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- William Wilberforce was born on 24 August 1759 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK. He died on 29 July 1833 in London, England.
- Soundtrack
John B. Dykes was born on 10 March 1823 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. John B. died on 22 January 1876 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England, UK.- Walter Browne was born on 7 May 1856 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Everywoman (1919). He was married to Clara E. Thorn. He died on 9 February 1911 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Sydney Stirling was born on 15 September 1869 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for A Silent Witness (1912), The Strangler's Grip (1912) and The Mystery of the Black Pearl (1912). He was married to Wilga Eileen Leese. He died on 20 July 1930 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Jamie Darling born Thomas Dawson Walker in 1850. Became popular as Whimsical Walker in the music halls and pantomimes from the 1870's. In 1913 he changing his name to Jamie Darling and became one of Cecil Hepworth stock company players, starring and supporting in drama and comedy films from 1913 until 1915, making his film debut as the cobbler in 'A Helping Hand' directed by Warwick Buckland and co-starring Alec Worcester. Jamie his now perhaps best remembered for portraying Daniel Peggotty in 'David Copperfield' co-starring Alma Taylor in 1913 and as the farmer in Hay Plumb's 'Cock o' the Walk' playing opposite Chrissie White in 1915 afterwards he moved to the Transatlantic Film Co and change his name back to Whimsical Walker and starred as Kennel in the comedy 'The Knut and the Kennel' in 1915, his next movie in 1919 was 'The Starting Point' at the British Lion studios and the following year he made his last appearence on screen as Snagsby in 'The Fordington Twins' directed by W.P. Kellino in 1920. Jamie Darling or Whimsical Walker died in 1934 age 84.
- Whimsical Walker was born on 5 July 1851 in Hull, East Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Starting Point (1919), The Fordington Twins (1920) and The Knut and the Kernel (1915). He died on 10 November 1934 in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Leila Page was born on 23 July 1906 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931), The King's Cup (1933) and Black Coffee (1931). She died on 20 February 1936 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
- Amy Johnson was born on 1 July 1903 in Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK. She was married to Jim Mollison. She died on 5 January 1941 in Thames Estuary, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
Fewlass Llewellyn was born on 5 March 1866 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Detective Lloyd (1932), Good Morning, Boys! (1937) and The Coal King (1915). He was married to Caroline Sarah Lewis. He died on 16 June 1941 in Putney, London, England, UK.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Laurence Cowen was born on 12 February 1865 in Hull, England, UK. Laurence was a writer and director, known for It Is for England! (1916), Wake Up! Or, a Dream of Tomorrow (1914) and The World, the Flesh, the Devil (1932). Laurence was married to Helene Eugenie Alexandra Gingold. Laurence died on 7 October 1942 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.- Soundtrack
Bert Feldman was born on 3 January 1875 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He died on 25 March 1945 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Douglas Wakefield was born on 28 August 1899 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Spy for a Day (1940), The Penny Pool (1937) and Calling All Crooks (1938). He was married to Edith Fields. He died on 14 April 1951 in London, England, UK.- Talbot O'Farrell was born on 27 July 1878 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Kathleen (1937), Born Lucky (1933) and Rose of Tralee (1942). He died on 2 September 1952 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Songwriter, composer and author. She joined ASCAP in 1933, and her chief musical collaborators included M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl. Her popular-song compositions included "Under the Spell of Your Kiss", "Rocky Mountain Rose", "Covered Wagon Days", "Angel Cake Lady and Gingerbread Man", and "One More Kiss".- Bunny Doyle was born in 1895 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Facing the Music (1941) and Hard Up and Happy (1937). He died on 27 August 1955 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
John Brown was born on 4 April 1904 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Strangers on a Train (1951), Robot Monster (1953) and Hans Christian Andersen (1952). He died on 16 May 1957 in West Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Dick Henderson (1891-1958) was a rotund bowler-hatted English comedian and character actor, who began in music hall. He was born in Hull, East Yorkshire. He was reputed to be the first comic to finish his act with a straight song. He spent some time in the United States from the late twenties and made several Vitaphone shorts. He was the father of the comedian Dickie Henderson, who appeared as his son in Things Are Looking Up (1935).- Annie Croft was born on 17 August 1892 in Skirlaugh, Hull, England, UK. She was an actress, known for On with the Dance (1927). She was married to Reginald Sharland. She died on 23 March 1959 in Bournemouth, England, UK.
- John Charlesworth was born on 12 November 1935 in Hull, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Christmas Carol (1951), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and The Children of the New Forest (1955). He died on 2 April 1960 in Birmingham, England, UK.
- Jean Desprez was born on 1 September 1906 in Hull, Quebec, Canada. She was a writer, known for Le père Chopin (1945), Joie de vivre (1959) and Tomahawk (1957). She was married to Jacques Auger. She died on 27 January 1965 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Joseph Boxhall was born on 23 March 1884 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. He died on 25 April 1967 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Geoffrey Hibbert was born on 2 June 1922 in Sculcoates, Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Love on the Dole (1941), The Shipbuilders (1943) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). He was married to Prudence Rennick. He died on 3 February 1969 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK.
- Publicist
Joe Astor was born on 13 December 1886 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was a publicist. He was married to Rene. He died on 27 February 1969 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England, UK.- Ethel Leginska was born on 13 April 1886 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was married to Emerson Whithorne. She died on 26 January 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Hector Gratton was born on 13 August 1900 in Hull, Quebec, Canada. He was a composer, known for A Man and His Sin (1949). He died on 16 July 1970 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- 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.- Viola Lyel was born on 9 December 1896 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hobson's Choice (1931), See How They Run (1955) and The Farmer's Wife (1941). She was married to John Anthony Edwards. She died on 14 August 1972 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Zachary Cope was born on 14 February 1881 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He died on 28 December 1974 in Northampton, England, UK.
- Maureen O'Moor was born on 23 February 1896 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Castle Sinister (1948). She died on 24 August 1975 in Hounslow, London, England, UK.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Marjorie Rhodes was born on 9 April 1897 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Family Way (1966), Watch It, Sailor! (1961) and The Good Companions (1957). She was married to Harry Colin Edgell. She died on 4 July 1979 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
David Whitfield was born on 2 February 1925 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Nowhere Boy (2009), Sea Wife (1957) and Markadong hudas (1994). He was married to Sheila Priestman. He died on 16 January 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Cameron Hall was born on 6 January 1897 in Sculcoates, Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Yes, Madam? (1939), I See a Dark Stranger (1946) and Studio 4 (1962). He died on 19 December 1983 in Sidmouth, Devon, England, UK.- John-Jake the Barber-Factor was the half brother of cosmetics mogul Max Factor. Jake was an international confidence man, who was funded by the New York criminal Arnold Rothstein, as well as Chicago's Al Capone. Factor ran stock , land and mining scams in Europe as well in the United States. He faked the kidnapping of himself in 1933, to avoid extradition back to England. Factor was close to the Mob, and after he received a Presidential Pardon from President John Kennedy, the Chicago Outfit put him in charge of the Las Vegas Stardust hotel casino from 1955 to 1962. The Stardust was the fictional Tangiers casino in the movie Casino.
- Kathleen Yorke was born on 21 September 1898 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Richard III (1911). She died on 12 November 1984 in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK.
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Richard Afton was born on 22 February 1911 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for The Norman Evans Show (1956), The Saturday Show (1955) and The Friday Show (1960). He died on 2 August 1985 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Margot Bryant was born on 8 March 1897 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), The Cure for Love (1949) and Nothing Barred (1961). She died on 1 January 1988 in Heald Green, Cheshire, England, UK.- Writer
- Actor
Guy Sanche was born on 5 July 1934 in Hull, Québec, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for Bobino (1957), Poussière sur la ville (1968) and Le monde parallèle (1967). He died on 27 January 1988 in Saint-Fabien-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Dorothy Mackaill was 11 when her parents separated; she then lived with her father. A rebellious teenager, Dorothy -- who had long wanted a career in the theater -- ran away to London and finally persuaded her father to pay for her board and lessons. Her first job was in the chorus; she then traveled to Paris, where she met a Broadway choreographer, who got her a job with the Ziegfeld Follies in New York. At the Follies, Dorothy became friends with ones of its stars, Marion Davies.
By 1921 Dorothy was making movies, but she didn't become a star for three years until The Man Who Came Back (1924). Other successful films included Chickie (1925), Joanna (1925), and The Dancer of Paris (1926). Her career continued into the beginning the sound era, and her silent film The Barker (1928) was reshot as a part-talkie. The industry was in upheaval during that transitional period, and First National didn't renew Dorothy's contract when it expired in 1931. As a free agent, she made some good films at Columbia (Love Affair (1932)), Paramount (No Man of Her Own (1932)), and MGM (The Chief (1933)), but overall her career was idling. The following year brought few prospects, and she wound up making a trio of quickies for the independent market, a particularly poor example being Cheaters (1934) for low-rent Liberty Pictures. Her last part was in Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937). With that, Dorothy retired from pictures and took care of her invalid mother.- Marcel Chaput was born on 14 October 1918 in Hull, Québec, Canada. He died on 19 January 1991 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Jean Rook was born on 13 November 1931 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was married to Geoffrey Nash. She died on 5 September 1991.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Michael "Mick" Ronson was an English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. He achieved critical and commercial success while working with David Bowie as the lead guitarist and band leader for Bowie's backing band, the Spiders From Mars. Ronson was also a session musician who recorded and performed with singers Morrissey, Van Morrison and Bob Dylan.
After Bowie disbanded the Spiders, Ronson recorded several solo albums, including "Slaughter on 10th Avenue" and "Heaven To Hull". He played with various bands, but found greater success as a producer and arranger for such acts as John Mellancamp, Ian Hunter, Morrissey and the Leather Nun. He was named one of the greatest guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, 64th in 2003 and 41st in 2012, but many consider him woefully underrated in that regard.
Ronson was married to Suzie Fussey, who was the hairstylist for Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust heyday. Together, they had a daughter, Lisa. In 1993, Ronson died of liver cancer. He is a beloved son of Hull and in his honor, a memorial stage bearing his name was erected in Queen's Garden, Hull.- Director
- Producer
- Editor
Educated at Bristol and London, he studied to be a doctor. During the war he served with the Royal Sussex Regiment in Europe and the Middle East. On being demobbed he joined the film industry as an assistant editor at Denham Studios working on October Man (1947) and Hamlet (1948) then as 1st assistant editor on Madness of the Heart. When he became director and worked on the Carry on films he always had a tight shooting schedule which never exceeded 6 weeks. Despite this he had a great sense of fun often playing tricks on the cast such as filling Joan Sims' glass with gin instead of water in Carry on Regardless and hosing down the beauty contestants in Carry on Girls when they were only expecting a damping down from sprinklers.- Ben Wrigley was born on 28 May 1920 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), Pete's Dragon (1977) and Melody in the Dark (1949). He died on 6 October 1994 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
- Freddie Sales was born on 27 November 1920 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Dick Emery's Comedy Hour (1979), Educating Archie (1958) and The Good Old Days (1953). He died on 15 November 1994 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK.
- Writer
- Producer
Francis Durbridge was one of Britain's most popular crime novelists and playwrights. Born in Hull, he was educated at Bradford and read English at Birmingham University. His first play, "Promotion", was broadcast by the BBC in 1933. Encouraged by its success he was asked to contribute further plays. "Send For Paul Temple" proved so popular that the BBC received 7,000 letters asking for more. "The Adventures of Paul Temple" ran for over 30 years.
In 1969 BBC Television, having just started broadcasting in color, commissioned Durbridge to write a 26-part series of Paul Temple starring Francis Matthews.
It was not until 1971 that Durbridge wrote his first thriller directly for the theatre. The play, "Suddenly at Home" (the title was taken from the death notice column of The Times newspaper) starred Gerald Harper and Penelope Keith and was a huge success in London's West End.
Durbridge also wrote "Murder With Love" (1976), "House Guest" (1980) and "Fatal Encounter" (1996). Critics were apt to dismiss his plays, but the public did not. Durbridge himself said: "My thrillers are not so much who dunnits as will-he-get-away-with-its."- Brenda Dean was born on 7 May 1931 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Jane Eyre (1963), The Other Man (1956) and St. Ives (1955). She died on 23 June 1998 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Elaine Waterson was born on 15 February 1943 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was married to George Knight. She died on 4 September 1998 in Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Writer
- Director
- Cinematographer
Peter Everett was born on 1 June 1931 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Last of the Long-haired Boys (1968), Negatives (1968) and The Younger Generation (1961). He died on 2 December 1999 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.- Director
- Producer
- Actress
Joan Craft was born on 2 May 1916 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. She was a director and producer, known for The Herries Chronicle (1960), Compact (1962) and Pride and Prejudice (1967). She died on 5 December 1999 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK.- Vic Wilson was born on 14 April 1931 in Drypool, Hull, England, United Kingdom. He was a writer, known for Rocket Power (1998), Grand Prix Adelaide 1985 (1986) and Formula 1 (1950). He died on 14 January 2001 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.