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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. - Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Allan (or Josef as he was then) studied under the great pioneering modernist Arnold Schönberg. To pay for his tuition he composed popular, jazz-influenced tunes for cabaret acts in Berlin. Josef took his pseudonym from Oscar Wilde's narcissistic hero, Dorian Gray.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Scottish-born director Harry Watt began his career in the 1930s, and directed several documentaries during World War II, most notably Target for Tonight (1941). He went to Ealing Studios after the war, and the five films he made there were all shot in Africa or Australia. He turned to directing television in the 1950s, and afterward he went back to his roots and shot documentaries.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Production Manager
Chris Kenny was born in October 1945 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an assistant director and producer, known for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Moonraker (1979) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He died on 26 September 2019 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Editorial Department
- Sound Department
- Special Effects
Brian Mann was born on 16 May 1935 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. He is known for Rollerball (1975), Highlander (1986) and Walkabout (1971). He was married to Pamela Milner-Gardner. He died on 3 September 2022 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Visual Effects
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicholas Bruce was born on 5 January 1916 in Russia. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Othello (1951), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1956) and Conspirator (1949). He died on 9 January 2002 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Neil Hawley was born on 25 April 1961 in Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966). He died on 6 September 2002 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- Paul Schöffler was born on 15 September 1897 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor, known for Producers' Showcase (1954), Ausgerechnet und verspielt (1963) and Ariadne auf Naxos (1965). He died on 21 November 1977 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, 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.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Edwin Greenwood was born on 27 August 1895 in Fulham, London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Young and Innocent (1937), What Money Can Buy (1928) and The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). He was married to Mollie Jones. He died on 17 September 1939 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Julie Leighton-White was born on 9 July 1920. Julie is known for Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969) and The Persuaders! (1971). Julie died on 26 April 1977 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- Edward Coventry was born on 12 October 1863 in the UK. He was an actor, known for The Insect Play (1939). He died in 1943 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- Art Department
David Green, known to his friends and colleagues as Dave was an extremely talented scenic artist in the film and television industry
A quote from the Scenic Art CO website is below:
"When the BBC closed their "in house" production services, five Artists from the Scenic Art Department got together and created the Scenic Art Co.
The Artists were Jim McCarthy, Peter Nurse, Colin Wright, Dave Green and Catherine Mayer.
Probably the most experienced scenic art group in the UK, Scenic Art CO have worked for most of the big names including the BBC, (of course), LWT, Carlton, Thames, The National theatre, Disney, Warner bros, Shakespeare's globe, Sky etc etc.
Set painting, backdrops, murals, gauzes, production paintings either copies or of original design, trompe l'oeil and faux finishes, the traditional work of scenic art are all provided, but we also provide storyboard, production illustration and concept art services."
Dave was one of less than 40 scenic artist globally who had the skillset to accurately create the size backdrop scenery required, all of which was intricately painted by hand.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Visual Effects
George Stretton was born in 1901 in Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Blackmailed (1951), Floodtide (1949) and Poet's Pub (1949). He died on 28 April 1955 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Charles Parnall was born in 1924 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Doctor Who (1963) and R3 (1964). He was married to Joan Margaret Costello. He died in 1969 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Sound Department
Michael Johns was born in September 1929 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. He was an editor, known for African Story (1971), Jack Holborn (1982) and Through the Fire (2013). He died on 19 January 2020 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.