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- Pearl Beresford was born on 3 January 1901 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Melody of My Heart (1936). She died on 7 August 1969 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Jane Gill-Davis was born on 5 May 1883 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Fighting Pimpernel (1949) and Haunted Palace (1949). She died on 30 December 1962 in East Hoathly, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Felix Allsop was born on 8 July 1987 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Rush (2008) and The Bloody Incident (2008).
- Jessica Elvin was born on 9 September 1875 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Humanity; or, Only a Jew (1913). She died in 1926 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- British essayist, literary critic and biographer Edmund Gosse was born in London in 1849. His father was a zoologist, who later became somewhat of a religious fanatic, belonging to a very conservative, fundamentalist sect called the Plymouth Brethren. The father did not believe in public education, and consequently Edmund was schooled at home; he never attended an actual "school" until he began college.
In 1867, at age 18, he was appointed assistant librarian at the British Museum. In 1875 he went to work for the Board of Trade. He eventually became acquaintances, and then friends, with many of the major figures in British literature of the day, such as 'Rudyard Kipling', 'George Bernard Shaw', 'Henry James' and 'Max Beerbohm'.
He was a lecturer in English Literature at Cambridge's Trinity College from 1884-90. In 1904 he left his post at the Board of Trade to become Librarian at the House of Lords. In 1925 he was knighted, being made Commander of the Order of the Bath 1907.
He died in 1928 following an operation. - Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hal Griver was born in 1926 in Hackney, London, England, UK. Hal was an assistant director. Hal died in 2001 in Hillingdon, London, England, UK.- Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Cridlin was born in 1961 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is known for Brazil (1985), The Hunger (1983) and The Meaning of Life (1983).- Kenneth Newman was born on 15 August 1926 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was married to Eileen Freeman. He died on 4 February 2017 in the UK.
- Rita Grant was born on 15 October 1916 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Music Hall Parade (1939), Facing the Music (1941) and Crimes at the Dark House (1940). She died on 23 June 2017 in Harrow, London, England, UK.
- Ida Goldapple was born in 1925 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Informer (1966), The Worker (1965) and Patience (2008).
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Hazel Peiser was born in 1938 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is a production designer and set decorator, known for The Trygon Factor (1966), The Riddle of the Sands (1979) and The Man from Nowhere (1976).- Larry Jay was born on 22 February 1916 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Give Me the Stars (1945). He was married to Christine Waddicor and Ethel Farnworth. He died on 16 January 1967 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Clive Pittman was born in 1959 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is known for Billy Elliot (2000), East Is East (1999) and Robin Hood (1984).- Michael Berger was born in November 1930 in Hackney, Middlesex, London, England, UK.
- John Bloom was born on 8 November 1931 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was married to Anne Cass. He died on 3 March 2019 in Marbella, Spain.
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George Cummins was born in 1895 in Hackney, Middlesex, London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Britain Shoulder Arms (1940), This Is Your Life (1955) and Picture Parade (1956). He was married to Mary Hunter and Ivy Martinek. He died on 30 September 1968 in Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK.- Composer
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- Additional Crew
Leonard Salzedo was born on 24 September 1921 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Blonde Bait (1956), Sea Wife (1957) and The Unholy Four (1954). He was married to Patricia Mary Clover. He died on 6 May 2000 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, UK.- Producer
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Anthony S. Gruner was born on 23 October 1921 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Mysterious Island (1995), Supermarket Sweep (1993) and The Baker Street Boys (1983). He was married to Jennie Frankel. He died in November 2010 in Finchley, London, England, UK.- Daphne Shaven was born in 1940 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Under Milk Wood (1957).
- Additional Crew
- Location Management
- Producer
Jaz Blair-Edmund was born in 1995 in Hackney, London, England, UK. Jaz is a producer, known for The Little Mermaid (2023), Napoleon (2023) and See How They Run (2022).- Alexander Aplerku was born in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is known for Lockdown (2004), samuel-613 (2015) and Life of Riley (2009).
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
George J. Banfield was born on 7 December 1888 in De Beauvoir Town, Hackney, London, England, UK. George J. was a producer and writer, known for Power Over Men (1929), Lady Godiva (1928) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1928). George J. died on 10 June 1963 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Leslie Victor was born in 1872 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Loyal Rebel (1915), Cupid Camouflaged (1918) and Vengeance of the Deep (1938). He died on 2 September 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- James Hedges was born on 2 May 1975 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Caller (2000).
- Sound Department
Stanley Lambourne was born in 1908 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is known for Great Expectations (1946), Brief Encounter (1945) and Black Narcissus (1947). He died in 1986 in Spain.- Valerie Jene was born in 1934 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Patrol Car (1954), Rheingold Theatre (1953) and The Adventures of the Big Man (1956).
- Peter Warren was born on 10 March 1931 in Hackney, London, England, UK. Peter was a writer, known for Death in Hollywood (1985). Peter died on 5 July 2021 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
- Lionel Blue was born on 6 February 1930 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Days of Awe (2012), Ps and Qs (1992) and Daytime Live (1987). He died on 19 December 2016 in the UK.
- Reg Quartly was born on 19 March 1912 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Cheaters (1930), Trooper O'Brien (1928) and Alabama Jubilee (1960). He died on 26 April 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Lorna Selwyn was born in 1908 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She is known for The Avengers (1961), Sharks' Treasure (1975) and The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965). She was married to Thomas Wall. She died on 12 September 2002 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK.- Alexander Wussah was born on 24 July 1988 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Slippin' (2007), Brixton 85 (2008) and A Document on the Ens Project (2011).
- Dave Cecil was born on 28 December 1910 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He died on 23 May 1986 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
- Gladys Foyle was born on 28 May 1893 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Great Impostor (1918), Spinner o' Dreams (1918) and The Lackey and the Lady (1919). She died on 11 December 1983 in Hillingdon, London, England, UK.
- Athol Forde was born in 1858 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Usurper (1919), As He Was Born (1919) and The Lackey and the Lady (1919). He died on 24 March 1935 in Godalming, Surrey, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Producer
Stephen Street was born on 29 March 1960 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is a composer and producer, known for Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Boys on the Side (1995) and Shed Seven: She Left Me on Friday (1998).- Molly Lefebure was born on 6 October 1919 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Murder on the Home Front (2013), A Lady with Friends (1960) and Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes (2007). She died on 27 February 2013 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Stella Browne was born on 17 January 1904 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Not So Quiet on the Western Front (1930). She died on 27 January 1988 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- Billie Love was born on 18 October 1923 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Man on the Cliff (1955), Daughter of To-Day (1929) and Prem Pariksha (1928). She died on 13 January 2012 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK.
- Jacqueline Galler was born on 26 August 1922 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Murder Rap (1946) and Drums of Deliverance (1947). She died on 27 September 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Additional Crew
Barbara Beese was born on 2 January 1946 in Hackney, Middlesex, London, England, UK. She is known for Small Axe (2020) and The Mangrove Nine (1973).- Make-Up Department
Joe Shear was born on 13 February 1919 in Hackney, London, England, UK. Joe is known for The Third Man (1949), The Fallen Idol (1948) and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).- Sound Department
Sid Cowcher was born in 1909 in Hackney, London, England, UK. Sid died in 1943 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England, UK.- Thomas West was born in 1855 in Hackney, London, England, UK. Thomas was married to Emily Dunkley. Thomas died on 30 November 1916 in Gidea Park, Essex, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Harry Shalson was born on 10 May 1898 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is known for Piccadilly Nights (1930) and Harry Shalson the Popular Entertainer (1927). He died on 5 February 1965 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.- Ron Harris was born on 13 November 1944 in Hackney, London, England, UK.
- André Belhomme was born on 12 July 1914 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Man with the Magnetic Eyes (1945), The Laughing Lady (1946) and Rainy Day (1952). He died in 1961 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Isabel George was born on 13 July 1929 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Beggar's Opera (1953), Girdle of Gold (1952) and Take a Powder (1953). She was married to James Sharkey. She died on 10 February 2019 in the UK.
- Darren Kandler was born in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is known for The Young Americans (1993).
- Fred Lake was born on 17 December 1887 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for What's in Store? (1953), The Straw Man (1953) and Thunder Over Tangier (1957). He died on 22 August 1965 in Islington, London, England, UK.
- Des Walker was born on 26 November 1965 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Englandneworder: World in Motion (1990), 1992 UEFA European Football Championship (1992) and Soccer Aid (2006).