Dennis Waterman (1948)
Dennis Waterman was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks, singing the theme tunes of the…
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Ron Kostelnik (1940)
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Elizabeth Wilmshurst (1948)
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Jack Torrance (1912)
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Frederick Forsyth (1938)
Frederick McCarthy Forsyth was an English novelist and journalist. He was best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil’s…
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (1934)
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Ted Hughes (1930)
Edward James Hughes was an English poet, translator, and children’s writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers.