Film company famous for its horror genre. Prominent during the 1960/70s, Peter Cushing and Sir Chistopher Lee, starred in many of their Dracula and Frankenstein films. It ceased production in the 1980s, but never actually closed. It has recently produced films of a more conventional nature.
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Hammer Films
Peter Cushing, star of Hammer Films and many other motion pictures, 'A true g...
Actress and singer. Born Mary Susan Etherington in London. She studied music in Paris and at the Royal Academy of Music, making her stage debut in 1885 in the operetta Boccaccio at the Comedy Theat...
It is thought to have been the first purpose built cinema in Britain, with a seating capacity of 850. Over the years it was renamed as the 'Gaiety Picture House' and then the 'Regent Cinema'. It wa...
Actor. Born Celia Elizabeth Johnson at 46 Richmond Hill, Richmond, Surrey. Best known for her performance with Trevor Howard in the 1945 film 'Brief Encounter'; which, although it has been parodied...
A prominent show business lawyer who apparently had an obituary in The Times (to which we don't have access). Son of G. Simkins. Michael owned the property in which his brother, Roger, ran the High...
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