Actor. Born Crouch Hill. Played Estelle in David Lean's 1946 Great Expectations, Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's 1948 Hamlet. Became American citizen in 1956. Died California.
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Jean Simmons, OBE
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Laurence Olivier statue
Unveiled by Sir Richard Attenborough, Larry‘s son, Tarquin and widow, Joan Pl...
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Coronet Cinema - Camberwell
Opened in 1913, as Camberwell Central Cinema, it suffered bomb damage but was reopened in 1945. It closed in 1948 and was being used for storage when a bad fire in 1957 prompted the decision to dem...
1 memorial
Lupino Lane
Actor and theatre manager. Born Henry William George Lupino in London. He came from a theatrical family and adopted the name 'Lane' from a great aunt. He made his first stage appearance at the age ...
1 memorial
Ronald Reagan
Actor and 40th President of the USA, 1981 - 1989. Honorary knighthood - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. Best film line? In the 1942 film "King's Row" on realising that his legs have...
Person, Cinema, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, USA
2 memorials
Ken Russell
Film, stage and television director. Born Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell at 31 Belnont Road, Southampton. He studied photography before moving to television. Here he specialised in films about famous...
1 memorial
Celia Johnson
Actor. Born Celia Elizabeth Johnson at 46 Richmond Hill, Richmond, Surrey. Best known for her performance with Trevor Howard in the 1945 film 'Brief Encounter'; which, although it has been parodied...
1 memorial
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Ernest Hopkins
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 12. Buried in grave 3 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
1 memorial
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2 memorials
Eric Gill
Sculptor. Born Brighton. One of thirteen children of a clergyman, he remained religious all his life. Passionate believer in the "carving direct" method. His sculptures would sometimes depict contr...
4 memorials
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