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- Lee Quigley was born on 13 August 1976 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Superman (1978). He died on 10 March 1991 in Eastbourne, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Godfrey James was born on 16 April 1931 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Aphrodite Inheritance (1979), The Legend of King Arthur (1979) and Trial (1971). He died on 29 October 2019 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Simon Oates was born on 6 January 1932 in Canning Town, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doomwatch (1972), Doomwatch (1970) and The Mask of Janus (1965). He was married to Jaki Eastoe. He died on 20 May 2009 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Music Department
At his first school in Bournemouth he used to stand outside the Pavilion Theatre listening to the Follies shows and learning the songs. At 9 he entered a song contest at the Rank Cinema in Sydenham and sang 'Eat More Fruit' In 1939 while in the army at Lincoln a friend came back from leave and remarked about the black out. Hubert said 'I'm going to get lit up when the lights go up in London' and thought it would make a good song. He'd previously done odd lyrics. Three years later it was featured in a West End show After the war he read a lot of Jerome K Jerome on the radio in 'Let's Go Jeroming' He did 18 years of 'Thanks For the Memory' and in the 60's wrote the musical version of 'Three Men in a Boat'.- Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Derek Ware was born on 27 February 1938 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Willow (1988) and The Italian Job (1969). He died on 22 September 2015 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Violet Farebrother was born on 22 August 1888 in Grimsby, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Easy Virtue (1927), Three's Company (1953) and Rheingold Theatre (1953). She died on 27 September 1969 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
London-born Anthony Pelissier was the son of actress Fay Compton and producer H.G. Pelissier. He became an actor in the 1930s, but soon realized that he was more inclined to making films than appearing in them. In 1937 he got his first screenwriting credit, and remained in that field until his directorial debut in 1949. Though his career as a director was short--only five years--his films were adaptations of some of the most renowned works in British literature: The History of Mr. Polly (1949) by H.G. Wells, The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) by D.H. Lawrence, and Encore (1951) by W. Somerset Maugham. His final film was Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953), a sly satire on television. He later went to work as the head of experimental production at the BBC.- Actor
- Stunts
- Producer
Peter Grant was born on 5 April 1935 in South Norwood, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1966), The Song Remains the Same (1976) and Yardbirds (1992). He was married to Gloria Grant. He died on 21 November 1995 in Eastbourne, England, UK.- Charles Webb was born on 9 June 1939 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Graduate (1967), The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) and Hope Springs (2003). He was married to Eve "Fred" Rudd and Eve ("Fred") Rudd. He died on 16 June 2020 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Anne Clune was born on 11 January 1934 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Oblong Box (1969), Night of the Prowler (1962) and Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970). She died in 1994 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Gladys Young was born on 29 April 1887 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), The Three Bears (1938) and Corinth House (1950). She was married to Algernon West. She died on 18 August 1975 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Writer
- Actor
Henry Hall was born on 2 May 1898 in Peckham, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Jeepers Creepers (2001), Doctor Sleep (2019) and Chemical Wedding (2008). He died on 28 October 1989 in Eastbourne, England, UK.- Actor
- Writer
Fyfe Robertson was born on 19 August 1902 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for What a Whopper (1961), Three Rousing Tinkles (1966) and Londoners (1965). He was married to Vera Ford and Elizabeth Smith. He died on 4 February 1987 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Joe Black was born on 6 May 1918 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Shillingbury Tales (1980), Come Back Mrs. Noah (1977) and Red Letter Day (1976). He died on 12 August 1999 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Sandy Powell was born on 30 January 1900 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Cup-Tie Honeymoon (1948), I've Got a Horse (1938) and Can You Hear Me, Mother? (1935). He was married to Kay White, Katie Hughes and Peggy Whitty. He died on 26 June 1982 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Russ Conway was born on 2 September 1925 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Meet the Wife (1963), A Weekend with Lulu (1961) and The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull (1959). He died on 16 November 2000 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.- Animation Department
- Director
- Writer
Hugh Gladwish was born in 1927 in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Ghost Goes Gear (1966), Look... Signal... Manoeuvre... (1965) and Cucumber Castle (1970). He died on 19 August 2011 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Ronald Frankau was born on 22 February 1894 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Skin Game (1931), Much Too Shy (1942) and What Do We Do Now? (1945). He was married to Cynthia Robins, Renee Roberts and Hilda Mary Stuart Petley. He died on 11 September 1951 in Eastbourne, England, UK.- Roy Patrick was born on 4 April 1926 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for Out of the Unknown (1965), The Avengers (1961) and Freewheelers (1968). He was married to Bill Allison. He died on 18 December 2018 in Meads, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Basil Emmott was born on 5 July 1894 in Kennington, London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for The Phantom Fiend (1932), Secret Venture (1955) and The Man from Morocco (1945). He died on 23 January 1976 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Art Department
Michael Stringer was born on 26 July 1924 in Singapore. He was a production designer and art director, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Casino Royale (1967) and A Shot in the Dark (1964). He was married to Layne. He died on 7 March 2004 in Eastbourne, England, UK.- Writer
- Soundtrack
Greatrex Newman was born on 3 July 1892 in Manchester, England, UK. Greatrex was a writer, known for Lady Luck (1948), Brimstone & Treacle (1982) and Lost Love (2003). Greatrex died on 27 January 1984 in Eastbourne, England, UK.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Colin Pilditch was born on 3 January 1953 in Camberwell, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Mystery and Imagination (1966), The Butterfly Ball (1977) and Made (1972). He died on 20 January 2000 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Val Gielgud was born on 28 April 1900 in South Kensington, London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Danger in Paris (1937), Regal Cavalcade (1935) and Death at a Broadcast (1934). He was married to June Bailey, Monica Grey, Rita Grapel, Barbara Dillon and Natasha Mamontoff. He died on 30 November 1981 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Leading composer-conductor of familiar orchestral music and a famed British organist. Born of Russian parents at 27 Tottenham Court in London, his father, Morris Torchinsky, was a professional trombonist and encouraged his son to excel. Sidney studied piano at the Blackheath Conservatoire, then became accompanist to violinist Albert Sandler and an organist at cinemas including the Regal, Marble Arch, Edmonton, the Regal Kingston, and finally the new Gaumont State in 1937, making many records, broadcasts and personal appearances. He joined the Royal Air Force as an air gunner in 1940 and was stationed near Blackpool where he continued to record at the Opera House. Subsequently he was commissioned as an RAF Squadron Leader and conducted the RAF Concert Orchestra where his talents for composing and orchestral arranging were honed. At about the time he composed the music for the BBC's radio series "Much Binding in the Marsh", he was discovered by production-music publishers as a source for quality mood-music compositions. From 1946 on, he contributed and conducted (with the Queen's Hall Light Orchestra ) many instrumental works for the Chappell's catalog under both his own name and the 'Denis Rycoth' pseudonym (an anagram). From 1947 to 1949, he also conducted the New Century Orchestra until a British Musicians' Union ban put an end to that collaboration. In 1953, the BBC's popular "Friday Night is Music Night" was launched, with Sidney Torch conducting the BB Concert Orchestra for nearly twenty years until his 1972 retirement. Before then he had conducted numerous celebrity concerts at such venues as the Royal Festival Hall in London and others. His personality has been described by some of his instrumentalists and choral singers as tyrannical, and in a rare 1983 interview he admitted to being "cruel" in his professional dealings but added that in his opinion the final results may have been beneficial and that those he targeted may have been the better for it. His light-orchestral works are still very-often heard today, and American audiences remember his music from movie trailers, especially from drive-in theatres.- Hatton Duprez was born on 10 March 1917 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Adventures of the Sea Hawk (1958), The Only Way (1948) and A Gunman Has Escaped (1948). He died in 1990 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
Harold Haysom was born on 29 July 1914 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. He was an assistant director, known for The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Pickup Alley (1957) and Ferry to Hong Kong (1959). He died in 1999 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Douglas Gordon was born on 12 March 1871 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Tally Ho! (1901). He died on 26 October 1935 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
- Edward Percy was born on 5 January 1891 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Design for Murder (1939), Ladies in Retirement (1941) and Kraft Theatre (1947). He was married to Lilian Oldland. He died on 28 May 1968 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
John D. Merriman was born on 24 January 1932 in Dartford, Kent, England, UK. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for A Hard Day's Night (1964), Zulu (1964) and Casino Royale (1967). He was married to Doreen Merriman. He died on 2 January 2000 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Director
- Cinematographer
Esme Collings was born in 1859 in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK. Esme was a director and cinematographer, known for The Broken Melody (1896), A Victorian Lady in Her Boudoir (1896) and Crowded Streets in London (1896). Esme died on 28 March 1936 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Barry Johns was born on 4 January 1927 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Comedy Playhouse (1961). He was married to Juli Castell. He died on 5 February 2008 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Cyril Connolly was born on 10 September 1903 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Dig This Rhubarb (1963), The Silence of the Sea (1946) and An Evening with... (1968). He was married to Deirdre Craven, Barbara Skelton and Jean Bakewell. He died on 26 November 1974 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Clarkson Rose and the Principal Boy, Olive Fox. They married in 1918. Rose (1890-1968) was a principal comedian who graduated from concert party, producing his own long running show "Twinkle". He had first played dame two years previously, and was later to become Dame for the Melville Brothers at the Lyceum (1936-38). The year before this engagement he had appeared in a Royal Command Performance as Dame. He gave his last pantomime performance in 1967, the year before he died.
- Roy Galloway was born on 2 November 1889 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for In a Lotus Garden (1931), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) and Private Eye (1987). He died on 11 May 1975 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
- Location Management
Christopher D'Oyly John was a production manager, known for Poldark (1975), Doctor Who (1963) and Beau Geste (1982). He was married to Pennie D'Oyly-John. He died on 21 October 2009 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Geoffrey Parsons was an English lyricist most famous for writing the lyrics for "Smile", a song that is generally associated with the great Charlie Chaplin.
Parsons worked at the Peter Maurice Music Company which was run by James Phillips (aka John Turner). The PMMC was especially known for adapting foreign songs into the English Language.
Parson was assigned many songs which he would then adapt into English or write lyrics to songs which were otherwise instrumental. After writing the lyrics, they would then have to be approved by the boss James Phillips. Generally, Phillips would make a few minor changes, then would publish the songs with lyrics listed by "John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons". Though Parsons had to share the bragging rights with his boss, they went on to write several more songs "together".
In 1955, Parsons penned what would become his most famous lyrics. Working for his boss, he wrote the poignant lyrics to a song Charlie Chaplin had composed for an earlier film, "Modern Times". When the movie was released in 1936, the music quickly become associated with Chaplin and his films. Parsons (perhaps taking inspiration from Chaplin's sad life and his later success at comedy) wrote the lyrics to "Smile". After a few tweaks by the boss, the song was then published as "Smile", Music by Charlie Chaplin and Lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons. Capturing the essence of Chaplin and evoking the sad smile of his character, the lyrics start off by encouraging the listener to "Smile though your heart is aching, Smile even though it's breaking ..."
A year later, Parsons worked with Robert Mitchell to write the lyrics for a pantomime of "Babes in the Woods" at Unity Theatre in London. He also went on to write lyrics for several other songs which became standards of the times, including "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart", "Eternally" (set to another Chaplin tune), "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)", "The Little Shoemaker", "Mama", "Oh! My Pa-Pa", and "La Seine".
Though he enjoyed a relatively successful career as a lyricist, no other work grew to fame as "Smile". It was first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1954 and enjoyed immediate success. It has since been covered by several other major artists as well and is now touted as a classic standard.
Without a doubt, the lyrics and music of this sentimental song will forever live on as one of the most quintessential songs in American history.- Pauline Williams was born on 8 September 1922 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Spy at Evening (1981), Cluff (1964) and Armchair Theatre (1956). She was married to Leslie Sands and Harry Geldard. She died on 7 May 2003 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
- Jeffery Farnol was born on 10 February 1878 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Manhattan (1924), The Amateur Gentleman (1926) and The Amateur Gentleman (1920). He died on 9 August 1952 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
- Maggie Guess was born on 4 November 1945 in Eton, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Goodnight Sweetheart (1993), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001) and Father Matthew's Daughter (1987). She died on 16 August 2014 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
- Patricia Kneale was born on 17 October 1925 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A for Andromeda (1961), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Thriller (1973). She died on 27 December 2008 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Actress
- Music Department
Marjorie Gordon was born on 12 November 1893 in Southsea, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Front Page (1948), Golden Rendezvous (1977) and Sell a Million (1975). She died on 14 October 1983 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.- Cecil Barry was born on 1 November 1892 in Putney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Love's Option (1928), One of the Best (1927) and Afterwards (1928). He died in 1968 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Derrick Wynne was born on 29 January 1921 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Take a Powder (1953), Dark Interval (1950) and The Scarlet Spear (1954). He was married to Dorothy Ada Heywood, Rachel Wynne, Elizabeth Bloch and Eira Cooper. He died in 1999 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Barbara Valerie was born on 26 November 1900 in Herne Hill, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942). She died on 22 February 1975 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
- Stanley Lathbury was born on 22 April 1873 in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Volpone (1948), A Little Bit of Fluff (1919) and Counsel's Opinion (1933). He was married to Margarita Rosalie Rothwell. He died on 18 August 1965 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
- Writer
- Actor
Wally K. Daly was born on 13 November 1940 in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Juliet Bravo (1980), Casualty (1986) and Byker Grove (1989). He was married to Pauline Baker. He died on 30 April 2020 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.- Actor
- Writer
Henry Stamper was born on 2 March 1937 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Avengers (1961), BBC2 Playhouse (1973) and Oliver Twist (1985). He died on 18 January 2009 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.- Norman Ginsbury was born on 8 November 1902 in Whitechapel, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Magic Bow (1946), Affairs of a Rogue (1948) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). He died on 15 October 1991 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Gerald Butler was born on 31 July 1907. He was a writer, known for Third Time Lucky (1949), Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) and On Dangerous Ground (1951). He died in February 1988 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.