MBE 1999
Born 4 Sept. 1924; d of Conrad Potter Aiken and Jessie McDonald; m 1st, 1945, Ronald George Brown (d 1955); one ...
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Aiken, Joan Delano, (Mrs Julius Goldstein), (4 Sept. 1924–4 Jan. 2004), writer of historical, mystery and children’s novels, plays and poetry
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Alderson, John Cottingham, (28 May 1922–7 Oct. 2011), writer and commentator on police and penal affairs; Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall, 1973–82
CBE 1981; QPM 1974
Born 28 May 1922; e s of late Ernest Cottingham Alderson and Elsie Lavinia Rose; m 1948, Irené Macmillan Stirling (d 2008); one s...
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Alexander, Michael Charles, (20 Nov. 1920–19 Dec. 2004), writer
Born 20 Nov. 1920; s of late Rear-Adm. Charles Otway Alexander and Antonia Geermans; m 1963, Sarah Wignall (marr. diss.); one adopted d; died 19 Dec. 2004
writer
Stowe; RMC, Sandhurst; Oflag IVC, Colditz...
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Allan, Maud, (died 7 Oct. 1956), dancer, actress, pianist, writer
Born Toronto; d of Dr William Allan and Dr Isabell M. Allan, née Hutchinson; unmarried; died 7 Oct. 1956
dancer, actress, pianist, writer
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Anderson, Gerry, (14 April 1929–26 Dec. 2012), film producer, director, and writer; Managing Director, Anderson Entertainment Ltd, since 2001
MBE 2001
Born 14 April 1929; s of Joseph and Deborah Anderson; m 1st, 1952, Betty Wrightman; two d; 2nd, 1961, Sylvia Thamm; one s; 3rd, 1981, Mary Robins; one ...
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Anderson, Robert (Woodruff), (28 April 1917–9 Feb. 2009), playwright
Born NYC, 28 April 1917; s of James Hewston Anderson and Myra Esther (née Grigg); m 1st, 1940, Phyllis Stohl (d 1956); 2nd, 1959, Teresa Wright (marr. diss. ...
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Angelou, Marguerite Annie, (Maya), (4 April 1928–28 May 2014), writer, singer and actress
Born St Louis, 4 April 1928; d of Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter Johnson; one s; died 28 May 2014
writer, singer and actress
George Washington High Sch., San Francisco; California Labor Sch....
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Arden, John, (26 Oct. 1930–28 March 2012), novelist and playwright
Born 26 Oct. 1930; s of C. A. Arden and A. E. Layland; m 1957, Margaretta Ruth D’Arcy; four s (and one s decd); died 28 March 2012
novelist and playwright...
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Arundell, Dennis Drew, (22 July 1898–10 Dec. 1988), actor, composer, producer, writer for theatre, radio, films and television, since 1926
OBE 1978; (formerly D. D. Arundel)
Born 22 July 1898; s of Arundel Drew Arundel and Rose Lucy Campbell; died 10 Dec. 1988
actor, composer, producer, writer for theatre, radio, films and television, since ...
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Askew, Barry Reginald William, (13 Dec. 1936–16 April 2012), journalist, broadcaster and public relations consultant
Born 13 Dec. 1936; s of late Reginald Ewart Askew and Jane Elizabeth Askew; m 1st, 1958, June Roberts (marr. diss. 1978), d of late Vernon and Betty Roberts; one ...
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Astor, Hon. (Francis) David (Langhorne), (5 March 1912–6 Dec. 2001), Editor of The Observer, 1948–75; Director, The Observer, 1976–81
CH 1994
Born 5 March 1912; s of 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy, Viscountess Astor, CH, MP (d 1964); m 1st, 1945, Melanie Hauser; one ...
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Bainbridge, Dame Beryl, (21 Nov. 1934–2 July 2010), actress, writer
DBE 2000; FRSL
Born 21 Nov. 1934; d of Richard Bainbridge and Winifred Baines; m 1954, Austin Davies (marr. diss.); one s one d; and one d by Alan Sharp; ...
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Barnes, Peter, (10 Jan. 1931–1 July 2004), dramatist
Born 10 Jan. 1931; s of Frederick and Martha Barnes; m 1958, Charlotte (née Beck) (d 1995); m 1995, Christie (née...
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Barstow, Stan, (28 June 1928–1 Aug. 2011), writer
FRSL
Born 28 June 1928; s of Wilfred Barstow and Elsie Gosnay; m 1951, Constance Mary Kershaw; one s one d; died 1 Aug. 2011
writer
Ossett Grammar Sch.
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Bartlett, (Charles) Vernon (Oldfeld), (30 April 1894–18 Jan. 1983), author
CBE 1956
Born Westbury, Wilts, 30 April 1894; s of late T. O. Bartlett, Swanage; m 1st, Marguerite van den Bemden (d 1966); two s; 2nd, 1969, Eleanor Needham Ritchie; ...
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Baxter, Raymond Frederic, (25 Jan. 1922–15 Sept. 2006), broadcaster and writer
OBE 2003; FRSA
Born 25 Jan. 1922; s of Frederick Garfield Baxter and Rosina Baxter (née Rivers); m 1945, Sylvia Kathryn (née Johnson) (d 1996), Boston, Mass; one ...
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Beaumont of Whitley, Baron, (Rev. Timothy Wentworth Beaumont) (22 Nov. 1928–8 April 2008)
MA (Oxon)
Born 22 Nov. 1928; o s of Major and Hon. Mrs M. W. Beaumont; m 1955, Mary Rose Wauchope; one s two d...
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Bellows, James Gilbert, (12 Nov. 1922–6 March 2009), TV, newspaper, on-line executive
Born 12 Nov. 1922; s of Lyman Hubbard Bellows and Dorothy Gilbert Bellows; m 1950, Marian Raines (decd); three d; m 1964, Maggie Savoy (decd); m 1971, Keven Ryan; one ...
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Benavente, Jacinto, (1866–14 July 1954), Spanish dramatist and poet; Nobel Prize for Literature, 1922
Born 1866; died 14 July 1954
Spanish dramatist and poet; Nobel Prize for Literature, 1922
Works: El teatro fantastico; El nido ajeno, 1894; Gente conocida, 1896; La comida de las fieras, ...
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Bentine, Michael, (26 Jan. 1922–26 Nov. 1996), actor, comedian, and writer
CBE 1995
Born 26 Jan. 1922; m 1st, 1941, Marie Barradell (marr. diss.); (one d decd); 2nd, 1947, Clementina Theresa Gadesden Stuart-McCall; one s one d (and one s one ...
