Male Officers of the Order of the British Empire Recipients
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- Leon Greenman was born on 8 December 1910 in London, England, UK. He was married to Else. He died on 7 March 2008 in London, England, UK.
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Anthony Gibson was born in 1949 in Totnes, Devon, England, UK. He is a writer, known for What's Your Beef? (1998), Points West (1957) and 20 Moments That Rocked the 00s (2015).- Writer
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Winston Graham was born on 30 June 1910 in Victoria Park, Manchester, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Marnie (1964), Take My Life (1947) and Poldark (1975). He was married to Jean Mary Williamson. He died on 10 July 2003 in London, England, UK.- Loyd Grossman was born on 16 September 1950 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Masterchef (1990), Through the Keyhole (1987) and Children in Need (1993). He was previously married to Deborah Jane Puttnam.
- Hayes Gordon was born on 25 February 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Return of Captain Invincible (1983), Sky Pirates (1986) and The Fashion Story (1948). He died on 19 October 1999 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Roger is one of the world's most successful commercial songwriters. Over a period of nearly 20 years, he and his partner Roger Cook have written more than 50 hits and collected 11 gold discs, 17 silver discs and a double platinum disc which they earned for their work on the Sean Cassidy album.
'You've Got Your Troubles' by the Fortunes, 'Green Grass' by Gary Lewis and the Playboys, 'Doctors Orders by Carol Douglas', 'Long Cool Woman' by the Hollies, 'It's Like We Never Said Goodbye' by Crystal Gayle, 'Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow' by Tom Jones, 'My Baby Loves Lovin' by White Plains and 'Jeans On' by David Dundas are among their many songs which have been recorded by some of the world's best known stars including Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Gene Pitney, The New Seekers, Cliff Richard, Crystal Gale and The Drifters. His prolific output has led to him winning two successive Ivor Novello Awards for Songwriter of the Year.
Roger's famous Coca Cola commercials 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing' and 'The Real Thing' have made him one of the most sought after jingle writers in the business. Among his other well known works are British Gas 'Cookability', Mars, Nescafe, Milk, Avon, Cinzano, Canada Dry, Duckhams Oil and Asda. In 2003 Roger co-wrote a charity single in aid of 'Tickled Pink', an organisation that promotes breast cancer awareness. Louise Redknapp performed the single.
'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing' was recently featured in the final scene of AMC's Mad Men finale. The episode attracted record numbers of viewers and the use of the song took social media by storm.
Roger has served as Chairman and Deputy Chairman at PRS, and also as Executive Vice President International at ASCAP.
In 1998, Roger was awarded the Order of the British Empire for services to the music industry. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York in 2009.- Producer
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Roger Graef is one of Britain's leading television documentary-makers, often using 'fly-on-the-wall' techniques. He is particularly renowned for his documentaries involving police forces and issues of criminality, as well as a focus on youth and children's issues.- Reg Grundy was born on 4 August 1923 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a producer, known for Class of '74 (1974), Surprise Package (1961) and Say When (1962). He was married to Joy Chambers and Lola Powell. He died on 6 May 2016 in Bermuda.
- Graham Gooch was born on 23 July 1953 in Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for 1979 Cricket World Cup (1979), BBC TV Cricket (1963) and The Ashes (1930).
- Reg Gutteridge was born on 29 March 1924 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Crossroads (1964), Punchdrunk (1993) and ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961). He was married to Constance Chamberlain. He died on 24 January 2009 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
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Jonathan Gili was born on 19 April 1943 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Timewatch (1982), The Second Oldest Profession (1983) and Remember the Alamo (2000). He was married to Phillida. He died on 1 October 2004 in London, England, UK.- Mike Gatting was one of England's finest cricketers during the 1980s and 1990s. A powerful middle-order batsman, excellent fielder and useful medium-pace bowler, he began his career with Middlesex in 1975 and remained with them until his retirement in 1998. He went on to represent his country 79 times in test cricket between 1977 and 1995, captaining his country 23 times. He played in 92 limited overs internationals. He scored a total of 36549 runs across 551 first-class matches, making 493 catches and taking 158 wickets. His crowning glory was to lead England to victory in the Ashes series in Australia in 1986-87.
- David Graveney was born on 2 January 1953 in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England, UK.
- Director
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Guy Green is well known to film audiences. Formerly a cinematographer, he was the first British D.P. to receive an Academy Award for his black-and-white photography on David Lean's Great Expectations (1946). He founded the British Society of Cinematographers together with Freddie Young and Jack Cardiff.
Green worked with Lean on several films, and it was this close association that inspired him to give up cinematography at the height of his career to become a director. While directing two early pictures, Triple Deception (1956) and Desert Patrol (1958), Green became associated with actors Richard Attenborough and Michael Craig, and The Angry Silence (1960) was first conceived when the three were involved in filming "Sea Of Sand" in the 140-degree heat of the Libyan desert. The film became a landmark in the careers of all concerned, and brought Green international attention. It was Britain's first entry at the Berlin Film Festival, where it won the International Critic's Award.
"The Angry Silence" was followed by The Mark (1961), which was critically applauded both in the US and Europe. Rod Steiger and Stuart Whitman give outstanding performances and Whitman was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor. The picture received the Samuel Goldwyn International Award and many other accolades.
Next came Light in the Piazza (1962), Green's first American production for MGM, followed by Diamond Head (1962) and the much acclaimed A Patch of Blue (1965). The screenplay for "Patch Of Blue," which was written by Green, was nominated for a Writer's Guild award and later received five Academy nominations, including Best Actress for newcomer Elizabeth Hartman. Shelley Winters received an Academy Award for her supporting performance as the mother.
Green then directed Luther (1974), the screen version of John Osborne's play, for the prestigious American Film Theater, with Stacy Keach in the leading role. Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough (1975) followed and subsequently he has directed a number of important made-for-television movies.
Born in the west of England, Green had a love of movies at a very young age. His first job was as a projectionist aboard the ocean liner The Majestic, which brought him to America for the first time. He also worked in London as a portrait photographer and as an assistant cameraman for an advertising agency. Eventually he managed to land a job as a camera assistant at Shepperton Studios in London and worked his way up from there.
He met his wife Josephine while they were both working on David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948)/ They have two children, Marilyn and Michael, who both work in the film industry.- Writer
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Graeme Garden was born on 18 February 1943 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The Goodies (1970), The Imitation Game (2018) and Engelbert with the Young Generation (1972). He is married to Emma. They have one child. He was previously married to Mary Elizabeth Wheatley Grice.- Writer
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Alan Garner was born on 17 October 1934 in Congleton, Cheshire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Spooky (1983), Leap in the Dark (1973) and Elidor (1995). He has been married to Griselda Greaves since 1972. They have two children. He was previously married to Ann Cook.- James Herbert was born on 8 April 1943 in East End, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Unholy (2021), The Survivor (1981) and Deadly Eyes (1982). He was married to Eileen O'Donnell. He died on 20 March 2013 in Woodmancote, Henfield, West Sussex, England, UK.
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Dickie Henderson OBE was born in London on 30th October 1922. He played in Frank Lloyd's Hollywood version of Noel Coward's play, "Cavalade", at the age of 10. He was educated privately in Hollywood and London (at St.Joseph's College, Beulah Hill). He toured in music halls and appeared in several films with his famous father Dick Henderson (1891-1958). He served in the army during the Second World War, before appearing in revues, pantomimes and occasional films after demobilisation. He began a successful television career in 1953, with 'Face the Music', which was followed by the 'Arthur Askey Show'. He compered 'Sunday Night at the London Palladium', hosted 120 'Dickie Henderson Shows', a series of 'A Present for Dickie', several spectaculars and a famous partnership with Bob Monkhouse. He has appeared in eight Royal Command Performances. He was a keen golfer and enjoyed most sports. He was a leading 'Water Rat' and was awarded the OBE, in recognition of his charitable work. He married twice and had a son Matthew and a daughter Linda. He died from cancer, on 22nd September 1985, aged 62.- Stuart Hall was born on 25 December 1929 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Ashes to Ashes (2008), The Full Monty (1993) and Lenny Goes to Town (1998). He has been married to Hazel Bennett since 1 March 1958. They have three children.
- Damon Hill was born on 17 September 1960 in Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom.
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Universally popular, Graham Hill was the epitome of the Grand Prix racing driver. Hill started out his racing career as a mechanic, trading in his services as a mechanic for a drive. He made his mark in sports cars before getting the call to the internationally famous Formula 1 Grand Prix series in 1958. His first few years in Formula 1 were without much success until he recorded his first win in 1962, at the Dutch Grand Prix. That first win opened up the floodgates as he won three more times that season and won his first World Championship. He was a consistent winner throughout the 1960s in a variety of races series, including sports cars and the 1966 Indianapolis 500. Hill raced against several of the sport's greatest stars including Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Dan Gurney and Jack Brabham. Hill won his second and last World Championship in 1968, and his final Formula 1 race at Monaco, the following year. His last big win was at Le Mans, in 1972, but Hill's final three seasons in racing were fruitless. Hill started his own Grand Prix team in 1973, and initially the prospects of a winning team were promising, however Hill, his racing protected Tony Brise, and four other team members were killed when Hill, piloting his own plane, clipped the tree tops in a dense fog, and crashed short of the Elstree Airport. Grand Prix racing had lost one of its greatest racing figures. In 1996, Hill's only son Damon won the World Championship, making them the first father-son combination to accomplish the feat.An OBE recipient. Father of Damon Hil OBE.- Tim Henman is a British professional tennis player.
He was the first male player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship. Henman never reached the finals of any Grand Slam but reached six Grand Slam semi-finals and won 15 career ATP titles (11 in singles and 4 in doubles), including the Paris Masters in 2003. Also, he scored 40 wins and 14 losses with the Great Britain Davis Cup team.
Henman was ranked British number 1 in 1996 and from 1999 to 2005, from which point he was succeeded by Andy Murray. He reached a career high ranking of World No. 4 during three different periods between July 2002 and October 2004. He is one of Britain's most successful open era male tennis players.
Throughout his career, Henman was a noted grass specialist, only becoming truly comfortable on clay and hard court near the end of his career, when in 2004 he reached the semi-finals in both the French and US Open. The year 2005 began a decline for Henman, and from that year on-wards he never managed to pass through the third round in a Grand Slam tournament. Henman retired from professional tennis in late 2007, but he remains active in the ATP Champions Tour (a tour for former professional tennis players). - Writer
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Richard Holmes was born on 29 March 1946 in Aldridge, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Theatre Night (1985), Soldiers (1984) and Britain's Finest (2003). He was married to Katharine Elizabeth Saxton. He died on 30 April 2011.- Director
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Ken G. Hall was born on 22 February 1901 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a director and producer, known for The Exploits of the Emden (1928), The Farmer Goes to Town (1938) and Vengeance of the Deep (1938). He was married to Irene Addison. He died on 8 February 1994 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Emlyn Hughes was born on 28 August 1947 in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Match of the Seventies (1995), The Big Match (1968) and Sporting Triangles (1987). He was married to Barbara Dixon. He died on 9 November 2004 in Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK.