Alvin Stardust Alvin Stardust Bernard William Jewry (27 September 1942 – 23 October 2014), known professionally as Shane Fenton and later as Alvin Stardust, was an English rock singer and stage actor. Performing first as Shane Fenton in the 1960s, Jewry had a moderately successful career in the pre-Beatles era, hitting the UK top 40 with four singles in 1961–62. However, he became better known for singles released in the 1970s and 1980s as Alvin Stardust, a character he began in the glam rock era, with hits including the UK Singles Chart-topper "Jealous Mind", as well as later hits such as "Pretend"
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