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- Jane Austen was born on December 16th, 1775, to the local rector, Rev. George Austen (1731-1805), and Cassandra Leigh (1739-1827). She was the seventh of eight children. She had one older sister, Cassandra. In 1783 she went to Southampton to be taught by a relative, Mrs. Cawley, but was brought home due to a local outbreak of disease. Two years later she attended the Abbey Boarding School in Reading, reportedly wanting to follow her sister Cassandra, until 1786.
Jane was mostly educated at home, where she learned how to play the piano, draw and write creatively. She read frequently and later came to enjoy social events such as parties, dances and balls. She disliked the busy life of towns and preferred the country life, where she took to taking long walks.
In 1801 Jane, her parents and sister moved to Bath, a year after her father's retirement, and the family frequented the coast. While on one of those coastal holidays she met a young man, but the resulting romantic involvement ended tragically when he died. It is believed by many astute Austen fans that her novel, "Persuasion", was inspired by this incident.
Following her father's passing in January of 1805--which left his widow and daughters with financial problems--the family moved several times until finally settling into a small house, in Chawton, Hampshire, owned by her brother Edward, which is reminiscent of "Sense and Sensibility". It was in this house that she wrote most of her works.
In March of 1817 her health began to decline and she was forced to abandon her work on "Sanditon", which she never completed. It turned out that she had Addisons disease. In April she wrote out her will and then on May 24th moved with Cassandra to Winchester, to be near her physician. It was in Winchester she died, in the arms of her sister, on Friday, 18 July 1817, at the age of only 41. She was buried the 24th of July at Winchester Cathedral. Jane never married.
During her formative years, Jane wrote plays and poems. At 14 she wrote her first novel, "Love and Freindship [sic]" and other juvenilia. Her first (unsuccessful) submission to a publisher, however, was in 1797 titled "First Impressions" (later "Pride and Prejudice"). In 1803 "Susan" (later "Northanger Abbey") was actually sold to a publisher for a mere £10 but was not published until 14 years later, posthumously. Her first accepted work was in 1811 titled "Sense and Sensibility", which was published anonymously as were all books published during her lifetime. She revised "First Impressions" and published it entitled "Pride and Prejudice" in 1813. "Mansfield Park" was published in 1814, followed by "Emma" in 1816, the same year she completed "Persuasion" and began "Sanditon", which was ultimately left unfinished. Both "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey" were published in 1818, after her death. - Dorinda Stevens was born on 16 August 1932 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), Jack the Ripper (1959) and Night Train to Paris (1964). She was married to Michael Boultbee. She died on 25 October 2012 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Simon Dee was born on 28 July 1935 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Italian Job (1969), Doctor in Trouble (1970) and Dee Time (1967). He was married to Judith Wilson, Sarah Terry and Berry 'Bunny' Cooper. He died on 29 August 2009 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Tarn Bassett was born on 16 March 1929 in Ootacamund, India. She was an actress, known for The Black Arrow (1951), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1956) and Driveway (1967). She was married to Robert Stephens. She died on 25 December 2014 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Writer
Lord Rank, known professionally as J. Arthur Rank was the millionaire flour miller and devout Methodist who got into films to spread the gospel. When some early films that he was involved with didn't get an exceptionally good circulation he realized that control of cinemas was the key to success. He quickly established the Odeon chain of cinemas, started by Oscar Deutsch. Odeon's publicists liked to claim that the name of the cinemas was derived from his motto, "Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation", but it had been used for cinemas in France and Italy in the 1920s, and the word is Ancient Greek. The word "Nickelodeon" was coined in 1888 and was widely used to describe small cinemas in the United States starting from 1905. With builder Charles Boot he bought the grounds of an old Victorian house (Heatherden Hall) in Hertfordshire and turned it into Pinewood Studios. A long-term collaborator of Rank was 'Lady Yule' the wife of a Jute merchant. She helped him with the building and running of Pinewood studios. After Alexander Korda ran into financial difficulties in the late 30's Rank also bought Denham Studios. One of the best things about movie-making for Rank was the freedom given to people like The Archers (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger), David Lean, Carol Reed, etc. that allowed them to make some of the most successful and spectacular movies ever made in Britain. An over-ambitious attempt to expand into America brought him to near bankruptcy in the 1940s which in turn led to the sale of Denham and Pinewood Studios and a severe restriction on the ambitions of the Rank empire. Today the Rank name is best known (outside the UK) for the Rank Cintel, the standard device used for the transfer of film image to videotape.- William Douglas-Home was born on 3 June 1912 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for What a Girl Wants (2003), The Reluctant Debutante (1958) and Now Barabbas (1949). He was married to Branch, Rachel, the Baroness Dacre. He died on 28 September 1992 in Winchester, England, UK.
- Stefan Gryff was born on 5 May 1938 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for The Saint (1997), Proof of Life (2000) and The Man from Moscow (1985). He was married to Amanda Archer and Vivienne Lincoln. He died on 3 June 2017 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Sam Huff was born on 4 October 1934 in Edna Gas, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Mary Helen Fletcher. He died on 13 November 2021 in Winchester, Virginia, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Lesser Samuels was born on 26 July 1894 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Ace in the Hole (1951), No Way Out (1950) and The Silver Chalice (1954). He died on 22 December 1980 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA.- Debra Ewing was born on 24 February 1957 in Connecticut, USA. She died on 29 October 1983 in Winchester, Connecticut, USA.
- Taky Kimura was born on 12 March 1924 in Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for The Curse of the Dragon (1993), Bruce Lee in G.O.D.: Shibôteki yûgi (2000) and Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000). He died on 7 January 2021 in Winchester, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ronnie Bond was born on 4 May 1943 in Andover, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Top of the Pops (1964) and Collaroshow (1979). He died on 13 November 1982 in Winchester, England, UK.- Ray Weaver was born on 21 March 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for How to Steal the World (1968), Burke's Law (1963) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964). He died on 19 December 2001 in Winchester, Douglas, Oregon, USA.
- Aubrey Baring was born on 3 May 1912 in Putney, London, England, UK. Aubrey was a producer, known for The Spider and the Fly (1949), Snowbound (1948) and So Little Time (1952). Aubrey died on 30 April 1987 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert 7th Earl of Carnarvon was born on 19 January 1924 in Lancaster Gate, London, England, UK. He was married to Jean Wallop and Jean Margaret Wallop. He died on 11 September 2001 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Peter Dickinson was born on 16 December 1927 in Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia [now Zambia]. He was a writer, known for Mandog (1972), Marty (1968) and The Changes (1975). He was married to Robin McKinley and Mary Rose Barnard. He died on 16 December 2015 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Richard Boyer was born on 16 March 1924. He was an actor, known for King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), The Dick Powell Theatre (1961) and The White Shadow (1978). He was married to Lola Kendrick. He died on 31 January 2005 in Canal Winchester, Ohio, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Trevor Philpott was born on 30 May 1924 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for The Philpott File (1969), Tonight (1957) and Man Alive (1965). He was married to Joan Eakin and Iris Wilkinson. He died in 1999 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.- Lisa-Lisbeth Finney was born on 27 July 1966 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for An American Affair (2008). She died on 8 March 2007 in Winchester, Virginia, USA.
- John Colville was born on 28 January 1915 in London, England, UK. He was married to Margaret Egerton. He died on 19 November 1987 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Robby Stanley was born on 16 November 1967 in Danville, Indiana, USA. He died on 26 May 1994 in Winchester, Indiana, USA.
- Marjorie Gresley was born on 22 October 1909 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and The Happiest Days of Your Life (1947). She died on 3 April 1988 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Rex Williams was born in New York City in 1917, the son of Walter J. Williams, and is of Welsh descent. Rex began his career in New York acting on Broadway, and later moved out to Hollywood in the 1930s to pursue his dream of being on the Silver Screen.
In addition to being a film and stage actor, Rex was also a painter and sculptor, and lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico for over twenty years until his death at the age of 89.
Rex is survived by his five sons: Peter, Christopher, Patrick, Matthew, and Stephen. - Alfred Wild was born on 5 February 1890 in Acton, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Richard III (1911). He died on 19 April 1948 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Kemistry was born on 13 October 1963 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK. She died on 25 April 1999 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Raymond Hitchcock was born on 9 February 1922 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He was a writer, known for Percy (1971), Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) and It's Not the Size That Counts (1974). He died on 22 February 1992 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Deyes Harris was born on 24 August 1900 in the UK. He was an actor, known for Inquest (1939). He died in 1961 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Robert Irving was born on 28 August 1913 in Winchester, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Floodtide (1949), Playhouse 90 (1956) and Producers' Showcase (1954). He died on 13 September 1991 in Winchester, England, UK.- Production Manager
- Producer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Leslie Gilliat was born on 29 May 1917 in New Malden, Surrey, England, UK. He was a production manager and producer, known for A Dandy in Aspic (1968), Wee Geordie (1955) and Gilbert and Sullivan (1953). He was married to Hack, Kate and Ann Ellen Breheny. He died on 13 July 2013 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.- Camera and Electrical Department
Henry Slagter was born on 19 February 1920. Henry died in September 1995 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.- Producer
- Director
- Editor
Michael Blakstad was born on 18 April 1940 in Penang, Malaya. He was a producer and director, known for Whicker (1968), Whicker's Walkabout (1970) and The Bellcrest Story (1973). He was married to Tricia Wotherspoon. He died on 21 November 2023 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. UK.- Patricia Windrow was born on September 12, 1921 in St. John's Wood, London, England to Marjorie Desborough and Stellan Sven Windrow (the Chicagoan who was contracted for the role of Tarzan of the Apes in the movie by Scott Sidney, and had begun shooting it when he was drafted into the US Armed Forces during the First World War: Clips of him swinging in the trees can still be seen in the film, which only lists Elmo Lincoln as playing Tarzan). When she was one year old, the family moved to Le Vésinet within Paris, France; then in 1939 they moved to the New York City/Long Island area where Pat eventually settled and lived from the late 1940s until 1989 when she moved with her third husband to the Washington, D.C. area and then to northern Virginia, where she spent the rest of her life. Though known mostly as an artist of landscapes and huge flowers and other objects, in her youth she was an actress, known for the French film Le Petit Roi (1933), and also "Lydia" starring Merle Oberon, in which she had a small speaking role. She was married first to Cuban actor José Pérez, with whom she had a son Kenneth Theodore Perez, but soon divorced him and eventually married pianist and American arts advocate Howard Klein (1931-2021), who as Director for Arts at The Rockefeller Foundation helped start Robert Redford's Sundance Institute. She died holding Howard's hand on March 5, 2013 in Winchester, Virginia, USA. In 1979, in Suffolk County, NY, Patricia created a local cable TV instructional show called The Cable Easel, which won a cable ACE award for best informational/demonstrational series from the National Federation of Local Cable Programmers, and ran until 1994. Her sons by Howard, Adam C J Klein and Lawrence (Moondi) Klein, became performers in the opera and Bluegrass worlds, respectively.
- Tilestone Perry was born on 24 November 1914 in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for This Is the Army (1943). He died on 5 December 1985 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA.
- Molly Lefebure was born on 6 October 1919 in Hackney, London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Murder on the Home Front (2013), A Lady with Friends (1960) and Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes (2007). She died on 27 February 2013 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Peter O'Shaughnessy was born on 5 October 1923 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Adam's Woman (1970), Thursday Play Date (1964) and Australian Playhouse (1966). He was married to Shirley O'Shaughnessy. He died on 17 July 2013 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Evan Burroughs Fontaine was born on 3 October 1898 in Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Women Men Love (1921), Madonnas and Men (1920) and A Romantic Adventuress (1920). She died on 27 December 1984 in Winchester, Virginia, USA.
- Ron Glusac was born on 11 April 1946 in Long Beach, California, USA. He was married to Anna Maria. He died on 21 August 2022 in Winchester, California USA.
- Robert W. Welch Jr. was born on 1 December 1899 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 6 January 1985 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA.
- Bill Mackey was born on 15 December 1927 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He died on 29 July 1951 in Winchester, Indiana, USA.
- Patricia Hughes was born on 26 January 1923 in Malaya. She was married to John Ginnett. She died on 8 February 2013 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- David Lumsden was born on 19 March 1928 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK. David was a composer, known for Chameleon (1978). David was married to Sheila Daniels. David died on 25 February 2023 in Winchester, England, UK.
- Doris Jenkins was born on 4 December 1916 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for After Dinner (1938). She was married to Hastings Mann. She died in 1998 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Donald Coggan was born on 29 December 1909 in Highgate, London, England, UK. He died on 17 May 2000 in Winchester, England, UK.
- Actress
Cynthia Mavor was born on 21 November 1901 in Godstone, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress. She died on 31 December 1990 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.- Joseph Leisch Jr. was born on 28 January 1930 in Washington D.C. USA. He was an actor, known for Appointment with Destiny (1971), They've Killed President Lincoln! (1971) and Antietam Visit (1982). He was married to Louise Wilmer. He died on 25 October 2015 in Winchester, Virginia USA.
- Douglas Hoare was born on 28 June 1875 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Officers' Mess (1931), The Double Event (1921) and A Safe Affair (1931). He died in March 1947 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Special Effects
- Sound Department
Charles Schmitz was born on 22 November 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Superman (1978), Courage Under Fire (1996) and The Last Samurai (2003). He was married to Betty. He died on 16 May 2012 in Canal Winchester, Ohio, USA.- Sound Department
Ivor Worsley was born in 1917 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, UK. Ivor was married to Joan Turner. Ivor died in 2006 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.- Sound Department
- Art Department
- Art Director
Edgar Vetter started work at Winads productions in Wardor St. London. At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the British Trasnscription sevice (which later became the BBC) as a war corrispondant. Later he left the BBC to start his own business - Studio 22. The business provided sound recording for a number of short films and advertising. During this time he also worked as a freelance sound recordist on the films and television programs listed on the IMDB page, working for Canadian Broadcasting and the Hammer Studios. He was one of the founders, along with V. C. Clinton-Badderley of Jupiter Recordings (poetry recordings) and also worked with Freddy Bradshaw to form Leomark Recordings (New testament modern English translations). In his later career he teamed up with John Cape to form Edgar Vetter - John Cape Ltd. which recorded tapes for use in examination and dubbed sound onto film at Nascreno House, Soho. He was married to Violet Warren in 1944 and had a daughter, Karolyn and two grandchildren.- Elizabeth Clark was born on 14 May 1875 in Hartlebury, Wychavon, Worcestershire, UK. She was a writer, known for Executive Suite (1976), Jackanory (1965) and Rainbow (1972). She died on 21 April 1972 in Winchester, Hampshire, UK.