Shoreham Beach was the home of the British film industry in the early 1900s, with many movies and TV programmes filmed in Sussex since.
Sussex can also claim a number of stars of screen and stage – and here are some of them.
17. Tom Baker
Tom Baker is an English actor and writer, best known for his portrayal of the fourth Doctor in Doctor Who. He moved to Rye, East Sussex, more than 15 years ago. Photo: WPA Pool/Getty Images
18. Barbara Flynn
Barbara Flynn is an actress who first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series A Family at War. She was born in St Leonards She has starred in a number of television shows and films, such as Miss Potter, The Durrells and Elizabeth I. Photo: Miles Willis/Getty Images
19. Dame Dorothy Tutin
Olivier Award-winning actress Dame Dorothy Tutin starred on stage and screen. Her lengthy career began in 1949 and she died in 2001, aged 71, in Midhurst. Photo: William Lovelace/Daily Express/Getty Images
20. Dame Thora Hird
Dame Thora Hird appeared in more than 100 film and television roles in a career spanning over 70s years. She had a cottage near Chichester and, following her death in 2003, at the age of 91, her resting place is the Garden of Remembrance at Chichester Crematorium Photo: Victor Blackman/Daily Express/Getty Images