Plaque

Mary Millington

Erection date: 6/4/2016

Inscription

'Come Play With Me' starring Mary Millington, Britain's longest-running film, played here continuously at the Moulin cinema for 201 weeks, April 1977 to March 1981.
Great Windmill Street, Soho, London

Site: Mary Millington (1 memorial)

W1, Great Windmill Street, 42 - 44

The unveiling of this plaque coincided with the release of a documentary film about Millington.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Mary Millington

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Moulin Cinema

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Come Play With Me

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