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Barry Letts started his career as an actor. He began in repertory in York whilst also working for a local radio station in Leeds. After a chance meeting with BBC producer/director Rex Tucker, he started working with him first on radio and then on television. His first television appearance was in a 1950 production of "Gunpowder Guy," about Guy Fawkes.

He eventually decided he wanted to go into directing and in 1967 attended the BBC directors' course. He worked on episodes of "Z Cars" and "The Newcomers" before directing the six-part Doctor Who story "The Enemy of the World" in 1967. He became producer of Doctor Who in 1969 and remained in that post until 1974. During this period he also co-created and produced the six-part BBC science-fiction drama series "Moonbase 3," transmitted in 1973.

After leaving Doctor Who, he marked time for a while by acting as an assistant of sorts to department head Ronnie Marsh. He then decided to make a return to directing and approached various producers for work. One of the assignments he landed was "The Android Invasion" for Doctor Who in 1975.

Straight after that came a production of "The Prince and the Pauper" for John McCrae. However McCrae was promoted to Head of Drama for a New Zealand TV station, so Letts was asked to take over as producer of the classical serials on BBC1. Amongst those for which he was responsible were "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1978), "The Mill of the Floss" (1979) and "The Old Curiosity Shop" (1980).

Following his stint as Doctor Who's executive producer at the beginning of the eighties he continued to work as a director, particularly on the classic serials. In the 1990s, he wrote (and subsequently novelised) two Doctor Who radio serials, "The Paradise of Death" and "Doctor Who and the Ghosts of N-Space," both starring Jon Pertwee.

Jackson D. Kane was born on 30 June 1937 in Odessa, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and Convoy (1978). He died on 9 October 2009 in Littleton, Colorado, USA.

Stuart M. Kaminsky is a prolific author, born in Chicago in 1934 to Leo and Dorothy Kaminsky. He earned a BS in Journalism, and an MA in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a PhD in Speech from Northwestern where he taught from 1973 until 1989. He was a professor and head of the film division for ten years until he moved to Florida State University in Sarasota in 1989 where he was founding director of the Graduate Conservatory in Film and Television Production. He left acadamia in 1994 to focus full-time on writing. Besides numerous mystery/suspense novels, he has written several film biographies, including those on Clint Eastwood, Gary Cooper, John Huston, and Don Siegel. He has also written textbooks on film and television writing. He has several screenwriting credits, including added dialoge for "Once Upon a Time in America." He was president of the Mystery Writers of America and has been nominated for six Edgar Allen Poe Awards. He won an Edgar in 1989 for his novel, "A Cold Red Sunrise."

Al C. Ward was born on 24 September 1919 in Garland, Arkansas, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Medical Center (1969), The Monroes (1966) and Mannix (1967). He died on 9 October 2009 in Westlake Village, California, USA.

Jeff Rothberg was born in 1957. Jeff was a writer and producer, known for Hiding Out (1987), Getting Even (1986) and A Simple Wish (1997). Jeff died on 9 October 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Anne Friedberg was born on 29 August 1952 in Urbana, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Man Who Envied Women (1985) and Der andere Blick (1991). She was married to Howard A. Rodman. She died on 9 October 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Richard Sonnenfeldt was born on 23 July 1923 in Berlin, Germany. He was married to Barbara A. Hausman, Shirley, Barbara and Shirley C. Aronoff. He died on 9 October 2009 in Port Washington, New York, USA.

Aldo Buzzi was born on 10 August 1910 in Como, Italy. He was an assistant director and writer, known for America pagana (1955), Giacomo l'idealista (1943) and Love in the City (1953). He died on 9 October 2009 in Milan, Italy.

Jacques Chessex was born on 1 March 1934 in Payerne, Vaud, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for A Jew Must Die (2016), L'ogre (1986) and La confession du pasteur Burg (1992). He died on 9 October 2009 in Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland.

Frantz Duge was a producer and actor, known for Perico ripiao (2003), Noche a Noche (2001) and El Show de la Noche (1987). He died on 9 October 2009 in New York, USA.

Dré Steemans was born on 1 October 1954 in Lubbeek, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Mineurs (2007), Elixir d'Anvers (1996) and Meester, hij begint weer! (1985). He died on 9 October 2009 in Diest, Flanders, Belgium.

Rusty Wier was born on 3 May 1944 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. He is known for Urban Cowboy (1980) and Austin City Limits (1975). He died on 9 October 2009 in Driftwood, Texas, USA.

Keith Goddard was born on 13 March 1960 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]. He was a composer, known for Flame (1996) and On the Edge: Improvisation in Music (1992). He died on 9 October 2009 in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Jules Power was born on 19 October 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Jules was a writer and producer, known for Discovery '70 (1962), Mr. Wizard (1951) and Over Easy (1977). Jules died on 9 October 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Stephen Christensen was born on 24 April 1964 in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada. Stephen is known for Christmas with the Kranks (2004). Stephen was married to Luisa. Stephen died on 9 October 2009 in Forrest Falls, California, USA.

Éva Erõss was born in 1925. She was an actress, known for Éjféli keringö (1944) and Black Dawn (1943). She died on 9 October 2009 in Missouri, USA.

Horst Szymaniak was born on 29 August 1934 in Erkenschwick [now Oer-Erkenschwick], Germany. He died on 9 October 2009 in Melle, Germany.