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Cover Barrington, George (1755–1804)

Barrington, George (1755–1804)  

Maker: Sir William Beechey

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
George Barrington (1755–1804) by Sir William Beechey, c. 1785 by permission of the National Library of Australia T275

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Barrington [formerly Waldron], George (1755–1804), actor, pickpocket, and transported convict  

Suzanne L. G. Rickard

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Barrington [formerly Waldron], George (1755–1804), actor, pickpocket, and transported convict, was born in Maynooth, co. Kildare, Ireland. Some claim that his birth date was 14 May 1755 and that his father was Henry Waldron, a silversmith, and his mother a Miss Naish (Naith)...

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Fabian, Robert Honey (1901–1978), police officer and broadcaster  

Paul Lawrence

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23 September 2010

Fabian, Robert Honey (1901–1978), police officer and broadcaster, was born at 25A Malyons Road, Ladywell, Lewisham, London, on 31 January 1901, the second of two sons of Andrew Pinwill Fabian (1868–1953), steam engine maker's fitter, and his wife, Ada Eliza, née Taggart (1870/71–1963)...

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Forcer, Francis (bap. 1676, d. 1743), lawyer and theatre manager  

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

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Graham, Ritchie (d. 1592), magician  

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

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Guest, Ivor Forbes (1920–2018), solicitor and dance historian  

Jane Pritchard

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10 March 2022

Guest, Ivor Forbes (1920–2018), solicitor and dance historian, was born on 14 April 1920 at Glenelly, Chislehurst, Kent, the elder son of Captain Cecil Marmaduke (Duke) Guest (1888–1954), business manager for Swan fountain pens, later solicitor, and his wife, Christian Forbes, ...

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Joyce, William Brooke [Lord Haw-Haw] (1906–1946)  

Maker: unknown photographer

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23 September 2004
William Brooke Joyce [Lord Haw-Haw] (1906–1946) by unknown photographer, c. 1942 Getty Images

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Joyce, William Brooke [known as Lord Haw-Haw] (1906–1946), fascist and propaganda broadcaster  

Siân Nicholas

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Joyce, William Brooke [known as Lord Haw-Haw] (1906–1946), fascist and propaganda broadcaster, was born on 24 April 1906 at 1377 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA, the first of three sons of Michael Francis Joyce (1869/70–1941), builder and contractor, originally of co. Mayo, Ireland...

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Rich, Christopher (bap. 1647, d. 1714), lawyer and theatre manager  

Judith Milhous

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Rich, Christopher (bap. 1647, d. 1714), lawyer and theatre manager, was baptized in Over Stowey, Somerset, on 30 December 1647, the second son of John and Susanna Rich, according to genealogical work done by Paul Sawyer. Nothing is known about Rich's early education or when he moved to ...

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Savile, Sir James Wilson Vincent [Jimmy] (1926–2011), disc jockey, broadcaster, and sexual predator  

Lawrence Goldman

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08 January 2015

Savile, Sir James Wilson Vincent [Jimmy] (1926–2011), disc jockey, broadcaster, and sexual predator, was born into an impoverished Roman Catholic family on 31 October 1926 at 64 Wellclose Grove, Leeds, the youngest child in the family of four girls and three boys of ...

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Cover Savile, Sir James Wilson Vincent [Jimmy] (1926–2011)

Savile, Sir James Wilson Vincent [Jimmy] (1926–2011)  

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Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (1926–2011) by unknown photographer, 1979 © Dobson Agency / Rex Features

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Vandenhoff, George (1820–1885), actor and lawyer  

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

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