Person    | Male  Born 5/6/1947 

Sir David Hare

Categories: Cinema, Theatre

Playwright, screenwriter and director. Born in St Leonards-on-Sea. Best known for his stage plays including 'Plenty', 'Racing Demon' and 'Amy's View'. He has also written the scripts for many television plays and films. He has received two Academy Award nominations for best adapted screenplay for 'The Hours' in 2002 and 'The Reader' in 2008.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Sir David Hare

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Miller & Penrose

Unveiled by Sir David Hare (planning a film about Lee Miller) and Antony Penr...

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Angel Corner House Tea Rooms

Angel Corner House Tea Rooms

Wikipedia gives a history of this site from 1603. The current building dates from 1899. Purchased by Lyons in 1921 it operated as the Angel Cafe Restaurant until 1959. It was never classified by Ly...

Place, Cinema, Food & Drink

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Michael Simkins

Michael Simkins

A prominent show business lawyer who apparently had an obituary in The Times (to which we don't have access). Son of G. Simkins. Michael owned the property in which his brother, Roger, ran the High...

Person, Cinema, Property, Theatre

1 memorial
Lumière Cinématographe

Lumière Cinématographe

The Lumière Cinématographe was a machine for projecting moving pictures, invented in France by Antoine Lumière and his sons, Louis and Auguste.  

Media, Cinema, France

1 memorial
Vitagraph

Vitagraph

International film company.  Formed in Brocklyn by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith.  Bought by Warner Bros in 1925.

Group, Cinema, USA

1 memorial
G.P.O. Film Unit

G.P.O. Film Unit

A subdivision of the former General Post Office, (The equivalent of the modern British Telecom/Post Office/Royal Mail). Headed by John Grierson, it was set up to produce documentary films mainly re...

Group, Cinema

1 memorial

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Holy Trinity, Cloudesley Square - WW1

Holy Trinity, Cloudesley Square - WW1

N1, Cloudesley Square, Holy Trinity Church

As you can tell from the photograph, this modern plaque is extremely difficult to read, especially the last line. It's possible that it w...

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Sir Christopher Ingold

Sir Christopher Ingold

WC1, Gordon Street, Christopher Ingold Building, Chemistry Dept, UCL

Delightful building, isn't it?

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Charles Darwin mural

Charles Darwin mural

BR1, Market Square, 20 - 25

This mural replaced the one featuring H. G. Wells. Darwin is shown sitting at the foot of a tree which contains illustrations of various ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator