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- Sydney Fairbrother was born on 31 July 1873 in Southwark, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Down Our Street (1932), Don Quixote (1923) and The Temperance Fete (1932). She was married to Trevor Lowe (Charles Montague Trevor Lowe) and Percy Buckler (Thomas Percy Warr Buckler). She died on 4 January 1941 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
- Fred Hutchings was born on 20 August 1879 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Show Goes On (1937). He died on 2 March 1959 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- George Yarborough was born on 15 December 1881 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Me and My Girl (1939). He died on 31 August 1943 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- Walter Amner was born on 18 June 1886 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Music Hall (1934). He died on 27 June 1960 in Chichester, Sussex, England, UK.
- Bertini was born on 10 February 1887 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Dodging the Dole (1936) and New to You (1947). He died on 10 June 1952 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Peggy Fame was born on 26 January 1889 in Southwark, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Gilbert and Sullivan: The Immortal Jesters (1961), Family Affairs (1949) and The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr (1964). She died in 1971 in Camberwell, London, England, UK.
- Alice Bowes was born on 21 March 1889 in Southwark, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Three Men in a Boat (1956), A Yank in Ermine (1955) and The Secret Kingdom (1960). She was married to D.A. Clarke-Smith. She died on 3 January 1969 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
- Joe Spree was born on 17 July 1892 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Intimate Relations (1937). He died on 2 September 1946 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Billy Caryll was born on 23 December 1892 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Marry Me (1932), Calling All Ma's (1937) and Trying Them Out (1930). He was married to Hilda Mundy. He died on 15 February 1953 in East Preston, Sussex, England, UK.
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Constance Willis was born on 5 October 1893 in Southwark, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Mikado (1939), Plain Jane (1939) and Hansel and Gretel (1937). She died on 17 November 1940 in Worcester Park, Surrey, England, UK.- Blanche Fothergill was born on 15 October 1895 in Southwark, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A House Called Bell Tower (1960), Kidnapped (1952) and Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949). She died on 10 March 1968 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
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- Actor
- Director
S.E. Reynolds was born on 20 January 1898 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was a producer and actor, known for Leisure and Pleasure (1951), Family Affairs (1954) and Picture Page (1936). He died on 12 January 1977 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK.- Queenie Barratt was born on 2 July 1900 in Southwark, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Quatermass II (1955), The Grove Family (1954) and Three Live Wires (1961). She died in 1989 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Charles Wade was born on 2 April 1901 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Green Finger (1946) and The Avengers (1961). He was married to Eulalie Dove. He died on 14 December 1968 in Merton, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Producer
Leonard Crainford was born on 27 April 1903 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for First Person (1960), Encounter (1952) and Badger's Green (1953). He died in 1982 in Ontario, Canada.- Make-Up Department
- Actor
George Turner was born on 2 May 1903 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Dancing with Crime (1947), Pastor Hall (1940) and Night Was Our Friend (1951). He died on 9 December 1962 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK.- Hal Osmond was born on 27 May 1903 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for No Trace (1950), The Vise (1954) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died in December 1959 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK.
- Writer
- Actor
Macdonald Hastings was born on 6 October 1909 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Detective (1964), Call the Gun Expert (1964) and Tonight (1957). He was married to Anne Scott-James. He died on 4 October 1982.- Sound Department
Fred Hughesdon was born on 10 October 1909 in Southwark, London, England, UK. Fred is known for Code 7, Victim 5 (1964), The Face of Fu Manchu (1965) and Mozambique (1964). Fred died in 2003 in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Myfanwy Piper was born on 28 March 1911 in Southwark, London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Turn of the Screw (2012), The Turn of the Screw (2021) and The Turn of the Screw (1982). She was married to John Piper and John Piper. She died on 18 January 1997 in Fawley Bottom, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
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Sidney Turner was born on 27 December 1913 in Southwark, London, England, UK. Sidney is known for La mano dello straniero (1954), The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965) and The Accursed (1957). Sidney died in 1978 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.- Saveen was born on 27 May 1914 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Clairvoyant (1984), The Howerd Crowd (1952) and Call Boy (1957). He died on 14 April 1994 in Worcester Park, Surrey, England, UK.
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- Editorial Department
Charles Crafford was born on 27 July 1916 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He is known for The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Curse of the Demon (1957) and The Nanny (1965). He died on 12 November 1977 in Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Actor
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- Soundtrack
John Rutland was a British character actor.
Rutland was born on 31st August 1916 in Southwark, London, England.
He worked in theatre, film and on television.
He appeared in films such as in The Hostage (1956), Take Me Over (1963), Calculated Risk (1963), Quatermass and the Pit (1967), Chariots of Fire (1981) and Memoirs of a Survivor (1981).
His television appearances included collaborations with Dick Emery and The Two Ronnies in the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared twice in Last of The Summer Wine as different characters, and four times in the long-running ITV police drama series The Bill as four different characters. He also appeared in one episode in the fifth season of the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo, as a clock repairer.
In the 1990s he made several appearances on the children's TV show Chucklevision.
In 1998 he appeared at the Players' Theatre, Covent Garden in the stage adaptation of More Work for the Undertaker.
In 1992 he appeared as Mrs Warboys' (Doreen Mantle) cousin Wilf in the successful sitcom One Foot in the Grave. Several years later, in the final series of the sitcom, by then he was well into his eighties, he reprised the role of Wilf and appeared in an episode which was broadcast in October 2000; the character however was unable to speak for it was revealed to viewers that he had suffered a stroke. This was to be his final television acting role.
He died of natural causes at the age of 96 on 1 June 2013 in England.- Hugh Scrutton was born on 8 June 1917 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He died in 1991 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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- Composer
- Actor
Cliff Adams was born on 21 August 1923 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Inherent Vice (2014), Keep It Up Downstairs (1976) and Cry Wolf (1968). He was married to Jan Waters. He died on 22 October 2001 in Westminster, London, England, UK.- Tommy McGovern was born on 5 February 1924 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He died in February 1989 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.
- Amy Shuard was born on 19 July 1924 in Southwark, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Tale of Two Cities (1958), Vic Oliver Introduces (1949) and Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955). She died on 18 April 1975 in Islington, London, England, UK.
- Stuntman and bit player Peter Brace was born on August 30, 1924 in Southwark, London, England. Brace appeared in his first film in an uncredited minor part in 1947 and first began performing stunts in movies in 1952. Peter's career as both an extra and a stuntman encompassed several decades; it includes everything from doubling Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) to performing stunts in various James Bond movies. Moreover, Brace was also an accomplished horseman and swordsman. Peter died at age 94 on October 29, 2018. He was survived by his former wife Patricia, partner Wendy, son David, daughter Tina, five grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
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- Composer
- Actor
Pianist, orchestra leader, arranger, songwriter and film composer, David Lee was born in Newington, London on 12 August 1926 (not 1929 or 1930 as some references give). His father Joseph was a professional photographer, and during the war was transferred to the North East to work on camouflaging military equipment. The family re-located to Whitley Bay, and it was here that David started to perform in local groups. His big break came in 1942 when he won the Melody Maker poll for best new jazz pianist. Moving to South Africa in 1947 he worked as resident musician for night clubs in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg, then studied at the Johannesburg Conservatory of Music gaining a Mus.Bac.
In 1954 David Lee invited Johnny Dankworth to perform in South Africa, and it was Dankworth who persuaded him to return to England as pianist/arranger for the Johnny Dankworth band. David also performed with Terry and McGhee, the Buddy Tate Quartet and Jack Parnell. He also arranged for many big show business names, including Norman Wisdom, Benny Hill and Judy Garland. From 1959 he led the Dave Lee Trio who recorded a number of successful albums.
David Lee's composing career began in the 1950s writing jingles for television ads, some 700 in all, after which he teamed up with lyricist Herbert Kretzmer. Their hit songs included Bangers and Mash (1961, sung by Peter Sellers), Goodness Gracious Me (1960, for Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren) and Kinky Boots (1990, for Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee). They also wrote the West End stage musical Our Man Crichton in 1964. David worked on BBC satirical shows such as That Was the Week That Was (1962) and I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again (1964). His film music career began in 1960 with low budget features, but gradually he progressed to fine orchestral scores for important movies, his most notable being Masque of the Red Death (1964) for Roger Corman. In 1983 David was elected BBC Jazz Society Musician of the Year, and in 1990 was one of the founders of jazz-only radio station Jazz FM. Still busy in his 80th year, his novel Promised Lands about a fictional jazz pianist is due for publication in 2006.- Actress
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Best known for playing the perpetually-ditzy blonde bimbo in several installments of the "Carry On" franchise, buxom Liz Fraser (born Elizabeth Joan Winch above a corner shop in south London) studied at RADA on a scholarship and first acted in repertory theatre and television before breaking into films. Her first role of note was Cynthia, the daughter of radical left-wing shop steward Fred Kite in The Boulting Brothers comedy I'm All Right Jack (1959) (the film which made Peter Sellers a star). In a second outing with Sellers, (Two Way Stretch (1960), she played his girlfriend Ethel; up next were eight guest appearances on Hancock's Half Hour (1956). By that time, her screen personae were firmly established as scatterbrained blondes or feisty gum-chewing working-class Cockneys. Though she often managed to rise above her material, the typecasting sadly continued through a series of dreadful low-brow '70s sex comedies in the 'Adventures' and 'Confessions' series, which represented a significant step-down from the "Carry Ons" and did nothing for her reputation.
Liz attempted to change her image by playing straight dramatic roles in The Family Way (1966) and Up the Junction (1968) (as the mother) and her later career prospered as a fine character actress with guest spots on The Professionals (1977), Minder (1979), Foyle's War (2002), and Midsomer Murders (1997), along with a string of successes on the West End stage. In her private life, she was known to be fond of animals, and she loved to play bridge and ladies' bowls at the exclusive Hurlingham club in Fulham. Her financial astuteness brought substantial gains at the stock market, which she in turn developed into a healthy property portfolio. She always spoke fondly of her co-stars, many of whom she regarded as her close 'mates' during the sixties, in particular Sidney James, Joan Sims, Tony Hancock and Tommy Cooper.- Philip Carr was born on 16 March 1931 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Sky Larks (1958), The Money Man (1958) and Hancock's Half Hour (1956). He died on 7 September 1969 in Greenwich, London, England, UK.
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Peter J. Hampton was born on 16 May 1932 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He is an art director and production designer, known for Body of Lies (2008), Shanghai Noon (2000) and Torque (2004).- Actor
- Writer
Gerry Cowan was born on 13 April 1933 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The XYY Man (1976), BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960) and Emmerdale Farm (1972). He was married to Julia Barron. He died in 2002 in Cardiff, Wales, UK.- Derek Bentley was born on 30 June 1933 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He died on 28 January 1953 in HMP Wandsworth, London, England, UK.
- Jeremy Bisley was born on 10 May 1934 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for An Age of Kings (1960), Harpers West One (1961) and Richard the Lionheart (1962). He died on 28 November 2007 in McLennan, Alberta, Canada.
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- Additional Crew
Ron Pearce was born on 7 August 1934 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He is known for Rosebud (1975), Fragment of Fear (1970) and He Who Rides a Tiger (1965). He has been married to Theresa Flynn since 1960. They have one child.- Ron Welling was born on 10 October 1936 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for King of the River (1966), Major Barbara (1966) and The Saint (1962). He was married to Janet Pate. He died on 3 June 2015 in South Croydon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Viviane Ventura is a Colombian British actress, model, author and socialite. She was born on 5 December 1945 in London but spent her childhood in three different cities of Colombia, South America, Barranquilla, Medellín and Bogotá. In 1958 she returned to the UK, where she started her film career. She has been Public Relations Manager and worked with the President Nelson Mandela and the singer Julio Iglesias. As journalist interviewed to the Dalai Lama. She now lives in London in the United Kingdom. Viviane Ventura is the author of two books "April Fool" (1983), a novel, and "Guide to Social Climbing" (1983). Her youngest daughter is the British environmentalist Sheherazade Goldsmith.
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- Actress
Trained in classical music, London-born pianist Lynsey de Paul entered art college and turned her hand to designing album sleeves as a means to boost her income. This awakened her interest in songwriting and some of her first tunes were recorded by other artists in 1971. In 1972, after co-writing her first hit single for The Fortunes ("Storm in a Teacup"), Lynsey emerged as a performer in her own right with hit single "Sugar Me". Success as a singer-songwriter was consolidated with a run of hit singles and four albums, including representing the U.K. with Mike Moran in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest with the song, "Rock Bottom", which came second. In 1973, Lynsey was the first women to win an Ivor Novello award for "Won't Somebody Dance With Me", a feat she repeated again in 1974 for the TV theme "No Honestly". Ever busy, she also wrote a number of hits for other artists in the 70s and 80s. Lynsey was oft to be seen on a variety of UK TV shows, particularly during the 70s, displaying her varied talents and so it was inevitable that she would turn to acting. She has appeared on stage in the thriller "Shriek" and the musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes" as well as in the film Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984) and the TV drama The Starlight Ballroom (1983). More recently, she released a self-defense video for women, titled Taking Control (1992). She was well known for her stance on animal rights and her support for Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party, composing "Vote Tory, Tory, Tory for election glory", which she performed at the 1983 Conservative Party conference.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Bill Moody was born on 13 July 1949 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Revolver (2005), Love Actually (2003) and Black Moon Rising (1986). He died on 8 June 2012 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Christopher Swann was born on 18 August 1949 in Southwark, London, England, UK. Christopher is a director and producer, known for Omnibus (1967), Great Performances (1971) and When the Sun Goes In... (1999).- Additional Crew
Lucinda Pugh was born on 9 July 1955 in Southwark, London, England, UK. Lucinda has been married to Andy Mackay since 1995. They have one child.- Actor
- Producer
Joe Grossi was born on 28 January 1957 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for No Time to Die (2021), Kinky Boots (2005) and The Da Vinci Code (2006).- Keir Starmer was born on 2 September 1962 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He has been married to Victoria Alexander since 2007. They have two children.
- Lisa Geoghan was born on 1 June 1966 in Southwark, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Bill (1984), Big Deal (1984) and Desmond's (1989). She has been married to Michael Power since 31 May 1996. They have one child.
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- Actor
His feature film directorial debut Mojo (1997) starred Ian Hart, Ewen Bremner, Aidan Gillen and Harold Pinter and was officially selected for the 1998 Venice Film Festival. The film was based on his multi award winning stage play of the same name which opened at the Royal Court Theatre in 1995 and was an outstanding critical and public success. Mojo has won five major theatre awards including the Olivier and the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright Award. Butterworth's other film writing credits include Marc Munden's Christmas and David Giles' The Night of the Golden Brain, both of which he co-wrote with his brother Tom.- Actress
- Executive
Louise Hazel was born on 6 October 1985 in Southwark, London, England, UK. She is an actress and executive, known for Kill Your Friends (2015), The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (2017) and A Question of Sport (1970).- Meredith Kercher was born on 28 December 1985 in Southwark, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Murder of Meredith (2022) and Who Murdered Meredith Kercher? (2022). She died on 1 November 2007 in Perugia, Umbria, Italy.
- Joey Essex was born on 29 July 1990 in Southwark, Greater London, England, UK.