Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen was born in 1927 in Malawi. He was evacuated from Britain to Canada during World War Two and he was educated there. He made his film debut in
June Barry
June Barry was born in 1935 in Lancashire. Her film debut was in the Hammer thriller “Terror of the Tongs” in 1961. Virtually all her car
Betty Driver
Betty Driver is best known to-day as Betty the barmaid in “Coronation Street”. At 91 years of age, she must be the oldest barmaid in the globe.
Jack Watson
Jack Watson obituary in “The Independent” in 1999 The great character actor Jack Watson was born in Cambridgeshire in 1915. He began his career on radio in such BBC
Guy Rolfe
Guy Rolfe was a very tall, lean-featured English actor who enjoyed a lengthy career on film both in Britain and in Hollywood. He was born in Kilburn, London in 1911.&nb
Beatrice Lillie
Beatrice Lillie was born in 1894 in Toronto, Canada. She made her stage debut in New York to stunning notices. She was a celebrated player on both the Broadway and London stages fo
Earl Cameron
Earl Cameron was born in 1917 in Bermuda. He cam to Britain in 1939. His stage debut was in 1942 in the West End in “Chu Chin Chow”. In 1951 he won a major
Hazel O’Connor
Hazel O’Connor was born in 1955 in Coventry. Her father came from Galway. She was a major force in British music in the late 70’s and into the 1
Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson was born in Belfast in 1948. As a teenage he formed a singing duo with his twin sister. In 1977 he gave a brilliant performance as Harry Moon
Lisa Eichhorn
Lisa Eichhorn was born in 1952 in Glens Falls, New York. She got a major breakthrough when she was cast opposite Richard Gere in the excellent”Yanks” in 1979.