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Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo KBE ( ___MASK95___ August 1899  14 June 1986 ) was an Argentine short - story writer , essayist , poet and translator , and a key figure in Spanish - language literature . His best - known books , " Ficciones " (" Fictions ") and " El Aleph " (" The Aleph "), published in the 1940s , are compilations of short stories interconnected by common themes , including dreams , labyrinths , libraries , mirrors , fictional writers , philosophy , and religion . Melvin Brooks ( né Kaminsky , born June ___MASK78___ , 1926 ) is an American actor , comedian , filmmaker , composer and songwriter . Christopher Eccleston ( born ___MASK99___ February 1964 ) is an English actor . Eccleston played the Ninth Doctor in the British television series " Doctor Who " and is currently on the American drama series " The Leftovers " on HBO . He has also appeared on stage and in films such as " Let Him Have It ", " Shallow Grave ", " Jude ", " Elizabeth ", " Gone in 60 Seconds ", " The Others ", " 28 Days Later ", " The Seeker : The Dark Is Rising " and "". Other British television series he has appeared in include " Cracker ", " Fortitude " and " The Shadow Line ". Young Frankenstein is a ___MASK58___ American horror comedy film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character , a descendant of the infamous Dr . Victor Frankenstein . The supporting cast includes Teri Garr , Cloris Leachman , Marty Feldman , Peter Boyle , Madeline Kahn , Kenneth Mars , Richard Haydn and Gene Hackman . The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks . Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral , in Merseyside , England . Historically part of Cheshire , it lies south of Liverpool , close to the River Mersey on the eastern side of the Wirral Peninsula . Nearby towns include Birkenhead and Wallasey to the north - northwest , and Heswall to the west - southwest . Bebington railway station opened in ___MASK39___ and is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network . Miguel Sandoval ( born November ___MASK99___ , 1951 ) is an American film and television actor . Alexander " Alex " Cox ( born ___MASK3___ December 1954 in Bebington , Cheshire ) is a British film director , screenwriter , nonfiction author , broadcaster and sometime actor , notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts . Cox experienced success early in his career with " Repo Man " and " Sid and Nancy ", but since the release and commercial failure of " Walker ", he has directed his career towards independent films . Sid and Nancy ( also known as Sid and Nancy : Love Kills ) is a ___MASK47___ British biopic directed by Alex Cox and co - written with Abbe Wool . The film portrays the life of Sid Vicious ( Gary Oldman ), bassist of the seminal punk rock band the Sex Pistols , and his relationship with girlfriend Nancy Spungen ( Chloe Webb ). Despite failing to recoup its production budget at the box office , the film was received favourably by most critics and has attained cult classic status . Let Him Have It is a ___MASK87___ British film , which was based on the true story of the case against Derek Bentley , who was hanged for murder under controversial circumstances on ___MASK78___ January ___MASK5___ . While Bentley did not directly play a role in the murder of PC Sidney Miles , he received a greater punishment than the gunman ( who was ___MASK99___ ). It stars Christopher Eccleston as Bentley , with Paul Reynolds , Tom Courtenay and Tom Bell , directed by Peter Medak . Shallow Grave is a ___MASK15___ British black comedy crime film that marked the cinematic directorial debut of Danny Boyle with an original screenplay by John Hodge . The film also provided starring roles for the then relatively little - known actors Ewan McGregor , Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox . Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez ( born November ___MASK1___ , ___MASK98___ ) is a Mexican - born Italian actress whose breakout role was the 1983 film " El Norte ." Doctor Who is a British science - fiction television programme produced by the BBC since ___MASK67___ . The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called " The Doctor ", an extraterrestrial being from the planet Gallifrey . He explores the universe in a time - travelling space ship called the TARDIS . Its exterior appears as a blue British police box , which was a common sight in Britain in ___MASK67___ when the series first aired . Accompanied by a number of companions , the Doctor combats a variety of foes , while working to save civilisations and help people in need . Death and the Compass is a 1992 American thriller film written and directed by Alex Cox , based on Jorge Luis Borges ' short story of the same name . It stars Peter Boyle , Miguel Sandoval and Christopher Eccleston . Mexican actress Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez also appears . The film was originally a 55 - minute drama made for Spanish TV / BBC in 1992 . Producer Karl Braun found further money to expand the film into a feature , but the film was not completed for four years . It was filmed on location in Mexico City . The soundtrack was composed by Dan Wool and Pray for Rain . ___MASK78___ Days Later is a 2002 British post - apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle , written by Alex Garland , and stars Cillian Murphy , Naomie Harris , Brendan Gleeson , Megan Burns , and Christopher Eccleston . The plot depicts the breakdown of society following the accidental release of a highly contagious virus and focuses upon the struggle of four survivors to cope with the destruction of the life they once knew . Ficciones is the most popular collection of short stories by Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges , often considered the best introduction to his work . " Ficciones " should not be confused with " Labyrinths ", although they have much in common . " Labyrinths " is a separate translation of Borges ' s material into English , by James E . Irby , that , like the translation into English of " Ficciones ", appeared in ___MASK96___ . Together , these two translations led to much of Borges ' s worldwide fame in the 1960s . Several stories appear in both volumes . " The Approach to Al - Mu ' tasim " appeared originally in " History of Eternity " ( ___MASK86___ ). Peter Lawrence Boyle ( October ___MASK69___ , 1935  December 12 , 2006 ) was an American actor . He played Frank Barone on the sitcom " Everybody Loves Raymond " and the comical monster in Mel Brooks ' film spoof " Young Frankenstein " ( 1974 ). Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom starring Ray Romano , Patricia Heaton , Brad Garrett , Doris Roberts , Peter Boyle , Madylin Sweeten , and Monica Horan . It premiered on CBS on September ___MASK8___ , ___MASK60___ , and concluded on May 16 , 2005 after nine seasons . Many of the situations from the show could be inspired by the real - life experiences of Romano , creator / producer Phil Rosenthal , and the show ' s writing staff . The main characters on the series might possibly be loosely based on Romano and Rosenthal ' s real - life family members .