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- Gareth Jones was a young Welsh actor, largely remembered for suffering a fatal heart attack off-camera during a live television broadcast in 1958. Born on 6 June, 1925 in Lampeter, Wales, to Margaret Jane (Megicks) and John Lewis Jones, a village schoolmaster, he was educated at Tregaron County School. After completing national service and a brief period studying at Aberystwyth University, he went on to fulfill his ambition to train at drama school in London. His professional debut with the Dundee Rep in 1952 was closely followed by a season with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company in Stratford and a variety of stage roles in the West End, including three successive plays directed by Peter Brook. As his reputation grew, he became a regular performer in television dramas such as Thunder on Sycamore Street (1957), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Armchair Theatre (1956), and at the time of his death was widely recognized as a rising talent with great potential for playing character leads on film and television.
- Charles Postal was born on 5 January 1903 in Hyattsville, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Science Fiction Theatre (1955), The Unknown Terror (1957) and Highway Patrol (1955). He died on 30 November 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Hermann Erhardt was born on 9 January 1903 in Landshut, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Magic Face (1951), The Last Ten Days (1955) and The Cabbie's Song (1936). He died on 30 November 1958 in Vienna, Austria.
- Robert Ord was born on 23 June 1877 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Dr. Wake's Patient (1916) and His Vindication (1915). He died on 30 November 1958 in Bristol, England, UK.
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John W. "Shifty" Henry was an accomplished jazz musician, equally proficient on the string bass, saxophone, oboe and trumpet, as well as a composer of no mean ability. He received his nickname while playing football for Prairie View A & M College near Houston, Texas, where he majored in music. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles where he was in demand not only as a performer in various jazz combos and big band organizations but also as a studio musician and as a composer and arranger. One of his songs, "Let Me Go Home Whiskey", originally recorded by Amos Milburn, was recently recorded by the country group Asleep At The Wheel.