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His father had died before he was born. At the age of three he was sent to his grandmother, with whom he grew up until he was ten. Newton then returned to his mother. He attended school in nearby Grantham. From 1665 he studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. Among other things, he was taught there by the theologian, philologist and mathematician Isaac Barrow. In January 1665, Newton received his baccalaureate (high school diploma). An outbreak of bubonic plague led to the college's closure. Newton returned to his parents' home in Woolsthorpe. During this time he worked on infinitesimal calculus, the nature of light and gravity. It was not until 1667 that he resumed his studies at Cambridge. He dealt with the works of Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei and Robert Boyle. Newton's development of infinitesimal calculus (fluxion calculus) was groundbreaking in mathematics, as previously one could only deal with fixed quantities such as numbers. Newton's development opened up the possibility of expressing time-varying quantities such as physical forces or speeds in numbers.
Independently of Newton, the philosopher, mathematician and researcher Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz developed a solution to this mathematical problem around the same time through his differential and integral calculus. Its naming as infinitesimal calculus ultimately prevailed. In 1669, Newton improved the telescope into a reflecting telescope by using inwardly curved lenses to concentrate light. In the same year he became a professor at Cambridge; He thus succeeded his teacher Barrow. In 1671 he demonstrated his invention to the London Royal Society. Newton presented his first scientific publication on the discovery of the nature of light to the Royal Society in 1672. In the same year he became a member. He was able to prove experimentally that white light consists of a mixture of colored light components. In doing so, he contradicted the previously common view that colored light was complex and white light was simple. Newton explained light as consisting of corpuscles. His scientific work "Optics" was not published until 1704.
In 1687, Newton published his three famous laws of motion in the book "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica". The beginnings of this theory lay in the time of the plague, which led to the interruption of his studies and his stay in his parents' house. In this book, also known as "Principia", he also laid down Newton's law of gravitation: Every piece of matter has a so-called heavy mass, the cause of its attraction. - The force of gravity between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses. - The change in gravity is inversely proportional to the square of their distance. An anecdote tells that Isaac Newton discovered the law of gravity when an apple fell on his head. Newton is said to have concluded from this that gravity also acts on the moon and that the moon's orbit must consist of two balancing forces - one is the centripetal force, which pulls the bodies to the center of the orbit, and the other is the centrifugal force, which is drawn by the moon Center strives away.
In the three "Principia" books, Newton dealt, in addition to the laws of motion, with planetary orbits, liquids and gases, the refutation of a vortex theory and the dependence of gravity on mass. From 1689 to 1690 Newton was elected MP for Cambridge University. In 1693 he suffered a severe nervous breakdown, which prevented him from further research. He then dealt with alchemy and religious questions. In 1696 he was appointed Mint Warden, supervisor of the royal mint. Three years later he was promoted to mint master, today comparable to finance minister. In 1700 Newton left Cambridge and moved to London. In 1703 he became president of the Royal Society there. In 1705 he became the first scientist to be knighted by the Royal Society. In 1713 and 1726, the three-volume work "Principia" was published for the second and third times, respectively.
Sir Isaac Newton died on March 31, 1727 in London.- Music Department
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John Wesley was born on 17 June 1703 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, UK. John is known for Feast of July (1995), Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club (1969) and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007). John was married to Molly Vazeille. John died on 2 March 1791 in London, England, UK.- Writer
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson was a popular English poet. He served as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom for 42 years (term 1850-1892). He often wrote poetry based on mythology. Among his most famous works was the "Idylls of the King" (printed in updated versions, 1859-1885), a collection of narrative poems based on Arthurian legends. It was the most famous Victorian era-version of the legends, and remains popular. His poems typically reflect intense feelings of "grief, melancholy, and loss", as Tennyson struggled with depression throughout his life.
In 1809, Tennyson was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire. Somersby is a small village, located within a range the low hills known as the Lincolnshire Wolds. His father was the Anglican clergyman George Clayton Tennyson (1778-1831). George served as the rector of Somersby (term 1807-1831), the rector of Benniworth (term1802-1831) the rector of Bag Enderby, and the vicar of Grimsby. He was shrewd at managing his money and fairly affluent throughout his career. Tennyson's mother was Elizabeth Fytche (1781-1865), daughter of another clergyman.
In 1816. Tennyson started his education at the King Edward VI Grammar School, an all-boys grammar school located in Louth. It had been established in 1551, with financing provided by Edward VI of England (1537-1553, reigned 1547-1553). Tennyson finished his schooling there in 1820.
George Tennyson was an amateur poet, and encouraged his sons to write their own poetry. In 1826, at age 17, Alfred Tennnyson co-wrote a poetry collection with two of his older brothers, These brothers were Frederick Tennyson (1807-1898) and Charles Tennyson Turner (1808-1879) ,who went on to have literary careers of their own.
In 1827, Tennyson started his tertiary education at the Trinity College of Cambridge. While there, he joined a local intellect society, the Cambridge Apostles. Tennyson met and befriended fellow poet Arthur Hallam (1811-1833) and aspiring clergyman William Henry Brookfield (1809-1874).
In 1829, Tennyson won the Chancellor's Gold Medal, a prestigious literary award granted by the University of Cambridge. In 1830, Tennyson published "Poems Chiefly Lyrical", his first solo poetry collection. Its popularity helped him build a reputation as a promising writer. Among the poems included was "Mariana", a narrative poem about a woman who is isolated from society and has suicidal thoughts. The poem was loosely inspired by the play "Measure for Measure" (1604) by William Shakespeare, but rejected the play's happy ending. It was the first poem about social isolation Tennyson ever published, and the theme would appear frequently in his future poems.
In 1831, George Tennyson died at the age of 53. Alfred Tennyson dropped out of College and returned home to the rectory. He had to financially support his widowed mother. The Tennyson family was granted permission to keep using the rectory, even after George's death. At about this point, Tennyson arranged his sister Emilia engagement to his best friend Arthur Hallam.
In 1833, Tennyson published a second poetry collection under the generic title "Poems". It included the earliest version of "The Lady of Shallott", which would later become one his most famous poets. However this collection met with harsh criticism, and Tennyson's reputation suffered. He did not dare publish anything for the next decade, though he privately continued writing poems.
In September 1833, Arthur Halam died of cerebral hemorrhage during his vacation in Vienna. Halam was only 22-years-old, and his death surprised his family and friends. Tennyson mourned him, and started writing poets in his memory. The most important of them was "In Memoriam A.H.H.", first published in 1850. It contained Tennyson's thoughts on mortality, and also his thoughts on the then-popular scientific theory of the "transmutation of species". Tennyson wondered whether life was guided by the inherent cruelty of nature, and explored the implications of natural selection a decade before scientist Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) wrote on the same topic.
In 1837, Tennyson and his family moved away from the rectory. He settled in Beech Hill Park, within the village of High Beach. The location was deep within Epping Forest, an ancient woodland in Essex. In wintertime, Tennyson had access to a frozen pond. He enjoyed skating there. His new house was not far from London, and he could socialize with friends who lived there. His needy mother, however, demanded his presence at home. She prevented him from ever spending the night in London.
In the late 1830s, Tennyson befriended Dr. Allen, the administrator of a local asylum. Allen also managed an ecclesiastical wood-carving enterprise, and convinced Tennyson to invest in it. When this business venture failed, Tennyson lost much of the family fortune. In 1840, Tennyson moved to London.
In May 1842, Tennyson published a new poetry collection under the generic title "Poems". Some of the poems had been published before, others were brand new. Its sales were surprisingly good, and he also earned profits from its reprint in the United States. By 1846, Tennyson had earned more than 600 pound pounds sterling from this single work. This helped him escape serious financial difficulties, which had lasted for years. His critical reputation also improved, with some critics viewing as the leading poet of his generation.
In 1850, Tennyson was appointed as the new Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. He succeeded the Romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850), who died from pleurisy earlier that year. He was reportedly only chosen because the older poet Samuel Rogers (1763 - 1855) had refused his appointment to the position.
In June 1850, Tennyson married his childhood acquaintance, the hymn-writer Emily Sellwood. Emily was better at at conducting business tasks than her husband, and she became Tennyson's business manager. They would have two sons. A difficult second pregnancy left Emily with permanent health problems.
From 1851 to 1853, Tennyson and his family lived in Chapel House, a Georgian brick house located in Twickenham. The house has been preserved as a Grade II-listed building. It is considered of historical significance due to its connection to Tennyson. Other famous figures resided there during the 20th century.
In 1853, Tennyson rented Farringford House, a country house located in the Isle of Wight. In 1856, he bought the country house from its previous owners. He lived there until 1869. The place eventually attracted tourists who wanted to meet Tennyson, much to his annoyance. He moved out in 1869, but continued to use Farringford as his winter home.
In December 1854, Tennyson published the narrative poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade". It commemorated an ill-fated cavalry charge during the Battle of Balaclava (October 1854), where about 110 British soldiers were killed and other 161 wounded due to their blind obedience to an order by a superior. It became one of Tennyson's most famous poems, inspiring sequels and adaptations by other writers and musicians.
In 1865, Tennyson was offered the rank of baronet by the government, but denied the honor. In 1868, he was offered the same rank, but again denied the honor. In 1883, the Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898) offered him the rank of a baron, and Tennyson took the offer. In 1884, he was officially appointed as the 1st Baron Tennyson. It was a new hereditary title that would be inherited by his descendants. From this point Alfred became known under the name "Lord Tennyson". Tennyson was reportedly the first person to be raised to a British peerage for their writing.
Tennyson continued writing well into his old age. He tried to become a playwright as well, though his plays were not considered particularly memorable. His last major work was the play "The Foresters" (1892), featuring incidental music by Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900). It was unpopular in the United Kingdom, but met with success in the United States.
Tennyson died in October 1892, at the age of 83. He was buried at Westminster Abbey. He left an estate of 57,206 pounds sterling. His eldest son Hallam Tennyson (1852-1928) succeeded him as the 2nd Baron Tennyson. Hallam published a biography of his father in 1897. Hallam is mainly remembered for a brief term as the Governor-General of Australia (term 1903-1904).
Tennyson was succeeded as Poet Laureate with Alfred Austin (1835 - 1913), a poet chiefly noted as a nature-lover. Austin was widely considered to be inferior to Tennyson. Tennyson's fame has far outlasted many of his contemporaries, and he is among the relatively few Victorian era-writers whose works remain popular with the wider public.- Soundtrack
Claribel was born on 23 December 1830 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, UK. Claribel died on 30 January 1869 in Dover, Kent, England, UK.- Director
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Tom Green born in 1852. a popular stage comic and stage manager from the late 1870's. became a well-known pioneering film actor and director of many early short comedies for the George Albert Smith Film Company from 1897, also directed many short dramas and trick films for other film studios from 1902 until 1906. married stage and screen actress Nellie Green- A.E. George was born on 22 July 1869 in Castle Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Henry VIII (1911), Brigadier Gerard (1915) and The Vicar of Wakefield (1916). He was married to Annie Webster. He died on 10 November 1920 in London, England, UK.
- Hubert Wales was born on 10 August 1870 in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England, UK. Hubert was a writer, known for The Yoke (1915) and Cynthia in the Wilderness (1916). Hubert died on 5 July 1943 in Hindhead, Surrey, England, UK.
- He was one of the giants of the American Theatre in the first half of the 20th Century. Born in England, Hubert Hassard Short began his theatrical career there in 1895 and ventured to America six years later. He initially found work touring as a member and choreographer of John Drew's company, working his way onto Broadway as an actor up until the 1919-20 season. He dabbled as an actor in five films shot in New York but oddly, movies never enthralled him. His scant film resume coincides with him losing interest in acting altogether by his early 40's in favor of directing for the stage, beginning with "Honeydew" in 1920. Unlike others who used Broadway as a springboard for a career in Hollywood (which he could have easily conquered as a director, choreographer or even a producer), Short was wholly committed to Broadway and was an enthusiastic New York transplant. His first major hit (or rather hits) came from staging the enormously popular series of Music Box Revues from 1921-23, showcasing Irving Berlin's popular songs. Short quickly gained a reputation of being able to stretch the buffalo on even the tightest producer's nickel by pulling double duty as an innovative behind-the-scene lighting designer and effects wizard. Short is credited with introducing moving stages, perfume (think: theatrical smell-o-vision), elevators, and the abandonment of footlights in favor of modern lighting techniques. As a director, almost anyone and everyone connected with musicals and musical-comedies from 1920-53 crossed his stages. He was a consistent hit maker during the bleak years of the Great Depression with productions such as 1930's "Three's a Crowd," (the huge money spinner, featuring a fine score by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz, highlighted by Libby Holman's trademark torchy rendition of "Body and Soul," was the first Broadway production to use modern floodlights), 1931's "The Band Wagon" (marking the final pairing of Adele and Fred Astaire atop an innovative double turntable stage), 1932's "Face the Music" (featuring an even more spectacular double turntable set), 1933's "As Thousands Cheer," and working uncredited on 1933's "Roberta" as a production doctor. Short's reputation amongst theatrical producers grew exponentially when he salvaged the John D. Rockefeller-financed 1934 production of "The Great Waltz" which ran for over 340 performances over two seasons with it's cast of 180(!), a 53-piece orchestra and hydraulically-driven sets. He stretched this record helming 1935's "Jubilee." He then fell into a bit of a slump on his next three productions before directing a series of eye-popping spectacles, beginning with 1939's "The American Way." Short rode the wave of WW2's box-office boon to Broadway with 1942's "Star and Garter," and ---remarkably--- productions of "Carmen Jones" (an especially daring all-Black production, produced by 'Billy Rose'), "Mexican Hayride," and "Seven Lively Arts" which ran simultaneously during the 1944-45 season. He continued to dazzle postwar audiences with an impressive 1946 revival of "Show Boat" that defied the then-prevailing notion that revivals were doomed to failure. Now in his late 60's, Short capped off his last decade of work with the 1948-49 hit production of "Make Mine Manhattan," which would be his last bona fide hit. Short would retire after work on 1953's "My Darlin' Aida." He died at age 78 in France on October 7, 1956.
- Sydney Bland was born on 23 March 1880 in New Clee, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for She (1916), Under the Red Robe (1915) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1916). He died in 1959 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- T. Roy Barnes was born on 11 August 1880 in Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for It's a Gift (1934), Scratch My Back (1920) and Sally (1929). He was married to Blanche Berner, Mamie McNab and Bessie Crawford (actress). He died on 30 March 1937 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Bertram Grassby was born on 23 December 1880 in Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for When a Man Loves (1927), The Midnight Express (1924) and The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1919). He was married to Gerard Alexander. He died on 7 December 1953 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.- Actress
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This distinguished theatrical tragedienne will be remembered forever if only for the fact George Bernard Shaw wrote his classic "Saint Joan" work specifically for her. Her over six-decade career allowed for a gallery of sterling, masterful portrayals, both classic and contemporary, performing all over the world including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and both Western and Eastern Europe. She was created a Dame of the British Empire in 1931, when her career was not quite half over, and in 1970 was made Companion of Honor to Queen Elizabeth.
Born Agnes Sybil Thorndike on October 24, 1882 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, she was the daughter of a minor canon of Rochester Cathedral. She was the eldest of four children. One younger brother, Frank, was killed in WWI action, a tragedy that left her father inconsolable. He himself would die a few months later. Sybil first became a concert pianist until nerve injuries in her hands quickly altered her destiny. She, at brother Russell Thorndike's suggestion, decided upon acting. Russell would later become a novelist and his sister's biographer.
Not a classic beauty by any stretch, Dame Sybil had sharp features, prominent cheek bones and a pronounced chin that gave her a rather severe look. At age 21 she and her brother began professionally in a touring company guided by actor-manager Ben Greet. She performed as Portia in a production of The Merchant of Venice in 1907 while touring in New York. The following year she met playwright George Bernard Shaw while understudying the role of Candida in a tour which was being directed by the writer himself. It was also during this tour that Sybil met and married actor Sir Lewis Casson and solidified one of the most respected personal and professional relationships the acting realm has known. She stayed with The Old Vic for five years (1914-1919) and in 1924 earned stardom as Shaw's Joan of Arc.
Sybil's film career, unlike that of her esteemed contemporary Edith Evans, fell far short of expectations. Silent films recreated some of her finest theatrical experiences, including Lady Macbeth and, of course, Joan of Arc, but she would not evolve into a film star. She was sporadically utilized in later years as a flavorful character support and played a number of queens, dowagers and old crones with equal finesse. Such classic costumed fare would include Major Barbara (1941), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947), Stage Fright (1950), Gone to Earth (1950), The Lady with a Lamp (1951), Melba (1953), as Queen Victoria, and The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) in which she managed to grab focus during her scenes with Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. In 1969, Sybil lent her name to the new theatre in Leatherhead, Surrey, which became The Thorndike. Despite her 87 years, she performed in the new play There Was An Old Woman in its first season. It was to be her final theatrical performance. Always a healthy, vigorous woman, she died of a heart attack on June 9, 1976 at the ripe young age of 93. She was survived by four children and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.- Kendrew Milson was born on 16 December 1882 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Warden (1951), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and The Director (1949). He died in 1955 in Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Douglas Imbert was born on 20 December 1882 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Antique Brooch (1914). He died on 4 February 1925 in Montana, Valais, Switzerland.
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William Sistrom was born on 19 March 1884 in Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a producer and production manager, known for There Goes My Girl (1937), Escape to Danger (1943) and The Spider (1931). He died on 13 March 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.- William Wand was born on 25 January 1885 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK. William was married to Amy Wiggins. William died on 16 August 1977 in Lingfield, Surrey, England, UK.
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Arthur Towle was in show business from when he left school in1900 until his dying day. He started as an Irish character comedian in British music halls. Touring Ireland with this act in 1913, he met Kitty McShane and married her later that year (she was 16, he 28). They gradually evolved the act of "Old Mother Riley and her Daughter" (Arthur, in drag, playing the former), which maintained popularity for nearly 40 years, and Arthur adopted the stage name Lucan to sound more Irish. The fame of Lucan and McShane did not go much beyond provincial music halls until the first Old Mother Riley film was released. Cheaply made and highly profitable, 17 films (1937-1952) starred Lucan in the richly comic role of Mrs. Riley, making him a Top Ten star in England in 1942. The gangly Mother Riley was usually a charwoman or laundress, but some entries found her running a shop or pub with the aid of her daughter, Kitty. Lucan's comedy came from Mother Riley's absurd predicaments, eccentric ways, facial and bodily contortions, and malapropism-filled tirades against all who displeased her, seasoned with "knockabout" slapstick. By 1951, Lucan and McShane had separated, and Kitty did not appear in Arthur's last film, though he continued to support her. He was struggling with a large tax debt in 1954 when he unexpectedly collapsed and died in a Yorkshire theatre before his stage show.- Gladys Gordon was born on 22 March 1891 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Up with the Lark (1943). She died on 26 November 1961 in Tooting, London, England, UK.
- Walter Poucher was born on 22 November 1891 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He died on 5 August 1988 in Thornthwaite, Bassenthwaite, Cumbria, England, UK.
- Clifford Cobbe was born on 26 April 1892 in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Russia: Land of Tomorrow (1919), The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's (1921) and Flames (1917). He died in 1979 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK.
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Matthew Boulton was born on 20 January 1893 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Woman in Green (1945), Night Must Fall (1937) and Sabotage (1936). He was married to Ruth Dockray. He died on 10 February 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Reyner Barton was born on 14 September 1893 in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for A Killer Walks (1952), Richard of Bordeaux (1938) and The Cardinal (1936). He died on 10 February 1966 in West Drayton, London, England, UK.- Robert Haines was born on 16 September 1894 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Michael O'Halloran (1948), The Law and Mr. Jones (1960) and Studio One (1948). He died on 18 April 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Rex Palmer was born on 16 February 1896 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He died on 12 October 1972 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Raymond Mays was born on 1 August 1899 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He died on 6 January 1980 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
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Reginald Goodall was born on 13 July 1901 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. Reginald is known for Davy (1957). Reginald died on 5 May 1990 in Bridge, near Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.- Kathleen Tremaine was born on 29 September 1903 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lady Vanishes (1938) and The Umbrella (1933). She was married to John Dalton . She died on 10 November 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Reg Curtis was born on 26 March 1904 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
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Betty Hardy was born on 16 April 1904 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1960), Madame Bovary (1964) and Katy (1962). She died on 1 July 1981 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.- Phyllis Loring was born on 1 September 1904 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Middle Watch (1930), My Friend the King (1932) and The Rasp (1931). She died on 14 April 1984 in Belgravia, London, England, UK.
- David Cecil was born on 9 February 1905 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was married to Mary Theresa Montagu Douglas Scott and Diana Henderson. He died on 22 October 1981 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
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Lambert Williamson was born on 28 April 1907 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Circus (1928), The Innocents (1961) and Secret Venture (1955). He died on 13 November 1975 in Chiltern & Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Fred Ashmore was born on 6 September 1907 in North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He died on 22 November 1989 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK.
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Beatrice Dawson was born on 26 January 1908 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She was a costume designer, known for Woman of Straw (1964), The Pickwick Papers (1952) and Of Human Bondage (1964). She died on 16 April 1976 in North Yorkshire, England, UK.- John Kevan was born on 8 March 1908 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Secret Voice (1936), Expert's Opinion (1935) and 13 Men and a Gun (1938). He died in 1967 in Islington, London, England, UK.
- Edith Coats was born on 31 May 1908 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Beggar's Opera (1963), The Gondoliers (1972) and The Beggar's Opera (1953). She was married to Powell Lloyd (operatic tenor, director and producer). She died on 7 January 1983 in Worthing, Sussex, England, UK.
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Leslie Carew was born on 15 August 1908 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for She Shall Have Music (1935), The Playboy (1938) and Calling All Stars (1937). He died in 1994 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK.- H.N. Southern was born on 28 September 1908 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Westward Ho! (1953). He died on 25 August 1986 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Gilbert Vinter was born on 4 May 1909 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Home in Time (1960), The Night Won't Talk (1952) and Atop the Fourth Wall (2008). He died on 10 October 1969 in Tintagel, Cornwall, England, UK.- John George Haigh was born on 24 July 1909 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He died on 10 August 1949 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.
- Andrew Laurence was born on 1 December 1909 in Walesby, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Home Tonight (1961), Macbeth (1971) and Strangler's Morgue (1946). He was married to Ann Rye. He died on 5 June 1996 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK.
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British stage and film actress Elizabeth Allan was born in Skegness, Lincolnshire. She made her stage debut at the age of 17; her movie debut came about four years later with an appearance in the Hercule Poirot mystery Alibi (1931).
At the beginning of her career, Allan mainly appeared in films for Julius Hagen's Twickenham Studios, but later signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1935 was a good year for the actress, with roles in two Charles Dickens adaptations: - David Copperfield (1935) and A Tale of Two Cities (1935) - and the star-studded horror Mark of the Vampire (1935).
Allan's relationship with MGM became strained after they announced her for a leading part in The Citadel (1938), only to then replace her with Rosalind Russell. Not long following this incident, Allan was again replaced in a successful picture, this time by Greer Garson in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939). This was the final straw for Allan, and she successfully sued the studio, thus terminating her contract with them.
By the 1950s, Allan was taking on character roles. Notable movies of this period include No Highway in the Sky (1951), The Heart of the Matter (1953), and The Haunted Strangler (1958) (which turned out to be her final film). She also appeared on the UK version of the game show What's My Line (1951) as a panelist, which got her awarded with Great Britain's Top Female TV Personality of 1952.
Allan was married to agent Wilfred O'Bryen from 1932 to his death in 1977. She passed away on July 27, 1990 at the age of 80.- Ken Richardson was born on 21 August 1911 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 27 June 1997 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
- Chad Varah was born on 12 November 1911 in Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Sunday Story (1961), The Befrienders (1972) and Seeing and Believing (1960). He died on 8 November 2007 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Lola Willard was born on 3 January 1912 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Straight on Till Morning (1972) and The Diary of Samuel Pepys (1958). She died on 6 May 1997 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
- John Maddison was born on 5 February 1912 in Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Festival (1960), Night Gallery (1969) and McMillan & Wife (1971). He was married to Elizabeth Cole. He died on 3 November 1989 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Michael Gilbert was born on 17 July 1912 in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973), Guilty? (1956) and The Man in Room 17 (1965). He was married to Roberta Marsden and Roberta Mary Marsden. He died on 8 February 2006 in London, England, UK.
- Stephen Murray was born on 6 September 1912 in Partney, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The End of the Affair (1955), Dulcimer Street (1948) and A Tale of Two Cities (1958). He was married to Joan Butterfield. He died on 31 March 1983 in London, England, UK.
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Inman Hunter was born on 25 August 1914 in Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an editor and writer, known for Four Desperate Men (1959), The Case of the Red Monkey (1955) and Journey to the Unknown (1968). He died in July 1986 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK.- Stuart Hampshire was born on 1 October 1914 in Arden Court, Healing, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was married to Nancy Lynn Delaney Cartwright and Grace Isabel Renée Orde-Lees. He died on 13 June 2004 in Headington, Oxford, England, UK.