Film special effects expert. Born Michael John Stears in Uxbridge. He produced effects for eight of the James Bond films. He was invited by George Lucas to work on the Star Wars films, where he created the robots R2-D2 and C-3PO. Died in the UCLA Medical Center, California.
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John Stears
Michael John Stears 1934 - 1999. Born in Uxbridge 25th August 1934. Resided h...
A professional organisation representing directors across all aspects of the media. It was founded by a group of leading British directors who were dissatisfied with their representation by the tec...
Built by Grace and Marsh and operated by Israel Davis and his family. It opened with the British premiere of Josef von Sternberg's The Last Command, and was equipped with the largest Compton organ...
Born as Harry Webb in India. Starred with Olivier in Dave Clark's Time. The Shadows were his backing group.
Actor. Born Paddington. Her parents are the actors Eric Thompson and Scottish actor Phyllida Law. Married first Kenneth Branagh and then Greg Wise, both actors.
Film director. Brother of David William Gobbett (1884-1973). Thomas James Gobbett was born on 13 February 1882, the eldest of the seven children of David William Gobbert (1855-1929) and Ann Gobbet...
