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A much-loved comic actor who has specialized in playing plummy, quintessentially English stereotypes, Leslie Phillips' heart was in acting from a very young age. He received elocution lessons as a child in order to lose his natural cockney accent (at that time a regional British accent was a major impediment to an aspiring actor) and he attended the Italia Conti School.

During the Second World War he served with the Durham Light Infantry (1942-45), but was invalided out, suffering from shell shock. He returned to acting and it was during the 1950s that he established himself as a notable player in British movies. His greatest claim to fame to this day is the "Doctor" series of movies, which he inherited from Dirk Bogarde. He also worked on radio, most notably 'The Navy Lark' for the BBC.

In later life he returned to playing supporting roles and even appeared in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987). He continued to make cameo appearances in films and television, and became a regular guest on British chat shows.

A popular musical name noted on film for one delightfully feisty Cockney lass, Shani Wallis was born in 1933 in Tottenham (North London), England and initially studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art on a scholarship. On stage from age 4 and performing in repertory as a young teen, she became one of the brighter young singing voices of her day. She made her West End musical debut at 18 with "Call Me Madam" at the Coliseum in 1952, and immediately established herself in the role of Princess Maria, the leading ingénue. Following other starring roles in the mediocre musicals "Happy as a King" and "Wish You Were Here," she scored again in "Wonderful Town" (1955) playing a comic soubrette, and as another spirited ingénue in "Finian's Rainbow" (1958). In-between were a number of musical-revue shows. In 1960 she replaced Tony winner Elizabeth Seal in the title role of "Irma La Douce" at London's Lyric Theatre. After the show closed, few offers came her way, so she decided to try her luck in America.

She went about rebuilding her name on the cabaret, concert, and club circuits, and added more musical roles such as "South Pacific," "The King and I" and "Bells Are Ringing" to her credits. She finally made it to Broadway in 1966, co-starring with the legendary Tessie O'Shea in "A Time For Singing," a musical version of "How Green Was My Valley." Backed by three strong numbers, she had a chance to shine in the Maureen O'Hara colleen role, but the show closed after a disappointing run of 41 performances.

A few inconsequential film roles had come her way earlier in England, including The Extra Day (1956) and Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956), not to mention a minor singing bit in Charles Chaplin's A King in New York (1957). Other than assorted variety show appearances and a televised performance supporting Carol Burnett in Once Upon a Mattress (1964), she found only a modicum of on-camera work, so it was all the more astounding when she nabbed the role of a lifetime as the ill-fated Nancy in the Oscar-winning picture Oliver! (1968). Successfully replacing the seemingly-irreplaceable Georgia Brown, Shani made a durable marquee name for herself while giving her all in the rousing "Oom-pah-Pah" number and putting her own indelible stamp on the show-stopping "As Long as He Needs Me, which is now considered her signature song. She went on to perform Nancy on the theatre stage as well.

Shani was seen only sporadically in films following this breakthrough, including the horror opus Terror in the Wax Museum (1973), for the live stage was still her first love. Over the years she has gamely performed in a number of musical staples, including "42nd Street" and "Follies," and toured with Liberace for five years during the 1980s. In 1996, she returned to England to appear in the musical "Always" at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

Shani's most recent on-camera appearances were a 2004 recurring nanny-type role on the daytime soap The Young and the Restless (1973) and a small role in the film Mojave Phone Booth (2006).

Long is married to agent and former actor Bernard Rich; their daughter Rebecca Rich is a costume designer.

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born May 5, 1988) is a British singer-songwriter who has sold millions of albums worldwide and won a total of 15 Grammys as well as an Oscar. Adele's first two albums, 19 and 21, earned her critical praise and a level of commercial success unsurpassed among her peers. After becoming a mom in 2012, Adele returned to the charts with the ballad "Hello" in 2015, the lead single from what was dubbed her comeback album 25. In 2017 she won five Grammys for her work on 25, including album, record and song of the year.Early on, Adele developed a passion for music. She gravitated toward the songs of Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige and Destiny's Child. But her true, eye-opening moment came when she was 15 and she happened upon a collection of Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald records at a local shop. "There was no musical heritage in our family," Adele told The Telegraph in a 2008 interview. "Chart music was all I ever knew. So when I listened to the Etta James and the Ella Fitzgerald, it sounds so cheesy, but it was like an awakening. I was like, oh, right, some people have proper longevity and are legends. I was so inspired that as a 15-year-old I was listening to music that had been made in the '40s."While clearly bright, Adele wasn't oriented towards traditional classroom settings. Instead, her mother enrolled her in the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology, which counts Amy Winehouse as an alum.While at school, Adele cut a three-track demo for a class project that was eventually posted on her MySpace page. When executives at XL Recordings heard the tracks, they contacted the singer and, in November 2006, just four months after Adele had graduated school, signed her to a record deal.

Adele has recorded a total of three studio albums since the beginning of her career in 2008: 19, 21 and 25.



'19' (2008) Adele's debut album, 19, which is named for the singer's age when she began recording the project, went on sale in early 2008. Led by two popular lead singles, "Adele: Hometown Glory (2009)" and "Adele: Chasing Pavements (2008)" the record rocketed Adele to fame. Released in the United States through Columbia Records, 19 resonated with American audiences, much as it had with British music fans. Adele cemented her commercial success with an appearance in October 2008 on Saturday Night Live (2016). At the taping of the show, the album was ranked No. 40 on iTunes. Less than 24 hours later, it was No. 1.



'21' (2011) Adele's much anticipated follow-up album, 21, again named for her age at the time of recording, did not disappoint upon its release in early 2011. Tapping even deeper into Adele's appreciation for classic American R&B and jazz, the record was a monster hit, selling 352,000 copies within its first week. Anchored by hits like "Adele: Rolling in the Deep (2010)" and "Adele: Someone Like You (2011)" 21 placed Adele in rarified air. In February 2011, she found herself with two Top 5 singles and a pair of Top 5 albums in the same week, becoming the only artist besides The Beatles and 50 Cent to achieve that milestone. And with 21 staying at No. 1 for 11 weeks, Adele also broke the solo female artist record previously held by Madonna's Immaculate Collection for consecutive weeks atop the album charts. 21 went on to sell more than 30 million copies worldwide.



'25' (2015) On October 22, 2015, Adele announced that she would release her third album, 25, in November. She posted 25's cover on Instagram, and said of her first full-length studio project in several years: "My last record was a break-up record, and if I had to label this one, I would call it a make-up record. Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did. 25 is about getting to know who I've become without realizing. And I'm sorry it took so long but, you know, life happened." 25, released in November 2015, is a collection of emotional, sometimes plaintive songs looking at the ins and outs of relationships, owing much of its sound to traditional pop craft. The album went on to become an international smash hit, reaching No. 1 on iTunes in 110 countries. In the U.S., 25 sold 3.38 million copies in seven days, beating the 'NSync record of 2.42 million album copies sold in a week. Among other feats, 25 is also the only album to reach a million copies sold in the U.K. in 10 days.

A leading British stage and screen actress, Rosamund John is remembered with affection for her roles in film classics such as The Way to the Stars, Green For Danger and Tawny Pipit.

Born in 1913 she grew up in Tottenham, London and studied at the Embassy School of Acting. She made her film debut in 1934 in The Secret of the Loch and two years later made her first appearance on the West End stage in Anthony and Cleopatra. Spotted by the legendary impresario C.B.Cochran she went on to appear in the revue Home and Beauty.

In 1940 she starred opposite Robert Donat in Shaw's Devils Disciple (Adelphi Theatre) and as a result went on to make three films with the actor Leslie Howard. In 1989 she spoke of her relationship with Howard: "He taught me everything I know about filmmaking. I got on very well with him and luckily he didn't want to get into bed with me - as he did with quite a few people he worked with."

In 1949 John was nominated to be the Actors Representative on the Working Party on Film Production Costs and for many years she was a leading figure with Equity, the British actors trade union. Reflecting on her work with the union in 1990 she said: "I worked on several committees including one to establish minimum rates for chorus workers. After World War Two we fought a tough battle with the BBC which wanted to claim that all actors were self-employed and therefore the BBC need not pay their income tax or National Insurance - which would mean they couldn't claim unemployment benefit. We had to fight to get actors paid for performances."

John made several television appearances including a guest cameo in Crimes of Passion (1971).

Arnold Lucy was born on 8 August 1865 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Modern Marriage (1923) and Fair Lady (1922). He died on 15 December 1945 in London, England, UK.

Dennis Spooner was born on 1 December 1932 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Department S (1969), The Champions (1968) and Champions. He was married to Pauline E. Hosking. He died on 20 September 1986 in Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Terence Soall was born on 22 March 1920 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), Anna Karenina (1977) and Our Miss Pemberton (1957). He died on 10 August 2006 in Kensington, London, England, UK.

David Lammy was born on 19 July 1972 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He is a producer, known for It's a Lot (2013), A League of Their Own (2010) and 1000 Years a Slave (2021). He has been married to Nicola Green since 2005.

Mark Hollis was born on 4 January 1955 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for White Bird in a Blizzard (2014), Head-On (2004) and White Chicks (2004). He died in February 2019.

Leonard Lewis was born on 29 November 1927 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for When the Boat Comes In (1976), EastEnders (1985) and Marine Safety: Don't Go Down The... (1971). He was married to Jean Lewis. He died on 2 December 2005 in Somerset, England, UK.

Fred Phillips was born on 7 August 1920 in Tottenham, North London, England, UK.

Gloria Brent was born on 19 March 1917 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for What Do We Do Now? (1945), Musical Contrasts (1946) and More Contrary (1955). She was married to Norrie Paramor. She died on 25 July 1998 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.

Armed with magnetic musical charisma and a talent for spitting hard and dizzying bars, British MC Chip came up as one of the most dynamic young rappers in the country's storied early-21st-century grime scene. Born Jahmaal Noel Fyffe in 1990, he was raised in Tottenham, North London, and started working on his own music at just 13 years old after being inspired by rappers like Dizzee Rascal and Wiley, the latter adopting the young rapper as his mentee. After years of grime mixtapes, Chip-now officially an adult-shifted away from the genre and into pop-leaning hip-hop, releasing his debut full-length, 2009's I Am Chipmunk, with tracks like the piano-driven Top 40 hit "Oopsy Daisy". He continued down a similar road with 2011's Transition, laced with famous features and more radio-focused fare like the triumphant "Champion". Since 2017's League of My Own II, Chip has left his sonic options wide open but moved back toward grime with songs like 2018's breakneck "Right Now".

Mark Alleyne was born on 23 May 1968 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He is married to Louise Alleyne. They have one child.

Joan Clarkson was born on 14 March 1904 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu (1923), The Scented Envelopes (1923) and The Sacred Order (1923). She was married to William Mollison. She died on 19 June 1982 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

Eileen Fowler was born on 13 May 1906 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. She was married to John Morgan Carson. She died on 7 March 2000 in Colchester, Essex, England, UK.

Don Challis was born on 26 June 1929 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He is known for Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974). He died in 2017 in Walton on Naze, Essex, England, UK.

Simon Raymonde was born on 3 April 1962 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), The Lovely Bones (2009) and White Bird in a Blizzard (2014).

Avelino was born in June 1993 in Tottenham, Greater London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Tomb Raider (2018), VS. (2018) and Mabel, Yungen, Avelino: One Shot (Remix) (2018).

Ray Boot was born on 29 May 1950 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Last Minute (2001), Leon the Pig Farmer (1992) and EastEnders (1985).

Hetta Bartlett was born on 1 May 1877 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Sonia (1921), The Lady of the Lake (1928) and Honour in Pawn (1916). She was married to Metcalfe Wood. She died in May 1947 in Dartford, Kent, England, UK.

Gilbert Church was born in 1899 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Mysterious Mr. Nicholson (1947), Murder at Scotland Yard (1952) and The Temptress (1949). He died in 1979 in Sussex, England, UK.

Paul Trevillion was born on 11 March 1934 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He is known for The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979), 3-2-1 (1978) and Roy (2009).

Ralph Harris was born on 10 December 1924 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He died on 19 October 2006 in London, England, UK.

Tony Beeton was born on 3 February 1952 in Tottenham, North London, England, UK. He was married to Maggy Beeton. He died on 5 October 1999 in Ladbroke Grove, London, England, UK.

Roy Fransen was born on 4 January 1916 in Tottenham, North London, England, UK. He died on 5 July 1985 in Northolt, London, England, UK.

Kenneth Broadberry was born on 12 April 1905 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He is known for The Boltons Revue (1948) and Cabaret (1936). He died on 10 July 1962 in Kensington, London, England, UK.

George Finch was born on 10 October 1930 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He died on 13 February 2013 in London, England, UK.

Tom-Louis Easton was born on 25 September 1983 in Tottenham, Greater London, England, UK. He died on 15 September 2006 in Islington, London, Greater London, England, UK.

Alec Flood was born in 1866 in Tottenham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Froggy's Little Brother (1921). He died on 7 February 1927 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.