In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centenary of cinema. See the .
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
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Cecil Hepworth - NW1
Cecil Hepworth (1874 - 1953) British film pioneer, lived in this house as a c...
Cecil Hepworth - SE13
Cecil M. Hepworth, British film producer, born here 19th March 1874 Commemor...
Charlie Chaplin - Hanwell
The plaque is propped up behind the reception desk at Hanwell Community Centre
Other Subjects
Sir Michael Balcon
Born Birmingham. Film producer. Worked at Gainsborough Film Studios.  Went on to run Ealing Studios from 1938-56.  His daughter married Cecil Day Lewis. Died East Sussex. The National Portrait Gal...
3 memorials
Dilys Powell
Journalist. Born Elizabeth Dilys Powell at Lloyd's Bank, Bridgnorth, Shropshire. Although she claimed to have little knowledge of cinema, she was the well-respected film critic for the Sunday Times...
1 memorial
John Alfred Prestwich
Inventor and designer of engines. Born Kensington.  He worked with Sebastian de Ferranti and the cinema pioneer William Friese-Greene to produce cameras, mutoscopes, cutting and perforation machine...
1 memorial
Burt Kwouk
Actor. Born Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk in Warrington whilst his parents were visiting the UK, was brought up in Shanghai, moving to Hong Kong after the Chinese revolution. Arriving in Britain in 1949, ...
1 memorial
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