Ken Loach
Born Warwickshire. Â Socialist film director. Â Work includes: Z-Cars (TV), Kes, The Wind that Shakes the Barley.
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Arthur Lowe
Actor.  Born Derbyshire.  Played Captain Mainwaring in 'Dad's Army', 1968 - 1977. Collapsed in his Birmingham dressing room and died in a nearby hospital.  In 2007 a statue was erected in Thetford,...
2 memorials
Ida Lupino
Actor and film and television director. Born at 33 Ardbeg Road, Camberwell, She was the daughter of Stanley Lupino and the niece of Lupino Lane. She made her first film appearance at the age of fou...
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Patrick Macnee
Actor. Born Daniel Patrick Macnee in Paddington. He served in the Royal Navy in WW2Â and started his acting career in Canada. He performed in many supporting roles before being cast as John Steed in...
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Louis MacNeice
Poet. Born Belfast, Northern Ireland at 2 Brookhill Avenue. Joined the BBC in 1941 as scriptwriter and producer and it was with the BBC, checking out the sound effects down a mineshaft, that he c...
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Maida Vale Studios
Opened as the Maida Vale roller skating palace and club. Demolished and rebuilt in 1933/34, It now comprises seven studios and is used for recording a large variety of music and other programmes fo...
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Harry Mallin
Boxer and policeman. Born Henry William Mallin in Hackney. Although primarily a policeman, he took part in the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, winning gold. He also participated in the 1924 Olympics in P...
Person, Armed Forces, Sport / Games, TV & Radio, Belgium, France
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Guglielmo Marconi
Born Bologna. Arrived in London, with his mother, in 1896 to patent his method of communication without wires. In 1897 he established the Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company, which survived und...
4 memorials
Jessie Matthews, OBE
Actor, singer and dancer. Born into a large family in Berwick Street. Â Made her name in theatre and in the 30's was Britain's favourite musical film star. Â Post-war her career flagged but in 1963 s...
2 memorials
Rik Mayall
Actor, comedian and writer. Born Richard Michael Mayall in Epping. He was part of the 'alternative comedy' wave in the early 1980s, and appeared in 'The Comic Strip' and 'The Young Ones' and later ...
2 memorials
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