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- Actress
- Writer
Fiona Lewis was born on 28 September 1946 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Innerspace (1987), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) and The Fury (1978). She has been married to Art Linson since 1995. She was previously married to William Hayward.- Michael Thomas was born on 11 April 1952 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Boat That Rocked (2009), Head Over Heels (1993) and Inside Out (1985). He was married to Selina Cadell. He died on 4 March 2019 in England, UK.
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- Producer
- Writer
A former stage director, Basil Dearden entered films as an assistant to director Basil Dean (he changed his name from Dear to avoid being confused with Dean). Dearden worked his way up the ladder and directed (with Will Hay) his first film in 1941; two years later he directed his first film on his own. He eventually became associated with writer/producer Michael Relph, and together the two made films on themes not often tackled in British films, such as homosexuality and race relations. In the '60s Dearden embarked on a new phase of his career by directing large-scale action pictures, the best of which was Khartoum (1966), which was a critical and financial success. Not long after completing The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970), Dearden was killed in an automobile accident.- Anne Stallybrass was born and raised in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. She wanted to be an actress from a very young age and was encouraged in her ambition at the convent school she attended. After three years training at the Royal Academy of Music, where she won the Drama Gold Medal, Anne began her professional acting career by spending several years in repertory, gaining experience in Folkstone, Kent, before moving to Nottingham and then Sheffield. Her first appearance on television was in Emergency-Ward 10 (1957) in September 1964, which was followed in 1965 by two productions for the BBC's Theatre 625 (1964), The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1965) and Portraits from the North: Bruno (1965); and "Love on the Dole for Granada" in January 1967. However, it was her role as "Jane Seymour" in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) in January 1970 that really brought Anne to prominence, followed eighteen months later by The Onedin Line (1971) which made household names of both her and her co-star, Peter Gilmore. Indeed, while the second series of The Onedin Line (1971) was broadcast on BBC1, Anne could be seen simultaneously in another major drama - playing "Anna Strauss" in ATV's The Strauss Family (1972). To the regret of her many fans, after two years playing the much loved wife of "James Onedin", the actress decided to leave the series, partly to pursue other roles but also due to fears of becoming typecast. Indeed, through her roles as "Jane Seymour", "Anne Onedin", "Anna Strauss" and later "Susan Henchard", Anne gained a reputation for playing long-suffering wives.
During the late 1970s and 1980s, Anne appeared frequently on British television. Of particular note, were Granada's thirteen-part This Year Next Year (1977), the BBC children's series The Peppermint Pig (1977) (both 1977), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978), "Dark Secret" for LWT's Sunday Night Thriller (1981), two series of Flying Lady (1987) for Yorkshire TV (1987 and 1989), and the sci-fi series Knights of God (1987). More recently, Anne's TV appearances have been mainly guest and one-off roles such as Queen Elizabeth II in Diana: Her True Story (1993), as well, of course, as playing "Eileen Reynolds" in Heartbeat (1992) for 2½ years.
In addition to her many television roles, Anne has made numerous theatre appearances, notably in the 1973 premiere of Glasstown, the "My Fat Friend" tour in 1976 with John Inman, "Bodies" (1978), and "Time and Time Again" (1983). She has also been in a few films though none have been lead roles, and recorded many radio plays for the BBC. Anne won the 1972 TV Times Best Actress on TV award for her role as "Anna Strauss". She was also nominated for Best Actress by the Society of Film & Television Arts (now the BAFTAs) for The Onedin Line (1971).
On a personal note, Anne has been married twice and has no children. She met her first husband, Roger Rowland, whilst working in Nottingham and married him in 1963. The couple separated after nine years of marriage and later divorced. Peter Gilmore's second marriage broke up not long after and the friendship between the two The Onedin Line (1971) stars gradually developed, they fell in love and moved in together. In 1987, after ten years together, Anne and Peter married. They lived in Barnes, west London and had a small cottage, which they called Onedin House, in Dartmouth, Devon, which was used as a filming location for The Onedin Line (1971). - John made his acting debut at the Theatre Royal, Bournemouth. After spending a year in various reps. including Hastings, Watford and Eastbourne, he was conscripted into the Devon Yeomanry during the war and served in Italy and Sicily, but contracted hepatitis. He then became a member of the Army Bureau For Current Affairs - Play Unit, touring England, France and Germany. He then spent many years in theatre, before branching out into films and starring alongside David Niven and John Mills. He has also appeared in many TV roles.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Richard Stapley, aka Richard Wyler, not only enjoyed great success as an actor and writer on both sides of the Atlantic, but managed to do it under two names as well.
A descendant of Sir Richard Stapley, noted in history for signing the death warrant of King Charles I, Stapley was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England on June 20, 1923 and made his first stage appearance at the age of 15 at Theatre Royal, Brighton. He played juvenile leads at several regional theaters until an audition for Laurence Olivier led to a contract to appear in two leading roles at London's famous Old Vic. With the heightening of World War II, however, he enlisted in the Royal Air Force and learned to fly solo.
In 1946, he wrote his first novel, I'll Wear It On My Head," which was published in England, and sailed for America, armed with letters of introduction to Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne from his friends John Gielgud and Cathleen Nesbitt.
Through the Lunts, he landed a lead in a Broadway play, "Darling, Darling, Darling," in which he was spotted by a talent scout and signed to star in "The Challenge" for the small Eagle Lion studio. MGM bought his contract and he quickly co-starred with Lana Turner and Gene Kelly in "The Three Musketeers" and in "Little Women" with June Allyson, Janet Leigh, Margaret O'Brien and Elizabeth Taylor.
He was menaced by Boris Karloff in the cult classic "The Strange Door," and made a dashing action hero in such films as "Charge of the Lancers" with Paulette Goddard and Jean-Pierre Aumont, "King of the Khyber Rifles" with Tyrone Power, "The Iron Glove" with Robert Stack, "Jungle Man-Eaters" with Johnny Weissmuller, "Target Zero" with Charles Bronson and "D-Day The Sixth of June" with Robert Taylor.
Between movies, he was a frequent guest on TV dramatic shows and returned to Broadway in two plays, "Second Threshold" at the Morosco and the Theatre Guild's production of "Jane" with Edna Best and John Loder.
Stapley also teamed up with composer Dickson Hughes to write a musical revue, "About Time," and three songs for the film "The Restless Breed," starring Anne Bancroft. They were then commissioned by Gloria Swanson to write a musical version of "Sunset Boulevard," in which she hoped to make a stage comeback. Production plans fell through, but Swanson did perform one of the songs, "Those Wonderful People Out There in the Dark," in a major production number on the Steve Allen TV show.
Disheartened by the whole Swanson incident and ready for a change, he returned to England, where he was offered the starring role in a new TV series, "The Man From Interpol," with the new screen name of "Richard Wyler". The show was a tremendous success throughout the world, but he also found himself type-cast in that one role. He took two years off and bought three racing motorbikes and was soon competing with such champions as Mike Hailwood, Phil Read, Jim Redman and Luigi Tavieri.
He returned to films in "The Barbarians" with Jack Palance and continued to star in a series of European action films including "Identity Unknown," "The Rattler Kid," "The Exterminators," "The Bounty Killer," "Two Pistols and a Coward," "The Girl From Rio" with George Sanders and Shirley Eaton and the popular spy picture "Dick Smart."
While shooting "Connecting Rooms" with Bette Davis and Michael Redgrave, he showed the producer, Dimitri de Grunwald, a short story he'd written that was published in a collection that included stories by John Lennon and Romain Gary. Grunwald, who'd formed a new production company with Sir Peter Hall and Robert Bolt (writer of "Dr. Zhivago" and "Lawrence of Arabia"), optioned the story as their first movie project.
Since then, Stapley, reverting back to his birth name, combined acting with his new love of writing and for 10 years was even featured in three long-running commercials for Imperial Leather soap, which was chosen as one of the best-ever British TV ads and also shown in selected U.S. cities.
A chance meeting with Monte Cook at an acting audition led to their collaborating on the novel "Naked Legacy," which Stapley wrote based on Cook's life story. Stapley also completed an additional novel, "Tomorrow Has Been Canceled," as well as his memoirs, "To Slip and Fall in L.A." A new musical, "Swanson On Sunset," was also written with former partner Dickson Hughes, based on their adventures while writing the ill-fated musical version of "Sunset Boulevard." A private demo recording of the complete score, featuring Swanson in her original role of "Norma Desmond" was recently released on CD by Stage Door Records.- Anne Firth was born on 1 August 1918 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Scott of the Antarctic (1948), Spitfire (1942) and Bell-Bottom George (1944). She was married to John Michael Brigstocke. She died on 16 January 1961 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
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- Producer
- Director
Dick Clement was born on 5 September 1937 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Across the Universe (2007), Otley (1969) and Still Crazy (1998).- Casting Director
- Casting Department
Marcia Gresham was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. She is known for The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001), Natural Lies (1992) and The Promise (2011). She is married to Alan Radcliffe. They have one child.- Director
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Diarmuid Lawrence was born on 15 October 1947 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Messiah (2001), Screenplay (1986) and The Hanging Gale (1995). He was married to Bernadette Boyle. He died on 20 September 2019 in the UK.- Ivor Danvers was born on 14 July 1932 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Howards' Way (1985), Keeping Up Appearances (1990) and Robert and Elizabeth (1965). He died on 13 March 2020.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Mary Germaine was born on 28 March 1933 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Where's Charley? (1952), Laughter in Paradise (1951) and The Green Buddha (1954).- Peter Dear was born on 18 September 1913 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Royal Oak (1923), The Woman Who Obeyed (1923) and The Fruitful Vine (1921). He died on 6 November 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Patricia Charteris was born on 22 January 1932 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. She was married to Byron Higgins. She died on 23 August 2021 in Ludington, Michigan, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Tony Hill was born on 21 April 1932 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise (2008) and James Bond in the Bahamas (2008). He died on 23 October 2017 in Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.- Producer
- Production Manager
- Cinematographer
Ted Lloyd was born in 1913 in Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was a producer and production manager, known for Rollerball (1975), Where Eagles Dare (1968) and Fiddler on the Roof (1971). He died on 12 February 1987 in Torbay, Devon, England, UK.- Don Stannard was born in 1916 in Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Dick Barton, Detective (1948), Dick Barton at Bay (1950) and Dick Barton Strikes Back (1949). He died on 9 July 1949 in Cookham Dean, Berkshire, England, UK.
- Beryl Machin was born on 7 April 1912 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for One Step Beyond (1959), The Silver Chalice (1954) and Matinee Theatre (1955). She died in 1979 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Animation Department
Maurice Harvey was born on 23 January 1928 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is known for Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1971), The Adventures of Batman (1968) and Journey Back to Oz (1972). He died on 18 April 2019 in Carmel Valley, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Edward Lloyd was born in 1913 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. Edward is known for Orson Welles' Sketch Book (1955).- Music Department
Leon Calvert was born on 26 June 1927 in Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He is known for The Beatles: Penny Lane (1967), Jazz Calendar (1968) and Jazz 625 (1961). He died on 1 May 2018 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK.- Bernard Williams was born on 21 September 1929 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Bacchae (1962), Philoctetes (1961) and Opinions (1982). He was married to Patricia Law Skinner and Shirley Williams. He died on 10 June 2003 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Rupert Keegan was born on 26 February 1955 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom.