Person    | Female  Born 31/1/1929  Died 22/1/2010

Jean Simmons, OBE

Categories: Cinema

Countries: USA

Actor. Born Crouch Hill. Played Estelle in David Lean's 1946 Great Expectations, Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's 1948 Hamlet. Became American citizen in 1956. Died California.

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Jean Simmons, OBE

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Laurence Olivier statue

Unveiled by Sir Richard Attenborough, Larry‘s son, Tarquin and widow, Joan Pl...

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Surrey County Cinema

Surrey County Cinema

Originally called the Surrey County Theatre, it was renamed as a cinema in 1929, and in 1947, it became the 'Gaumont'. The auditorium has since been demolished, but the entrance and foyer were reta...

Building, Cinema, Property

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Thomas James Gobbett

Thomas James Gobbett

Film director. Brother of David William Gobbett (1884-1973). Thomas James Gobbett was born on 13 February 1882, the eldest of the seven children of David William Gobbert (1855-1929) and Ann Gobbet...

Person, Cinema

1 memorial
Dame Judi Dench, CH

Dame Judi Dench, CH

Actor. Born Judith Olivia Dench in Heworth, York. Made her stage debut with the Old Vic company in 1957. Over the decades, she has performed with the Royal Shakespeare and the National Theatre comp...

Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous, Theatre, TV & Radio

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Sir Derek Jacobi

Sir Derek Jacobi

Actor. Born Derek George Jacobi in Leytonstone. He was invited by Sir Laurence Olivier to be a founder member of the Royal National Theatre. Probably best known for playing the eponymous lead in th...

Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio

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Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Actor.  Born Paddington.  Her parents are the actors Eric Thompson and Scottish actor Phyllida Law.  Married first Kenneth Branagh and then Greg Wise, both actors.

Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio

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Humphrey Gilbert

Humphrey Gilbert

Flight Lieutenant, 71 Eagle Squadron, British, killed.

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War dead, WW2
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Michael M. Chilley
War dead, WW1
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St Mary Axe Church

St Mary Axe Church

Its full name was the Church of St Mary, St Ursula and her 11,000 Virgins. The origin of the nick name supposedly derives either from a sign of an axe over the east end of the church or from a reli...

Building, Religion

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