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Mark Ashley Hanna was born into an aviation family in Berkshire on the 6th August, 1959. Educated at Kimbolton School, Huntingdonshire, it was a foregone conclusion that he would join the RAF, having first been taught to fly by his father, Ray Hanna (the first leader of RAF's display team "The Red Arrows") from a small coral strip in the Philippines. The aircraft was a T-34, and he was only sixteen. A successful career as a fighter pilot followed, flying Hawker Hunter and then F4-Phantoms with 111, 56, 29 and 23 squadrons - including a tour of duty in the Falklands. He left the RAF in 1988 to run the Old Flying Machine Company which he had set up with his father in 1981, specifically to preserve, maintain and exhibit rare vintage aircraft.- Writer
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Lorenzo Llobet Gracia was born on 13 January 1911 in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Vida en sombras (1949). He was married to Beatriz Sanz. He died on 3 August 1976 in Sabadell, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.- Josep Germà Homet was born in 1873 in Castellar del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He died on 16 August 1936 in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Catalan paleontologist and a specialist in mammalian paleontology. In 1933, he received his diploma in Pharmacological studies from the University of Barcelona and, in 1950, he completed his second degree, this time a doctorate in Natural Sciences from the University of Madrid. For his thesis titled 'The Giraffid Fossils of Spain', he graduates with honors. He then went on to complete an entrance exam at the University of Oviedo in order to become a professor of Paleontology and was awarded first place by unanimous vote. Later, he transferred to the University of Barcelona. He also worked for a time as a professor of Anthropology at the Facultat de Filosofia Societatis Iesu, also in Barcelona. His research began to circulate through his contributions to the Butlletí de Institució Catalana d'Història Natural during the period between 1933 and 1934. His articles were to become the precursors to the fields of research which followed: studies on invertebrate fossils from the Miocene era, the Miocene era in Catalonia, as well as the Tertiary and Quaternary periods in Iberia. As a specialist in the study of mammalian fossils and Evolutionism, he led excavations in the Valles - notably at the site located in Can Llobateres, now an arqueological park and protected excavation area for l'Institut de Paleontologia - as well as another site located in the Penedès region, among others. Some of his most important works include 'Los Vertebrados del Mioceno Continental de la cuenca del Vallés-Penedés' (1943, co-written by Josep Fernández de Villalta), 'El Mioceno Continental del Vallés y sus yacimientos de vertebrados' (1948, co-written by Josep Fernández de Villalta); 'El Burdigaliense continental de la cuenca del Vallés-Penedés' (1955, co-written by Josep Fernández de Villalta and Jaime Truyols), 'Estudio Masterométricos en la evolución de los Fisípedos' (1957, co-written by Jaime Truyols); 'La Evolución' (1966, co-written by Bermudo Meléndez and Emiliano Aguirre). Miquel Crusafont i Pairó was responsible for introducing the writings of French evolutionist Teilhard de Chardin to the Spanish educational system, whose belief system sought to reconcile Darwinism with Creationism, and to whom he dedicated several studies:' L'evolució avui' and 'Evolución y ascensión'. In 1945, he began a close working relationship with Paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson (1902 - 1984), promotor of Evolutionary Synthesis. In 1969, he founded El Instituto Provincial de Paleontologia, linked to the Diputació de Barcelona, in the city of Sabadell. In 1983, said institute was renamed the Institut de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont de Sabadell. The prehistoric mammal Crusafontia was even named after him, in further hommage to his life's work. At one point, Crusafont dabbled in the world of scientific documentaries with a film titled La historia de un mundo perdido (paleontología española) (1952), directed by Ramon Sanahuja in 1951, where he appears as the main host who discusses topics relating to science. Said documentary was later shown at the seasonal event Cinema i Paleontologia del ICP, and later at a different event called 'Retorn al món perdut: D'Arthur Conan Doyle i Dr Crusafont' organized by the Amics del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona and presented by the naturalist Jordi Sargatal.
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A Catalan writer and filmmaker, who dedicated his life to writing books, novels, plays, scripts for documentaries, and essays, and who with a life of love and passion as a cinema-enthusiast worked as a critic, journalist, writer and investigator not only of Spanish Cinema after the Civil Spanish War(with his book "Rodatges de postguerra a Barcelona", 1991), but also of Amateur Spanish Cinema throughout the 20th Century, including young and old filmmakers, in his book "Crónica y análisis del cine amateur español", 1965, for instance. Furthermore Torrella dedicated the magazine "Otro cine" exclusively to Amateur Spanish Cinema, and the publication was awarded with the Premi Sant Jordi de la crítica cinematogràfica catalana in 1961. In 2001, he was recognized with the Medalla d'Honor de la UNICA (Union Internationalle du Cinema non Profesionel) on 2001, in his role of Screenwriter for the Amateur film Sabadell, emporio de la industria textil de España (1944).
But in the 1940s, before being the director and writer of this successful magazine, Mr. Torrella was the journalist from Barcelona of the most prestigious Film Magazine in Spain: "Primer Plano", where he interviewed many Catalan and Spanish actors and filmmakers, like Sara Montiel or Catalan filmmaker Ignacio F. Iquino (considered the Spanish Roger Corman and the "godfather" of a new generation of filmmakers from 1950s, like José Antonio de la Loma or Juan Bosch)
According to friends, family, and other authors (also friends of his) Torrella was considered "Tot un gentleman de la Manchester Catalana" (in English, "A real gentleman from Cataluña's Manchester"), in the words of another Catalan writer from Sabadell, Joan Cuscó i Aymamí.
After his death, Torrella was considered an icon in the culture of the city where he was born and lived: Sabadell.- Antoni Farrés was born on 4 April 1945 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He died on 13 February 2009 in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.