First Director-General of the BBC. Born Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. At 6' 6" he was an imposing man with a great talent for managing and leading organisations. He played an important role in the D-Day landings but was disappointed that Churchill did not give him more to do in the war and despite his successes at the BBC, looking back on his life he felt he had achieved very little compared with what he could have done. Died in Edinburgh after a fall.
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Lord Reith of Stonehaven, Sir John Reith
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Lord Reith - SW1
Lord Reith, 1889 - 1971, first Director-General of the BBC, lived here, 1924 ...
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Kenny Everett
Comedy broadcaster. Born Maurice James Christopher Cole in Liverpool. Inspired by the Goons. Got a job on the pirate Radio London by sending in an audition tape. Worked for Radio Luxemburg, the...
3 memorials
Wilfred Day
Cinema historian. His collection is now held at the Cinémathèque Française which has an on-line catalogue. Founded the Anima Masonic Lodge in November 1912, whose membership was entirely connected ...
1 memorial
Sir Ben Kingsley
Actor. Born Krishna Pandit Bhanji in Snaiton, Yorkshire to an English mother and an Indian Kenyan father. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and also performed with the Royal National Theatre....
1 memorial
Stephen Poliakoff
Film director and playwright. Born in Holland Park. At the age of 24 he became writer in residence at the National Theatre. His many works encompass the stage, cinema and television.
1 memorial
Patrick Troughton
Actor. Born Mill Hill. Played the second Doctor Who 1966-9. Died in a hotel at Columbus, Georgia, USA where he was attending a Science Fiction convention.
2 memorials
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Tom Thornton
BR3, Kelsey Park Road, Entrance to Kelsey Park
From West Beckenham RA: "In 1908 Tom William Thornton (1857 – 1933) secured most of the land against housing development (yes we had deve...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Private Joseph Frederick Kinchlea
Son of Joseph James Kinchlea and Susan Annie Kinchlea of Hackney. Brother of Annie and Lilly Kinchlea. Served in the Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 5th Battalion. Buried in Cassino War Cemetery Italy.
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
The Simkins of Highgate Village
N6, Highgate High Street, 64
It's believed that this plaque was put in place in the 1980s. Looking for an explanation for its presence here we wonder if Michael Simki...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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