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English writer, scholar and philologist, Tolkien's father was a bank manager in South Africa. Shortly before his father died (1896) his mother took him and his younger brother to his father's native village of Sarehole, near Birmingham, England. The landscapes and Nordic mythology of the Midlands may have been the source for Tolkien's fertile imagination to write about 'the Shire' and 'hobbits' in his later book the Hobbit (1937). After his mother's death in 1904 he was looked after by Father Francis Xavier Morgan a RC priest of the Congregation of the Oratory. Tolkien was educated at King Edward VI school in Birmingham. He studied linguistics at Exeter College, Oxford, and took his B.A. in 1915. In 1916 he fought in World War I with the Lancashire Fusiliers. It is believed that his experiences during the Battle of the Somne may have been fueled the darker side of his subsequent novels. Upon his return he worked as an assistant on the Oxford English Dictionary (1918-20) and took his M.A. in 1919. In 1920 he became a teacher in English at the University of Leeds. He then went on to Merton College in Oxford, where he became Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon (1925-45) and Merton professor of English Language and Literature (1945-59). His first scholarly publication was an edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1925). He also wrote books on Chaucer (1934) and Beowulf (1937). In 1939 Tolkien gave the Andrew Lang Lecture at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland titled: "On Fairy-Stories". Tolkien will however be remembered most for his books the Hobbit (1937) and the Lord of the Rings (1954-55). The Hobbit began as a bedtime story for his children". He wrote Lord of the Rings over a period of about 14 years.
Tolkien also discussed parts of his novels with fellow Oxfordian and fantasy writer CS Lewis during their 'meetings'. He was trying to create a fantasy world so that he could explain how he had invented certain languages, and in doing so created 'Middle-earth'. However among his peers at Oxford his works were not well received as they were not considered 'scholarly'. It was after LOTR was published in paperback in the United States in 1965 that he developed his legendary cult following and also imitators. Tolkien was W. P. Ker lecturer at Glasgow University in 1953. In 1954 both the University of Liege and University College, Dublin, awarded him honorary doctorates. He received the CBE in 1972. He served as vice-president of the Philological Society and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was made an honorary fellow of Exeter College. Despite the immense popularity of his books today Tolkien did not greatly benefit from their sales. His son Christopher Tolkien was able to publish some of his works posthumously after his manuscripts were found.- Actor
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Michael Medwin was born on 18 July 1923 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Never Say Never Again (1983), The Duchess (2008) and Scrooge (1970). He was married to Sunny Sheila Back. He died on 26 February 2020 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.- Actor
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Arnold Diamond was born on 18 April 1915 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), The Italian Job (1969) and The Saint (1962). He died on 17 March 1992 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.- Actor
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Freddie Stevens was born on 29 March 1934 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Tin Men (1987), Emu's All Live Pink Windmill Show (1984) and Emu's World (1982). He died on 26 January 2016 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.- Actor
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John Wetton was born on 12 June 1949 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Mandy (2018) and Good Boys (2019). He was married to Lisa Nojaim. He died on 31 January 2017 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.- Born in Devon, Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart broke into broadcasting with a job at Radio Hong Kong working as a sports commentator, announcer and, finally, as a disc jockey. He returned to Britain in 1965 and joined the pirate station Radio London, before moving on to BBC Radio. He was one of Radio 1's original team of presenters, but is much remembered presenting Junior Choice on Radio 2 for 11 years. He also became a familiar face on British television, presenting Top of the Pops and the children's programme Crackerjack! (1955). Ed made radio history in 1995 when he broadcast his Radio 2 show live from the summits of Ben Nevis and Snowdon, in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
- Toni Gilpin was born in 1935 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Danger Man (1960), Some Will, Some Won't (1970) and The Avengers (1961). She was married to Richard Carr. She died on 25 October 2016 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.
- Betty Jardine was born on 17 April 1903 in Heaton Norris, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Almost a Honeymoon (1938), Rhythm Serenade (1943) and Two Thousand Women (1944). She was married to Wilfrid Bion. She died on 28 February 1945 in Bournemouth, Hants, England, UK.
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A popular radio comedian in the 1940s and 50s in Britain, Reg Dixon's signature tune was 'Confidentially' which he wrote himself. A burly figure he wore a trilby hat his catchphrase was 'I'm not well, I'm proper poorly.'
In the 1950s he took over from the film comedian George Formby in the stage musical 'Zip Goes A Million' at London's Palace Theatre. He made several minor films and many television guest appearances later in his career.- Edward Brooks was born in 1928 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Long Chase (1972), Poldark (1975) and Six Days of Justice (1972). He was married to Sheila Stones. He died on 13 December 2010 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, UK.
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Michael Hogan was born on 17 September 1893 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Rebecca (1940), Arabian Nights (1942) and Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950). He was married to Madge Saunders. He died on 26 January 1977 in Bournemouth, England, UK.- Actor
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Ken Norris was born on 15 November 1921 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Too Scared to Scream (1984), Bizarre (1970) and Little House on the Prairie (1974). He died on 1 October 2005 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.- Actor
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British background player Jack Mandeville was born on August 23, 1921 in Hambledon, Hampshire, England. Mandeville first began appearing in films in uncredited minor roles in the late 1930's. A stocky man with a large face, big ears, and close-cropped hair, Jack was frequently cast as reporters, party guests, passengers on either boats or airplanes, or patrons in cafes, clubs, pubs, or restaurants. Mandeville died at age 73 in May, 1995.- Laidman Browne was born on 13 September 1896 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Three Musketeers (1954), The Immortal Gentleman (1935) and The Treasure Seekers (1961). He died on 11 September 1961 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.
- Fred Hoyle was born on 24 June 1915 in Bingley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for A for Andromeda (1961), A come Andromeda (1972) and A for Andromeda (2006). He was married to Barbara Clark. He died on 20 August 2001 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.
- Dorothy Bartlam was born on 8 November 1907 in Goole, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Gaunt Stranger (1931), Her Night Out (1932) and Fires of Fate (1932). She was married to Maurice J Gleeson and David Rawnsley. She died in September 1991 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Irene Richmond was born on 15 November 1911 in Gresford, Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for The Likely Lads (1964), Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) and The Brain (1962). She died on 24 May 2009 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.
- John Vere was born on 7 July 1915 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), David Copperfield (1956) and Spring, 1600 (1949). He died on 10 January 1961 in Bournemouth, England, UK.
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Reginald Connelly was born in 1895 in England, UK. Reginald was a composer, known for Snowpiercer (2013), Ready Player One (2018) and Bad Times at the El Royale (2018). Reginald died on 23 September 1963 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.- Michael Earl was born on 3 May 1929 in Bournemouth, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Big Spender (1965), Softly Softly (1966) and Doomwatch (1970). He died on 9 May 2013 in Bournemouth, England, UK.
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Bill Cotton was born on 23 April 1928 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Play Your Hunch (1961), Searching (1995) and Billy Cotton Band Show (1956). He was married to Kathryn (Kate) Mary Burgess, Ann Corfield Henderson and Bernardine (Boo) Maud Sinclair. He died on 11 August 2008 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.- Joe Vegoda was born on 17 December 1910. Joe was a producer, known for Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965), Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) and What a Whopper (1961). Joe died on 4 January 1986 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.
- Adolf Proper was the son of a Viennese textile manufacturer; he left home as a teenager to go into show business as a street performer, and changed his last name to "Robins", as he said, "Like Rubens, the painter." He traveled through Europe in his younger days as a comedian who used musical instruments in his act before coming to America where he perfected his classic act where he would pull an amazing array of objects from a long black floor length overcoat - various fruits and vegetables, including many bunches of bananas; musical instruments and other objects. He was an inventor and innovator - he made all of his own props - and held a couple of U.S. patents. Although he never completely retired, around the beginning of World War II, with his agent, Karl Taussig, Robins opened the Tip Top Toy Company in White Plains, New York, where he sold handmade toys, theatrical props and costumes.
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George Blackwell was born on 26 February 1907 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He is known for Curse of the Demon (1957), Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) and The Inheritance (1947). He died in 1975 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.- Vanne Goodall was born on 24 January 1906 in Bournemouth, England, UK. Vanne was married to Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall. Vanne died on 12 April 2000 in Bournemouth, England, UK.