Politician and journalist. Born Plymouth. Leader of the Labour party 1980-1983. Married to feminist film-maker and author, Jill Craigie (1911-1999), who appears with him in our picture.
His Wikipedia page gives details of his life. He died, aged 96 years, on 3 March 2010 and his funeral service took place on 15 March 2010 at Golders Green Crematorium, 62 Hoop Lane, London, NW11 7NL.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Michael Mackintosh Foot
The statue, by Ian Walters and unveiled (very appropriately) by Michael Foot,...
The quote “they went….other way” is a paraphrase of two lines from C. Day Lew...
Orwell lived here for 6 months in 1935 while he was working in the South End ...
Leader of the Kensington and Chelsea Council, 1989-2000.
President of USA 1901 - 1909. The Teddy bear was named after him (following a cartoon of a hunting trip he had attended). Franklin D. Roosevelt was a distant cousin. Born and died New York. 2022: ...
Nobleman, politician, and courtier. Herbert's first wife, Anne Parr, was a sister of Queen consort Catherine Parr, sixth wife to Henry VIII. Guardian of the young Edward VI, by whom he was created...
Founded by munitions workers in Woolwich, under the name 'Dial Square'. This was the name of the Royal Arsenal complex where they worked, and also explains the team's nickname of 'The Gunners'. The...
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II. This was celebrated all year but particularly on the weekend of 4 and 5 June 1977, the following week and the weekend of the Qu...
See Ian Visits for the history of this short-lived company and an advertisement with the same image as the mosaic. Our advertisement, from Grace's Guide - a magnificent resource, shows a different ...
Born Michael Latham Powell at Howletts, Bekesbourne, near Canterbury, Kent. He left his job in banking to enter the film industry. As co-director to Alexander Korda on 'The Thief of Bagdad' he was ...
Brother of John Burtt. They had been found on the street and were educated in a Ragged School themselves. Founder of Hoxton Market Christian Mission.
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