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Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (January 31, 1929 January 22, 2010) was an English actress. She appeared predominantly in motion pictures, beginning with films made in Great Britain during and after World War II she was one of J. Arthur Ranks well-spoken young starlets followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950. ... ... ( read more! ) David Farrar (21 August 1908 31 August 1995) was an English stage and film actor, born in Forest Gate, east London.Three of his most notable film roles were leads in the Powell and Pressburger films Black Narcissus (1947), The Small Back Room (1949), and Gone to Earth (1950).He retired in 1962. After the death of his wife Irene in 1976, he moved t ... ... ( read more! ) James Donald (18 May 1917 - 3 August 1993) was a Scottish actor. Tall and gaunt, he specialised in playing authority figures military officers, doctors or scientists. Donald was born in Aberdeen, and made his first professional stage appearance sometime in the late-1930s, having been educated at Rossall School on Lancashires Fylde coast. During Wor ... ... ( read more! ) Madeleine LeBeau, was a French actress who playedHumphrey Bogarts jilted mistress Yvonne, in Casablanca, In Casablanca, LeBeau gets teary-eyed when La Marseillaise is played and shouts Viva la France! She was among several cast members who were actually refugees from the German occupation. Her life echoedthe film: After she made her screen debut ... ... ( read more! ) ... Herbert Lom (born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchaevi ze Schluderpacheru 11 September 1917 27 September 2012) was a Czech-born British film and television actor who moved to the United Kingdom in 1939. In a career lasting more than 60 years, he appeared in character roles, often portraying criminals or villains early in his career and professional men ... ... ( read more! ) John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films. ... ... ( read more! ) Grgoire Aslan (born Krikor Kaloust Aslanian 28 March 1908 8 January 1982) was a Swiss-Armenian actor and musician. ... ... ( read more! ) Grgoire Aslan (born Krikor Kaloust Aslanian 28 March 1908 8 January 1982) was a Swiss-Armenian actor and musician. ... ... ( read more! ) ... Lo Ferr (24 August 1916 14 July 1993) was a French-born Mongasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer, whose career in France dominated the years after the Second World War until his death. He released some forty albums over this period, composing the music and the majority of the lyrics. He released many hit singles, ... ... ( read more! ) George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist.A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jaz ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... ...