Really Interesting People from the UK
DIANA MELLY, aged 87
She met a series of husbands in nightclubs before marrying a famous jazz singer and becoming his manager and helper. It was a very unconventional marriage.
BRIAN SHERRIFF, aged 94
A designer of women’s underwear, he became a beekeeper after going bust and designed a revolutionary suit to protect people from bee stings.
DAPHNE SELFE, aged 97
A model and actress, she retired when she married. In her seventies she made a comeback and became an international sensation – the oldest model in the world.
LESLIE MARR, aged 98
A well-renowned artist who also became a film maker. As a young man he was a racing driver, competing in various Grand Prix.
Really Interesting People from Europe
FELIX BAUMGARTNER, aged 56
A fearless adventurer who broke records jumping from buildings, raced cars and did stunts in helicopters, he did the highest ever jump – from the edge of space.
EVA SCHLOSS, aged 96
Anne Frank’s posthumous stepsister, she hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam but was betrayed. She then survived Auschwitz and spread the word about the Holocaust.
ANGELO GUGEL, aged 90
The invaluable personal attendant to three separate popes, he was present at an assassination attempt and witnessed a miracle, but kept the papal secrets.
ANDREE DUMON, aged 102
A trainee nurse who joined the Comet Line (Belgian Resistance), helping airmen escape. She was captured, tortured and sentenced to die – but didn’t – just.
Really Interesting People from the World
ALLAN ‘SKILL’ COLE, aged 74
Jamaica’s most talented footballer, he played in the USA and Brazil. He was also Bob Marley’s closest friend and manager – and a bit of a rascal.
ENA COLLYMORE-WOODSTOCK, aged 108
From Jamaica she joined the ATS and was a radar operator in the war. She then became a barrister and judge, achieving many firsts for West Indian women.
KEVIN MITNICK, aged 59
An expert computer hacker who went on the run, he became the FBI’s Most Wanted criminal, he never made any financial gain from his illegal activities.
BILL MOYES, aged 92
A man who knew no fear and who regularly cheated death (just), he is credited with making hang-gliding a popular sport worldwide – The Australian Birdman.
