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- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Best known for playing Matron--as in "Ooh, Matron!"--in four films: Carry on Nurse (1959), Carry on Doctor (1967), Carry on Again Doctor (1969) and, of course Carry on Matron (1972). Key roles included: Grace Short in Carry on Teacher (1959), Sophie Bliss in Carry on Loving (1970) and Peggy Hawkins in Carry on Cabby (1963). She was married to John Le Mesurier (Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army (1968)), but left him for another man. They divorced but remained friends. An unexpectedly attractive woman in her time, she played parts which depended upon and mocked her weight. Only in Carry on Cabby (1963) was she allowed to escape her dragon persona and play the romantic lead opposite Sidney James. She died prematurely at the age of 58 from a heart attack.- Ray Walker was born on 10 August 1904 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fighting Coward (1935), Bulldog Edition (1936) and Crashing Through Danger (1936). He died on 6 October 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Karel Novak was born on 9 October 1930 in Ceská Skalice, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for Fruit of Paradise (1970), Pavlínka (1974) and Day for My Love (1977). He died on 6 October 1980 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
- Fumie Kitahara was born on 28 May 1920 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Kwaidan (1964), Love Letter (1953) and The Eternal Breasts (1955). She died on 6 October 1980.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Ross Wood was born in 1916 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a cinematographer, known for On the Beach (1959), Stone (1974) and King of the Coral Sea (1954). He died on 6 October 1980.- Make-Up Department
- Additional Crew
Karel Marek was born on 4 June 1915 in Horní Cermná, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. Karel is known for Distant Journey (1949), Darling, Are We a Good Match...? (1975) and Romance za korunu (1975). Karel died on 6 October 1980 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].