Garcia II., Dr. Manuel b. March 17, 1805 d. July 1, 1906 Opera Singer, Teacher, Medical Pioneer. The child of one noted singer and the elder brother of two more, he is remembered as probably the premiere vocal pedagogue of the 19th. century. Born Manuel Patricio Rodriguez Garcia in Zafra, Spain, he received early voice training from his father, the legendary tenor Manuel Garcia. Though not destined to gain the performing renown of his sisters Maria Malibran and Pauline Garcia-Viardot he was a baritone of note, his roles including Figaro in Rossini's "...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Sutton Park St Edward the Confessor Churchyard, Guildford, Surrey, England
Lister, Moira b. August 6, 1923 d. October 27, 2007 Actress, Theatre Personality. Lister was an accomplished actress often cast in patrician roles. Lister was given acting lessons as a child, and made her début with the University Players of Johannesburg at the age of six. In 1936 she appeared with Sir Seymour Hicks in "Vintage Wine," and Hicks was so impressed that he invited her to appear with him in a play in the United Kingdom. She then made her London début, aged 14, in the play "Post Road" at Golders Green Hippodrome, before returning to...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Sutton Park St Edward the Confessor Churchyard, Guildford, Surrey, England
b. March 17, 1805 d. July 1, 1906