Composer, pianist and entertainer. Born Donald Ibrahim Swann at 27 Coleshill Terrace, Llanelli, Wales. His mother was a Muslim Azerbaijani. He is best remembered for his partnership with Michael Flanders and their two highly successful shows 'At the Drop of a Hat' and 'At the Drop of Another Hat'. These shows featured comic numbers such as 'The Hippopotamus Song' and 'The Gnu Song'. Died at Trinity Hospice, Clapham.
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Donald Swann
Donald Swann, 1923 - 1994, composer, songwriter and entertainer, lived here 1...
Michael Flanders, 1922 - 1975, Donald Swann, 1923 - 1994, writers and perform...
Student of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.
Pianist. Born Una Winifred Atwell in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago. Her birth date is given as either the 27th of February or April in either 1910 or 1914. She began playing the piano from an early...
Person, Music / songs, TV & Radio, Australia, Caribbean Islands
Rock band. One of the most acclaimed and influential 'mod' groups. Their hit songs included 'Itchycoo Park', 'Lazy Sunday' and 'All or Nothing'. In the 'mods and rockers' rivalry of the 1960s, the...
Actor-manager, song-and-dance entertainer. Born Helensburgh near Glasgow. Died in the Middlesex Hospital. His ashes were scattered from the deck of a Cunard Liner in recognition of his 50+ trans...
Jazz and blues singer and writer. Born Liverpool. Died at home in London.
This is a charity supporting five schools including the Grey Coat Hospital in Greycoat Place. See Grey Coat School for more information.
From San Francisco Sentinal : "The statue was erected for Terrence in honor of his most favored subject matter: trains and railways. Terrence Cuneo, like his father, became a celebrated painter and...
Plumber. Born in Thorne, Yorkshire, and baptised 28th September 1836, (his exact date of birth is unknown). He is often mistakenly credited with the invention of the flushing lavatory (which actual...
Nursery nurse. She worked for over forty years at Christ Church School, in Brick Lane, Spitalfields, (the area in which she grew up and lived herself). A popular character, remembered by many for h...
Poet and hymn writer. Born Berkhamsted. Spent his early years at Westminster School. His work includes 'The Diverting History of John Gilpin' concerning a rather disorganised journey from Cheaps...
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