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Last Word: Jerry Lieber, Diana Lamplugh, John Howard Davies, Ctirad Masin and George Devol

26/08/2011

Jerry Lieber, Diana Lamplugh, John Howard Davies, Ctirad Masin and George Devol

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Matthew Bannister on Jerry Lieber, Diana Lamplugh, John Howard Davies and George Devol.

Matthew Bannister on songwriter Jerry Lieber, campaigner Diana Lamplugh, TV comedy producer John Howard Davies, Czech resistance fighter Ctirad Masin and inventor George Devol.

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Jerry Lieber who with his partner Mike Stoller wrote scores of classic songs - from Hound Dog for Elvis Presley to Stand By Me for Ben E King and Pearl's a Singer for Elkie Brooks.

Diana Lamplugh who reacted to the disappearance of her daughter by launching a campaign to change atitudes to personal safety

John Howard Davies - as a child actor he played Oliver in David Lean's film - as an adult he produced and directed many classic TV comedies including Monty Python, the Goodies and Fawlty Towers.

Ctirad Masin - Czech resistance fighter whose violent and daring escape still causes controversy today

And Geroge Devol who invented the first industrial robot - the Unimate.

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