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Eileen Atkins was born in a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in north London. Her father was a gas meter reader; her mother, a seamstress and barmaid. A drama teacher taught her how to drop her Cockney accent, and she studied Shakespeare and Greek tragedies. Her breakthrough role in "The Killing of Sister George" took her to Broadway.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Colin McFarlane was born on 15 September 1961 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and Crawl (2019). He has been married to Kate McFarlane since 12 July 1993. They have one child.- Director
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- Producer
Lewis Gilbert was a British film director, producer and screenwriter best known for Alfie (1966), as well as three James Bond films: You Only Live Twice (1967), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).
He also directed Reach for the Sky (1956), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Educating Rita (1983) and Shirley Valentine (1989).
For his work on Alfie, Gilbert was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and an Golden Globe for best director.
In 2001 he was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute, the highest accolade in the British film industry.
Gilbert was married to Hylda Tafler for 53 years, until her death in June 2005.
He died from natural causes on 23 February 2018 at the age of 97.- George Merritt was born on 10 December 1890 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Clouds Over Europe (1939), The Persuaders! (1971) and A Canterbury Tale (1944). He died on 27 August 1977 in Parliament Hill, Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Hilda Trevelyan was born on 4 February 1877 in Clapton, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for What Every Woman Knows (1917), Transatlantic Tunnel (1935) and Sally in Our Alley (1916). She was married to Sydney Blow. She died on 10 November 1959 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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- Producer
- Director
Jason Young is a graduate of King's College London in Theology and trained as a producer at the National Film and Television School. He receives ongoing training development at the London Film School where he worked as a production assistant (manager) on a 35mm short film titled 'Blues is my Middle Name'. He trained in 35mm filmmaking at Raindance, 16mm filmmaking and Steenbeck editing at South Thames College, and documentary filmmaking at Westminster Adult Education Service. His documentaries include 'Equiano in Africa'.
In 2009, his short film titled 'The Lonely Londoner' was screened at the ICA as part of the BFM Film Festival alongside his debut feature film titled 'The Novelist'.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Kenny Clayton was born on 9 May 1936 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Savage Hunt (1980), The Ragman's Daughter (1972) and The Pied Piper (1972). He was married to Sarah Kingham, Norma Frogatt and Vicky Lind. He died on 10 October 2022.- Edgar Driver was born on 1 November 1885 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The River Wolves (1934), Playback (1962) and Music Hall (1934). He died on 15 September 1964 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.
- Eric Bransby Williams was born on 18 March 1900 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Easy Virtue (1927), The Hound of the Deep (1926) and When Knights Were Bold (1929). He was married to Norah Ellaline Glover and Wyn Clare. He died on 22 June 1994 in Chichester, Sussex, England, UK.
- Henry Allingham was born on 6 June 1896 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He was married to Dorothy Cater. He died on 18 July 2009 in Ovingdean, Sussex, England, UK.
- Janet Farrar was born on 24 June 1950 in Clapton, London, England, UK. She has been married to Gavin Bone since March 2014. She was previously married to Stewart Farrar.
- Hilliard Vox was born on 3 January 1877 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Thirteenth Candle (1933) and All for Gold, or Jumping the Claim (1911). He died in 1956 in Battersea, London, England, UK.
- Campbell Gray was born on 2 June 1901 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Pickwick Papers (1952), Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 16 November 1959 in Queensland, Australia.
- Doug Insole was born on 18 April 1926 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He was married to Barbara Ridgway. He died on 5 August 2017 in the UK.
- Andrée Sacré was born in 1911 in Clapton, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Broken Melody (1929), On Velvet (1938) and Confetti (1928).
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Kenneth Brampton was born on 22 June 1881 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Robbery Under Arms (1920), The Dingo (1923) and Splendid Fellows (1934). He died on 21 June 1942 in Waikato, New Zealand.- Robert McLachlan was born on 3 July 1887 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Case of Charles Peace (1949). He died on 22 March 1949 in Golders Green, London, England, UK.
- Nina Lyn was born on 14 July 1878 in Clapton, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Me and My Girl (1939), The Shopsoiled Girl (1915) and Queen of the Wicked (1916). She died on 16 March 1959 in St John's Wood, London, England, UK.