Musician and conductor. Born in London.
Was initially an organist, at St. James' Church, Piccadilly. Married the heiress Gloria Vanderbilt (amongst others), had an affair with Greta Garbo. Made the film Fantasia with Walt Disney in 1940. Died at home in Nether Wallop, Hampshire.
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Leopold Stokowski
Commemorated ati
St Marylebone School - Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski Society - London Leopold Anthony Stokowski, musician, 1882...
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Stanley Lupino
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...
1 memorial
Crystal Palace
Originally erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was on the section south of Rotten Row and east of West Carriage Drive with the mid-point opposite Rutland Gate. The cast-...
Building, Architecture, Commerce, Museums / Libraries, Music / songs, TV & Radio
4 memorials
Gerald Forsythe
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. Gerald Forsythe OBE was the first tutor and manufacturer of pan in Britain. He made the Mangrove Steel Bands first set of pans. He started steel ...
Person, Community / Clubs, Education, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands
1 memorial
Nelly Power
Actress and singer. She appeared in music halls from the age of eight and made her first appearance on the London stage in 1868. She was the original singer of 'The Boy I Love Is up in the Gallery'...
1 memorial
Louise Little Lou Cattell
Musician and promoter. Died aged 21 after taking the drug ketamine. The picture source provides a lot of information about Louise and about the dangers of ketamine.
1 memorial
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