Adams, Douglas Noël (1952–2001), writer, was born on 11 March 1952 at the maternity hospital in Cambridge, the son of Christopher Douglas Adams (d. 1985) and his wife, Janet Dora Sydney, née Donovan.
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Adams, Douglas Noël (1952–2001), writer
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Adams, Douglas Noël (1952–2001)
Maker: Brian Griffin
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Adams [née Campin], Mary Grace Agnes (1898–1984), television producer and programme director
Sally Adams
Adams [née Campin], Mary Grace Agnes (1898–1984), television producer and programme director, was born on 10 March 1898 at Well House Farm, Hermitage, Berkshire, the elder of two daughters (her sister died aged three) and second of four children of Edward Bloxham Campin...
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Adams, (Wilfred) Robert (c. 1900–1965), actor
Stephen Bourne
Adams, (Wilfred) Robert (c. 1900–1965), actor, was born in Georgetown, British Guiana, the son of Robert Adams, boat builder. He was educated at St Stephen's Scots School, later St Joseph's Intermediate. In 1920 he won a government scholarship to be trained as a teacher at ...
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Adams, (Wilfred) Robert (c. 1900–1965)
Maker: Frank Lilley
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Allan, Elkan Philip (1922–2006), journalist and television producer
Anthony Holden
Allan, Elkan Philip (1922–2006), journalist and television producer, was born Elkan Philip Cohen at 16 Hoveden Road, Cricklewood, London, on 8 December 1922, the son of Allan Cohen, (d. 1952), furrier, later an owner of printing presses, and his wife, Rose, née...
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Allen, James John [Jim] (1926–1999), playwright and scriptwriter
Jason Tomes
Allen, James John [Jim] (1926–1999), playwright and scriptwriter, was born on 7 October 1926 at 31 Higher Duke Street, Miles Platting, Manchester, the second child of John (Jack) Allen, a railway labourer, and his wife, Catherine (Kitty) Lee. The family was of Irish descent. After attending local Roman Catholic schools, ...
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Alliss, Peter (1931–2020)
Maker: David Cannon
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Alliss, Peter (1931–2020), golfer and broadcaster
Richard Holt
Alliss, Peter (1931–2020), golfer and broadcaster, was born on 28 February 1931 in Berlin, the second son of Percy Alliss (1897–1975), a Yorkshire professional at the prestigious Wannsee Golf Club, and his first wife, Dorothy, née Rust (1891–1971), who was also a scratch golfer. His brother, ...
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Anderson, Gerald Alexander [Gerry] (1929–2012)
Maker: Dave Finchett
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Anderson, Gerald Alexander [Gerry] (1929–2012), television producer, writer, and director
James Chapman
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Anderson, Gerald Alexander [Gerry] (1929–2012), television producer, writer, and director, was born Gerald Alexander Abrahams on 14 April 1929 at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, London, the second son of Joseph Abrahams, commercial clerk, the son of east European Jewish immigrants, and his wife, ...
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Andrews, Eamonn (1922–1987)
Maker: Godfrey Argent
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Andrews, Eamonn (1922–1987), radio and television broadcaster
Malcolm Morris
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Andrews, Eamonn (1922–1987), radio and television broadcaster, was born on 19 December 1922 at 11 Synge Street, Dublin, Ireland, the second of five children and elder son of William Andrews, carpenter, and his wife, Margaret Farrell. He was educated at a Dublin convent and the ...
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Appleton, Michael John Wilmot [Mike] (1936–2020), television producer
Jeff Evans
Appleton, Michael John Wilmot [Mike] (1936–2020), television producer, was born on 30 December 1936 at Treetops nursing home in Holly Lane, Margate, Kent, the son of Ernest Edward Danton (Bob) Appleton (1908–1999), an insurance company executive, and his wife, ...
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Armfield, James Christopher [Jimmy] (1935–2018), footballer, football manager, and broadcaster
Dilwyn Porter
Armfield, James Christopher [Jimmy] (1935–2018), footballer, football manager, and broadcaster, was born on 21 September 1935 at 16 Marina Avenue, Denton, Lancashire (5 miles east of Manchester), the only child of Christopher Armfield (1904–1980), a grocer, and his wife, ...
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Armfield, James Christopher [Jimmy] (1935–2018)
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Ashbridge, Sir Noel (1889–1975), broadcasting engineer
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Ashbridge, Sir Noel (1889–1975), broadcasting engineer, was born on 10 December 1889 in Wanstead, Essex, the fourth son and youngest child of John Ashbridge, solicitor, of Wanstead, and his wife, Sylvia Moore. He was educated at Forest School, Snaresbrook, Essex, and King's College, London...
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Ashcroft, Dame Edith Margaret Emily [Peggy] (1907–1991)
Maker: Jorge Lewinski
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