Novelist and playwright. Born Enid Algerine Bagnold at Borstal Cottage, Rochester, Kent. She spent several years of her childhood in Jamaica, where her father, a military engineer had been posted. ...
Person, Literature, Theatre, Jamaica
Lord Mayor of London 1762 and 1769. Born Jamaica. Inherited a fortune from the family slave-based business. Lived at 22 Soho Square from 1751 until his death while travelling from the family seat a...
Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Jamaica
Admiral. Born Shropshire. Whilst in the West Indies fighting the French, Benbow was in charge of a fleet of seven ships. During the fight, which lasted a few days, he sustained a broken leg fr...
Actor, playwright, composer, film director, author, singer. Born Helmsdale, 5 Waldegrave Road, Teddington. Died at home in Jamaica, where he was buried. Plays include: 'Private Lives' and 'Blithe ...
Person, Cinema, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Theatre, Jamaica
Writer. Born Ian Lancaster Fleming at 27 Green Street, Mayfair. He worked as a foreign correspondent with Reuters in Moscow, and was a senior naval intelligence officer in World War II. His varied ...
Person, Armed Forces, Literature, Seriously Famous, Jamaica, Russia
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Died: 19/10/1987, 33 years ago
Person, Music / songs, Seriously Famous
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