Dame Sybil Thorndike CH DBE
(1882-1976)
woman, actor, Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (from 1931), and Companion of Honour (from 1970)
Commemorated on 3 plaques
Dame Sybil Thorndyke 1882-1976 actress lived here 1921-1932
6 Carlyle Square, Kensington and Chelsea, SW3, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1921-1932)
The Thorndike Theatre was designed by Roderick Ham and named after the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike. It was opened in 1969 by Princess Margaret. Formerly the site of the Crescent Cinema, the Thorndike replaced the old repertory theatre at No. 27 High Street, whcih itself had also previously been a cinema. The theatre was reopened as The Leatherhead Theatre in April 2001 and had been staging productions ever since.
Church Street, Leatherhead, United Kingdom where they was
Dame Sybil Thorndike, actress, Freeman of The City Of Rochester, and her brother, Russell Thorndike, author, lived in this house from 1884 until 1892 when their father, the Rev. A J.W. Thorndike was a minor Canon at the Cathedral
2 Minor Cannon Row, Rochester, United Kingdom where they was