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Scottish-born actor James Donald was born in Aberdeen on May 18, 1917, and took his first professional stage bow some time in the late 30s. He finally attained a degree of stardom in 1943 for his sterling performance in Noël Coward's "Present Laughter", which starred Coward himself. Subsequent post-war theatre work included "The Eagle with Two Heads" (1947), "You Never Can Tell" (1948) and "The Heiress" (1949) with Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft and Donald Sinden.

Rather humorless in character with a gaunt, intent-looking face and no-nonsense demeanor, James made his debut in British films in 1942, fitting quite comfortably into the stoic war-era mold with roles in such noteworthy military sagas as In Which We Serve (1942) and The Way Ahead (1944). Ably supporting such top-notch actors as Spencer Tracy and Deborah Kerr in Edward, My Son (1949) and Elizabeth Taylor and Stewart Granger in Beau Brummell (1954), he also managed to head up a number of films including White Corridors (1951) in which he and Googie Withers play husband and wife doctors who try to balance career and marriage; Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers (1952) as "Nathaniel Winkle", and Project M7 (1953) as a scientist obsessed with his work. In addition, he earned superb marks for a number of quality films in the 1950s and 1960s. His portrayal of painter 'Vincent Van Gogh''s brother "Theo" in Lust for Life (1956) with Kirk Douglas, was quite memorable, as was his trenchant work in the WWII POW dramas The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The Great Escape (1963), and King Rat (1965). Most of the men he played were intelligent, moral-minded and honorable. While continuing to perform on stage, he also gained TV exposure. James received an Emmy nomination for his role as "Prince Albert" opposite Julie Harris in Victoria Regina (1961), and performed the part of the cruel-eyed stepfather "Mr. Murdstone" in the period remake of David Copperfield (1970) toward the end of his career. Off the screen for a number of years, he died of stomach cancer on August 3, 1993 in England. He was 76.

Sophie Kennedy Clark was born in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. She is known for Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013), Philomena (2013) and Sorority (2022).

Annie Lennox was born on 25 December 1954 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Scrooged (1988) and Dracula (1992). She has been married to Mitch Besser since 15 September 2012. She was previously married to Uri Fruchtmann and Radha Raman.

Joan Washington was born on 21 December 1946 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Red Sparrow (2018) and Crimson Peak (2015). She was married to Richard E. Grant and ??? Washington. She died on 2 September 2021 in Avening, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Jeff Stewart was born on 28 October 1955 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and director, known for A Date with Shillelagh (2019), The Bill (1984) and Under Jakob's Ladder (2011).

Amy Lennox was born in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Never Let Me Go (2010), Shetland (2013) and Holby City (1999).

Graeme was born in Aberdeen and brought up in Preston by his father who was a doctor and intended to follow him and studied at Cambridge where he discovered acting but continued his studies at kings College Hospital in London where he shared a flat with Eric Idle. They joined Tim Brooke Taylor and set up Broaden Your Mind for BBC 2. He qualified as a Dr at the same time as getting an offer to be in a tv series 'Twice a Fortnight with Germaine Greer and Bill Odie and felt he could put his medical career on the side for a few months as he would never get another offer of television. He got together with Bill and Tim and created The Goodies which ran for 2 series for Yorkshire TV and Sense of the Past on local history and with Bill provided the voices for Bananaman cartoons. He adapted some P.G. Wodehouse stories for tv, wrote the novel The Seventh Man and wrote the film script from the novel and 'Graeme Garden's Book of Medical Humour'

Character actress Sheila Keith was born to Scottish parents in London, England on June 9, 1920. Keith was raised since the age of two by an aunt in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sheila trained to be an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. Keith began her acting career in repertory theater at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland and the Bristol Old Vic in Bristol, England. Among the West End theater productions Sheila acted in are "Present Laughter," "Mame" (with Ginger Rogers), "Deathtrap," and "Anyone for Denis?". Keith started acting in various British TV shows in the mid-1960's and acted in her first movie in the early 1970's. Sheila achieved her greatest and most enduring cult cinema popularity with her memorable portrayals of nasty middle-aged women in several horror films directed by Pete Walker; she's especially chilling as vicious prison warder Walker in House of Whipcord (1974) and likewise quite frightening as aging, but still lethal cannibal Dorothy Yates in Frightmare (1974). Keith died at age 84 on October 14, 2004 in Chertsey, Surrey, England. She was survived by a son.

Andrew Cruickshank was born on 25 December 1907 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for El Cid (1961), Murder Most Foul (1964) and Kidnapped (1960). He was married to Curigwen Lewis. He died on 29 April 1988 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

Vincent Winter was born on 29 December 1947 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Superman (1978), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and The Little Kidnappers (1953). He died on 2 November 1998 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.

William Gillespie was born on 24 January 1894 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Stop, Look and Listen (1926), Her Dangerous Path (1923) and The Valley of Bravery (1926). He was married to Ann Monahan. He died on 23 June 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Margaret Mann was born on 4 April 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Four Sons (1928), Black Beauty (1921) and The Law Rides (1936). She was married to James F. Smythe. She died on 4 February 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Lewis McInnes was born on 12 November 1986 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. Lewis is known for Under the Skin (2013), Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).

Isobel Barnett was born on 30 June 1918 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. She was a writer, known for What's My Line (1951), Leisure and Pleasure (1951) and Twice Twenty (1955). She was married to Geoffrey Barnett. She died on 20 October 1980 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England, UK.

Michael Clark was born on 29 May 1962 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Prospero's Books (1991) and Comrades (1986).

William Devlin was born on 5 December 1911 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Mutiny on the Elsinore (1937), Solomon and Sheba (1959) and The Three Musketeers (1954). He was married to Meriel Moore (actress) and Mary Casson. He died on 25 January 1987 in Somerset, England, UK.

Bob Hird was born on 14 September 1936 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was a director and producer, known for 1990 (1977), The Adventures of Don Quick (1970) and For King and Country (1983). He died in 1991.

Gordon Begg was born on 14 January 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Great Expectations (1946), What Do We Do Now? (1945) and The Bandolero (1924). He died on 4 February 1954 in Battersea, London, England, UK.

Denis Law was born on 24 February 1940 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Perfect Match (1995), 3-2-1 (1978) and FA Cup Final: 1963 - Manchester United vs Leicester (1963). He was married to Diana Law. He died on 17 January 2025 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.

Opera soprano Mary Garden was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on February 20, 1874. Her family emigrated to the US in 1880, eventually settling in Chicago, Illinois. She showed an aptitude for music at an early age, studying the violin and piano and taking voice lessons while still a young girl. In 1895 she went to Paris, France, to further her voice training. She made her public debut five years later in Gustave Charpentier's "Louise" at the Opera-Comique in Paris. In 1902 composer Claude Debussy personally chose her to sing the female lead in his opera "Pelleas et Melisande", and this became her most famous and celebrated role. She was so highly regarded among composers that Jules Massenet specifically rewrote the lead part in his "Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame"--which he had originally written to be a man--for her.

She made her New York debut in 1907, in Massenet's "Thais". She was acclaimed by critics not only for her superb singing but for what many deemed her remarkable dramatic ability as well. She toured extensively in Europe and the US and joined the Chicago Civic Opera in 1910, being their featured singer until 1931. In addition, she served as general director of the Chicago Opera Association from 1921-1922.

Although she retired from the stage in 1934, she remained active in operatic circles, making many lecture and recital tours over the next 20 years and serving as audition judge for the National Arts Foundation.

She died in her birthplace of Aberdeen, Scotland, on January 3, 1967.

Lou Macari was born on 4 June 1949 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.

Marsali Stewart was born on 22 December 1972 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for In Your Dreams (1996), Criminal Justice (2008) and Bombay Blue (1997).

Ian Campbell was born on 10 June 1933 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Churchill's People (1974), The Shoals of Herring (1972) and The Big Hewer (1974). He was married to Patricia Weaver. He died on 24 November 2012.

John W. Brown was born on 24 June 1882 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for The Quest (1915), Society Snobs (1921) and Mind the Paint Girl (1919). He died on 8 September 1949 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Martin Dalby was born on 25 April 1942 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. Martin was a composer, known for The Play on One (1988), Summer Season (1985) and Play for Today (1970). Martin died on 25 October 2018 in Scotland, UK.