Person    | Male  Born 1/1/1882  Died 7/1/1967

Thomas Tiplady

Categories: Cinema, Music / songs, Religion

Born Yorkshire. Raised as a Methodist. Became a minister in the East End, a chaplain in WW1. Became Superintendent of the Lambeth Mission in London in 1922, and was there 32 years. Wrote many hymns including 'Above the hills of time the cross is gleaming', and promoted the use of cinema, co-founding the Religious Film Society of London. Died Lambeth.

Information from Hymntime.

From 'Labour and the Free Churches, 1918-1939: Radicalism, Righteousness and Religion' by Peter Catterall 1928 started incorporating films, not necessarily religious, into his services at the Lambeth Mission. 1933 was involved in the creation of the Religious Film Society, with J. Arthur Rank.

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Thomas Tiplady

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Lambeth Chapel

1739 was the year after Wesley's 'Aldersgate experience' and the year in whic...

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A Man in a Hurry

A Man in a Hurry

A documentary about the tenor-saxophonist Tubby Hayes.

Media, Cinema

1 memorial
Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Actor. Born Michael Christopher Sheen in Newport, Wales. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he made his stage debut in 1991 playing opposite Vanessa Redgrave in 'When She Danced'....

Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio, Wales

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Moulin Cinema

Moulin Cinema

Cinema. Originally opened by Montagu Pyke in 1910 as the Piccadilly Cinematograph Theatre. It went through several name changes, before being called (in French) after the nearby Windmill Theatre. I...

Building, Cinema

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Coronet Cinema - Camberwell

Coronet Cinema - Camberwell

Opened in 1913, as Camberwell Central Cinema, it suffered bomb damage but was reopened in 1945. It closed in 1948 and was being used for storage when a bad fire in 1957 prompted the decision to dem...

Building, Cinema

1 memorial
David Lodge

David Lodge

Born Rochester, Kent, Started in show-biz as a clown.  First credited film role was in 1955 Cockleshell Heroes.  Appeared in many films and TV series.  Friend of Peter Sellers and other Goons.  Die...

Person, Cinema

1 memorial