Alvin Stardust Alvin Stardust was a guest act on the "Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show" in 1981. The singles "I Feel Like Buddy Holly" (written and produced by Mike Batt) and "I Won't Run Away" reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart in 1984. "So Near To Christmas" was a minor hit, No. 29, in the same year. He participated in "", the UK qualifying heat of the "Eurovision Song Contest", in 1985, with the song "The Clock on the Wall". He finished in third place behind Vikki and Kerri Wells. He was the subject of "This Is Your Life" in
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