Character actor. Born Lancashire. Played many comic roles. Late in her life Alan Bennett wrote a number of roles for her.
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Dame Thora Hird DBE
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BBC Television Centre - Thora Hird
Dame Thora Hird DBE, 1911 - 2003. BBC and the Heritage Foundation
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Kenneth Williams
Comedy actor. Born Bingfield Street, N1. David Benson's 6 minute video of David Benson's Kenneth Williams walk showing the Argyle Square area of London where Kenneth grew up. And the BBC iPlayer ha...
5 memorials
Dame Edith Evans
Actor. Born Edith Mary Evans at 12 Ebury Square. In a stage and screen career spanning sixty-six years, she appeared in many memorable productions. Her most famous role was probably that of Lady Br...
2 memorials
Richard Briers
Actor. Born Richard David Briers at the Nelson Hospital in Merton. After many stage appearances, he came to national recognition in the television sitcom 'Marriage Lines'. He is however best rememb...
1 memorial
William Goldman
Screenwriter and novelist. Born on 12 August 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He's the one who first said "Nobody knows anything" in reference to predicting which films will be successful. He died ...
1 memorial
Kevin Spacey
Actor and director. Born New Jersey. Artistic director of the Old Vic theatre since 2003.
1 memorial
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