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William Arnold Ridley was born in Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England, the son of Rosa Caroline (née Morrish, 1870–1956) and William Robert Ridley (1871–1931). [4] His father was a gymnastics instructor and ran a boot and shoe shop. He attended the Clarendon School and the Bath City Secondary School where he was a keen sportsman.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The film is a remake, with up-to-date dialogue, of Arnold Ridley's famous play, and is extremely well directed and produced. The photography is most effective, and of course, since Arthur Askey plays the part of Tommy Gander, comedian, the fun is fast and furious in spite of the increasing tension as the plot ...
March 12 – Arnold Ridley, English playwright and actor (b. 1896) March 14 – Aurelio Peccei, Italian industrialist and philanthropist, co-founder of the Club of Rome (b. 1908) March 15. Ken Carpenter, American Olympic athlete (b. 1913) Konstantin Badygin, Soviet Naval officer and explorer (b. 1910) March 18 – Paul Francis Webster, American ...
January 7 – Arnold Ridley, English dramatist and actor (died 1984) [21] January 9 – Eleanor Graham, English children's writer and editor (died 1984) January 12 – Nobuko Yoshiya, Japanese romantic novelist (died 1973) January 14 – John Dos Passos, American novelist (died 1970) [22]
Small Faces were originally a British rhythm and blues band with a heavy mod following. [1] They were later heavily praised and regarded as an influential psychedelic group with songs such as "Here Come the Nice","Itchycoo Park" and "Lazy Sunday" [2] Formed in early 1965, the group originally included guitarist and lead singer Steve Marriott, bassist Ronnie Lane, keyboardist and guitarist ...
The Ghost Train is a stage comedy-thriller, written in 1923 by the English actor and playwright Arnold Ridley.. The story centres upon the social interaction of a group of railway passengers who have been stranded at a remote rural station overnight, and are increasingly threatened by a latent external force, with a denouement ending.
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Private Charles Godfrey MM is a fictional Home Guard soldier, first portrayed by Arnold Ridley in the British television sitcom Dad's Army. [1] He is retired and was previously a tailor for the Civil Service Stores or the Army & Navy Stores.