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English Heritage
Dame Sybil Thorndike, 1882-1976, actress, lived here, 1921-1932.
Site: Dame Sybil Thorndike (1 memorial)
SW3, Carlyle Square, 6
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Dame Sybil Thorndike
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Dame Sybil Thorndike
Born Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Actor. George Bernard Shaw wrote his play Sa...
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