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William Shakespeare - The World's Greatest Dramatist - britishheritage.org
William Shakespeare - The World's Greatest Dramatist - britishheritage.org
William Shakespeare - The World's Greatest Dramatist - britishheritage.org
William Shakespeare - The World's Greatest Dramatist - britishheritage.org
William Shakespeare - The World's Greatest Dramatist - britishheritage.org
William Shakespeare - The World's Greatest Dramatist - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG***William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor, the greatest writer in the English language, and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some ...

Sacha Baron Cohen - Get Real! - britishheritage.org
Sacha Baron Cohen - Get Real! - britishheritage.org
Sacha Baron Cohen - Get Real! - britishheritage.org
Sacha Baron Cohen - Get Real! - britishheritage.org

Contributions to British Heritage.

Charlie Chaplin - The World's Little Tramp - britishheritage.org
Charlie Chaplin - The World's Little Tramp - britishheritage.org
Charlie Chaplin - The World's Little Tramp - britishheritage.org
Charlie Chaplin - The World's Little Tramp - britishheritage.org
Charlie Chaplin - The World's Little Tramp - britishheritage.org
Charlie Chaplin - The World's Little Tramp - britishheritage.org
Charlie Chaplin - The World's Little Tramp - britishheritage.org
Charlie Chaplin - The World's Little Tramp - britishheritage.org
Charlie Chaplin - The World's Little Tramp - britishheritage.org
Charlie Chaplin - The World's Little Tramp - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG***Sir Charles Chaplin (1889 –1977) was an English comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He is became a worldwide icon, probably the world's first, through his screen persona, the Tramp. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Vict...

Rowan Atkinson - The 21st Century Chaplin? - britishheritage.org
Rowan Atkinson - The 21st Century Chaplin? - britishheritage.org
Rowan Atkinson - The 21st Century Chaplin? - britishheritage.org
Rowan Atkinson - The 21st Century Chaplin? - britishheritage.org
Rowan Atkinson - The 21st Century Chaplin? - britishheritage.org
Rowan Atkinson - The 21st Century Chaplin? - britishheritage.org
Rowan Atkinson - The 21st Century Chaplin? - britishheritage.org
Rowan Atkinson - The 21st Century Chaplin? - britishheritage.org

Contribution to British Heritage.

Maggie Smith - The Indomitable Dame - britishheritage.org
Maggie Smith - The Indomitable Dame - britishheritage.org
Maggie Smith - The Indomitable Dame - britishheritage.org
Maggie Smith - The Indomitable Dame - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG*** Dame Maggie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is a long-lived, prolific, and immensely popular English actress. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in over 60 films and 70 plays. She is the recipient of multiple accolades, includ...

Rex Harrison  - aka Professor Henry Higgins - britishheritage.org
Rex Harrison  - aka Professor Henry Higgins - britishheritage.org
Rex Harrison  - aka Professor Henry Higgins - britishheritage.org

The Jewel in the Crown of British Heritage.

Daniel Day-Lewis - Retired Triple Oscar Winner - britishheritage.org
Daniel Day-Lewis - Retired Triple Oscar Winner - britishheritage.org
Daniel Day-Lewis - Retired Triple Oscar Winner - britishheritage.org
Daniel Day-Lewis - Retired Triple Oscar Winner - britishheritage.org
Daniel Day-Lewis - Retired Triple Oscar Winner - britishheritage.org
Daniel Day-Lewis - Retired Triple Oscar Winner - britishheritage.org
Daniel Day-Lewis - Retired Triple Oscar Winner - britishheritage.org
Daniel Day-Lewis - Retired Triple Oscar Winner - britishheritage.org
Daniel Day-Lewis - Retired Triple Oscar Winner - britishheritage.org
Daniel Day-Lewis - Retired Triple Oscar Winner - britishheritage.org

Contribution of Daniel Day-Lewis to British Heritage.

Judi Dench - The Imperious Dame - britishheritage.org
Judi Dench - The Imperious Dame - britishheritage.org
Judi Dench - The Imperious Dame - britishheritage.org
Judi Dench - The Imperious Dame - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG***Judi Dench (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress. Regarded as one of Britain's best actresses, she is noted for her versatile work in film and television encompassing several genres, as well as for numerous roles on the stage. Dench has garnered multiple accolades throughout ...

Jeremy Irons - Prolific Actor, Perfect Voice - britishheritage.org
Jeremy Irons - Prolific Actor, Perfect Voice - britishheritage.org
Jeremy Irons - Prolific Actor, Perfect Voice - britishheritage.org
Jeremy Irons - Prolific Actor, Perfect Voice - britishheritage.org

Contribution to British Heritage.

Deborah Kerr - Yul Brynner's Other Half - britishheritage.org
Deborah Kerr - Yul Brynner's Other Half - britishheritage.org
Deborah Kerr - Yul Brynner's Other Half - britishheritage.org
Deborah Kerr - Yul Brynner's Other Half - britishheritage.org
Deborah Kerr - Yul Brynner's Other Half - britishheritage.org
Deborah Kerr - Yul Brynner's Other Half - britishheritage.org
Deborah Kerr - Yul Brynner's Other Half - britishheritage.org

Contribution to British Heritage.

Albert Finney - A Not So Angry Young Man - britishheritage.org
Albert Finney - A Not So Angry Young Man - britishheritage.org

Contribution to British Heritage.

Ian McKellen  - Gandalf the Gray - britishheritage.org
Ian McKellen  - Gandalf the Gray - britishheritage.org
Ian McKellen  - Gandalf the Gray - britishheritage.org
Ian McKellen  - Gandalf the Gray - britishheritage.org
Ian McKellen  - Gandalf the Gray - britishheritage.org
Ian McKellen  - Gandalf the Gray - britishheritage.org
Ian McKellen  - Gandalf the Gray - britishheritage.org
Ian McKellen  - Gandalf the Gray - britishheritage.org
Ian McKellen  - Gandalf the Gray - britishheritage.org
Ian McKellen  - Gandalf the Gray - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG***Sir Ian McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Over his career he has received numerous awards including seven Oliviers, a Tony, a Golden Globea...

Honor Blackman - James Bond's Pussy Galore - britishheritage.org
Honor Blackman - James Bond's Pussy Galore - britishheritage.org

Enigmatic Icon of British Entertainment.

Hugh Laurie - The Other Bit of Fry & .... - britishheritage.org
Hugh Laurie - The Other Bit of Fry & .... - britishheritage.org
Hugh Laurie - The Other Bit of Fry & .... - britishheritage.org
Hugh Laurie - The Other Bit of Fry & .... - britishheritage.org
Hugh Laurie - The Other Bit of Fry & .... - britishheritage.org
Hugh Laurie - The Other Bit of Fry & .... - britishheritage.org
Hugh Laurie - The Other Bit of Fry & .... - britishheritage.org

Contribution to British Heritage

Michael Caine - Cockney Charmer, Film Legend - britishheritage.org
Michael Caine - Cockney Charmer, Film Legend - britishheritage.org
Michael Caine - Cockney Charmer, Film Legend - britishheritage.org
Michael Caine - Cockney Charmer, Film Legend - britishheritage.org
Michael Caine - Cockney Charmer, Film Legend - britishheritage.org
Michael Caine - Cockney Charmer, Film Legend - britishheritage.org
Michael Caine - Cockney Charmer, Film Legend - britishheritage.org
Michael Caine - Cockney Charmer, Film Legend - britishheritage.org
Michael Caine - Cockney Charmer, Film Legend - britishheritage.org
Michael Caine - Cockney Charmer, Film Legend - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG***Sir Michael Caine (born 14 March 1933) is an English actor, and is a British film and cultural icon known for his distinctive South London accent. In a seven decade-career, he has appeared in more than 160 films which have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide. He is one of only two a...

David Niven - Officer, Gentleman, Actor - britishheritage.org
David Niven - Officer, Gentleman, Actor - britishheritage.org
David Niven - Officer, Gentleman, Actor - britishheritage.org
David Niven - Officer, Gentleman, Actor - britishheritage.org
David Niven - Officer, Gentleman, Actor - britishheritage.org
David Niven - Officer, Gentleman, Actor - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG*** David Niven (1910–1983) was a British actor, memoirist, and novelist. He won the Best Actor Oscar for Major Pollock in Separate Tables (1958), and starred as Squadron Leader Carter in A Matter of Life and Death, Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, "The Phantom" in The Pink...

Anthony Hopkins - "Hannibal the Cannibal" - britishheritage.org
Anthony Hopkins - "Hannibal the Cannibal" - britishheritage.org
Anthony Hopkins - "Hannibal the Cannibal" - britishheritage.org
Anthony Hopkins - "Hannibal the Cannibal" - britishheritage.org
Anthony Hopkins - "Hannibal the Cannibal" - britishheritage.org
Anthony Hopkins - "Hannibal the Cannibal" - britishheritage.org
Anthony Hopkins - "Hannibal the Cannibal" - britishheritage.org
Anthony Hopkins - "Hannibal the Cannibal" - britishheritage.org
Anthony Hopkins - "Hannibal the Cannibal" - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG*** Sir Anthony Hopkins CBE (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor, film director, and film producer. One of the world's most distinguished and well-known actors, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Oscars, two Emmys , a BATA and four BAFTAs. He has also received...

Patrick Stewart - A Captain for the Next Generation - britishheritage.org
Patrick Stewart - A Captain for the Next Generation - britishheritage.org
Patrick Stewart - A Captain for the Next Generation - britishheritage.org
Patrick Stewart - A Captain for the Next Generation - britishheritage.org
Patrick Stewart - A Captain for the Next Generation - britishheritage.org
Patrick Stewart - A Captain for the Next Generation - britishheritage.org
Patrick Stewart - A Captain for the Next Generation - britishheritage.org
Patrick Stewart - A Captain for the Next Generation - britishheritage.org
Patrick Stewart - A Captain for the Next Generation - britishheritage.org

*** TOO LONG*** Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor whose career spans six decades and various stage productions, television, film and video games. He has been nominated for Olivier, Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, and Saturn Awards. In 1993, TV Guide named...

Angela Lansbury - Last Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood - britishheritage.org
Angela Lansbury - Last Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood - britishheritage.org
Angela Lansbury - Last Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood - britishheritage.org
Angela Lansbury - Last Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood - britishheritage.org
Angela Lansbury - Last Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood - britishheritage.org
Angela Lansbury - Last Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood - britishheritage.org
Angela Lansbury - Last Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood - britishheritage.org
Angela Lansbury - Last Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood - britishheritage.org
Angela Lansbury - Last Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood - britishheritage.org
Angela Lansbury - Last Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG*** Dame Angela Lansbury (born 16 October 1925) is an Irish-British actress and singer who has played many film, theater, and television roles. Her career has spanned over 80 years, much of it in the United States; her work has received much international attention as well. Upon the de...

Cary Grant - "Everything in moderation. Except making love." - britishheritage.org
Cary Grant - "Everything in moderation. Except making love." - britishheritage.org
Cary Grant - "Everything in moderation. Except making love." - britishheritage.org
Cary Grant - "Everything in moderation. Except making love." - britishheritage.org
Cary Grant - "Everything in moderation. Except making love." - britishheritage.org
Cary Grant - "Everything in moderation. Except making love." - britishheritage.org
Cary Grant - "Everything in moderation. Except making love." - britishheritage.org
Cary Grant - "Everything in moderation. Except making love." - britishheritage.org
Cary Grant - "Everything in moderation. Except making love." - britishheritage.org
Cary Grant - "Everything in moderation. Except making love." - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG*** Cary Grant (1904–1986) was a British-American actor. Known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanour, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing, he was one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men from the 1930s until the mid-1960s. In 1999, the Americ...

Keira Knightley - Captain Jack Sparrow's Main Squeeze - britishheritage.org
Keira Knightley - Captain Jack Sparrow's Main Squeeze - britishheritage.org
Keira Knightley - Captain Jack Sparrow's Main Squeeze - britishheritage.org
Keira Knightley - Captain Jack Sparrow's Main Squeeze - britishheritage.org
Keira Knightley - Captain Jack Sparrow's Main Squeeze - britishheritage.org
Keira Knightley - Captain Jack Sparrow's Main Squeeze - britishheritage.org
Keira Knightley - Captain Jack Sparrow's Main Squeeze - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG*** Keira Knightley (born 26 March 1985) is an English actress, starring in independent films, big-budget blockbusters, and period dramas. Her accolades include two Empire Awards and nominations for two Oscars, three BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, one SAG Award and one Olivier. She was a...

Dirk Bogarde  -  First British President at the Cannes Film Festival - britishheritage.org
Dirk Bogarde  -  First British President at the Cannes Film Festival - britishheritage.org
Dirk Bogarde  -  First British President at the Cannes Film Festival - britishheritage.org
Dirk Bogarde  -  First British President at the Cannes Film Festival - britishheritage.org

Contribution of Dirk Bogarde to British Heritage.

Roger Moore - The "Raised Eyebrow James Bond" - britishheritage.org
Roger Moore - The "Raised Eyebrow James Bond" - britishheritage.org
Roger Moore - The "Raised Eyebrow James Bond" - britishheritage.org
Roger Moore - The "Raised Eyebrow James Bond" - britishheritage.org
Roger Moore - The "Raised Eyebrow James Bond" - britishheritage.org
Roger Moore - The "Raised Eyebrow James Bond" - britishheritage.org
Roger Moore - The "Raised Eyebrow James Bond" - britishheritage.org
Roger Moore - The "Raised Eyebrow James Bond" - britishheritage.org
Roger Moore - The "Raised Eyebrow James Bond" - britishheritage.org
Roger Moore - The "Raised Eyebrow James Bond" - britishheritage.org

***too long***Roger Moore (1927–2017) was an English actor, who notably played secret agent James Bond between 1973 and 1985 in seven films from Live and Let Die to A View to a Kill. Inspired by his friend Audrey Hepburn, Moore was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991 and was knighted b...

Liam Neeson -  Accoladed A-List Actor from Antrim - britishheritage.org
Liam Neeson -  Accoladed A-List Actor from Antrim - britishheritage.org
Liam Neeson -  Accoladed A-List Actor from Antrim - britishheritage.org
Liam Neeson -  Accoladed A-List Actor from Antrim - britishheritage.org

Contribution of Liam Neeson to British Heritage.

Peter Sellers - The Genius who was Chief Inspector Clouseau - britishheritage.org
Peter Sellers - The Genius who was Chief Inspector Clouseau - britishheritage.org
Peter Sellers - The Genius who was Chief Inspector Clouseau - britishheritage.org
Peter Sellers - The Genius who was Chief Inspector Clouseau - britishheritage.org
Peter Sellers - The Genius who was Chief Inspector Clouseau - britishheritage.org
Peter Sellers - The Genius who was Chief Inspector Clouseau - britishheritage.org
Peter Sellers - The Genius who was Chief Inspector Clouseau - britishheritage.org
Peter Sellers - The Genius who was Chief Inspector Clouseau - britishheritage.org
Peter Sellers - The Genius who was Chief Inspector Clouseau - britishheritage.org
Peter Sellers - The Genius who was Chief Inspector Clouseau - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG*** Peter Sellers CBE (1925–1980) was an English actor, comedian and singer. His breakthrough came in the 1950s BBC Radio comedy The Goon Show. He went on to play leading roles, often comedic, in Dr. Strangelove (1964), What's New, Pussycat? (1965), Being There (1979) and five Pink Pa...

Dawn French - A Powerful Comedic Presence - britishheritage.org

A Powerful Comedic Presence - Contribution of Dawn French to British Heritage.

John Cleese - Comedy Character Creator - britishheritage.org
John Cleese - Comedy Character Creator - britishheritage.org
John Cleese - Comedy Character Creator - britishheritage.org
John Cleese - Comedy Character Creator - britishheritage.org
John Cleese - Comedy Character Creator - britishheritage.org
John Cleese - Comedy Character Creator - britishheritage.org
John Cleese - Comedy Character Creator - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG*** John Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Emerging from the Cambridge University Footlights, he achieved success in the 1960s Frost Report, then in the late 1960s, co-founded and starred in Monty Python's Flying Circus, and the su...

The BritishHeritage.org seeks to recognize individuals who have attained excellence and international renown in their chosen professional fields, and whose actions, in addition to their achievements, embody the character of the British people through commitment to British values, the British community and/or to Great Britain. Beyond demonstrated qualities of achievement and commitment, the BritishHeritage.org serves to recognize the British Heritage contribution to the betterment of mankind.

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