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Lawrence Dobkin was born on 16 September 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Patton (1970), Mike Hammer (1958) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Anne Collings, Joanna Barnes and Frances Hope Walker. He died on 28 October 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Producer
Margaret Booth was born on 14 January 1898 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an editor and producer, known for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), Murder by Death (1976) and Annie (1982). She died on 28 October 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Marie Worsham was born on 12 February 1929 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for The New Breed (1961), Ripcord (1961) and Perry Mason (1957). She died on 28 October 2002 in La Grange, Kentucky, USA.
- Producer
- Director
Jack Barton was the producer of the UK soap opera, Crossroads (1964), during the 1970s. Barton was noted for tackling controversial subjects and during his tenure the soap covered subjects such as rape, racism, bigamy, test-tube pregnancies, physical handicap and Downs Syndrome.
Born in Manchester Fred Bernard 'Jack' Barton had an interest in showbusiness from an early age. At 15 he joined Bertram Mills' Circus and at 17 moved to London where he studied tap dancing. Later he toured with stars such as Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale in musical comedies.
During WW2 he served in the RAF and on being demobbed he moved to Scotland where he worked as a producer in variety shows.
In 1955 he joined the newley formed ATV in Birmingham as a producer on shows such as Lunch Box, hosted by Noele Gordon. Crossroads, a new soap that featured everyday events at a Midland hotel, was launched by ATV in 1964 and Barton became one of the regular directors of the show. Under his auspices celebrities queued up to appear in Crossroads: Max Wall, Ken Dodd and Larry Grayson were just a few who were guest stars.
One of the show's biggest storylines, directed by Barton, featured the 1975 wedding of Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon) to Hugh Mortimer (John Bentley) which brought the city of Birmingham to a standstill.
The programmes heavy workload was cut to four episodes a week in 1967, and then, on the instructions of the IBA, which was concerned about the shows quality, to three episodes a week in 1980. In 1984 Barton finally left the series and was replaced by the Australian Phillip Bowman. When the plug was finally pulled on the show in 1988, after 4,500 programmes there was a public outcry but Central Television refused to reconsider. It was revived as a new daily serial by ITV in 2001 but was axed in 2003.- Zeph Gladstone was born on 20 September 1937 in Norwood, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), The Oblong Box (1969) and Catch Hand (1964). She died on 28 October 2002 in London, England, UK.
- Marianne Kehlau was born on 31 January 1925 in Hamburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for John Glückstadt (1975), Sonderdezernat K1 (1972) and Tatort (1970). She was married to Ernst von Klipstein. She died on 28 October 2002 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Art Department
Bob Baker is known for The Shawshank Redemption (1994), My Cousin Vinny (1992) and Man on the Moon (1999). He died on 28 October 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Mihály Rostás was born on 4 August 1937 in Nagyecsed, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Koportos (1980). He died on 28 October 2002.
- Vera Liskova-Schranilova was born on 24 October 1930 in Rychvald, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Za pet minut sedm (1965) and Kavarnicka drive narozenych (1985). She died on 28 October 2002 in Prague, Czech Republic.