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- William Simons was born on 17 November 1940 in Mumbles, South Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Cribb (1980), Heartbeat (1992) and Ivory Hunter (1951). He was married to Jackie Simons and Janie Lowther. He died on 21 June 2019 in England, UK.
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Andrew Secombe is a Welsh actor and author from Mumbles, South Wales who is widely known for providing the voice of Watto from the Star Wars franchise. He voiced Watto in the first two prequel trilogy films, cartoons and video games since 1999. He also acted in The Legend of Robin Hood, Killing Eve and Star Cops.- Writer
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Ian Hislop was born on 13 July 1960 in Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Harry Enfield and Chums (1994), Have I Got News for You (1990) and The Wipers Times (2013). He has been married to Victoria Hislop since 16 April 1988. They have two children.- William Hughes, from Mumbles in Swansea, Wales, played The Master in the 2007 story The Sound of Drums. At the age of eight, he was the youngest actor to play the renegade Time Lord. He also appeared in the 2008 Torchwood story Sleeper.
He gave up acting shortly after appearing in Doctor Who. His interests turned to Boxing, joining the Bonymaen ABC boxing gym in Swansea. Hughes had just completed he first year of a finance degree at Queen Mary University in London when he died on 9th of July while on holiday on the Greek island of Corfu. A spokesman for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office confirmed their staff were supporting the family of a British man following his death in Corfu and were in contact with the Greek and UK police. - A grand master of the sleight of hand was the illusionist and conjurer Richard Valentine Pitchford. Fascinated by magic from early childhood, Pitchford perfected his card manipulations in the trenches of World War I and while recovering in a Southampton hospital from wounds received in combat. After being mustered out, he unsuccessfully tried his hand at ventriloquism, then made ends meet as a stoker in the engine room of a tramp steamer. Pitchford eventually arrived in Australia as a steward on a passenger liner and it was there that he first acquired his reputation as a first-rate magician, having wisely adopted the catchy stage name 'Cardini'. Typically attired in top hat, cape, monocle and white gloves, Cardini proceeded to tour Australia and then Canada. He arrived in the United States in 1926 and soon delighted audiences with intricate magic routines using cards, billiard balls, thimbles, lighted cigarettes and cigars, often assuming the persona of a tipsy London gent. He played at packed venues -- including Radio City Music Hall and the London Palladium -- to perfectly choreographed music and stage effects. Cardini performed no less than eight times at the White House (F.D.R. used to refer to him as "The Suave Deceiver"). In 1933, he entertained the King of England at a Royal Command Performance. The Welsh-born master conjurer was thrice elected president of the Society of American Magicians. He died in New York in November 1973 at the age of 77.