Early Life Richard Harris was born on 1 October 1930 in Limerick, Ireland. He was one of nine children born to farmer and flour mill owner, Ivan Harris, and his wife Mildred. Harris attended Crescent College, a Jesuit school, where he excelled at both rugby and literature. However, he contracted tuberculosis while still in his…
Early Life Richard Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr. on 10 November 1925 in Pontrhydyfen, in the now county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. He was the twelfth of the thirteen children of coalminer Richard Walter Jenkins Sr. and barmaid Edith Maude Jenkins. Richard’s mother died when he was barely 2 years old,…
The Early Life of Oliver Reed Oliver Reed was born on 13 February 1938 in Wimbledon, southwest London, England. He was the son of Peter and Marcia Reed, who christened him Robert Oliver Reed. He was also the nephew of the prominent film director and producer Sir Carol Reed. Although it remains unproven, Reed claimed…
Early Life Sir Alec Guinness was born Alec Guinness de Cuffe on 2 April 1914 in Maida Vale, Westminister, London. He was the son of Agnes de Cuffe but his father’s name was never recorded on his birth certificate. However, Guinness himself, among others, believed that his father was the wealthy banker Andrew Geddes. This…
The Early Life of Peter Sellers Peter Sellers was born Richard Henry Sellers on 8 September 1925, in Southsea, Portsmouth. His parents, William “Bill” and Agnes ”Peg” Sellers, were both were variety entertainers. Although they christened their only child Richard Henry, they often referred to him as Peter. This was the name Sellers’ parents had…
The Early Life of Michael Caine Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite (Junior) on 14 March 1933 in London, England. His father, also Maurice Joseph, was a fish market porter, and his mother Ellen, was a cook and cleaner. Caine had two siblings, an elder maternal half-brother David, and a younger brother Stanley. He…
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