Born in Brighton in 1854 to the David Black, a successful solicitor, and Maria Patten a talented portrait painter.
In 1886 Clementina became acquainted with Eleanor Marx, daughter of Karl Marx, and this was to form the basis of her political beliefs and activism.
She quickly became involved in the Women’s Trade Union League and, that same year, was elevated to the position of honorary secretary.
British music entrepreneur Brian Epstein was born on September 19th, 1934 in Liverpool, England.
After he expressed a desire to become an actor his parent agree to let him study in London. Epstein attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for three terms before dropping out and returning to Liverpool where his father put him in charge of the record department at the NEMS music store.
Epstein worked hard to make the store a success and it became one of the biggest musical retail outlets in Northern England.
Richard Allen “Dick” York was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 4th, 1928.
His career began on the CBS radio program “That Brewster Boy” at age 15.
He was best known for his role as “Darrin Stephens” in the TV series “Bewitched” which he received an Emmy nomination for in 1968.
John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California on February 27th, 1902. His love of reading and writing was nurtured in his early years by his mother who was a former school teacher.
He graduated from High School in 1919 and attended Stanford University until 1925 when he left without obtaining a degree. He moved to New York and did odd jobs and pursued his dream of becoming a writer but when he failed to get his work published he returned to California.
Roy Kinnear was born in Lancashire in 1934.
His father was a dual sports international and played both Rugby Union and League.
His career started off in Newquay with the repertory theatre. However he is best known for his work on the hit television show That Was The Week That Was.