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- Jack began acting at 17, working with the National Youth Theatre's Connections, and had small roles in a couple of television dramas. However it was his superbly chilling portrayal of murderous schoolboy Sam in Channel 4's 'Born to Kill' which brought him deserved notice, especially as he was way past school age being born in 1997. Away from acting Jack is an enthusiastic performance poet and, since the age of 11, when he enrolled at Fitzroy Lodge boxing school, a talented boxer, having gained over two dozen national titles, despite a sixteen month injury break - clearly a young man to watch.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Edith Evans was the greatest actress on the English stage in the 20th century, treading the boards for over half-a-century. She made her professional stage debut in 1912 and excelled in both classic and modern roles in the West End of London and on Broadway, as well as the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon and the Old Vic. She was made a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (the equivalent of a knighthood) in 1946.
Laurence Olivier has written in his memoirs that Evans's power on stage began to falter in the early 1960s, as her memory dimmed with age. It was about this time that she made a transition to the screen, after generally ignoring the medium for the first two decades of talking films. (After making her movie debut in 1915, Evans appeared in no films at all between 1916 and 1949, when she came back to the screen in support of a young Richard Burton in Emlyn Williams's Woman of Dolwyn (1949).) In the 1950s, she had made memorable appearances in film in The Queen of Spades (1949), The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Fred Zinnemann's The Nun's Story (1959) (1959), and in Tony Richardson's film version of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (1959), but it was her performance as Miss Western in Richardson's Oscar-winning Best Picture Tom Jones (1963) that established her as a major film presence. She won her first Oscar nomination for "Tom Jones", and her second the following year for The Chalk Garden (1964). She won a Golden Globe and the New York Film Critics Circle Award as Best Actress for her performance as the frightened old lady in Bryan Forbes's The Whisperers (1967). The role also brought her a 1967 Oscar nomination for Best Actress, though she lost the trophy to Katharine Hepburn, who had recently lost her long-time lover Spencer Tracy and rode a wave of Hollywood sentiment to victory.
Dame Edith Evans continued to act in films until her death, though the material generally was beneath her great talent. She died on October 14, 1976, at the age of 88.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Boxer and actor Maurice Edward "Morrie" Bush was born on June 3, 1930 in Pimlico, London, England. Bush made his heavyweight boxing debut on October 22, 1951 and fought his last professional fight on April 26, 1955. Maurice participated in 24 fights altogether in his professional boxing career: He won 12 fights -- 8 of said wins were by knockout -- and lost 12 fights by knockout. Moreover, Bush not only was a member of the Busy Bee Motorcycle Club in his hometown, but also was the sparring partner for British and European Light Heavyweight Champion boxer Don Cockle. In addition, Maurice appeared in a handful of films and TV shows in which he often had minor parts; he's best known for his small, yet still memorable role as bounty hunter Dengar in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Bush died at age 69 in August, 1999 in Thanet, Kent, England.- Actor
- Writer
Archie Baskcomb is chiefly remembered for his creation of the part of "Slightly" in the very first stage production of J.M.Barrie's PETER PAN in 1904. He created a major character out of an underwritten part and went on to play it for seven years.- Maurice Durant was born on 17 July 1914 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Sleeper (1964), Starr and Company (1958) and Probation Officer (1959). He died on 21 June 1996 in Carcassonne, Aude, France.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Honri was born in 1929 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor and assistant director, known for A Matter of Innocence (1967), Seven Deadly Sins (1966) and Nanny (1981). He was married to June Bernice. He died on 29 August 2016 in Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Fred Thatcher was born on 20 April 1895 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Scallywag (1921), The Flame (1920) and Love Maggy (1921). He died on 6 September 1972 in Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK.
- Jack Hobbs was born on 28 September 1893 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Six Proud Walkers (1954), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916) and The Naval Treaty (1922). He was married to Daphne Scorer. He died on 4 June 1968 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Constance Markievicz was born on 4 February 1868 in 7 Buckingham Gate, Pimlico, London, England, UK. She was married to Casimir Dunin Markievicz. She died on 15 July 1927 in Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
- Eddie Gray was born on 16 July 1898 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Skylarks (1936), Innocents Abroad (1950) and The Music Box (1957). He died on 15 September 1969 in Shoreham, England, UK.
- Harry Bedford was born on 26 January 1873 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He died on 18 December 1939 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK.
- Cyril Gardiner was born on 14 January 1897 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Designing Women (1934), Crook's Tour (1940) and The Last Voyage of Captain Grant (1938). He died in 1973 in Fairfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Music Department
Leslie Woodgate was born on 15 April 1902 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He is known for Seeing and Believing (1960), Heave Away My Johnny (1949) and Whirligig (1950). He was married to Selina Helen Taylor. He died on 18 May 1961 in Paddington, London, England, UK.- Eddie Le Roy was born on 17 July 1908 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Fast and Loose (1954) and Born and Bred (1978). He died in 1978 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Hayford Hobbs was born on 25 August 1890 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Luck of the Navy (1927), The Gay Lord Quex (1917) and Hindle Wakes (1918). He died on 10 January 1957 in Ealing, London, England, UK.- Arthur Helmore was born on 8 April 1858 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Kipps (1921) and The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol (1920). He died on 14 June 1941 in Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, UK.
- Actor
Arthur Jenner was born on 20 December 1871 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor. He died in 1946 in Hendon, London, England, UK.- Percy Murray was born on 29 January 1869 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for A Child's Message to Heaven (1910) and An Affair of Honour (1904). He was married to Winifred Long, Margaret Lawton and Mrs. Percival Sykes. He died in 1964 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
- Billy Hughes was born on 25 September 1862 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was married to Mary Ethel Campbell and Elizabeth Cutts. He died on 28 October 1952 in Lindfield, Sydney, Australia.
- Actor
- Art Department
- Writer
Richard Hamilton was born on 24 February 1922 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Greetings (1968), Heads (1969) and Richard Hamilton (1969). He was married to Rita Donagh and Terry O'Reilly. He died on 13 September 2011 in Northend, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK.- Robert Vallis was born on 2 March 1875 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921), General John Regan (1921) and The Greek Interpreter (1922). He died on 19 December 1932 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Bob Vallis was born on 2 March 1875 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Forbidden Cargoes (1926), The Place of Honour (1921) and What Price Loving Cup? (1923). He died in December 1932 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.
- Once a highly popular English comedian Reggie Switz, born around the mid 1880's in Yorkshire?. not much is known about this comic performer. Personality mime comic from the music halls who starred in more than 50 short comedy films in 1914-15, his most popular films was the knock-about comedies 'Winky' series directed by Cecil Birch and he was most often teamed up with husband and wife comics Lily Ward and Alf 'Scottie' Scott at the Bamforth Cine Company Ltd of Holmfirth which is based in Bradford, Yorkshire, Reggie made his film debut with 'Winky Learns a Lesson in Honesty' which became very popular with the British public and so many more where made at least one a fortnight. The First World War caused Bamforth & Co Ltd to cease film production in late 1915, it was never to return to the field of entertainment with all resources now being concentrated on postcard production.
- Actor
- Writer
Ernest Hendrie born in London in 1859. Highly successful stage performer, his most notable stage role was in 'The Bride of Love to Sweet Nancy' in 1890 and as Tylo in 'The Blue Bird' which he later appeared in the film version in 1910. He also co-authored 'The Elder Miss Blossom' a comedy which was also made into a movie in 1919. He will perhaps be best remembered in the screen version as The Professor in Thomas Bentley's 'The Divione Gift' co-starring opposite Joyce Dearsley for the Phillips Film Co in 1918, his last screen appearance was the lead role as Foxey Green in 'A Will and a Way' a comedy co-starring Polly Emery made at the Artistic Picture studio in 1922.- Producer
- Stunts
Bruce Raymond was born on 20 May 1925 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Big Wednesday (1978), Blue City Slammers (1988) and All Down the Line (1989). He was married to Rita Roy Raymond. He died on 4 April 2021 in Montreal, Canada.- Marie Illington was born on 5 August 1858 in Pimlico, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Vicar of Wakefield (1916), The Headmaster (1921) and Fires of Innocence (1922). She was married to Frank Alfred Gordon Maddick. She died on 3 February 1927 in Maida Vale, London, England, UK.