Alvin Stardust break-up of the Fentones, working in music management and performing at small venues with his wife Iris Caldwell, the sister of Rory Storm. During the early 1970s, however, he acquired a new persona, Alvin Stardust, cashing in on the glam rock bandwagon. Alvin Stardust was clearly a reference to Ziggy Stardust, a David Bowie character based on the "C-list" rocker Vince Taylor. The Alvin Stardust character looked remarkably like Taylor with sideburns and black leather outfit. His new name was given to him by Peter Shelley, the co-founder (with Michael Levy) of Magnet Records. Shelley originated the persona of Alvin
Alvin Sargent Alvin Sargent Alvin Sargent (born April 12, 1927) is an American screenwriter. He won two Academy Awards, one in 1978 and another in 1981, for his screenplays of "Julia" and "Ordinary People". His most popular contribution has been being involved in the writing of most of the films in Sony's "Spider-Man" film series ("The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is the first exception to this). Sargent was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in 1945. As of 2006, he is one of 35 alumni to be on the school's Wall of Fame. Sargent began writing for television