Person    | Male  Born 25/5/1939 

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 has since been an active campaigner for gay rights. Awarded the C.B.E. In 1979, knighted 1991 and made a Companion of Honour in 2008. Nicknamed ‘Serena’.

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

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Sir Ian Mckellen

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Laurence Olivier statue

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

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Lyceum Theatre

Edgar Allan Poe's maternal grandparents performed as actors at this theatre, ...

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Peter Tatchell

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Rose Theatre

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Gaumont

Gaumont

International film company.  Formed in France by engineer-inventor Leon Gaumont. 

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Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

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Person, Cinema, Music / songs, TV & Radio, USA

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Greta Gynt

Greta Gynt

Actor. Born as Margrethe Woxholt in Oslo, Norway. Was in Britain aged 5 but by age 12 she was back in Oslo performing as a dancer. 1934 she returned to Britain to promote her film career. The IMDB...

Person, Cinema, Norway

1 memorial
Lupino Lane

Lupino Lane

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Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

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Person, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, USA

3 memorials