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Interesting People from The Past…

Posted on 20/05/2010 by

Wendell Wilkie, an American politician who was a presidential nominee in 1940 and the leader of the International wing of The Republican Party. He wielded tremendous political influence and rallied Roosevelt’s opponents in support of the administration’s foreign policy for … Continue reading →

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The Kings Head in Bayswater…

Posted on 16/05/2010 by

The Kings Head in Bayswater West London was featured in my radio play ‘The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp’. It is sited opposite Charles Hepworth’s photo studio in the 1920’s, and in one scene inside The Kings Head… Esme and Charles indulge … Continue reading →

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Interesting People from The Past…

Posted on 13/05/2010 by

This is Louise Brooks, an actress, dancer, and movie star, born in 1902. Louise died in 1985, but in her varied career she had been a dancer, a model, a showgirl, and of course, an American movie star in both silent and … Continue reading →

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Interesting People from The Past…

Posted on 10/05/2010 by

Anna Pavlova was a Russian ballet-dancer born in St. Petersburg, and made her debut there at the Imperial Opera House. Later she became the foremost ballet-dancer in Europe and her London debut came in 1909. Afterwards, she toured America. She appeared … Continue reading →

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Fun Day in The Park…

Posted on 09/05/2010 by

 Success for the thousands of locals who turned out for Dunstable Town Council’s Fun Day in The Park on Saturday, and despite the cold wet weather, and in the shadow of The famous Grove Theatre, a hundred or more side-shows … Continue reading →

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Interesting People from The Past…

Posted on 05/05/2010 by

Sir Harry Lauder… He began his working life as a Mill Boy in a flax spinning mill, and subsequently became a coal miner. He made his stage debut at Arbroath and his first London appearance at Gatti’s, thus making his name … Continue reading →

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Interesting People from The Past…

Posted on 02/05/2010 by

Edgar Wallace was a novelist and journalist, and despite being born of unknown parents, and poorly educated, he became the most prolific writer of his day. After freelancing, he served in South Africa as a war correspondent, and following his … Continue reading →

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Interesting People from the Past…

Posted on 28/04/2010 by

Lord Kindersley (baron) Robert Molesworth Kindersley. At fifteen years old he began his working life as a clerk on 15 shillings a week and eventually to Governor of the Hudson Bay Company from 1916 until 1925. A Director of The … Continue reading →

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Interesting People from the Past…

Posted on 26/04/2010 by

Walter R. Hammond.  Played for Gloucestershire as an amateur cricketer in 1920, and when he turned professional in 1923 scored over a thousand runs in his first season for that county. Afterwards, he played for England against Australia, New Zealand, South … Continue reading →

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Interesting People from the Past…

Posted on 25/04/2010 by

Sir Alexander Fleming was the discoverer of penicillin. He came to London from Ayrshire in the eighteen-nineties and spent some time in a shipping office before turning to medicine. He isolated penicillin after a chance discovery of the antiseptic properties … Continue reading →

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