English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994)

Dennis Potter

Dennis Christopher George Potter was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials Pennies from Heaven (1978) and The Singing Detective (1986) as well as the BBC television plays Blue Remembered Hills (1979) and Brimstone and Treacle (1976). His television dramas, often set or partly set in the Forest of Dean of his childhood, mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social, and often used themes and images from popular culture. Potter is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative dramatists to have worked in British television.

Born

1935

May 17

Died

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1930s

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352 Election of Pope Liberius following the death of Pope Julius I in the previous month.
884 Election of Pope Hadrian III following the death of Pope Marinus I earlier that month.
1012 The comital family of Tusculum arranges the election of the count's son as Sergius IV following the death of Pope Marinus I earlier that month.
1395 Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.

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The world in 1935

When Dennis arrived

april 1 India's central banking institution, the Reserve Bank of India, is formed.
april 11 Stresa Front: Opening of the conference between the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, the Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and the French Minister for Foreign Affairs Pierre Laval to condemn the German violations of the Treaty of Versailles.
april 14 The Black Sunday dust storm, considered one of the worst storms of the Dust Bowl, sweeps across the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and neighboring areas.
april 23 The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.

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Anna Brownell Jameson 1794– Irish-English author (died 1860) Bob Saget 1956–2022 American comedian, actor, and television host (born 1956) Christine Ohuruogu 1984– English runner Danny Manning 1966– American basketball player and coach Earl Morrall 1934–2014 American football player and coach (born 1934) Hazel R. O'Leary 1937– American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy Henri Barbusse 1873–1935 French journalist and author (born 1873) Howard Hampton 1952– Canadian lawyer and politician Maureen O'Sullivan 1911–1998 Irish-American actress (born 1911)

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Brian Clough 1935–2004 English footballer and manager (died 2004) Charles Grodin 1935–2021 American actor and talk show host (died 2021) Daniel Quinn 1935– American author and environmentalist (died 2018) David Prowse 1935–2020 English actor (died 2020) Donald Lynden-Bell 1935–2018 English astrophysicist and astronomer (died 2018) Edward Said 1935– Palestinian-American theorist, author, and academic (died 2003) Elvis Presley 1935–1977 American singer and actor (born 1935) Felipe Alou 1935– Dominican-American baseball player, coach, and manager Gail Fisher 1935–2000 American actress (died 2000)

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