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- Bill O'Neill was born on 22 January 1880 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. He died on 20 July 1920 in Woodhaven, New York, USA.
- Aubrey Ruggles (a.k.a. Arnold Reeves) was a Canadian playwright and actor who is best remembered for his plays; "The Shepherd King", "Bobbie's Pal" and "Cathedral Window". As an actor he toured for a number of years with the Castle Square Stock Company of Boston. Ruggles had begun his acting career in New York after emigrating from Canada in 1895.
His most popular play, "The Shepherd King", that he wrote in collaboration with Wright Lorimer, was a spectacular production that could not turn a profit. Lorimer would later commit suicide after running into financial difficulties.
After retiring to Unionville, Connecticut in 1926, Ruggles would often donate his time there directing charitable entertainment shows. Aubrey Ruggles passed away on 3 October 1935 after a short illness. He was survived by his wife Catherine, a son Benjamin and two grandchildren. - Writer
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Vincent Bryan was born on 22 June 1878 in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. He was a writer and director, known for Mysteries of Route 66, The Vagabond (1916) and What Women Love (1920). He was married to Leota Bryan. He died on 27 April 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Beautiful dark haired star Jessalyn Van Trump born in Ohio in 1887. began in drama theatre from the early 1900's. Starred and supported in more than 110 silent drama and westerns, making her film debut as Alice in 'Alice's Sacrifice' for the Lubin Film Co in 1911, then Jessalyn starred opposite the legendary cowboy star J. Warren Kerrigan in many short westerns produced by the American Film Company. She left with J. Warren Kerrigan when they moved to the more prosperous film companies including Rex Motion Picture Co, Bison Film Co and the better known Universal and in 1914 she appeared in many dramas with Wallace Reid and Pauline Bush until 1916 when her career seem to be over, only appearing in minor roles and even as an extra, including a Chaplin short 'A Day's Pleasure' in 1919, then in 1920 she was offered the supporting role playing Vera in Rollin S. Sturgeon's 'The Girl in the Rain' starring Anne Cornwall and Lloyd Bacon at Universal, but she still struggle to find work her last film role was a bit part in 'The Bargain Hunt' in 1928. Jessalyn or Toodles to her friends died in Hollywood in 1939 age 52.
- Bill Dwyer was born on 7 May 1887 in St. John's Wood, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for On the Air (1934), Radio Parade of 1935 (1934) and Variety Hour (1937). He died on 11 January 1943 in Uppingham, Rutland, England, UK.
- Frank Doane was born in St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Truth (1920), By Hook or Crook (1918) and The Lambs' All-Star Gambol (1914). He was married to Bertha Blake. He died on 30 April 1943 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA.
- Wensley Russell was born in 1872 in St. John's Wood, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Melody of My Heart (1936) and The Academy Decides (1937). He died on 2 April 1944 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
- Tom Daly was born on 12 December 1891 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. He died on 7 November 1946 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
- Donald Brian was born on 17 February 1875 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Man Without a Country (1937), The Voice in the Fog (1915) and The Smugglers (1916). He was married to Virginia O'Brien (actress, b. 1896). He died on 22 December 1948 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA.
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Director, producer, songwriter and author, educated at Edinburgh Academy in Scotland and Lausanne University in Switzerland. He studied drama with Herbert Beerbohm Tree. In World War I he served in the American Bureau of Information. On Broadway, he directed and wrote the scores for "Greenwich Village Follies" (5 editions), and "Jack and Jill", and directed "What's In a Name?" (also librettist and producer), "The League of Notions" (London), "Music Box Revue of 1924", "Dearest Enemy", "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" (1929, also producer, 1953), "Bow Bells" (London), "Fanfare" (London), "Ziegfeld Follies" (1934, 1936, 1943), "Life Begins at 8:40", "Thumbs Up!", "Jumbo", "One for the Money", "Two for the Show", "Laffing Room Only", "Three to Make Ready", "New Faces of 1952", and "Two's Company". He was the director at Radio City Music Hall in 1933, at the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland in 1937, at Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe from 1938-1950, and for Ringling Brothers Circus from 1942-1951. He joined ASCAP in 1950 and his chief musical collaborators included Mitchell Parish, Walter and Jean Kerr, and Joan Ford. His popular-music compositions include: "The Girl in the Moon"; "Eileen Avourneen"; "That Reminiscent Melody"; "The Valley of Dreams"; "The Last Waltz"; "Come to Vienna"; "Some Day When Dreams Come True"; "A Young Man's Fancy"; "At the Krazy Kat's Ball" and "Annabell Lee".- John Cumberland was born on 2 January 1878 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. He was an actor, known for A Gay Old Dog (1919), Baby Mine (1917) and The Stimulating Mrs. Barton (1920). He died on 2 July 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Owen Coll was born on 30 October 1879 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. He was an actor, known for Kraft Theatre (1947), Three-Minute Fuse (1939) and Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950). He died on 7 February 1960 in Queens, New York, USA.
- Beryl Harrison was born on 25 April 1900 in St. John's Wood, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for I Lived with You (1933) and Gay's the Word (1952). She was married to Stanley Brightman. She died on 20 November 1960 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.
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Courtney Burr was born on 8 July 1890 in St. John, Kansas, USA. Courtney is known for The Seven Year Itch (1955) and The Honeymoon Machine (1961). Courtney was married to Dana Suesse and Fanon Mary Bailey. Courtney died on 17 October 1961 in New York City, New York, USA.- Robert Thorne was born on 18 August 1880 in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. He was an actor, known for Janice Meredith (1924). He died on 3 July 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Margot Davies was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. She was an actress, known for St. Patrick's Day (1938) and St. Simeon Stylites (1938). She died on 20 May 1972.
- Frank Knight was born on 10 May 1894 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He was married to Mildred Wall. He died on 18 October 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Russell Lawson was born on 8 April 1897 in St John, New Brunswick, Canada. Russell is known for Taras Bulba (1962). Russell was married to Mary Brodbine and Dorothy Dunbar. Russell died on 13 May 1975 in Paradise, California, USA.- Arthur Goullet was born on 19 April 1894 in St John's Wood, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Detective Lloyd (1932), Potts in Parovia (1956) and Sherlock Holmes (1951). He died on 25 December 1978 in Belsize Park, London, England, UK.
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Douglas Robert Steuart Bader was born in London on February 21, 1910. A good student, Bader won a scholarship to St Edward's School in Oxford. Following a visit to the RAF College at Cranwell, Bader set his sights on becoming a pilot and won a place as a cadet at Cranwell. During his time at Cranwell, Bader developed a reputation as a pilot of above average skill, albeit headstrong and inclined to challenge authority. An outstanding sportsman from school days, Bader excelled at rugby, cricket and also boxing and might have played rugby at national level, had it not been for his accident in 1931.
Bader was commissioned as an Officer in the Royal Air Force in 1930 and was posted to 23 Squadron at RAF Kenley. Bader's ability as a pilot was such that he was selected to fly in the Squadron's aerobatic display team at the prestigious RAF Hendon display in 1931 but he was also notorious for low level aerobatics. In December 1931, Bader crashed during an unauthorized low level aerobatic routine at Woodley while visiting the Reading Aero Club. Though Bader survived the crash, he came close to death in the days afterward and his injuries were so severe that both of his legs were amputated. He was fitted with artificial "tin" legs and soon learned to walk without the use of a stick and was not only soon driving his car but also flying - on an unofficial basis. Though Bader was passed by the Central Flying School as perfectly able to fly, the lack of any provision in King's Regulations to deal with his case meant that he could not be passed as fit to fly and Bader was offered a ground commission. Unwilling to remain in the RAF as a ground-based officer, Bader resigned and found work with the Asiatic Petroleum Company.
Never reconciled to civilian life, despite marriage and becoming a first class golfer, at the outbreak of the Second World War Bader applied to rejoin the RAF. With pilots in short supply the Regulations were overlooked and by June 1940 Bader had been posted to command 242 Squadron, a unit that had suffered high casualties during the Battle of France. Determined to raise morale, Bader's methods were typically uncompromising and he was responsible for transforming 242 back into an effective fighting unit.
During the Battle of Britain, Bader's aggressive and outspoken character and strong ideas on tactics brought him into conflict with his superior officers. Following the Battle, what became known as the Big Wing strategy favored by Bader became the chosen strategy of Fighter Command as it was better suited to the offensive posture of 1941, however undoubtedly Hugh Dowding had been right to reject the strategy in the desperate days of 1940.
The character of Fighter Command's operations during the summer of 1941 suited Bader's aggressive character perfectly. Promoted to Wing Commander, Bader was stationed at RAF Tangmere from where he lead the Tangmere Wing in sweeps over North West Europe aimed to bring the Luftwaffe into combat. By the summer of 1941, Bader had claimed 22 victories making him the fifth highest scoring pilot in the RAF. However, on 9th August 1941 Bader failed to return from an operation when his aircraft was downed near Le Touquet, France. The circumstances of Bader's loss are uncertain - Bader said that he thought that a German aircraft had collided with him, while General Adolf Galland said that Bader had been shot down by one of his pilots. Modern research suggests that Bader may have been a victim of 'friendly fire', accidentally misidentified and shot down by one of his fellow RAF pilots. Whatever the cause, Bader bailed out from his damaged machine and parachuted to the ground but both his artificial legs were badly damaged.
Bader was captured by German forces and was taken to a hospital near St Omer where his damaged artificial legs were patched up. General Adolf Galland offered safe passage to a British aircraft to deliver replacement legs by parachute drop. Unaware of the indomitable character of their prisoner, the German hospital staff allowed Bader to retain his clothing and with the help of sympathetic locals broke out from the hospital. He was taken to a hiding place at the home of a local farmer but was betrayed and was re-arrested. Taking no further chances, the Germans put Bader under close guard and he was sent to prisoner of war camp in Germany, eventually ending up in the infamous Colditz camp as a result of his constant and unremitting hostility to his captors. Bader remained in captivity despite numerous escape attempts until Colditz was liberated in 1945.
Bader was promoted to Group Captain following his return to the UK but left the Royal Air Force in 1946. He returned to his former employer where he eventually became managing director of a subsidiary, Shell Aircraft, serving until 1969 when he left to become a member of the Civil Aviation Authority Board.
Paul Brickhill's biography of Bader, "Reach for the Sky", was published in 1954 and was later made into a movie. Bader's autobiography, "Fight for the Sky", appeared in 1973. He was knighted in 1976 for his work on behalf of the disabled. Douglas Bader died in 1982, but his heroic memory remains an inspiration to many throughout the world. The Douglas Bader Foundation, set up after his death to continue his work, continues to assist those who have lost limbs.- Alan A. Freeman was born on 28 September 1920 in St. John's Wood, London, England, UK. He was married to Shirley Bennett. He died on 15 March 1985 in Carshalton, Surrey, England, UK.
- Donald Jamieson was born on 30 April 1921 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He died on 19 November 1986 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
- A.J. Ayer was born on 29 October 1910 in St. John's Wood, London, England, UK. He was married to Dee Wells, Vanessa Salmon and Renée Orde-Lees. He died on 27 June 1989 in Bloomsbury, London, England, UK.
- Patricia Raine was born on 29 March 1929 in St. Johns Wood, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Beggar's Opera (1953), It Happened in Soho (1948) and The Caretaker's Daughter (1952). She was married to Basil Henson and Bill Travers. She died on 19 July 1993 in Kent, England, UK.
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Tommy Sexton was born on 3 July 1957 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Codco (1986), Cod on a Stick (1974) and Dolly Cake (1976). He died on 13 December 1993 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.- Actress
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Florence Paterson was born on 3 November 1927 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. She was an actress, known for Little Women (1994), Bird on a Wire (1990) and It (1990). She was married to John Paterson. She died on 23 July 1995 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Jacqueline Squire was born on 17 May 1915 in St. John's Wood, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Thriller (1960), 77 Sunset Strip (1958) and H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (1956). She died on 21 November 1995 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- John White was born on 3 February 1930 in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Beachcombers (1972), Secret Nation (1992) and Yarns from Pigeon Inlet (1979). He died on 31 May 1998 in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- Mo Udall was born on 15 June 1922 in St. Johns, Arizona, USA. He died on 12 December 1998 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
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- Actor
Carl Biddiscombe was born on 22 June 1924 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. He was a set decorator and actor, known for Stripes (1981), Star Trek (1966) and The Invaders (1967). He was married to Phylis Ruth Dedow. He died on 4 November 2000 in Laguna Niguel, California, USA.- Betty Baskcomb was born on 30 May 1914 in St. John's Wood, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Detective (1954), Armchair Theatre (1956) and It Always Rains on Sunday (1947). She was married to Antony R J Lehmann. She died on 15 April 2003 in West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
- Zachary Andrew Turner was born on 18 July 2002 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He died on 18 August 2003 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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Martyn Bennett was born on 17 February 1971 in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. He was a composer, known for Im (2004) and The Clydebank Blitz: Beneath the Embers (2011). He died on 30 January 2005.- Alan Hunter was born on 25 June 1922 in Hoveton St John, Norfolk, England, UK. Alan was a writer, known for Inspector George Gently (2007). Alan was married to Adelaide Cooper. Alan died on 26 February 2005 in Brundall, Norfolk, England, UK.
- In 1973, Brett became a popular panelist on the television game show, "The Match Game." The Match Game (in its original version) ran on NBC's daytime lineup from 1962 to 1969. The show returned in 1973 with a significantly changed format on CBS (also in daytime). "The Match Game" became a major success, with an expanded panel, larger cash payouts, and emphasis on humor and innuendo. Brett sat on the top tier next to Charles Nelson Reilly. The repartee between the two was often quite amusing. "The Match Game" ran from 1973 to 1979. Today's audiences enjoy its reruns on Game Show Network.
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Composer, songwriter ("Our Day Will Come") and arranger, educated at Juilliard and NYU. He served in the Special Services during World War II, and then was a pianist and arranger for dance orchestras, and composer, conductor and accompanist to Doris Day, Patti Page, and Arthur Prysock. Joining ASCAP in 1956, his chief musical collaborators included Bob Hilliard and Earl Shuman. His other popular-song compositions include "Left Right Out of Your Heart", "My Summer Love", "Young Wings Can Fly", "The World of Lonely People", "Baby Come Home", "Theme for a Dream", "Starry-Eyed" and "Au Revoir".- Alfred D. Nokwe was born on 1 April 1935 in Port St. Johns, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Kill Slade (1989), Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) and Inyakanyaka (1977). He was married to Patty Masuku. He died on 3 June 2008 in Durban, South Africa.
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Charles Buffong was born in St. John's, Antigua. Charles is known for Anthrax (2001). Charles died on 27 November 2008 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.- Actress
Brenda Devine was born on 2 September 1949 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She was an actress, known for Dick (1999), Goosebumps (1995) and Strike! (1998). She died on 7 September 2009 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.- Stewart L. Udall was born on 31 January 1920 in St. Johns, Arizona, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World (1963), Wallace Stegner (2009) and Rayburn: Mr. Speaker. He was married to Irmalee Webb. He died on 20 March 2010 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
- Johnny Edgecombe was born on 22 October 1932 in St. John's, Antigua. He was married to Jane Jones and Vibeke Fitenborg. He died on 26 September 2010 in London, England, UK.
- Mary Summers was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Mary was married to John Summers. Mary died on 12 February 2012 in Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada.
- Richard Collins was born in 1947 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He was an actor, known for Trailer Park Boys (2001), Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006) and Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys (2008). He died on 15 April 2013 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Geoff Stirling was born in 1921 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He died on 21 December 2013 in Torbay, Newfoundland, Canada.
- Clarissa Dickson Wright was an English celebrity chef, television personality, businesswoman and a former barrister. She was best known as one half, along with Jennifer Paterson, of the incredibly popular television series, Two Fat Ladies. Having trained as a lawyer, Dickson Wright was the youngest woman ever to be called to the Bar.
At the age of 11, Clarissa was sent to Sacred Heart School. After school Clarissa studied for the Bar at Gray's Inn, while pursuing a law degree at University College London.
She practiced successfully as a barrister for several years. However, she found cookery to be her true calling when she worked at Books for Cooks in London's Notting Hill while recovering from 12 years of alcohol abuse.
During her time in Edinburgh, television producer Patricia Llewellyn asked her and Jennifer Paterson if they wanted to make a television programme; they made a pilot in autumn 1994. After the pilot, BBC2 commissioned a series of Two Fat Ladies. Three successful series were made and shown around the world. Paterson died in 1998 mid-way through the fourth series and Clarissa refused to make another series after her co-star's death.
She also appeared with Johnny Scott in Clarissa and the Countryman from 2000 to 2003 and played the gamekeeper in the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous in 2003. In 2005, Dickson Wright took part in the BBC reality television show Art School.
Dickson Wright has campaigned for the Countryside Alliance and was the first female Rector of the University of Aberdeen. Her autobiography, Spilling The Beans, was published in September 2007.
In 2008, she presented a one-off documentary for BBC Four, Clarissa and the King's Cookbook, where she makes recipes from a cookbook dating to the reign of Richard II.
During her cooking career, Clarissa ran her own catering business, worked on a yacht in the Caribbean and served 60 meals a day at her London luncheon club. She also became one of only two women in England to become a guild butcher. She was represented in the UK by Useful Talent who are specialists in celebrity-led endorsements. - Actor
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Ron Hynes was born on 7 December 1950 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was an actor and composer, known for Secret Nation (1992), Ron Hynes: Cryer's Paradise (1993) and Young Triffie's Been Made Away With (2006). He died on 19 November 2015 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.- Janet Edmonds was born on 23 July 1966 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Grand Seduction (2013), Anchor Zone (1994) and Away from Everywhere (2016). She died on 20 May 2017 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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Michael Jones was born on 28 March 1944 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood (1986), Dolly Cake (1976) and Opposing Force (1986). He was married to Eleanor Blackmore. He died on 14 March 2018 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.- Leston Sprauve was born on 17 May 1944 in St. John, United States Virgin Islands. He died on 29 August 2018 in St. John, United States Virgin Islands.
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When he made his directorial debut in 1970, Nicolas Roeg was already a 23-year veteran of the British film industry, starting out in 1947 as an editing apprentice and working his way up to cinematographer twelve years later. He first came to attention as part of the second unit on David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia (1962), with Roger Corman's The Masque of the Red Death (1964) two years later containing his first really distinctive solo work. He went on to photograph films for such distinguished directors as François Truffaut (Fahrenheit 451 (1966)), John Schlesinger (Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)) and Richard Lester (Petulia (1968)) before his sensational directorial debut in 1968. Co-directed with writer (and painter) Donald Cammell, Performance (1970) was intended to be a simple-minded star vehicle for Mick Jagger and Warner Bros were so horrified when they saw the final multi-layered kaleidoscope of sex, violence, and questions of identity that they delayed its release for two years. Roeg went to Australia for his solo debut as director (Walkabout (1971)), which was also his last film as cinematographer, and throughout the next decade he produced a world-class body of work (Don't Look Now (1973); The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976); Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980)) that revealed his uniquely off-kilter view of the world, expressed through fragmented, dislocated images and a highly original yet strangely accessible approach to narrative. He married the star of Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980), the elegant Theresa Russell who would play the female lead in nearly all his subsequent films, though these have generally found less favor with critics and audiences, and the release of both Eureka (1983) and Cold Heaven (1991) was severely restricted due to problems with the films' distributors.