Playwright, critic and theatre manager. Founded the Mercury Theatre. Husband of Dame Marie Rambert.
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Ashley Dukes
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Mercury Theatre
Here stood the Mercury Theatre, 1931 - 1987, founded by author and playwright...
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George Grossmith, Snr
Born London. Entertainer and author. Created a number of the great Gilbert and Sullivan roles, including Bunthorne, possibly modelled on Oscar Wilde. With his brother Weedon wrote the comic novel '...
1 memorial
Richard Burton
Actor. Born Richard Walter Jenkins at Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Wales. He was adopted by his English teacher Philip Burton, and took his surname. His first theatrical success was in Christopher Fry's 'The L...
1 memorial
Sir Gerald du Maurier
Actor-manager. Born at 27 Church Row, the last and fifth child of George du Maurier. As a child he would pose for his father's drawings. A close associate of J M Barrie he was the first actor to pl...
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Leslie Howard
Actor and film director. Born Leslie Howard Steiner at 31 Westbourne Road, Forest Hill. He began his career as a stage actor in Britain and the USA. In films, he appeared in 'Berkeley Square', 'The...
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Collins Music Hall
As Sam Vagg (1827-65) he was a chimney sweep but as Sam Collins he was an "Irish" singer. In 1862 he took over the Lansdowne Arms, turned it into a music hall and renamed it after himself. Sam died...
1 memorial
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Old Westminster Library - head 2- Shakespeare
SW1, Great Smith Street
The foundation stone is immediately to the right of the central entrance. Above the entrance: "Westminster Public Library, The united pa...
1 subject commemorated
James Upjohn at St John's
EC1, St John's Lane, 33, Watchmaker Court
The plaques read left to right chronological by birth date. We've taken the dates on each plaque to be date of birth and date of death bu...
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