...he insurance company, he was invited to become a day student at the acting school and persuaded his father to finance his studies.<ref name="I'm Free!"/> ...World War|Second World War]], Thornton was evacuated along with the drama school, and his first job was touring with four plays in [[w:Ireland|Ireland]], be

...n School of Painting|work=[[The Times]]|publisher=4 May 1960|page=16|quote=At the same gallery that prolific writer and painter, Mr. John Paddy Carstairs ...Norman Wisdom]]'s films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/590042/|title=BFI Screenonline: Carstairs, John Paddy (1910-1970) Biogra

...[Westcliff-on-Sea|Westcliff-on-Sea]], Essex, England, Clement was educated at [[Bishop's Stortford College|Bishop's Stortford College]], and then spent a ...al ''[[Billy (musical)|Billy]]'', starring [[Michael Crawford]], which ran at London's [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane|Drury Lane Theatre]] for two and a hal

...ale Research Company, 1981, p. 154</ref> He was educated at [[Clifton Hall School]] and the [[Edinburgh Academy]]<ref name=":1"/> before serving briefly in t Crowden had a long theatrical career, most notably at [[Laurence Olivier]]'s [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] where he

...for a year in [[Cannes]] before being accepted for a place at the [[London School of Economics]]. In a last-minute change of mind, he entered the [[Royal Aca * ''[[Doctor at Sea (film)|Doctor at Sea]]'' (1955) as Hornbean