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Sophia Del Pizzo is an English actress and comedian born in Eastbourne, UK and now living in Los Angeles. She is known for Angel Has Fallen and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. She starred alongside her husband Jimmi Simpson in Hulu's Into the Dark, produced by Blumhouse and directed by James Roday..- Gaunt Sussex-born actress of Scottish descent whose dignified manner and plain, but expressive features qualified her for a wide range of character parts, from austere nurses and long-suffering mothers to overbearing dowagers and nosy gossips; from meddlesome chaperones to authoritarian aunts and intransigent spinsters. She rarely gave an indifferent performance and was often quite brilliant, particularly on the small screen.
Jean Anderson was the daughter of a well-to-do cloth merchant specialising in muslin. As she grew up, she aspired to become a violinist, later a tennis player. Though she did make a junior Wimbledon appearance in the 1920's, her road eventually led to training at RADA, where her acting skills were first discovered. In 1931, she joined the Richmond Repertory Company and soon found herself in a leading role opposite Robert Morley. By decade's end, she had a three year spell at Dublin's Gate Theatre as the lead in Eugene O'Neill's "Ah, Wilderness!". During the succeeding decade she regularly appeared at the West End and acted with a touring repertory company alongside Jack Hawkins in "Hamlet" and "Othello".
Following her screen debut in 1947, Anderson was able to balance both media successfully through the next half a century. Her formidable gallery of celluloid characters came to include the dependable nurses of White Corridors (1951) and Life in Her Hands (1951); the loyal maid Wilson of The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957); the matriarch in two productions of The Railway Children (1951); the cold, manipulative Mary Hammond of The Brothers (1972); forthright Lady Jocelyn Holbrook, ever troublesome to her Japanese captors in Tenko (1981), plus diverse TV guest spots and cameos, from ABC's Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960) (a notably sinister role) to Keeping Up Appearances (1990) (as the posh aristocrat Mrs. Fortescue).
In her private life Anderson enjoyed collecting porcelain, going to the races and gardening at her home in Knightsbridge . - Actor
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Clive Francis was born on 26 June 1946 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for A Clockwork Orange (1971), Official Secrets (2019) and The Lost City of Z (2016). He has been married to Natalie Ogle since May 1989. They have two children. He was previously married to Polly James.- Peter Childs was born on 31 August 1939 in Eastbourne, England, UK. He was an actor, known for West End Tales (1981), Going Out (1981) and Blake's 7 (1978). He died on 1 November 1989 in London, England, UK.
- Julian Rivett was born in 1967 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011), The Strangerers (2000) and EastEnders (1985).
- Ralph Cosham was born on 25 February 1936 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Starman (1984), The Pelican Brief (1993) and Suspect (1987). He was married to Beverly Ann Powell, Alison M Rowe and ???? Braban. He died on 30 September 2014 in Reston, Virginia, USA.
- Rumer Godden was brought up in India at the turn of the century. Her father worked for the Bengal Steamship Company and the family travelled around the India of The British Raj quite a bit. Rumer was a precocious child and wrote her auto-biography when she was only 6! As she grew up she became fascinated by the Indian peoples and the Hindu religion, especially their frank and open attitudes to sexuality in stark contrast to the British attitude prevalent at the time. She met Laurence Foster in the famous Tollygunge club in Calcutta. After a brief affair, Rumer became pregnant & they were married in Calcutta Cathedral. She never really loved him though and was almost relieved when their baby died after just 4 days. Foster was a keen sportsman and was soon travelling all over India playing golf and polo, leaving Rumer to her own devices. She opened a dancing school in Calcutta but, when she admitted Eurasian girls, the school was assumed to be a front for a brothel and she was ostracised by 'polite British society'. This left her free to explore India, the old palace and temples and get to know the people. One of her first books "The Lady and The Unicorn" (first published in 1938) was about the maltreatment of the Eurasians who were looked down upon by both the British & the Indians. Her next book "'Black Narcissus'" was first published in 1939 and has never been out of print since. This told the story of some of the British attempts (and failures) to integrate into and understand the Indian way of life and culture. It also presages the end of the British 'occupation' of India. Foster lost all his money on the stock exchange and left her to join the Army. Rumer went with her daughter Jane to Kashmir. On a trek in the hills, she miscarried. (She didn't even know she was pregnant). She collapsed, haemorrhaging severely and was only saved by the quick actions of her Kashmiri guide. She divorced Foster in 1942 and shortly afterwards collapsed from the combined effects of typhoid and overwork. While she convalesced in a mountain village she was caught up in the beginnings of the pre-independence riots. The final straw was when one of her servants tried to poison her and her children so she abandoned most of her belongings and fled back to England. When she arrived, on a troop ship, she weighed just 6 stone (84 pounds). She had left behind most of her possessions but she had with her the manuscript of "'The River'".
- Theresa May was born on 1 October 1956 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK. She has been married to Philip May since 6 September 1980.
- Margot Warren was born on 5 September 1916 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK. She was married to William Warren and Arthur Benjamin. She died on 4 February 2012 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
- Elizabeth Power was born on 26 February 1947 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Tale of the Mummy (1998), Lillie (1978) and EastEnders (1985). She was previously married to Michael Aspel.
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Devin Stanfield was born on 20 February 1971 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Box of Delights (1984), Chocky (1984) and Boogie Woogie (2009).- Peter Pratt was born on 21 March 1923 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Thursday Theatre (1964) and Theatre 625 (1964). He died on 11 January 1995 in London, England, UK.
- Angela Carter was born on 7 May 1940 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Company of Wolves (1984), The Magic Toyshop (1987) and Scary Stories Around the Fire (2021). She was married to Mark Pierce and Paul Carter. She died on 16 February 1992 in London, England, UK.
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Greg Draven was born on 20 March 1976 in Eastbourne, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Picnic, 13 Graves (2019) and Missing Hyde.- Director
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Theodore Zichy was born on 13 June 1908 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Mingoloo (1958), Doomsday at Eleven (1962) and Night Without Pity (1961). He died in February 1988 in London, England, UK.- Michael Fish was born on 27 April 1944 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Mickey One (1965), My Hero (2000) and Bad Girls (1999).
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Charlie Chester was born on 26 April 1914 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Educated Evans (1957), Musical Playhouse (1959) and Red Peppers (1958). He was married to Joan Jarvis and Dorita Langley. He died on 26 June 1997 in Twickenham, London, England, UK.- Andrew Kybett was born on 10 October 1977 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Fighting with My Family (2019). He has been married to Erica Kybett since 11 April 2015. They have one child.
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Peter Honess was born on 8 August 1946 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK. He is an editor, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Mercury Rising (1998) and The Shadow (1994).- Actor
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Leapy Lee was born on 2 July 1939 in Eastbourne, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Bachelor (1999), My Best Friend's Birthday (1987) and Die Drehscheibe (1964).- Nicholas Harrison was born on 22 March 1962 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Heaven's a Drag (1994), Ladybird Ladybird (1994) and 13 Graves (2019).
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Bernard Barnsley was born in 1933 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor.- William Pollock was born on 21 November 1881 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Say It with Music (1932). He was married to Mercia Gregori (actress) (née McLoughlin). He died on 27 October 1944 in Sussex, England, UK.
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Director/Producer Jon Brewer is a well-established music & media industry veteran with a career in Music, Film and Television spanning 4 decades. He began in management with names such as David Bowie, Mick Taylor of The Rolling Stones, Alvin Lee (Ten Years After), Gene Clarke, Yes, and Gerry Rafferty before moving into publishing and the burgeoning video industry, where he was at the helm of the 3rd largest video distributor in the UK. Film Production soon followed, and Brewer produced several studio pictures that went on to be big earners leading his career completely into film and television. Ultimately he applied his knowledge, contacts and experience into making the most authentic series of music documentaries made with the full participation of the icons of Rock and Roll (The Classic Artists Series) distributed worldwide. Brewer recently produced and directed 'BB King: The Life of Riley,' narrated by Morgan Freeman, which has been proclaimed as a masterpiece, prompting the Nat King Cole Estate to commission him to make the (real) story of the life of Nat King Cole 'Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark.'- Ronald Ward was born on 15 April 1901 in Eastbourne, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1952), Escape to Danger (1943) and East Meets West (1936). He died on 31 March 1978 in London, England, UK.