William Mervyn William Mervyn William Mervyn Pickwoad (3 January 1912 – 6 August 1976) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of the bishop in the clerical comedy "All Gas and Gaiters", the old gentleman in "The Railway Children" and Inspector Charles Rose in "The Odd Man" and its sequels. Mervyn was born in Nairobi, British East Africa, but educated in Britain at Forest School, Snaresbrook, before embarking on a stage career, spending five years in provincial theatre. He made his West End debut in "The Guinea Pig" at the Criterion Theatre in 1946, before parts in plays such as
Mervyn A. Ellison Mervyn A. Ellison Mervyn Archdall Ellison FRAS FRSE (May 5, 1909 – September 12, 1963) was an Irish astronomer. He was recognized as a world authority on solar physics and the effect of solar flares on the Earth. He was born at Fethard-on-Sea in County Wexford, Ireland, the third son of Reverend William Frederick Archdall Ellison, and was home tutored until the age of nine when his father became the director of Armagh Observatory. Mervyn was entered into the Royal School, Armagh, and during his spare time he developed an interest in astronomy. In 1927 he began his undergraduate work