Actor-manager and playwright. His father of the same name was also in show business. Often partnered Edmund Payne on stage (on Grossmith's right knee in this photo).
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George Grossmith, Jnr
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George Grossmith, Jnr
London County Council George Grossmith, 1874 - 1935, actor-manager, lived here.
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