Person    | Female  Born 15/11/1916  Died 2/4/2000

Greta Gynt

Categories: Cinema

Countries: Norway

Actor. Born as Margrethe Woxholt in Oslo, Norway. Was in Britain aged 5 but by age 12 she was back in Oslo performing as a dancer. 1934 she returned to Britain to promote her film career.

The IMDB lists 61 acting credits, 1934-64, mainly in British films. "After retiring from the screen she lived in a luxury Kensington property known simply as 'Mrs Moore' and her career was sadly forgotten when she died".  Married 4 times. Died in London.

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Greta Gynt

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Greta Gynt bench

In loving memory of Greta Gynt, 1916 - 2000.

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First cinema in Britain

First cinema in Britain

It was in Regent Street that a film was first played to a paying audience in Britain, whereas King's Hall Picture Palace is thought to have been the first purpose-built cinema in Britain.

Event, Cinema, France

2 memorials
Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Actor. Born Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor of American parents at Heathwood, 8 Wildwood Road, Hampstead. Fearing the outbreak of war, her family moved to America in 1939. She was seen as a potential fil...

Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous, Theatre

1 memorial
Lord Bernard Miles

Lord Bernard Miles

Actor and theatre manager. Born Bernard James Miles at 1 Poplar Terrace, New Road, Hillingdon. He started acting in the 1930s appearing in many of the patriotic films of WW2, and specialising in pe...

Person, Cinema, Theatre

1 memorial
Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Character actor.  Born Lancashire.  Played Mr. Salt in the 1971 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'.  Died following a fall from a horse while filming in Spain.

Person, Cinema, Humour, Theatre, TV & Radio, Spain

1 memorial
Gaumont

Gaumont

International film company.  Formed in France by engineer-inventor Leon Gaumont. 

Group, Cinema, France

1 memorial

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BRA

BRA

Westminster City Council informs us that this acronym stands for 'Bayswater Residents Association', but we are unable to find anything that distinguishes it from SEBRA.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
St Marys Stoke Newington war memorial

St Marys Stoke Newington war memorial

N16, Stoke Newington Church Street, St Marys Stoke Newington

On site we thought there were only 2 inscriptions but IWM gives the text of 3. It seems likely that the 4th face also carried text origin...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Imperial Hotel, Russell Square

Imperial Hotel, Russell Square

Designed by Charles Fitzroy Doll.  The picture was taken in 1913 after the completion of the extension, which is the section on the left, to the north (2017: we now think the 'extension' was into t...

Building, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink

22 memorials
W. H. Brotherhood

W. H. Brotherhood

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Carrie Reichardt

Carrie Reichardt

Artist active in 2020 with a number of long-running projects, and involved in a number of campaigns. She is a long-time campaigner against the death penalty and communicated with Herman Wallace for...

Person, Art

24 memorials