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- Michael Anthony was born on 26 September 1911 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. He was an actor, known for An Ideal Husband (1947), The Trollenberg Terror (1956) and Triton (1961). He was married to Bernadette Milnes and Mary Stuart. He died on 14 February 1998 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Seymour Hicks was an extremely successful actor and theatrical impresario who flourished from the late 19th century into the 1930s. He was best remembered for his portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".
Born on January 30, 1871 on the Isle of Jersey, he first trod the boards as a professional at the age of sixteen. He became a musical-comedy star in London in 1894 in "The Shop Girl", which he followed up with "The Circus Girl" (1896) and "A Runaway Girl" (1898), both of which co-starred his wife Ellaline Terriss, whom he had married in 1893.
After the turn of the century, Hicks began writing musical comedies that he and his wife appeared in. These efforts were met with great success. With his earnings from his successful career, he built the Aldwych Theatre in 1905 and the Seymour Hicks Theatre in 1906. (The Hicks was renamed the Globe Theatre in 1909 and eventually the Gielgud Theatre in 1994.) The first production at the Aldwych, Hicks' own musical comedy "The Beauty of Bath", was a hit. Jerome Kern was the composer and P.G. Wodehouse gained his first paying job as a writer on the musical. Wodeouse would be credited with the lyrics to two songs on another Hicks musical, "The Gay Gordons", in 1907.
(Hicks also was instrumental in "discovering" the young Alfred Hitchcock. When the director Hugh Croise walked off the set of the 1923 short Always Tell Your Wife (1923), based on a play by Hicks, starring Seymour Hicks, and produced by his Seymour Hicks Productions, the actor enlisted Hitchcock to finish directing it. It was only the second directing gig for Hitchcock, and though he was uncredited, it was his first film to be screened. (Hitch's first movie, Number 13 (1922), was never completed.))
By the time of the "Always Tell Your Wife" movie, Hicks had successfully navigated the change in theatrical tastes brought about by the Great War. He had begun writing and appearing in light, escapist comedies and satiric farces. Many of the farces he put on in the 1920s were adapted from French plays. Eventually, as his star waned, he worked in music halls.
It was in 1901 that Hicks first played the role of Ebenezer Scrooge, the role for which he was most famous. He appeared in "A Christmas Carol" thousands of times on stage and made two movie versions of the Charles Dickens classic, a silent film (Old Scrooge (1913)) in 1913 and a talkie (Scrooge (1935)) in 1935.
By the mid-'30s, he was a well-established and highly respected actor and theatrical impresario. He became the 13th actor to become knighted in 1934, which came three years after the French Republic awarded him the Legion of Honor in recognition of his services in promoting French theater in England. (In 1915, he had won the French Croix de Guerre for entertaining Allied troops in France during in World War One and would win his second Croix de Guerre in World War II for the same service to the Allies.)
Seymour Hicks died on April 6, 1949 in Hampshire, England. He was 78 years old. He had continued appearing on stage and in movies until the year before his death.- Frederick Lonsdale was born on 5 February 1881 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. He was a writer, known for The Devil to Pay! (1930), The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) and The Lady of Scandal (1930). He was married to Leslie Brooke Hoggan. He died on 4 April 1954 in London, England, UK.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ivy St. Helier was born in 1886 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. She was an actress, known for Dulcimer Street (1948), Henry V (1944) and Bitter Sweet (1933). She died on 8 November 1971 in London, England, UK.- Arthur Showell was born on 9 November 1926 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK. He died on 31 January 2019.
- Actor
- Stunts
Joseph Chelton was born on 22 December 1915 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. He was an actor, known for Midnight Episode (1950), Heidi Grows Up (1954) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 18 April 2000 in Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK.- Laurie Leslie was born on 23 January 1889 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. He was an actor, known for Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916), The Stone of Mazarin (1923) and King's Mate (1928). He died on 22 January 1961 in Blackheath, London, England, UK.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Ken Druce was born on 25 September 1934 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK. He was a costume designer, known for Seeing Things (1981), Family Reunion (1988) and The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway (1974). He died on 15 December 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Actor
- Writer
Bruce Trent was born on 21 August 1912 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. He was an actor and writer, known for The Passing Show (1951), Band Waggon (1940) and Jack Hylton and His Band (1939). He died on 19 November 1995 in Burgh Heath, Surrey, England, UK.- Darren Renouf was born on 8 September 1977 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. He is an actor, known for Shooting Fish (1997) and Jack Blond (2008).
- Flight Lieutenant John (Frenchie) Le Cornu serves in the Royal Air Force as a Qualified Flying Instructor.. He has served on numerous overseas operations since being commissioned in 2001.
John has made numerous TV appearances representing the Royal Air Force including the "Paul O'Grady Show" helping to teach a young boy how to marshal an aircraft. Starting on day one of his career, John was filmed for a documentary following Officer Cadets at RAF College Cranwell. Entitled "RAF Cranwell", the documentary was aired in 2002.
John was born on the Island of Jersey and was educated at Victoria College. He moved with his family to Fylingdales when he was 16 and after Whitby Community College, took a degree in Astrophysics at York University. - Oliver Etienne was born in St. Helier, Jersey to John and Maria Etienne, at 6:45 on the 20th of February 1992. He grew up on the island studying at St. Lawrence Primary school, until year one where he moved to FCJ. For his secondary education he studied at De La Salle College, before moving onto Hautlieu at the age of 14. He was raised a Catholic and was an altar server for many years, and has recently started a discernment year in Southampton with the hope of becoming a Roman Catholic Priest for the Diocese of Portsmouth. He started out his acting career as an amateur with the Jersey Green Room club, having performed in 7 of their shows. He also performed in two shows for St. Martins Musical Society and two for his school, as well as one for the Jersey Amateur Dramatic Society. His first and only Television Performance, was working with John Nettles when he played the part of Francois Scornet in a documentary on the occupation in the Channel Islands.