Father of modern ventriloquism. Popularised the use of a single dummy. Father of . Born in Poplar. Died Wembley.
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Fred Russell
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Fred Russell
Fred Russell, 1862 - 1957, father of modern ventriloquism, lived here in flat...
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Ernie Lotinga
Comedian and film actor. Â Born Sunderland. Â Best known for a series of films in which he played a character, Josser, in the 1930s. Â T. S. Eliot was a big fan. Â Died London. British Pathe have some...
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Sophie Fedorovitch
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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Pimlico Tavern & Pimlico Pleasure Gardens, Hoxton
It seems likely that this tavern and pleasure gardens took the name of a publican with the foreign name 'Pimlico'.  There were many places of entertainment nearby and the whole area became known as...
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Kevin Spacey
Actor and director.  Born New Jersey.  Artistic director of the Old Vic theatre since 2003.
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Ruthie Henshall
Actor, dancer and singer. Born in Bromley as Valentine Ruth Henshall. She has appeared in many west end productions, including 'Cats', 'Chicago' and 'Les Miserables'. Nominated five times for an Ol...
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