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British Film Institute

British Film Institute

In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centenary of cinema. See the .

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Bob Hope

Bob Hope, actor and entertainer, born here, 29th May 1903. Commemorating the ...

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Cecil Hepworth - NW1

Cecil Hepworth (1874 - 1953) British film pioneer, lived in this house as a c...

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Cecil Hepworth - SE13

Cecil M. Hepworth, British film producer, born here 19th March 1874 Commemor...

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Charlie Chaplin - Hanwell

The plaque is propped up behind the reception desk at Hanwell Community Centre

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Dame Anna Neagle and Herbert Wilcox

Dame Anna Neagle - actress, Herbert Wilcox - producer and director, together ...

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Count Dracula

Count Dracula

Famous vampire created by Stoker as the eponymous hero (?) of his 1897 novel.

Fiction, Cinema, Fictional, Seriously Famous, Transylvania

2 memorials
Jean Simmons, OBE

Jean Simmons, OBE

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.

Person, Cinema, USA

1 memorial
Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Actor. Born near Smithfield, North Carolina, USA. Married: Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra (divorced 1957). This last was a famously stormy and passionate romance. Aged 33 moved to Madrid,...

Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous, Spain, USA

2 memorials
Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Actor. Born in Dublin. During WW2 he served in the parachute regiment, and was one of the first to land in Normandy during Operation Overlord. He took up acting after the war, and one of his early ...

Person, Cinema, TV & Radio, Ireland

1 memorial
Cecil Hepworth

Cecil Hepworth

British film pioneer in the silent era. Born 12 Beaufort (now Somerset) Gardens, Lewisham. Father was a Victorian magic lanternist. Died at home at 211 Eastcote Road, Ruislip. Caroline's Miscellany...

Person, Cinema

3 memorials