Actress. Born Newman Street. 1830 a witness at the death of Huskisson. 1832 travelled to America with her father and wrote about her experiences there. Married an American who inherited a fortune in slaves. They divorced and she campaigned against slavery. Died at home, 86 Gloucester Place.
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Fanny Kemble
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Spirit of Soho Mural
Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...
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John Galsworthy
Novelist and playwright. Born Kingston Hill, Surrey. Nobel Prize for literature, 1932. The Forsyte Saga is his best known work. Died Grove Lodge, Hampstead.
4 memorials
Rape of the Lock
Poem by Alexander Pope. Its convoluted plot concerns a character called Belinda and a count who is determined to obtain a lock of her hair. Originally written in two cantos, it was expanded in 1714...
1 memorial
Samuel Beckett
Dramatist and author. Born Dublin as Samuel Barclay Beckett. Lived in Paris most of his life. His plays include: Waiting for Godot (1953) and Krapp's Last Tape (1958). Awarded the Nobel Prize in Li...
1 memorial
Heinrich Heine
German poet and essayist. Born Dusseldorf. Died Paris.
1 memorial