Comedy actor. Born in Johannesburg (on Hancock Street), South Africa, to a pair of British music hall performers and brought up in both South Africa and England. Worked as a diamond sorter and then a hairdresser. Became a performer and served with an entertainment unit in WW2. Went on to fame in Carry On films, and various TV shows including a very successful, but short, partnership with Tony Hancock. On an opening night at the Empire Theatre, Sunderland, he collapsed on stage and was pronounced dead at hospital.
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Sid James
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Hand & Racquet
The Hand & Racquet has been around in different forms since the Tudor tim...
Sid James - W5
From BCS: "We had to do Sid twice because the first plaque was stolen; the se...
Other Subjects
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
Stephen John Fry
Actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer with professional name Stephen Fry. Born on 24 August 1957, the second of the three children of Alan John Fry (1930-2019) and Marianne Ev...
Person, Cinema, Humour, Literature, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio
3 memorials
Tommy Steele
Musician and actor. Born Thomas William Hicks in Bermondsey. He was promoted as the British Elvis Presley and had his first chart success with 'Singin' the Blues'. Many hits followed and in time, h...
2 memorials
Sir Ian Mckellen
Born Burnley, Lancashire. Versatile stage and film actor with a repertoire ranging from the classics through science fiction films and pantomime to Coronation Street. He ‘came out’ in 1988 and ha...
4 memorials
Emlyn Williams
Welsh dramatist and actor. Born Flintshire, North Wales. Died at home, Flat 3, 123 Dovehouse Street.
1 memorial
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Charles Coombs
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Henry Peglar
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Happy married life
E9, Lauriston Road
{On the end of the trough:} The gift of L.S. and B.S. to commemorate 25 years of happy married life, 1881. {On the sides of the trough:}...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Magna Carta pier - south
TW20, Windsor Road, Fairhaven Memorial Kiosks
This is a multi-part monument across two sites. The elements at this site (kiosks and piers) used to be further to the east, possibly w...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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