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Terry Pratchett was born on 28 April 1948 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Good Omens (2019), Untitled Discworld Project and The Wee Free Men. He was married to Lyn Marian Purves. He died on 12 March 2015 in Broadchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.- Carolyn Lyster was born on 19 August 1943 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Without You (2011), Coronation Street (1960) and The Man in Room 17 (1965). She has been married to William Gaunt since 7 September 1974. They have two children.
- Oliver Johnston was born on 30 April 1888 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Quatermass Experiment (1953), Wideawake (1957) and Kidnapped (1960). He died on 22 December 1966 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Sound Department
Alex Heffes is a Golden Globe, BAFTA and 3 x Ivor Novello nominated composer who has scored over 70 feature films and TV projects. He has worked with many of cinema's top filmmakers including Steven Frears, Kevin Macdonald, Catherine Hardwicke, Mira Nair, Michael Keaton & J J Abrams. His wide range of work includes scores to Macdonald's The Last King Of Scotland & State Of Play, Justin Chadwick's Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, Mira Nair's Queen Of Katwe and Michael Keaton's Knox Goes Away. Notable TV projects include Black Mirror (Shut Up & Dance), the award-winning reboot of TV classic Roots, the Stephen King mini series 11.22.63 and the HBO limited series The Regime starring Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant. His solo albums include 'Face To Face' featuring collaborations with Regina Spektor and others, and the EP 'Crystalline' with Ryuichi Sakamoto. Alex was invited to become a member of the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in 2016.- Writer
- Director
Christopher Frank was born on 12 December 1942 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Josépha (1982), Une étrange affaire (1981) and Femmes de personne (1984). He died on 21 November 1993 in Paris, France.- The son of famous art historian Herbert Read, Piers Paul Read studied at Cambridge and started his career as a critic for the Times Literary Supplement. His debut novel, "Game in Heaven" with Tussy Marx (1966), written while he was in Berlin, was considered one of the most promising of the decade. His other notable novel is "The Junkers" (1968).
- Sarah Brown was born on 31 October 1963 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She has been married to Gordon Brown since 3 August 2000. They have three children.
- Actor
- Composer
Paul Layton was born on 4 August 1947 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Secret Agent (1964), The Newcomers (1965) and Love Pop Trash (2009). He has been married to Trish ? since 14 June 1981. They have two children.- Lance Hilary Kenyon Secretan, was born in Beaconsfield (Amersham), Buckinghamshire, UK. His father was Kenyon Secretan, a prominent scientist, inventor and engineer who headed the BBC's foreign monitoring service and was part of William Stephenson's network (A Man Called Intrepid) during WWII; and Marie-Therese (née Haffenden) Secretan, a concert pianist. Apart from his handful of film credits, he appeared in numerous TV programs and series, radio shows and West End theater productions in London. At the height of his career, he was named the number one child actor in the English-speaking world. Towards the end of his decade-long acting career, he was starring in plays written specially for him by playwright Roger McDougall ("The Man in the White Suit" for which he received a 1952 Academy Award nomination) and "The Mouse That Roared").These plays included "Escapade", "The Facts of Life" (Jonathan) and "Simon and Laura". Lance also played Miles in Henry James' play, "The Turn of the Screw". He attended The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts (formerly The Italia Conti Stage School). Following his acting career, Lance became a business executive, working on the floor of the Toronto Stock Exchange, becoming the Sales Manager for Office Overload (now Drake International), then the CEO of Manpower Limited, and a business school professor at McMaster University and York University. The books he wrote while an academic became best sellers, and he was soon in demand as a business adviser and this caused him to give up his academic career and found The Secretan Center, Inc., where he has since devoted his life to advising, coaching and mentoring leaders. Lance is widely acknowledged as one of the most insightful and provocative leadership teachers of our time. He is the former CEO of a Fortune 100 company, university professor, award-winning columnist and author of 21 books about leadership emphasizing the connection between high performance and the heart, the mind and the soul, and inspiration and leadership. In 2016 he wrote a memoir, "A Love Story" and in 2018 he published, "The Bellwether Effect". His teachings and writings on conscious leadership, are courageous, radical and ingenious and have been hailed as being among the most original, authentic and effective contributions to leadership thinking available. Individuals, entire organizations, cities and states have experienced remarkable transformations through his unique mentoring, wisdom and approach. Thirty of Fortune's Most Admired Companies, and 15 of Fortune's Best Companies to Work for in America, are his clients. Leadership Excellence ranked him among the top 100 Most Influential Thinkers on Leadership in the World, Global Gurus ranks him as the 4th leading executive coach in the world and Speakers in America ranks him among the Top Five Leadership speakers globally. He was the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the 1997 Special Olympics World Winter Games and former Ambassador to the United Nations Environment Program. He is currently the Chair of the Pay it Forward Foundation. His work has been recognized by many institutions, including the prestigious International Caring Award (often referred to as the US equivalent of the Nobel Prize), whose other recipients include Mother Teresa, The Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Jane Goodall. He earned a Master's Degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California (magna cum laude), and a Ph. D. from the London School of Economics. He has taught strategy, entrepreneurship and leadership at two leading universities. Lance is a dynamic, thought-provoking and much sought-after keynote speaker, using technology with enormous flair, and igniting audiences with his passion. His work results in reinvigorated work environments all over the world and his presentations result invariably result in standing ovations. An expert skier, mountain-biker and kayaker, Lance and divides his time between his homes in Ontario, Canada and Colorado, USA.
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- Editorial Department
- Editor
Roy Hyde was born on 15 February 1920 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was an editor, known for Quatermass and the Pit (1967), The Mummy (1959) and The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964). He died on 28 June 1985 in Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Michelle MacErlean, born in England, is a British actress who owes her striking and versatile appearance to unusual mixed parentage.
After graduating from drama school in London, she went on to develop her craft, training in the 'Meisner Technique' at the Actors Temple London and more recently attending the Master's Program at The Sanford Meisner Center, Los Angeles. She also has a BA (Hons) degree from the London Institute/University of the Arts London. - Editor
- Director
Wesley Hyde was born on 14 October 1914 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. Wesley was an editor and director, known for North Sea Strike: an Esso film (1972), Our Native Shore (1956) and Pembrokeshire, My County (1960). Wesley died in April 1996 in Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Anton Thompson McCormick was born on 16 April 1992 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007) and Best to Say Nothing.- Susan Sloman was born on 19 January 1944 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lost Tribe (1980), The Little World of Don Camillo (1981) and Simon and the Witch (1987). She died on 10 September 2006 in Hendon, London, England, UK.
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- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Willi Patterson was born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. Willi is a director and cinematographer, known for Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1999), Timeslip (1985) and Saracen (1989). Willi is married to Sarah Patterson. They have five children.- Dinah Beamish was born in 1960 in Beaconsfield, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Edward II (1991).
- Christopher Meyer was born on 22 February 1944 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Getting Our Way (2010), Networks of Power (2012) and Panorama (1953). He was married to Lady Catherine Meyer and Françoise Hedges. He died on 27 July 2022 in Megeve, Haute-Savoie, France.
- Thérèse Flore was born in 1926 in Beaconsfield, Québec, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Sinners (1949). She was married to Maurice Dubois. She died on 6 December 2012 in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada.
- Director
- Writer
Michael Crosfield was born on 18 February 1920 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. Michael was a director and writer, known for The Slender Chance (1976), The Radio Sky (1966) and The Time Between (1965). Michael died on 14 July 2014 in London, England, UK.- Frances Baard was born on 1 October 1909 in Green Point, Beaconsfield, Kimberley, South Africa. She was previously married to Lucas Baard.
- Andrew Gardner was born on 25 September 1932 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He died on 2 April 1999.
- Producer
- Writer
- Art Department
Matthew Cook was born in October 1978 in Chiltern & Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Spy Game (2001), Johnny English (2003) and iD3 (2009).- David Halton was born on 28 May 1940 in Beaconsfield, England, UK.
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- Producer
Norman Collins was born on 3 October 1907 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979), Dulcimer Street (1948) and Invasion Quartet (1961). He was married to Sarah Martin. He died on 6 September 1982 in London, England, UK.