Lindsay Anderson
Film and theatre director, critic and writer, ‘This sporting Life', ‘If', ‘The Whales of August', awarded the 1955 Oscar for Best Documentary Short. Born India, died France.
Person, Cinema, Theatre, France, India
Subjects
Cinema
Fred Astaire
Dancer, singer, actor. Born and died America. Brother and sister, Frederick and Adele Austerlitz, started as children as vaudeville performers. Between 1917 and 1932 they appeared in musical sho...
Person, Cinema, Dance, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, USA
1 memorial
Lord Richard Attenborough, CBE
Actor, director, producer. Born Cambridge. Older brother of TV wildlife presenter Sir David.
Person, Benefactor, Cinema, Seriously Famous, Theatre
1 memorial
Michael Balcon
Born Birmingham. Film producer. Worked at Gainsborough Film Studios. His daughter married Cecil Day Lewis. Died East Sussex.
1 memorial
Tallulah Bankhead
Actress. Born and died America. Unsuccessful on Broadway so in 1923 came to London and was very successful on the West End stage. She returned to America and worked in both movies and on the sta...
1 memorial
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