Find A Grave - Mortlake

Addington, Henry b. May 30, 1757 d. February 15, 1844
British Prime Minister. He served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1801 to 1804, and was given the title "Lord Sidmouth".
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Beckinsale, Richard b. July 5, 1947 d. March 19, 1979
British actor, most noted for his comic roles. RADA trained, Beckinsale appeared in classic comedies such as "Rising Damp," "Porridge," and "Lovers." He died of a heart attack in the middle of making the film "Bloomers." His two daughters Kate (Pearl Harbour) and Samantha both followed their father into the acting profession. (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Mortlake Crematorium, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Bentley, John b. January 30, 1839 d. March 2, 1902
John Francis Bentley was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire. As a boy, he enjoyed sketching and architecture, but his father disapproved and found him a job as an apprentice with a firm of engineers in Manchester. In 1855, however, he moved to London and began a five-year indenture with a firm of architects. The following year, his father died and Bentley found a position in the offices of a well-known architect named Henry Clutton, who was a Roman Catholic convert. In 1862, Bentley took the same...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Cause of death: Stroke
St Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Bliss, Arthur b. August 2, 1891 d. March 27, 1975
Composer. He was a notable figure in 20th Century English music, though his compositions are seldom performed today. His score for the science-fiction film "Things To Come" (1936), with its famous "March," is probably his best-known work. Among Bliss's other opuses are the "Colour Symphony" (1921), "Introduction and Allegro" (1926), the ballet "Checkmate" (1937), a Piano Concerto (written for the New York World's Fair, 1939), Violin Concerto (1955), "Meditations on a Theme of John...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Mortlake Cemetery, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Plot: Section V, Grave number 193
Burton, Richard Francis b. March 19, 1821 d. October 19, 1890
Explorer, British consul, translator. Born at Barham House, near Elstree, Hertfordshire, the son of a colonel in Her Majesty’s Army, Burton was raised largely in France and Italy. He displayed an affinity for languages that allowed him to be fluent in four languages and two dialects before he was twenty. Burton attended Oxford but was expelled for attending horse races in 1842. Burton then joined the army of the East India Company. In the course of his travels he mastered Arabic, Hindi and...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
St Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Chadwick, Edwin b. January 24, 1800 d. July 6, 1890
British Statesman, Social Reformer. He was born in Longsight, near Manchester, the son of a businessman who moved to London when his son was aged ten. He became a barrister and, at one point, the secretary to philosopher Jeremy Bentham. However, he is best remembered for his pioneering work in health reform. In 1842, he published a memorable report on the sanitary conditions of the working population which, in spite of much opposition, had far-reaching results. From 1834 to 1854, he was the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Old Mortlake Cemetery, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Plot: Section X grave number 141
Champion, Sgt. James b. 1834 d. May 4, 1904
English recipient of the Victoria Cross. He was approximately 24 years old, and a Troop Sergeant-Major in the 8th Hussars (The King's Royal Irish), British Army. On 8 September 1858 at Beejapore, India, during the Indian Mutiny, when both the officers attached to the troop were disabled, Troop Sergeant-Major Champion, although severely wounded himself at the start of the action, nevertheless continued to do his duty and wounded several of the enemy. He was also commended for his distinguished...[Read More] (Bio by: derrick unwin)
Mortlake Cemetery, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Clutton, Henry b. 1819 d. 1893
Architect. His works included "Battle Abbey, East Sussex," Cliveden, Buckinghamshire,""Hatherop Castle, Gloucestershire," The Sandy Lodge Bedfordshire," "Minley Manor, Hampshire," and "Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire." (Bio by: Genet)
Old Mortlake Cemetery, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Cooper, Tommy b. March 19, 1921 d. April 15, 1984
Comedian. Born in Caerphilly, Wales in 1922, he moved to Exeter in the first few months of his life. He was noted for his trademark fez and magic tricks. One night he was performing his act to a group of soldiers in Cairo. The act involved a routine with a pith helmet and on this particular night he reached up to his head to grab his hat only to find that he had forgotten to wear it. As chance would have it a local waiter was walking past the stage carrying a tray of drinks. He reached out and...[Read More]
Mortlake Crematorium, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Dale, Margaret Elizabeth b. December 30, 1922 d. January 28, 2010
Ballerina, Television Producer. After earning praise as a performer, she was for many years a distinguised BBC producer of her art. Raised in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, she studied ballet privately and at Sadler's Wells (since 1956, Royal Ballet) School before joining the company at 17. Dale's debut came as a child in Dame Ninette de Valois' "The Emperor's New Clothes"; she appeared in many well-and-lesser known works, and gave the world premiere's of several of Frederick Ashton's early offerings...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Mortlake Crematorium, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Day, Robin b. October 24, 1923 d. August 6, 2000
Television News Figure. Regarded by many to be Great Britain's finest political interviewer on both television and radio. Famed for his trademark polka-dot bow ties, he was most famous as presenter of the daily political television program "Newsnight." He was knighted in 1981. (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Cause of death: Heart Disease
Mortlake Crematorium, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Emery, Dick b. February 19, 1917 d. January 2, 1983
Comedian. Immensely popular British television comedian of the 1970s. Born Richard Gilbert Emery, he appeared in many shows from the early 1950s onwards, though he was most famous for his show "The Dick Emery Show" of the 1970s. Famous for his catchphrase "Ooh, you are awful... but I like you"!. He was cremated at Mortlake and his ashes were later removed. (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Mortlake Crematorium, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Everett, Kenny b. December 25, 1944 d. April 4, 1995
Popular and innovative comic actor and writer. Famed for his extrovert characters and equally crazy outbursts, he was popular both on BBC Radio and television. He was fired from his BBC Radio 1 slot for telling a joke about the Minister of Transport's wife's driving test making the comment that the driving instructor may have been bribed. It was his television work that made him a star with shows such as "The Kenny Everett Video Show" and "The Kenny Everett Video Cassette." His character...[Read More] (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Mortlake Crematorium, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Francis, Freddie b. December 22, 1917 d. March 17, 2007
Cinematographer. Starting out as a still photographer, he entered the British film business as a clapper boy, camera loader and focus puller. He made his debut as a cinematographer with "A Hill in Korea" (1956) and moved on to shoot the dramas "Room at the Top" and "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning." As a cinematographer he won Academy Awards for "Sons and Lovers" (1961) and "Glory" (1989). His other works include films such as "The Straight Story," "Elephant Man," "The French Lieutenant's...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mortlake Crematorium, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Hawtrey (Hartree), Charles (George Frederick Joffre) b. November 30, 1914 d. October 27, 1988
Actor. Born George Frederick Joffre Hartree in 1914, in Hounslow, Middlesex, he entered acting at a very early age coming, as he did, from a theatrical family. He is often confused with the Edwardian actor Sir Charles Hawtrey, who is no relation, the name was borrowed by Hawtrey two years after his death. As a child, Hawtrey spent 3 years at the prestigious Italia Conti acting school before moving into the profession proper, in a variety of junior roles. His first appearance came at age 11 and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Mortlake Crematorium, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Plot: Ashes were scattered in Plot 50C
Haynes, Arthur b. May 19, 1914 d. November 19, 1966
Comedian. Described as "a forgotten king of British TV comedy," he was born in West London, the only child of a baker. Before the Second World War, he had various laboring jobs and appeared on stage with little success; then, during the conflict, he entertained the forces. He became popular on radio in a program called "Stand Easy" (1946 to 1949), but then seemed to vanish until 1956, when he appeared on television in a variety show called "Strike a New Note," and was such a hit that he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Mortlake Cemetery, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Hoban, Russell b. February 4, 1925 d. December 13, 2011
Author. Born to Jewish-Ukrainian immigrants, his father was an advertising manager with the Jewish Daily Forward in addition to serving as director of the Philadelphia Drama Guild. His parents encouraged Russell and his two sisters to expand their imagination and creativity by drawing with the reward of nickels as an incentive. Following his father's death when Russell was eleven, his mother was forced to become the family provider. He briefly attended Temple University before moving onto the...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Mortlake Crematorium, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Hogarth, Georgina b. January 22, 1827 d. April 17, 1917
The inscription reads : 'In loving memory of GEORGINA HOGARTH, "AUNTY", Sister-In-Law of Charles Dickens.' She was the younger sister of Dickens's wife Kate and, in spite of the breakdown of the marriage, remained in his household until his death. The novelist's will stipulated : "I give to my dear sister-in-law Georgina Hogarth the sum of £8,000 free from legacy duty ; all my personal jewellery and all the little familiar objects from my writing-table and my room, and all my private papers...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Old Mortlake Cemetery, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Keating, H.R.F. b. October 31, 1926 d. March 27, 2011
Author. A writer of crime fiction novels, he was best known for the "Inspector Ghote" series. Born Henry Reymond Fitzwalter Keating, the son of a prep school director, he dropped out of school at the age of sixteen and joined the Army. Following his discharge, he attended Trinity College in Dublin, where he studied Languages (French) and after graduation worked as a journalist. In 1959, he initiated his career as a novelist with "Death and the Visiting Firemen" and launched the "Inspector Ghote"...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Mortlake Crematorium, Mortlake, Greater London, England
Kneale, Nigel b. April 18, 1922 d. October 29, 2006
Motion Picture Screenwriter. A native of the Isle of Man, he is best remembered for writing the 1950s British Science-Fiction television series "The Quatermass Experiment". There was also a movie serial based on the show which included the films "Quatermass II" (1957) and "Quatermass and the Pit" (1967). He wrote the screenplays for other notable films, including "Look Back in Anger" (1959), starring Richard Burton, and "The Witches" (1966), starring Joan Fontaine. (Bio by: C.S.)
Mortlake Cemetery, Mortlake, Greater London, England

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