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- ...h the long-running pantomimes produced by [[Howard & Wyndham]] in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Aberdeen.<ref>Alhambra Glasgow by Graeme Smith, published 20 ...of performances of the famed ''Five Past Eight'' shows staged each summer at the [[Alhambra Theatre Glasgow|Alhambra Theatre]].<ref name="bbc" />{{sfnp|7 KB (1,009 words) - 17:59, 20 December 2022
- | birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland | death_place = Edinburgh, Scotland13 KB (1,869 words) - 16:57, 10 April 2023
- ...arious publishers. He wrote his first novel, a whodunit called ''[[Weekend at Thrackley]]'',<ref>London, Skeffington & Son, 1934: ASIN: B00E7BZG7K</ref> ...scriptwriter in the variety department in London under [[Eric Maschwitz]] at £250 per year. After a three-month training course, he was sent to the [[A10 KB (1,382 words) - 16:21, 11 April 2023
- ...s = dead}}</ref> He was educated at [[Edinburgh Academy]] and then trained at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. Seton began his acting career in the chorus line at Drury Lane Theatre<ref name=":0" /> and starred in [[Ralph Ince]]'s film ''12 KB (1,643 words) - 23:16, 19 February 2023
- | alma_mater = [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] ...vil Service]] in [[Liverpool]] before training as an actor at the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]. After graduating in 1967, he appeared in reper11 KB (1,627 words) - 00:05, 14 January 2023
- ...te</ref> was an English broadcaster, involved in production and management at [[BBC Radio]] where he held many executive positions, including Head of Lig ...ealand]] and Broadway in September 1964. Hatch was later a student teacher at [[Bloxham School]], Oxfordshire.<ref>'A Shining Light', A history of Bloxha7 KB (1,048 words) - 09:00, 6 February 2023
- ...y revival]]. Moody earned a [[Golden Globe Award]] and an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for the film, as well as a [[Tony Award]] nomination for ...2007}}</ref><ref>In his most recent autobiography, Moody cites attendance at two schools based in Harringay. Hornsey and Tottenham were both used as alt16 KB (2,315 words) - 13:29, 16 January 2023
- ...Jimmy Perry and his wife Gillian. After the wedding there was a whip-round at the theatre which collected enough money to buy what Clegg described in an During his time at Watford, Clegg appeared in many performances including [[farce]]s such as '11 KB (1,635 words) - 12:13, 2 September 2024
- | awards = '''[[British Academy Television Awards|Best Comedy Programme or Series]]'''<br>1995 ''[[Father T ...e to the Galaxy]]'' and is [[Mornington Crescent (game)#Origins|one of the people credited]] with creating the bizarre panel game [[Mornington Crescent (game17 KB (2,442 words) - 08:58, 1 February 2023
- * [[w:Italia Conti Academy|Italia Conti Academy]] * [[w:London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art|London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]}}17 KB (2,531 words) - 17:50, 15 January 2023
- | education = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] ...ed while playing [[rugby union]] with the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] in 1942, at the age of 38. [[Scotland Rugby League]] have named their Student Player of17 KB (2,660 words) - 19:12, 21 August 2024
- ...d in the [[Royal Air Force]] as a mechanic before enrolling in the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], from which he was later expelled for responding to rock- ...Dudley Sutton, actor best known for Lovejoy|website=HeraldScotland}}</ref> At a reunion of the three surviving stars of the earlier film in London on 1714 KB (2,056 words) - 10:55, 18 January 2023
- | alma_mater = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] ...[Croydon|Croydon]], joined by her grandmother. She completed her education at [[Croydon High School|Croydon High School]].23 KB (3,496 words) - 14:31, 24 February 2023
- ...o several other European countries.<ref>The mentioned DVD clearly supports at least Sweden and Finland</ref> He had a major resurgence during the late 19 ...om]]|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref name=caden /> He was educated at [[Newbridge College]], [[Terenure College]], and the [[Catholic University24 KB (3,650 words) - 08:07, 11 September 2024
- ...952 film)|The Importance of Being Earnest]]''. She won an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe Award]] for her role as the ...with a [[chamber pot]], before slashing his own throat with a pocket knife at an inn in [[Matlock, Derbyshire]] on 4 March 1883.<ref name="Ind">{{cite ne27 KB (3,944 words) - 08:06, 11 September 2024
- ...contribution]]" to film at the [[w:British Academy Scotland Awards|British Academy Scotland Awards]]. ...role for which he received a [[w:British Academy Television Award|British Academy Television Award]] nomination.49 KB (6,722 words) - 14:51, 22 December 2022
- ...73) <br /> ''[[At Last the 1948 Show]]'' (1967) <br /> ''[[How to Irritate People]]'' (1968) <br /> ''[[Marty (TV series)|Marty]]'' (1968-1969) <br /> ''[[Br ...''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]'', he moved into television with ''[[At Last the 1948 Show]]'', working together with old Cambridge friends [[John29 KB (4,138 words) - 15:30, 24 August 2024
- | caption = Rushton at a charity cricket match,<br />May 1976 ...ngs Castle|Blandings]] country. The sort of place you go to die, not to be educated".<ref>"Obituaries: William Rushton", ''The Daily Telegraph'' page 21, 12 De34 KB (5,049 words) - 19:26, 4 September 2024
- ...Biography'', London: Harper Collins, 2008, p. 289</ref> disappointed many at the time, his last BBC series in 1961 contains some of his best-remembered33 KB (5,044 words) - 08:50, 6 February 2023
- ...Watkins, the daughter of a [[Cardiff|Cardiff]] solicitor. He was educated at [[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]], having spent part of his chi ...f his father, [[Vivian Van Damm]], agreed to offer him work as a stagehand at the [[Windmill Theatre]], where his job included shifting scenery, and help38 KB (5,858 words) - 08:36, 20 February 2023