Doctor Dolittle 1967 (UK) premiere
by nightopeningfan | created - 31 Dec 2019 | updated - 31 Dec 2019 | PublicTuesday December 12th, Odeon London Marble Arch 10 Edgware Rd, London W2 2EN, United Kingdom
1. Anthony Newley
Actor | Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Anthony Newley was born in Hackney, London, England, to Frances Grace Newley and George Kirby, a shipping clerk. He was attracted to acting, after seeing an ad for a child actor in a Fleet Street window. He attended the Italia Conti Stage School from the age of 14 and, two years later, played the ...
2. Joan Collins
Actress | Dynasty
Joan Collins is an English actress from Paddington, London. She is most famous for playing the role of vengeful schemer Alexis Carrington Colby in the soap opera "Dynasty" (1981-1989). In 1997, She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama. In 2015, She...
3. John Mills
Actor | Great Expectations
Sir John Mills, one of the most popular and beloved English actors, was born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills on February 22, 1908, at the Watts Naval Training College in North Elmham, Norfolk, England. The young Mills grew up in Felixstowe, Suffolk, where his father was a mathematics teacher and his ...
4. Mary Hayley Bell
Writer | Scott of the Antarctic
Mary Hayley Bell was born on January 22, 1911 in Shanghai, China. She was a writer and actress, known for Scott of the Antarctic (1948), Gypsy Girl (1966) and The Shrike (1955). She was married to John Mills. She died on December 1, 2005 in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
5. Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.
Elizabeth was born in London, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she was educated privately at home. Her father ascended the throne on the abdication of his ...
6. Lionel Bart
Soundtrack | From Russia with Love
The son of a Jewish Tailor in London's working class East End young Lionel had no formal musical education and never learned musical notation but his music teacher at school declared him to be a genius. He gained a scholarship to St Martin's School of Art at age 16 and started work as a set painter...
7. Rex Harrison
Actor | My Fair Lady
Rex Harrison was born Reginald Carey Harrison in Huyton, Lancashire, England, to Edith Mary (Carey) and William Reginald Harrison, a cotton broker. He changed his name to Rex as a young boy, knowing it was the Latin word for "King". Starting out on his theater career at age 18, his first job at the ...
8. Samantha Eggar
Actress | The Collector
Samantha Eggar was born on March 5, 1939 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Collector (1965), Hercules (1997) and The Brood (1979). She was previously married to Tom Stern.
9. Tom Stern
Actor | Clay Pigeon
Tom Stern was born on November 24, 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Clay Pigeon (1971), The Devil's Brigade (1968) and Angels from Hell (1968). He was married to Samantha Eggar. He died on March 18, 2024 in California, USA.
10. William Dix
Actor | The Nanny
William Dix was born on January 29, 1955 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Nanny (1965), Doctor Dolittle (1967) and Superstition (2001).
11. Roddy McDowall
Actor | Fright Night
Roddy McDowall was born in Herne Hill, London, England, to Winifriede Lucinda (Corcoran), an Irish-born aspiring actress, and Thomas Andrew McDowall, a merchant seaman. Roddy was enrolled in elocution courses at age five and by ten had appeared in his first film, Murder in the Family (1938), ...
12. Sybil Williams
Self | The Steve Lawrence Show
Sybil Williams was born on March 27, 1929 in Tylorstown, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for The Steve Lawrence Show (1965), The David Susskind Show (1958) and The Young Set (1965). She was married to Jordan Christopher and Richard Burton. She died on March 7, 2013 in Manhattan...
13. Julie Driscoll
Soundtrack | Sightseers
Julie Driscoll was born on June 8, 1947 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Sightseers (2012), Moon Zero Two (1969) and Yella (2007). She was previously married to Keith Tippett.
14. Rachel Roberts
Actress | Murder on the Orient Express
Beautiful, swift and tough-tongued British character actress Rachel Roberts gained notice for her roles on the English stage, before she hit it largely in films. Born in Wales and married to actor Rex Harrison in 1962, Roberts made her film debut in a key role in J. Lee Thompson's Young and Willing...
15. Petula Clark
Soundtrack | Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Petula Clark was a star at the age of 11. She starred in British concert halls and on BBC radio singing for the troops during WWII. She was a child star in a series of British films from the end of WWII through to the early 1950s,and by 1954 was having hit records. After a move to France in 1960, ...
16. Claude Wolff
Producer | Petula
Claude Wolff is known for his work on 'Petula (1968)' as a producer and 'Here's Lucy (1968)' as an actor.
He has been married to Petula Clark since June 8, 1961. They have three children, including Kathy Wolff. Both Claude and Petula live in France and continue their music careers to this day.
17. Sheila Sim
Actress | A Canterbury Tale
Sheila Sim was born on June 5, 1922 in Liverpool, Lancashire [now in Merseyside], England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Canterbury Tale (1944), The Night My Number Came Up (1955) and West of Zanzibar (1954). She was married to Richard Attenborough. She died on January 19, 2016 in Denville ...
18. Yvonne Romain
Actress | Corridors of Blood
Yvonne Romain was born on February 17, 1938 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Corridors of Blood (1958), Double Trouble (1967) and The Swinger (1966). She was previously married to Leslie Bricusse.
19. Leslie Bricusse
Soundtrack | Doctor Dolittle
Leslie Bricusse was born on January 29, 1931 in Southfields, London, England, UK. He was a writer and composer, known for Doctor Dolittle (1967), Scrooge (1970) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He was married to Yvonne Romain. He died on October 19, 2021 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, ...
20. Richard Attenborough
Actor | Jurassic Park
Richard Attenborough, Baron Attenborough of Richmond-upon-Thames, was born in Cambridge, England, the son of Mary (née Clegg), a founding member of the Marriage Guidance Council, and Frederick Levi Attenborough, a scholar and academic administrator who was a don at Emmanuel College and wrote a ...
21. Peter Bull
Actor | The African Queen
He was born 21st March 1912 in London, the fourth son of Sir William James Bull M.P. and Lillian Heather Brandon. Educated at Winchester College, he started in journalism before studying for the stage with Elsie Fogerty and made his stage debut at London's Shaftsbury Theatre in As You Like It on ...
22. Muriel Landers
Actress | Doctor Dolittle
Muriel Landers was born on October 27, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Doctor Dolittle (1967), Musical Comedy Time (1950) and The Red Skelton Hour (1951). She was married to Ernest Richman. She died on February 19, 1977 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
23. Geoffrey Holder
Actor | Annie
Dancer, choreographer and actor Geoffrey Holder was born on August 1, 1930, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, into a middle-class family. One of four children, he was taught painting and dancing by his older brother Boscoe Holder, whose dance troupe, the Holder Dance Company, the young Geoffrey joined ...
24. Portia Nelson
Actress | The Sound of Music
Portia Nelson was born on May 27, 1920 in Brigham City, Utah, USA. She was an actress and composer, known for The Sound of Music (1965), Doctor Dolittle (1967) and The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967). She died on March 6, 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
25. Norma Varden
Actress | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The daughter of a retired sea captain and his much-younger wife, actress Norma Varden was born and raised in turn-of-the-century London. A piano prodigy, she studied in Paris and appeared in concert in England during her teenage years. Acting, however, became her career of choice, studying at the ...
26. Ginny Tyler
Actress | The Sword in the Stone
Ginny Tyler was born on August 8, 1925 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Sword in the Stone (1963), Doctor Dolittle (1967) and Space Ghost (1966). She was married to Albert Jacobson and Lowell Fenton. She died on July 13, 2012 in Issaquah, Washington, USA.
27. Jack Raine
Actor | Julius Caesar
Jack Raine was born on May 18, 1897 in Willesden, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Julius Caesar (1953), The Middle Watch (1930) and Not as a Stranger (1955). He was married to Theodora Moreau Wilson, Sonia Somers and Binnie Hale. He died on May 30, 1979 in South Laguna, California, ...
28. Bob Winters
Actor | Delirium
Bob Winters is known for Delirium (1979), Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964) and The George Jessel Show (1953).
29. Queenie Leonard
Actress | Alice in Wonderland
Pearl Walker (Queenie Leonard), actress and singer was born on 7 April 1905. She had already amassed 20 years of stage and screen experience when, in 1941, she made the first of more than 30 Hollywood films. She also appeared in cabaret in England and in the United States, starred in a one-woman ...
30. Richard Fleischer
Director | Soylent Green
Richard firmly established his credentials with such epics as The Vikings (1958) , 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and Barabbas (1961) and also proved to be a master of intimate drama with Compulsion (1959) , which won Cannes Festival awards for the male stars. He won an Academy Award for one ...
31. Arthur P. Jacobs
Producer | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Arthur P. Jacobs is best known for producing the "Planet of the Apes" series. He bought the rights to Pierre Boulle's novel Monkey Planet in 1963. Many film studios passed on the project, stating that the concept was unfilmable. Jacobs persevered, and the film was released in 1968 to wide popular ...
32. Lionel Newman
Music_department | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Lionel Newman was the youngest of a triumvirate of accomplished virtuosos, composers and conductors, who dominated the music department at 20th Century Fox for more than four decades. Already a highly regarded pianist by the age of 15, Lionel went on the national vaudeville circuit as accompanist ...
33. Alexander Courage
Music_department | Star Trek
Alexander Courage was born on December 10, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Star Trek (1966), Jurassic Park (1993) and Star Trek: Generations (1994). He was married to Shirley Pumpelly. He died on May 15, 2008 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
34. Robert Surtees
Cinematographer | Ben-Hur
Robert L. Surtees began his working life as a portrait photographer and retoucher, before becoming camera assistant at Universal in 1927. He spent a lengthy apprenticeship (15 years) working under such experienced cinematographers as Hal Mohr, Joseph Ruttenberg and Gregg Toland. Between 1929 and ...
35. Samuel E. Beetley
Editor | The Longest Day
Samuel E. Beetley was born on November 23, 1913 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was a production manager and editor, known for The Longest Day (1962), Soylent Green (1973) and Out of the Past (1947). He died on September 15, 1988 in Santa Cruz, California, USA.
36. Marjorie Fowler
Editor | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Marjorie Fowler was born on July 16, 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an editor and writer, known for Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), The Waltons (1972) and The Blue Knight (1973). She was married to Gene Fowler Jr.. She died on July 8, 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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