Boyle, Richard, third earl of Burlington and fourth earl of Cork (1694–1753), architect, collector, and patron of the arts, was born on 25 April 1694 at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, the only son of Charles Boyle, second earl of Burlington and third earl of Cork...
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Boyle, Richard, third earl of Burlington and fourth earl of Cork (1694–1753), architect, collector, and patron of the arts
Pamela Denman Kingsbury
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de Paul, Lynsey [real name Lynsey Monckton Rubin] (1948–2014), songwriter, singer, and pianist
Chloe Govan
de Paul, Lynsey [real name Lynsey Monckton Rubin] (1948–2014), songwriter, singer, and pianist, was born on 11 June 1948 at Nuffield House, Southwark, London, the younger child of Herbert Paul Rubin (1912–1988), property developer, and his wife Meta, née...
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Hoffnung, Gerard [formerly Gerhardt] (1925–1959), cartoonist and musical humorist
Richard Ingrams
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Hoffnung, Gerard [formerly Gerhardt] (1925–1959), cartoonist and musical humorist, was born in Grünewald, Berlin, on 22 March 1925, the only child of German-Jewish parents, Ludwig Hoffnung, a wealthy grain merchant, and his wife, Hilde, a widow, whose first husband, Schnabel, was killed in the First World War. His mother was a keen amateur musician and artist who encouraged his artistic talents. From his earliest years he was interested in the macabre—fairy tales, practical jokes, and the comic drawings of the famous German illustrators and caricaturists....
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Jennens, Charles (1700/01–1773), patron of the arts and librettist
Ruth Smith
Jennens, Charles (1700/01–1773), patron of the arts and librettist, was born probably at Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire, the son of Charles Jennens (bap. 1662, d. 1747), gentleman and JP, son of the Birmingham ironmaster Humphrey Jennens, and his second wife, Elizabeth Burdett (1667–1707/8)...
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Lanier, Nicholas (bap. 1588, d. 1666), musician and art dealer
Michael I. Wilson
Lanier, Nicholas (bap. 1588, d. 1666), musician and art dealer, was baptized on 10 September 1588 in the church of Holy Trinity Minories, London. His father, John Lanier (d. 1616), was a sackbut player in the royal court band or musick, and his mother, ...
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May (née Golding), Betty (1894–1980), artists’ model, dancer, and singer
Richard Weight
May (née Golding), Betty (1894–1980), artists’ model, dancer, and singer, was born Bessie Golding on 25 August 1894 at 37 Lansdowne Road, West Ham, London, the eldest daughter and second of five children of George Golding (1871–1915), iron plater, and his wife, ...
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Shelley [née Milsom], Lilian (1892–c.1934), music hall and cabaret singer, artists’ model, and novelist
Richard Weight
Shelley [née Milsom], Lilian (1892–c.1934), music hall and cabaret singer, artists’ model, and novelist, was born Lilian Milsom on 6 June 1892 in a sixteenth-century pub, the Three Sugar Loaves, at 2 Christmas Steps, Bristol, the daughter of Albert Milsom...
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Zaman, Saifullah Arun [Sam; known as State of Bengal] (1965–2015), music producer, composer, and teacher
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Zaman, Saifullah Arun [Sam; known as State of Bengal] (1965–2015), music producer, composer, and teacher, was born on 17 April 1965 in Karachi, Pakistan, the eldest of five children of Mohammed Shah Zaman, a homeopathic doctor and diplomat, and his wife, ...
