George Selth Coppin (1819–1906) by Falk Studios, c. 1905 La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria
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Coppin, George Selth (1819–1906)
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Coppin, George Selth (1819–1906), actor and politician
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Coppin, George Selth (1819–1906), actor and politician, born at Steyning, Sussex, on 8 April 1819, was the only child of George Selth Coppin (1794–1854) and his wife, Elizabeth Jane Jackson (1789–1869). His father, of a Norwich family, gave up medical practice for the stage and became a theatrical manager....
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Philipson [née Russell; other married name Rhodes], Mabel (1886–1951), actress and politician
Duncan Sutherland
Philipson [née Russell; other married name Rhodes], Mabel (1886–1951), actress and politician, was born at 1 Copeland Avenue, Peckham, Surrey, on 2 January 1886, the daughter of Albert Russell, a commercial traveller, and his wife, Alice Shaw. Her mother died when ...
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Porter, Nyree Dawn (1936–2001)
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Nyree Dawn Porter (1936–2001) by Vivienne, 1960s © reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
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Porter, Nyree Dawn (1936–2001), actress
Verena Wright
Porter, Nyree Dawn (1936–2001), actress, was born on 22 January 1936 in Napier, New Zealand, the first daughter and first child of Kenneth Norman Porter, master butcher and property developer, originating from Scotland, and his wife, Edna May Porter. Her forename Ngaire, later phoneticized to ...
