Born Lancashire, 17 Jan. 1863; d of William Prior Sharp; m 1889, Charles Martin (Charles Charrington, actor); one d; died 11 Sept. 1916
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Achurch, Janet, (Janet Sharp), (17 Jan. 1863–11 Sept. 1916)
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Aiken, Joan Delano, (Mrs Julius Goldstein), (4 Sept. 1924–4 Jan. 2004), writer of historical, mystery and children’s novels, plays and poetry
MBE 1999
Born 4 Sept. 1924; d of Conrad Potter Aiken and Jessie McDonald; m 1st, 1945, Ronald George Brown (d 1955); one ...
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Aldous, Lucette, (26 Sept. 1938–5 June 2021), Senior Lecturer in Classical Ballet, Edith Cowan University, since 1994; Head of Classical Dance, Dance Department, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, 1984–99, then Senior Lecturer; Senior Adjudicator, National Eisteddfods, since 1979
AC 2018
Senior Lecturer in Classical Ballet, Edith Cowan University, since 1994; Head of Classical Dance, Dance Department, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, 1984–99, then Senior Lecturer; Senior Adjudicator, National Eisteddfods, since 1979
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Allan, Maud, (died 7 Oct. 1956), dancer, actress, pianist, writer
Born Toronto; d of Dr William Allan and Dr Isabell M. Allan, née Hutchinson; unmarried; died 7 Oct. 1956
dancer, actress, pianist, writer
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Angelou, Marguerite Annie, (Maya), (4 April 1928–28 May 2014), writer, singer and actress
Born St Louis, 4 April 1928; d of Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter Johnson; one s; died 28 May 2014
writer, singer and actress
George Washington High Sch., San Francisco; California Labor Sch....
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Anglesey, Dowager Marchioness of, ((Elizabeth) Shirley Vaughan Paget) (4 Dec. 1924–21 Jan. 2017)
DBE 1983 (CBE 1977); LVO 1993
Born 4 Dec. 1924; d of late Charles Morgan and Hilda Vaughan (both novelists); m 1948, 7th Marquess of Anglesey (...
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Anthony, Evelyn Bridget Patricia, (Mrs Michael Ward-Thomas), (3 July 1926–25 Sept. 2018), DL; author
DL; author
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Arnaud, Yvonne, (20 Dec. 1895–20 Sept. 1958), Actress
Born Bordeaux, 20 Dec. 1895; d of Charles Léon Arnaud and Antoinette de Montégu; m 1920, Hugh McLellan; died 20 Sept. 1958
Actress
Paris
Début as Princess Mathilde in The Quaker Girl at the Adelphi, ...
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Arrowsmith, Pat, (2 March 1930–27 Sept. 2023), peace activist and socialist; on staff of Amnesty International, 1971–94, retired
peace activist and socialist; on staff of Amnesty International, 1971–94, retired
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Ashcroft, Dame Edith Margaret Emily, (Dame Peggy Ashcroft), (22 Dec. 1907–14 June 1991), actress; Director, Royal Shakespeare Company, since 1968
DBE 1956 (CBE 1951)
Born 22 Dec. 1907; d of William Worsley Ashcroft and Violet Maud Bernheim; m 1st, 1929, Rupert Hart-Davis (marr. diss.; he was knighted, 1967); 2nd, ...
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Atherton, Candice Kathleen, (Candy), (21 Sept. 1955–30 Oct. 2017), freelance journalist, since 1980; political consultant, since 2005; Managing Director, Atherton Associates, since 2007
Born 21 Sept. 1955; d of late Denis G. W. Atherton and of Pamela A. M. Osborne; m 2002, Broderick Ross; died 30 Oct. 2017...
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Bacall, Betty Joan, (Lauren Bacall), (16 Sept. 1924–12 Aug. 2014), actress
Born NYC, 16 Sept. 1924; d of William Perske and Natalie Perske (née Weinstein, later Bacal); adopted stage name, Lauren Bacall; m 1st, 1945, Humphrey Bogart (d 1957...
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Baddeley, Hermione, (13 Nov. 1908–19 Aug. 1986), actress
Born Broseley, Shropshire, 13 Nov. 1908; d of late W. H. Clinton-Baddeley and Louise Bourdin; m 1st, 1928, Hon. David Tennant (marr. diss., 1939); one s one d; 2nd, Captain J. H. Willis, MC; ...
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Bainbridge, Dame Beryl, (21 Nov. 1934–2 July 2010), actress, writer
DBE 2000; FRSL
Born 21 Nov. 1934; d of Richard Bainbridge and Winifred Baines; m 1954, Austin Davies (marr. diss.); one s one d; and one d by Alan Sharp; ...
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Bancroft, Marie Effie, (Lady Bancroft), (12 Jan. 1839–22 May 1921), actress
Born 12 Jan. 1839; d of late Robert Pleydell Wilton, a member of one of the oldest Gloucestershire families, who left home to become an actor; ...
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Banks, Lynne Reid, (1929–4 April 2024), writer
writer
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Barczinsky, Count, (Armiger Barclay), (died 1930), journalist and novelist
died July 1930
journalist and novelist
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Barrymore, Ethel, (15 Aug. 1879–18 June 1959), stage and film actress
Born Philadelphia, 15 Aug. 1879; d of late Maurice Barrymore and Georgie Drew; m Russell Griswold Colt (marr. diss., 1923); two s one d; died 18 June 1959
stage and film actress...
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Bate, Jennifer Lucy, (11 Nov. 1944–25 March 2020), classical concert organist, since 1969; composer, since 1972
OBE 2008; FRCO
classical concert organist, since 1969; composer, since 1972
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Battersea, Lady; (Constance), (1843–22 Nov. 1931)
Born 1843; er d of Sir Anthony de Rothschild, 1st Bt, and Lady de Rothschild, née Monteflore; m 1877, Cyril Flower, 1st and last Baron Battersea (d 1907); ...
