Norwood News On This Day 26 January 1940 Count John McCormack at the Streatham Hill Theatre
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 George Phillip Jackley-Hirsch died On This Day January 26, 1950 in Horsell, Surrey. He lived at 26 Tooting Bec Gardens and was the father of Nat Tristam Jackley George Jackley was a comic actor who was the leading comedian for the Melville Brothers at the Lyceum Theatre during the interwar years. George, himself, was the son of Nathan Jackley who, with his own troupe, The Jackley Wonders, performed in circuses throughout Europe and the United States.   On This Day 25 January 1905 Margery Sharp was born. An author of 25 books who attended Streatham Hill High
Clara Margery Melita Sharp was born Salisbury, Wiltshire. She attended Chiswick House High School in Malta in 1912-1913, and Streatham Hill High School 1914-1923. In 1925 she went to Bedford College, earning a general arts degree and then a BA in French. She studied art for one year at Westminster Art School. After school she became a full-time writer, writing short stories and working on a novel. In 1938 she married Major Geoffrey Castle, an aeronautical engineer. During World War II she served as an Army Education Lecturer, travelling and lecturing and continuing to write. She produced 26 novels for adults, 14 stories for children, 4 plays, 2 mysteries, and many short stories. Her most famous work is The Rescuers series about a mouse named Miss Bianca, which was adapted in two animated feature films, The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under. Image ©National Portrait Gallery  Denzil Dean Harber was born On This Day 25 January 1909 An early British Trotskyist leader and later in his life a prominent British ornithologist. Denzil Dean Harber was born at 25 Fairmile Avenue. His father was a ship's carpenter turned architect, his mother the daughter of a successful south London butcher.    On This Day 24 January two former MPs of Streatham were born Sir William Lane-Mitchell JP born 24 January 1861. A Scottish Conservative Party politician and businessman He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Streatham in 1918, and held the seat until his resignation in 1939 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead Baron Duncan-Sandys CH, PC born 24 January 1908. A British politician and minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a son-in-law of Winston Churchill. He became Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwood in a by-election in March 1935, at which he was opposed by an Independent Conservative candidate sponsored by Randolph Churchill. He was elected to parliament once again at the 1950 general election for Streatham and, when the Conservatives regained power in 1951, he was appointed Minister of Supply. Reschedule Post Post now Active  Illustrated London News On This Day 24 January 1914
A Three-qurter Landaulette supplied by Messrs Jarrott Ltd to a well-known Streatham resident Image © Illustrated London News Group  On This Day 23 January 1915 3 trains collided between Streatham Common and Norbury stations. The driver of the goods train was killed while bravely trying to stop the down train by placing a detonator on the line.
Illustrated London News 30th January 1915 Image © Illustrated London News Group  On This Day 23 January 1963 American pop singer Gene Vincent ( Vincent Eugene Craddock) married Streatham girl Margaret Russell Griffith. It is reported Gene was a former resident in Leigham Court Road   Leslie Sarony (born Leslie Legge Frye) was born On This Day 22 January 1897
British entertainer, singer, actor and songwriter who lived at Telford Court and 18 Kirkstall Gardens National Portrait Gallery © Capstack Portrait Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library  The Tatler 22 January 1936
Elsie Randolph in This 'ill make you whistle at the Streatham Hill Theatre Image © Illustrated London News Group |
