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- William Joseph "Bill" Waddington (10 June 1916 - 9 September 2000), was an English music hall performer and comedian who was born in Oldham, Lancashire. In later life he achieved stardom as the pompous ex serviceman Percy Sugden in Granada Television's long-running soap opera, Coronation Street.
Waddington was born at Oldham on 10 June 1916, the son of a builder. He played the ukulele and became a member of a group called the Blue Pencils, recruited to entertain forces during the Second World War.
After the war "Waddy" became a comedian, often appearing on the same bill as Jill Summers, who would eventually play Phyllis Pearce, Percy Sugden's foil in Granada TV's Coronation Street. In 1955 Bill was chosen for the Royal Variety Performance, and when American stars such as Frankie Laine, Lena Horne, Billy Daniels and Dorothy Lamour toured Britain, he was the opening comedian in their shows. His agent was Lew Grade.
Waddington appeared in more than 800 variety and comedy programmes on radio, and made his mark on television, starring with Margaret Lockwood as early as 1946. In the 1970s he enjoyed a stage partnership with Sid James, only ended by James's death in 1976.
He appeared as a magician in Victoria Wood's first play Talent for Granada Television in 1979.
In 1995, he released a cover of "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" along with the rest of the Coronation Street cast, the single reached No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart.
Bill played his best known role of cantankerous pensioner Percy Sugden on Coronation Street from August 1983 until quitting the serial in October 1997.
In later life Bill became brother-in-law to the Chuckle Brothers when he married their sister Sheila. He died in Rotherham General Hospital on the morning of 9 September 2000 at the age of 84 after a 50-year acting career. He had been suffering from Parkinson's Disease. Bill had two daughters. - Ad Noyons was born on 11 August 1916 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Turkish Delight (1973), The Lift (1983) and Iris (1987). He died on 9 September 2000 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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Julius Schulman's career as a concert violinist began at age 8 when he performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at Carnegie Hall. After studying in New York City with Jacques Malkin at the Malkin Institute and with Edouard Dethier at Juilliard, he won a violin scholarship to study with Efrem Zimbalist (father of actor Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.) at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, where he often soloed on The Curtis Institute of Music Radio Programme.
Following his studies he joined the violin section of the Philadelphia Orchestra for six years (playing on the recording for Walt Disney's Fantasia), was assistant concertmaster and soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, and concertized extensively including two recitals at New York's Town Hall and for the USO and War Bond Concerts during World War II. Music critics often compared him to Jascha Heifetz.
He returned to New York City as concertmaster and featured soloist of the WOR Mutual Network Symphony Orchestra; tied with Barbara McNair as a winning contestant on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts; and served as concertmaster and soloist with the New Orleans Symphony and the Little Orchestra, touring extensively.
After ten years in the Boston Symphony Orchestra he once again returned to New York as associate concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, then left New York again as concertmaster and frequent soloist with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra.
His solo violin performances are featured on the soundtrack of the film Lady Magdalene's, produced, written, and directed by his son, J. Neil Schulman, and the film is dedicated to him.- Hans Christensen was born on 13 May 1918 in Sæby, Denmark. He was a writer, known for Arthurs forbrytelse (1955), Slalåm under himmelen (1957) and Kasserer Jensen (1954). He died on 9 September 2000.
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Zdenek Míka was born on 25 October 1919 in Lipany by Presov, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and actor, known for Muzika pro dva (1980), Ten svetr si nesvlíkej (1981) and Tchán (1980). He died on 9 September 2000 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Actress
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Rita-Maria Nowotny was born on 1 June 1925 in Germany. She was an actress and director, known for Cinderella (1955), Mother Holly (1954) and Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (1984). She was married to Fritz Genschow. She died on 9 September 2000 in Berlin, Germany.