Character actor. Born Lancashire. Played many comic roles. Late in her life Alan Bennett wrote a number of roles for her.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Dame Thora Hird DBE
Commemorated ati
BBC Television Centre - Thora Hird
Dame Thora Hird DBE, 1911 - 2003. BBC and the Heritage Foundation
Dame Thora Hird - W2
Dame Thora Hird (1911 - 2003) actress, lived here. The Theatre and Film Guild
Other Subjects
Emlyn Williams
Welsh dramatist and actor. Born Flintshire, North Wales. Died at home, Flat 3, 123 Dovehouse Street.
1 memorial
Comic Heritage
Merged with the Heritage Foundation.
29 memorials
Elstree Film Studios
The studios have a complex history:Â Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and defunct British film studios and television studios based in or around the towns of Bore...
1 memorial
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.
1 memorial
Terry-Thomas
Comic actor, born as Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens in Finchley, Middlesex. He performed with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during World War II and went on to work on radio and ...
1 memorial
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