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- Alexandra Bastedo was born on 9 March 1946 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Casino Royale (1967), Batman Begins (2005) and The Champions (1968). She was married to Patrick Garland. She died on 12 January 2014 in West Sussex, England, UK.
- Actress
- Producer
Izzy Meikle-Small was born in March 1996 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Never Let Me Go (2010), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Private Peaceful (2012).- Shannon Tarbet is an English actress from Brighton.
She came to public attention in 2010 with her professional stage debut in Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss directed by Jeremy Herrin at the Royal Court Theatre in London.
Tarbet is known for Killing Eve (2019), Genius: Einstein (2017) and Beast (2017). - Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nic Phillips was born on 13 August 1947 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Goodnight Sweetheart (1993), The Jasper Carrott Trial (1997) and Birds of a Feather (1989).- Genteel, ladylike British actress who was a much respected theatrical star in the 1920s and '30s, both in her own country and in the United States. Born in March 1900 in Hove, Sussex, she took to the stage at the age of seventeen as Ela Delahay in 'Charley's Aunt'. She played Peter Pan three years later and married the first of her actor husbands, Seymour Beard. By the mid '20s, Edna had become the toast of London for her performances in 'Fallen Angel' (with Tallulah Bankhead), and (in a role she made her own) as Teresa (Tessa) Sanger in 'The Constant Nymph' (opposite Noël Coward, and, subsequently, John Gielgud). With the part of Tessa she also enjoyed a successful run on Broadway in 1926, which was followed by another Margaret Kennedy play, 'Come With Me'. She married her co-star, Herbert Marshall, after divorcing Beard in 1928.
Edna started in films as early as 1921 but made little headway until Michael and Mary (1931), for which she recreated her role from the London stage. She then co-starred again with husband Herbert Marshall in Faithful Hearts (1932), but neither of these films received much international exposure. Her only Hollywood film at this time was The Key (1934), which -- though directed by Michael Curtiz -- was decidedly too 'low-key' as far as critical plaudits or the box office was concerned. She had smallish parts in other British films, notably South Riding (1938) and the original version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) as the mother of kidnap victim Nova Pilbeam. Not until 1939 did a worthy motion picture role come her way in the shape of the forlorn wife whom violinist Leslie Howard deserts for Ingrid Bergman in Intermezzo (1939). Other worthy screen roles included her Catherine Apley in The Late George Apley (1947) and the housekeeper Martha in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), which the New York Times review of June 27 considered 'by far the best performance' in the picture. All in all, Edna's film appearances were few and far between, and only a handful adequately showcased her talents as an actress otherwise so abundantly evident from the body of her work in the theatre.
From 1939 a U.S. resident and a nationalised citizen by the early 1950s, Edna continued her frequent triumphant returns to the stage. Her most celebrated performances on Broadway were in Terence Rattigan's 'The Browning Version' as downtrodden housewife Millie Crocker-Harris and in 'Harlequinade' (1949) (both co-starred 'Maurice Evans (I)' (q)) and as the titular character 'Jane' (1952) in a play adapted by S.N. Behrman from a W. Somerset Maugham short story. Brooks Atkinson described her performance as the timorous spinster as both 'comic' and 'forceful'. In her last significant role on stage she co-starred with Brian Aherne and Lynn Fontanne in the romantic comedy 'Quadrille' (1954-55), directed by Alfred Lunt and outfitted by Cecil Beaton, who also designed the costumes. Edna retired from acting in the early 1960s and died in a clinic in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1974. - Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Actor
Actor/writer Roland Pertwee was born in Brighton, England, in 1885. He began his career in the arts as a painter, and received a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy School of Art. His career as a painter didn't last long, however; after several individuals who commissioned him to paint their portraits were so unsatisfied with his work that they refused to pay for it, he decided to give up painting and try acting on stage instead.
He found a good deal more success as an actor, and at various times belonged to the stage companies of such famed actors as Charles Hawtrey and H.R. Irving. He worked steadily as an actor for several years--as he said about those early days, "I cannot remember any time when I was out of work"--until the outbreak of World War I, when he joined the British Army and was sent to fight in France. While there he wrote several short stories and sent them to various publications in England, and made quite a bit of money when they were all accepted. He wrote his first novel while recovering from wounds in a hospital in London, and after the war ended he was steadily employed writing plays, film scripts, serial novels and short stories. His most successful play, written in collaboration with Harold Dearden, was "Interference", which was not only a hit in England but was successfully brought to Broadway, produced by famed impresario Gilbert Miller.
He died in London, England, in 1963 at age 77.- Actress
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Julie Kate Olivier was born on 27 July 1966 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress and production manager, known for Casualty (1986), Capstick's Law (1989) and Duel of Hearts (1991).- Lean, jaunty British character actor with military-style moustache and easy manner who specialised in playing dapper scoundrels, philanderers, dissipated bon vivants and con artists in a career lasting three and a half decades. Born in Hove, East Sussex, he spent two years working on the London stock exchange before making his move to acting. On stage from 1928, he was initially cast as outright villains. He landed his first worthy part in the George Formby musical comedy Keep Fit (1937), establishing his typical screen personae playing the role of Brian Curtis in Terence Rattigan's French Without Tears (1940) (having previously appeared in the original London stage production in November 1936). Ironically, Middleton seems to have relished his lady-killer image in real life since he was at the time involved with the wife of co-star Rex Harrison - himself no stranger to extra-marital affairs.
Well in the groove as raffish playboy, silly-ass, jolly RAF-type or shady double-dealer, Middleton was consistently excellent in support during the 40's and 50's: as Fogroy in Notorious Gentleman (1945); as debonair games master Victor Hyde-Brown in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950); as womanizing cad Simon Russell, behind the wheel of a sporty jalopy, in Laughter in Paradise (1951); or as Victor Manifold, plying his buddies with bootleg whiskey, in Young Wives' Tale (1951). He was also the initial choice for the part of Amrose Claverhouse for the film Genevieve (1953) but lost out to Kenneth More. On television, he partnered Hylda Baker (in drag) as 'Cynthia', in the stand-up comedy show Be Soon (1957). His final role of note was as a senior general in Richard Attenborough's Oh! What a Lovely War (1969). Middleton retired in 1970 and died three years later at the age of 66. - Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Stuart Hall was born on 9 September 1903 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for First Aid (1931), Harmony Heaven (1930) and The Dawn Patrol (1938). He died on 2 June 1990 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Bernard Jordan was born on 16 June 1924 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He was married to Irene. He died on 30 December 2014 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
- He was in a play at Stockport's Theatre Royal when he met 'Teddy', who had been training at the Manchester Ballet School, and had gone back stage . They were married some months later when he was in rep in Halifax. He was called up for war service in June 1940, just after their 3rd child had been born, and spent 5 years with the 1st Battalion Loyals Regiment serving in North Africa and Demobbed as a corporal he returned to rep but with productions often not being forth coming was forced to take other work such as working on building sites, and in an ice cream factory, 3 years delivering bread and a year running a Manchester pub, which was a disaster. In between he managed to get small parts on television then in 1958 he got a staff job with Granada Television as an announcer and did the first announcement for the opening episode of Coronation Street little knowing that some years hence he would be appearing in it. He's married with 5 children - Brian,Ann,Peter, Diana and Michael. His father was a diamond cutter with a jewellery firm.
- Make-Up Department
John O'Gorman was born on 7 May 1911 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He is known for Dr. No (1962), Charade (1963) and A Hard Day's Night (1964). He died in August 1977 in the UK.- Jenny Oulton was born on 10 June 1941 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Blake's 7 (1978), The Brontës of Haworth (1973) and The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969). She has been married to Richard Hampton since 1982. She was previously married to Leslie Lawton.
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Crispin Reece was born on 4 November 1958 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He is a director and assistant director, known for GoldenEye (1995), Stormbreaker (2006) and Licence to Kill (1989).- Janet Edis was born on 14 February 1956 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Jason King (1971), Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977) and Whodunnit? (1972).
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Mitch Murray was born on 30 January 1940 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Birthday Girl (2001), High Fidelity (2000) and Now and Then (1995). He was previously married to Grazina Frame.- Harold Reese was born on 22 November 1916 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Softly Softly (1966) and Tales of the Unexpected (1979). He was married to Joan Ireland. He died on 26 January 1984 in Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, London, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Ian Fraser was born on 23 August 1933 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Scrooge (1970), The Secret of NIMH (1982) and Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981). He was married to Judee Morton. He died on 31 October 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Chris Eubank Jr. was born on 18 September 1989 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Clive Panto was born on 10 May 1955 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Underworld (1985), A Very British Coup (1988) and Ping Pong (1986).
- Diane Appleby was born on 24 August 1942 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Brian Rix Presents ... (1960), American Eagle (1989) and The Baby Game (1973). She was married to Joe Stewardson. She died on 9 November 2006 in South Africa.
- Tom Williamson was born on 30 April 1891 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Orange Peel (1907), Oh! What a Surprise! (1904) and Our New Errand Boy (1905). He died on 3 November 1959 in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- Toska Bissing was born in 1911 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Lorna Doone (1934), The Belles of St. Clements (1936) and The Mad Hatters (1935). She died on 11 April 1961 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
- Pauline Baynes was born on 9 September 1922 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. Pauline was married to Fritz Otto Gasch. Pauline died on 2 August 2008 in Dockenfield, Surrey, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
Margaret Powell was born on 30 October 1907 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. She is known for Number 96 (1972), The Barry Humphries Show (1976) and Something to Sing About (1975). She was married to Albert E. Powell. She died on 25 April 1984 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.- Alexander Wright was born on 8 June 1896 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Vengeance Is Mine (1949), It Happened Like This (1962) and No Hiding Place (1959). He died on 29 March 1974 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Peter Tapsell was born on 1 February 1930 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He was married to Gabrielle Mahieu and Cecilia Hawke. He died on 18 August 2018 in the UK.
- Writer
- Actress
Kay Bannerman was born on 11 October 1919 in Hove, Essex, England, UK. She was a writer and actress, known for All for Mary (1955), The Swingin' Maiden (1962) and Who Killed Van Loon? (1948). She died on 31 March 1991 in Marbella, Spain.- Alan Adair was born on 9 June 1923 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for I Love You, I Love You (1968), Les fiancées de l'empire (1981) and Mistral's Daughter (1984). He died on 23 June 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Lance Lister was born on 13 September 1900 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. Lance was a producer, known for Theatre Parade (1936) and Marigold (1936). Lance was married to Jessie Taylor. Lance died in December 1946 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.- Art Department
- Art Director
- Set Decorator
Derek Holmes was born on 5 November 1959 in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an art director and set decorator, known for Outlander (2008), Maudie (2016) and Rare Birds (2001). He died on 3 February 2019 in Canada.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
John Pashley was born on 15 June 1940 in Hove, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Strange Paradise (1969), Dear Aunt Agnes (1986) and SCTV Channel (1983). He died on 22 May 2007 in Toronto, Canada.- Joan Ryan was born on 10 March 1919 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Theatre Night (1985), The Passing Show (1951) and Alexei Sayle's Stuff (1988). She died on 3 September 2000 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.
- Frank Arlton was born on 31 May 1863 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Don Quixote (1923), The Last Hour (1930) and The Channings (1920). He died on 12 October 1948 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Colin Williamson was born on 29 October 1887 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Two Naughty Boys Sprinkling the Spoons (1898), Two Naughty Boys Upsetting the Spoons (1898) and Teasing Grandpa (1901). He died in 1976 in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Derek Hudson was born on 23 May 1934 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He is known for Felicia's Journey (1999), The Soldier's Tale (1964) and Three Sisters (1970). He died on 16 July 2006 in Johannesburg, South Africa.- Music Department
- Composer
Herbert Menges was born on 27 August 1902 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Spring, 1600 (1949), The Two Bouquets (1953) and The Consul (1951). He was married to Evelyn Stiebel. He died on 20 February 1972 in London, England, UK.- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Production Designer
Colin Graham was born on 22 September 1931 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He was a producer and production designer, known for The Cloak (1959), Gloriana (1984) and Great Performances (1971). He died on 6 April 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Nigel Kennedy was born on 28 December 1956 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Spy Game (2001), A Hole in My Heart (2004) and Duet for One (1986). He is married to Agnieszka.- Stuart Williamson was born on 5 April 1893 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Two Naughty Boys (1909), The Dear Boys Home for the Holidays (1904) and Sorry, Can't Stop (1909). He died in March 1972 in Workingham, Berkshire, England, UK.