A character in the Star Wars series. He is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk, and is the loyal friend and first mate of Han Solo. He was portrayed in the films by the 7' 3" tall actor Peter Mayhew.
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Chewbacca
Stuart Freeborn 1914 - 2013 The acclaimed motion picture make-up artist, ofte...
Actor. Born Daniel Patrick Macnee in Paddington. He served in the Royal Navy in WW2 and started his acting career in Canada. He performed in many supporting roles before being cast as John Steed in...
Gainsborough Pictures was founded in 1924 by Michael Balcon. These Islington studios were closely related to those at Lime Grove, used by Gaumont-British, with Balcon as Director of Production for ...
Designed by architect Keith D. Young, for light entertainment and music hall, and named the Spread Eagle Assembly Rooms. In 1900, it was re-named Wandsworth Palace of Varieties, and showed animated...
Inventor and designer of engines. Born Kensington. He worked with Sebastian de Ferranti and the cinema pioneer William Friese-Greene to produce cameras, mutoscopes, cutting and perforation machine...
UK Trade Union representing professional performers and other creative workers.
Group, Cinema, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Theatre, TV & Radio
George Richard Eddie was born in 1882 in Market Stainton, Lincolnshire, the eldest of the three children of George William Eddie (1856-1906) and Blanche Adeline Eddie née Ogle (1857-1940). His birt...
Researching this bust we failed to ID the man, and worse, we discovered that there was another bust on the building, obliterated by the 1...
Greater London Council H. G. Wells, 1866 - 1946, writer, lived and died here.
Viceroy of Egypt in 1819. Born in what is now Macedonia. Regarded as the founder of modern Egypt. Died Alexandria.
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