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- John Collin was born on 18 October 1928 in Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Tess (1979), The Guardians (1971) and The Big Pull (1962). He died on 25 February 1987 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Angela started her career young, playing truant from school to appear in 'Jane Eyre' by a touring company. She won the Gilbert award for Comedy, the Tree award for Drama and the Emile Littler award for Outstanding Talent during her years at RADA. By the time she had joined "Coronation Street" in 1960 she had already appeared as lead in many theatre productions, including Lily Smalls in the original stage production of 'Under Milk Wood'. Her television credits included "The Laughing Woman", playing opposite Peter O'Toole, and "The Dance Dress". Today, Angela is as busy as ever with her theatre work.
- Charlotte was born 1816, the third of the six children of Patrick Brontë, an Anglican clergyman, and his wife Maria Branwell Brontë. After their mother's death in 1821, Charlotte and her sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, were sent to Cowan Bridge Clergy Daughters' School, which Charlotte would later immortalize as the brutal Lowood school in "Jane Eyre". Conditions at the school were so bad that both Maria and Elizabeth became ill with consumption (tuberculosis) which killed them in 1825. Charlotte was very close to her surviving siblings, Anne Brontë, Branwell, and Emily Brontë. The children invented the imaginary kingdoms of Angria and Gondal, and spent much of their childhood writing poetry and stories about their make-believe realms. In 1846 the three sisters published a collected work of their poetry called, appropriately enough, "Poems", and in 1847 Charlotte published her most famous book, "Jane Eyre", under a male pseudonym, Currer Bell. Charlotte lost her remaining siblings within a brief time -- Branwell from alcoholism and Emily from consumption, both in 1848; Anne also from consumption in 1849. Charlotte was devastated, and became a lifelong hypochondriac. She resided in London, where she made the acquaintance and admiration of William Makepeace Thackeray. In 1854, she married Reverend A. B. Nicholls, curate of Haworth, against her father's wishes. Charlotte found she was pregnant not long after her marriage, and it was felt she would have a difficult pregnancy due to previous ill-health. She died on 31 March 1855.
- Joe Belcher was born on 29 August 1928 in Berkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for An American Werewolf in London (1981), Village Hall (1974) and The Practice (1985). He died on 16 August 2006 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- After leaving the RAF he trained for the theatre with Esme Church of the Northern Theatre School between 1951 -52, He became an expert swordsman to such an extent that he arranges fights for stage, film and television and is a founder member of the British Fight Arrangers, He was the first actor to be given a special citation as a performer by American TV Radio Commercials Festival (1969) He first played Alf Roberts in Coronation Street in 1961. Married to Norma he had 3 sons and 3 daughters Jonathan ,Bernard and Leonard and Jacqueline, Simone and Helen,
- The dreamiest of the talented Brontë clan, Emily Jane Brontë was born in 1818. Her mother died when she was barely more than a toddler, and Emily and her younger sister, Anne, became very close. Along with their other siblings, 'Charlotte Bronte' and Branwell Bronte, they invented the make-believe kingdoms of Angria and Gondal, which occupied their lonely childhoods.
Emily never socialized well, and had few friends outside her family. In 1846 she and her sisters published a compilation of their poetry, "Poems", which was followed a year later by Emily's only novel, "Wuthering Heights". An intense and powerful novel, whose enigmatic hero Heathcliff was modeled on Emily's brother, Branwell, "Wuthering Heights" was not an immediate success like Charlotte's "Jane Eyre", but was later recognized as one of the best books of English Literature. Like her sisters, Emily published her book under a male pseudonym, Eliss Bell. In 1848, while attending the funeral of her brother Branwell, Emily caught a cold that developed quickly into the tuberculosis that would take her own life later that year. - George Malpas was born on 1 November 1926 in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Lassiter (1984) and Bread or Blood (1981). He died on 26 February 2001 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Fred Trueman was born on 6 February 1931 in Stainton, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Fred Trueman Bowls You Over (1994), Dad's Army (1968) and Stars on Sunday (1969). He was married to Veronica Lundy and Enid E. Chapman. He died on 1 July 2006 in Steeton, Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Andrea Dunbar was brought up on the deprived Buttershaw Estate in Bradford, which was the setting of her three plays. She had three children by different fathers. Her first play, The Arbor, was written for a Certificate of Secondary Education drama course and found its way into the London Royal Court Theatre's Young Writer's Festival. This was followed by the play, and later film, Rita, Sue and Bob Too, which caused local controversy due to its portrayal of Bradford life. This is reckoned to have been a cause of her heavy drinking which may have contributed to her death at age 29 from a brain haemorrhage.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Pat Kirkwood was born on 24 February 1921 in Pendleton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for After the Ball (1957), The Passing Show (1951) and Stars in Your Eyes (1956). She was married to Peter Knight, Hubert Gregg, Spiro de Spero Gabriele and John William Atkinson Lister. She died on 25 December 2007 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.- Terry Uttley was born on 9 June 1951. He was an actor, known for Plattenküche (1976), Smokie: My Heart Is True (1988) and Smokie: Living Next Door to Alice (1976). He was married to Shirley. He died on 16 December 2021 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Actress
Shelby Payne was born on 9 November 1917 in Portland, Oregon, USA. She was an actress. She was married to William Friml and Douglas Fowley. She died on 20 March 2000 in Bradford, Vermont, USA.- Willis Hall was born on 6 April 1929 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for A Kind of Loving (1962), Billy Liar (1963) and Whistle Down the Wind (1961). He was married to Valerie Shute, Dorothy Kingsmill, Jill Bennett and Kathleen May Cortens. He died on 7 March 2005 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Writer
- Actor
John Cunliffe worked for many years as a librarian and a teacher and is now a full-time writer. He has always had an interest in reading, stating that when he was a child he enjoyed the novels of writers such as H. Rider Haggard, Sax Rohmer, Norman Hunter's Professor Branestawm stories and W. E. Johns's Biggles books.
His first book, Farmer Barnes Buys a Pig, was published in 1964. Cunliffe lived in Kendal, Cumbria for six years, and it was the small towns and villages of that area which would provide the inspiration for his most famous character - Postman Pat. Greendale, where Postman Pat is set, is based on the valley of Longsleddale, near Kendal. After the success of the TV series, which he wrote as the result of a commission from the BBC, (produced by Ivor Wood) which debuted in 1981, Cunliffe became something of a local celebrity, even having a room dedicated to him at Kendal's Museum of Lakeland Life.
Cunliffe's other well-known creation, Rosie and Jim, was also written for television in the 1990s. He scripted and presented the first fifty episodes, then turned some of them into books. He is the author of around 190 books for young children, including five volumes of poetry, as well as numerous picture books and collections of stories.
He has also written a stage play, The Twelve Days of Christmas, which was presented by the Hull Truck Theatre Company during their 1997 season. He is currently working on scripts and books for new Postman Pat series, which are in production with Entertainment Rights Ltd. In 2010 he released "Ghosts", a children's story for the iPad, through the Ashley Bolser Agency in Leeds.- Actor
- Writer
Gerald Lawson was born on 30 April 1897 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Mummy (1959), Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961) and St. Ives (1955). He died on 6 December 1973 in Bingley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Paddy Russell attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and started her career as an actress. She left acting to become a stage manager because it paid more money. She progressed from being director Rudolph Cartier's floor manager to becoming a director herself, becoming one of the first two women directors in BBC television. She finished her career having spent 40 successful years in television.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Art Department
Brian Baines was born on 23 May 1931 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Last of the Summer Wine (1973), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Greener Mountains (2005). He died on 28 June 2006 in Bingley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.- Henry Irving was born on 6 February 1838 in Keinton-Mandeville, Somerset, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Bells (1913). He was married to Florence O'Callaghan. He died on 13 October 1905 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Les Kellett was born on 11 May 1915 in Laisterdyke, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Tom Grattan's War (1968), ITV Wrestling (1985) and World of Sport (1964). He died on 9 January 2002 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Kitty McGeever was born on 15 October 1966 in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), B. Monkey (1998) and The Unfolding (2016). She died on 16 August 2015 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- John Sutcliffe died on 25 June 2004 in Oxenhope, Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Judith Bradshaw was born in 1933 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hilda Lessways (1959), Jury Room (1965) and Saturday Playhouse (1958). She died on 4 August 2015 in Bingley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Stephanie Stephens was born in 1900 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Flying Fifty-Five (1924) and Trainer and Temptress (1925). She died on 31 December 1947 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Pyrah was born on 17 June 1946 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), A Dinner of Herbs (2000) and Stay Lucky (1989). He was married to Christine. He died on 31 March 2021 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.- Robert Hallam was born on 9 January 1937 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He was married to Christine Hallam. He died on 15 July 2019 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Jack Myers was born on 26 April 1951 in Greenville, Ohio, USA. He died on 27 March 2003 in Bradford, Ohio, USA.
- Victor Tandy was born on 10 July 1887 in Hockley, Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Faithful Heart (1922), Coronation Street: First Dry Run (1960) and The Little Door Into the World (1923). He died in 1974 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Donald Aked was born on 19 June 1900 in Kildwick, Keighley, Bradford, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Electrocord Films (1929). He died on 2 August 1979 in Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Fanny Waterman was born on 22 March 1920 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was married to Geoffrey de Keyser. She died on 20 December 2020 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Dudy Nimmo was born on 25 November 1932 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Robbery Under Arms (1957), ITV Television Playhouse (1955) and BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960). She died on 24 May 2001 in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Howard Smith was born on 29 March 1935 in Upminster, Essex, England, UK. Howard was a producer, known for A Woman's Place? (1978), Television and Society (1973) and Film As Evidence (1976). Howard was married to Patsy Morgan and Jane Howes. Howard died on 2 March 2015 in Oxenhope, Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Gil North was born on 12 July 1916 in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, UK. Gil was a writer, known for Detective (1964) and Cluff (1964). Gil was married to Betty Duthie. Gil died in August 1988 in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Debbie Purdy was born on 4 May 1963 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was married to Omar Puente. She died on 23 December 2014 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Maggie Boyle was born on 24 December 1956 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Warrior Sisters (2004). She was married to Steve Tilston. She died on 6 November 2014 in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Sam Scurfield was born on 24 November 1955 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Harry (1993). He died in February 2020 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Sheila McCullagh was born on 3 November 1920 in Surrey, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Puddle Lane (1985). She died on 7 July 2014 in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, UK.
- Ivy Bean was born on 8 September 1905 in Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was married to Harold Gibson Bean. She died on 28 July 2010 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
Gillian Baverstock was born on 15 July 1931 in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She is known for Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands (1997), Bookmark (1983) and Personality Meet: Enid Blyton (1946). She died on 24 June 2007 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.- Thorkild Jacobsen was born on 7 June 1904 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He died on 2 May 1993 in Bradford, New Hampshire, USA.
- Nora Roylance was born on 8 March 1899 in Fulham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Pride of the North (1920) and Constant Hot Water (1923). She died on 11 March 2005 in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Alita Petrof was born in 1922 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Little Voice (1998) and Coronation Street (1960). She died on 24 September 2017 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Tony Cervi was born on 11 October 1936 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Insight (1980), 3-2-1 (1978) and All Creatures Great and Small (1978). He died on 12 August 1999 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.- Linda Myers was born on 9 October 1947 in Burdine, Kentucky, USA. She died on 27 March 2003 in Bradford, Ohio, USA.
- E.H. Young was born on 21 March 1880 in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Hannah (1980). He was married to Arthur Daniell. He died on 8 August 1949 in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, UK.