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Bonar Colleano was born in New York City. His name was Bonar Sullivan, but he took on his family's stage name when he joined the Colleano family acrobatic circus act at 5, then at 12 moved to England. Bonar's mother, part of the Colleano family act in her role as a comely contortionist met his father in Australia, her home country. One of Bonar's ancestors, a boxer, had emigrated to Australia from Ireland. His descendents developed their famous family circus act. Bonar was named after his Uncle Bonar, who is well-known among circus historians for his expertise walking the wire. Bonar Colleano appeared in many British films, recognized widely as the wisecracking Yank. He had sexy, dark-haired good looks, which British females of the 1950s found irresistible, yet he spoke his lines with a puckish, Bob Hope kind of delivery. In the post-war era, he was a symbol of the many Yank GIs who had courted and married British women during World War II, fathering thousands. He married British Rank starlet, Susan Shaw, and had a son with her, actor Mark Colleano, who appeared opposite Rock Hudson in "Hornet's Nest" as a 14-year-old Italian boy. Bonar died in a road accident, coming back to London from a theatre engagement out of town. The 1958 tragedy made front page news in the English papers. Upon Bonar's death, his wife was never the same again, battling a drink problem till the end of her days in 1978. Bonar's own mother became the legal guardian of Mark and groomed him for an acting career.- Actor
- Director
Dean Sullivan was born on 7 June 1955 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Brookside (1982), Reuben Don't Take Your Love to Town (2004) and Wings. He died on 29 November 2023 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK.- Doreen Sloane was born on 24 February 1934 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Chariots of Fire (1981), Coronation Street (1960) and Crown Court (1972). She died on 8 April 1990 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK.
- Ray Kingsley was born on 23 February 1959 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Zero Option (1988), The Love Child (1987) and Z Cars (1962). He died on 12 March 1990 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK.
- Writer
- Producer
Henry Hayward was born on 11 December 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for The Bush Cinderella (1928). He was married to Louisa Martinengo. He died on 21 August 1945 in Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand.- Iris Charles was born on 10 November 1920 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK. She was an actress, known for It's a Grand Old World (1937). She died in 1998 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK.
- Joan Traynor died in 2010 in Prenton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK.
- Paula Hinton was born on 1 June 1924 in Ilford, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Zodiac (1966), Peter and the Wolf (1946) and Lady Into Fox (1946). She died on 5 November 1996 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK.