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The acting bug bit Kenneth Williams when, as a student, his English teacher suggested he try out for a school play. He found that he enjoyed it tremendously, but when he raised the possibility at home of becoming an actor, his father forbade it. Williams was eventually sent to art school in London in 1941. In 1944 he was drafted into the army, and although posted to the Royal Engineers, he managed to land a job in the Combined Services Entertainment unit, where he got a chance to act in shows that were put on to entertain the troops, and even designed the posters that advertised the shows.
After his discharge from the army he began to work as a professional actor, and traveled the country in repertory companies. It was in a production of "Saint Joan", where he played the Dauphin, that a radio producer saw him and hired him to do voice characterizations on a popular radio comedy show, "Hancock's Half Hour". His penchant for wild, off-the-wall characters led to his being hired by the producers of the "Carry On" comedy series, where he performed in 26 entries in the long-running series. When the series ended, Williams returned to radio work, and also made the rounds of the TV talk shows in addition to writing several books, including his autobiography. Later in his life Williams developed a serious ulcer, and was given medication to combat the pain. On April 15th 1988, he was found dead in his bed; it was determined that in addition to his regular pain pills, he had apparently taken some sleeping pills the night before, and the combination of those and his regular medication proved fatal.- Alfie Brown was born on 10 November 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Being There (1979), The Hitter (1978) and Hairspray (1988). She was married to William T. Brown. She died on 15 April 1988 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- Rosemary Ames was born on 11 December 1906 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Our Little Girl (1935), Love on the Spot (1932) and Pursued (1934). She was married to Abner J. Stillwel, Bertie Alexander Meyer and E. Ogden Ketting. She died on 15 April 1988 in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA.
- Italia Marchesini (Naples, October 22, 1896 - Rome, Dec. 19, 1972) was an Italian actress. Italia Marchesini started acting very young, in small parts of the Neapolitan dialect prose, until the encounter with the three brothers De Filippo, that wrote the early '30s for a long series of representations. Then with her husband the actor Nino Marchesini has her own company for plays, with which brings in several theaters of the most committed prose works. She made his debut in the world of cinema always together with De Filippo, who held engaged in versions for the big screen, the most famous comedies of the three Neapolitan authors, including not paying you! and what use this money ?. For radio EIAR, reads a discrete series of works in prose at its headquarters in Rome, even on television, since the beginning of the transmissions in 1954, RAI, will be present in several comedies and dramas.
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Miguel Ángel Valdivieso was born on 10 January 1926 in Spain. He was an actor, known for El ojo de cristal (1956), Woody y yo (1981) and El ángel está en la cumbre (1958). He was married to María Dolores Gispert. He died on 15 April 1988 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Gabriel Parra was born on 25 July 1947 in Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, Chile. He was married to Eugenia Correa. He died on 15 April 1988 in Lima, Peru.