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Richard Sharples was born in Manchester on 7 June 1927 and began his professional career as a cartoonist for a local advertising firm. He wrote his first novel, a Western called 'The Man Who Rode by Night' whilst still a teen-ager and in 1955 went to work as a writer for the recently-formed ITV network. He was instrumental in converting the Screenwriters Association into a fully fledged union which became the Writers Guild of Great Britain. A versatile writer he contributed scripts to popular dramas like 'Z Cars' and 'The Saint' as well as penning several sitcoms, including two for Thora Hird, 'In Loving Memory', set in an undertakers and the Salvation Army based 'Hallelujah!' He also wrote seven novels, including a pastiche of 'A Year in Provence', called 'A Year in Muswell Hill' and four plays. Dick Sharples died in University College hospital, London on 19th October 2015.- Charles Russell was born on 18 March 1932 in the USA. He was married to Margaret Russell. He died on 19 October 2015 in the USA.
- Didier Toupy was born on 10 July 1959 in Liège, Belgium. He was an actor, known for The Giants (2011), The First, the Last (2016) and Eldorado (2008). He died on 19 October 2015 in Liège, Belgium.
- Patricia Kern was born on 4 July 1927 in Swansea, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for The Merry Wives of Windsor (1957), Iolanthe (1964) and H.M.S. Pinafore (1981). She died on 19 October 2015 in Canada.
- Flemng MacKell was born on 30 April 1929 in Montreal, Quevec, Canada. He was an actor, known for 1953 Staney Cup Finals (1953), NHL on CBS (1957) and 1958 Stanley Cup Finals (1958). He died on 19 October 2015.
- Gilles Marcotte was born in 1925 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. He was a writer, known for Henri Gagnon, organiste (1959) and Le ciné-club de Radio-Canada (1956). He was married to Lise. He died on 19 October 2015 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Petras Steponavicius was born on 12 June 1940 in Ketunay, Likthuania. He was an actor, known for Visi pries viena (1986), Zingsniai nakti (1962) and Shchit i mech (1968). He died on 19 October 2015 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Ena Kadic died on 19 October 2015 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
- Glenn Feldman was born on 30 May 1962 in the USA. He died on 19 October 2015 in Homewood, Alabama, USA.
- Bru Mysak was born on 18 May 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Westinghouse Playhouse (1961). He died on 19 October 2015 in New York City, New York, USA.