British film pioneer in the silent era. Born 12 Beaufort (now Somerset) Gardens, Lewisham. Father was a Victorian magic lanternist. Died at home at 211 Eastcote Road, Ruislip. Caroline's Miscellany has an interesting piece on Hepworth with a 6 minute film 'Rescued by Rover'.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Cecil Hepworth
Commemorating the Centenary of Cinema 1996 Cecil Hepworth (1874 - 1953) Brit...
Commemorating the Centenary of Cinema 1996 Cecil M. Hepworth, British film p...
Simon Callow did the unveiling honours. There seems to be a battle going on ...
Welsh dramatist and actor. Born Flintshire, North Wales. Died at home, Flat 3, 123 Dovehouse Street.
Politician and actress. Born Glenda May Jackson in Birkenhead. She made her stage debut in 1957 and went on to a highly successful career in films, winning two best actress Oscars for 'Women in Lov...
Person, Cinema, Politics & Administration, Theatre, TV & Radio
Born Liverpool. West End theatre producer and chairman of Everton Football Club.
Cinematographer. Younger brother of Thomas James Gobbett (1882-1915). David William Gobbett was born on 12 August 1884, the second of the seven children of David William Gobbert (1855-1929) and An...
The dates must be the (notional) start and end dates of the erection of the building. We guess that the stone named by us as "Union Chape...
Abbotsbury Gate - Holland Park Made possible by the bequest of the late Miss J. V. Pelletier - d.1988 and the Brighten Up the Borough Fun...
The story of this crash is very well told at Their Last Night. Here we give a brief summary. The plane was a a Mark 5 Halifax No DK 253 of 427 Squadron based at Leeming, Yorkshire. It was one o...
There are countless small plaques on the North Bank Terrace. These commemorate fans, (living and deceased) of Arsenal Football Club.
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them