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 .