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Pears Glycerin soap is a British brand of soap first produced and sold in 1807 by Andrew Pears, at a factory just off Oxford Street in London. It was the world's first mass-market translucent soap. Under the stewardship of advertising pioneer Thomas J. Barratt , A. & F. Pears initiated several innovations in sales and marketing.
In 1882, she became the poster-girl for Pears soap, and thus the first celebrity to endorse a commercial product. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1881, Langtry became an actress and made her West End debut in the comedy She Stoops to Conquer , causing a sensation in London by becoming the first socialite to appear on stage. [ 3 ]
In 1856 the Thomas family changed its name to Treherne, the surname of Morgan Thomas's ancestors up to the mid-eighteenth century. [ 1 ] On 21 April 1860, against her father's wishes, Georgina married William Henry Weldon , a lieutenant in the 18th Royal Hussars at Aldershot in Hampshire, causing her father to promptly disinherit her.
It details those actors with ten or more years spent on one year-round or stripped soap opera, despite itinerant breaks and in some cases with the actor portraying multiple roles. As of 2025, William Roache holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-serving actor in a television soap opera, having played Ken Barlow on Coronation Street ...
Female characters in animated films (2 C, 143 P) B. Black Beauty (1 C, 5 P) Bond girls (27 P) British female characters in film (2 C) D. Disney Princess characters (13 P)
Bubbles, originally titled A Child's World, is an 1886 painting by Sir John Everett Millais that became famous when it was used over many generations in advertisements for Pears soap. During Millais's lifetime, it led to widespread debate about the relationship between art and advertising.
Welsh female characters in soap operas (5 P) Pages in category "British female characters in soap operas" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
Barratt was born in London. He married Mary Pears, the eldest daughter of Francis Pears, the head of A. & F. Pears. He consequently entered the firm in 1865, becoming his father-in-law's partner. Under his leadership, the company instituted a systematic method of advertising its distinctive soap, in which slogans and memorable images were combined.