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1. One of America's greatest character actors, this person was nominated for two Oscars. His greatest success was as Willy Loman in the 1949 Broadway production of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman". His first Oscar nomination was for "On the Waterfront" (1954) and the second was for "The Brothers Karamazov" (1958). He also appeared on TV as Judge Henry Garth in "The Virginian".
2. Born in South Africa, this actor became famous in the UK when he starred alongside the British comic Tony Hancock on both radio and TV. He went on to star in 19 'Carry on' films and was a regular face on British stages and TV. He suffered a heart attack in 1967 but soon recovered to make "Carry on Doctor" in which he played a hospital patient and spent almost the whole of the film in bed.
3. This English detective writer was married twice. She took her pen-name from her first husband and later married Sir Max Mallowan, an archaeologist. She was created a Dame in 1971 for services to literature. There have been many films and TV series based on her detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.
4. This Scottish actor was a lecturer in drama at Edinburgh University from 1925-1930. He created many memorable roles (usually comedic) in British films from 1936 until his death. He is well known for playing Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol", also known as "Scrooge" (1951), and Millicent Fritton, headmistress of St. Trinian's School in "The Belles of St. Trinian's" (1954) and "Blue Murder at St. Trinian's" (1957).
5. This Welsh actor grew up in the same locality as Richard Burton and they were childhood friends. After many successful films such as "The Cruel Sea" (1953) and "The Guns of Navarone" (1961), he set up his own production company and made his most memorable film "Zulu" (1964) in which he played the army officer, John Chard. A knighthood for him was announced in 1976 but he died before he could be knighted.
6. This American lyricist wrote many famous songs/themes for Hollywood productions. He won 4 Oscars and was nominated for an Oscar on no less than 12 other occasions. The music for his songs were written by some of the industry greats. Some of his best known works include "That Old Black Magic", "Moon River", "Charade" and "Something's Gotta Give".
7. This British army officer was seriously injured during the First World War and commanded the Eighth Army in North Africa during the Second World War. On 4 May, 1945 he accepted the unconditional surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands, in northwest Germany including all islands, and in Denmark and all naval ships in those areas.
8. This American businessman was one of the most wealthy people in the world. As a film producer, he made films such as "Hell's Angels" (1930) and "Scarface" (1932). He was also an aviator who set many world air speed records. He bought and expanded Trans World Airlines.
9. This British artist is famous for painting industrial scenes in the North of England. He developed a unique style whereby human figures in his paintings were represented as "matchstick men".
10. This American choreographer was famous for elaborate production numbers involving lots of showgirls moving in complex patterns rather like a child's kaleidoscope toy.
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