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Daniel NaroditskyNovember 1995October 2025Daniel Naroditsky (November 9, 1995 – October 19, 2025), often referred to as Danya, was an American chess grandmaster, author, and commentator. He won the Under-12 section of the World Youth Chess Championship in 2007 and the US Junior Championship in 2013, the same year he was officially awarded the grandmaster title at age 18. While Naroditsky was consistently in the top 200 of FIDE's world rankings for classical chess, he was more proficient in faster time formats such as blitz chess, where he was consistently ranked top 25 in the world. He tied for first in the swiss-stage of the World Blitz Chess Championship 2024, but failed to advance to the playoffs on tiebreakers. Naroditsky also made educational chess content on YouTube and Twitch, published two chess books, and wrote columns for Chess Life and The New York Times. In Loving Memory Of: Daniel Naroditsky November 1995 - October 2025 29 Years Old US Chess Grandmaster Your memorial? Click here to edit... Share this Memorial with Friends & Family: Share Memorial on FB Biography: Daniel Naroditsky (November 9, 1995 – October 19, 2025), often referred to as Danya, was an American chess grandmaster, author, and commentator. He won the Under-12 section of the World Youth Chess Championship in 2007 and the US Junior Championship in 2013, the same year he was officially awarded the grandmaster title at age 18. While Naroditsky was consistently in the top 200 of FIDE's world rankings for classical chess, he was more proficient in faster time formats such as blitz chess, where he was consistently ranked top 25 in the world. He tied for first in the swiss-stage of the World Blitz Chess Championship 2024, but failed to advance to the playoffs on tiebreakers. Naroditsky also made educational chess content on YouTube and Twitch, published two chess books, and wrote columns for Chess Life and The New York Times. Gallery: Listen To Their Voice: Daniel Naroditsky 00:00 / 00:27 Location Of Memorial: Not publicly known Memorial Created By: Anonymous

David Capper1933March 2024He was a familiar presence on TV and radio during some of the darkest days of the Troubles. Reporting for BBC Northern Ireland's Scene Around Six and as the national radio correspondent he covered some of the worst atrocities including Bloody Sunday and Bloody Friday. Born in Belfast, his journalistic career began at the Newtownards Chronicle. It was with the Chronicle where he had his first encounter with a major news story, covering the sinking of the Princess Victoria in 1953. He spent a few years working in Vancouver, returning to Northern Ireland to edit a local paper, then joining the reporting staff of the Belfast Telegraph and on to the BBC. Mr Capper joined the BBC team in Buenos Aires during the Falklands War. After 26 years, he left the BBC shortly after reporting on the Enniskillen bomb in 1987, but continued to work in media advising developing radio stations abroad. His family said he eventually settled in Donaghadee where he had spent his childhood summers. They said apart from travel, his passions included music and narrow gauge steam railways. He had three children, Chris, Diarmit and Samantha, and nine grandchildren. In Loving Memory Of: David Capper 1933 - March 2024 91 Years Old BBC Journalist Your memorial? Click here to edit... Share this Memorial with Friends & Family: Share Memorial on FB Biography: He was a familiar presence on TV and radio during some of the darkest days of the Troubles. Reporting for BBC Northern Ireland's Scene Around Six and as the national radio correspondent he covered some of the worst atrocities including Bloody Sunday and Bloody Friday. Born in Belfast, his journalistic career began at the Newtownards Chronicle. It was with the Chronicle where he had his first encounter with a major news story, covering the sinking of the Princess Victoria in 1953. He spent a few years working in Vancouver, returning to Northern Ireland to edit a local paper, then joining the reporting staff of the Belfast Telegraph and on to the BBC. Mr Capper joined the BBC team in Buenos Aires during the Falklands War. After 26 years, he left the BBC shortly after reporting on the Enniskillen bomb in 1987, but continued to work in media advising developing radio stations abroad. His family said he eventually settled in Donaghadee where he had spent his childhood summers. They said apart from travel, his passions included music and narrow gauge steam railways. He had three children, Chris, Diarmit and Samantha, and nine grandchildren. Gallery: Listen To Their Voice: David Capper 00:00 / 00:27 Location Of Memorial: Not publicly known Memorial Created By: Anonymous

Long Boi2023Long Boi's legacy will be honoured on 26 September with a sculpture near the lake at Derwent College on the University of York campus. The 28in (70cm) tall mallard/Indian runner gained fame for his unusual height, but was presumed dead after he vanished from campus last year. The University of York Students Union said £5,347 had been raised to pay for the statue, which would ensure Long Boi "remains ever present in our hearts". Long Boi built up an impressive social media following and had more than 56,000 Instagram followers. In addition to his Radio 1 appearance, he also featured on US television. In Loving Memory Of: Long Boi - 2023 Age ? Radio personality, and Britain's tallest duck Your memorial? Click here to edit... Share this Memorial with Friends & Family: Share Memorial on FB Biography: Long Boi's legacy will be honoured on 26 September with a sculpture near the lake at Derwent College on the University of York campus. The 28in (70cm) tall mallard/Indian runner gained fame for his unusual height, but was presumed dead after he vanished from campus last year. The University of York Students Union said £5,347 had been raised to pay for the statue, which would ensure Long Boi "remains ever present in our hearts". Long Boi built up an impressive social media following and had more than 56,000 Instagram followers. In addition to his Radio 1 appearance, he also featured on US television. Gallery: Listen To Their Voice: Long Boi 00:00 / 00:27 Location Of Memorial: Not publicly known Memorial Created By: Anonymous

Robin WindsorSeptember 1979February 2024Windsor was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and grew up in the Spring Road area. He attended Clifford Road Primary and Copleston High School. He began dancing at the age of three, when his parents took him to the Ipswich School of Dancing.[1] At age 15, Windsor moved to London to pursue his career as a dancer.[2] In 2010, Windsor's first season of Strictly Come Dancing Kristina Rihanoff became his professional partner. [10] They performed Solo Routines on Strictly Come Dancing and have also taken their partnership off the Strictly Dance Floor, with them both headlining Burn the Floor in London's West End in 2013. The Partnership has taken them all over the World, from Charity events to Strictly Cruise Ship events, they have performed in the South African version of Strictly Come Dancing and teaching large groups at this special event. From 2003 to summer 2010, Windsor was part of the cast of Burn the Floor,[15] one of the leading ballroom-based shows in the world. Two tours with Burn the Floor (2003, 2004) and three with FloorPlay (2006 to 2008) took him several times around the world, leading up to the highlights being a stint on Broadway (2009) and in the London West End (2010). In Windsor's last season with Burn the Floor in London, he was engaged in the role of Swing having to learn all male dancers' parts, to step in for any one who was unable to perform. From Broadway Windsor's abilities took him to Dancing with the Stars Australia and So You Think You Can Dance in Holland. He was also asked to assist in the choreography for the Australian version of So You Think You Can Dance. In 2012 Windsor starred in Dance To The Music Tour along with his professional partner Kristina Rihanoff, fellow Pro Dancer from Strictly Come Dancing Artem Chigvintsev and Kara Tointon who won the Strictly Glitter Ball in 2010. With music from the Strictly Come Dancing Band the show toured the UK in a successful run. In 2013 from 6 March to 30 June 2013 Windsor returned to headline Burn the Floor along with his professional partner Kristina Rihanoff, a hugely successful run in the heart of London's West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre.[16] In Loving Memory Of: Robin Windsor September 1979 - February 2024 44 Years Old Strictly Come Dancing star Your memorial? Click here to edit... Share this Memorial with Friends & Family: Share Memorial on FB Biography: Windsor was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and grew up in the Spring Road area. He attended Clifford Road Primary and Copleston High School. He began dancing at the age of three, when his parents took him to the Ipswich School of Dancing.[1] At age 15, Windsor moved to London to pursue his career as a dancer.[2] In 2010, Windsor's first season of Strictly Come Dancing Kristina Rihanoff became his professional partner. [10] They performed Solo Routines on Strictly Come Dancing and have also taken their partnership off the Strictly Dance Floor, with them both headlining Burn the Floor in London's West End in 2013. The Partnership has taken them all over the World, from Charity events to Strictly Cruise Ship events, they have performed in the South African version of Strictly Come Dancing and teaching large groups at this special event. From 2003 to summer 2010, Windsor was part of the cast of Burn the Floor,[15] one of the leading ballroom-based shows in the world. Two tours with Burn the Floor (2003, 2004) and three with FloorPlay (2006 to 2008) took him several times around the world, leading up to the highlights being a stint on Broadway (2009) and in the London West End (2010). In Windsor's last season with Burn the Floor in London, he was engaged in the role of Swing having to learn all male dancers' parts, to step in for any one who was unable to perform. From Broadway Windsor's abilities took him to Dancing with the Stars Australia and So You Think You Can Dance in Holland. He was also asked to assist in the choreography for the Australian version of So You Think You Can Dance. In 2012 Windsor starred in Dance To The Music Tour along with his professional partner Kristina Rihanoff, fellow Pro Dancer from Strictly Come Dancing Artem Chigvintsev and Kara Tointon who won the Strictly Glitter Ball in 2010. With music from the Strictly Come Dancing Band the show toured the UK in a successful run. In 2013 from 6 March to 30 June 2013 Windsor returned to headline Burn the Floor along with his professional partner Kristina Rihanoff, a hugely successful run in the heart of London's West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre.[16] Gallery: Listen To Their Voice: Robin Windsor 00:00 / 00:27 Location Of Memorial: Not publicly known Memorial Created By: Anonymous

Israel VázquezDecember 1977December 2024Israel Vázquez Castañeda (December 25, 1977 – December 3, 2024)[1] was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He was a three-time super bantamweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 2004 to 2005; and the WBC, The Ring titles twice from 2005 to 2008. Vázquez is best known for his series of four fights against fellow Mexican Rafael Márquez. In 1995, Vázquez made his professional debut in the bantamweight division at the age of 17. He stopped his first nine opponents before suffering a knock out loss himself. Fighting mainly in the U.S. and at junior featherweight, he beat 11 opponents, most notably Óscar Larios (20-0), before losing a split decision to Marcos Licona. Vázquez scored 12 consecutive victories, and in 2002, he met Larios in a rematch for the interim WBC Super Bantamweight Title . This time, he was outboxed and stopped in the 12th round. Vázquez rebounded with a stoppage of ex-world title holder Jorge Eliecer Julio and won the vacant IBF Junior Featherweight title against southpaw Jose Luis Valbuena in 2004. In the first defence of his IBF title he knocked out undefeated Armenian Artyom Simonyan in the 5th round. In 2005, Vázquez opted to fight WBC champion Óscar Larios for a third time with the WBC belt on the line instead of defending his IBF belt. He won the rubber match by technical knockout in the third round — after the fight was stopped due to a large cut over Larios's left eye, thus becoming The Ring and Lineal Junior Featherweight champion and ending Lario's streak of nine consecutive title fight victories.[2] On June 10, 2006, Vázquez defeated former champion Ivan Hernández (23-1-1). Vázquez defeated the WBO Bantamweight champion Jhonny González on September 16, 2006 in a bout where Vázquez was knocked down twice before coming back to win the match by 10th round TKO. In Loving Memory Of: Israel Vázquez December 1977 - December 2024 46 Years Old Three-time boxing world champion Your memorial? Click here to edit... Share this Memorial with Friends & Family: Share Memorial on FB Biography: Israel Vázquez Castañeda (December 25, 1977 – December 3, 2024)[1] was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He was a three-time super bantamweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 2004 to 2005; and the WBC, The Ring titles twice from 2005 to 2008. Vázquez is best known for his series of four fights against fellow Mexican Rafael Márquez. In 1995, Vázquez made his professional debut in the bantamweight division at the age of 17. He stopped his first nine opponents before suffering a knock out loss himself. Fighting mainly in the U.S. and at junior featherweight, he beat 11 opponents, most notably Óscar Larios (20-0), before losing a split decision to Marcos Licona. Vázquez scored 12 consecutive victories, and in 2002, he met Larios in a rematch for the interim WBC Super Bantamweight Title . This time, he was outboxed and stopped in the 12th round. Vázquez rebounded with a stoppage of ex-world title holder Jorge Eliecer Julio and won the vacant IBF Junior Featherweight title against southpaw Jose Luis Valbuena in 2004. In the first defence of his IBF title he knocked out undefeated Armenian Artyom Simonyan in the 5th round. In 2005, Vázquez opted to fight WBC champion Óscar Larios for a third time with the WBC belt on the line instead of defending his IBF belt. He won the rubber match by technical knockout in the third round — after the fight was stopped due to a large cut over Larios's left eye, thus becoming The Ring and Lineal Junior Featherweight champion and ending Lario's streak of nine consecutive title fight victories.[2] On June 10, 2006, Vázquez defeated former champion Ivan Hernández (23-1-1). Vázquez defeated the WBO Bantamweight champion Jhonny González on September 16, 2006 in a bout where Vázquez was knocked down twice before coming back to win the match by 10th round TKO. Gallery: Listen To Their Voice: Israel Vázquez 00:00 / 00:27 Location Of Memorial: Not publicly known Memorial Created By: Anonymous

John And Carole Lord19512023Devoted to each other, Loving Mum and Dad to Paul, Steven, Gaz and the late John, Dear Sister to Maureen, the late Sheila and Iris, and Brother to Tanya and Patricia, Much Loved Nannie and Grandad , And cherished Aunt and Uncle to many Mum passed away 29th May 2023 and Dad on the 5th June 2023, they went everywhere together so why let death change this eh! Wouldn’t stay without you, couldn’t bear to be apart, We shared so much together we shared a beating heart. Lover, partner, best friend, the true light of my life, So fortunate to find you, and have you as my life We were a two piece jigsaw, a real perfect fit, Whatever gave us trouble, we’d both face up to it. A stronger bond, you’d never find, joined from head to toe, Couldn’t be without you, couldn’t cope to see you go. So our loved ones now will miss us, and tears passed, no doubt, But I hope it gives them comfort now, for now I’m not without. I’m back there with my lover, the one I did adore, Two pieces back together, again a whole jigsaw. "Thankyou for everything Mum and Dad, I am proud to call myself your son, Love you both " - Gaz "Love you, Miss you, and hope us being together near the end gave you both some comfort and peace" - Ste In Loving Memory Of: John And Carole Lord 1951 - 2023 72 & 71 Loved and missed by everyone Your memorial? Click here to edit... Share this Memorial with Friends & Family: Share Memorial on FB Biography: Devoted to each other, Loving Mum and Dad to Paul, Steven, Gaz and the late John, Dear Sister to Maureen, the late Sheila and Iris, and Brother to Tanya and Patricia, Much Loved Nannie and Grandad , And cherished Aunt and Uncle to many Mum passed away 29th May 2023 and Dad on the 5th June 2023, they went everywhere together so why let death change this eh! Wouldn’t stay without you, couldn’t bear to be apart, We shared so much together we shared a beating heart. Lover, partner, best friend, the true light of my life, So fortunate to find you, and have you as my life We were a two piece jigsaw, a real perfect fit, Whatever gave us trouble, we’d both face up to it. A stronger bond, you’d never find, joined from head to toe, Couldn’t be without you, couldn’t cope to see you go. So our loved ones now will miss us, and tears passed, no doubt, But I hope it gives them comfort now, for now I’m not without. I’m back there with my lover, the one I did adore, Two pieces back together, again a whole jigsaw. "Thankyou for everything Mum and Dad, I am proud to call myself your son, Love you both " - Gaz "Love you, Miss you, and hope us being together near the end gave you both some comfort and peace" - Ste Gallery: Listen To Their Voice: John And Carole Lord 00:00 / 6:58:42 Location Of Memorial: Peel Green Cemetery Memorial Created By: Gaz

Emilie DequenneAugust 1981March 2025Émilie Dequenne (French pronunciation: [emili dəkɛn]; 29 August 1981 – 16 March 2025) was a Belgian actress. She first gained recognition for her role in the Dardenne brothers' film Rosetta (1999), which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. The film also won the Palme d'Or at the festival.[1] Over her career, she appeared in a variety of films, including the historical thriller Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), the drama The Girl on the Train (2009), the psychological drama Our Children (2012), and the drama Love Affair(s) (2020), for the latter she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. In Loving Memory Of: Emilie Dequenne August 1981 - March 2025 43 Years Old Belgian Actress Your memorial? Click here to edit... Share this Memorial with Friends & Family: Share Memorial on FB Biography: Émilie Dequenne (French pronunciation: [emili dəkɛn]; 29 August 1981 – 16 March 2025) was a Belgian actress. She first gained recognition for her role in the Dardenne brothers' film Rosetta (1999), which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. The film also won the Palme d'Or at the festival.[1] Over her career, she appeared in a variety of films, including the historical thriller Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), the drama The Girl on the Train (2009), the psychological drama Our Children (2012), and the drama Love Affair(s) (2020), for the latter she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. Gallery: Listen To Their Voice: Emilie Dequenne 00:00 / 00:27 Location Of Memorial: Not publicly known Memorial Created By: Anonymous

Cleo SylvestreApril 1945September 2024Cleopatra Mary Palmer MBE (née Sylvestre; 19 April 1945 – 20 September 2024), known professionally as Cleo Sylvestre, was an English actress in film, stage and television. She was the first black woman ever to play a leading role at the National Theatre in London, and the first woman to record with The Rolling Stones.[1] She was brought up in Euston, north London,[2] by her mother, Laureen Sylvestre (née Goodare),[3] a cabaret artist at the Shim Sham Club in Wardour Street, who was born in Yorkshire in 1911.[4][5] Sylvestre was educated at Camden School for Girls and also attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. In 1964 she released a single, "To Know Him Is to Love Him", under the name "Cleo", produced by Andrew Loog Oldham and backed by The Rolling Stones.[6] After Brian Jones left the Rolling Stones in 1969, she agreed to rehearse with his new band but abandoned music to concentrate on her theatre and television work.[7] Her West End debut was at Wyndham's Theatre in Wise Child (1967) by Simon Gray, in which she starred alongside Sir Alec Guinness[2] and was nominated most promising new actress. She was the first black actress in a leading role at the National Theatre in The National Health (1969) by Peter Nichols.[2] She did several seasons with the Young Vic Company, including Molière's Les Fourberies de Scapin on Broadway and a tour of Mexico. She subsequently worked in many regional theatres, including the Theatre Royal, Lincoln, the Theatre Royal, Brighton, the Theatre Royal, York, the Derby Playhouse and the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. She played Phaedre at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2007 and Rosa Parks, Josephine Baker and Wangari Maathai in Alison Mead's A Century of Women at Leicester Square Theatre (2011). She appeared with Antony Sher in his play ID (2003) at the Almeida Theatre, toured with English Touring Theatre in Far from the Madding Crowd (2008) and with Northern Broadsides in its 2010 production of Medea. Children's theatre work includes seasons at the Unicorn Theatre and the London Bubble Theatre Company.[citation needed] Her television appearances include: Ken Loach's Up the Junction (1965), Doctor Who (1965),[8] Cathy Come Home (1966) and Poor Cow (1967), as well as appearances in the original Till Death Us Do Part, Z-Cars, Callan, Doctors, New Tricks, The Armando Iannucci Shows, Chambers, The Bill, Who Do You Do and A Bird in the Hand, a Tube Tales episode directed by Jude Law. After a brief appearance as a factory worker in soap opera Coronation Street in 1966, she became the first ever regular black British female character on British TV, in the original series of Crossroads, playing Meg Richardson's adopted daughter Melanie from 1970 to 1972.[9] She was also a regular in Grange Hill,[10] Happy Families and presented Play School and Merry-Go-Round. In 2020 she played Anne Chapman in All Creatures Great and Small, a role she returned to in 2023.[citation needed] Her film credits include Till Death Us Do Part (1969), The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969), Trog (1970), My Lover My Son (1970), The Alf Garnett Saga (1972), Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987), The Love Child (1988), The Punk and the Princess (2003), Kidulthood (2006) and Paddington (2014), and she made several shorts with director Isaac Julien, including The Attendant (1992) and Vagabondia (2000), which was shortlisted for that year's Turner Prize.[citation needed] For twenty years until 2016, she was joint Artistic Director of the award-winning Rosemary Branch Theatre. She was also an Ambassador for the Mary Seacole Memorial Statue Appeal (MSMA). In April 2019 she was awarded Screen Nation's Trailblazer Award.[citation needed] Her acclaimed one-woman show, The Marvellous Adventure of Mary Seacole,[11] was performed at numerous venues, including the House of Lords, the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, the Mill Studio at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, and the Edinburgh Festival.[citation needed] She also reviewed for The Listener magazine and the Times Educational Supplement and contributed a chapter to Theatre in a Cool Climate (Amber Lane Press, 1999). A former council member of Equity, the British actors' union, she was on the board of the Young Vic, Hoxton Hall, Quicksilver Theatre for Children and the Free Form Arts Trust, as well as a judge for the Race in the Media Awards (RIMA) and Croydon Warehouse Theatre's International Playwriting Competition.[citation needed] She was the inspiration for the character of Honey in the Gaspard the Fox series of children's books by Zeb Soanes, illustrated by James Mayhew, first appearing in Gaspard: Best in Show (Graffeg, 2019). Writing in 2020, Soanes said: 'I can’t remember when I realised that my friend Cleo was exactly the character I was looking for but it was a 'lightbulb' moment. Cleo has been a trailblazer throughout her career [...] and it's a real pleasure to be able to pay tribute to her.'[12] Sylvestre was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to drama and charity.[13] In August 2024 Sylvestre appeared on BBC's Antiques Roadshow, with treasured mementos from her early career, including a hand-made Christmas card from Jimmy Page.[14] In Loving Memory Of: Cleo Sylvestre April 1945 - September 2024 79 Years old English Actress Your memorial? Click here to edit... Share this Memorial with Friends & Family: Share Memorial on FB Biography: Cleopatra Mary Palmer MBE (née Sylvestre; 19 April 1945 – 20 September 2024), known professionally as Cleo Sylvestre, was an English actress in film, stage and television. She was the first black woman ever to play a leading role at the National Theatre in London, and the first woman to record with The Rolling Stones.[1] She was brought up in Euston, north London,[2] by her mother, Laureen Sylvestre (née Goodare),[3] a cabaret artist at the Shim Sham Club in Wardour Street, who was born in Yorkshire in 1911.[4][5] Sylvestre was educated at Camden School for Girls and also attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. In 1964 she released a single, "To Know Him Is to Love Him", under the name "Cleo", produced by Andrew Loog Oldham and backed by The Rolling Stones.[6] After Brian Jones left the Rolling Stones in 1969, she agreed to rehearse with his new band but abandoned music to concentrate on her theatre and television work.[7] Her West End debut was at Wyndham's Theatre in Wise Child (1967) by Simon Gray, in which she starred alongside Sir Alec Guinness[2] and was nominated most promising new actress. She was the first black actress in a leading role at the National Theatre in The National Health (1969) by Peter Nichols.[2] She did several seasons with the Young Vic Company, including Molière's Les Fourberies de Scapin on Broadway and a tour of Mexico. She subsequently worked in many regional theatres, including the Theatre Royal, Lincoln, the Theatre Royal, Brighton, the Theatre Royal, York, the Derby Playhouse and the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. She played Phaedre at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2007 and Rosa Parks, Josephine Baker and Wangari Maathai in Alison Mead's A Century of Women at Leicester Square Theatre (2011). She appeared with Antony Sher in his play ID (2003) at the Almeida Theatre, toured with English Touring Theatre in Far from the Madding Crowd (2008) and with Northern Broadsides in its 2010 production of Medea. Children's theatre work includes seasons at the Unicorn Theatre and the London Bubble Theatre Company.[citation needed] Her television appearances include: Ken Loach's Up the Junction (1965), Doctor Who (1965),[8] Cathy Come Home (1966) and Poor Cow (1967), as well as appearances in the original Till Death Us Do Part, Z-Cars, Callan, Doctors, New Tricks, The Armando Iannucci Shows, Chambers, The Bill, Who Do You Do and A Bird in the Hand, a Tube Tales episode directed by Jude Law. After a brief appearance as a factory worker in soap opera Coronation Street in 1966, she became the first ever regular black British female character on British TV, in the original series of Crossroads, playing Meg Richardson's adopted daughter Melanie from 1970 to 1972.[9] She was also a regular in Grange Hill,[10] Happy Families and presented Play School and Merry-Go-Round. In 2020 she played Anne Chapman in All Creatures Great and Small, a role she returned to in 2023.[citation needed] Her film credits include Till Death Us Do Part (1969), The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969), Trog (1970), My Lover My Son (1970), The Alf Garnett Saga (1972), Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987), The Love Child (1988), The Punk and the Princess (2003), Kidulthood (2006) and Paddington (2014), and she made several shorts with director Isaac Julien, including The Attendant (1992) and Vagabondia (2000), which was shortlisted for that year's Turner Prize.[citation needed] For twenty years until 2016, she was joint Artistic Director of the award-winning Rosemary Branch Theatre. She was also an Ambassador for the Mary Seacole Memorial Statue Appeal (MSMA). In April 2019 she was awarded Screen Nation's Trailblazer Award.[citation needed] Her acclaimed one-woman show, The Marvellous Adventure of Mary Seacole,[11] was performed at numerous venues, including the House of Lords, the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, the Mill Studio at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, and the Edinburgh Festival.[citation needed] She also reviewed for The Listener magazine and the Times Educational Supplement and contributed a chapter to Theatre in a Cool Climate (Amber Lane Press, 1999). A former council member of Equity, the British actors' union, she was on the board of the Young Vic, Hoxton Hall, Quicksilver Theatre for Children and the Free Form Arts Trust, as well as a judge for the Race in the Media Awards (RIMA) and Croydon Warehouse Theatre's International Playwriting Competition.[citation needed] She was the inspiration for the character of Honey in the Gaspard the Fox series of children's books by Zeb Soanes, illustrated by James Mayhew, first appearing in Gaspard: Best in Show (Graffeg, 2019). Writing in 2020, Soanes said: 'I can’t remember when I realised that my friend Cleo was exactly the character I was looking for but it was a 'lightbulb' moment. Cleo has been a trailblazer throughout her career [...] and it's a real pleasure to be able to pay tribute to her.'[12] Sylvestre was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to drama and charity.[13] In August 2024 Sylvestre appeared on BBC's Antiques Roadshow, with treasured mementos from her early career, including a hand-made Christmas card from Jimmy Page.[14] Gallery: Listen To Their Voice: Cleo Sylvestre 00:00 / 00:27 Location Of Memorial: Not publicly known Memorial Created By: Anonymous

Prunella ScalesJune 1932October 2025Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932 – 27 October 2025) was an English actress, best known for her portrayal of Sybil Fawlty in the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers and for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett’s A Question of Attribution (1991), which earned her a BAFTA nomination. She later appeared in the documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2019), travelling waterways in the UK and elsewhere with her husband, actor Timothy West. Early life and education Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales[1][2] was born on 22 June 1932, in Sutton Abinger, Surrey,[3] the daughter of John Richardson Illingworth, a cotton salesman who served as a lieutenant with the Wiltshire Regiment in the First World War,[4] and with the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in the Second World War,[5][6] and Catherine, née Scales, known as "Bim", an actress who had for a time attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and was later with the Liverpool Playhouse's Repertory Company.[7][8][9][10] Scales had a younger brother, Timothy "Timmo" Illingworth (1934–2017), who became a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Irish Rangers and was appointed an an OBE in the 1984 New Year Honours .[8][11] In 1939, at the start of the Second World War, Scales's parents moved with their children to Bucks Mills near Bideford in Devon. In 1942, Scales was awarded a scholarship to Moira House School which had been evacuated from Eastbourne to a hotel on Lake Windermere in the Lake District; her mother and brother accompanied her. Scales carried on her schooling when Moira House returned to Eastbourne.[12] She was awarded a scholarship for the two-year course at the Old Vic Theatre School in 1949; Moira House School had wished her to apply to Oxbridge.[13] In Loving Memory Of: Prunella Scales June 1932 - October 2025 93 Years Old English Actress Your memorial? Click here to edit... Share this Memorial with Friends & Family: Share Memorial on FB Biography: Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932 – 27 October 2025) was an English actress, best known for her portrayal of Sybil Fawlty in the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers and for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett’s A Question of Attribution (1991), which earned her a BAFTA nomination. She later appeared in the documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2019), travelling waterways in the UK and elsewhere with her husband, actor Timothy West. Early life and education Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales[1][2] was born on 22 June 1932, in Sutton Abinger, Surrey,[3] the daughter of John Richardson Illingworth, a cotton salesman who served as a lieutenant with the Wiltshire Regiment in the First World War,[4] and with the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in the Second World War,[5][6] and Catherine, née Scales, known as "Bim", an actress who had for a time attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and was later with the Liverpool Playhouse's Repertory Company.[7][8][9][10] Scales had a younger brother, Timothy "Timmo" Illingworth (1934–2017), who became a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Irish Rangers and was appointed an an OBE in the 1984 New Year Honours .[8][11] In 1939, at the start of the Second World War, Scales's parents moved with their children to Bucks Mills near Bideford in Devon. In 1942, Scales was awarded a scholarship to Moira House School which had been evacuated from Eastbourne to a hotel on Lake Windermere in the Lake District; her mother and brother accompanied her. Scales carried on her schooling when Moira House returned to Eastbourne.[12] She was awarded a scholarship for the two-year course at the Old Vic Theatre School in 1949; Moira House School had wished her to apply to Oxbridge.[13] Gallery: Listen To Their Voice: Prunella Scales 00:00 / 00:27 Location Of Memorial: Not publicly known Memorial Created By: Anonymous