Inscription
London Borough of Southwark
Sam Wanamaker, 1919 - 1993, visionary who recreated Shakespeare's Globe.
Voted by the People
Site: Sam Wanamaker (1 memorial)
SE1, Bankside, The Globe
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sam Wanamaker
Subjects commemorated i
Globe Theatre, Southwark
Created when the lease ran out for The Theatre in 1597 so the building was di...
Sam Wanamaker
Actor, director and visionary who recreated Shakespeare's Globe. Born Chicago...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sam Wanamaker
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Southwark Council
The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropo...
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