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Amy Jade Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983 in Enfield, London, England and raised in Southgate, London, England to Janis Holly Collins (née Seaton), a pharmacist & Mitchell "Mitch" Winehouse, a window panel installer and taxi driver. Her family shared her love of theater and music. Amy was brought up on jazz music; She received her first guitar at age 13 and taught herself how to play. Young Amy Winehouse was a rebellious girl. At age 14, she was expelled from Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London. At that time she pierced her nose and tattooed her body. She briefly attended the BRIT School in Croydon, and began her professional career at 16, performing occasional club gigs and recording low cost demos. At 19 years old, she recorded her debut album: Frank (2003), a jazz-tinged album that became a hit and earned her several award nominations. During the next several years, she survived a period of personal upheaval, a painful relationship, and struggles with substance abuse. Her final album, Back on Black (2006) was an international hit, and 'Rehab' made No. 9 on the US pop charts.
Her big break came in 2008. Amy Winehouse became the first British female to win 5 Grammy Awards on the same night, February 10th, 2008, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year for 'Rehab'. Her Grammy performance was broadcast from London via satellite, because she was unable to appear in person in Los Angeles due to temporary problems with her traveling visa. Following her success at the Grammy Awards, Winehouse gave a string of highly successful performances during the year 2008. In June, she was suddenly hospitalized with a serious lung condition. However, she left hospital for one evening to perform for Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday celebration in London's Hyde Park. She sang her hits: Rehab & Valerie, drawing cheers and applause form the crowds and a smile from Mandela. Winehouse also performed for Roman Abramovich's party in Moscow; there she earned $2 million for her one-hour gig.
Amy Winehouse developed a distinctive style of her own. Her signature beehive hairstyle has become the model for fashion designers, while her vulnerability, her fragile personality and self-destructive behavior was regular tabloid news, and subject of criticism and controversy. In April 2008 she was named the second greatest "ultimate heroine" by the British population at large, and a month later was voted the second most hated personality in the UK. George Michael called her the "best female vocalist he has heard in his entire career," while Keith Richards warned that she "won't be around long" if her behavior doesn't change.
Musically, Amy Winehouse created a cross-cultural and cross-genre style. She experimented with an eclectic mix of jazz, soul, pop, reggae, world beat and R&B. She had a special ability to channel hurt and despair into her performances. Her voice, phrasing and delivery sometimes sounded like a mix between Billy Holliday, Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan, and coupled with similarities in personal problems, she at times resembled another incarnation of legendary "Lady Blues".
Amy died at 27 years old on July 23, 2011 in her London home following a long-running battle with alcohol addiction. She was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium and her ashes were laid to rest in Edgwarebury Jewish Cemetery in London, United Kingdom. Her death caused considerable mourning worldwide.- Martin Stephens was the most popular child actor in Britain during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Having lost interest in acting as he became an adult, he moved to Belfast in 1968, where he studied architecture at Queen's University, Belfast. He later returned to England, where he pursued his new career in architecture and as a teacher of Meditation.
- Andrew Ray was born on 31 May 1939 in Southgate, Middlesex, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mudlark (1950), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) and Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978). He was married to Susan Burnet. He died on 20 August 2003 in London, England, UK.
- Actress
Carol Marsh was an English actress from Southgate, an urban area which at the time of her birth was outside London. She was in the prime of her career during the late 1940s and the 1950s. She worked frequently in radio plays until the 1980s. Her later life was reportedly reclusive.
Marsh was educated at a convent school. During her school years, she often appeared in school plays. She later decided to follow an acting career, and won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music (RAM). She was trained in both acting and singing. She also received speech lessons, and additional additional lessons through joining "The Company of Youth", an acting school for young contract players maintained by British film studio The Rank Organisation.
In 1947, Marsh won an audition to play the role of Rose Brown in the film noir Brighton Rock (1948) (1948). The film was based on the popular thriller novel of the same title by Graham Greene, published in 1938, which had previously been adapted into a hit play. Marsh's character was the frail and naive wife of psychopathic gangster Pinkie Brown (played by Richard Attenborough), who is unaware that he had ulterior motives when he romanced her. Reportedly over 3,000 women had auditioned for the role. Marsh, a then-obscure rookie, was chosen due to closely matching the character's appearance and vulnerability. This was her film debut, and it is still regarded as her most popular role.
Marsh was next chosen for the lead role of Alice in a French film, "Alice in Wonderland" (1949). The film was based on the novel by Lewis Carroll, and most of Wonderland's characters were portrayed by stop-motion animated puppets. The film was not distributed in the United Kingdom, due to including a satirical version of Queen Victoria.
Marsh's third film was the romantic comedy Marry Me (1949) (1949). It included a frame story of a journalist investigating a matchmaking service, but it depicted the stories of various people involved in the service, in the style of an anthology. Marsh had the leading role of teenaged heiress Susan Graham in the romantic comedy "Helter Skelter" (1949). The film depicts Susan's efforts to avoid the matchmaking efforts of her legal guardians, to cure herself from a persistent case of hiccups, and to face the overbearing mother of her new boyfriend.
Marsh's next significant film role was in the Christmas film "Scrooge" (1951), an adaptation of the novella "A Christmas Carol" (1843) by Charles Dickens. Marsh played the role of Fan Scrooge, the beloved sister of Ebenezer Scrooge (played by Alastair Sim). The film expanded Ebenezer's backstory, fleshed out his business career, and explored his ambivalent relationship with his family; it was one of the most popular films in Britain during 1952.
Marsh next had the female lead role in the "Salute the Toff" (1952). The film was the sixth part in a film series about the upper-class detective The Toff/Richard Rollinson, based on the novels of John Creasey (1908-1973). Marsh played Fay Gretton, the woman who hires Rollinson and tasks him with locating her missing employer. The film was popular at the time of its release, but was considered lost for decades. It was rediscovered in the early 2010s, and received its first home video release.
Marsh worked extensively in radio and television during the 1950s, but her film career went on hiatus. She made a comeback in the horror film "Dracula" (1958), in her first film role since 1952. The film was a loose adaptation of the novel by Bram Stoker. Marsh played the female vampire Lucy Holmwood, based on the novel's Lucy Westenra. Marsh was one of the first actresses to portray female vampires for Hammer Film Productions, a film studio that specialized on horror films.
Marsh next played the female lead in the crime film "Man Accused" (1959), playing Kathy, a baronet's daughter. The film's protagonist Bob Jensen (played by Ronald Howard) is Kathy's fiance. Bob has been framed for murder, and tries to discover the identities of the real killers. The film was poorly received, in part due to its plot recycling elements from previous works. This was Marsh's last film role.
Marsh continued working extensively on radio, and it is estimated that she performed in over a hundred BBC radio plays. She also voiced roles for BBC's radio anthology "Children's Hour" (1922-1964), which was primarily aimed at an audience of children. During the 1970s, Marsh had a role in theatrical productions of the play "The Mousetrap" (1952) by Agatha Christie. The play features a small group of staff and residents in a guesthouse, as they start to suspect that one of them is a wanted killer. Christie used elements of the real-life Dennis O'Neill manslaughter case (1945) as elements in the origin of the play's killer.
Marsh retired in the 1980s. She spent the rest of her life in Bloomsbury, London, living alone. She never married, and (according to her obituary) became a recluse. In March 2010, she died in London, aged 83. Her name remains familiar to fans of classic British (and French) cinema, due to several of her films having had cult followings.- Podcaster
- Writer
- Actor
Simon Mayo was born on 21 September 1958 in Southgate, London, England, UK. He is a podcaster and writer, known for Kermode & Mayo's Take (2022), Knife Edge and Itch (2020).- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Keith Mitchell previously teamed with writing partner Eric Champnella on Eddie (1996), the basketball comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg. The duo have penned several other studio-optioned scripts, and partnered on the Disney telefilm Mail to the Chief (2000). Mitchell's other television credits include the MOW "Nerve" (2000) and the half-hour pilots "Front Office" (2000) and "Hollywood Hills Adjacent" (2000). His current works include the "Peter Westbrook Project" (Touchstone) and Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006) (Twentieth Century Fox), co-written with Allie Dvorin.
Born and raised in Southgate, Michigan, Mitchell lettered in basketball, football and baseball, and was heavily recruited by numerous major schools. He accepted a scholarship from the University of Michigan, playing for legendary coach Bo Schembechler on two Rose Bowl-winning squads.
Mitchell currently resides in Manhattan Beach, California with wife, Kimberlee, and their two children, Chloe and Kellen.- Brett Usher was born on 10 December 1946 in Southgate, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Disraeli (1978), Sinister Street (1969) and Scorpion Tales (1978). He died on 13 June 2013 in Stradishall, Suffolk, England, UK.
- Writer
- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
Owen Holder was born on 18 March 1921 in Southgate, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Lifeforce (1985), It Happened Like This (1962) and Mystery and Imagination (1966). He was married to Joan Gladys Olley and Joyce Cummings. He died on 26 June 2016 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK.- Reginald Green was born on 28 March 1902 in Southgate, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Big Pull (1962), Othello (1965) and A Flea in Her Ear (1967). He died on 2 February 1973 in Southgate, London, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Dee Murray was born on 3 April 1946 in Southgate, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Tommy (1975), Friends (1971) and Elton John: I'm Still Standing (1983). He died on 15 January 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Editorial Department
Neville Brody was born on 23 April 1957 in Southgate, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Nội Gián (1999), Đùi Giăm Bông (1992) and Young Soul Rebels (1991).- Jim Bunning was born on 23 October 1931 in Southgate, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Mary Catherine Theis. He died on 26 May 2017 in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, USA.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irvine Sellars was born on 9 September 1934 in Southgate, London, England, UK. He is known for A Little of What You Fancy (1968). He was married to Elizabeth Fitzpatrick. He died on 26 February 2017 in the UK.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Geoff's career began during his amateur theatrical days when he wrote songs and sketches for musical revues presented by his own company, The Four Arts Society (1959). He worked as a schoolteacher, air traffic controller and silk screen printer (1960-1963), before eventually becoming one of Britain's most successful songwriters. He has also written for the musical theatre - in 1983, Dear Anyone - (Jane Lapotaire, Stubby Kaye, book by Jack Rosenthal, lyrics Don Black) - Birmingham Rep and Cambridge Theatre London. The following year (1984), also at The Cambridge Theatre - The Magic Castle, music by Les Reed, lyrics Geoff Stephens. (2005) saw him collaborate with Peter Callander (lyrics), David Cosgrove (book) on the musical Bonnie And Clyde. In (2017) he started work on a completely new version of Dear Anyone entitled Everything's Terrific - Help! with Don Black.
Some of his hit songs include:
Winchester Cathedral, The Crying Game, There's A Kind Of Hush, Smile a Little Smile For Me, Doctor's Orders, Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast,Tell Me When, It's Like We Never Said Goodbye, Like Sister And Brother, A Cold, Cold Christmas, Silver Lady, You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me, Sorry Suzanne, Knock, Knock Who's There?, Daughter Of Darkness, The Lights Of Cincinatti, My Sentimental Friend, Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James, I'll Put You Together Again, and Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha. Elvis Presley also recorded and released three of Geoff's songs: This Is Our Dance, The Heart of Rome and Sylvia.
Geoff is a Grammy Award winner (1966) for Winchester Cathedral and 4-time Ivor Novello Award winner, including the Jimmy Kennedy Award for lifetime achievement and the Basca Gold Badge Award for services to the music industry.- Additional Crew
Joe Mitchenson was born on 4 October 1911 in Southgate, London, England, UK. He is known for Contrasts (1967) and Coral Browne: Caviar for the General (1989). He died on 7 October 1992 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.- Ashley Hutchings was born on 26 January 1945 in Southgate, London, England, UK.
- Soundtrack
Niki Sullivan was born in 1937. Some say he was born in Lubbock, Texas because he was associated with Buddy Holly, a Lubbock native. Sullivan, at the age of 19, in 1956, met Buddy Holly and with drummer Jerry Allison and bassist Joe B. Mauldin they began playing as "Buddy Holly and The Three Tunes". Then, Sullivan was used not as guitarist, but as harmony vocalist on "That'll Be the Day" on February 25, 1957. And on December 1, 1957 before leaving Buddy Holly and The Crickets Sullivan appeared with Buddy Holly on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Sullivan left Buddy Holly, and pursued a solo career.