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- One of the finest exponents of the art of light comedy acting, Michael Denison enjoyed a highly successful career both on stage and screen. He and his wife, actress Dulcie Gray, appeared in over 100 West End shows and their marriage, which lasted nearly sixty years, was regarded as one of the happiest in British show business.
Denison was born in Doncaster, the son of a paint manufacturer, and was brought up by aunt and her husband. He was educated at Harrow and Magdalen College, where he read modern languages. He trained for the stage at Webber Douglas School in London where he met and married Dulcie Gray in 1939.
During World War Two, he served in the Royal Intelligence Corps and, by the time he had returned to the theatre, his wife was already a major film star in Britain. She secured him a role in the 1947 film My Brother Jonathan (1948). The following year, they appeared together in The Glass Mountain (1949), which became an international hit.
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the couple were rarely off the West End stage where they attracted a loyal following. Denison appeared solo with great success in the TV series Boyd Q.C. (1956) (1956-63).
He appeared on Broadway in Oscar Wilde's, "An Ideal Husband", and, shortly before he died, he and his wife appeared in a two-hander production "Curtain Up" in a London fringe theatre.
Denison published two volumes of memoirs, "Overture and Beginners" (1973) and "Double Act" (1985). He also contributed many entries to the Dictionary of National Biography. He and Dulcie Gray were appointed CBE in 1983. - Alan Shepard was born on 18 November 1923 in Derry, New Hampshire, USA. He was a writer, known for The Magical World of Disney (1954), International Pro-Celebrity Golf (1975) and Romfart (1985). He was married to Louise Brewer. He died on 22 July 1998 in Monterey, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Corbett Monica was born on 1 June 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Broadway Danny Rose (1984), The Joey Bishop Show (1961) and The Grasshopper (1970). He was married to Helen Stover. He died on 22 July 1998 in North Miami, Florida, USA.- Actress
- Stunts
Judy Malcolm was born on 1 December 1910 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for G.I. Wanna Home (1946), Dance, Dunce, Dance (1945) and Mr. Wright Goes Wrong (1946). She died on 22 July 1998 in East Aurora, New York, USA.- Don Dunphy was born on 5 July 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Bananas (1971), The Fighter (2010) and Raging Bull (1980). He died on 22 July 1998 in Roslyn, New York, USA.
- Animation Department
- Actress
Marjorie was the original female voice for Minnie Mouse. She joined Walt Disney's animation team as an inker, the thirteenth person to be hired, where she worked for almost 13 years before retiring to raise her two sons. She performed Minnie's voice for three cartoons, before she begged herself out of it, because she was too shy to do any more.- Vladimir Dudintsev was born on 29 July 1918 in Kupyansk, Ukraine. He was a writer, known for Ne khlebom edinym (2005) and Belye odezhdy (1991). He died on 22 July 1998 in near Moscow, Russia.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Hermann Prey was born on 11 July 1929 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Fledermaus (1983), The Marriage of Figaro (1976) and Hänsel und Gretel (1981). He was married to Barbara Pniok. He died on 22 July 1998 in Krailling, Bavaria, Germany.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Rolf Botvid was born on 26 December 1915 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor and writer, known for Rattens musketörer (1945), Aktören (1943) and Blåjackor (1945). He was married to Marianne Gyllenhammar. He died on 22 July 1998 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.