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In 1939, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born. Sometime this year, actor Brenda Kempner was born. People with known 1939 birthdays included:
- 9 January - Actor Susannah York was born.
- 10 February - Actor Peter Purves was born.
- 11 February - Actor Bernard Finch was born.
- 20 February - Actor Elroy Josephs was born.
- 2 March - Actor Hugh Walters was born.
- 6 March - Actor Jonathan Newth was born.
- 16 March - Actor Katherine Schofield was born.
- 24 March - Actor Bruce Montague was born.
- 20 April - Actor Ray Brooks was born.
- 22 April - Actor Mark Jones was born.
- 25 April - Actor Marina Martin was born.
- 2 May - Actor Peter Dean was born.
- 5 May - Stunt arranger Terry Walsh and actor Ian McCulloch were born.
- 19 May - Actor James Fox was born.
- 25 May - Actor Ian McKellen was born.
- 4 June - Actor John Joyce was born.
- 16 June - Film cameraman Kenneth McMillan was born.
- 26 July - Writer Bob Baker was born.
- 10 August - Actor Kate O'Mara was born.
- 11 August - Actor Ian Thompson was born.
- 31 August - Actor Peter Childs was born.
- 6 September - Actor Gordon Reid was born.
- 19 September - Actor Charles Pemberton was born.
- 24 September - Actor Maurice Colbourne was born.
- 27 September - Actor Garrick Hagon was born.
- 28 September - Actor Rudolph Walker was born.
- 20 October - Actor Ian Cullen was born.
- 27 October - Actor John Cleese was born.
- 28 November - Actor Jonathan Burn was born.
- 8 December - Actor Jennie Linden was born.
- 13 December - Actor Eric Flynn was born.