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Sean Bury
(S. 1945-48)
Highly successful films include 1971's "Friends" and "The Abominable Dr. Phibes"
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John Castle
(H. 1954-58)
Film & Television Actor
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Roland Curram
(S. 1945-48)
Actor best known for his many TV appearances, most infamously in the abortive BBC soap Eldorado!
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Simon Dee
(S. 1951-57)
Formerly Cyril Nicholas Henty-Dodd - the charismatic BBC Radio 1 DJ and television chat show host.
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Tony Hawks
(A. 1976-78)
Comedian, author, escort to fridges in Ireland...
doesn't ride skateboards, apparently...
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Oliver Heath
(R. 1983-88)
A talented interior designer who joined BBC One's Changing Rooms team in 2000...
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Macdonald Hobley
(S. 1931-36)
Dennys Valentine Jack McDonald Hobley - a leading BBC Radio personality from the 1930's - 1960's...
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Sir Michael Hordern
(C. 1925-30)
Distinguished, long-faced character actor, often of rumpled establishment figures...
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Menhaj Huda
(C. 1980-85)
Aclaimed television and film director...
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Graham Kerr (D. 1946-49) >>
Internationally known culinary and television personality & award-winning author... |
Miles Malleson (OB. 1899-08) >>
British actor, scriptwriter and playwright. Malleson is probably most familiar as the genteel hangman of Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) or as Canon Chasuble in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)... |
Nic Phillips (H. 1960-66) >>
Television Producer & Director... |
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George Sanders (D. 1922) >>
Oscar winning actor renowned for playing mostly villains and charming heels... |
Tom Conway (Thomas Charles Sanders) (D. 1919-22) >>
Sometimes credited as Thomas Charles Sanders II - he is the brother of actor George Sanders... |
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Music: |
Dave Clarke (H. 1982-85) >>
Formerly David Carter - One of the most respected (and idiosyncratic) techno DJs and producers... |
 John Denison (Wilsons 1925-28) >>
Director of the South Bank concert halls who broadened their appeal and drew large audiences... |
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 Gavin Henderson CBE (L.1960-65) >>
Principal of Trinity College of Music, Artistic Director of the Dartington International Summer School and Chairman of the National Foundation for Youth Music... |
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Sport: |
Clare Connor MBE (W. 1989-94) >>
Sussex & England Cricketer |
Duncan Hamilton (S. 1934-36) >>
James Duncan Hamilton - Formula One racing driver, winner of the tragic 1953 Le Mans race... |
John Hart (S. 1995-00) >>
Tipped by many to permanently succeed Lawrence Dallaglio as the next captain of Wasps... |
Alex King (A. 1988-93) >>
Wasps & England Rugby Player - one of the brightest talents in the English game... |
Jonathan Palmer (A. 1969-74) >>
Formula One racing driver, winner of the 1988 Jim Clark Trophy... now owner of Brands Hatch race track... |
Ollie Phillips (H. 1996-2001) >>
Former England Students and Durham University player also earned England Sevens honours in the 2004/5 campaign, plays for Newcastle Falcons... |
Matt Prior (R. 1995-00) >>
English ODI and Test cricketer - wicket-keeper, but has also played as a specialist opening batsman. His English county team is Sussex... |
Kelvin Tatum MBE (B. 1977-80) >>
3 times World Speedway Longtrack Champion... |
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Literature: |
Segun Afolabi >>
Author and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, 2005. |
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William Leith (C. 1974-78) >>
William Leith is a journalist who has written about subjects as diverse as cosmetic surgery, Palestine, Hollywood directors, and drugs. His first book, The Hungry Years: Confessions of a Food Addict, was published by Bloomsbury in August 2005... |
Peter Mayle (H. 1952-56) >>
Peter Gareth Mayle - author of many bestsellers including "A Year in Provence" and "Wicked Willie"... |
Daniel Peltz (S. 1974-79) >>
Daniel Peltz, former British Land director and founder of retail property investor London Freeholds, has won rave reviews for his second novel... |
 Leonard Alfred George Strong (OB. 1910-15) >>
Novelist and poet, born in Plymouth, Devon, SW England, UK. |
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Art: |
Nicholas Allan (H. 1970-75) >>
Nick's highly original picture books have won him several awards including the Sheffield Children's Book Award for "The Queen's Knickers" and the Federation of Children's Books Best Picture Book Award for "Demon Teddy"... |
David Nash RA (B. 1959-63) >>
Internationaly renowned environmental sculptor with a career spanning 30 years... |
John Worsley (C. 1932-35) >>
Energetic artist who drew a debonair police hero for the Eagle comic, and created "Albert RN"... |
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Armed Services: |
Lieutenant-Colonel Freddie Allen (S. 1927-27) >>
Won two DSOs in 1945 in the battles of the Ardennes and the Reichswald... |
Rear Admiral Peter G V Dingemanns, CB, DSO, FIMgt (D. 1948-52) >>
Rear Admiral Peter Dingemans was awarded the DSO during the Falklands campaign... |
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Explorers: |
Sir Vivian Fuchs (B. 1922-26) >>
Polar Explorer, Fellow of the Royal Society... |
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Scientists: |
Nicholas J. Strausfeld (L. 1956-61) >>
An expert on the brains of flies, cockroaches, and crayfish, elected in 2002 to the Fellowship of the Royal Society... |
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Business: |
Johnny Gold (L. 1940-45) >>
Legendary nightclub host Johnny Gold (no relation to the current OBA President!)... |
John Simmons >>
Pioneer of business systems - "The Father of the Office Computer"... |
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Politics & Law: |
 Lord Alexander of Weedon QC (C.1950-55)>>
Chairman of the Royal Shakespeare Company and barrister specialising in commercial, business and financial law... Skilful advocate who led the takeovers and mergers panel and then served for ten challenging years as chairman of NatWest. |
 Prof. Lord Robert Skidelsky (C. 1953-58) >>
Appointed to the House of Lords in 1991; Chief Opposition Spokesman on Treasury Affairs (1998-1999) |
 Keith Best (OB) >>
A loyal MP in the Thatcher years, now a tireless champion of good causes, most notably in the area of asylum and immigration... |
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