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- Actor
- Soundtrack
Benjamin Whitrow was a softly-spoken, RADA-trained English actor who performed on stage from 1959. He worked for seven years in the 1960s under the direction of Laurence Olivier at the National Theatre. He was also a prolific actor on screen, usually seen in avuncular roles. He is probably best remembered for his BAFTA-nominated performance as Mr. Bennet in the BBC's acclaimed version of Pride and Prejudice (1995) and he made his final appearance in Gary Oldman's Churchill film Darkest Hour (2017). In his personal life, he was fond of wild orchids, golf, bridge and collecting books, and had a son, Angus Imrie, with actress Celia Imrie.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Jill Esmond was born on January 26, 1908 in London, England, UK. She was 23-years-old when she first came to prominence when she first appeared in The Skin Game (1931) in 1931. Once Jill got in the groove, she kept up a steady pace. Three more films followed in 1931 and five more came her way the following year. One of the films of note was State's Attorney (1932), where Jill played "Lillian Ulrich". She had married Laurence Olivier in 1930 and that might have explained her absence from the silver screen between 1934 and 1941, due to her marital obligations. After her divorce from Olivier in 1940, Jill returned to filming with Random Harvest (1942) in 1942. Five films followed that year, but it wasn't quite the same as the schedule she kept in the early 30s. Jill's final film came in 1955 in A Man Called Peter (1955). She was 82-years-old when she died on July 28, 1990 in London.- Imogen Hassall is sometimes referred to as "The Countess of Cleavage" as she was better known for her glamorous celebrity than her acting talent. Imogen was born on August 25 1942, in Woking, Surrey, England and rose to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s as an international B-movie starlet. To her frustration, her fame was brief and she never became a star in her own right. She died at age 38, in London on November 16 1980, after taking an overdose of sleeping pills.
- Michael Goodliffe was born on 1 October 1914 in Bebington, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Night to Remember (1958), Peeping Tom (1960) and The One That Got Away (1957). He was married to Dorothy Margaret Tyndale. He died on 20 March 1976 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Transportation Department
James Hunt was known as Hunt The Shunt for his many accidents in lower formulas. He started his F1 career in 1973, driving for the maverick Hesketh team. Known for its wild parties and eccentric attitude, Hesketh wasn't taken too seriously by rival teams, but after competitive outings in 1974 and 1975, including a win in the Dutch Grand Prix and another in a non-championship race, Hesketh and Hunt were now a force to be reckoned with.
James joined McLaren for 1976 after the Hesketh team folded, and after a controversial and dramatic season, which saw him disqualified twice and re-instated as the winner in one race, his friend and rival Niki Lauda nearly being killed in the German Grand Prix and a run of bad luck in the early part of the season, James snatched the title in the dramatic final race in Japan in torrential rain, to the delight of Britain.
James had two more season at McLaren in which he won another 3 races, but by 1979, his interest and motivation was waning. He tried to save Ronnie Peterson from his burning Lotus in the 1978 Italian Grand Prix, but his friend died that night. He and Niki Lauda had both decided that enough was enough (Lauda was to change his mind and make a comeback in 1982, however) and both retired before the 1979 season was over. Their mutual friend Jody Scheckter gave up at the end of 1980 for the same reason.
James became a controversial and very entertaining commentator for BBC's Grand Prix show, winning him a whole army of new fans, but on 15 June 1993, his life was cut short, and he died from a heart attack. He was just 45 years old.
James had two sons, Tom and Freddie.- Barbara Everest was born on 9 June 1883 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Gaslight (1944), The Phantom Fiend (1932) and The Uninvited (1944). She died on 9 February 1968 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Richard Owens was born on 26 September 1931 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sense and Sensibility (1971), The Avengers (1961) and The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978). He was married to Polly Adams. He died on 3 November 2015 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Derek Francis was born on 7 November 1923 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Scrooge (1970), Carry on Abroad (1972) and The Six Proud Walkers (1962). He was married to Penelope Elsden Smith. He died on 27 March 1984 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK.
- Brian Poyser was born in 1934 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Parting Shots (1998) and Sean's Show (1992). He was married to Ann Rye. He died on 19 January 2009 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Francis Searle was one of the more prolific of British directors. He started his career in 1936, making one-reel shorts, and graduated to two-reel documentaries and low-grade "B" pictures. In the 1970s he turned out a string of 30-minute comedies.
His original career was as a layout artist in the advertising industry, but in the '30s he was hired at Highbury Studios as a camera assistant. He worked on dozens of the one-reel "Cinemagazine" shorts, then moved over to Gaumont Studios where he made documentaries. His first feature film as a director, A Girl in a Million (1946), was also the only "A" picture he ever did. Searle could turn out films on time and under budget, which endeared him to second-tier producers and guaranteed him plenty of work. He made a few films over his career that garnered somewhat respectable critical reviews, such as The Man in Black (1950), The Rossiter Case (1951) and Cloudburst (1951), but the majority of his rather extensive output was run-of-the-mill "B"--and below--dramas, action pictures and thrillers.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Norman Percival was born on 12 January 1926 in Swansea, Wales, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Big Bad Wolves (2013), The Dave Allen Show (1968) and The Mike Reid Show (1976). He died on 18 June 1995 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.- Vera Brittain was born on 29 December 1893 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Testament of Youth (2014), Testament of Youth (1979) and The First World War (2003). She was married to George Catlin. She died on 29 March 1970 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Frances Clare was born on 24 December 1904 in Easthampstead, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Gone to Earth (1950) and Panic at Madame Tussaud's (1948). She was married to Esmond Knight. She died on 25 April 1995 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Sid Field was born on 1 April 1904 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for London Town (1946), That's the Ticket (1940) and Cardboard Cavalier (1949). He was married to Constance Dawkins (aka Connie Dawkins, stage actress). He died on 3 February 1950 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK.- Dorothy Casey was born on 1 January 1892 in Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Dixon of Dock Green (1955), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958). She died on 7 January 1989 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Producer
- Director
William Barker was born on 18 January 1868 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for She (1916), Hamlet (1910) and Princess Clementina (1911). He was married to Mary Edwards. He died on 6 November 1951 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Sandy Denny was born on 6 January 1947 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Crush (2001), The Dancer Upstairs (2002) and The Subject Was Roses (1968). She was married to Trevor Lucas. She died on 21 April 1978 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Hetty King was born on 21 April 1883 in New Brighton, Merseyside, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Let's Make Up (1954), La joie de vivre (1952) and This Is Your Life (1955). She was married to Alexander William Lamond and Ernie Lotinga. She died on 28 September 1972 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK.- Betty England was born in 1920 in Lewisham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for At Your Service, Ltd. (1951), Coronation Street (1960) and Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960). She died on 21 December 2014 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Robert Sansom was born on 19 May 1903 in Chard, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), Lorna Doone (1963) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Marian Isobel Naylor. He died on 9 January 1979 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Bob Willis was born on 30 May 1949 in Sunderland, Durham, England, UK. He was a producer, known for The World's Greatest Cricketers (1988), Cricketer (1985) and The Ashes (1930). He was married to Lauren Clark and Juliet Smail. He died on 4 December 2019 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK.
- Lorna Mason was a producer, known for ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969), For Maddie with Love (1980) and Crime of Passion (1970). She was married to Dennis Vance. She died on 17 November 2019 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK.
- Eileen Sharp was born on 20 September 1900 in Brighton, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Love from a Stranger (1938) and The Girl Who Forgot (1940). She was married to Dr. Douglas Clive Shields. She died on 25 March 1958 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK.
- Grenville Darling was born on 3 July 1883 in Palmerstown, Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Melody Maker (1937), The Londonderry Air (1938) and Rose of Tralee (1937). He died on 4 October 1952 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Jane Williams was born on 11 November 1939 in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Beasts (1976), Thriller (1973) and The Case Before You (1959). She was married to René Basilico. She died on 17 January 2015 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.