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- Sophie Alexandra Skelton is an English actress known for playing the fiery, American, redheaded "Brianna" in BAFTA winning, Golden Globe and Emmy nominated series, Outlander. Outlander (2014) She trained as a ballerina and started on stage from a very young age. She is the youngest of three, and the only one to go into acting.
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Attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School (London) before obtaining minor movie and TV parts. Break came on BBC 1 soap opera EastEnders (1985) as "Wicksy", a young man with musical aspirations. Fiction turned to truth when "Every Loser Wins", sung by Berry on one episode, hit the top of the UK charts in 1986. Berry toured the club scene and cut an eponymous album before returning to the series. After leaving EastEnders (1985), Berry assumed a starring role in Heartbeat (1992) as a country constable. His son Louis and wife Rachel Robertson have also appeared on the series.- Mela White was born on 28 March 1931 in Woodford, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Bergerac (1981), Fog for a Killer (1962) and Blind Man's Bluff (1977). She was married to Ronald Lacey and Roger Brompton. She died on 24 December 2017 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.
- Lynn Fontanne was a British actress of French and Irish descent. She spend most of her acting career in the United States, and she is considered among the great leading ladies of American theatre. She formed an acting duo with her husband Alfred Lunt (1892-1977). Fontanne had few film roles, but was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Fontanne was born in Woodford, Essex in 1887, which was at the time a suburb of London with an ever-growing population. Woodford was annexed to Greater London in 1965 as part of an administrative reform. It is currently part of the London Borough of Redbridge. Fontanne's parents were Jules Fontanne (of French descent) and Frances Ellen Thornley (of Irish descent).
Fontanne first gained fame in 1921, at the age of 34. She portrayed the protagonist character Dulcy in the farce play "Dulcy" by George Simon Kaufman (1889-1961) and Marc Connelly (1890-1980), and won acclaim as a comedy actress. She became known for her witty roles, and had roles specifically written for her by Samuel Nathaniel Behrman (1893-1973), Robert Emmet Sherwood (1896-1955), and Noël Coward (1899-1973).
Fontanne enjoyed further success with a leading dramatic role in "Strange Interlude" (1928) by Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953). Fontanne portrayed protagonist Nina Leeds, a woman who lost her original fiance in World War play. The grieving Nina then engages in a series of affairs, before marrying "amiable fool" Sam Evans. She is aware that madness runs in the Evans family, so she has a child with a lover and has Sam acknowledge it as his own. She then maintains secret affairs for the next twenty years, while still posing as a loving wife. Due to its content, the play was considered controversial in the 1920s, but it was a hit.
Fontanne made her film debut in the romantic comedy "Second Youth". She had her greatest success in the medium with the comedy "The Guardsman" (1931). In the film, a jealous husband creates a second identity to seduce his wife. Fontanne played the wife, who recognizes her husband but decides to play along. Fontanne was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for this role, but the Award was instead won by rival actress Helen Hayes (1900-1993).
Fontanne's most notable theatrical success in the 1930s was the risque play "Design for Living" (1933), involving bisexuality and a ménage à trois. Fontanne continued performing as a stage actress until her official retirement in 1958. During her last year as a stage actress, Fontanne and Lunt introduced their new theatrical house, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Fontanne continued appearing regularly in television until the mid-1960s. She received an Emmy Award for her role in "The Magnificent Yankee" (1965), and was nominated for a second one for her role as Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928) in "Anastasia" (1967). Fontanne received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964.
Fontane continued living in retirement until 1983, residing in her summer home "Ten Chimneys" in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin. She was 95-years-old at the time of her death, one of the oldest living actresses. Following her death, Ten chimneys was converted to a house museum and social center for American theater. - Composer
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Vincent Clarke began his career in 1979 when he formed a band with school mates Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher. That original band was named Composition of Sound and was primarily interested in using guitars for their source of music. By 1980 the band decided to trade in the guitars for some synthesizers which they felt would give them a wider range of possibilities on the musical front. Until this point Vince had provided the vocals for the band but had really never felt comfortable in the fronting role. They decided to recruit a front man and consequently heard a fellow Basildonian named Dave Gahan singing David Bowie covers in a night club. Following a short talk with Gahan they decided he was the right man for the job and musical history was made. Shortly after recruiting their new lead singer, they were practicing in Vince's garage and Dave saw a fashion magazine that was named Depeche Mode (which is still around today). He really liked the title and the band decided to change their name. Shortly after this point, Vince met a gentleman named Daniel Miller who had started his own independent music label called Mute records. The band had released the song 'Photographic' on a 'Some Bizarre' compilation album and at this point were being courted by several large labels to sign with them. Vince however, was convinced that 'Mute Records' was the label for them and they decided to release their first single and album with Daniel Miller's new company. The first single was Dreaming of Me and it did very little in the charts. The album was also fairly unsuccessful and the following single 'New Life' also barely made a dent in the charts. The band at last struck gold with their third single 'Just Can't Get Enough' and were soon playing on Top of the Pops (1981). At this point Vince had decided to part ways with Depeche Mode as he felt that they were in favor of taking a different musical direction than the one he wanted to pursue. He initially felt quite guilty about leaving because he knew the other three weren't musicians and had no idea how to program synthesizers (they would eventually bring in musician Alan Wilder to fill this gap). To ease his guilt he offered them two songs that he had just written ('Only You', and 'Don't Go'), however the band didn't think they could perform those songs and decided not to take the songs from Vince.
A few months later Vince saw an ad from another school mate named Alison Moyet who had seen time playing the Punk and R&B circuits in small no-name bands. The ad called for a "Rootsy blues musician". Vince decided to answer the ad in his typical subtle comedic way (he is neither rootsy, nor blues) and the unlikely duo of Yazoo came into being. Vince originally asked Alison to sing on a demo of 'Only You' (One of the songs he had offered Depeche Mode). A few weeks later, the song was at the top of the charts. Soon Vince and Alison cut their first album together 'Upstairs At Eric's'. At this point they released a few more singles that had very good chart placings and were being hailed as one of the most original bands in music history (indeed, a designation that can still be used about them to this day). Unfortunately, such brilliance often has a tendency to go south very quickly and shortly after recording their second album together 'You and Me Both', Yazoo split up.
At this stage Vince decided to create a band with his good friend and Yazoo producer Eric Radcliffe (EC) . He decided to call the band The Assembly and release singles with different vocalists for each song. Their first and only foray into this project was with Feargal Sharkey and the single was called Never Never. After this single Vince decided to do some production and early in 1985 released a single with Paul Quinn called 'One Day'. Later in 1985 Vince got together with producer Flood and began auditioning for vocalists for a new project. The 42nd vocalist to try-out was a young man named Andy Bell who was working as a butcher. The two hit it off immediately and Vince's longest running, and most successful band to date was born, Erasure. Erasure released their first album to very little critical or commercial success. Indeed Andy Bell thought that it was over before it began. However, Vince and he kept at it and recorded a second album which went straight to the top of the charts. The pair have since penned a series of 31 singles and 11 albums. Erasure have in fact become one of the most influential and commercially successful electronic bands in history. In 2000 Erasure released the album 'Loveboat'. This record was a very experimental and dark sounding album that saw Erasure pushing ahead into more distant musical arenas yet again.
Twenty years after beginning, Vince is still going strong. Besides Erasure, Vince has recently ventured into some other musical territory in such bands as Family Fantastic who have released one album 'Nice!', and currently have another album awaiting release 'Wonderful'. Another project that Vince devotes a lot of time to is The Clarke And Ware Experiment who have currently released two albums (1999's 'Pretentious', and 2001's 'Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle'). The Radioactivators released a double A side single 'Knock On Your Door/Bopp' in December of 2001 and represent the newest side project for Vince Clarke. Vince has also recently formed a new company with Martin Ware named The Illustrious Company. They are involved in several different musical ventures providing ambient soundscapes for various companies and events. In December 2001 Erasure released the single 'Moon & The Sky' from the Loveboat album as well as two new box sets compiling their second 10 singles together. Erasure are currently in the studio recording a follow up to the 2000 Loveboat album. The new album is going to consist of cover songs done in a 'Chorus' era style with a strong contemporary sound.- Ruth Rendell was born on 17 February 1930 in South Woodford, Essex, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Live Flesh (1997), La Cérémonie (1995) and Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987). She was married to Donald John Rendell. She died on 2 May 2015 in London, England, UK.
- Harry Perdios was born on 11 March 2004 in Woodford, London, United Kingdom. Harry is an actor, known for Aftersun (2022) and Fairview Park.
- Kirk Norcross was born on 21 April 1988 in Woodford, London, United Kingdom. He is an actor, known for Bonded by Blood 2 (2017), Ex on the Beach (2014) and The Big Fish Off (2015).
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John Cameron was born on 20 March 1944 in Woodford, Essex, England, UK. He is a composer, known for Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Les Misérables (2012).- Music Department
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Attended the Royal Academy of Music beginning at the age of 17. His first American professional appearance occurred at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 3, 1959. He founded the London Symphony Orchestra's Pops Program and served as the orchestra's Pops Musical Director.- Richard John Evans was born on 29 September 1947 in Woodford, Essex, England, UK.
- Christine Child was born in 1938 in Woodford, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Secret Agent (1964), Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1966) and How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment (1965).
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Peter Scoones was born on 27 October 1937 in South Woodford, Essex, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and production designer, known for The Blue Planet (2001), Great White Shark (1995) and Galapagos (2006). He was married to Georgette Douwma. He died on 20 April 2014.- Rowena Gregory was born on 12 January 1929 in Woodford, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), Maigret (1959) and Silent Playground (1963). She was married to Kenneth Shuttleworth and Henry Slessor. She died on 2 January 2021.
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Paul Kieve was born in 1967 in Woodford, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Wonka (2023), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and Hugo (2011).- Howard Anderson was born on 16 August 1947 in Woodford, Essex, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Soviet Echoes (1995), 30 Minutes (2004) and Conspiracies... (2004). He died on 18 March 2012.
- John Skeaping was born on 9 June 1901 in South Woodford, Essex, England, UK. He was married to Margery Scott, Morwenna Ward and Barbara Hepworth. He died on 5 March 1980 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.
- DeAndre Houston-Carson was born on 13 April 1993 in Woodford, Virginia, USA.
- Douglas Vine was born on 26 February 1890 in Woodford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Incident in Shanghai (1938) and The Silence of the Sea (1946). He died on 13 May 1964 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.
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R.C. Judd was born in 1914 in Woodford, London, England, UK. R.C. is known for Lifetime of Comedy (1960). R.C. died in 1992.- Actress
Violet Seton was born on 25 March 1882 in Woodford, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress. She died on 28 January 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Richard Pankurst was born on 3 December 1927 in Woodford, London, England, UK. He was married to Rita Pankhurst. He died on 16 February 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Mary Skeaping was born on 2 December 1902 in Woodford, Essex, England, UK. She is known for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and Mary, Queen of Scots (1971). She died on 9 February 1984 in London, England, UK.- Glenn Roeder was born on 13 December 1955 in Woodford, London, England, UK.
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Shirley Harrison was born in Woodford, England, UK. She is known for The Why Files? (1997), London's Scariest Mysteries (2001) and The Trial of Jack the Ripper (2002).- George Skillan was born on 3 October 1893 in Woodford, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Strife (1960), The Dreyfus Case (1931) and David Copperfield (1956). He died on 23 March 1975 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK.
- Eric Blankley was born on 3 June 1910 in Woodford, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Insect Play (1939). He died on 7 August 2004 in Port Alfred, South Africa.
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Brian Haw was born on 7 January 1949 in Woodford, Essex, England, UK. He is known for Todesstaub (2007), Mullets and Bars (2005) and Taking Liberties (2007). He died on 18 June 2011 in Berlin, Germany.