Born Philadelphia. Wrote 84 Charing Cross Road in 1970. Later made into a play and film.
Died New York City. The apartment building where she lived at 305 E. 72nd Street has been named "Charing Cross House" and a plaque erected.
Born Philadelphia. Wrote 84 Charing Cross Road in 1970. Later made into a play and film.
Died New York City. The apartment building where she lived at 305 E. 72nd Street has been named "Charing Cross House" and a plaque erected.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Helene Hanff
84 Charing Cross Road. The booksellers Marks & Co. were on this site whi...
From Wikipedia: a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The award is given to the author of the most disting...
Born Calcutta, India. Artist and writer. His father was a civil servant in India and the family moved to England on his retirement. A minor figure in the Pre-Raphaelites, although he exhibited regu...
Person, Art, Literature, India
Born Manchester. Author, best known for "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" (1821). Was as addicted to books as much as to drink or opium, sometimes renting an extra lodging (which he could not...
Writer/humorist. born Guildford as Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, educated at Dulwich College. Produced about 100 books, creating Jeeves, Wooster and Lord Emsworth. He was criticized for broadcasting ...
John H. Watson, MD, friend of Sherlock Holmes.
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