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- Annabelle Lee was born on 24 July 1930 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Moonstone (1959), Good Wives (1958) and Jo's Boys (1959). She was married to Richard Carpenter. She died on 5 March 2018 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Actor
- Cinematographer
British actor David Tree was a promising talent who came from prime theatre stock as the son of drama critic Alan Leonard Romaine Parsons and stage actress Viola Tree. His mother, in turn, was the daughter of one of England's most heralded classical stage actors of the late 19th century and early 20th century, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and his actress/wife who, as Helen Maude Holt, billed herself as Lady Tree. His younger sister, Virginia (1917-2003) would grow up to become the Marchioness of Bath. Born on July 15, 1915, Tree took his first acting bow at age six alongside his mother with a small role in "The Tempest." Educated at Eton, he gained repertory experience at the Old Vic, the Playhouse and the Oxford theatre companies, among others, and attained good notices for his portrayals of Ferdinand in "The Tempest" and Feste in "Twelfth Night."
He began his film career in 1937 with Knight Without Armor (1937) and quickly found a future with major parts in The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) and The Drum (1938). Pygmalion (1938) proved to be his star-in-making role as the ever-dapper Freddy Eynsford-Hill, the suitor who briefly comes between Wendy Hiller's Eliza Doolittle and Leslie Howard's Professor Henry Higgins. His mother had a minor part in the film as well. Progressing beautifully, he played a co-lead in French Without Tears (1940), a U.S. film with Ray Milland (replacing a then untested Rex Harrison who had played the lead earlier on stage). Tree displayed a strong, stalwart gait in war films as well, with a top role in Q Planes (1939). With WWII approaching and following his work in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) and Major Barbara (1941), he left to serve his country in the Royal Artillery. Tragedy occurred when he lost his arm during duty. Following his discharge, Tree abandoned acting and retired to become a farmer. Although he was seen on stage, including a role in "Billy Budd" in 1951, he was little heard from until his director/friend Nicolas Roeg persuaded him to take a role in Don't Look Now (1973) after more than 30 years. It was to be his one and only reappearance.- Lewis Grassic Gibbon was born on 13 February 1901 in Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Play for Today (1970), Sunset Song (2015) and Sunset Song (1971). He died on 7 February 1935 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Warwick Ward was born on 5 May 1889 in St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Bulldog Drummond (1922), The Man from Morocco (1945) and The Dancing Years (1950). He died on 7 December 1967 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Mick Tucker was born on 17 July 1947 in Harlesden, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Lords of Dogtown (2005), Dazed and Confused (1993) and Detroit Rock City (1999). He was married to Janet and Pauline. He died on 14 February 2002 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK.- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Dennis Berry was involved in music from the age of 14. He played bass, guitar and saxophone. In 1939 he joined Francis Day and Hunter as a copyist before going on to Boosey and Hawkes as a staff arranger, then to Lawrence Wright and Paxton and finally Peer-Southern. He arranged for Caroll Gibbons, the Squadronaires and Ted Heath. As Paxton's representative, he was based in Amsterdam and became staff arranger for the Skymasters Dance Orchestra and freelanced for the Ramblers and the Metropole. He was a correspondent for Variety and Melody Maker. In 1949 he returned to Paxton's offices in England, where he worked in their Music Library, producing background music for films, TV, radio and world-wide distribution. He was also the representative of the Dutch Songwriter's Guild.
He had started composing some years earlier, and his early works included "Apple Honey", "Boston Bounce" and "You Couldn't Be Sweeter". As well as using his own name, he composed under other names, including Frank Sterling (in collaboration with Stuart Crombie), Jack Sharp and (more commonly) Peter Dennis.
Whilst working at Paxton's library and later as manager of the SoutherN Music Library, he was responsible for including compositions by Dolf Van Den Linden, Johnny Scott and Barry Forgie on their library records, as well as his own. He produced many of the recordings, an activity which he continues on a free-lance basis after he retired. This included a number of sessions in Germany, working on films such as "The Beastmaster" (1982) and "The Never-Ending Story" and also arrangements of classics for the de Wolfe library.
He also worked on the first Monty Python film "And Now for Something Completely Different", and collaborated with artists such as Johnny Dankworth and Roger Roger.
His work was often heard on BBC test cards, and is more frequently used as incidental music in television - most recently in BBC's "Little Britain" and "Dick and Dom in da Bungalow", MTV's "The Osbournes" and the Nickelodeon cartoons "Rocko's Modern Life" and "Spongebob Squarepants".- Anita Aylott was born on 28 January 1886 in Bethnal Green, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Muggins VC: The Defence of Khuma Hospital, India (1912) and Through Death's Valley (1912). She died in 1966 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Actor
Bobby Graham was born on 11 March 1940 in Edmonton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gonks Go Beat (1964) and A Life in the Death of Joe Meek (2013). He was married to June Day and Belinda. He died on 14 September 2009 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK.- B. Marsh Dunn was born on 13 August 1881 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for When We Are Married (1938). He died on 17 November 1962 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK.