tried his luck at other fields of employment, including a period as a lifeguard in Torquay and a psychiatric nurse at Sefton Hospital in Liverpool. Having found his chosen vocation in repertory theatre he went from there to more distinguished roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic and the National Theatre. He won the Clarence Derwent Award in 1996 for his part in the play "Simpatico" and in 2003 appeared with Zoë Wanamaker in "His Girl Friday" and alongside Kenneth Branagh in "Edmond". Starting in 2007, he appeared as Alfred Doolittle in Peter Hall's production of "Pygmalion", a performance described by the reviewer of The Daily Telegraph as "delightfully funny" and "scene-stealing". Haygarth was an author writng plays and a book of poetry entitled "God wore Clogs". In 2014, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia which sadly claimed his life three years later at the age of 72.- Director
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- Writer
Richard Marquand was born on 22 September 1937 in Llanishen, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Nowhere to Run (1993) and Jagged Edge (1985). He was married to Carol Bell and Josephine Marquand. He died on 4 September 1987 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Fresh-faced, blue-eyed all-American looking Roger Perry was discovered by Lucille Ball and signed as a Desilu contract player, beginning his screen career in anthology television. An early chance for stardom came his way as the junior half of a father-and-son lawyer firm (the other half of the duo was played by Pat O'Brien) in Harrigan and Son (1960). A busy and versatile actor who had more talent than he was perhaps given credit for, Perry popped up in diverse genres throughout the 1960s. He notably had a guest role as the involuntarily time-travelling Air Force pilot John Christopher in Tomorrow Is Yesterday (1967). Prior to his acting career in the early 50s, Perry had served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force.
His characters could be sized up on the odd occasion as shifty types, dopers or nervous weaklings, but more often as down-to-earth cops, doctors or middle echelon military types. No stranger to science fiction and horror, his better known roles included a devious alien masquerading as a magazine writer in The Prophet (1967) and a sympathetic physician in Count Yorga, Vampire (1970). The doctor tag stuck and Perry went on to play medicos in a couple of camp cult favorites: The Return of Count Yorga (1971) (in which his character hurls a vampire off a balcony to his doom) and The Thing with Two Heads (1972) (as a collaborator of the demented scientist in residence, played tongue-in-cheek by Ray Milland). He also enjoyed frequent guest spots on crime time TV (notably Ironside (1967) and The F.B.I. (1965)) and soap opera (Falcon Crest (1981)).
Perry sidelined as a composer and songwriter for Los Angeles theatre productions, including a mid-1980s musical version of George Bernard Shaw's 'You Never Can Tell', which featured his future wife, Joyce Bulifant.- Because of his heavy generically "European" accent and Slavic-sounding surname (not an uncommon one among Czechs or Slovaks), many people assumed Oscar Homolka was Eastern European or Russian. In fact, he was born in Vienna (then Austria-Hungary), the multicultural capital of a large multi-ethnic empire at the time. It was there he began his successful stage career, which eventually led him to Hollywood. Homolka was one of the many Austrian and specifically Viennese actors (many of them Jewish) who fled Europe for the U.S. with the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. Although often typecast in villainous roles - Communist spies, Soviet-bloc military officers or scientists and the like - he was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Uncle Chris in I Remember Mama (1948).
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James Frawley was born on 29 September 1936 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Muppet Movie (1979), The Big Bus (1976) and The Monkees (1965). He was married to Cynthia Margaret. He died on 22 January 2019 in Indian Wells, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
His parents were circus acrobats and he became part of their act. When they changed to vaudeville and wound up in California, he got a job in the movies. The founder of Universal Pictures, Carl Laemmle changed his name to Lake. In silent films he played somewhat dimwitted youngsters, The long-running part of Dagwood in the "Blondie" series pretty much continued the the pattern into adult life. He and Penny Singleton also appeared in a half-hour "Blondie" radio series which ran from 1939 to 1950, airing on CBS, ABC and finally on NBC. The program's stylized opening line, delivered by Bill Goodwin became famous: "Uh-uh-uh. Don't touch that dial. It's time for ...[Lake:] Blond-dee".- Duncan Lamont began his career in the 1940's in Waterfront Women (1950) and Quentin Durward (1955) then went to Hollywood for Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). Returning to Britain he went into what he described as one of his happiest roles opposite Margaret Rutherford in Murder at the Gallop (1963). He described himself as a 'heavy with a capacity for light villainy' as he was never really a bad villain. When the film is nearly over there's usually justice to contend with, While sometimes he's was on the right side of the law never the less he always seems to end up dead or defeated. Television work took him to America for appearances in such as The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955), Hawaiian Eye (1959), and The Alaskans (1959), while British credits included such as Z Cars (1962), Danger Man (1960), and Dixon of Dock Green (1955).
- Dublin-born stage actor, producer and writer Dermot Walsh was the son of a journalist and educated at Dublin's St. Mary's College and National University, initially focusing on law. He studied drama at the Abbey Theatre School of Acting and built up his reputation performing at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. Some talent scouts in Ireland interested in making some pictures about his homeland happened to spot him in a production and eventually signed him up after he had made a choice move to London to further his career.
His first postwar film role was a bit part as a chauffeur in Bedelia (1946), but after signing with Rank he was groomed immediately for prime parts. In only his second feature he showcased well as the philandering "Wild Johnnie" in Hungry Hill (1947). He became a strong fixture for Rank in plush Gainsborough's Victorian costumers or crime melodramas such as Jassy (1947) and The Mark of Cain (1947), To the Public Danger (1948) and My Sister and I (1948) opposite such lovelies as Margaret Lockwood, Glynis Johns, Sally Ann Howes and Hazel Court, the last mentioned becoming his wife in 1949.
In 1949 the dark, dashingly handsome actor left Rank and began to freelance in assembly-line programmers such as Paper Gallows (1950), and co-starred with wife Hazel in two of them: Ghost Ship (1952) and Undercover Agent (1953). Keyed in to playing hard-boiled characters in rather murky thrillers, frustration set in when he was unable to extricate himself from his "B" reputation. He later focused on TV work, including the adventure series Richard the Lionheart (1962), and the theatre. Some of his more prominent stage work over the years included "Reluctant Heroes" (1950), "Relations Are Best Apart" (1954), "Mary, Mary" (1963), "Ring of Jackals" (1965), "Lady Frederick" (1970), and "No Sex Please, We're British" (1986), not to mention an abundance of cat-and-mouse whodunnits including "Murder Among Friends" (1978), "Who Killed Agatha Christie?" (1979) and "The Mousetrap" (1980). He also wrote the play "The Murder Line" in 1967 and produced a few of his later endeavors such as "Stage Struck" and "Blithe Spirit" both in 1982.
Walsh was married three times in all -- divorcing twice and surviving his third wife Elisabeth Scott, who died in 1993. He had four children from his three marriages: Sally, Michael, Olivia, and Elisabeth (also an actress). He died on June 26, 2002 at age 77. - Actor
- Production Manager
Len Goodman was born on 25 April 1944 in Farnborough, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor and production manager, known for Dancing with the Stars (2005), The Sword of the Lord (1976) and Love/Loss (2010). He was married to Sue Barrett and Cherry Kingston. He died on 22 April 2023 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.- Michael Spice was born on 20 May 1931 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hamlet (1961), Doctor Who (1963) and Six Days of Justice (1972). He was married to Polly Murch. He died on 2 November 1983 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
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After his first start in show business he quit because he was only getting about £7 a week and he went into the rag trade. Later a friend asked him to make a two week appearance at a theatre to help him out. In the show he impersonated a woman and found that he had a talent for female impersonation and went on from there. Once he was well established he opened his own night club near the West End which even attracted Royalty. If he was appearing in a West End show or at a theatre not too far away from London he would do that show, which would include the usual two performance on a Saturday then be driven to his club and do a performance there. He would always let the audience know that hidden under the glamorous gowns and make up was a fella by going up to the microphone on his first appearance on stage and in a deep masculine voice say 'whotcha Mates' .- Casting Director
Kathy Richards was born on 7 April 1938 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Kathy was a casting director, known for Escape (1990). Kathy was married to Robert Conrad Fenton Jr., Jack Michael Catain Jr., Kenneth Edwin Richards and Laurence Kenneth Avanzino. Kathy died on 2 March 2002 in Indian Wells, California, USA.- Charles Oliver was born on 21 June 1907 in County Cork, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Lady Vanishes (1938), Wings Over Africa (1936) and Midnight at the Wax Museum (1936). He was married to Noel Hood. He died on 29 March 1983 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- Actor
- Stunts
Guy Teague was born on 20 January 1913 in Mount Vernon, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Zane Grey Theatre (1956), Vigilante Hideout (1950) and The Kid from Amarillo (1951). He was married to Fredda Mae Merritt. He died on 24 January 1970 in Mineral Wells, Texas, USA.- Actor
- Producer
William Moss was born on 13 June 1920 in Greybull, Wyoming, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Big Cat (1949), Kilroy Was Here (1947) and Let's Go Steady (1945). He was married to Dianne Elizabeth Ingels, Ann Miller and Jane Withers. He died on 22 January 2017 in Indian Wells, California, USA.- Music Department
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Annunzio Paolo Mantovani was born November 15, 1905, in Venice, Italy, the son of a violinist who performed at La Scala under the baton of maestro Arturo Toscanini. Born into a musical household, Mantovani was taught the piano and music theory while a youth. When Mantovani's father was appointed conductor of the orchestra at London's Covent Garden theater in 1912, he moved with his family to England, which became his life-long home.
Following in his father's footsteps, Mantovani switched to violin at the age of 14, though he remained adept at the piano, which he used for composing music. At the age of 16, he made his debut as a professional violinist. As a member of a touring orchestra, he quickly matured as a performer and became a featured soloist. Appointed the conductor of the Hotel Metropole Orchestra in 1925, Mantovani made his first recordings with the group in 1928.
Mantovani's critical reputation as a virtuoso on the violin was established in 1930 and 1931 with a series of recitals. It was at this time, he organized the Tipica Orchestra to make radio broadcasts from London's tony Monseigneur restaurant. The Tipica Orchestra successfully toured England while recording for multiple labels in the period of 1932-1936, winding up on Columbia. Mantovani and the Tipica Orchestra scored major hits in the United States with "Red Sails in the Sunset" and "Serenade to the Night," after which Columbia changed the billing on the records to "Mantovani & His Orchestra." In 1940, Mantovani left Columbia and signed with Decca, which would be his label for the next 33 years.
Mantovani & His Orchestra were extremely popular in England during the early 1940s. During World War II, Mantovani served as musical director for a number of theatrical productions, but after the end of the war, Mantovani turned away from live performance and concentrated on recording. With arranger Ronald Binge, the former accordion-player for the Tipica Orchestra, Mantovania developed the lush sound he became famous for: the "cascading strings" (also known as "tumbling strings" effect. This emphasis on the string section that was his signature became a hallmark of "easy listening" music (also known as "light orchestral" music). The cascading strings effect (which was used frequently in movie and television scores for a generation afterwards by Mantovani imitators) was first employed on the 1951 single "Charmaine." The single sold over 1 million copies and opened the U.S. market to Mantovani's music for the first time since the mid-1930's.
Mantovani became a hit machine, releasing a plethora of hit singles in the early to mid-1950s, including "Song from Moulin Rouge," a #1 platter in 1953. Mantovani co-wrote and arranged (and backed with his orchestra) David Whitfield on his own #1 British smash "Cara Mia" in 1954, which cracked the U.S. Top Ten. He began recording long-playing records for Decca and its London subsidiary in 1954, and although the change-over of popular music to rock 'n roll limited his success on the singles chart, his albums sold millions, particularly in the U.S.
Over 40 Mantovani albums registered on the U.S. pop charts from 1955 to 1972, with 27 reaching the Top 40 and 11 scaling the heights into the Top Ten. His biggest hits were linked to the movies: "Film Encores," which went #1 in 1957 (his sole chart-topping LP), and "Mantovani Plays Music From 'Exodus' and Other Great Themes," a #2 hit in 1961. The "Exodus" LP moved over 1 million copies and remained on the charts for almost a year.
As the 1960s wore on, Mantovani's brand of pleasant, easy listening music increasingly diverged from mainstream tastes (and began to be seen as old-fashioned, something that belonged to the pre-rock 1950s along with round-screened, B+W TV sets). HIs LPs placed lower and lower on the charts, until they no longer charted at all after 1972's eponymous "Annunzio Paolo Mantovani." When the Decca label was dissolved and absorbed into MCA in 1973, his recording career came to an end. In all, he had recorded over 50 albums of his distinct brand of light orchestral music since the early 1950s.
Annunzio Paolo Mantovani died on March 30, 1980 at his country home in Tunbridge Wells, England. He was 74 years old.- Actor
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John Singer was born on 4 December 1923 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Not So Dusty (1936), The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936) and Fly Away Peter (1948). He died on 7 July 1987 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.- Additional Crew
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Don Ohlmeyer was born on 3 February 1945 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a producer and director, known for NFL Monday Night Football (1970), Special Bulletin (1983) and Stroh's Circle of Sports (1985). He was married to Linda Corinne Jonsson, Adrian Perry and Dorothy Ellen (Dossie) Mahaffey. He died on 10 September 2017 in Indian Wells, California, USA.- Cecile Chevreau was born on 1 April 1917 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Monkey (1978), Spaceways (1953) and Melba (1953). She was married to Jacques B. Brunius. She died in 1993 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- David Rose was born on 16 February 1931 in Hamnish, Herefordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gamble for a Throne (1961), Chain (1990) and Kipps (1960). He was married to Pamela Barrie. He died on 26 June 2004 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
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- Writer
Jack Payne was born on 22 August 1899 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Say It with Music (1932), Jamboree! (1957) and Pantomania, or It Was Never Like This (1955). He was married to Peggy Cochrane. He died on 4 December 1969 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.- Roger Hargreaves was born on 9 May 1935 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Mr. Men (1974), Mr. Men and Mr. Men and Little Miss (1995). He died on 11 September 1988 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
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The beautiful English brunette star of the silent screen Peggy Hyland born in Birmingham in 1884. Educated in England and in convents in Europe. Began working on stage in 1910. Peggy starred in more than 45 movies in both Britain and Hollywood, making her film debut in Percy Nash's 'In the Rank' starring Gregory Scott for the Neptune Film Co in 1914, between 1916 and 1920 she was based in America working for Fox, Vitagraph and Famous Players, perhaps her best known film was 'The Merry-Go-Round' with Jack Mulhall for the Fox Film Co in 1919. Peggy returned to England where she acted in Mr. Pim Passes By for the Samuelson Film Co in 1921. In 1922 she wrote, produced, directed and starred in 'With Father's Help' and in 1923 starred in the US Production, 'Shifting Sands' directed by her husband Fred Leroy Granville whom she later divorced, the following year she directed and starred in 'The Haunted Pearls', she was last seen on screen in 'Forbidden Cargoes' in 1925. Beside from acting Peggy also directed some short comedies in England in the early 1920's. She died in 1973 age 88.- Phyllis Relph was born on 11 June 1888 in Merton, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Lights of London (1914) and Pygmalion (1954). She was married to Lionel Atwill. She died on 12 May 1969 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- Evelyn Roberts was born on 28 August 1886 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sorrell and Son (1933), The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) and Sing As We Go! (1934). He was married to Daisy Cordell. He died on 30 November 1962 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- Jacqueline Stone was born on 16 August 1921 in Paris, France. She was married to Louis Stone. She died on 28 April 2014 in Indian Wells, California, USA.
- Laura Cowie was born on 7 April 1892 in Milltown of Rothiemay, Banffshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Henry VIII (1911), Anne Boleyn (1914) and Queens of France (1938). She was married to John Hastings Turner. She died on 11 February 1969 in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Evan Thomas was born on 17 February 1891 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Girl from Maxim's (1933), Lady Windermere's Fan (1916) and Mrs. Dane's Defence (1933). He was married to Sylvia Leslie. He died in 1982 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- Harry Patch was born on 17 June 1898 in Combe Down, Bath, Somerset, England, UK. He was married to Doris, Jean and Ada Billington. He died on 25 July 2009 in Wells, Somerset, England, UK.
- Gillian Hume was born on 20 November 1901 in Dorking, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Suspense (1962), First Night (1963) and Armchair Theatre (1956). She died on 14 January 1999 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
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Diana Daubeney was born on 24 May 1937 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She was a writer and producer, known for Vampyres (1974) and The House That Vanished (1973). She was married to José Ramón Larraz. She died on 11 September 2001 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.- Cinematographer
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- Additional Crew
Michael Boultbee was born in 1933 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. Michael was a cinematographer, known for Woman and the Hunter (1957), Sex and the Other Woman (1972) and Top Gear (1972). Michael was married to Dorinda Stevens. Michael died in 2005 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.- Ron Fairly was born on 12 July 1938 in Macon, Georgia, USA. He was married to Mary. He died on 30 October 2019 in Indian Wells, California, USA.
- Beautiful English brunette star Daisy Cordell born in the mid 1880's. Became a well-known classical theatre performer from 1901. Exquisitley gorgeous English lady who starred in many romantic, adventure and crime movies, often working under the direction of Percy Nash at the Neptune Film Co from 1914. She made her film debut in a crime/drama 'The Harbour Lights' co-starring with Gerald Lawrence, her most memorable roles, as Mrs. Travers in 'Disraeli' starring Dennis Eadie in 1916 and in 'The Life of a London Actress' directed by Alexander Butler and starring Daphne Glenne at Barker Film Co in 1919. Her last screen appearance was in 'Shoeblack of Piccadilly' with Eileen Magrath in 1920.
- Daphne Padel was born on 29 March 1912 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The 20 Questions Murder Mystery (1950). She was married to Jacques Desire Gerard Bodart, William Hunter Padel and Charles William Swiny. She died on 14 June 1993 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- John Bolster was born on 24 May 1910. He died on 13 January 1984 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Adrian Boult was born on 8 April 1889 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK. He is known for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Scoop (2006) and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018). He died on 23 February 1983 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.- Michael Lucero was born in 1963. Michael was a director, known for KRS-One: Sound of da Police (1993), Extra Prolific: Brown Sugar (Version 2) (1994) and Kurious: I'm Kurious (1994). Michael died on 8 May 1998 in Wells, Nevada, USA.
- Mildred Horn was born on 4 January 1901 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a writer, known for Mom and Dad (1945), One Too Many (1950) and The Lawton Story (1949). She was married to Kroger Babb. She died on 7 June 1998 in Indian Wells, California, USA.
- Vernon Joyner was born on 16 December 1930 in East Stonehouse, Devon, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Anna Karenina (1977), Softly Softly (1966) and Undermind (1965). He died on 14 May 2002 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Director
Eddie Earp was born in 1921 in London, England, UK. Eddie was a cinematographer and director, known for Busman's Holiday (1959), From Mediterranean Shores (1968) and Chocolate Odyssey (1956). Eddie was married to Gloria Johnson. Eddie died in 2003 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.- Pauline Chase was born on 20 May 1885 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for The Real Thing at Last (1916) and This Is Your Life (1955). She was married to Alexander Victor Drummond (banker). She died on 3 March 1962 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Charlie Richardson was born on 18 January 1934 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Charlie (2004), The Eleventh Hour (1982) and The Richardsons by Fred Dinenage (2012). He was married to Ronnie Richardson and Margaret ?. He died on 19 September 2012 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.- Leslie Smith was born on 23 August 1931 in Barnet, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Invisible Armies (1958), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Hancock's Half Hour (1956). He died in 1988 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Arthur Valentine was born on 26 September 1876 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Tons of Money (1926), Tons of Money (1930) and Twilight Hour (1944). He was married to Bijou Sortain Hancock. He died on 29 November 1961 in Wells, Somerset, England, UK.- John Sandford was born on 20 May 1924 in Godalming, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Chîsana baikingu Bikke (1974). He was married to Cicely Sandford. He died on 2 January 2015 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
Minnie Louise Haskins was born on 12 May 1875 in Warmley, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Minnie Louise is known for The Mortal Storm (1940). Minnie Louise died on 3 February 1957 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.