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...
Documentary film maker. Born Suffolk.  Co-founder of the Mass Observation organisation (something like current day personal blogs but with pencil and paper).  In 1936 he helped organise the Surreal...
One of the largest former cinemas in Britain. It had seating for 3,000 and standing room for 1,000, plus a cafe, a ballroom and a stage big enough to accommodate an orchestra. As audiences dwindled...
Actor, singer and songwriter. Born at 230 High Street, Hackney. He played the Artful Dodger in David Lean's 1948 film of Oliver Twist, and on television he was in the impenetrably surreal 1960 come...
Actor and screenwriter. Born John Jeremy Lloyd in Danbury, Essex. He appeared in the American comedy series 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in', and various films and other television programmes. Along w...
Actor. Born John Joseph Nicholson in Neptune City, New Jersey. He has played a wide variety of characters in films including 'Easy Rider', 'Five Easy Pieces', 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and ...
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