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Erin Richards was born on 17 May 1986 in Penarth, Wales, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Gotham (2014), The Crown (2016) and Breaking In (2011).- Actor
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This distinctive-looking, bushy-browed, heavy-set Welsh character actor played dozens of rustics, sea captains, sheriffs, priests and police officers during a forty-year long career, starting in 1926. His was the perfect face for period drama. At the peak of his popularity, Owen co-starred as a first mate in Captain David Grief (1957), a South Seas adventure based on stories by Jack London. During the 1940's and 50's, he was prolific on radio, lending his voice to crime dramas like "Pursuit" (CBS, 1949-52) and "Pete Kelly's Blues". His best-known role was that of alcoholic 'wharf-bum' Jocko Madigan, drunk ex-doctor friend and sidekick of star Jack Webb, in "Pat Novak for Hire". He also voiced Towser in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)).- Bruce Copp was born on 27 January 1920 in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He died on 15 January 2021 in Palafrugell, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Actress
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Welsh-born Jem obtained a law degree while DJing and pioneering Brighton's early Drum 'n' Bass scene. Learning to navigate a bedroom-studio she ran a breakbeat record label before assisting at the acclaimed club night which launched the DJ career of Fatboy Slim.
Her earliest break came co-writing 'Nothing Fails' for Madonna's American Life album. Later dropping her self-made demo at the door of KCRW, LA's revered radio station, it quickly became the No.1 listener requested.
Jem's platinum debut, Finally Woken, (with ubiquitous song 'They') has sold over a million copies worldwide, she's amassed millions of views on YouTube, and her music rings out daily in stores and coffee shops around the globe. Her songs have been featured in numerous films, trailers, TV shows and commercials including Grey's Anatomy, Orange Is the New Black, Sex and the City The Movie, Damages, Gossip Girl, The OC, Lexus, Fiat, Pantene, Sephora, Amazon and many more.
Jem's played stadium shows supporting Dave Matthews Band and shared billing with Kanye, The Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, the Pixies, P!nk and Ray LaMontagne to name a few. Her music has been covered in Cantonese and Mandarin by Chinese actor & pop star Karen Mok, Taiwan's acclaimed Jolin Tsai, and the Hong Kong Cantopop duo Twins.
Jem produced and personally cleared all the music for the official 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Album featuring Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, John Legend, Alanis Morissette, Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel, Dido, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Tori Amos, Cindy Lauper, Sarah McLachlan, Dave Matthews, Nina Simone and more.
Also a screenwriter, director and entrepreneur, Jem's producing film & TV projects (scripted, unscripted, and preschool animation) as well as assisting brands and artists authentically navigate the NFT/Web 3 space with her branding, marketing and production company Sonic Zoo.- Eric Linklater was born on 8 March 1899 in Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was a writer, known for Poet's Pub (1949), Scotch on the Rocks (1953) and Private Angelo (1949). He died on 7 November 1974 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
- Mary Glynne was born on 25 January 1895 in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for The Good Companions (1933), Inquest (1931) and Emil and the Detectives (1935). She was married to John Mannell and Dennis Neilson-Terry. She died on 19 September 1954 in London, England, UK.
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Kenyon Emrys-Roberts was born on 16 January 1923 in Penarth, Wales, UK. He was a composer, known for Poldark (1975), Armchair Thriller (1978) and My Son, My Son (1979). He died on 23 May 1998.- Ian Price was born on 8 May 1946 in Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for The Quatermass Conclusion (1979), Poirot (1989) and The Ice House (1997). He died on 29 May 2014 in the UK.
- Stephen Ker Appleby was born in 1908 in Penarth, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mask (1961), Festival (1960) and Encounter (1952). He was married to Kathleen Holly Sayre and Joan Tompkins. He died in 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Agnes Glynne was born on 7 December 1894 in Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for A Study in Scarlet (1914), A Vagabond's Revenge (1915) and A Cinema Girl's Romance (1915). She died on 9 July 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Mary Watson was born in 1932 in Penarth, Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for David Copperfield (1956), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and ITV Play of the Week (1955).
- Alan Hart was born on 17 February 1942 in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was a writer, known for Media Morphs: Conspiracy (2010), 1948: The Birth of a New Specimen of Human Being (2009) and Panorama (1953). He was married to Nicole Smith. He died on 15 January 2018 in the UK.
- Lewis Rhys Davies was born on 26 February 1992 in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for High Stakes (2008).
- Martyn Joseph was born on 15 July 1960 in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK.
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Ross Cleland was born on 18 August 1991 in Penarth, Wales, UK. Ross is a producer and director, known for Tofu (2013).- Abbie Hunt was born on 2 August 1995 in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. She is an actress, known for StreetDance 2 (2012) and Frozen at Christmas (2014).
- Actor
- Producer
Frank Adey was born on 9 September 1902 in Penarth, Wales, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for The New Hotel (1932) and Red Riding Hood (1955). He died on 10 June 1985 in Colchester, Essex, England, UK.