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- Actor
- Writer
- Director
With his bald head, firm jawline and bristling moustache, Lionel Jeffries played a nice line of English eccentrics. This belied his RADA training. Following military service in WWII, he played his major roles - everything from Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) to the Marquis of Queensberry in The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) - in the 1960s.
His surprisingly brief career as a director included the highly popular family films The Railway Children (1970) and The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Buster Merryfield was born on 27 November 1920 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Only Fools and Horses (1981), The Citadel (1983) and Only Fools and Horses: Only Fools Cutaway (1997). He was married to Iris M Mountford. He died on 23 June 1999 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Frank Forsyth was born on 19 December 1905 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Department S (1969), Stock Car (1955) and The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972). He died on 2 May 1984 in Poole, England, UK.
- Barry Howard was born on 9 July 1937 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hi-de-Hi! (1980), Doctor Who (2005) and The ITV Play (1968). He died on 28 April 2016 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Geoffrey Francis Murray Wilkinson 1889-1955 was born in Staines, Surrey to Henry and Amy Wilkinson. His father was a stockbroker. The 1891 census shows them living in Weir House at Cookham, Berkshire. The 1901 census shows the family living at 17 Durham Villas, Kensington, London.
As early as 1915 he lists his occupation as an actor, apparently traveling with a troupe. One travel record shows him arriving back in England with other actors from a trip to the West Indies in 1915. His address at this time was Marlow Church Walk, Thames Ditton.
In 1916 he enlisted in the British Army, serving as a Private in the Army Service Corps, primarily as a packer and loader of artillery shells being sent to the front. He served behind the lines as he was not in good physical shape, having a slightly deformed back and being blind in his left eye due to cataracts. He was demobilized in 1919 and resumed acting.
Several times from at least 1928 to 1947 he traveled to the US and Canada as an actor. Apparently most of this was in Shakespearean troupes; indeed, he gives his address in 1928 as Stratford-upon-Avon. Later dates he had various addresses in SW London. In 1947 he is listed as performing on Broadway in various Shakespeare plays staged by Donald Wolfit. He died at Poole, Dorset in late 1955. Apparently he never married.
It is thought he was just found during a casting call or search of stage actors, and because of his old age and bad eye, he was seen as perfect for Old Ben Gunn. - Jack Melford was born on 5 September 1899 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Shot in the Dark (1964), Doctor Who (1963) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). He was married to Roberta Huby. He died on 22 October 1972 in Poole, England, UK.
- Christopher Mellows was born on 13 November 1947 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Silent Witness (1996), Midsomer Murders (1997) and Foyle's War (2002). He died on 17 November 2013 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Smith (née Stanley; 24 April 1906 - 6 December 1991) was the maternal aunt and parental guardian of the English musician, John Lennon. Mimi Stanley was born in Toxteth, Liverpool, England the oldest of five daughters. She became a resident trainee nurse at the Woolton Convalescent Hospital, and later worked as a private secretary. On 15 September 1939, she married George Smith, who ran his family's dairy farm and a shop in Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool.
After her younger sister, Julia Lennon, separated from her husband, Julia and her son, young John Lennon, moved in with a new partner, but Mimi contacted Liverpool's Social Services and complained about him sleeping in the same bed as the two adults. Julia was eventually persuaded to hand the care of Lennon over to the Smiths. Lennon lived with the Smiths for most of his childhood, and remained close to his aunt, even though she was highly dismissive of his musical ambitions, his girlfriends, and wives. She often told the teenage Lennon: "The guitar's all right John, but you'll never make a living out of it".
In 1965, Lennon bought her a bungalow in Poole, Dorset, where she lived until her death in 1991. Despite later losing touch with other family members, Lennon kept in close contact and telephoned her every week, until his death in 1980. The Smiths' house in Liverpool was later donated to The National Trust. - Arwen Holm was born on 30 October 1947 in Purley, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Final Conflict (1981), Flickers (1980) and Heartland (1979). She died on 9 August 2003 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Reg Pritchard was born in 1925 in Wrexham, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Mr. John Jorrocks (1966) and The Avengers (1961). He died on 18 January 2013 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Desmond Cullum-Jones was born on 1 December 1924 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Dempsey and Makepeace (1985), Dad's Army (1971) and Z Cars (1962). He was married to Elizabeth. He died on 6 June 2002 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Jenny Wren was born on 7 June 1941 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Pirates of Penzance (1982), ITV Television Playhouse (1955) and Princess Ida (1982). She was married to Michael Linnit. She died on 15 April 2020 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
Dino Di Campo was born on 5 May 1920. He is known for Moonraker (1979), Krull (1983) and Time Bandits (1981). He was married to Dorothy Vernon. He died in 2005 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Myra Benson was born on 26 September 1915 in Putney, Wandsworth, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Running Time (1974), Up the Academy (1980) and Pacific 13 (1956). She died on 26 August 2007 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Aletha Orr was born on 21 May 1903 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. She was an actress, known for Laburnum Grove (1947), A Tale of Five Women (1951) and Stranglehold (1963). She died on 1 March 1980 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Director
Ronnie Pilgrim was born on 24 April 1913 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Operation Diamond (1948), The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) and A Sister to Assist 'Er (1948). He was married to Constance Dorey. He died in 2003 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Didier Pironi was born on 26 March 1952 in Villecresnes, Val-de-Marne, France. He was married to Catherine Bleynie. He died on 23 August 1987 in Poole, England, UK.
- Editor
- Producer
- Director
Derek York was born on 22 June 1927 in Leyton, London, England, UK. He was an editor and producer, known for Smith, Our Friend (1946), The Invincible Six (1970) and Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964). He died on 23 December 1994 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Director
- Producer
Royal Gornold was born on 10 October 1905 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England, UK. Royal was a director and producer, known for It Came to Pass (1953), A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (1958) and Messiah (1960). Royal died on 15 January 1972 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Lenny B. Robinson died on 16 August 2015 in Big Pool, Maryland, USA.
- Józef Kudla was born on 8 January 1922 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Jadzia (1936), Florian (1938) and Love Manoeuvres (1935). He died on 22 August 1956 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- John Lawrenson was born on 5 March 1932 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Music on 2 (1965), Hansel and Gretel (1961) and Comedy on a Bridge (1958). He died on 5 July 1993 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Edna Hazell was born on 13 September 1902 in Newport, Gwent, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Saint Joan (1946) and The Fish and the Angel (1953). She died in 1993 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Art Department
Albert Blackshaw was born on 5 October 1926 in Camberwell, London, England, UK. He is known for Outland (1981), Krull (1983) and The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976). He died on 13 July 2016 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Actor
- Writer
- Music Department
Teddy Peiro was born on 16 June 1923 in San Juan, Argentina. He was an actor and writer, known for Evita (1996), The Dickie Henderson Show (1971) and Bergerac (1981). He was married to Gillian Moran. He died on 14 October 2007 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Composer
- Music Department
Derek Bourgeois has been highly active in his native England as both a composer and leader in the field of music education. He studied at Cambridge University and the Royal College of Music, working with Herbert Howells (composition) and Adrian Boult (conducting). He has held numerous academic and musical positions including music director of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (1984-1993). He has since 1993 been music director at the prestigious St. Paul's Girls School in London -- a position previously held by many noted composers, including Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams.- Art Department
Roma Aplin was born in 1914 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK. Roma is known for Mysteries (1978), Moonlighting (1982) and EastEnders (1985). Roma was married to Reginald Johnson. Roma died in 1997 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Julien Lugrin was born on 4 May 1927 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967), Thunderbirds (1965) and Stingray (1964). He was married to Sheila Wingfield Cottrell and Ingeborg Bridi. He died on 21 July 2004 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Leonard Morris was born on 26 December 1891 in St Pancras, London, England, UK. Leonard died on 24 May 1976 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
Adam Dawson was born on 20 March 1913 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was an editor, known for Mr Drake's Duck (1951), Blonde Blackmailer (1955) and Dangerous Cargo (1954). He was married to Pamela Gwyneth Owen-Williams, Elizabeth Grice and Nora Blackburne. He died on 29 January 2010 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- John Michell was born on 9 February 1933 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Division 4 (1969), Janus (1994) and Much Ado About Something (2001). He died on 24 April 2009 in Poole, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
Derek Hockridge was born in 1934 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Crown Court (1972), Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) and Coronation Street (1960). He died on 8 August 2013 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Claudine Mawby was born on 10 August 1922 in Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Baby Cyclone (1928) and Dance of the Paper Dolls (1929). She was married to William Walker. She died on 13 September 2012 in Poole, England, UK.
- Bill Booth was born in Kent in 1946, a place that was slowly recovering after the effects of the Second World War. His father was the local policeman for Elham, a small village near Folkestone, and it was there that Bill spent his childhood - which included appearing in Raising a Riot in 1955, for which he was paid by Kenneth Moore himself. Soon after leaving school he decided to join the Parachute Regiment after seeing them drop into a local field on his way to school.
After serving in the military for nearly a decade, Bill retired to Dorset and set up his own aviation company, obtaining a pilot's licence on the way. His first wife's premature death from cancer was a huge shock to him, but afterwards he met and married Jane Tranter, with whom he had a son. He continued to work in the aviation industry - which included some work for the local police force, as well as engaging in other work centered around his background.
Bill worked with his son Richard on a D-Day documentary during March 2002, which was shot on location in Northern France. It proved to be the first time that father and son had been able to work together on a film project and the end result won an award at Canford School in Dorset. Afterwards Bill and and his son shared ideas whilst Richard was writing what would eventually become his feature film debut, Live for the Moment. In November 2003, however, Bill was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer which had spread to his liver and lungs; he was given a year to live. Sadly, after three failed chemotherapy treatments, Bill succumbed to the disease in May 2004, four months before Live for the Moment was released. - Actress
Helen Breen was born on 2 July 1901 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was an actress. She was married to Thomas Charles Arnold, Samuel A. Moore and Tom Arnold (impresario). She died on 19 February 1994 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Peggy Bayfield was born on 9 February 1902 in Camberwell, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Sherlock Holmes (1922), Cherry Ripe (1921) and No. 5 John Street (1921). She was married to Leon Pollock. She died in 1997 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Stella During was born in 1858 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Temptation of Carlton Earle (1923). She died on 1 May 1933 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Joe Spree was born on 17 July 1892 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Intimate Relations (1937). He died on 2 September 1946 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Gillian Moran was born on 26 August 1933 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Circle (1957), New Look (1958) and Northern Showground (1956). She was married to Teddy Peiro. She died in 2018 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Alfie Biggs was born on 8 February 1936 in Bristol, England, UK. He died on 20 April 2012 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Peter Righton was born on 14 April 1926 in England, UK. He died on 12 October 2007 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Faith Lees was born on 8 May 1928 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress and assistant director, known for Messiah (1960), A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (1958) and For Our Life Together (1976). She died on 4 September 1996 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Gwen Bacon was born on 24 February 1901 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Brain Machine (1955), Burnt Evidence (1954) and Crash of Silence (1952). She died on 6 December 1987 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.