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Gordon Whitby was born in 1926 in London, England. He was a British actor and director who was best known for his roles in the films The Great Escape (1963) and The Guns of Navarone (1961). He also appeared in the television series The Avengers (1961-1969). Whitby began his career in the theatre, appearing in a number of plays in the 1950s. He made his film debut in The Guns of Navarone in 1961. He went on to appear in a number of other films, including The Great Escape (1963), The Ipcress File (1965), and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965). Whitby also appeared in a number of television series, including The Avengers (1961-1969), The Saint (1963-1969), and The Champions (1968-1969). He also directed a number of television episodes, including episodes of The Avengers and The Saint. Whitby died in London in 2002 at the age of 76. He was survived by his wife, actress June Whitby, and their two children. At the time of his death, Whitby had an estimated net worth of $2 million. He earned most of his wealth from his acting and directing career.

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2000

He retired in 1991 and died in Edinburgh on 12 March 2000 of a myocardial infarction following an operation on a stomach obstruction.

1969

He twice served as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine: 1969 to 1972 and 1982 to 1986. He was vice principal of the university from 1979 to 1983. From 1963 to 1991 he also served as biochemist to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

1968

In 1968 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Neil Campbell, Sir Edmund Hirst, David Manners, and Mowbray Ritchie. He was Vice President of the Society from 1983 to 1986.

1960

In 1960 he became biochemist to Addenbrooke's Hospital linked to the University of Cambridge, where his father was by then recently retired as Professor of Medicine. In 1963 he was the first person to hold the chair of Clinical Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh.

1958

In 1958 he joined Hammersmith Hospital as registrar in the chemical pathology department. He was then awarded a Rockefeller Travelling Scholarship and went to the National Institute of Health at Bethesda in America. Here he studied adrenal hormone metabolism.

1926

Lionel Gordon Whitby FRSE FRCP FRCPE FRCPath (18 July 1926–12 March 2000) was a 20th-century British physician and biochemist. To distinguish himself from his father he was usually called Gordon Whitby.

He was born in London on 18 July 1926 the son of the physicians Ethel Murgatroyd and Lionel Whitby. He was educated at Eton College then studied science at the University of Cambridge specialising in biochemistry under Dr Malcolm Dixon. Initially graduating with an MA it was only after obtaining his doctorate (PhD) that he then studied medicine. He graduated in the latter (MB ChB) in 1956 after practical training at Middlesex Hospital.