Dankworth, Sir. John Philip William b. September 20, 1927 d. February 6, 2010 Musician. A saxophonist, he was one of Britain's best known jazz performers and composers for nearly 60 years. Raised by a musical family in Walthamstow, Essex, he studied piano and violin from early childhood. In his mid-teens, inspired by records of Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, he took up the clarinet and started his own amateur ensemble before being accepted into the Royal Academy of Music in 1944. There he began playing the alto saxophone, though he had to make a secret of his new...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Crownhill Cemetery and Crematorium, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Waring, Richard b. May 27, 1912 d. December 5, 1994 Actor. He was born in Buckinghamshire, England and died in City Island, The Bronx, New York. Film and television credits include "Edward & Mrs. Simpson," "Eagle in a Cage," "Macbeth," "Mr. Skeffington," "The Perfect Gentleman,""Partners," "Rings on Their Fingers," "Robin's Nest," "Miss Jones and Son," "The Many Wives of Patrick," "Bachelor Father," "The World of Wooster," "The Stanley Baxter Show," "Out of This World," "The Eggheads," "The Charlie Drake Show,""On the Bright Side," and "Dixon of...[Read More] (Bio by: Genet) Crownhill Cemetery and Crematorium, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
b. September 20, 1927 d. February 6, 2010
