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James Wilby was born on 20 February 1958 in Rangoon, Burma [now Yangon, Myanmar]. He is an actor, known for Maurice (1987), Gosford Park (2001) and A Handful of Dust (1988). He has been married to Shana Louise Magraw since 25 June 1988. They have four children.

Born on October 1, 1896, in Rangoon, Burma, to Burmese-Jewish parents, and the son of a well-to-do merchant, distinguished veteran character actor Abraham Isaac Sofaer was a one-time schoolteacher in both Rangoon and London. He switched gears to acting after a short time and made his stage debut in 1921 as a walk-on in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice."

Sofaer scored his first prominent London appearance with "The Green Goddess" in 1925 and, from the 1930s on, alternated between the London and Broadway repertory stages playing an assortment of Shakespearean roles (Othello, Lear, Cassius, etc.) among other classical plays. He scored a personal triumph in New York as Benjamin Disraeli opposite Helen Hayes in "Victoria Regina" in 1936. The following year, he directed Ms. Hayes in "The Merchant of Venice", in which he played the title role of "Shylock". A theatre repertory player of note, he soon focused on the big screen and made his British film debut with The Dreyfus Case (1930). Subsequent noteworthy British film roles included his judge in A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and as Disraeli in The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947). Recognized for his bulgy, wide-eyed stare, resonant tones and imposing stance, he built up a solid reputation over the years playing odd and interesting Eastern ethnics -- sultans, swamis, high priests, witch doctors, foreign dictators and dignitaries, he was even convincing playing Indian chiefs on occasion. His characters ranged from wise and warm-hearted to cunning and wickedly evil.

In the mid-1950s, Sofaer settled in Hollywood wherein he became a main staple in exotic dramas and costumed adventure, appearing almost exclusively in movies and TV. Some of his better known U.S. films include Quo Vadis (1951), His Majesty O'Keefe (1954), Elephant Walk (1954), Taras Bulba (1962) and Chisum (1970). Throughout the 1960s, he could be counted on for guest appearances on all the popular shows of the day including Perry Mason (1957), Wagon Train (1957), Gunsmoke (1955), Daniel Boone (1964) and Star Trek (1966). On TV, he may be best remembered for his recurring role of Haji, the master of all genies, on I Dream of Jeannie (1965).

Married to wife Angela for nearly seven decades and affectionately called "Abe" to closer friends, Sofaer was the father of six children. Retiring from acting in 1974, Sofaer died of congestive heart failure at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 91 in 1988.

Harry H Corbett (he added the "H" to avoid being confused with Sooty's friend) was born in Burma in 1925. His father was an officer in the army. His mother died when he was very young and he moved to England as a child and was brought up in Manchester by an aunt.

After his war service, he joined a repertory company and during the 1950s appeared in many stage productions. At the end of this period he made the move to the big screen and appeared in about twenty movies (mostly 'B' pictures) during the years from 1959 to 1980, including the starring role of Detective Sergeant Bung in Carry on Screaming! (1966), Rattle of a Simple Man (1964) and the two "Steptoe and Son" movies in the early 1970s. He suffered a series of heart attacks between 1979 and 1982, before his premature death aged 57.

Jeanne Roland was born on 19 March 1937 in Rangoon, Burma. She is an actress, known for You Only Live Twice (1967), Casino Royale (1967) and Secret Agent (1964).

Edwina Carroll was born in 1932 in Rangoon, Burma. She is an actress, known for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Department S (1969) and A Town Like Alice (1956).

Fabled singer/songwriter who only recorded three albums in his short lifetime. "Five Leaves Left" rightly brought him acclaim from the folk crowd, although the exquisite arrangements on follow-up "Bryter Layter" received surprisingly stilted attention upon release. Nick became disillusioned with the music scene due to this lack of recognition (which he'd eerily predicted in the lyrics of "Fruit Tree" on his debut album). Besides the title track, final set "Pink Moon" is a sparse affair featuring only Nick and an acoustic guitar. Twenty years after his death, the adulation he craved finally began to arrive.

Win Min Than grew up in Rangoon when Burma was part of the British Raj. She was the daughter of a government official. After the Japanese occupied Burma during World War II, the family fled to India. Until she was 14 years old, she attended a convent school where she learned English. In 1951, the family sent her to London, where she attended Marie Rambert's dance school; but she quickly realised she was no dancer and soon returned to Burma, where she married the famous politician Bo Setkya (Thakin Aung Than), who was almost 20 years her senior. In 1954, a friend of American director Robert Parrish visited her home and took a photograph of her, which he sent to Parrish. Parrish was at the time planning the filming of H.E. Bates' novel "The Purple Plain" and needed an Asian actress for the lead role. Seeing her picture, he realised she would be perfect and flew to Burma to convince her to accept the role, although she had no previous acting experience. After the UK premiere in September 1954, she was convinced to come to the US in the spring of 1955 to help promote the film. While there, she received several offers of film roles, but declined them all, stating that a film career would conflict with her role as wife; and after a few weeks she returned to Burma and her husband and never acted again. The military coup in 1962 forced the couple to flee to Bangkok, Thailand, where her husband died in 1969.

Annabella Lwin was born on 31 October 1966 in Rangoon, Burma. She is an actress and composer, known for Marie Antoinette (2006), Thief of Hearts (1984) and Bow Wow Wow: I Want Candy (1982).

Peter Townsend was born on 22 November 1914 in Rangoon, Burma, British India [now Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar]. He was a writer, known for Passeport pour le monde (1959), Dee Time (1967) and L'invité du dimanche (1968). He was married to Marie-Luce Jamagne and Cecil Rosemary Pawle. He died on 19 June 1995 in Rambouillet, Yvelines, France.

Mary Lloyd 'Molly' Drake was born on 5 November 1915 in Rangoon, Burma. She was married to Rodney Drake. She died on 4 June 1993 in Tanworth-in-Arden, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK.

Peter Gordeno was born on 20 June 1939 in Rangoon, Burma. He was an actor, known for UFO... annientare S.H.A.D.O. stop. Uccidete Straker... (1974), UFO (1970) and Carry on Columbus (1992). He died on 18 October 2008 in London, England, UK.

Aung San Suu Kyi was born on 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, Burma. She is known for Beyond Rangoon (1995), Burma: A Human Tragedy (2011) and They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain (2012). She was previously married to Michael Aris.

Khin-Kyaw Maung was born on 12 July 1948 in Rangoon, Burma [now Myanmar]. He was an actor, known for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Dynasty (1981) and Babylon 5 (1993). He died on 28 September 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Green was a veteran producer/distributor involved in the film industry since the 1930s when he was a teenager. In 1972 he formed Variety the prolific sex film distributor (Flesh Gordon, The Amorous Milkman, Deadly Weapons, Anita, It Could Happen to You), the same year he and director Derek Ford founded Blackwater Films. Most of Derek's 1970s output e.g. Keep It up Jack, Suburban Wives, Sex Express, was either co-produced by Green or released through Variety. In 1978 Green closed Variety and with his two sons Nigel and Trevor formed Entertainment Film Distributors (and later its video arm Entertainment in Video), which today handles the likes of The Lord of the Rings and is one of the leading forces in UK distribution. Michael L. Green passed away on June 17th 2003 aged 84.

Lillian Frank was born on 16 January 1930 in Rangoon, Burma. She was an actress, known for Rikky and Pete (1988), The Alive Tribe (1997) and Inside Australia (1967). She was married to Richard Frank. She died on 12 August 2022 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Valentine Black was born on 14 February 1912 in Rangoon, Burma. She was an actress, known for Along Came Ruth (1924). She died on 24 May 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Bhanu Gupta was born on 12 December 1930 in Rangoon, Burma. He is known for Satyam Shivam Sundaram: Love Sublime (1978), Sanam Teri Kasam (1982) and Chann Pardesee (1981). He died on 28 January 2018 in Mumbai, India.

Rick Minas was born in 1940 in Rangoon, Burma.

Rajesh Shah was born on 29 February 1956 in Rangoon, Burma. He is a producer and writer, known for Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Aetbaar (2004) and Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai (2003).

U.A. Khader was born in 1935 in Rangoon [now Yangon], Burma [now Myanmar]. U.A. was a writer, known for Chantha (1995) and Anyarude Bhoomi (1979). U.A. died on 12 December 2020 in Kozhikode, India.

Penny Whittam was born in 1939 in Rangoon, Burma. She is an actress, known for Jane Eyre (1963), Silas Marner (1964) and Moonstrike (1963).

Ike Isaacs was born on 1 December 1919 in Rangoon, Burma. He was an actor and composer, known for Something's Gotta Give (2003), World Without Shame (1962) and Tomgang (2013). He was married to Carmen McRae. He died on 11 January 1996 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Henry Kamen was born in 1936 in Rangoon, Burma.

K. Deep was born on 10 December 1940 in Rangoon, British India. He was an actor, known for Mutiyar (1979), Santo Banto (1976) and Daaj (1976). He was married to Jagmohan Kaur. He died on 22 October 2020 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

Charlie Mitten was born on 17 January 1921 in Rangoon, Burma. He died on 2 January 2002 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK.