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Writer, born in Bromley, Kent. He was apprenticed to a draper, tried teaching, studied biology in London, then made his mark in journalism and literature. He played a vital part in disseminating the progressive ideas which characterized the first part of the 20th-c. He achieved fame with scientific fantasies such as The Time Machine (1895) and War of the Worlds (1898), and wrote a range of comic social novels which proved highly popular, notably Kipps (1905) and The History of Mr Polly (1910). Both kinds of novel made successful (sometimes classic) early films. A member of the Fabian Society, he was often engaged in public controversy, and wrote several socio-political works dealing with the role of science and the need for world peace, such as The Outline of History (1920) and The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind- Vera Lindstrøm was born on 7 August 1882. She was an actress, known for Lykke paa rejsen (1947), Flyverspionen (1915) and Lidenskabens Magt (1915). She died on 13 August 1946.
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Valeri Zhelobinsky was born on 9 November 1913 in Tambov, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tambov Oblast, Russia]. Valeri was a composer, known for Anna (1936), Bolshie krylya (1937) and Red Army Days (1935). Valeri died on 13 August 1946 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bill Durant was born on 28 June 1894 in Kansas, USA. He died on 13 August 1946 in Tujunga, California, USA.