Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was a British filmmaker and producer who pioneered many
techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in his native United Kingdom in both
silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood. In 1956 he became an American citizen while retaining his British
citizenship. Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades.
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor, director, and producer. He was
one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century, along with his contemporaries John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft
and Ralph Richardson. He married Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh and Joan Plowright.
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE (born 26 September 1948 in Cambridge, United Kingdom) is a British-born, Australian-raised singer
and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles
and two No. 1 Billboard 200 albums. Eleven of her singles (including two platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two platinum
and four double platinum) have been certified gold by the RIAA.
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892), much better known as "Alfred, Lord Tennyson," was
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the
English language. Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics, "In the valley of Cauteretz", "Break, break, break", "The Charge
of the Light Brigade", "Tears, idle tears" and "Crossing the Bar".
Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author,
inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel ', written in collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick, a collaboration
which also produced the; and as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World.
