Politician and journalist. Born Plymouth. Leader of the Labour party 1980-1983. Married to feminist film-maker and author, Jill Craigie (1911-1999), who appears with him in our picture.
His Wikipedia page gives details of his life. He died, aged 96 years, on 3 March 2010 and his funeral service took place on 15 March 2010 at Golders Green Crematorium, 62 Hoop Lane, London, NW11 7NL.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Michael Mackintosh Foot
The statue, by Ian Walters and unveiled (very appropriately) by Michael Foot,...
The quote “they went….other way” is a paraphrase of two lines from C. Day Lew...
Orwell lived here for 6 months in 1935 while he was working in the South End ...
One of the managers of the 1873-75 changes at Aske’s Hospital.
Trustee and Honorary Treasurer of St Clement Danes Parish in 1897.
Walthamstow was a local government district 1894 -1965 when it combined with Chingford and Leyton to form Waltham Forest.
Former London borough which is now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest. Labour MP for Mile End 1923-31. Born in Australia as John Rennie but was adopted by his uncle, Captain John Scurr, and brought to London...
