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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Wendy Richard, was born in Middlesborough to Henry and Beatrice Emmerton who moved to London when she was 5. and there they ran The Shepherds Tavern in Mayfair. Her father commited suicide due to depression when she was 11. She was educated at St Georges School in Mount Street, Mayfair, London and at a boarding school then while still in her teens became a shop assistant at Fortum and Masons but was fired on her second day for not selling anything. She then joined the Italia Conti stage school at 16 but refused elocution lessons as she didn't want to do voice exercises. Her first big break was when she did voice on the Mike Sarne record 'Come Outside' which went to number one in 1962 the charts but all she got out of it was £ 15. David Croft then cast her in the comedy series Hugh and I and nurtured her career resulting in appearances in such series as The Likely Lads, Newcomers, Up Pompeii, Dads Army and Eastenders. She had a part in the Beatles film Help but was cut out of it but survived in the comedy Bless This House. The day after her mothers funeral she married music publisher Leonard Black in May 1972 but it only lasted 5 months. Afraid of being on her own she then married advertising executive Will Thorpe but their relationship became turbulent and developed into violent abuse resulting in a divorce in 1984. Her 3rd marriage was to Paul Glorney, a carpet fitter, but they divorced in 1994. In February 1996 she met John Burns, a painter and decorator and they lived together before marrying in October 2008, In 1996 she had discovered a lump on her breast which turned out to be cancerous but she was given the all clear after an operation, There was a recurrence of it in 2002 and after further treatment she was again given a clean bill of health until in 2008 when a check up revealed that she had cancerous cells in her breast and that they had spread through her body. She made a half hour television Programme 'Wendy Richard: To Tell You the Truth' documenting the last few months of her life which was broadcast in March 2009- Monica Sloan was born on 17 August 1923 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was married to Conrad Bain. She died on 26 February 2009 in Pleasanton, California, USA.
- Actress
- Director
Ruth Drexel was born on 14 July 1930 in Vilshofen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress and director, known for Der Bulle von Tölz (1996), Agathe kann's nicht lassen (2005) and Münchner Geschichten (1974). She was married to Michael Adami. She died on 26 February 2009 in Feldkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.- Actor
- Producer
Norm Van Lier was born on 1 April 1947 in East Liverpool, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Barbershop (2002), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) and Chi Girl (1999). He died on 26 February 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.- Elke Hermann was born on 13 December 1942 in Völklingen, Saarland, Germany. She was an actress, known for Heiße Träume auf der Schulbank (1979), Das ist Stern schnuppe (1964) and Tod im Studio (1972). She died on 26 February 2009 in Püttlingen, Saarland, Germany.
- Dmitriy Dyakonov was born on 30 August 1979 in Chaplygin, Lipetsk oblast, USSR. He was an actor, known for Bumer (2003), Tri sestrichki (2001) and Admiral (2008). He died on 26 February 2009 in Moscow, Russia.
- Leppe Sundevall was born on 3 February 1927 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Smugglarkungen (1985), Flicka med melodi (1954) and Utkik - journal för flickor och pojkar (1958). He died on 26 February 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Cinematographer
- Editor
- Producer
Allan Daugaard Hansen was born on 27 September 1922 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Allan Daugaard was a cinematographer and editor, known for Heerup hugger og maler (1957). Allan Daugaard died on 26 February 2009 in Denmark.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Édouard Luntz was born on 8 August 1931 in La Baule-Éscoublac, Loire-Atlantique, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. He was a director and writer, known for Les coeurs verts (1966), ...Enfants des courants d'air (1959) and Le dernier saut (1970). He died on 26 February 2009 in Paris, France.- Johnny Kerr was born on 17 July 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Betty Nemecek. He died on 26 February 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.