Reina James Reina James Reina James (born 1947) is a British author. She has written two novels, the first of which won the Society of Authors’ McKitterick Prize in 2007. James was born in 1947, shortly after her parents arrived in the UK from South Africa. Her father was the actor Sid James. During her teenage years she played in a folk group before marrying and starting a family. In her late 20s she appeared in the stage play "John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert" by Willy Russell, and later appeared in Russell's musical "Blood Brothers". Having worked since the 1980s
Brian James (actor) Brian James (actor) Brian James (5 July 1918 – 2 November 2009) was an Australian radio, stage, television and film actor, He was born in Victoria. James did much stage work, including the 1952 J.C Williamson production of "Seagulls Over Sorrento". He would also appear in the 1960 TV production of the play. He also appeared in ABC radio plays. James appeared in several ABC drama plays in the late 1950s, including "Duke In Darkness" and "Killer in Close-Up: The Wallace Case" in 1957, "Gaslight", "The Small Victory", "The Public Prosecutor", and "The Governess" (all 1958), "Crime Passionel", "Treason", and