Facts: - death place: camden , london - caption: in '' murder ahoy ! '' -lrb- 1964 -rrb- - death date: 26 february 1981 - birth date: 20 february 1912 - name: gerald cross - image: actor_gerald_cross . gif - birth place: england - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gerald cross .
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gerald cross -lrb- 20 february 1912 -- 26 february 1981 -rrb- was an english actor .among his credits are '' doctor who '' , francis durbridge 's '' the world of tim frazer '' and the '' miss marple '' films '' murder , she said '' -lrb- 1961 -rrb- and '' murder ahoy ! ''-lrb- 1964 -rrb- .cross played the part of arnold tripp , the editor of the local newspaper , in the early bbc television soap opera '' the newcomers '' .he died in camden town .