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A tall, distinguished-looking English character actor with aristocratic bearing and a precisely modulated voice, Alan William Napier-Clavering was born in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England. A cousin of the former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (graduating in 1925) and spent his formative years as an actor with Oxford Repertory and, from 1924, on the London stage. During the 1930s, he found his niche in Shakespearean roles. His characterisation of Menenius in a 1954 Boston revival of "Coriolanus" was described in the Christian Science Monitor (January 23, 1954) as imbued with "benevolent distinction and with some of the comic quality of the part". However, by that time, Napier had largely forsaken the stage for the screen.
In 1939, Alan Napier immigrated to America and, in the course of nearly five decades, appeared in film and on television as noblemen, manservants and doctors. His gaunt, suave, sometimes bespectacled characters could be kindly or nefarious. He gave good support in the supernatural thriller The Uninvited (1944) and lent gravitas to his role of Cicero in Julius Caesar (1953). Baby boomer TV audiences will remember him fondly as Bruce Wayne's ever reliable, and very English, butler Alfred Pennyworth in Batman (1966), starring Adam West. Napier's second wife, Aileen Dickens Bouchier Hawksley (nicknamed "Gypsy"), was a great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Alan Napier died at age 85 of pneumonia in Santa Monica, California on August 8, 1988.- Actor
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George Estregan was born on 10 July 1939 in Tondo, Manila, Philippines. He was an actor, known for Kid kaliwete (1978), Sa bulaklak ng apoy (1984) and Lumakad kang hubad... Sa mundong ibabaw (1980). He died on 8 August 1988 in Santa Mesa, Manila, Philippines.- Actress
Jo Henderson was born on 10 May 1934 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Lianna (1983), Rockabye (1986) and Search for Tomorrow (1951). She was married to Myron Jones. She died on 8 August 1988 in Chinle, Arizona, USA.- Actor
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Félix Leclerc was born on 2 August 1914 in La Tuque, Québec, Canada. He was an actor and composer, known for Shoot the Piano Player (1960), Le téléthéâtre de Radio-Canada (1954) and Nérée Tousignant (1956). He was married to Gaétane Morin and Andrée Vien. He died on 8 August 1988 in Île d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.- Alan Ameche was born on 1 June 1933 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. He was married to Yvonne Molinaro. He died on 8 August 1988 in Houston, Texas, USA.
- Avdo Dzinovic was born on 30 December 1899 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was an actor, known for Velika turneja (1961), Nights and Days (1959) and Life Is Ours (1948). He died on 8 August 1988 in Mostar, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslavia.
- Maria Cichocka was born on 24 November 1925 in Korytnica, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Krótkie zycie (1976), Gdzie woda czysta i trawa zielona (1977) and Wysokie loty (1980). She died on 8 August 1988 in Nowa Huta, Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Colette Melville was born on 8 February 1920 in Fulham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Naughty Arlette (1949) and The Flamingo Affair (1948). She died on 8 August 1988 in New York, USA.
- Einar Dessau was born on 17 July 1892 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a writer, known for Vikingerne, deres forfædre og efterkommere (1937) and Einar Dessau (1934). He died on 8 August 1988 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Ingalill Söderman was born on 13 April 1902 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Raskens (1976), De lyckligt lottade (1976) and Albert & Herbert (1974). She was married to Bertil Mannheimer and Felix Grönfeldt. She died on 8 August 1988 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden.