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- Lord Kelvin was born on 26 June 1824 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He died on 17 December 1907 in Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
- George A. Birmingham was born on 16 July 1865 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. George A. was a writer, known for General John Regan (1921), General John Regan (1934) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). George A. was married to Adelaide S. Wynne. George A. died on 2 February 1950 in London, England, UK.
- James Bernard Fagan was born the son of Sir John Fagan, consulting surgeon to the Belfast Royal Hospital. Though he started his career as an actor, debuting on 13 October 1895, he changed direction in 1899, when he turned to writing for the theatre and premiered his first play, "The Rebels". Many of his plays were later made into films and are so noted in the IMDb filmography, two of them appearing posthumously. In addition to writing, he produced extensively in England and, in 1927, wrote, produced, and appeared in "And So to Bed" at the Shubert Theatre in New York City. His Hollywood career began in 1929 with a film version of his play, The Wheel of Life (1929). He is perhaps best known for his adaptation of the highly successful, Smilin' Through (1932), starring Norma Shearer. His first marriage to Elizabeth Kirby ended in divorce. He was survived by his second wife, Mary Grey, and two sons.
- Actor
- Writer
Thomas Louden was born on 3 September 1874 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The World's Champion (1922), The Corn Is Green (1945) and Safari (1940). He died on 15 March 1948 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Charlotte Tedlie was born on 28 June 1875 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for The Early Bird (1936) and The Luck of the Irish (1936). She died on 10 June 1958 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
- Dorothy Clarendon was born on 17 February 1880 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for Inquest (1939). She died on 23 April 1956 in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze, France.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Delightful character actress who held her own against such acting heavyweights as Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Tyrone Power, Barbara Stanwyck, and Sydney Greenstreet. Often cast by studio heads as comic relief thanks to her thick Irish accent and rubber-faced expressions, most notably in Universal's horror classics, Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and The Invisible Man (1933). Her final role was as the devoted housekeeper in Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution (1957), a role she originated on stage. Her hilarious testimony during the trial is one of the film's highlights.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Herbert Hughes was born on 16 March 1882 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was a composer, known for Colette (2018), The Children Act (2017) and Norah O'Neale (1934). He died on 1 May 1937 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.- St. John Ervine was born on 28 December 1883 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was a writer, known for The First Mrs. Fraser (1932), Du bist die Richtige (1955) and Boyd's Shop (1960). He was married to Leonora Mary Davis. He died on 24 January 1971 in London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Albert Sharpe was born on 15 April 1885 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959), Royal Wedding (1951) and Brigadoon (1954). He was married to Margaret Waterson. He died on 13 February 1970 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.- Writer
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Benjamin Glazer was born on 7 May 1887 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was a writer and producer, known for 7th Heaven (1927), Arise, My Love (1940) and Paris Calling (1941). He was married to Sharon Lynn. He died on 18 March 1956 in Hollywood, California, USA.- J. Hubert Leslie was born on 15 January 1888 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Take My Life (1947), The Adventures of Tartu (1943) and Pyramus and Thisbe (1937). He was married to Joan Luxton. He died on 24 December 1953 in Pancras, London, England, UK.
- John Coulter was born on 12 February 1888 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was a writer, known for Encounter (1952), Playdate (1961) and Louis Riel (1969). He was married to Olive Clare Primrose. He died on 1 December 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Norman Rainey was born on 28 April 1888 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Breakdown (1952), The Cases of Eddie Drake (1952) and Lux Video Theatre (1950). He died on 10 September 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Elsie French was born on 28 October 1888 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for The School for Scandal (1923), The Beggar's Opera (1948) and Lilies of the Field (1935). She was married to John Mott. She died on 4 May 1984 in Worthing, Sussex, England, UK.
- Lewis Tegart was born on 22 April 1893 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Uneasy Paradise (1963), Sound of Thunder (1957) and A Dead Secret (1959). He died on 22 June 1964 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Moyna MacGill was born on 10 December 1895 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Miriam Rozella (1924). She was married to Edgar Isaac Lansbury and Reginald Denham. She died on 25 November 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Helen Gilliland was born on 31 January 1897 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for The Storm (1938). She died on 24 November 1942 in England, UK.
- Austin Trevor was born on 8 October 1897 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), Lord Edgware Dies (1934) and The Red Shoes (1948). He was married to Violet Clowes. He died on 21 January 1978 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK.
- C.S. Lewis was born in 1898 and brought up in a very strict, religious household. While he was quite young, his mother died of cancer but the "stiff upper lip" in favour at the time meant he wasn't allowed to grieve. He became an Oxford don and led a sheltered life. He seriously questioned his religious beliefs and finally left the church. The death of his mother is reflected in "The Magician's Nephew". When an American fan Joy Gresham, came to visit him, they found they enjoyed each others company and she stayed. She was dying of cancer and he was afraid to express his emotions until she convinced him that it was OK to "allow" himself to love her even though it would shortly lead to heartbreak when she died. This was a great writer who dared to examine his emotions and beliefs and record them for the rest of us. Most famous for his childrens book (The Narnian Chronicles) he also wrote a very interesting Science Fiction Trilogy and some of the most intriguing Christian literature. He finally resolved his crisis of faith after tearing apart and fully examining the Christian (and other) religion and re-embraced Christianity.
- Eileen Percy was born in Belfast, Ireland on August 21, 1900. She got an early start in films when she landed the role of Ethel Forsythe in 1917's Down to Earth (1917). She was barely 17 years old. Eileen was kept busy as the twenties rolled in with roles in The Third Eye (1920), Why Trust Your Husband (1921), Let's Go (1923), and Tongues of Flame (1924). (Her sister Thelma, briefly, appeared in four films in 1920 and 1921). Eileen was one of those stars whose voice didn't translate well into sound. She made only a few sound pictures with a bit part in The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932). Afterwards she retired from the silver screen. On July 29, 1973, Eileen died of cancer in Beverly Hills, California. She was 72 years old.
- Terence Grainger was born on 21 August 1900 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Devil's Rock (1938) and The Early Bird (1936). He died on 5 July 1980 in County Down, Ireland.
- Thelma Percy was born in Belfast, Ireland. She was the sister of Eileen Percy, but never achieved the success her older sister did. While her sister appeared in 61 films, Thelma had only four. In 1920, she was in THE BEGGAR PRINCE, THE VANISHING DAGGER, and WOLF TRACKS. She was in SEVEN YEARS BAD LUCK in her last appearance the next year.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
One of twelve children, Jackie Wright started out as a body builder in the car trade, even working for a time in America upholstering Cadillacs. After the Depression he drifted back to his native Belfast and travelled the country as a music-hall trombonist and supporting comic. By the 1960s, Jackie had drifted into television work as an extra on shows such as Z Cars (1962), and it was in that capacity that he was discovered by Benny Hill who first had him on as a supporting player on his last BBC shows in 1968, and then after Hill moved to Thames where Jackie was a constant recipient of head tappings from Benny. In addition, Wright also appeared with such comics as Dick Emery and Jim Davidson, and on Frankie Howerd's short-lived Whoops Baghdad! (1973) as well as in the movie Three for All (1975). After Benny's show made it to U.S. syndication in 1979, Jackie became a cult favorite in the States, to such an extent that a fan club sprung up in America and 'the little bald guy' received offers to star in his own show. But after 1983, ill health forced him to leave the show, although previously unaired footage of him in sketches filmed in previous years was incorporated into new Benny Hill shows up to 1985. Wright died in his home in Belfast in 1989 after a long illness, but his legacy as one of the most famous stooges in British TV will live on for years to come.- Producer
- Production Manager
William MacQuitty was born on 15 May 1905 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was a producer and production manager, known for A Night to Remember (1958), The Beachcomber (1954) and Underworld Informers (1963). He was married to Betty Bastin. He died on 5 February 2004 in London, England, UK.- Noel Calvin was born on 22 May 1906 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He died on 27 May 1970 in Merioneth, Wales, UK.
- Syd Harrison was born on 17 September 1906 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Soho Conspiracy (1950), Somewhere in Politics (1948) and The Sandwich Man (1966). He died in 1980 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Cyril Wells was born on 25 February 1907 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Order to View (1938), Here's Looking at Them (1939) and The Charcoal-Burner's Son (1939). He died on 29 March 1958 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK.
- Rowland McCracken was born on 30 July 1907 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Down Memory Lane (1949) and Duffy's Tavern (1954). He died in November 1997 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
- Montgomery Hyde was born on 14 August 1907 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was a writer, known for The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), Présence du passé (1965) and Late Show London (1966). He died in 1989.
- Writer
- Producer
Louis MacNeice was born on 12 September 1907 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was a writer and producer, known for The Girl of the Canal (1945), The Conquest of Everest (1953) and The World About Us (1967). He was married to Hedli Anderson and Giovanna Marie Therese Babette Ezra. He died on 3 September 1963 in London, England, UK.- J.G. Devlin was born on 8 October 1907 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Far and Away (1992), Bread (1986) and Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). He was married to Veen. He died on 17 October 1991 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Will Leighton was born on 9 March 1908 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for An American Werewolf in London (1981), Broome Stages (1966) and First Night (1963). He was married to Carmen Hill. He died on 3 May 2001 in Surrey, England, UK.
- Megan Latimer was born on 26 July 1909 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Juniper Hall (1956) and Top Secret (1961). She died on 27 December 1988 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Max Harrison was born on 17 November 1910 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Soho Conspiracy (1950), Somewhere in Politics (1948) and The Sandwich Man (1966). He died in 1980 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Billie Stephens was born on 9 March 1911 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He died on 3 August 1997 in Chateauneuf de Grasse, France.
- Larry Burns was born on 1 July 1911 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Scott of the Antarctic (1948), Dentist in the Chair (1960) and Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954). He died on 27 December 1983 in London, England, UK.
- Micheline Patton was born on 10 October 1912 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for Gutter Girls (1963), The Last Voyage of Captain Grant (1938) and The Parnell Commission (1939). She died on 30 June 2001 in Godalming, Surrey, England, UK.
- B.R.S. Megaw was born on 22 June 1913 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He died on 22 August 2002 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Bee Duffell was born on 17 April 1914 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for Fahrenheit 451 (1966), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and Sara Crewe (1957). She died on 21 December 1974 in Surrey, England, UK.
- William Dickie was born on 7 September 1914 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for The Merry Wives of Windsor (1957), The Man in Armour (1951) and The Power We Need (1963). He died on 14 March 1982 in Fulham, London, England, UK.
- Sam was a very well known, un-sung, British Actor from 1946 to his death in 1982. He was originally born in Northern Ireland but came over to London England as a boy with his mother and her brothers, setting up home in Bayswater, then Shepherd's Bush, then Chiswick. He was sent to Dunstable school. Before the Second World war he worked at Alvis Cars and Whiteley's Department Store in the bedding department but also entered Talent Contests as a stand up and impressionist. He got a job with the Oscar Rabin Band at the Hammersmith Palais as part of his 'Hot Shots' introducing the band's numbers, and telling a few gags and tap dancing in a few numbers. In 1939 at the start of the war, he was called up as he'd been very briefly in the Territorial Army. According to his autobiography, "Quick Mum He's on Now" he made over 240 films, many of the titles as yet unloaded to IMDb. The autobiography, recently discovered by his son Jonathan (also on IMDb) in his mother's loft after her death, was never published during his lifetime, but is a witty informative follow up to his successful "For You the War is Over" written about his incarceration in a German prison camp from 1939 to 45 , and selling over 40,000 in paperback. He similarly made thousands of TV appearances once more uncredited. Jonathan intends to publish the book next year.
- Harry Barton was born on 13 January 1916 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. Harry was a writer, known for Fire at Magilligan (1984). Harry died on 8 December 2006.
- Joan Frank was born on 3 February 1916 in Deramore Park, Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for The Big Pull (1962), Z Cars (1962) and Probation Officer (1959). She died on 26 January 1999 in Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK.
- Margaret D'Arcy was born on 22 May 1918 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for Screenplay (1986), The Siege of Sidney Street (1960) and Armchair Thriller (1978). She died on 18 September 2018 in Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Chaim Herzog was born on 17 September 1918 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was married to Abache, Aura and Ambache, Aura. He died on 17 April 1997 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Moore Wasson was born on 2 December 1918 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was a producer and director, known for Viewpoint (1959), Songs of Praise (1961) and Meeting Point (1957). He died on 19 July 2009 in Bangor, County Down, Ireland.- June Merlin was born on 26 June 1919 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for Interpol Calling (1959), It's Magic (1962) and The Sooty Show (1968). She was married to Billy McComb. She died on 31 March 2007 in Spain.
- Lalage Lewis was born on 6 July 1919 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Man on the Run (1949) and Inspector Playfair's Notebook (1948). She died on 26 November 1967 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Producer
- Director
James Quinn was born on 23 August 1919 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was a producer and director, known for Overlord (1975), Royal Deaths and Diseases (2003) and Herostratus (1967). He died on 11 February 2008 in East Sussex, England, UK.