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- Joan Sanderson was a well known British television and stage actress. During several seasons at Stratford Upon Avon, she played the roles of Goneril in King Lear, Constance in King John, and Queen Margaret in Richard III. In a single season at the Old Vic she appeared in The Mousetrap, and in 1981 ended her stage career in the production of "Anyone for Denis" at the Whitehall Theatre in London's West End. She was well known for her portrayal of Doris Ewell in the television series Please Sir! (1968), and as the selectively deaf Mrs. Richards in Communication Problems (1979).
- Robin Davies was born on 16 January 1954 in Tywyn, Merionethshire, North Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Shakespeare in Love (1998), Spearhead (1978) and Catweazle (1970). He was married to Venetia Vivian. He died on 22 February 2010 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Born in Northampton on 21st October 1921, Malcolm Arnold studied composition with Gordon Jacob and trumpet with Ernest Hall at the Royal College of Music. In 1941 he joined the trumpet section of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, becoming principal by 1943. After two years of war service and one season with the BBC Symphony Orchestra he returned to the LPO in 1946; but composition was already becoming his priority and he had already produced a catalogue of attractive works, an early example being the comedy overture Beckus the Dandipratt, Op.5 (1943), recorded in 1948 by the LPO under their principal conductor Eduard van Beinum. That same year Arnold won the Mendelssohn Scholarship which enabled him to spend a year in Italy; on his return he decided to concentrate entirely upon composition. His experience as an orchestral player stood him in good stead as a composer. He quickly built up a reputation as a fluent and versatile composer and a brilliant orchestrator, many commissions were to come his way. Arnold has written works in almost every genre for amateur and professional alike, including nine symphonies, five ballets, two operas, 20 concertos, overtures and orchestral dances, two string quartets and other chamber music, choral music, song cycles and works for wind and brass band. Somehow, in the midst of this prolific creativity, Arnold found time to score over 80 films including the Academy Award-winning score for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), written in only ten days and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) which brought an Ivor Novello Award.
Arnold's music springs directly from roots in dance and song. Typically it is lucid in texture, clear in draftsmanship. His lighter entertainment pieces are easy to listen to and rewarding to perform. As an inventor of tunes, his powers seem to be inexaustible, and he is prodigal with his gifts; the 'big tune' in the modest little Toy Symphony, for example, is just as much a winner as the many memorable themes in many concert works. Many of these are firmly established in the concert repertory. Yet for those who have ears to hear, his works frequently give more than a hint of a complex musical personality and of dramatic tensions not far below the surface. In fact there is scope in Arnold's music which reflects his profound concern with the human predicament and also in his belief that music is "a social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is."
In 1969 Malcolm Arnold was made a Bard of the Cornish Gorseth, he was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1970 and received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Exeter (1969), Durham (1982) and Leicester (1984). He was made a fellow of the Royal College of Music in 1983 and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music (R.A.M.). In 1986 he received the Ivor Novello Award for outstanding services to British music. He was Knighted in 1993. He died on September 23, 2006, after a brief illness.- Christopher Scoular was born on 9 March 1945 in Arbroath, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for An American Werewolf in London (1981), Seven Dials Mystery (1981) and A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987). He was married to Gillian Bryson. He died on 29 October 2014 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Trevor Adams was born on 19 May 1946. He was an actor, known for The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976), I Am a Groupie (1970) and Private Road (1971). He died on 15 December 2000 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Script and Continuity Department
Johnny Byrne was born on 27 November 1935 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer, known for All Creatures Great and Small (1978), Space: 1999 (1975) and Heartbeat (1992). He was married to Sandy Carrington-Mail. He died on 2 April 2008 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Gordon Waller was born on 4 June 1945 in Braemar, Grampian, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997), Just for You (1964) and London Affair (1970). He was married to Gay and Jen. He died on 17 July 2009 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA.- Jeremy Longhurst was born on 26 June 1931 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Crawling Eye (1958), Wuthering Heights (1967) and Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (1978). He was married to Anne Hillyer and Margaret Woodcock. He died on 18 February 2001 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Tamba Allen was born on 26 February 1941 in Bridgend, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for The Beggar's Opera (1953), The Larkins (1958) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 13 July 2016 in Norwich St Clement, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Malcolm Bradbury was born on 7 September 1932 in Sheffield, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Gravy Train (1990), Cold Comfort Farm (1995) and The Gravy Train Goes East (1991). He was married to Elizabeth Salt. He died on 28 November 2000 in Norwich, England, UK.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Peter Newbrook was born on 29 June 1920 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Gonks Go Beat (1964). He died on 19 June 2009 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.- Animation Department
- Stunts
- Actor
Sean Gallimore was born on 21 August 1965 in Groton, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Hercules (1997), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and Fight Ring (2009). He was married to Debra Jans and Susan Butkiewicz . He died on 20 October 2021 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA.- Leslie Anderson was born on 1 January 1903 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sacred Ground (1983), Theatre 625 (1964) and ITV Playhouse (1967). He died in 1977 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Reggie Kray was born on 24 October 1933 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He was married to Roberta Jones and Frances Shea. He died on 1 October 2000 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Alex MacIntosh was born on 18 November 1925 in Fulham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Big Pull (1962), R3 (1964) and There's Always a Thursday (1957). He died on 7 September 1997 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Donald Adams was born on 20 December 1928 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mikado (1967), Patience (1965) and Patience (1982). He was married to Muriel Harding. He died on 8 April 1996 in Norwich, England, UK.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Averil Brennan was born on 28 October 1944 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She was a producer and assistant director, known for MI-5 (2002), Kingdom (2007) and Foyle's War (2002). She was married to Bill Brennan. She died on 16 November 2012 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.- Art Director
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Don Mingaye was born in 1929 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an art director and production designer, known for The Pirates of Blood River (1962), Scream and Scream Again (1970) and Danger Route (1967). He died on 8 November 2017 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.- Heinrich Brüning was born on 26 November 1885 in Münster, Germany. He died on 30 March 1970 in Norwich, Vermont, USA.
- Alan Breeze was born on 9 October 1909 in Stratford, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Billy Cotton Band Show (1956), The Royal Variety Show (1960) and A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958). He died on 15 January 1980 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Editorial Department
- Editor
Clayton Parker was born on 30 April 1953 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an editor, known for Mitch (1984), Partners in Crime (1983) and A Fine Romance (1981). He died on 14 February 1999 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Earl Wrightson was born on 1 January 1916 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (1949), The Swift Show (1948) and The Robert Q. Lewis Show (1954). He died on 7 March 1993 in East Norwich, Connecticut, USA.- Michael Lomax was born in 1932 in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Les Misérables (1967), Dixon of Dock Green (1955) and Dad's Army (1968). He died on 17 May 2011 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Editor
- Director
- Editorial Department
Fergus McDonell was born on 6 October 1910 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. He was an editor and director, known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Hideout (1948) and Prelude to Fame (1950). He was married to Wendy Hamblin. He died on 3 January 1984 in Norwich, England, UK.- Director
- Additional Crew
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philip Dudley was born in 1936 in West Midlands, England, UK. He was a director and assistant director, known for Bull Week (1980), Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and Adam Adamant Lives! (1966). He died on 7 February 1981 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.