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- Claire Rochelle was born on 22 August 1908 in Nevada, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Code of the Fearless (1939), Ridin' the Lone Trail (1937) and Blonde for a Day (1946). She was married to Leo Hirsch. She died on 23 May 1981 in La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA.
- Joaquín Roa was born on 15 August 1895 in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. He was an actor, known for Viridiana (1961), The Miracle of Marcelino (1955) and La venganza de Don Mendo (1962). He died on 23 May 1981 in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
- Edwin Mills was born on 8 March 1918 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Stagecoach (1966) and Stigma (1972). He died on 23 May 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Rayner Heppenstall was born in Huddersfield in 1911 and educated at Leeds University, studying English and French. Moving to London in the 1930s, he became a journalist and poet, writing for T. S. Eliot's 'The Criterion' and befriending Dylan Thomas, Herbert Read, Eric Gill and many other literary figures.
His most famous friendship was with George Orwell - Heppenstall wrote in his 'Four Absentees' of his drunken fight with Orwell, with whom he was living at the time.
Heppenstall made an impression with his novel 'The Blaze of Noon' (1939) about a blind masseur and his sexual relations. Influenced by D. H. Lawrence and Henry Miller, it caused a stir both for its heightened sensuality and its style, which in some ways anticipated the French nouveau roman.
While fighting in World War II, Heppenstall wrote Saturnine (1943) and The Lesser Infortune (1953) before being appointed head of BBC Radio's Third Programme after being demobilised. He resurfaced during the 1960s with his novel 'Connecting Door', a mysterious piece clearly influenced by Alain Robbe-Grillet and Nathalie Sarraute. 'The Woodshed' followed (both 1962) and Heppenstall became influential on a new generation of British avant-garde novelists headed by B. S. Johnson.
A film comnpany took out an option on 'The Shearers' (1969) - Heppenstall wrote in his journal, "I shall receive a modest cheque, and that will be the last I shall hear about it". It was, and Heppenstall is best known today for his contretemps with Orwell. He died in 1981 after writing two more novels, 'Two Moons' and 'The Pier'. - Linnea Spångberg was born on 11 March 1904 in Ludvika, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Spökbaronen (1927), The Varmlanders (1932) and Svarte Rudolf (1928). She was married to Gustaf Edgren. She died on 23 May 1981 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.