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She left school at 16 and went to a college of education to do O level drama but left after 3 months and spent 2 years with a schools touring company then had a small part in the television series of Auf Weidersen Pet which led to a part of one of the under age prostitutes in the film Mona Lisa then a major role in Hope and Glory. Despite having no formal training she's worked steadily since she was 17.- Actor
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John Forgeham was born on 14 May 1941 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Mean Machine (2001), The Italian Job (1969) and Kiss of the Dragon (2001). He was married to Arlene Garciano, Fiesta Mei Ling and Georgina Hale. He died on 10 March 2017 in Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK.- Director
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Robert James Hamer was born in 1911 along with his twin sister Barbara, the son of Owen Dyke Hamer, a bank clerk, and his wife, Annie Grace Brickell. He was educated at Cambridge University where he wrote some poetry and was published in a collection 'Contemporaries and Their Maker', along with the spy Donald Maclean.
Hamer's cinematic career began as a clapper boy at London Films in 1934, and by 1938 he was on the editing staff. He worked as an editor on Alfred Hitchcock's Jamaica Inn (1939) and worked briefly for the GPO Film Unit. He joined Ealing in 1941 as an editor, becoming an associate producer in 1943. He first made a name for himself as a director with the "The Haunted Mirror" segment in the 1945 omnibus film Dead of Night (1945).
At Ealing he directed one of the classic British comedies, Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), in which Alec Guinness played eight roles. Hamer was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 1949 Venice Film Festival for his work on the film, as he was in 1954 for directing Guinness in The Detective (1954), which was based on G.K. Chesterton's short stories (Hamer also also directed Guinness in the 1955 romantic comedy To Paris with Love (1955) at Rank and the thriller The Scapegoat (1959), which was based on the Daphne Du Maurier novel, for Du Maurier-Guinness/MGM).
Hamer's last directorial effort was 1960's School for Scoundrels (1960) with Terry-Thomas and Alastair Sim. He died in London on December 4, 1963, and was buried at Llandegley.- Elizabeth Jenns was born Muriel Elizabeth Jenns in Kidderminster, England. Her father, Alfred Jenns, worked in the carpet industry. She started her career modeling in London and New York City. In 1932 she appeared in a West End production of Noel Coward's Words and Music. She made her film debut in the 1933 British film Channel Crossing. Then she had small roles in Full Circle and Love, Life, and Laughter with Gracie Fields. The press reported that she went on several dates with England's Prince Edward. When producer David O'Selznick saw Elizabeth's photo in Harper's Bazaar magazine he offered her a film contract. She came to Hollywood in the Spring of 1936 and was given a supporting part in the drama A Star Is Born.
It would be her last movie. On October 17, 1936 she married journalist Harry Crocker in Wales. Soon after she decided to give up her career to be a housewife. Elizabeth divorced Harry in 1939 claiming he was cruel. That same year she married Gardner Carpenter, who was from a prominent San Francisco family. The couple had two children together - Christopher and Deirdre. They eventually moved to China where Gardner worked as a US diplomat Tragically in March of 1952 Gardner committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills. Elizabeth stayed out of the spotlight and continued to raise her children. She later moved to Wisconsin. On January 11, 1968 she passed away at the age of sixty-two. - Roger LaVern was born on 11 November 1937 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Farewell Performance (1963), Go-Go Bigbeat (1965) and A Life in the Death of Joe Meek (2013). He was married to Maria Jackson. He died on 15 June 2013 in the UK.
- Inigo Jackson was born on 19 July 1933 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Ivanhoe (1970), Doctor Who (1963) and Department S (1969). He died on 25 August 2001 in Tipton, West Midlands, England, UK.
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A.W. Watkins was born on 1 December 1895 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK. He is known for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) and The Haunting (1963). He died in February 1970 in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Peter Collins was born on 6 November 1931 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK. He died on 3 August 1958 in Bonn, West Germany.
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Stephen Churchett was born on 29 April 1977 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK. He is a director and actor, known for Meg 2: The Trench (2023), Fast X (2023) and Heart of Stone (2023).- Amy Smith was born on 24 July 1987 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK.
- Humphrey Heathcote was born on 16 December 1915 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), I See a Dark Stranger (1946) and Man in a Suitcase (1967). He died on 12 September 1979 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK.
- Patricia Russell was born in 1929 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Here Come the Boys (1948), A Word in Your Eye (1949) and Dick Whittington (1949). She died on 25 August 1957 in Ampfield, Hampshire, England, UK.
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Royston Morley was born on August 25, 1912 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England as John Royston Morley. He was known for his work on Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962), The Tragedy of King Lear Part 1 (1948) and The Tragedy of King Lear Part 2/I (1948). He died on October 14, 1991 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England.- Actor
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Craig Martin was born on 5 August 1988 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK. He is an actor and editor, known for 1 Day (2009), David Silva: Made in Gran Canaria (2020) and Kyle (2007).