Person    | Male  Born 12/8/1949 

Mark Knopfler

Categories: Music / songs

Countries: Scotland

Lead guitarist in Dire Straits. Born Glasgow. Apart from the fact that they were both members of the Garrick Club, not necessarily at the same time, we can find no connection between Knopfler and Laurence Olivier.

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Mark Knopfler

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Laurence Olivier statue

Unveiled by Sir Richard Attenborough, Larry‘s son, Tarquin and widow, Joan Pl...

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Owen Bryce

Owen Bryce

Cornet player. He was part of George Webb Dixielanders jazz band.

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Sir Osbert Sitwell

Sir Osbert Sitwell

Born 3 Arlington Street. Writer, famed for his collaborations with his sister Edith and brother Sacheverell. He wrote the libretto for Sir William Walton’s oratorio, Belshazzar’s Feast. Died Monteg...

Person, Literature, Music / songs, Italy

3 memorials
Incorporated Society of Musicians - London Section
2 memorials
Wally Fawkes

Wally Fawkes

Cartoonist and clarinettist. Born in Vancouver, his family emigrated to Britain in 1931. During WW2 he started playing in jazz bands including George Webb's Dixielanders and Humphrey Lyttleton's ba...

Person, Music / songs, Canada

1 memorial
Jimi Hendrix Experience

Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Jimi Hendrix Experience first gig was at The Bag o' Nails Club.  Consisted of singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell....

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial

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Carpenters' Company

Carpenters' Company

The company has been in existence from at least 1271, and received its royal charter in 1477. In common with most other livery companies, it no longer has a role as an association of tradesmen and ...

Group, Liveries & Guilds

1 memorial
Conrad W. Their

Conrad W. Their

Secretary at the Royal Free Hospital in 1895.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
James Durnford Capel

James Durnford Capel

One of the wardens of Aske's Hospital in 1828. We have found two possible appearances on the web (and are convinced enough that they refer to our man that we've taken his dates): A Family History ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
St Johns Hackney war memorial

St Johns Hackney war memorial

E5, Lower Clapton Road, St John, Hackney

The Listing text gives: "The almshouses in Wattisford Road for Disabled Soldiers and Sailors, referred to in the inscription ..." and: "...

War dead, War served | WW1
3 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Chewbacca

Chewbacca

A character in the Star Wars series. He is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk, and is the loyal friend and first mate of Han Solo. He was portrayed in the films by the 7' 3" tall actor Peter Mayhew.

Person, Cinema, Fictional

1 memorial