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Ceylon-born Colin Gordon began acting on the West End stage as the hind legs of a horse in 'Toad of Toad Hall' in 1934. After wartime service, he returned to the stage, appearing in such plays as 'The White Carnation' and 'The Little Hut' (both 1953), 'Misery Me!' (1955) and 'The Touch of Fear' (1956). His award-winning stage role of teacher Rupert Billings in 'The Happiest Days of Your Life' was recreated for the film version by another bespectacled actor, Richard Wattis. From 1957, Colin worked as actor-director with the Guildford Repertory Theatre. Though he is usually described as a 'light comedy actor', Colin made his mark in the acting profession as much by playing countless supercilious or sneering bureaucrats, lawyers or haughty military types. His stock-in-trade became his ever-present horn-rimmed glasses, combined with a cynical or asinine manner and a precisely modulated voice. His best performances might include pompous BBC announcer Reginald Willoughby-Cruft in The Green Man (1956) and his bank manager, locked up in the Strongroom (1962) of his own bank during a robbery. He is likely best remembered for being a particularly sinister Number 2 to Patrick McGoohan in TV's The Prisoner (1967) - twice.- Anthony Armstrong was born on 2 January 1897 in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. He was a writer, known for Young and Innocent (1937), Don't Ever Leave Me (1949) and The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970). He was married to Frances Monica Sealy. He died on 10 February 1976 in Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Film theorist and historian, director, and writer. Distinguished Professor of Film and Television, UCLA. Co-author, with Mark Peploe, of The Passenger (1975), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Curator of numerous art exhibitions, including Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti (1982). Author of Signs and Meaning in the Cinema (1969, 1972, 1998), Readings and Writings (1981), and Raiding the Icebox: Reflections on Twentieth Century Culture (1993), and the British Film Institute monograph on Singin' in the Rain (1993).- Actor
- Writer
Lewis Jones was born on 21 March 1924 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Elizabeth (1998), Othello (1965) and ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969). He was married to Paddy Frost and Joyce Mary Thornton. He died on 3 August 2015 in Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK.- Writer
- Director
Only son of John Edward Dell and Gertrude Flowers of Shoreham-On-Sea. Trained as an articled clerk in his father's law firm Dell & Loader before signing up for the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. He was eventually invalided out of the service after a aeroplane crash in training.
Trained as a solicitor, and practiced in Shoreham until getting his break with "Payment Deferred" in 1932. He had married Brenda Maude Cullum in 1924, having one son Richard Flowers Dell (1926-2008). Jeffrey and Brenda divorced in 1933. Jeffrey re-married to Eileen Weatherstone in 1934, divorcing again soon after. He married for a third time to Jill Craigie in 1938, and introduced her to the film world. Jill Craigie later divorced Jeffrey and married Michael Foot. Jeffrey married for a fourth time to Barbara Poxon (who had been his secretary) in 1948, and they had two daughters in 1953 and 1957.
In addition to his film and stage work, Jeffrey wrote three novels: "Nobody Ordered Wolves", "News From Heaven" and "The Hoffman Factor".
Lived at Chase Farm, Haslemere, and later at Bridge Cottage, Liphook until his death in 1985. Buried at Haslemere.- C.K. Munro was born on 17 February 1889 in Portrush, Antrim, Northern Ireland. C.K. was a writer, known for Kraft Theatre (1947) and Studio One (1948). C.K. was married to Mary Sumner (actress, 1888-1956). C.K. died on 18 July 1973 in Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK.
- Beverley Baxter was born on 8 January 1891 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Edith Letson. He died on 26 April 1964 in Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK.
- Christopher Stone was born on 19 September 1882 in Eton, Berkshire, England, UK. He died on 22 May 1965 in Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Composer
Grant Hossack was born on 28 November 1938 in Colchester, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Onedin Line (1971), Nanny (1981) and Wogan (1982). He died on 6 January 2007 in Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK.- Cecily Hullett was born on 9 October 1906 in Acton, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Dixon of Dock Green (1955), For the Love of Ada (1972) and Theatre Night (1957). She died on 4 June 1975 in Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK.
- Robert Easton was born on 8 June 1898 in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Murder! (1930) and Tristan and Isolda (1938). He died on 27 May 1987 in Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK.
- Douglas Bradley-Smith was born on 5 September 1902 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Dr. Crippen (1963), Take Me Over (1963) and It's a Wonderful World (1956). He died on 28 January 1963 in Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK.
- Carl Dolmetsch was born on 23 August 1911 in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France. He was married to Mary Ferguson. He died on 11 July 1997 in Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK.