... The Infernal Machine, and a particular popular success she directed was Gilbert WakefiekJ's Room for Two. During the Second World War she organised communal theatre at the St Martin's, the productions including Thunder Rock, directed by Herbert Marshall ...

... Tatischeff to Tati, he became a music hall performer in 1931 and made his film debut in the same year, though up to the Second World War much of his work was in music hall and circus. His most famous creation. Monsieur Hutot, reached the saen in 1953, and ...

... 1929, and alternated between Britain and America before finally settling in the States. He was in the RAF during the Second World War and presented repertory at Wimbledon Theatre in the immediate post-war years He featured in many films on both sides ...

... Tod had a long and varied career in the entertainment world and the theatre in particular. In the early days before the Second World War, this encompassed poster and scenic design for the cine- variety theatres of the Hyams Brothers at the Trocadero, Elephant ...

... died on Novem ber 1 at Brattleboro, Vermont at the age of 95. He had lived in the United States since the end of the Second World War, helping to found the Marlboro Festival and achieving an international reputa tion as a teacher. Moyse was born in St ...

... revival of New Orleans jazz, has died aged 59. Born in Great Yarmouth, he spend his childhood in Soho but during the Second World War his family moved to Cranford, Middlesex, which became the unlikely hub of the revival. After doing a number of menial ...

... Hour, made several gra mophone records and was happily com bining broadcasting and teaching up to the outbreak of the Second World War Commissioned in Intelligence, he served throughout the war, partly at Combined Operations HQ in London and then with ...

... 74. Son of a journalist, he was educated at Mercers School and served as an officer with the Queen's Regiment in the Second World War. His stage roles included that of the doctor in the original London production of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial and ...

... he stood for that Eric looked to as inspiration. in 1928 he formed his own company, which ran until the start of the Second World War, performing a number of his own plays, including, in 1939, Twelfth Night, in which he was a notable Sir Toby Belch. He ...

... stand-in for Mary Morris, who died only four days before. her, in 1 1 films. She worked with Civil Defence during the Second World War and returned ariefly to the stage in The Beggars Dpera but was mainly employed for small parts and walk-ons in the film ...

... will be remembered as an actor of remarkable versatility, though most people will recall him for his performances in pre-Second World War musical comedy, his shows includ ing White Horse Inn, in which he played the waiter Leopold, The Girl Friend, Twenty ...

... Horse, GEORGE O'BRIEN died on September in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, aged 85 He served with distinction in the First and Second World Wars, beginning his career as a stunt man with Tom Mix in 1920. His career waned with coming of talkies, but he worked co ...