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- Music Artist
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David Byrne is an Oscar winning composer, songwriter and singer, best known for being frontman of the New Wave/punk band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Born in Scotland but raised in the United States in Maryland, Byrne began performing musically in high school.
Byrne attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) between 1970 and '71. He dropped out to attend the Maryland Institute College of Art before dropping out for good in 1972. He returned to Providence and started a band in 1973 called The Artistics with Chris Frantz, whom he knew at RISD. The band broke up in May '74 and Byrne moved to New York, followed by Frantz and his girlfriend Tina Weymouth in September. The three started performing as Talking Heads in 1975. The band was one of the major acts of the punk and new wave scene of the 1970s.
Byrne won an Oscar and a Grammy Award for his soundtrack to the movie The Last Emperor (1987) in 1988, the same year Talking Heads ceased to function. Except for a brief reunion in 1991, the band stopped recording together in '88 as Byrne launched a solo career. Talking Heads were inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.- Colin McCredie was born in 1972. He graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in 1993. His breakthrough role was in the hit British film Shallow Grave (1994). He joined the cast of the ITV network series Taggart (1983) in 1995 and appeared in over 75 episodes. Notable stage productions include "Passing Places" and "Candide 2000". On leaving Taggart (1983) in 2009, Colin joined the cast of BBC Scotland drama River City (2002) and is due to appear in the 2011 Scottish film "Between Weathers".
- Dorothy White was born on 28 April 1935 in Dumbarton, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Get Carter (1971), Coronation Street (1960) and New Scotland Yard (1972). She was married to David Dry and Hugh Dickson. She died on 17 July 1998 in Granada, Andalucía, Spain.
- David Byrnes was born in 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Intruder (1989), Witchcraft 7: Judgement Hour (1995) and Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh (1997).
- Robert Trotter was born on 7 March 1930 in Dumbarton, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Badger by Owl-Light (1982), The Omega Factor (1979) and Take the High Road (1980). He died on 12 August 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- Ginni Barlow was born in Dumbarton, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for ITV Play of the Week (1955), The Fall of Shug McCracken (2003) and The Scobie Man (1972). She died on 22 February 2022 in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK.
- Jimmy McCulloch was born on 4 June 1953 in Dumbarton, Scotland, UK. He died on 27 September 1979 in London, England, UK.
- Robert V. Ferguson was born on 2 April 1848 in Dumbarton, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Robespierre (1913), Kathleen Mavourneen (1913) and Secret Service Sam (1913). He died on 21 April 1913 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Archibald Denny was born on 7 February 1860 in Dumbarton, Scotland, UK. He died on 29 May 1936 in London, England, UK.
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Ian Nicolson was born on 21 October 1949 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK. He is known for Five Days One Summer (1982) and Duel with An Teallach (1985). He has been married to Sue since 3 September 1973. They have four children.- Marcus Campbell was born on 22 September 1972 in Dumbarton, Scotland, UK.