HG Wells or Herbert George Wells to give him his full name was born 21st September 1866.  The prolific English writer published hundreds of pieces of work across many genres, including, novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, satire, biography, and autobiography, including even two books on war games. He is best remembered for his science fiction novels and is often called the "father of science fiction".

Many of his novels were turned into films including Kipps (1941), The History of Mr Polly (1946), War of the Worlds (1953 and other versions), The Time machine (1960) and First men in the Moon (1964).  One of his short stories - The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost – was used as the basis for ‘The Golfing Story’ segment in 1945’s Dead of Night; the two golfing partners, George Parratt and Larry Potter, were ably played by Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne.

HG Wells died 13 August 1946.

The British actor Robert Wyndham was born 18th September 1905 in Maidstone, Kent.  He appeared in a small number of films, most notably Champagne Charlie (1944), Dead of Night (1945) and Against the Wind (1948).

In Dead of Night he played the part of Dr Albury (pictured) in the ‘linking story’ segment.

Other films that he appeared in include; For Those in Peril (1944), While Nero Fiddled (1944), The Captive Heart (1946), Secret Flight (1946), The Hangman Waits (1947) and Who Killed Van Loon? (1948).
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He died 19th August 1947 in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex.  This was what was recorded in the local newspaper, The Straits Times, 21 August 1947:

EASTBOURNE, Wednesday [20 Aug 47]-The body of a one-armed man clad only in bathing trunks was washed ashore at Pevensey Bay this morning. It is believed to be that of a London actor and producer, Robert Wyndham. He was found on the beach by a local fisherman. Wyndham was an ex-RAF pilot and broke into British films during the war. He appeared in "For Those in Trouble," [sic!] "Champagne Charlie," "Dead of Night" and "The Captive Heart." He lost his arm in an air crash while filming "Test Pilot."

Bertha Willmott was born 16th September 1894 in London as Bertha Mary Willmott. She was a singer and an actress who appeared in Millions Like Us (1943) and The Good Old Days (1953).

In Millions Like Us (pictured) she sang Waiting at the Church and Just Like The Ivy (I Cling to You).
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She died on June 3, 1973 in Northampton, England.