Actor. Born near Smithfield, North Carolina, USA. Married: Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra (divorced 1957). This last was a famously stormy and passionate romance. Aged 33 moved to Madrid, Spain where she stayed for 8 years. She then moved to London and lived at 34 Ennismore Gardens from 1968 until her death. While abroad she continued making films, often returning to the States to do so.
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Ava Gardner
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Ava Gardner - memorial
Ava lived in Ennismore Gardens, in the first floor apartment the windows of w...
Ava Gardner - plaque
Gardner lived in the first floor apartment, 1968 until her death here in 1990...
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Red Hall Picture Palace
Cinema designed by H. George Leslie. The entrance facade was dominated by a figure of Mercury perched on top of a windmill-shaped tower. In May 1950 it was re-named the Gaumont. After the final fil...
1 memorial
Peter Cushing
Actor. Born Peter Wilton Cushing in Kenley, Surrey. After playing small roles on stage, he went to America where he performed in several films, including one with Laurel and Hardy. Returning to Bri...
Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio, USA
1 memorial
Lumière Cinématographe
The Lumière Cinématographe was a machine for projecting moving pictures, invented in France by Antoine Lumière and his sons, Louis and Auguste.
1 memorial
Peggy Ashcroft
Actor. Born Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft in Croydon.
1 memorial
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'....
1 memorial
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Jan Verbruggen
Master gun-founder and artist. Born at Enkhuizen in the Netherlands. After an unsuccessful attempt in 1763, he and his son Pieter were appointed master founders at the Royal Arsenal Woolwich in 177...
2 memorials
Abdulaziz El-Wahabi
Abdulaziz El-Wahabi was born on 1 December 1964 in Larache, Morocco. He moved to the UK with his parents when he was 9 years old and in 1995, in Morocco, he married Faouzia Rami, who was also Moroc...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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