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British actor Jeremy Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, a small island off the south coast of England. He is the son of Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe) and Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant. Young Jeremy didn't prove very fond of figures. He visited mainland England only once a year. He wound up being grounded when his family settled down in Hertfordshire. At the age of 13 he enrolled in Sherborne School, Dorset, where he could practice his favorite sport, horse-riding. Before becoming an actor, he had considered a veterinarian surgeon's career.
He trained at the Bristol Old Vic School for two years, then joined Bristol Old Vic repertory company where he gained experience working in everything from Shakespeare to contemporary dramas. He moved to London in 1971 and had a number of jobs before landing the role of "John the Baptist" in the hit musical "Godspell". He went on to have a successful early career in the West End theatre and on TV, and debuted on-screen in Nijinsky (1980). In the early 80s, he gained international attention with his starring role in the Granada Television serial adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel Brideshead Revisited (1981), after which he was much in demand as a romantic leading man. He went on to a steady film career. In 1984, he debuted on Broadway opposite: Glenn Close in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" and, in the mid-80s, he appeared in three lead roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Once described as 'the thinking woman's pin up', he has made his name in thought provoking films such as David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers (1988), for which he won the New York Critics Best Actor Award. He gained a Golden Globe Award in addition to an Oscar for Best Actor in 1990 for his role as Claus von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune (1990) alongside Glenn Close. Among his many achievements, his role as Professor Higgins in Loewe-Lerner's famous musical "My Fair Lady" mustn't be forgotten. It was in London, back in 1987.
He is married to actress Sinéad Cusack, with whom he appeared in Waterland (1992) and in the Royal Shakespeare Company plays. He appeared with his son Samuel Irons and his father-in-law Cyril Cusack in the film Danny the Champion of the World (1989). His son Max Irons is also an actor.- Script and Continuity Department
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Anthony Minghella was the son of immigrants from Italy, who own an ice-cream factory on the Isle of Wight, where Anthony was born on January 6, 1954. He and his two siblings, Edana Minghella and Dominic Minghella, grew up there, a popular British holiday spot. After graduating from the University of Hull, Minghella took a position as a university lecturer, but quit academia to focus on the theater and songwriting. He oversaw the music in many of his movies.
Minghella was employed as a scriptwriter on the British TV series Maybury (1981) and Inspector Morse (1987) and, as a script editor on the British TV series Grange Hill (1978), before succeeding as a dramatist in the West End, London's equivalent of Broadway. In 1984, the London Theatre Critics named him Most Promising Playwright of the Year and, two years later, his drama "Made in Bangkok" won the the London Theatre Critics' award for best play.
An Anthony Minghella film assured movie-goers would enjoy a film blessed with a literate script, superlative performances and first-rate production values. His great craftsmanship was apparent from the beginning, with the bittersweet comedy Truly Madly Deeply (1990), in which the ghost of Alan Rickman comes back to his lady love, Juliet Stevenson, with unintended consequences. The theme of a ghostly love also was present in The English Patient (1996) his greatest success.
It is for that film he will be best remembered. Minghella claimed that with The English Patient (1996), which won nine Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, that he had reached the heights of his directing career.
In addition to his theater and film awards, in 2001, Anthony Minghella was appointed a Commander of the British Empire, a step just below knighthood, in the Queen's Birthday Honors List.
Anthony Minghella died of a hemorrhage on the morning of March 18, 2008 at Charing Cross Hospital in London, England. The 54-year-old Minghella had undergone an operation to remove a growth on his neck the previous week. He was survived by his wife, Carolyn Choa, and their two children, Max Minghella, who is an actor, and Hannah Minghella, who worked as a production assistant.- Actor
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Angus Imrie was born on 2 August 1994 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), Emma. (2020) and Kingdom (2007).- Producer
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- Actor
Bear Grylls was born on 7 June 1974 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for You vs. Wild (2019), You vs. Wild: Out Cold (2021) and The Count of Monte Cristo. He has been married to Shara Cannings-Knight since 19 January 2000. They have three children.- Actress
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Sheila Hancock was born February 22, 1933. on the Isle of Wight. She later moved to King's Cross in London, where her mother and father ran a pub. Sheila went to Dartford Grammar School, and then with a grant she went to RADA. She then went into nine years of weekly repertory around the country. While in repertory in Bath she met actor Alec Ross, whom she married in 1955, and had a daughter, Melanie Thaw (aka "Ellie Jane") on July 15, 1964.
Her first big TV hit was her appearance in The Rag Trade (1961). Her first theatrical success was in "Rattle of a Simple Man" at the Garrick Theatre London. In 1969 she starred in the West End hit "So What About Love?", where she met actor John Thaw. The same year her mother died of cancer, followed nearly nine months later by Alec's tragic death. On December 24, 1973, she married Thaw, with their daughters Melanie and Abigail present. On July 27. 1974, at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith, Sheila gave birth to her only child with John, Joanna Suzy Thaw.
In the 1980s Sheila toured the UK with the Royal Shakespeare Company and later with the National Theatre. In 1988 she was told she had breast cancer, but she fought and won her battle against it. She and Thaw split briefly during this period.
In the early 1990s Sheila and John bought a house in Luckington Wiltshire, as well as a farmhouse in Provence, France. In 2001 John was told he had cancer. For nine months he fought against it, and with Sheila's help his privacy was protected. John died in Sheila's arms the day before her 69th birthday.
Since his death Sheila has written a book called "The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw", and has made numerous TV and stage appearance talking about the book and her life with John.
Sheila lives in Hammersmith near her daughters and grandchildren.- Actor
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The son of Dr. Charles Buckman Goring M.D. and Kate Winifred (nee MacDonald). Marius Goring was educated at Perse School, Cambridge, England and at the Universities of Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna and Paris. He studied for the stage under Harcourt Williams at the Old Vic dramatic school, London. His first stage appearance was at Cambridge in 1925 in "Crossings". His first London appearance was at the Rudolph Steiner Hall, December 1927 as Harlequin. He performed at the Old Vic, Sadler's Wells and toured France and Germany. he played Macbeth, Romeo, Trip in School for Scandal amongst others. His first west end appearance was at the Shaftesbury Theatre, May 1934 in the Voysey Inheritance. He joined the army in June 1940 and became the supervisor of productions of the BBC service broadcasts. Most of his army work was done under the alias Charles Richardson. For some reason the name GORING wasn't too popular at the time. He was a founder member of British Equity in 1929. He lists his recreations as walking, riding, skating and travelling.- Sir Christopher George Rhodes, 3rd baronet Rhodes, of Hollingworth, (co. Chester) was the only son of Sir John Phillips Rhodes DSO, 2nd baronet and former chairman of Thomas Rhodes Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers.
Educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford.
On the death of his father he succeeded to the baronetcy on 14th November 1955.
He served in the Essex Regiment during the Second World War, attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and became a recipient of the Croix de Guerre (France) and the Legion of Merit (United States).
He was 38 years old when he began his film career and specialised in well-bred military types for which he was ideally suited.
Married twice, he died aged 50 at his Blakeney, Norfolk home.
His son, John Christopher Douglas Rhodes (b. 1946), succeeded him as 4th baronet. - Actor
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In 1952 he did his National Service as an aircraftsman attaining 2nd class, Also in his company was Richard Briers. On being demobbed he joined RADA but after a year he had to leave as his money had run out. He then auditioned for Joan Littlewood in 1963 and was taken on for Oh! What a Lovely War in the West End then after the Lonon run went with the show to Broadway.- Actress
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Antonia Ellis was born on 30 April 1944 in Newport, Isle of Wight, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Boy Friend (1971), Mahler (1974) and UFO (1970).- Director
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Charles Beeson was born on 10 May 1957 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Revolution (2012), The Whispers (2015) and Timeless (2016). He died on 24 April 2021 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK.- Producer
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Hannah Minghella was born on 24 March 1979 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK. She is a producer and executive, known for Lou (2022), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022).- Actor
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Born on the Isle of Wight, his father left when he was two years old and of an outbreak of polio and all businesses took a turn for the worst. All the hardships Martin Rayner faced took him down the path of acting. He began his career cleaning the brass in a West End theater, where he appeared a couple performances before he want onto London and made his way into the acting world where he was successful.- Actor
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Phill became a familiar face when he started as team captain on BBC2's pop quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 1996, which went on to run for 19 years. Aside from live poetry and stand-up shows all over the UK, he also appears as a regular guest on QI (BBC2) and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave) and in 2012 returned to television stand-up for the first time since 2000 with an appearance on Live at the Apollo (BBC1). As an actor, Phill starred as Baron Bomburst / Lord Scrumptious in the UK and Ireland tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang alongside Jason Manford, which has just come to an end. He played Bottom in the Bath Theatre Royal production of A Midsummer Night's Dream last August. His other stage roles include performances in The Producers, Urinetown: The Musical, Hairspray, Spamalot, Big Society, and Waiting for Alice. Phill is currently on tour with his latest show after completing a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.- Writer
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Dominic Minghella was born in 1967 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Robin Hood (2006), Doc Martin (2004) and Knightfall (2017). He is married to Sarah Beardsall. They have three children.- Tessa Dahl was born on 11 April 1957 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Royal Flash (1975), The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) and Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973). She was previously married to Patrick Donovan and James Kelly.
- Edana Minghella was born on 14 May 1959 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. Edana was a writer, known for Doc Martin (2004). Edana was married to Toby Dickinson. Edana died on 13 July 2022.
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Elizabeth McKechnie was born on 16 March 1961 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Creep (2004), Feardotcom (2002) and The Tripods (1984).- Julia appeared in a range of TV comedy shows ranging from Spike Milligan, Monty Python and the Two Ronnies mostly during the 1970s and early 1980s and retired from television to concentrate on raising her three children. She died of cancer in France on 28 January 2020 at the age of 78.
- Yvonne Horner was born on 25 March 1943 in Seaview, Isle of Wight, England, UK. She was an actress, known for One Million Years B.C. (1966), Prehistoric Women (1967) and Baby Love (1969). She was married to Dennis Maher and John Horner. She died on 4 November 1998 in Newport, Isle of Wight, England, UK.
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Two time BAFTA-winner and 2017 nominee (for The Secret) Stuart Urban is a writer, director and producer.
At the age of thirteen, he became the youngest director to participate at Cannes with his short film, "The Virus Of War" (1972). Other credits as writer/director include An Ungentlemanly Act, the BBC tragicomedy about the Falklands War starring Ian Richardson and Bob Peck which he wrote and directed, and for which he won the British Academy Award (1993) for Best Single Drama. In addition, this film won Indie awards for best independent production and British drama, plus awards for script and direction in the Chicago and New York Film Festivals. Stuart's most recent directorial work was on Our Friends in the North, the top-rated and critically praised BBC drama for which he has just won his second BAFTA Award as director. The program also won Best Drama Serial at the Royal Television Society. His 1995 script credit was Deadly Voyage, a $6 million thriller for the BBC and Home Box Office about a recent mass murder of stowaways in the Atlantic. His screenplay drew much critical acclaim and was awarded the top screen writing prize (the Silver Nymph) at the 1997 Monte Carlo TV Festival.
In 1997, he wrote, produced and directed the cult comedy Preaching to the Perverted, named recently by The Guardian as one of the 10 best kinky films ever made. In 2001 he wrote, produced and directed Revelation. This mystical thriller stars Terence Stamp and Udo Kier. It concerns the quest to locate and understand a relic that heralds the fusion of science and religion. In 2007 he completed feature documentary Tovarisch, I Am Not Dead, about his own father after 14 years in the making. It won prizes and nominations at film festivals and was theatrically released in the UK. In 2013 his feature, May I Kill You?, a London-set black comedy-thriller starring Kevin Bishop, Frances Barber, Jack Doolan, and Rosemary Leach was theatrically released in UK and elsewhere.
The Secret, written and executive-produced by Stuart, was a fact-based ITV miniseries starring James Nesbitt, Genevieve O'Reilly and Jason Watkins that garnered awards and nominations plus top ratings and reviews. It sold to over100 countries.- Sophie Langham was born in 1976 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), The Bill (1984) and Jonathan Creek (1997).
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- Script and Continuity Department
Will Gould was born on 24 November 1974 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. He is a producer, known for The Wolves of Kromer (1998), Ripper Street (2012) and The Deep (2010).- Aileen Raymond was born on 23 November 1910 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Crossroads (1964), The First Lady (1968) and Jubilee (1977). She was married to Albert Charles Buck, Francis Fairfield Ogilvy and John Mills. She died on 28 April 2005 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
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Simon Kane was born in 1974 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006), The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (2011) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).- Actor
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Mark King was born and raised on the Isle of Wight. With drummer Phil Gould, he was a member of Reflex and "M" before forming the jazz-funk instrumental band, Level 42, with Phil, Phil's guitarist brother, Roland Gould, and keyboards player, Mike Lindup. King attracted much attention with his distinctive and highly-skilled bass guitar playing and, by the time of the band's first single "Love Meeting Love", he was also the lead vocalist. Level 42 had a series of fairly minor hit singles but, in 1983, "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" reached the top ten. In September 1985, they released "Something About You", which reached number six and stayed on the chart for an impressive 17 weeks. It was also a top-ten hit in the USA. King had gained more confidence as a distinctive vocalist and their 1985 album, "World Machine", and its 1987 successor, "Running in the Family", firmly established Level 42 as a hugely successful melodic pop band to rival the likes of Phil Collins' Genesis. However, Level 42's increasingly commercial music disappointed some fans of their original jazz-funk style. "Running in the Family" was the final album with the Gould brothers, who left the band during the subsequent tour. Mark continued with Level 42 but the band had lost some of their magic and the singles became less successful. Level 42 disbanded in 1994, having spent 177 weeks on the British singles chart and 228 weeks on the album chart. Mark King lives on the Isle of Wight with his wife, Ria. He has four children. Level 42 will undoubtedly be remembered for producing some of the most skillful and distinctive British pop music of the 1980s.- Phyllida hails from the Isle of Wight (off the South Coast of England), where she began training at the age of four at her mother's dancing school.
From the age of sixteen she studied at the Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts, during which time she won the Cosmopolitan Magazine Young Dancer of the Year Award for choreography, the Noreen Bush Award for classical ballet and the Dancing Times Award for choreography.
Her theatre credits include the West End productions of Phantom of the Opera, in which she appeared as "Meg Giry" and lead dancer, Cats - playing "Victoria" and "Demeter", Fame - the Original London Cast and Grease in which she appeared as "Frenchie".
Other theatre work includes Gillan Lynne and Friends at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, Oklahoma! National Tour playing Dream Laurie, Heathcliff National Tour and Robinson Crusoe at Wimbledon. She has also appeared in several charity galas including Dance for Life at Her Majesty's Theatre and A Handful of Keys at the Prince Edward Theatre.
Phyllida's choreographic work includes Bouncers in Harlow, a natural history series entitled Who's Afraid Of... for the BBC, The Larks at the Dolman Theatre, Newport, and several pieces for Doreen Bird College. Television work includes Peak Practice, The Ghost's of Oxford Street, Children in Need, The Olivier Awards, Talking Telephone Numbers and the Brit Awards 1991.
Phyllida features in the recording of a childrens series for BBC Radio called The Song Tree: Octavia and Friends in which she plays 'Millie the Millipede'!
She has recorded the "Original Cast Albums" of Fame and Heathcliff and Dave's Brother Al with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Also as part of the 'Fame' company, she recorded a song for the album We Can Be Kind which was in aid of the charity 'West End Cares'.
She has both choreographed and performed in "On Broadway" a tribute to the great Stage Musicals; at various venues in England and Wales.
She can also be seen in the exclusive video of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Cats', in which she returns to her West End role of 'Victoria the White Cat'. - Production Manager
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Shuna Frood was born on 29 August 1973 in Newport, Isle of Wight, England, UK. She is a production manager, known for Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018), A Brilliant Young Mind (2014) and Big Nothing (2006).- Raymond Allen was born on 15 March 1940 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973), Fast Forward (1984) and Dave Allen at Large (1971). He was married to Nancy Williams. He died on 2 October 2022 in Isle of Wight, England, UK.
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Cliff Michelmore was born on 11 December 1919 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Pantomania: Babes in the Wood (1957), This Is the BBC (1959) and All Your Own (1952). He was married to Jean Metcalfe. He died on 17 March 2016 in Petersfield Community Hospital, Petersfield, Hampshire, England, UK.- Ray Cokes was born on 24 February 1958 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The High Crusade (1994), Martin Solveig: Everybody (2005) and MTV's Most Wanted (1992). He is married to Melanie.
- Betty Compton was born on 13 May 1904 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Too Many Millions (1934) and The Legacy (1930). She was married to Theodore Temple Knappen, Jimmy Walker, Edward Duryea Dowling (producer) and Charles Stanley Reed Riches (barrister-at-law). She died on 12 July 1944 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight where his father was governor of Camp Hill Prison. The youngest of four children, the family later moved to London, where his father ran Wandsworth Prison, then to Winchester. He gained an English degree from New College, Oxford in 1983.
His published fiction includes: The Aerodynamics of Pork (1985), Ease (1985), Kansas in August (1987), Facing the Tank (1988), Little Bits of Baby (1989), The Cat Sanctuary (1990), The Facts of Life (1996), Dangerous Pleasures (1996), Tree Surgery for Beginners (1999), Rough Music (2000), A Sweet Obscurity (2003), Friendly Fire (2005), Notes from an Exhibition (2007), The Whole Day Through (2009), Gentleman's Relish (2009).
He lives on a farm near Land's End, Cornwall with his partner Aidan Hicks. - Producer
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David Thompson was born in 1929 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Turner (1966), Survival (1961) and Antigone (1962). He was married to Freda Dowie. He died on 13 April 2019 in the UK.- John Miller was born on 25 September 1896 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Young and Innocent (1937), Armchair Theatre (1956) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 26 June 1968 in Rolvenden, Kent, England, UK.
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A former Hairdresser (Winston Churchill was said to have thought of him highly as a barber), George Westmore emigrated with his family from England to the US in the early 20th century. Determined to make himself and his family a good living in his adopted country, Westmore also took up wig-making before gradually moving into Make-up. With movies taking their hold on American culture, he established the first ever movie make-up department, and taught his English-born sons Monte, Perc, Ern and Wally the techniques of the profession. His two youngest sons, Bud and Frank, US born, also became make-up artists. His only daughter by Ada, Dorothy, may have also taken up the profession, but died at the tragically early age of 24 following an operation. After the death of his first wife, Ada Savage, Westmore married Anita Salazar and had a daughter, Patricia, but the marriage ran into trouble, and Westmore committed suicide by swallowing Mercury in 1931, after issuing various threats to some members of his family.
After George's death, his sons carried on the dynasty; Monte was much associated with MGM until his early death of a heart attack following surgery; Perc became head of Make-up at Warner Bros; Wally himself became Make-up chief at Paramount; Ern worked at 20th Century Fox and low-budget film studio Eagle-Lion, but his career was hampered by an alcohol problem; Bud became head at Universal, and the youngest, Frank, was more freelance and later wrote a book on the family,' The Westmores Of Hollywood' in 1976.
Descendents are still very much working in Hollywood to this day; Monte's three sons, Monte Jnr, Marvin, and Michael; Marvin's children Kevin and Kandace; and Wally's granddaughter Pamela. Although he didn't live long enough to witness it, George Westmore's contribution to the development and art of screen make-up was hugely innovative and influential, and his legacy is still felt in contemporary times.- Actor
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Rowland Gould was born on 4 March 1955 in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Blinded by the Light (2019), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Hot Pursuit (1987). He died on 30 April 2019 in Dorset, England, UK.- Writer
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Geneviève Jolliffe was born in 1972 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. She is a writer and director, known for Urban Ghost Story (1998), The Runner (1992) and White Angel (1994).- Actor
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Craig Douglas was born on 13 August 1941 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Two and Two Make Six (1962), Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! (1962) and The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995).- David Wallbridge was born on 13 September 1932 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Take My Life (1947), Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945) and The Captive Heart (1946). He died on 26 March 2001 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
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Billie Bristow was born on 5 January 1897 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK. She was a writer and actress, known for Self Made Lady (1932), Night Mail (1935) and Gay Love (1934). She was married to Michael Pleydell-Bouverie and William Husband. She died on 14 March 1981 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK.- Director
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Austin Smithard hails from a sleepy village on the Isle of Wight, off the coast of southern England. The young Smithard took to movies at the age of six upon viewing Jaws (1975), declaring his ambition to make films for Steven Spielberg.
Nine years later, after teaching himself cameras and lenses, he was working as a professional photographer for a London modeling agency, and writing corporate reports for the Shell Oil Company.
One of his short films, "The Homerun", was spotted by acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard and, by extraordinary chance, soon gained the attention of Steven Spielberg, himself.
Smithard was personally contracted by Spielberg and weeks later, he was sitting beside Dustin Hoffman in California on the set of Hook (1991), where he spent a year learning the ropes from the master. Smithard was signed under contract as a screenwriter at Universal Pictures. Spielberg then executive produced his first film, "The Scream" (2000), which led to a call from Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope Company, who hired the 22-year-old as a writer.
Smithard began directing commercials and soon took the reins as director and cinematographer on 80 campaigns for Amtrak, the New York Stock Exchange, Mercedes Benz, U.S Army and dozens of others. He recently wrote, produced and photographed the History Channel documentary "Avalanche" (2000) and is currently editing Intrepid (2000), a historical record of world conflict through the eyes of the famous U.S. battleship.
Smithard has recently completed producing, writing and directing the 2005 release feature film Breaking the Fifth (2004), starring Tony Award- Winner Frank Langella.
He is currently in production on the documentary "Men of Character" (2000), to be released in 2005. He married actress Kaela Dobkin in 2002 and lives in California.- Kelly Sotherton was born on 13 November 1976 in Newport, Isle of Wight, England, UK.
- Ann Harriman was born in 1936 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Share Out (1962) and The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959).
- Polly Toynbee was born on 27 December 1946 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK. She is a director, known for Women of Our Century (1984), X-Rated (2004) and Polly, Helene & Sue (1980). She was previously married to Peter Jenkins.
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Dave Lee was born on 18 June 1964 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. He is a writer and composer, known for Jakatta: American Dream (2001), Jakatta: So Lonely (2002) and DJ Flavours: Your Caress (All I Need) (1999).- Sound Department
Patrick Heigham was born on 7 December 1942 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. He is known for The Sender (1982), Adventures of a Plumber's Mate (1978) and Caleb Williams (1980).- Actor
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Phil Gould was born on 27 February 1957 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Rude Health (1987), Tocata (1983) and The Indian Runner (1991).- Art Department
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Colin Southcott was born in 1936 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an art director and set decorator, known for Die, Monster, Die! (1965), The Masque of the Red Death (1964) and City in the Sea (1965).- Lucy Sibley was born on 18 January 1864 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Murdoch Trial (1914), La petite bonne du palace (1926) and Edna's Fruit Hat (1939). She died on 30 December 1945 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
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Monte Westmore was born on 22 July 1902 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. He is known for The King of Kings (1927). He was married to Edith McCarrier and Cora Williams. He died on 30 March 1940 in Hollywood, California, USA.