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Leslie Stuart Durrell (born 10 March 1917, Mymensingh, Bengal, today Bangladesh; [15] [16] d. 13 August 1982, Kensington, London [17]). Remembered for his fascination with guns and shooting — as depicted in Gerald Durrell's Corfu trilogy — Leslie was also a talented painter, but lacked the application to develop his gift. [ 18 ]
Leslie Stuart (15 March 1863 – 27 March 1928) born Thomas Augustine Barrett [1] was an English composer of Edwardian musical comedy, best known for the hit show Florodora (1899) and many popular songs.
Gerald Durrell's trilogy has been adapted several times for British TV and radio series. Louisa was portrayed by Hannah Gordon in the 1987 BBC TV series My Family and Other Animals, by Imelda Staunton in the 2005 BBC adaptation, by Celia Imrie in the 2010 two-part BBC Radio drama, and by Keeley Hawes in the 2016–2019 ITV drama The Durrells.
The full song is performed by Tom Finglass in the 1940 film You Will Remember which tells the story of Leslie Stuart's life. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The song was ordered to be played over the air from the pre- American Forces Network facilities in London during World War Two at a precise time, say 1307 hours, 1:07 p.m. Possibly, the tune was a signal to ...
Havana is an Edwardian musical comedy in three acts, with a book by George Grossmith, Jr. and Graham Hill, music by Leslie Stuart, lyrics by Adrian Ross and additional lyrics by George Arthurs. It premiered on 25 April 1908 at the Gaiety Theatre, London , starring Evie Greene as Consuelo, W. H. Berry as Reginald Brown, Lawrence Grossmith as Don ...
Billie Burke, James Blakeley, and Maude Percival in a 1903 publicity photograph for The School Girl.. The School Girl is an Edwardian musical comedy, in two acts, composed by Leslie Stuart (with additional songs by Paul Rubens) with a book by Henry Hamilton and Paul M. Potter, and lyrics by Charles H. Taylor and others.
The Belle of Mayfair is a musical comedy composed by Leslie Stuart with a book by Basil Hood, Charles Brookfield and Cosmo Hamilton and lyrics by George Arthurs, Hood and William Caine. The story is inspired by the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet .
Gerald Malcolm Durrell OBE (7 January 1925 – 30 January 1995) was an Indian-born British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter.He was born in Jamshedpur in British India, [note 2] and moved to England when his father died in 1928.