Person    | Male  Born 9/12/1847  Died 1/3/1912

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 'The Diary of a Nobody'. Died at home, 32 Manor Road. His son with the same name was also in show business.

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George Grossmith, Snr

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George Grossmith, Snr

London County Council George Grossmith, 1847 - 1912, actor and author, lived ...

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Pennsylvania Library Association

Pennsylvania Library Association

The Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) is the state's oldest and most diverse professional library organization serving libraries, library employees, library trustees, and Friends of the Libra...

Group, Literature, Museums / Libraries, USA

1 memorial
Lytton Strachey

Lytton Strachey

Critic and biographer. Born Giles Lytton Strachey.  At Cambridge he joined The Apostles.  Was a prominent conscientious objector in WW1.

Person, Literature

2 memorials
The (Literary) Club

The (Literary) Club

The (Literary) Club was founded in the Turk's Head Tavern, Gerrard Street, by Dr Samuel Johnson & Joshua Reynolds 1764. The members included: Goldsmith, Boswell, Burke, Reynolds, Garrick.

Group, Literature

1 memorial
Poets' Corner

Poets' Corner

The popular name for the south transept of Westminster Abbey. Geoffrey Chaucer was the first person to be interred here, although it was for his position as Clerk of Works to the Palace of Westmins...

Place, Literature

1 memorial