Find A Grave - St Pauls Churchyard

Arne, Thomas b. March 12, 1710 d. March 5, 1778
Composer. He was a leading creator of English theatre music. His fame rests on the song "Rule Brittania" (1740), one of the most enduring patriotic anthems ever written. Arne was born in London. The son of a prosperous upholsterer, he was educated at Eton College and trained as a lawyer. At the same time he secretly pursued musical interests, and it is said he disguised himself as a liveryman to gain access to the gallery of London's Italian Opera. There he met composer Michael Festing...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Brierley, Roger b. June 2, 1935 d. October 23, 2005
Actor. He was born in Stockport (Cheshire, England). He developed his career on stage, television and screen during more than forty years. His film roles included a terrorist who puts a bomb in the Eiffel Tower in Superman II (1980), the detective's father in The Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), Davidson in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and the returning officer in Ali G: the Movie (2002), in which he revealed the character's full name, Alistair Leslie Graham, for the first time. His most recent work...[Read More]
Cause of death: Heart attack
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Brook, Clive b. June 1, 1887 d. November 17, 1974
Actor, Director. Father of Actor Lyndon Brook, made his debut in 1918 at the London Theatre. In 1924, Brook went to America where he continued his successful career. Brook is usually cited as the first talking Sherlock Holmes in "The Return of Sherlock Holmes." In 1935 he left together with his wife the USA and went back to England where he completed his film career. (Bio by: MC)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Brook, Faith b. February 16, 1922 d. March 11, 2012
Actress. Born in the Northern region of York in England, she was the daughter of parents who made a name for themselves in the entertainment industry. Her father was actor Clive Brook, her mother Mildred Evelyn Brook appeared in a number of silent era pictures during the 1920s. Faith and her younger brother Lyndon Brook (who went onto becoming a well-known actor in his own right) were raised in Southern California following her father's calling to Hollywood. She had pondered a career as a...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Brook, Mildred b. September 26, 1898 d. December 30, 1989
British Actress. She is the mother of Faith Brook and Lyndon Brook. She is the wife of Clive Brook since 1920 until his death in 1974. Her film credits include: "The Constant Nymph," "The Wine of Life," "Paddy the Next Best Thing," "The Thief," "Monty Works the Wires," and "Stella." (Bio by: Genet)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Butler, Samuel b. 1620 d. 1688
Writer and satirist, author of 'Hudibras.'
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Buried in the churchyard (exact location unknown)
Douglas, Paul b. April 11, 1907 d. September 11, 1959
Actor. Burly motion picture figure that made his film debut in the 1949 smash hit "A Letter to Three Wives". He was very popular throughout the 1950s, appearing in several major productions, including "Clash By Night", "Angels in the Outfield", and "Fourteen Hours". Even though he often played brutish and sometimes dimwitted roles, he was a Yale graduate. Married four times unsuccessfully, it was his fifth and final marriage to actress Jan Sterling that was the charm. He was once quoted as...[Read More] (Bio by: Shelby)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Small wooden marker
Duval, Claude b. 1643 d. January 21, 1670
Outlaw. A famed Highwayman, he was born in Normandy, France, and came to England under the service of the Duke of Richmond, soon becoming a highway thief. He is as notorious for his daring robberies as he is for his gallantry. He is said to have held up a coach in which a lady and gentleman were travelling. At his request the lady executed a coranto with his while the gentleman paid Ł100 for the entertainment. He was hung at Tyburn in 1670 much to the dismay of many women. His tombstone in...[Read More] (Bio by: Medora)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Evans, Edith Mary b. February 8, 1888 d. October 14, 1976
Actress. Dame Edith Evans was a renowned British stage and screen actress appearing in both serious and comic roles. Her film credits include The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Tom Jones (1963), The Chalk Garden (1964) and The Whisperers (1966). She was nominated for three Oscars (Tom Jones, The Chalk Garden and The Whisperers) and became a Dame in 1946.
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Intered in ground near plaque and ashes of Ellen Terry
Fraser, Bill b. June 5, 1908 d. September 5, 1987
Actor. Born William Simpson Fraser in Perth, Scotland, he began his career as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the British National Theatre in the 1930s. For feature films, he was concentrated in comedy cameos in "The Captain's Paradise" (1951), "Army Game" (1957), "The Americanization of Emily" (1964), "Up Pompeii" (1971) and "The Corn is Green" (1979). He also played as the title character in the British television series "Smudge" and "Rumpole of the Bailey". (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Emphysema
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Gibbons, Elizabeth
Wife of Grinling Gibbons the wood carver .
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Gibbons, Grinling b. April 4, 1648 d. August 3, 1721
Gibbons was arguably the greatest wood carver ever to live. Examples of his craftsmanship can be found in many of England's finest homes, palaces, churches and cathedrals, and his craft is admired all over the world today.
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Jacques, Hattie [memorial] b. February 7, 1924 d. October 6, 1980
British-born comic actress. Probably most famous for her role as 'Matron' in "Carry On Matron"(1972). She was married to comedy actor John Le Mesurier from 1949 to 1965, when they divorced. (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Cause of death: Heart Attack
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Kynaston, Edward 'Ned' b. 1640 d. 1706
Popular Restoration actor mentioned by Pepys. Ned's speciality was in playing female roles, in the times when it was still illegal for women to act on the stage. The film 'Stage Beauty' sees him tackling Desdemona! (Bio by: Mark McManus)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Plot: churchyard, unmarked
Lely, Peter b. September 14, 1618 d. November 30, 1680
Artist. He is best known as the primary portrait painter to the English Court from 1661 until his death. He was born Pieter van der Faes to Dutch parents at Soest in Westphalia, in present-day Germany, where his father was a military officer in the army of the Elector of Brandenburg. He studied painting at Haarlem, in the Netherlands and became a master of the Guild of Saint Luke there in 1637. He adopted the surname "Lely" reportedly from a heraldic lily on the gable of the house where his...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Buried in the churchyard (exact location unknown)
Livesey, Roger b. June 25, 1906 d. February 5, 1976
Actor. He was born in Barry (Wales) and died in Watford (Hertfordshire). He began his career on stage in 1917, where permormed until his death, from comedies to Shakespeare's dramas. In cinema, he is best remembered for films such as The Four Feathers (1921), Rembrandt (1936), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death (1945), The Master of Ballantree (1953), The League of Gentlemen (1959), The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Memorial Plaque.
Mackerras, Sir. Charles b. November 17, 1925 d. July 14, 2010
Conductor. From a long and varied career, he shall probably be remembered as the leading exponent of the operas of Czech composer Leos Janacek. Raised in Sydney, Australia, he manifested his musical talent as a youth and later developed an affinity for the works of Gilbert and Sullivan that were regularly staged at his Sydney Grammar School. Pursuing a musical career against familial opposition, he studied the oboe at Sydney's NSW Conservatorium of Music, then landed a job with the ABC Sydney...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Macklin, Charles b. 1690 d. 1797
English actor and dramatist, whose more realistic style of acting changed the nature of the profession. Macklin once stabbed a fellow actor in the eye, backstage at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He was found guilty of manslaughter but was never imprisoned and continued to act until the age of 90.
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Nedwell, Robin b. September 27, 1946 d. February 1, 1999
Along with the late Barry Evans, Robin Nedwell was one of the most popular comedy stars of British sitcoms. He also narrated many TV series. (Bio by: Jeff J)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England
Rattigan, Terence Mervyn [cenotaph] b. June 10, 1911 d. November 30, 1977
Playwright. Wrote "The Deep Blue Sea", "Brighton Rock", "The Prince and the Showgirl", "Ross", "The Yelloe Rolls-Royce", "Goodbye Mr Chips", and "Gypsy". Buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
St Pauls Churchyard, London, Greater London, England

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