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William Miles Malleson (25 May 1888 – 15 March 1969), generally known as Miles Malleson, was an English actor and dramatist, particularly remembered for his appearances in British comedy films of the 1930s to 1960s. Towards the end of his career he
The Honourable Anthony Asquith (/ˈæskwɪθ/; 9 November 1902 – 20 February 1968) was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy (1948) and The Browning Version (1951), among
Roy Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930) is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms Last of the Summer Wine, Keeping Up Appearances and Open All Hours.
David Goodier (born 1954) is an English musician. He is currently bassist for the rock band Jethro Tull.
William James Linton (December 7, 1812 – December 29, 1897) was an English-born American wood-engraver, landscape painter, political reformer and author of memoirs, novels, poetry and non-fiction.Birth and early years Born in Mile End, east London,
Alexander “Alex” Medawar Garland (born May 26, 1970) is an English novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director, best known for his work as the screenwriter of 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), Never Let Me Go (2011) and Dredd (2012). Garl
William Henry “Bill” Jones (13 May 1921 – 26 December 2010) was an English international footballer who played for Liverpool.
Jack Purvis (13 July 1937 – 21 November 1997) was a British film actor. Purvis was a dwarf, and thus was mainly cast in roles requiring actors of short stature. Purvis appeared as a different alien creature in each of the three films of the origina
Carl O’Neil Little (17 December 1938 – 6 August 2005), better known by his stage name Carlo Little, was a rock and roll drummer, based in the London nightclub scene in the 1960s. He played in an early version of The Rolling Stones. Little was also
Vera Kingston (4 February 1917 – September 1996), later known by her married name Vera Robinson, was an English competition swimmer of the 1930s who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and swam for England in the British Empire Games.
Ian Mercer (born 1961 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English actor. On leaving school Mercer trained as an electrical engineer but decided to become an actor when he became an assistant stage manager at the Oldham Coliseum in 1979. His first television