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Dudley Moore, the gifted comedian who had at least three distinct career phases that brought him great acclaim and success, actually started out as a musical prodigy as a child. Moore -- born in Dagenham, Essex, England to working class parents in 1935 -- won a music scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford, to study the organ. At university, he also studied composition and became a classically trained pianist, though his forte on the piano for public performance was jazz. After graduating from Magdalen College in 1958, Moore was offered a position as organist at King's College, Cambridge, but turned it down in order to go to London and pursue a music and acting career. Fellow Oxonian Alan Bennett (Exter Colelge, B.A., Medieval History, 1957) had already recommended him to John Bassett, who was putting together a satirical comedy revue called "Beyond the Fringe". "Beyond the Fringe" was to be Moore's first brush with fame, along with co-stars Bennett, future theatrical director Jonathan Miller (now Sir Jonathan, who studied Medicine at Cambridge and was a physician), and Peter Cook, who was destined to become Moore's comic partner during the 1960s and '70s.
It was Miller who had recommended Cook for "Beyond the Fringe", in much the same way that Bennett had bird-dogged Moore. Cook, who had studied modern languages at Cambridge, had been part of the famous Cambridge theatrical, the Footlights revue in 1959, had subsequently gone to London to star in a West End revue for Kenneth Williams, "Pieces of Eight". This old-fashioned review was such a success there was a sequel, "One Over the Eight". He was advised by his agent not to star in the Fringe with the three others as he was a professional, whereas they were amateurs. Ironically, the great success of "Beyond the Fringe", which was a new kind of satirical comedy, would doom the very old-fashioned reviews that Cook had just tasted success in. "Beyond the Fringe" not only won great acclaim in the UK, but it was a hit in the U.S.. The four won a special Tony Award in 1963 for their Broadway production of "Beyond the Fringe" and there was a television program made of the revue in 1964.
Moore and Cook were offered the TV show Not Only... But Also (1965) by the BBC in 1965. Peter Cook was on as a guest. Their pairing was so successful, it enjoyed a second season in 1966 and a third in 1970. They were particularly funny as the working-class characters "Pete" and "Dud". The duo then broke into the movies, including The Wrong Box (1966) and Bedazzled (1967). In 1974, the duo won their second Tony Award for their show "Good Night", which was the stage version of their TV series "Not Only... But Also".
In the mid- to late 1970s, they issued three comic albums in the guise of the characters "Derek" and "Clive" (Moore and Cook, respectively), two lavatory attendants that many viewed as reincarnations of their earlier TV characters "Pete" and "Dud". The albums, ad-libbed in a recording studio while the two drank vast quantities of alcohol, were noted at the time for their obscenity. Their typical routine was a stream-of-consciousness fugue by Cook, interspersed with interjections by Moore. With their obscenity-laden, free-formed riffs, Derke and Clive presaged the more free-wheeling shock comedy of the 1980s and '90s.
They subsequently split up as Moore could no longer tolerate Cook's alcoholism. Under the influence, Cook would become abusive towards Moore, whose acting career was undergoing a renaissance in the late '70s while his career has stalled. Ironically, it was playing an alcoholic that brought Moore to the summit of his success as an actor.
After marrying American actress Tuesday Weld in 1975, Moore moved to the U.S. and began a second career as a solo screen comedian, stealing the show from Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn as the horny conductor in the movie comedy, Foul Play (1978). When George Segal dropped out of the movie 10 (1979), director Blake Edwards cast Moore in the lead role as the composer undergoing a mid-life crisis. It was a huge hit, but was surpassed by his Oscar-nominated turn as the dipsomaniac billionaire in Arthur (1981). In the early 1980s, Moore was a top box office attraction. In 1983, the National Alliance of Theater Owners named him the Top Box Office Star-Male of the Year.
His career began petering out after he turned down the lead in Splash (1983), a role that helped establish Tom Hanks as a top movie comedian and position him for his transition into movie drama and super-stardom. As Hanks star waxed, Moore's star waned, and by 1985 he was reduced to playing an elf in Santa Claus: The Movie (1985), one of the all time turkeys. Even a second turn as "Arthur" in Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) couldn't revive his box office, the dependent clause of the title all too well describing his career. His TV series Dudley (1993) was a bust, and the 1990s proved a wasteland for the once-honored and prosperous comedian.
Moore was deeply affected by the January 1995 death of Peter Cook by a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at the age of 57. Moore organized a two-day memorial to Cook in Los Angeles that was held in November 1995. Less than four years later, in September 1999, Moore announced that he was afflicted with progressive supra-nuclear palsy, a disease for which there is no treatment.
Dudley Moore was invested as a Commander of the Order of The British Empire (one step below knighthood) in June 2001. Moore personally attended the ceremony at Buckingham Palace to accept his CBE from Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales (later King Charles III), despite being unable to speak and being wheelchair-bound. He died in Watchung, New Jersey on March 27, 2002, a month shy of his 67th birthday, from the pneumonia related to progressive supra-nuclear palsy.
Dudley Moore was married four times, to actresses Suzy Kendall, Tuesday Weld, Brogan Lane and Nicole Rothschild, and had two sons, one with Tuesday Weld and one with Nicole Rothschild.- Adelayo Adedayo was born on 18 December 1988 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Some Girls (2012), Timewasters (2017) and Origin (2018).
- Jay Ali was born on 29 March 1982 in Barking and Dagenham, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Clock (2023), Carnival Row (2019) and Magnum P.I. (2018).
- Katie Jarvis was born on 22 June 1991 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Fish Tank (2009), I Was 3 (2017) and Ginger (2016).
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Sara Pascoe was born on 22 May 1981 in Dagenham, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Twenty Twelve (2011), The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2009) and Free Agents (2009). She has been married to Steen Raskopoulos since 2020. They have one child.- Actress
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Stacey Solomon was born on 4 October 1989 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011), The Keith and Paddy Picture Show (2017) and Sooty (2011). She has been married to Joe Swash since 24 July 2022. They have three children.- Frankie Wilson was born on 27 June 1993 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Souvenir (2019), The Souvenir: Part II (2021) and Against the Ice (2022).
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Alan Blakely was founder member of sixties band The Tremeloes as rhythm guitarist/keyboardist. The Tremeloes who were signed by Decca in 1962 who at same time turned the Beatles down hits include Call me number one, Silence is Golden Here comes my baby. Blakely also penned many Tremeloes numbers alongside band members Len Chip Hawkes father of Chesney Hawkes.- Writer
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Jamali Maddix was born on 8 April 1991 in Barking and Dagenham, London, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Hate Thy Neighbour (2016), Ladhood (2019) and Calico (2024).- Actor
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Bill Treacher was born on 4 June 1930 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Musketeer (2001), George and the Dragon (2004) and EastEnders (1985). He was married to Katherine Kessey. He died on 5 November 2022 in Suffolk, England, UK.- Actress
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Sandie Shaw was born on 26 February 1947 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Last Night in Soho (2021), Because I Said So (2007) and The Boat That Rocked (2009). She is married to Tony Bedford. She was previously married to Nik Powell and Jeff Banks.- Actor
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John Farnham is regarded as Australia's top performing artist, with a career spanning three decades. Born in Essex, England, John immigrated to Australia in 1959 at the age of 10. Since his debut in 1967 he has had numerous successes as a solo performer. His solo album Whispering Jack (1986) continues to be Australia biggest selling album of all time by a local artist, with sales in excess of 1.4 million, and for which Farnham was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award by the Australian Record Industry Association. In addition to local success, Whispering Jack and the single You're the Voice were chart-topping hits throughout Europe, England and Canada. The multi-award winning singer was named Australian of the Year in 1988. In 1989, Farnham was invited to launch the Greenpeace's 'Rainbow Warriors' album in Moscow. In 1992, he recorded the role of Jesus for the Australian cast of Jesus Christ Superstar - The Album then toured with the stage production. In the same year, he was awarded the coveted Australian Music Awards' Crystal Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry, On Australia Day 1996, he was honoured with the Order of Australia for Services to Music and Charity. Farnham has undertaken numerous local and international tours throughout his career, including a national Australian tour with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra amongst his achievements. His Australian tours are renowned for breaking attendance records, specifically the Chain Reaction Tour in 1990 during which there were eight sell-out performances at Melbourne Park. His 1996 Jack of Hearts- Live in the Round Australian tour, a $5 million production, was
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Amar Adatia was born on 12 March 1986 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for EastEnders (1985), Dangerous Game (2017) and Gangsters Gamblers Geezers (2016).- Actor
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Dan Osborne was born on 27 June 1991 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for HangDr Promo (2016), GymJam (2017) and Dreamboys (2014). He has been married to Jacqueline Jossa since 24 June 2017. They have two children.- Writer
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Douglas Livingstone was born on 23 May 1934 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Boys from the Bush (1991), Chillers (1990) and The Impossible Spy (1987). He was married to Anne Carroll. He died on 19 April 2021.- Actor
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Barry Hearn was born on 19 June 1948 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Poison Arrows (2022), The Mavericks (2016) and The Big Fight Live (1976).- Vera Frances was born on 29 September 1930 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Back-Room Boy (1942), King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) and Waterloo Road (1945). She was previously married to Dennis William Ward.
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Doreen Hermitage was born on 14 April 1933 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), EastEnders (1985) and United! (1965). She was married to Ivan Soskin. She died on 7 September 2020.- Kevin O'Callaghan was born on 19 October 1961 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Victory (1981).
- Linda Kendrick was born on 27 April 1951 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Z Cars (1962), Mike and Bernie's Scene (1970) and 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet (1966). She was married to John Maghoo. She died on 5 December 2010 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.
- Alan Howard was born on 17 October 1941 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK.
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Terry Venables is an English former football player and manager. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and Queens Park Rangers F.C., and gained two caps for England National Football Team.
As a club manager, Venables won the Second Division championship with Crystal Palace F.C. in 1979. He reached the 1982 FA Cup Final with Queens Park Rangers F.C. and won the Second Division in 1983. With FC Barcelona, he won La Liga in 1985 and reached the 1986 European Cup Final. He guided Tottenham Hotspur F.C. to FA Cup victory in 1991. He also managed Middlesbrough F.C. and Leeds United A.F.C.. As the England National Football Team manager from 1994 to 1996, he reached the semi-finals of the 1996 European Championships, and managed Australia National Football Team from 1997 to 1998.- Dave Munden was born on 2 December 1943 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. He died on 15 October 2020 in England, UK.
- Alf Ramsey is an English football player and manager.
As a player, he represented the England National Football Team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as England manager from 1963 to 1974, which included guiding them to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup (1966). Knighted in 1967 in recognition of the World Cup win, Ramsey also managed his country to third place in the 1968 European Championship and the quarter-finals of the 1970 FIFA World Cup (1970) and the 1972 European Championship respectively. As a player, Ramsey was a defender and a member of England's 1950 World Cup squad.
Ramsey was born and raised in a quiet Essex village. He showed sporting promise from an early age and, after serving in the British Army during the Second World War, embarked on a football career, primarily as a right-back. He was considered an accomplished player with a tremendous grasp of the tactical side of the game. He played for England 32 times between 1948 and 1953, captaining the side three times, scoring three times and appearing in the 1950 World Cup. He played his club football for Southampton F.C. and Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and was part of the Tottenham side that won the English League championship in the 1950-51 season.
Ramsey retired from playing aged 35 to become the manager of Ipswich Town F.C., then in the third tier of English football. Ipswich rose through the divisions over the next six years, winning the Third Division South in 1956-57 and the Second Division in 1960-61. In the 1961-62 season, Ipswich's first ever campaign in the top division, Ramsey's team defied expectations to become champions of England. Ramsey took charge of the England team a year later. England's World Cup victory at Wembley in 1966 made Ramsey a national hero, though he had his critics, both at the time and since.
After managing England, Ramsey briefly held football-related roles at Birmingham City F.C. and Panathinaikos F.C., before retiring in 1979-80. A statue of Ramsey was dedicated at the reconstructed Wembley Stadium in 2009, and various honors have been afforded to him in Ipswich. He is the first person to have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame twice: an inaugural inductee in 2002, in recognition of his achievements as a manager and admitted again in 2010 for his achievements as a player. He remains widely regarded as one of British football's all-time great managers. - Actor
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Keith West was born on 6 December 1943 in Dagenham, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Beat-Club (1965), Dee Time (1967) and The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971).- Carol Wolveridge was born on 5 January 1940 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for 1984 (1956), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Armchair Theatre (1956).
- Maureen Moore was born in 1939 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Life Is a Circus (1960), Garry Halliday (1959) and The Newcomers (1965).
- Rick West was born on 7 May 1943 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK.
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Natasha Mace was born on 25 February 1993 in Barking & Dagenham, UK. She is an actress, known for Welcome to Essex (2018) and Abusing Protocol (2015). She has been married to Patrick Dawson since 7 August 2015. They have three children.- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Edward Sexton was born on 9 November 1942 in Dagenham, London, England, UK. He is known for Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987), British Style Genius (2008) and First Cut (2016). He was married to Joan Carter. He died on 23 July 2023 in London, England, UK.- Additional Crew
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Jacqui Edwards was born on 20 May 1975 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is a producer and director, known for Four Lions (2010), Utopia (2013) and Biography of the Year 2003 (2003).- Music Department
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Vic Elms was born on 10 May 1947 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Space: 1999 (1975), The Ups and Downs of a Handyman (1975) and The Investigator (1973). He died on 11 April 2017.