Sealing her fate as Britain’s first lady of double entendre, this appearance would eclipse the accomplished stage actress’s prior achievements and Fielding found it difficult to shake off the comedic reputation it bestowed upon her. Fenella Marion Feldman was born in the east London borough of Hackney to cinema manager Philip and his wife Tilly. […]
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Lives remembered: Tony Hiller, 1927- 2018
Born in London’s East End, Hiller was the son of Sam and Sarah, both of whom were musicians. At 18 he began working as a London taxi driver but when he wasn’t behind the wheel he and his brother Irving would “play at writing songs”. Together the siblings would visit Denmark Street in London’s Soho […]