Born in 1950

£1 in 1950 would be worth approximately £42.50 in today's money.

A selection from Wikipedia's '1950 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

• 20 February – Ealing Studios release the film The Blue Lamp, introducing the character PC George Dixon, played by Jack Warner (with Dirk Bogarde as a young criminal). The film has the highest audiences in Britain for a British film this year.
• 23 February – 1950 general election: Labour, led by Clement Attlee, win a second term in government, though with a parliamentary majority of just five seats, a stark contrast to the 146-seat majority gained in 1945.
• 8 March – Release of comedy film The Happiest Days of Your Life starring Alastair Sim and Margaret Rutherford.
• 14 April – The Eagle comic first appears, featuring Dan Dare and Captain Pugwash.
• 11 July – The first broadcast of the popular BBC Television pre-school children's programme Andy Pandy.
• 19 July – Release of the film Treasure Island made in England with Robert Newton as Long John Silver.
• 24 August – Vale Park football stadium opens in Stoke-on-Trent, to serve Port Vale F.C.
• 25 October – The Festival Ballet, later to become the English National Ballet, founded as a touring company by English dancers Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, makes its debut performance.

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