Collector of English folk-songs and dances. Born Denmark Hill. Spent 1882 - 92 in Australia. Developed an interest in English folk-music in 1899 and began his prolific collection which later expanded to include folk dances. Spent most of WW1 in America, collecting songs in the Appalachians. He moved into Maresfield Gardens in 1918 and died there.
In 1930 the nearby was opened as a memorial to Cecil Sharp, and has been the home of the English Folk Dance and Song Society ever since.
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Cecil Sharp
Cecil Sharp, 1859 - 1924, collector of English folk songs and dances, lived h...
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Actor, dancer and singer. Born as Stanley Richard Lupino Hook, he was the father of actor and director Ida Lupino. He made his first stage appearance at the age of six and subsequently performed in...
Born Slinfold, Sussex. Real name Sydney Francis Patrick Healey-Kay. Ballet Dancer and Choreographer. Principal dancer with the Ballet-Russes and the Vic-Wells Ballet. Died Paris.
Russian-born theatrical designer who worked with ballet choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton from his first choreographed ballet in 1926 until her accidental death in 1953. Fedorovitch designed for s...
Person, Art, Craft / Design, Dance, Theatre, Tragedy, Russia
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