Person    | Female  Born 28/10/1929  Died 16/1/2025

Dame Joan Plowright, CBE

Categories: Cinema, Theatre

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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Palace Theatre Walthamstow

Palace Theatre Walthamstow

Designed by Wylson and Long, it was located at 195 - 197 Walthamstow High Street. Known in rhyming slang as 'Aunty Alice', It opened as a cinema and music hall, and became a playhouse in 1952. It c...

Building, Cinema, Theatre

1 memorial
José Collins

José Collins

Actress and singer. Born Josephine Charlotte Collins or Cooney in Whitechapel. She started her career as a child performer and went on to perform on stage and in films in Britain and America. Her g...

Person, Cinema, Music / songs, Theatre, USA

1 memorial
Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Actor. Born Ohio. Died at home in Connecticut. We are delighted, and surprised, to be adding Paul Newman to LondonRemembers. We can't pinpoint any specific, direct connection between Newman and...

Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous, USA

1 memorial
Royal Victoria Music Hall

Royal Victoria Music Hall

A former concert hall adjacent to the Royal Victoria public house. Licensed until 1887, it was rebuilt in 1890 and continued in use until 1903. From 1910 to 1914 it operated as a cinema. Demolished...

Building, Cinema, Theatre

1 memorial
Directors Guild of Great Britain

Directors Guild of Great Britain

A professional organisation representing directors across all aspects of the media. It was founded by a group of leading British directors who were dissatisfied with their representation by the tec...

Group, Cinema, TV & Radio

1 memorial

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Hugh Myddelton - N21

Hugh Myddelton - N21

N21, Bush Hill Road

This plaque is placed at the junction with Cunard Crescent in a new housing estate, this entrance being Halliwick Gate. Bush Hill House...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Peter De Wint

Peter De Wint

Water colour painter.  Born Stoke-on-Trent.  Came to London to study painting.  Died at home, 40 Upper Gower Street.

Person, Art

1 memorial