Comedian, satirist and "only twin". Born Torquay. Founded and owned 'The Establishment Club', 1961 - 64. Died in the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead.
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Peter Cook
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Peter Cook
City of Westminster Peter Cook, 1937 - 1995, comedian and "only twin", co-fo...
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George Leybourne
Music hall entertainer. Born Gateshead. His first stage name was Joe Saunders. 1866 he had a big success with the song 'Champagne Charlie' and took on the name and life-style for ever after. Engage...
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George du Maurier
Artist and writer. Born Paris. Punch cartoonist. 1894 wrote the novel Trilby, from which comes the term "Svengali". In Hampstead lived at 4 Holly Mount, moved to Gangmoor House facing Whitestone P...
Person, Art, Humour, Literature, France
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Sir P. G. Wodehouse
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Jimmy Edwards DFC
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Mark Twain
American writer. Born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, a small village in Missouri; it was small then and is now non-existent. Wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Adventures of Tom Sawyer...
2 memorials
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José Simões de Almeida
Sculptor. Born at Figueiró dos Vinhos, Portugal. Known as 'Nephew' to distinguish him from his uncle who had the same name and was also a sculptor. He trained at the School of Fine Arts of Lisbon. ...
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Kitt Catt
WC1, Bedford Row, 42
These two houses now seem to have a single address and, like most of the street, are occupied by lawyers. We asked at reception for info...
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