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- Esther McPherson was born on 3 August 1897 in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Charlesworth at Large (1958), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Hancock's Half Hour (1956). She died on 5 February 1965 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Louie Pounds was a late-Victorian actress and singer. She is perhaps most famous for appearing with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company between 1899 and 1903 and a mezzo-soprano chorister, later taking the principal roles of Kate in "The Pirates of Penzance" and the eponymous role in "Iolanthe". Her brother was Courtice Pounds, who was Principal Tenor with the D'Oyly Carte. Her sisters Lily, Nancy and Rosy also sang with the company.
- Kenneth Baker was born on 22 September 1921 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992), Zulu Dawn (1979) and H.M.S. Pinafore (1981). He died on 18 September 2010 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Peter Griffiths was born on 24 May 1928 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was married to Jeannette Rubery. He died on 20 November 2013 in Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Lily Haggar was born on 2 June 1891 in Brynmawr, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for The Life of Charles Peace (1905) and The Squire's Daughter (1905). She was married to Bert Richards. She died on 17 January 1973 in Southsea, Hants, England, UK.
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Erle O. Smith was born on 11 June 1891 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. Erle O. was a director and writer, known for Terrors (1930). Erle O. died on 18 November 1975 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK.- Doreen Season was born on 16 March 1890 in Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Dinner Was Deadly (1946) and Hand in Glove (1955). She died on 13 August 1977 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK.
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Alfred John West (1857-1937) was a film pioneer active from 1897 to 1913 and an award winning marine photographer from the mid 1880s to 1900. His family were all involved in the business founded by his photographer father, (also a Master Carpenter) George West at 97 High Street in Gosport. He later moved to 'Rozel' at 7 Villiers Road, Southsea, opened photographic studios at 72 and 84 Palmerston Road Southsea. He died on 10 January 1937 and is buried with his wife Elizabeth Lucy (1858-1930) in Highland Road Cemetery (E Plot, Row 19, Grave 14).
His contemporary Obituary says 'His claim to be " the grandfather of the films " is one that cannot be challenged'
A.J. West claimed to be amongst the first (after R.W. Paul) to exhibit publicly in the UK, and his films of nautical and Naval subjects were presented under the general title of 'Our Navy'.
He also showed his films privately to Queen Victoria in 1898 and Edward VII in 1901 - these were some of the earliest 'Royal Command' film performances in the UK.
The negatives of his films are thought to have been destroyed during the Blitz in Portsmouth 1942, but fragments remain in the British National Film Archive and more may yet be found in other national archives (especially in former British Colonies and Dominions). Curation of existing material for posterity is the responsibility of the Wessex Film and Sound Archives in Winchester, England (re David Lee). Substantial ephemera archives are held int he 'Barnes Collection' at Hove Museum, Sussex, England and in private hands.