Plaque

Will Hay

Erection date: 2000

Inscription

Will Hay, 1888 - 1949, comic actor and astronomer, lived here, 1927 - 1934.
English Heritage

Site: Will Hay (1 memorial)

SW16, The Chase, 45

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

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Comedian and actor. Born William Thomson Hay at 23 Durham Street, Stockton-on...

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