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Maurice Gibb lives and times MAURICE Gibb (1949-2003), singer and musician, was born on 22 December 1949 in Douglas, Isle of Man, the younger twin and third of the four sons of Hughie Gibb, a Manchester-based ballroom bandleader, and his wife, the singer Barbara Pass.

Harry Corbett lives and times HARRY Corbett (1918-1989), children's entertainer, was born on 28 January 1918 at Horton, Bradford, the son of James Corbett, coal miner, and Florence Ramsden of Bradford.

Roger Hargreaves lives and times ROGER Hargreaves (1935-1988), children's author, was born on 9 May 1935 at Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, the son of Alfred Hargreaves, then a woollen manufacturer, and Ethel Pickles; the family home was High Lees, Halifax Road, Cleckheaton.

Victoria Drummond lives and times VICTORIA Drummond (1894-1978), marine engineer, was born on 14 October 1894 at Megginch Castle, Errol, Perthshire, the daughter of Captain Malcolm Drummond of Megginch, groom-in-waiting to Queen Victoria, and his wife, Geraldine Cherry, the daughter of Baron Amherst of Hackney.

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