Celebrities Gallery

Greyhound Racing

Notable personalities in the greyhound racing world, from left: Mr. F. S. Gentle (Assistant MD of the Greyhound Racing Association), Brig.-Gen. A.C. Critchley (Vice Chairman and MD of the Greyhound Racing Assoc), Mr. H. Garland-Wells, fourth from left reading blue paper (Chairman of the Committee of the London Greyhound Tracks & Chairman/MD of Clapton Stadium), Maj.-Gen. Lord Loch (Vice President of the National Greyhound Racing Association), Lt.-Col. J.T.C. Moore-Brabazon (Director of the Greyhound Racing Association), Col. Romer Baggally (Secretary of the National Greyhound Racing Club), Mr. C.A. Munn (who brought greyhound racing in the form we know it today from America), Mr. Con. A.L. Stevens (Director and General and Racing Manager at Wimbledon Stadium), Lt.-Col.A. D. Cameron (Racing Director of the Greyhound Racing Association), Mr. A. J. Elvin (MD of the Empire Stadium, Wembley), Major C. E. R. Moss, in brown cap (Racing Manager of Clapton Stadium), Mr. W.J. Cearns (Chairman of Wimbledon Stadium), Captain A. E. Brice (Racing Manager of Wembley Stadium), Mr. F.J. Power (Managing Director of Catford Stadium) and, in the foreground, Mr Henry Sawtell (Steward of the National Greyhound Racing Club)

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Guests at the Riviera villa of Maxine Elliott, 1932

Page from The Bystander magazine in 1932 reporting on guests staying at the beautiful villa belonging to the American actress Maxine Elliott on the French Riviera. The Chateau l'Horizon, which was designed by architect Barry Dierks, was incredibly luxurious - it's pool had a water chute into the sea below. Pictured staying with Maxine this time are Sir Neville and Lady Pearson (previously Gladys Cooper), Lord Ratendone (the Hon. Inigo Freeman-Thomas), Mrs Fred Cripps and, not forgetting, Maxine's pet monkey Kiki. Date: 1933

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Programme for Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin showcase

The cover of the programme for a Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin Gala Performance of Ballet at the Granada, Woolwich, London. In 1950, Markova and Dolin became the co-founders of the Festival Ballet, a company formed to celebrate the imminent Festival of Britain and backed by the Polish businessman Julian Brunsweg. Dolin was to be the company's first Artistic Director, with Markova as Prima Ballerina. The company was formed to tour ballets to audiences that would otherwise be unable to experience ballet, and went on to tour extensively to less conventional venues both in the United Kingdom and internationally. It also established a number of educational programmes designed to make ballet accessible to new audiences. Date: 1950

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