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- Agnes Brantford was born on 30 October 1883 in Dundee, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Everything Is Rhythm (1936), A Will and a Way (1922) and The Last Post (1929). She died on 15 July 1965 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Aimée Stuart was born in July 1886 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was a writer, known for Let's Be Happy (1957), Jeannie (1941) and Clara Gibbings (1934). She was married to Philip Stuart and William Arthur Bond. She died on 17 April 1981 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Alan Bennion was born on 18 April 1930 in Castle Northwich, Cheshire. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Expert (1968) and Oliver Twist (1985). He died on 27 July 2018 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Writer
- Actor
- Music Department
Alan Melville was born on 9 April 1910 in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Beryl Reid (1977), As Long as They're Happy (1955) and Derby Day (1952). He was married to Dorothy Catherine Hicks. He died on 23 December 1983 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.- Alban Atwood was born on 24 October 1866 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Flames of Passion (1922), The Lackey and the Lady (1919) and Beyond the Dreams of Avarice (1920). He died on 17 July 1927 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Alec Morton was born on 14 November 1907 in Leven, Fife, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Oh, Father! (1973). He died on 15 October 1991 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Alexander Wright was born on 8 June 1896 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Vengeance Is Mine (1949), It Happened Like This (1962) and No Hiding Place (1959). He died on 29 March 1974 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Alexandra Mikellatos was born on 8 January 1913 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Myself a Stranger (1949). She died on 25 April 1982 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Alfred Lennon (14 December 1912 - 1 April 1976) was the father of English musician John Lennon. He spent many years in an orphanage-with his sister, Edith-after his father died. He was known as being very witty and musical throughout his life-he sang and played the banjo-but not as being very dependable. Although always known informally as Alf by his family, he later released a record as Freddie Lennon, and was referenced and quoted in newspapers and media under that name.
He married Julia Lennon (née Stanley) in 1938. John was their only child together, but as Alf was often away at sea during World War II, he did not see much of his child during his infancy. He had very little contact with his son until Beatlemania, when they met again, but later had only intermittent contact with each other. He died in Brighton, where he had gone to live after marrying Pauline Jones, with whom he had two sons. - Actor
- Soundtrack
Alfred Lynch was born in the East End of London in 1931. Born the son of a plumber, he quit school to become a draughtsman's apprentice. After doing his National Service in the Army he began to train as an actor, coming out as a real talent of British cinema with critically acclaimed roles in Coventry and the Royal Court in London. In the 1950s and '60s, he seemed a natural pick for the working class kitchen sink dramas given that he was short, sandy haired and a very down to earth and working class sort. He won a part in Look Back in Anger (1959), which allowed him to achieve greater fame in films during the 1960s. In the 1970s, he slowed his work down onscreen but continued to do work in theatres and had a return to the big screen in The Krays (1990) in 1990. He died of cancer after a long battle, aged 72.- Actress
The French actress and singer Alice Delysia was from the 1920s until her retirement in the late 1940s, one of the most exciting and alluring stars of the London stage. She first appeared in Paris at the Moulin Rouge and later at the Folies Bergere but it wasn't until 1914 that her provocative looks and glorious singing voice were spotted by the producer C.B.Cochran who took her to London to star in a series of revues. In one revue she sang the original Noel Coward song, Poor Little Rich Girl.
Her cabaret seasons at London's Cafe de Paris in the 1920s and 30s made her the toast of the town. Her songs were haunting and sometimes risque. As she descended the stairs of the Cafe de Paris singing I Like A Man, it was said that no artiste had more poise. Her gowns in shimmering blue and gold were designed by Norman Hartnell and her songs by the top composers of the day.
In the Second World War and by the middle-aged Delysia toured in troop shows across North Africa for over two years. The soldiers of the 8th Army dubbed her 'the greatest trouper of them all'.
In the 1950s she married and retired to Tenerife where she shunned the limelight but ocasionally received visits from old fans. On her husbands's death she moved to Brighton, in the south of England, where she was looked after by her old friend, the cabaret star and actor Douglas Byng.
Her funeral in South London was attended by some of the greatest names in British entertainment including Evelyn Laye, Dame Flora Robson and Florence Desmond, together with the designer Sir Norman Hartnell.- Andrew Leigh was born on 30 November 1887 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Theatre Parade (1936). He died on 21 April 1957 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Writer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Andrew "Andy" Cunningham (13 May 1950 - 5 June 2017), was an English actor, puppeteer and writer. He was perhaps best known as the creator and main writer of the children's BBC television series, Bodger & Badger, in which he acted as Simon Bodger and his pet, Badger.
Cunningham studied at the University of Cambridge, where he read English. He was in a long-term relationship with co-star Jane Bassett who played Mousey in Bodger & Badger. They later separated but remained good friends. He also had a daughter, Phoebe.
He was also the uncredited puppeteer of Ephant Mon, Jabba the Hutt's Head of Security in Return of the Jedi (1983). Comedian Julian Clary got his first job from Cunningham.
Cunningham died due to cancer on 5 June 2017 at Royal Sussex County Hospital with his former partner and his family around him.- Ann Windsor was born on 10 July 1934 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Poirot (1989), To Have and to Hold (1986) and Bat Out of Hell (1966). She died on 29 April 1995 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Anthony Wiles was born on 23 April 1933 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Wednesday Play (1964), Joyous Errand (1957) and Z Cars (1962). He died on 3 April 2002 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Archie Glen was born on 17 December 1889 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Variety Parade (1936), Midshipmaid Gob (1932) and Lucky Dip (1950). He died on 8 April 1966 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Writer
- Actor
Arnold Wesker was born on 24 May 1932 in Stepney, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Kitchen (1961), Waking the Dead (2000) and Estudio 1 (1965). He was married to Doreen (Dusty) Cecile Bicker. He died on 12 April 2016 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.- Arthur Cave was born on 23 June 2000 in London, England, UK. He died on 14 July 2015 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Arthur Clayton was born on 29 January 1902 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Green Eyes (1934), The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921) and Nu-Ma-Pu - Cannibalism (1931). He died on 19 February 1955 in New Brighton, Merseyside, England, UK.
- Writer
- Actor
- Music Department
Arthur Macrae was born on 17 March 1908 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Under Your Hat (1940), She Shall Have Music (1935) and Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). He died on 25 February 1962 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.- Arthur Playfair was born on 20 October 1869 in Ellichpur, Hyderabad State, British India. He was an actor, known for Judged by Appearances (1916). He was married to Laurie Stevens and Lena [Margaret] Ashwell (actress/manager). He died on 28 August 1918 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Arthur Poole was born on 19 April 1875 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Phantom Picture (1916), The Green Terror (1919) and The Girl Who Wrecked His Home (1916). He died on 15 December 1964 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Arthur Woodjetts was born on 15 January 1920 in Steyning, West Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Babes in the Wood on Ice (1956) and Aladdin on Ice (1975). He died on 21 November 2009 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Aubrey Fitzgerald was born on 26 March 1874 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Magic Night (1932), The Little Damozel (1933) and Woman to Woman (1923). He died on 4 January 1968 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Production Designer
- Producer
- Art Director
Audley Southcott was born on 8 January 1926 in the UK. Audley was a production designer and producer, known for Tom Grattan's War (1968), Follyfoot (1971) and The Norman Evans Show (1956). Audley died in September 2005 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.- Auguste Van Biene was born on 16 May 1849 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for The Broken Melody (1916), The Broken Melody (1896) and The Broken Melody (1907). He was married to Rachel de Solla and Mrs. Van Biene. He died on 23 January 1913 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Babs Beverley was born on 5 May 1927 in Bethnal Green, London, England, UK. She was married to James Mitchell. She died on 28 October 2018 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Barry Lupino was born on 7 January 1882 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Jack and the Beanstalk (1947), What Do We Do Now? (1945) and Barry Butts In (1919). He was married to Gertrude Latchford and Mary Georgianna Anstruther Bennett. He died on 26 September 1962 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.- Barry Sinclair was born on 15 January 1911 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Tenth Man (1936), Half a Sixpence (1967) and Prometheus: The Life of Balzac (1975). He was married to Jennifer Wood and Nicolette Roeg. He died on 18 April 1983 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Barry Steele was born on 3 March 1921 in Hastings, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Probation Officer (1959), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Ten Little Niggers (1949). He was married to Doreen Louise Somerville. He died on 30 September 1982 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Ben Graham was born in 1851. He was an actor, known for Empty Pockets (1918), The Lone Wolf (1917) and The Senator (1915). He died on 25 March 1924 in New Brighton, New York, USA.
- Bernard Gallagher was born on 26 September 1929 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Casualty (1986), A Brother's Tale (1983) and Downton Abbey (2010). He was married to Sylvia Vickers. He died on 27 November 2016 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Writer
- Producer
Bertram Montague was born on 13 November 1892 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Aladdin (1960), Mother Goose (1959) and Dick Whittington and His Cat (1958). He was married to Iris Kirkwhite, Lalla Dodd and Helen Moray. He died on 16 October 1978 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.- Born in Hawthorne, California (Los Angeles area) on November 26, 1929, the former Betty Jean Striegler was part of the Meglin Kiddies troupe as a child and entered pictures in her adolescent years. Betta made her film debut at age 10 with an unbilled role of a little girl who sings Marlene Dietrich's song "Little Joe" in the classic western Destry Rides Again (1939) starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart. She went on to also appear in an Our Gang short and had unbilled orphan roles in both Jane Eyre (1943) and Lydia (1941). She was also a one-time model.
The musical team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein took sharp notice of this young, attractive singing/dancing teen talent and gave her a small role in Broadway's "Carousel" in 1945. Four years later, when they were ready to cast the exotic role of "Liat" for their upcoming musical "South Pacific" starring Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza, they had to look no further than darkly beautiful Betta St. John. The Broadway show was a blockbuster hit come opening night. While performing in the show's London tour at the Theatre Royale Drury Lane Theatre early in 1952, she met and worked with British opera singer and cast member Peter Grant (he played Lt. Cable). They married on November 27th of that year and remained so until his death in 1992.
The musical splash Betta made on Broadway suddenly reopened the door for some decorative film work. She made her adult debut in the second femme lead (behind Deborah Kerr) in Dream Wife (1953). In this she plays Tarji, a princess, who is courted by bachelor tycoon Cary Grant. This led to other "B"-level co-star/featured parts in a number of exotic eastern and western adventures throughout the 1950's including Miriam in the biblical epic The Robe (1953); Lady Iolanthe opposite Ricardo Montalban in The Saracen Blade (1954); Princess Johanna in The Student Prince (1954); outlaw Billy the Kid's (played by Scott Brady) love interest in The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954); a British belle in the mystery drama Alias John Preston (1955) which had a small featured role for husband Peter Grant; an alternative to "Jane" in Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957) starring Gordon Scott; and a Canadian islander (she is top-billed) in the British-made High Tide at Noon (1957).
After numerous guest appearances on TV here and in England, Betta co-starred with Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee in the British-made horror Corridors of Blood (1958) and Lee again in the horror The City of the Dead (1960), and made one more movie excursion into the jungle with Gordon Scott's Tarzan in Tarzan the Magnificent (1960) before abandoning the limelight altogether. - Beulah Hughes was an actress, known for Supergirl (1984), The Greek Tycoon (1978) and Hands of the Ripper (1971). She died on 30 June 2013 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Bill Lawton was born on 4 June 1920 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK. He was married to Dora Bryan. He died on 14 August 2008 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Billy Merrin was born on 22 February 1900 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for In Town Tonight (1935) and The Show's the Thing (1936). He died on 24 July 1980 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.- Billy Waddy was born on 19 February 1954 in Wharton, Texas, USA. He died on 21 January 2022 in New Brighton, Minnesota, USA.
- Bob Vallis was born on 2 March 1875 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Forbidden Cargoes (1926), The Place of Honour (1921) and What Price Loving Cup? (1923). He died in December 1932 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Bobby Beaumont was born on 30 April 1919 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Up and Down, in and Out, Round About Man (1973) and Face the Music (1953). He was married to Sally Barnes. He died on 12 July 1983 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Brian Cobby was born on 12 October 1929 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Evita (1996), Paris by Night (1988) and The Detective (1985). He died on 31 October 2012 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Brian Haines was born on 9 May 1921 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), The Avengers (1961) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). He was married to Joy Adamson. He died on 25 July 1991 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- C.H.B. Kitchin was born on 17 October 1895 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK. C.H.B. was a writer, known for Shades of Darkness (1983). C.H.B. died on 4 April 1967 in Kemp Town, Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- C.J. Sansom was born on 9 September 1952 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. C.J. was a writer, known for Shardlake (2024). C.J. died on 27 April 2024 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Carl Bernard was born on 8 October 1905 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Reluctant Bandit (1965), New Ramps for Old (1956) and The Snow Queen (1955). He died on 4 May 1972 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Carol Barnes was born on 13 September 1944 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Shaun of the Dead (2004), Blue Heaven (1992) and Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974). She was married to Nigel Thomson. She died on 8 March 2008 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.- Actress
- Music Department
Carol Kaye was born on 4 December 1930 in Oldham, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Albion Market (1985), Coronation Street (1960) and Dramarama (1983). She was married to Len Young. She died on 22 August 2006 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.- Carolyn Jones was born on 4 March 1952 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. She was married to McBroom, E. Charles. She died on 6 September 1976 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Cecil Fredericks was born in 1903 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Home Sweet Home (1945) and Happidrome (1943). He was married to Bunty Meadows. He died on 10 November 1958 in New Brighton, Merseyside, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
An air of almost smug disdain would hang over his characters like a grey cloud. Yet he could end up being a ray of sunshine with that cloud. Stage or screen, comedy or drama, playing butler or Lord Commander, Englishman Cecil Parker was born in 1897 and took an avid interest in performing following his discharge from World War I military service. Making his professional stage bow in 1922, he appeared in London's West End three years later and by the advent of sound could be found on film. Not surprisingly he fitted the support mold perfectly with his raspy, well-bred tones and stuffed-shirt personality, but by the late 40s he was actually toying with post-war character stardom with top-billed roles. Such films as Captain Boycott (1947), The Weaker Sex (1948) and The Amazing Mr. Beecham (1949), Tony Draws a Horse (1950) and I Believe in You (1952) demonstrated his talent and command. However, soon he started gaining in the stomach area and losing in the hair department, so he fell away again to the secondary ranks. His assisting men of power, position and influence are probably most recognized in the droll, classic films of Sir Alec Guiness, which include The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Detective (1954), The Ladykillers (1955). Parker could be humorously beleaguered or remotely pernicious and as the years wore on, found himself more and more in film comedy than anything else, often giving lift to such dry fare as Indiscreet (1958) and the farce-like slapstick of The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) and Carry on Jack (1964). Parker died in 1971.