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- Charlotte was born 1816, the third of the six children of Patrick Brontë, an Anglican clergyman, and his wife Maria Branwell Brontë. After their mother's death in 1821, Charlotte and her sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, were sent to Cowan Bridge Clergy Daughters' School, which Charlotte would later immortalize as the brutal Lowood school in "Jane Eyre". Conditions at the school were so bad that both Maria and Elizabeth became ill with consumption (tuberculosis) which killed them in 1825. Charlotte was very close to her surviving siblings, Anne Brontë, Branwell, and Emily Brontë. The children invented the imaginary kingdoms of Angria and Gondal, and spent much of their childhood writing poetry and stories about their make-believe realms. In 1846 the three sisters published a collected work of their poetry called, appropriately enough, "Poems", and in 1847 Charlotte published her most famous book, "Jane Eyre", under a male pseudonym, Currer Bell. Charlotte lost her remaining siblings within a brief time -- Branwell from alcoholism and Emily from consumption, both in 1848; Anne also from consumption in 1849. Charlotte was devastated, and became a lifelong hypochondriac. She resided in London, where she made the acquaintance and admiration of William Makepeace Thackeray. In 1854, she married Reverend A. B. Nicholls, curate of Haworth, against her father's wishes. Charlotte found she was pregnant not long after her marriage, and it was felt she would have a difficult pregnancy due to previous ill-health. She died on 31 March 1855.
- The dreamiest of the talented Brontë clan, Emily Jane Brontë was born in 1818. Her mother died when she was barely more than a toddler, and Emily and her younger sister, Anne, became very close. Along with their other siblings, 'Charlotte Bronte' and Branwell Bronte, they invented the make-believe kingdoms of Angria and Gondal, which occupied their lonely childhoods.
Emily never socialized well, and had few friends outside her family. In 1846 she and her sisters published a compilation of their poetry, "Poems", which was followed a year later by Emily's only novel, "Wuthering Heights". An intense and powerful novel, whose enigmatic hero Heathcliff was modeled on Emily's brother, Branwell, "Wuthering Heights" was not an immediate success like Charlotte's "Jane Eyre", but was later recognized as one of the best books of English Literature. Like her sisters, Emily published her book under a male pseudonym, Eliss Bell. In 1848, while attending the funeral of her brother Branwell, Emily caught a cold that developed quickly into the tuberculosis that would take her own life later that year. - Fred Trueman was born on 6 February 1931 in Stainton, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Fred Trueman Bowls You Over (1994), Dad's Army (1968) and Stars on Sunday (1969). He was married to Veronica Lundy and Enid E. Chapman. He died on 1 July 2006 in Steeton, Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Paddy Russell attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and started her career as an actress. She left acting to become a stage manager because it paid more money. She progressed from being director Rudolph Cartier's floor manager to becoming a director herself, becoming one of the first two women directors in BBC television. She finished her career having spent 40 successful years in television.- Dudy Nimmo was born on 25 November 1932 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Robbery Under Arms (1957), ITV Television Playhouse (1955) and BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960). She died on 24 May 2001 in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- John Sutcliffe died on 25 June 2004 in Oxenhope, Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Eddie Paynter was born on 5 November 1901 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England, UK. He was married to May Smith. He died on 5 February 1979 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Joanna Brough was born on 26 March 1932 in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The New Morality (1953) and Who Dotes Yet Doubts (1953). She died on 3 November 2002 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Howard Smith was born on 29 March 1935 in Upminster, Essex, England, UK. Howard was a producer, known for A Woman's Place? (1978), Television and Society (1973) and Film As Evidence (1976). Howard was married to Patsy Morgan and Jane Howes. Howard died on 2 March 2015 in Oxenhope, Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Maggie Boyle was born on 24 December 1956 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Warrior Sisters (2004). She was married to Steve Tilston. She died on 6 November 2014 in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Gil North was born on 12 July 1916 in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, UK. Gil was a writer, known for Detective (1964) and Cluff (1964). Gil was married to Betty Duthie. Gil died in August 1988 in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Nora Roylance was born on 8 March 1899 in Fulham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Pride of the North (1920) and Constant Hot Water (1923). She died on 11 March 2005 in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.