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Diana starred in Oranges and Lemons, the first revue after WWII in the West End. So she was one of the first to have her name in lights after the blackout. She was in the Old Vic rep in the 1950s, incl...

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4/29/2008
1/6/2024
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Diana starred in Oranges and Lemons, the first revue after WWII in the West End. So she was one of the first to have her name in lights after the blackout. She was in the Old Vic rep in the 1950s, incl...

1/6/2024

David Mervyn Johns (1899 - 1992)

David Mervyn Johns, known as Mervyn Johns, was born in 1899, the son of William Johns and Margaret Anne Samuel. He was educated at Llandovery College and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. He ...

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1/18/2010
1/6/2024
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David Mervyn Johns (1899 - 1992)

David Mervyn Johns, known as Mervyn Johns, was born in 1899, the son of William Johns and Margaret Anne Samuel. He was educated at Llandovery College and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. He ...

1/6/2024

Alys Maud Johns (Steele-Wareham) (1901 - 1970)

"Steele"

Glynis Johns was born into a theatrical family. Her mother was Alyce Steele-Wareham, an Australian-born concert pianist who had studied in London and Vienna.[7] Originally of English descent, Alyc...

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9/22/2015
1/6/2024
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9/22/2015

Alys Maud Johns (Steele-Wareham) (1901 - 1970)

"Steele"

Glynis Johns was born into a theatrical family. Her mother was Alyce Steele-Wareham, an Australian-born concert pianist who had studied in London and Vienna.[7] Originally of English descent, Alyc...

1/6/2024

Glynis Margaret Payne Johns MP (1923 - 2024)

"Forwood", "Foster", "Henderson", "Arnold"

Biography Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (5 October 1923 – 4 January 2024) was a British actress. In a career spanning eight decades on stage and screen, Johns appeared in more than 60 films and 30 pla...

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1/6/2024
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Glynis Margaret Payne Johns MP (1923 - 2024)

"Forwood", "Foster", "Henderson", "Arnold"

Biography Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (5 October 1923 – 4 January 2024) was a British actress. In a career spanning eight decades on stage and screen, Johns appeared in more than 60 films and 30 pla...

1/6/2024

Alfred Standing Bear (1879 - 1914)

"Arcombe", "Alfred Charging Horse", "Alfred Arconge"

Newspaper clippings Source: McKean County Miner, Smethport, Pennsylvania · Thursday, September 08, 1910 Source: The Boston Herald. Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, Jan ...

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9/7/2008
8/30/2023
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Alfred Standing Bear (1879 - 1914)

"Arcombe", "Alfred Charging Horse", "Alfred Arconge"

Newspaper clippings Source: McKean County Miner, Smethport, Pennsylvania · Thursday, September 08, 1910 Source: The Boston Herald. Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, Jan ...

8/30/2023

Eugene George Standingbear (1906 - 1980)

"Standingbear", "Standing Bear"

Brief biography A self-taught artist, Eugene Standingbear began drawing in his youth. Pen and paper in hand, he sketched at his mother’s side while she did beadwork. Standingbear also painted, sang, ...

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8/27/2023
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Eugene George Standingbear (1906 - 1980)

"Standingbear", "Standing Bear"

Brief biography A self-taught artist, Eugene Standingbear began drawing in his youth. Pen and paper in hand, he sketched at his mother’s side while she did beadwork. Standingbear also painted, sang, ...

8/27/2023

Luther Standing Bear MP (1868 - 1939)

"Luther Arconge Standing Bear", "Mochunozhin", "Sun-ka-wa-kan-otah"

Luther Standing Bear (Óta Kté or "Plenty Kill," also known as Matȟó Nážiŋ or "Standing Bear", 1868 - 1939) was a Sicangu Lakota author, educator, philosopher, and actor. He worked to preserve Lakota cu...

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8/27/2023
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8/27/2023

Luther Standing Bear MP (1868 - 1939)

"Luther Arconge Standing Bear", "Mochunozhin", "Sun-ka-wa-kan-otah"

Luther Standing Bear (Óta Kté or "Plenty Kill," also known as Matȟó Nážiŋ or "Standing Bear", 1868 - 1939) was a Sicangu Lakota author, educator, philosopher, and actor. He worked to preserve Lakota cu...

8/27/2023

Laura Cloud Shield (1868 - d.)

"Standing Bear", "Levering", "Whirlwind Soldier"

Laura Cloud Shield was born circa 1868. She married: Edward Janis, 3 children Luther S. Standing Bear circa 1899.1, 3 children Levi Levering, No Issue (he had 5 children with 1st wife). Marri...

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Laura Cloud Shield (1868 - d.)

"Standing Bear", "Levering", "Whirlwind Soldier"

Laura Cloud Shield was born circa 1868. She married: Edward Janis, 3 children Luther S. Standing Bear circa 1899.1, 3 children Levi Levering, No Issue (he had 5 children with 1st wife). Marri...

8/27/2023

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3/13/2022

Robert Preston MP (1918 - 1987)

"Robert Preston"

Robert Preston Meservey (June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987) was an American stage and film actor born in Newton, Massachusetts He was the son of Ruth L. (née Rea) (1895-1973) a record store owner and Fran...

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3/8/2012
3/10/2022
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Robert Preston MP (1918 - 1987)

"Robert Preston"

Robert Preston Meservey (June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987) was an American stage and film actor born in Newton, Massachusetts He was the son of Ruth L. (née Rea) (1895-1973) a record store owner and Fran...

3/10/2022

Edwin Carewe (1883 - 1940)

"Edwin Carewe", "Jay J. Fox"

Edwin Carewe, motion picture director and actor, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Fox on March 5, 1883, at Gainesville, Texas, and named Jay J. Fox. He became interested in theater in his youth, when ...

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Edwin Carewe (1883 - 1940)

"Edwin Carewe", "Jay J. Fox"

Edwin Carewe, motion picture director and actor, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Fox on March 5, 1883, at Gainesville, Texas, and named Jay J. Fox. He became interested in theater in his youth, when ...

2/14/2022

Finis Fox (1881 - 1949)

Finis Fox was a film director and screenwriter and occasional collaborator with his brother, Edwin Carewe (aka, Jay J. Fox). Finis was educated in private schools in Purcell, Oklahoma and in Corpus Ch...

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Finis Fox (1881 - 1949)

Finis Fox was a film director and screenwriter and occasional collaborator with his brother, Edwin Carewe (aka, Jay J. Fox). Finis was educated in private schools in Purcell, Oklahoma and in Corpus Ch...

2/14/2022

Wallace Ware Fox (1894 - 1958)

Younger brother to Edwin Carewe by some 12 years, Wallace was an accomplished Hollywood movie Director, Producer and Writer who was able to make a successful transition from the silent era, as an appre...

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Wallace Ware Fox (1894 - 1958)

Younger brother to Edwin Carewe by some 12 years, Wallace was an accomplished Hollywood movie Director, Producer and Writer who was able to make a successful transition from the silent era, as an appre...

2/14/2022

Jo-Caroll Dennison MP (1923 - 2021)

"Silvers", "Stoneham", "Ennis"

Jo-Carroll Dennison (December 16, 1923 – October 18, 2021) was an American actress and model who was Miss America 1942 and one of the first to object to wearing a swimsuit during her reign. At the time...

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11/2/2021
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Jo-Caroll Dennison MP (1923 - 2021)

"Silvers", "Stoneham", "Ennis"

Jo-Carroll Dennison (December 16, 1923 – October 18, 2021) was an American actress and model who was Miss America 1942 and one of the first to object to wearing a swimsuit during her reign. At the time...

11/2/2021

Lawrence Samuel Storch MP (1923 - 2022)

"Larry"

Lawrence Samuel Storch (born January 8, 1923) is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian, best known for his comic television roles, including voice-over work for cartoon shows, such as Mr. Whoope...

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4/19/2010
11/1/2021
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4/19/2010

Lawrence Samuel Storch MP (1923 - 2022)

"Larry"

Lawrence Samuel Storch (born January 8, 1923) is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian, best known for his comic television roles, including voice-over work for cartoon shows, such as Mr. Whoope...

11/1/2021

Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, director, and producer. Known for his performances on the screen and stage, he has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the c...

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3/24/2020
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Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, director, and producer. Known for his performances on the screen and stage, he has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the c...

7/5/2021

David Washington (born July 28, 1984) is an American actor, producer, and former American football running back. He played college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an...

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David Washington (born July 28, 1984) is an American actor, producer, and former American football running back. He played college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an...

7/5/2021

Ben Speer (1930 - 2017)

Speer Family was a Southern gospel family musical group. It was founded in 1921 by George Thomas ("Dad") Speer (1891–1966), his wife, Lena Darling ("Mom") Speer (née Brock; 1899–1967), and her sister a...

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Ben Speer (1930 - 2017)

Speer Family was a Southern gospel family musical group. It was founded in 1921 by George Thomas ("Dad") Speer (1891–1966), his wife, Lena Darling ("Mom") Speer (née Brock; 1899–1967), and her sister a...

7/5/2021

Mary Tom Speer (1925 - 2014)

Speer Family was a Southern gospel family musical group. It was founded in 1921 by George Thomas ("Dad") Speer (1891–1966), his wife, Lena Darling ("Mom") Speer (née Brock; 1899–1967), and her sister a...

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Mary Tom Speer (1925 - 2014)

Speer Family was a Southern gospel family musical group. It was founded in 1921 by George Thomas ("Dad") Speer (1891–1966), his wife, Lena Darling ("Mom") Speer (née Brock; 1899–1967), and her sister a...

7/5/2021

Rosa Nell Speer (1922 - 2017)

Speer Family was a Southern gospel family musical group. It was founded in 1921 by George Thomas ("Dad") Speer (1891–1966), his wife, Lena Darling ("Mom") Speer (née Brock; 1899–1967), and her sister a...

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Rosa Nell Speer (1922 - 2017)

Speer Family was a Southern gospel family musical group. It was founded in 1921 by George Thomas ("Dad") Speer (1891–1966), his wife, Lena Darling ("Mom") Speer (née Brock; 1899–1967), and her sister a...

7/5/2021