ASSUNTA ‘PUPETTA’ MARESCA, aged 86
Brought up in a Mafia family, her husband was murdered by a gang rival. She took bloody revenge, and after serving time in prison became a Mafia gang leader in her own right.
MAGGIE PERKINS, aged 92
Started at the very bottom of the film industry and worked her way up, working with many big names. Then she became an advertising executive, creating many famous adverts.
DONALD McALPINE, aged 91
A ballet dancer from New Zealand he had a successful career working with all the greats before opening his own dance school and bringing the joy of dancing to the masses.
ROBERT DAVEY, aged 91
Discovered a ruined medieval church in Norfolk, he restored it single-handedly and had to fight off satanists to do so.
JOZEF WALASZCZYK, aged 103
A young factory owner in Poland during the war, he saved many workers from the Nazis at great risk to himself. He also saved his girlfriend and her friends. After the war he was restricted by the Communist regime.
ERNIE HOLMES, aged 100
An RAF pilot at 19 he was a Pathfinder and was then shot down over Holland. A POW in a notorious camp he went on to fly in the Berlin Airlift, survive a terrible crash and reach his 100th birthday.
CHERRY VALENTINE / GEORGE WARD, aged 28
Growing up in a travelling community he became a mental health nurse, but also had an alter-ego as a Drag Queen, becoming a television star and an advocate for LGBT rights.
LADY MARY RUSSELL, aged 88
As her family were friends with the Royal Family, she was chosen to be one of Queen Elizabeth’s Maids of Honour at the Coronation. She had vivid memories of the occasion.
BAXTER BLACK, aged 77
Starting as a vet and a rodeo star he accidentally found himself a radio and television star and also a writer of cowboy inspired poetry.
BETTY PHARES, aged 97
A singer and dancer she entertained troops during the war and starred in films supporting The Three Stooges, before becoming a big band singer.
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