When the Wind Blows
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Jun 17, 2024 · Peggy Ashcroft (born December 22, 1907, Croydon, London, England—died June 14, 1991, London) was an English stage actress who appeared in both classic and modern plays. After graduation from London’s Central School of Dramatic Art, Ashcroft made her debut as Margaret in the Birmingham Repertory’s production of Dear Brutus (1926).
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Jun 14, 2024 · Leading actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft has been remembered with a blue plaque at her childhood home in south Croydon. Ashcroft, who died in 1991 aged 83, became the oldest person to win an Oscar for ...
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Jun 13, 2024 · Peggy Ashcroft's son, Nicholas Hutchinson, and granddaughters, Manon and Emily Loizeau, said,'Peggy always received honours with humility and a great sense of humour, but all of us who knew her – children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews – know how very moved she would have been to see this blue plaque on her childhood family home.
Jun 24, 2024 · English Heritage has unveiled a new plaque commemorating 20th century stage actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft. The historical organization placed the blue plaque at her childhood home in South Croydon. In a statement, son Nicholas Hutchinson and granddaughters Manon and Emily Loizeau said: “Peggy always received honours with humility and a great ...
Jun 14, 2024 · Dame Peggy Ashcroft, who died in 1991, was born and raised in Croydon, and the charity announced on June 13 that the plaque would be placed on her childhood south Croydon home.
Jun 13, 2024 · Actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft, remembered at her childhood home. English Heritage has commemorated the leading stage actress of the twentieth century, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, with a blue plaque, the charity announced today (13 June). Marking her childhood home in South Croydon, the plaque will celebrate not only her birthplace but also her ...
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Jun 13, 2024 · Some 33 years after her death, English Heritage has today unveiled a blue plaque for Peggy Ashcroft, probably the most famous actress to have come from Croydon. The unveiling of Dame Peggy’s plaque, at her childhood home, 1A Tirlemont Road in South Croydon – a suburban street that leads to Haling Grove – was conducted this morning ...
