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BEEN AND GONE By Nick Serpell BBC Obituary UnitBEEN AND GONE By Nick Serpell BBC Obituary Unit
Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - characters of the past month.Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - characters of the past month.
Peterson was a fast food legendPeterson was a fast food legend
• Herb Peterson was the man responsible for the Egg McMuffin. The dish was invented in 1972 by Peterson, formerly an advertising executive for McDonalds. He launched the idea in one of the company's restaurants which he ran as a franchisee. Consisting of a fried egg, slice of cheese and a bacon rasher, all on top of a muffin it was an immediate success with customers, and was rolled out across McDonald's restaurants all over the world. Herb Peterson was the man responsible for the Egg McMuffin. The dish was invented in 1972 by Peterson, formerly an advertising executive for McDonalds. He launched the idea in one of the company's restaurants which he ran as a franchisee. Consisting of a fried egg, slice of cheese and a bacon rasher, all on top of a muffin it was an immediate success with customers, and was rolled out across McDonald's restaurants all over the world.
• Egg McMuffin may be fine in America but, for a classic British dish, you might try fish fingers. For nearly 30 years actor John Hewer played Captain Birdseye, the character who encouraged children to eat up their tea with the catchphrase "only the best for the captain's table". He had a solid career in films, TV and on the stage but it was dominated by his role in the Birds Eye commercials. In 1983 he was voted the second most recognised captain in the world, narrowly losing to Captain Cook. Egg McMuffin may be fine in America but, for a classic British dish, you might try fish fingers. For nearly 30 years actor John Hewer played Captain Birdseye, the character who encouraged children to eat up their tea with the catchphrase "only the best for the captain's table". He had a solid career in films, TV and on the stage but it was dominated by his role in the Birds Eye commercials. In 1983 he was voted the second most recognised captain in the world, narrowly losing to Captain Cook.
Jane Lumb found fame in the 60sJane Lumb found fame in the 60s
• Another face of TV food was Yorkshire born actress and model Jane Lumb. She put on a sultry performance in the Fry's Turkish Delight advertisements, "full of Eastern promise". She found fame in the very first international edition of the Pirelli calendar in 1964 when she posed on a beach in Spain. She had small parts in a number of films including A Hard Day's Night and Goldfinger. The Liverpool Post described her as having "long legs, a short skirt, a come-hither pout and a boarding school voice". Another face of TV food was Yorkshire born actress and model Jane Lumb. She put on a sultry performance in the Fry's Turkish Delight advertisements, "full of Eastern promise". She found fame in the very first international edition of the Pirelli calendar in 1964 when she posed on a beach in Spain. She had small parts in a number of films including A Hard Day's Night and Goldfinger. The Liverpool Post described her as having "long legs, a short skirt, a come-hither pout and a boarding school voice".
• As an engineer and producer at EMI's Abbey Road studios, Norman Smith worked on most of the Beatles' earlier recordings before producing Pink Floyd's first two studio albums, Piper at the Gates of Dawn and A Saucerful of Secrets. He was also responsible for one of rock's first "concept albums", S F Sorrow by the Pretty Things. He stepped in front of a microphone himself as Hurricane Smith to record two top ten singles, Don't Let It Die and Oh Babe, What Would You Say. As an engineer and producer at EMI's Abbey Road studios, Norman Smith worked on most of the Beatles' earlier recordings before producing Pink Floyd's first two studio albums, Piper at the Gates of Dawn and A Saucerful of Secrets. He was also responsible for one of rock's first "concept albums", S F Sorrow by the Pretty Things. He stepped in front of a microphone himself as Hurricane Smith to record two top ten singles, Don't Let It Die and Oh Babe, What Would You Say.
Aspinall started as a driverAspinall started as a driver
• Another member of the Beatles' inner circle was Neil Aspinall who was at school in Liverpool with Paul McCartney. He was recruited in 1961 to drive the Beatles to gigs in his van; previously they had gone by bus. He moved on to become the band's personal assistant before being appointed Chief Executive of Apple Corps, the Beatles' own company, in 1967. He was responsible for leading a series of legal challenges against Apple computers over copyright infringement of the Apple brand. Another member of the Beatles' inner circle was Neil Aspinall who was at school in Liverpool with Paul McCartney. He was recruited in 1961 to drive the Beatles to gigs in his van; previously they had gone by bus. He moved on to become the band's personal assistant before being appointed Chief Executive of Apple Corps, the Beatles' own company, in 1967. He was responsible for leading a series of legal challenges against Apple computers over copyright infringement of the Apple brand.
Among others who died in March were actors Paul Scofield, Brian Wilde and Richard Widmark, film director Anthony Minghella, science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke, Paul Raymond, purveyor of soft porn, former foreign secretary Francis Pym and ITN newscaster Carol Barnes.Among others who died in March were actors Paul Scofield, Brian Wilde and Richard Widmark, film director Anthony Minghella, science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke, Paul Raymond, purveyor of soft porn, former foreign secretary Francis Pym and ITN newscaster Carol Barnes.