Born Joyce Phipps in Montpelier Square, London. Her mother was sister to Nancy Astor, MP, so she was "well brought up". Aged 19 she married Reggie, her husband until her death.
The picture is a self portrait.
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Joyce Grenfell
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Joyce Grenfell - SW10
Joyce Grenfell, 1910 - 1979, entertainer and writer, lived here in flat no.8,...
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Ealing Studios
Television and film production company and facilities provider. Â White Lodge on Ealing Green was first used for making films in 1902. Â Basil Dean acquired it in 1929 and, under the name Associated...
1 memorial
Mary Millington
Model and porn actor. Born Mary Ruth Quilter, she came to fame in the long-running soft-porn film 'Come Play With Me'. However, she soon found herself being replaced by younger models, which led to...
1 memorial
John Barry
Created the captions on the Hitchcock murals. Â We think this means that he wrote them, rather than physically made them, and that he was chosen for his film knowledge. Â But the existence of 'John B...
1 memorial
Celia Johnson
Actor. Born Celia Elizabeth Johnson at 46 Richmond Hill, Richmond, Surrey. Best known for her performance with Trevor Howard in the 1945 film 'Brief Encounter'; which, although it has been parodied...
1 memorial
William Friese-Greene
Photographer, inventor and pioneer of cinematography. Born Bristol as William Edward Green. Married the Swiss Helena Friese in 1874 and added her name to his. (It's not clear where the extra "e" ca...
3 memorials
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