On This Day 18th August 2020 the actor Ben Cross sadly died - a former pupil at Bishop Thomas Grant school in Streatham.
RADA trained winning the prestigious Vanbrugh prize for the performance of the year.
Here is a YouTube clip of the unveiling of the Mussabini Blue plaque in Dulwich.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PXM-ICM8eA
The additional link to Streatham is that Furzedown resident and Society member, Kevin Kelly, did the research to get the plaque approved by English Heritage and is featured in the clip giving a speech about Mussabini
Ben Cross who was in Chariots of Fire also gives a short speech. Mussabini trained Harold Abrahams, the part played by Ben Cross in the film Chariots of Fire
RADA trained winning the prestigious Vanbrugh prize for the performance of the year.
Here is a YouTube clip of the unveiling of the Mussabini Blue plaque in Dulwich.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PXM-ICM8eA
The additional link to Streatham is that Furzedown resident and Society member, Kevin Kelly, did the research to get the plaque approved by English Heritage and is featured in the clip giving a speech about Mussabini
Ben Cross who was in Chariots of Fire also gives a short speech. Mussabini trained Harold Abrahams, the part played by Ben Cross in the film Chariots of Fire
