Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-50 of 63
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Julia Elizabeth Wells was born on October 1, 1935, in England. Her mother, Barbara Ward (Morris), and stepfather, both vaudeville performers, discovered her freakish but undeniably lovely four-octave singing voice and immediately got her a singing career. She performed in music halls throughout her childhood and teens, and at age 20, she launched her stage career in a London Palladium production of "Cinderella".
Andrews came to Broadway in 1954 with "The Boy Friend", and became a bona fide star two years later in 1956, in the role of Eliza Doolittle in the unprecedented hit "My Fair Lady". Her star status continued in 1957, when she starred in the TV-production of Cinderella (1957) and through 1960, when she played "Guenevere" in "Camelot".
In 1963, Walt Disney asked Andrews if she would like to star in his upcoming production, a lavish musical fantasy that combined live-action and animation. She agreed on the condition if she didn't get the role of Doolittle in the pending film production of My Fair Lady (1964). After Audrey Hepburn was cast in My Fair Lady, Andrews made an auspicious film debut in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins (1964), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Andrews continued to work on Broadway, until the release of The Sound of Music (1965), the highest-grossing movie of its day and one of the highest-grossing of all time. She soon found that audiences identified her only with singing, sugary-sweet nannies and governesses, and were reluctant to accept her in dramatic roles in The Americanization of Emily (1964) and Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Torn Curtain (1966). In addition, the box-office showings of the musicals Julie subsequently made increasingly reflected the negative effects of the musical-film boom that she helped to create. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) was for a time the most successful film Universal had released, but it still couldn't compete with Mary Poppins or The Sound of Music for worldwide acclaim and recognition. Star! (1968) and Darling Lili (1970) also bombed at the box office.
Fortunately, Andrews did not let this keep her down. She worked in nightclubs and hosted a TV variety series in the 1970s. In 1979, Andrews returned to the big screen, appearing in films directed by her husband Blake Edwards, with roles that were entirely different from anything she had been seen in before. Andrews starred in 10 (1979), S.O.B. (1981) and Victor/Victoria (1982), which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
She continued acting throughout the 1980s and 1990s in movies and TV, hosting several specials and starring in a short-lived sitcom. In 2001, she starred in The Princess Diaries (2001), alongside then-newcomer Anne Hathaway. The family film was one of the most successful G-Rated films of that year, and Andrews reprised her role as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). In recent years, Andrews appeared in Tooth Fairy (2010), as well as a number of voice roles in Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), Enchanted (2007), Shrek Forever After (2010), and Despicable Me (2010).- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Scott Frank was born on 10 March 1960 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Logan (2017), Out of Sight (1998) and The Lookout (2007).- Production Designer
- Art Department
- Costume Designer
Tony Walton was born on 24 October 1934 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for All That Jazz (1979), Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and Mary Poppins (1964). He was married to Gen LeRoy and Julie Andrews. He died on 2 March 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Composer
- Soundtrack
- Music Department
Born in North Somerset, England in 1971. A founding member of UK band Portishead, Geoff Barrow is also known for his film composing work - Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010), Couple in a Hole (2015), and with Ben Salisbury - Ex Machina (2014) Free Fire (2016) Black Mirror (2016) Annihilation (2018) Luce (2019) Devs (2020) and most recently Archive 81 for Netflix.- Anna Drake is an American actress from Houston, Texas where she began performing at a young age. Following her high school graduation, she attended Stephen F Austin and Sam Houston State University where she competed and was recognized regionally for her work on stage. She obtained her BFA in Musical Theatre in 2019 and relocated to Los Angeles, California.
- Angela Browne was infatuated with cinema from early childhood, imagining herself in the the part of the screen heroine during her frequent visits to the pictures. Aged thirteen, she left her Catholic convent school to study at the Cone-Ripman Drama Academy in London. After four years, she earned herself a scholarship to RADA. She then joined repertory companies in Worthing, York and Scarborough, eventually making her West End debut as an uninhibited Swedish girl in the 1959 comedy, "The Marriage Go-Round", alongside John Clements and Kay Hammond. She was serious enough about her newly acquired craft to study the films of Ingmar Bergman in order to appear as 'authentically Swedish' as possible. By 1960, after further theatrical success in both comedy and drama, Angela came to be regarded as one of the most promising up-and-coming actresses of the stage.
A vivacious blonde of uncommon and exquisite beauty, Angela inevitably attracted the attention of television producers. After a few early bit parts she co-starred with Patrick McGoohan as the titular "Girl in Pink Pajamas" in the The Girl in Pink Pajamas (1960) episode of the cult series, Danger Man (1960). She got on extremely well with McGoohan who proved very supportive on the set. Years later, Angela jumped at the chance -- when offered -- to appear with him again in the aptly-titled A Change of Mind (1967) episode of The Prisoner (1967). Her role as "No. 86", a mind-control specialist tasked with 'rehabilitating' "No. 6" (McGoohan) by means of a pre-frontal lobotomy, has become the one for which she is best-remembered. In a later interview, Angela confessed that she never quite understood the intricacies of the plot and simply 'got on with it' by following an old axiom she had learned from Noël Coward: "learn your lines and don't bump into the furniture".
Gainfully employed within Britain's ITV network, Angela had a recurring part in the crime series Ghost Squad (1961) and made appearances in The Saint (1962) and The Avengers (1961). She was also the obligatory romantic interest in the Norman Wisdom farce Press for Time (1966), a rare role in a feature film. Guesting on television -- which meant a less rigorous schedule than either films or the stage -- became, for several years, her preferred means of deriving a living from her profession. After her marriage to actor Francis Matthews (best known as the urbane lead of Paul Temple (1969)), Angela took a step back from performing to raise a family, in essence eschewing any further chance of stardom. By the early 1970s, she had eased into character roles, turning up at auditions in deliberately un-glamorous attire in order to snare more interesting assignments. While her screen appearances became fewer, she remained active on the stage in plays by Noël Coward, Henrik Ibsen and Alan Ayckbourn. She retired from acting altogether in 1990 and devoted her sadly few remaining years to her family and to charity work. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Doris Lloyd was an English actress with a lengthy film career. She appeared in over 150 films between 1920 and 1960. She spent most of her life abroad in the United States.
In 1891, Lloyd was born in Walton, Liverpool. Her parents were Edward Franklin Lloyd and Hessy Jane McCappin. One of her grandfathers was reportedly an amateur actor,.
Lloyd made her theatrical debut c. 1914, Liverpool Repertory Company. She made her film debut in the crime film The Shadow Between (1920), based on a novel by Silas Kitto Hocking (1850-1935).
In the early 1920s, Lloyd traveled to the United States to visit her sister who had settled there. She found work as an actress in the United States, and decided to permanently settle there. Besides film appearances, Lloyd appeared in Broadway theater, in the Ziegfeld Follies, and with touring theaters,
Though mostly playing minor and supporting roles, Lloyd had a few highlights in her film career. She played the sinister Russian spy Mrs. Travers in Disraeli (1929), Mrs. Cutten in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), sympathetic thief Nancy Sikes in Oliver Twist (1933), school superintendent Miss Wetherby in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946), and the "meek housekeeper" Mrs. Watchett in The Time Machine (1960).
Lloyd voiced one of the talking roses in the animated film Alice in Wonderland (1951). Towards the end of her career she had bit parts as an unnamed depositor in Mary Poppins (1964), and as Baroness Ebberfeld in The Sound of Music (1965). Her last film appearance was in the comedy film Rosie! (1967).
Lloyd died in May 1968, at the age of 76. She died in Santa Barbara, California, and was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery of Glendale.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Christian was born at Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, Florida and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. He sang in The Texas Boys Choir. Performed at regional theaters' Stage West, Casa Manana, and Circle Theatre in Fort Worth while attending Texas Christian University's film and theatre schools. He has also studied at Circle in The Square Theatre School in New York City and Playhouse West in Los Angeles. He resides in Los Angeles and studies with Diana Castle at the Imagined Life Studio.- Art Department
- Set Decorator
Ethan Goodwin was born on 25 February 1979 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is a set decorator, known for Gone Girl (2014), Babylon (2022) and Licorice Pizza (2021).- Ellis Dale was born on 5 May 1930 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Eye of the Needle (1981), Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) and American Playhouse (1980). He died on 14 October 1991 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK.
- Kayla Sutton is an American actress originally from Atlanta Georgia. Kayla is most known for her roles as Carla in the feature film 'The Ex Obsession', Madeline Whittington in the Hulu Original Series 'Mike', FOX Network's 'Our Kind of People', Tyler Perry's 'Ruthless S4' as Nella, and Urbanflix TV's Heaux Phase as Jenny Freeman.
- Make-Up Department
Paul Engelen was born on 30 October 1949 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He is known for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Gladiator (2000) and Phantom Thread (2017).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Heidi Range was born on 23 May 1983 in Walton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. She is an actress, known for About Time (2013), Love Actually (2003) and Wimbledon (2004). She has been married to Alex Partakis since 4 September 2016. They have two children.- Claire Faulconbridge was born on 22 June 1952 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Menace (1970), Romance (1977) and One-Upmanship (1974).
- Daniel Smith was born on 21 May 1961 in Ft Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Idiocracy (2006) and Living Doll (2009). He has been married to Voncille Cassandra Woodbury-Smith since 14 September 1991. They have one child.
- Faron Ruffley was born on 8 January 1942 in Walton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
- Blythe Scott was born on 27 November 1985 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Getaway (2017), Hollywood Hopeful (2024) and One Final Flicker in the Soot Amongst the Dirt.
- Composer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Luke Haines was born on 7 October 1967 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Swimming with Sharks (1994), Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry (2000) and How to Build a Girl (2019). He has been married to Sian Pattenden since 2000. They have one child.- Kathleen Ferrier was born on 22 April 1912 in Higher Walton, Lancashire, England, UK. She was married to Bert Wilson. She died on 8 October 1953 in London, England, UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Tony White was born on 11 October 1923 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He was a director, known for Enemy Mine (1985), Department S (1969) and The Avengers (1961). He died in May 2001 in Harrow, London, England, UK.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Geoffrey Faithfull was born on 28 January 1893 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and director, known for For You Alone (1945), I'll Turn to You (1946) and Village of the Damned (1960). He died on 1 December 1979 in England, UK.- Editor
- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
Spencer Reeve was born on 10 December 1923 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He was an editor, known for Quatermass and the Pit (1967), The Invisible Man (1958) and Big Zapper (1973). He was married to Smith, Matilda (Hazel). He died on 15 December 1973 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Producer
- Actress
- Director
Born in Walton-on Thames , Surrey, Yvette Vanson escaped suburbia to study at drama school in Cardiff. An actress for several years in the 70s, in theatre and on TV, Yvette returned to study as a mature student and gained a BA. Hons.1st class in Social Science, before pursuing her career as an independent film maker with a job secured at the BBC. Then blacklisted from the BBC along with others, Yvette produced & directed via her independent production company Vanson Wardle Productions (VW) with Tony Wardle, journalist, many highly acclaimed training and promotional videos for major charities & NGOs, covering issues as diverse as disability, children in care and trade union rights, including the first Government film on the plight of carers. In the early 1980s she developed and managed the East Sussex Social Services Media Unit producing and directing ground breaking training videos for social services staff nationally and internationally. Finally returning to the BBC, Yvette produced a single documentary and a mini series. Later her award winning documentaries were made by VW with Tony Wardle, and later under the banner of her own company, Vanson Productions. Yvette produced and directed the vast majority of these films over a 20 years period from the mid-80s to 2000. She then returned to drama, as Executive Producer. Vanson Productions co-producing with Granada, The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, Bafta Winner Best Single Drama 2000. And Doomwatch, a feature length science thriller based on the cult 1970s TV series, with Working Title TV. Retiring from TV production, in 2004 Yvette first picked up a paintbrush at Putney School of Art & Design, and from 2013 had four successful London exhibitions, one in Yorkshire, and one in France. In the same period, she also became involved in co-writing and editing a number of books including a novel, The Inquest, with Tony Wardle, the best-selling Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer with Michael Mansfield QC, and Presumed Guilty the book of the documentary Yvette produced and directed for the BBC. She has just finished writing her memoir, the Simple Truth.- Born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida in 1968, Wesley has lived almost his entire life within 50 miles of his place of birth. The only exception was during his enlistment in the United States Army when he trained at Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Gordon, Georgia; and was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. Other than that, Wesley has lived in Milton, Florida, notable only as the birth place of Casper Van Dien, leading actor in Starship Troopers. Wesley Graduated from Milton High School in 1985. In 1987 he married a high school sweetheart, and they have one son together. In December of 2008 they celebrated 21 years of marriage and look forward to many more. Wesley began acting in the early 1990s on stage in local productions. He left acting to pursue college and a career in the mid 1990s, but returned to the pursuit of acting in '05. While searching for his niche in life, he has gained many marketable skills such as, military communications specialist/med-evac dispatcher, heavy equipment operator, automotive mechanic, automotive body repair tech, welder, plumber, electrician, musician (playing drums, bass guitar, bagpipes and saxophone), roofer, construction framer, small arms expert, restaurateur/head cook/chef, carpenter, sports photographer, photojournalist/writer, marketing director and probably a few others. Wesley is a published journalist and poet.
- Ryan Marsini was born on 15 June 1992 in Ft Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for One Life to Live (1968), Guiding Light (1952) and The Confession (1999).
- Producer
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Michael L. Long was born in 1968 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is a producer and cinematographer, known for Riviera (2019), The Guy Knows Everything (2012) and Simone (2010).- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Dylan Tyler is a young, aspiring actor that currently resides in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He graduated from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film in May 2015 with a degree in Fine & Performing Arts. While attending college, Dylan shot a pilot that aired on the Food Network for Authentic Productions (Big Mama's Kitchen), as well as local commercials and student films. Since graduation, Dylan has been working in Atlanta area to gain more industry experience, both on independent projects and on major networks. He has appeared in several upcoming projects, such as his new T.V. series "Hoodlums", as well as "Late Justice" and "Broken Strings".- Actor
- Producer
- Production Designer
Sean M. Sellers was born on 25 November 1986 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Ashes of the Phoenix (2013), The Redeemer (2009) and Skeleton Stories (2005).- Actress
- Additional Crew
Felicity Mason was born on 14 December 1917 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 2 (1950), A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 1/II (1951) and A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 2/II (1951). She was married to Richard Mason and Henry Lyon Young. She died on 28 August 1993 in The London Lighthouse, Kensington, London UK.- Jackson Davis was born on 7 July 1967 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for The Last Days (2005) and Pineapple (2008).
- Producer
- Cinematographer
- Director
Travis Miller is an independent filmmaker from Oklahoma. He owns Mudd Miller Productions, which in 2010 changed its name to the Rebellious Cinema. He writes, produces, and directs films in the horror genre. He believes that independent film is the future of cinema. His debut feature film Bloodstained Romance was shot on a shoe string budget and was named #8 on the FilmArcade.net Top Independent Films of '08. It was picked up by Las Vegas studio Echelon Studios. Bloodstained Romance took 1st place at the Underground Horror Film Fest and received the award of "Best Oklahoma Movie" in 2010. Miller was recently asked to write, and direct Dead Girls Don't Cry for the legendary American International Pictures (The Amityville Horror, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Mad Max). His visionary style has deemed him "The Future of Horror" by Phantamorte.com, and Jason Hughes (Author Moral Horror).- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Stephen Leahy was born on 30 May 1949 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Heaven Knows (1997), Cluedo (1992) and Watching the Detectives (2005).- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jonathan Spafford was born on 23 April 1985 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is known for War of the Worlds (2005), Kill Your Darlings (2013) and Disturbia (2007).- Barbara Hepworth was born on 4 December 1904 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Rescued by Rover (1905), Pamela's Party (1912) and The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper (1908). She died on 22 July 1997 in Surrey, England, UK.
- Edward Thomas was born on 16 May 1918 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He was married to Ruth Dyson. He died on 22 January 1996 in Dorking, Surrey, England, UK.
- Frank Seton was born on 29 March 1918 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Play of the Month (1965), Strongroom (1962) and Adam Adamant Lives! (1966). He died on 28 February 2007 in Rosecare, Cornwall, England, UK.
- Writer Susan Ertz was born in England in 1887 to American parents. When she was still quite young her parents moved back to the US, settling in New York, but when Susan was seven they returned to England. They stayed there until Susan was 12, when they returned to the US, this time moving to a cabin in northern California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, where she lived until she was 18 (on a trip to San Francisco in 1906 she was caught in the earthquake that almost destroyed the city). At age 18 she traveled to New York City, staying there for a short while, then moved to England in 1914, shortly before the outbreak of World War I.
Her first novel, "Marie Claire", was published in 1922. It wasn't particularly successful at first, but eventually became quite popular. Many of her subsequent novels were about women's domestic issues--"Nina" is about a wife's love for her cheating husband, "After Noon" focuses on the problems of a married middle-aged man and "The Story of Julian" is about the difficulties a couple has with an adolescent son. Her novel "Now East, Now West" is a comparison of the differences between Britons and Americans, and "The Proselyte" details the hardships of the infamous Mormon journey westward. In 1932 she married a British army officer, Maj. J.R. McCrinkle.
Susan Ertz died in Kent, England, in 1985 at age 98. - Actor
- Sound Department
Jason Sylvester was born on 10 February 1976 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Intimate Nights (1998), Two in the Morning (1997) and F2: Forensic Factor (2003).- Priya Kaur-Jones was born in 1979 in Walton, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Actor
- Producer
- Talent Agent
Jimmy Sexton was born on 22 August 1963 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Endangered (2008), Nick Saban: Gamechanger (2010) and Year of the Quarterback (2010).- Additional Crew
- Special Effects
- Camera and Electrical Department
Juliet Verni was born on 19 April 1980 in Walton, New York, USA. She is known for Stealth (2005), Team America: World Police (2004) and Blade: Trinity (2004).- Additional Crew
- Writer
J.H. Plumb was born on 20 August 1911 in 65 Walton Street, Leicester, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Royal Heritage (1977), The Commanding Sea (1980) and The Levin Interviews (1980). He died on 21 October 2001 in Cambridge, England, UK.- Jason Elam was born on 8 March 1970 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Love's a Trip (2004), NFL Monday Night Football (1970) and The NFL on CBS (1956).
- Joe Fagan was born on 12 March 1921 in Walton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He was married to Lillian Poke. He died on 30 June 2001 in Anfield, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
- Steve Anthony was born on 1 June 1968 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor, known for 2001: A Space Road Odyssey (2001), Kölcsönkapott idö (1993) and Dave's World (1993).
- George Woodcock was born on 20 October 1904 in Bamber Bridge, Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire, England, UK. He was married to Laura Mary McKernan. He died on 30 October 1979 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK.
- Gail Trimble was born on 13 August 1982 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. She has been married to Tom West since August 2010. They have one child.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Dan McLean was born on 27 March 1982 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. Dan is known for Project: Threshold (2009).- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Derrik Lang was born on 17 January 1981 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for All My Children (1970), Help Wanted (2004) and General Hospital (1963).- Elizabeth Vaughan was born on 29 January 1904 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Hound of the Baskervilles (1931), Hawley's of High Street (1933) and The Loves of Ariane (1931). She died on 16 January 1990 in Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK.