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Plaque

Sid James - W5

Erection date: 1993

Inscription

Sid James, 1913 - 1976, comic actor, lived here, 1956 - 1963.
The British Comedy Society
To preserve and foster the tradition of British comedy

From : "We had to do Sid twice because the first plaque was stolen; the second was placed much higher up the wall!"

Site: Sid James - W5 (1 memorial)

W5, Gunnersbury Avenue, 35

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Sid James

Comedy actor.  Born in Johannesburg (on Hancock Street), South Africa, to a p...

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British Comedy Society / Dead Comics Society

Originated in the front room of John Gatenbys' family home in Highgate, durin...

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