Actor. Born Lincolnshire. Married Laurence Olivier in 1961 and survived as his widow in 1989. Died Northwood, London.
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Dame Joan Plowright, CBE
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Laurence Olivier statue
Unveiled by Sir Richard Attenborough, Larry‘s son, Tarquin and widow, Joan Pl...
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Montagu Pyke
In 1908 Pyke converted two shops at 164-166 Edgware Road into a cinema. This was a success and he created more, naming each one the Cinematograph Theatre. By 1910 he had 5 cinemas, each an independ...
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Gordon Warnecke, written by Hanif Kureishi and directed by Stephen Frears. The story concerns Omar, a young Pakistani man living in London, and his reunion a...
Sir David Hare
Playwright, screenwriter and director. Born in St Leonards-on-Sea. Best known for his stage plays including 'Plenty', 'Racing Demon' and 'Amy's View'. He has also written the scripts for many telev...
Jeremy Lloyd
Actor and screenwriter. Born John Jeremy Lloyd in Danbury, Essex. He appeared in the American comedy series 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in', and various films and other television programmes. Along w...
Eric Sykes
Scriptwriter and actor. Born in Oldham, Lancashire. As a writer, he worked with Spike Milligan on the early scripts for the Goon Shows. He wrote for many of the major comedians of the day, includin...
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