Erection date: 21/9/2009
Inscription
Fred Russell, 1862 - 1957, father of modern ventriloquism, lived here in flat no. 71, 1914 - 1926.
English Heritage
Site: Kenilworth Court (3 memorials)
SW15, Lower Richmond Road, Kenilworth Court
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Fred Russell
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Fred Russell
Father of modern ventriloquism. Popularised the use of a single dummy. Father...
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Fred Russell
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Fred Russell
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