Person    | Female  Born 7/4/1903  Died 25/5/1999

Fredda Brilliant

Categories: Cinema, Sculpture, Theatre

Countries: Australia, Poland

Polish actor and sculptor. 1924 emigrated with her parents to Australia. Moved to New York and then while in Moscow in 1935 married Herbert Marshall and changed her name to his. 1937 they moved to London and co-wrote the 1940 film The Proud Valley. They went on to live in India and then the USA.

She sounds an early feminist, refusing to work with Picasso when he sexually harassed her and expressing a wish to depict more women since they also need to be remembered.

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Fredda Brilliant

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Gandhi statue - Bloomsbury

This seatless statue belongs to the select group of seated London statues - s...

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Dame Flora Robson

Dame Flora Robson

Actor. Born Flora McKenzie Robson in South Shields, County Durham. She made her stage debut in 1921, but found it difficult to obtain parts because she did not have the required good looks. She tem...

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2 memorials
Davis' Theatre

Davis' Theatre

Built by Grace and Marsh and operated by Israel Davis and his family. It opened with the British premiere of Josef von Sternberg's  The Last Command, and was equipped with the largest Compton organ...

Building, Cinema, Theatre

1 memorial
E. C. H. Rowland

E. C. H. Rowland

Entertainer and cinema manager. Born Edward Cyril Hawken Rowland in Plymouth. He appeared as a music hall comedian in London before joining the army. During World War I, he served in France with th...

Person, Cinema, Music / songs, Theatre, France

1 memorial
Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Scriptwriter and actor. Born in Oldham, Lancashire. As a writer, he worked with Spike Milligan on the early scripts for the Goon Shows. He wrote for many of the major comedians of the day, includin...

Person, Cinema, Humour, Theatre, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Comic Heritage

Comic Heritage

Merged with the Heritage Foundation.

Group, Cinema, History, Humour, Theatre, TV & Radio

29 memorials