Actress and singer. Born Josephine Charlotte Collins or Cooney in Whitechapel. She started her career as a child performer and went on to perform on stage and in films in Britain and America. Her greatest success was in playing the title role in the hit musical 'The Maid of the Mountains', and the name of the show became her nickname. Died at Epping Hospital.
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José Collins
The plaque was originally erected on the house where she had lived. This was ...
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.
Our 1960 picture comes from Warsaw1948 which has a wonderful collection of old pictures of this area, many with current photos for comparison. There we also found this useful text: "The cinema on ...
Built by Grace and Marsh and operated by Israel Davis and his family. The largest cinema built in England at that time, equipped with the largest Compton organ ever built, it opened with the Britis...
Actor Born Dublin. Played the 'dirty old man' in the TV series 'Steptoe and Son' with Harry H. Corbett and Paul McCartney's granddad in 'A hard day's night'. Died in Westminster.
Born Warwickshire. Socialist film director. Work includes: Z-Cars (TV), Kes, The Wind that Shakes the Barley.
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