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Arthur Bourchier
Actor and theatre manager. Born in Speen, Berkshire. Made his first stage appearance in 1889, although his performances were met with less than critical acclaim. W. S. Gilbert said of his rendition...
Person, Cinema, Politics & Administration, Theatre, South Africa
Count Dracula
Famous vampire created by Stoker as the eponymous hero (?) of his 1897 novel.
Anthony Newley
Actor, singer and songwriter. Born at 230 High Street, Hackney. He played the Artful Dodger in David Lean's 1948 film of Oliver Twist, and on television he was in the impenetrably surreal 1960 come...
John Alfred Prestwich
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...
Shirley Anne Field
Actor. Born Shirley Broomfield in Bolton, Lancashire. She started her career as a glamour model. Laurence Olivier chose her to play the prime female role in the film 'The Entertainer' and she also ...
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Westminster City Council
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...
Charity Commissioners
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales and maintains the Central Register of Charities.
Faith Winter
Faith Weamy Beatrice Ashe was born in August 1927. Electoral registers from 1949 to 1954 list her living at Keston Cottage, The Street, Puttenham, Guildford, Surrey. Also on the registers at this a...
Christ Church Charity School, Spitalfields
From British History online (mainly): In 1708 a charity school started in Spitalfields, the boys somewhere in Brick Lane, the girls somewhere in what is now Princelet Street. In 1782-3 a new school...
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