Lead singer of the Who. Actor. Born Hammersmith Hospital. Raised in Acton.
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Diana Dors
Actor and singer. Born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon. She was promoted as the English Marilyn Monroe, and at the age of 16, joined J. Arthur Rank's charm school appearing in many of his films. She at...
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Fred Astaire
Dancer, singer, actor. Born and died America. Brother and sister, Frederick and Adele Austerlitz, started as children as vaudeville performers. Between 1917 and 1932 they appeared in musical shows ...
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John McCormack
Lyrical tenor. Born Athlone, Ireland. Died at his home overlooking Dublin bay.
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English National Opera
Originated in the opera recitals presented by Lilian Baylis at the Old Vic theatre in 1898 and then at Sadler's Wells. As Sadler's Wells Opera it moved to the London Coliseum in 1968 and became the...
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Great fire of Tooley Street
From the picture source website: "The fire started in consignment of jute stored at Scovell's warehouse at Cotton's Wharf. This was the biggest of all the peacetime fires in the port: it raged for ...
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Anya Sainsbury
Former ballerina. Born Anya Linden. She studied at the Royal Ballet School under Sir Frederick Ashton and others. She and her husband Sir John Sainsbury, established the Linbury Trust, which offers...
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Leslie A. Rhodes
Died following an act of terrorism on 22 March 2017 on Westminster Bridge. Leslie Rhodes, from Clapham, had been visiting St Thomas' Hospital when he was hit by the car driven by the terrorist. The...
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John Barnett
Designed houses in Kensington, Clapham and Highbury. Seems not much is known about him.
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Councillor D. G. Alabaster
Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922. Councillor and member of Housing Committee, Parmiter Street, and of the Bethnal Green Baths Committee in 1926.
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