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His father was a well-to-do builder. Barry was a highly intelligent boy who attended Melbourne University. There, he began acting in revues and doing impersonations. He moved to London in 1959 and began his professional performing career on the West End and Broadway stages as Mr Sowerby in Oliver!, and in Peter Cook's Establishment nightclub. He has created numerous characters including Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.- Born in leafy Kew in the English Home Counties, Kenneth Fortescue was a pupil at the prestigious, fee-paying boys' school Dulwich College in London, leaving in 1949 to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Whilst a student there he won the BBC Special Prize, enabling him to act in radio plays. On graduation he made his stage debut in 'The Tempest' at the old Mermaid Theatre directed by actor Bernard Miles and played in repertory companies throughout England, making his film debut as the youngest son in the remake of 'The Barrets of Wimpole Street'. When the war-time film comedy 'Desert Mice' was being cast he went to audition with the producers, stuck his head round their door and said 'Hello' and was told 'You're just what we wanted' and throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s he appeared in several light comedy films as 'silly-ass' young British twits though he was somewhat in the shadow of the more established and slightly older Ian Carmichael who had made such roles his own. The demand for rougher, more down-to-earth young leading men in the British cinema of the 1960s effectively relegated him to character parts and cameos as junior officers, as in 'Lawrence of Arabia', and petty officials, though he did have a good role as the effete, discarded boyfriend, Cecil, in a 1970s television version of 'A Room With A View', and it is a little ironic that his last screen role before his early death was as a cast member of the film-within-a-film in 'The Mirror Crack'd', a throwback to the British cinema of the 1950s when he began his cinema career.
- Winifred Harris was born on 17 March 1880 in Kew, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Belonging (1922), Night Must Fall (1937) and The Kid from Kokomo (1939). She was married to Capt. Harry Lambart. She died on 18 April 1972 in Evanston, Illinois, USA.
- Glenn Maxwell was born on 14 October 1988 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He has been married to Vini Raman since 18 March 2022.
- Gough Whitlam was born on 11 July 1916 in Kew, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Broken Melody (1938), The Norman Gunston Show (1975) and Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974). He was married to Margaret Whitlam. He died on 21 October 2014 in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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John Huntley was born in Kew, Surrey in 1921. He left school in 1937 with five 'O' levels, and began his first job as a junior clerk in an insurance company - The Employers Liability Assurance Corporation. He remained there for two years until, in 1939, he was given a job as a tea-boy at Denham studios, under Alexander Korda. John had always enjoyed films, often going to the cinema two or three times a week, sometimes to see the same programme, but when the outbreak of war caused the larger part of Denham to be closed down, his contract ended after only eighteen months, and it almost seemed that his opportunity to work in the industry had disappeared In 1940, John joined the Royal Air Force as a wireless operator / mechanic for the RAF Army co-operative Command. Later, in 1943, he joined Bomber Command as a wireless air-gunner, then in 1944 he moved on to Coastal Command. It was here, however, that he found the chance to further his interest in movies, as he started to work as a lecturer and camp projectionist, showing educational films. He also put on entertainment programmes, and travelled around showing these at different camp cinemas. John also began to write for the RAF journals, which included the occasional film review. He started to write for various periodicals, including Sight and Sound and later wrote for the Penguin Film Reviews. In 1944 he began work with the American Film Music Bulletin as their British correspondent, and continued writing for them until 1950. It was also during these years that he began writing his first book, British Film Music which was later published in 1947. Following the end of the war, John was offered a position with the J. Arthur Rank Organisation at the re-established Denham and Pinewood Studios. He worked as a music and sound technician with Muir Mathieson, who had realised John's enthusiasm for film music through his writing and publications. He worked on many famous movies such as Hamlet (1948), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), 'David Lean' 's Oliver Twist (1948), and The Red Shoes (1948) among others. With access to the other departments at the studios, John's interest in film developed further as he wrote his second book - British Technicolor Films - published in 1949. Unfortunately, however, with the collapse of the Rank organisation in 1950, the music department was disbanded, and the employees went their separate ways. In 1951, John worked as part of the technical team - Telekinema - who organised the film contribution for the Festival of Britain. Telekinema became the original National Film Theatre, and John worked as a Programme Director for two years. During that time, one notable project was the revival of 'Buster Keaton' 's career in Britain. A contact from Cinematheque Francais saw him performing in a Paris circus, and having found copies of The Navigator (1924) and The General (1926) in the French archives, he was brought over with his movies, and re-introduced to the British public. John's association with the British Film Institute came in 1952, through his work with the NFT. During the twenty-three years that he was there he worked in many positions, beginning as Programming Officer. He continued to present large scale film shows and festivals at venues such as The Royal Festival Hall and The Barbican, on topics ranging from transport to ballet. From 1966 he was involved in opening regional film theatres, and when he left in 1974, John was the Head of the Regional Unit of the BFI, and thirty-five theatres had been opened throughout the country. During this time, John continued contributing to various journals and publications and wrote a further three books: The Technique of Film Music (with Roger Manvell), Railways in the Cinema and How Films are made (with Stanley Reed). He also became very involved with the broadcasting world, producing and presenting many television programmes, including Clapperboard (co-presented with 'Chris Kelly (VI)', directed by Graham Murray) for Granada, Bygones and Bioscope Bygones for Anglia and Attic Archives for the BBC. He also began a long association with the world of radio, speaking as an expert on various aspects of film and conducting interviews. When he left the BFI in 1974, John worked as a theatrical agent with Richard Jackson Personnel Management. He continued to present film shows, and to add to his collection of movies, primarily on the subject of transport, but then growing to encompass all topics and periods. In 1985, he and his daughter Amanda decided to set up Huntley Film Archives, and so the company as it is today was first established. The Archive continues to grow, and moved to its current premises in 1994. Although heavily involved with the day to day running of the Archive, John still finds time to make radio and television broadcasts and appearances, such as Much Ado About Shakespeare and The History of British Film Studios for Radio Four, a film star series for Radio Two and The Train Now Departing. He also recently featured in the BBC's Leisure Hour. He has researched, written and presented numerous videos on the history of transport. John updated Railways in the Cinema, and Railways on the Screen, which includes listings of steam on television, was published in 1993.
Recent Television credits : "Reeltime" BBC Wales. Radio credits: Radio Four "Back Row" BBC Radio Four, "The Ealing Years"- Visual Effects
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Peter Olliff was born on 19 August 1982 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Peter is a writer, known for Inception (2010), Adrift (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).- Writer
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A.C.H. Smith was born on 31 October 1935 in Kew, Surrey, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Pretenders (1972), Breathless Hush (1999) and Hislop Back to Stiffen County (1969). He has been married to Alison Smith since 1963. They have three children.- Actor
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Brian Naylor was born on 21 January 1931 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for From the Fall of the Hammer (1979), Swallow's Juniors (1957) and Relative Analgesia in Dentistry (1976). He died on 7 February 2009 in Kinglake West, Victoria, Australia.- Jon Weaving was born on 23 February 1931 in Kew, Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Orpheus in the Underworld (1961), NET Playhouse (1964) and The Violins of Saint-Jacques (1974). He was married to Margaret Nisbett. He died on 19 October 2011 in Sweden.
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Philippe Perrottet was born on 29 November 1921 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Gay Operetta (1959), La belle Hélène (1964) and An Arabian Night (1960). He died on 6 November 1982 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Geoff Corke was born on 30 December 1934 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Tarax Show (1957), Geoff and Judy (1959) and Penalty Box (1957). He was married to Sue and Val Ruff. He died on 1 May 1993 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- John Spooner was born on 20 November 1946 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. John has been married to Olga Maria Lorenzo since 1984. They have three children.
- George Stasiuk Jr. was born on 23 September 1978 in Kew Gardens, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Wronged One (2010).
- Grace Edwin was born on 22 February 1868 in Kew, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933). She died on 16 July 1951 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK.
- Dick Hamer was born on 29 July 1916 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was married to April Felicity Mackintosh. He died on 23 March 2004 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Richard Cook was born on 7 February 1957 in Kew, Surrey, England, UK. He is known for An Everlasting Piece (2000), Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe (2006) and Saturday Review (1986). He died on 25 August 2007 in London, England, UK.- Ossie Schectman was born on 30 March 1919 in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Evelyn. He died on 30 July 2013 in New York, USA.
- Frank Fiore was born on 15 November 1953 in Kew Gardens, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Rivals (1972) and The Other Side of the Wind (2018).
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Jared Cotter was born on 17 June 1981 in Kew Gardens, New York, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Fifty Shades Freed (2018), Jack and Jill (2011) and The Karate Kid (2010).- Additional Crew
Heather Henderson was born on 3 August 1928 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is known for Hitler in Colour (2005) and The Menzies Movies (2022). She was previously married to Peter Henderson.- Arthur Rylah was born on 3 October 1909 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was married to Norma Alison "Ruth" Reiner and Ann Flora Froude Flashman. He died on 20 September 1974 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Eric Barton was born on 7 May 1909 in Kew, London, England, UK. He died on 21 May 1997 in London, England, UK.