Audrey Hepburn and Mark Bolan to get blue plaques in London
British Heritage announced Hollywood movie stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex (T.
Their creative achievements help shape the people in the capital are the focus of this year’s charity awards.
Other respectable people include novelist Barbara Pym, artist Graham Sutherland, ballerina Alicia Markova and poet, drama Writer, broadcaster and campaigner Una Marson.
British Heritage says the patches will celebrate their impact on London’s cultural landscape.
Matt Thompson, curator of British Heritage, said: “From literature and art to dance and music, these characters have helped shape London as we know it today.
“Their contributions have not only had a profound impact on their field, but have continued to inspire generations.”
Bolan helped lead the glamorous rock movement of the 1970s and was known for its palatial style and fusion of rock, folk and glittering drama, making hits like enabling and riding a white swan.
British Heritage says his “icon look, feathered booths and platform boots” defines Glam Rock’s aesthetics and “challenges traditional male concepts.”
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020, and the British Heritage says his plaque is expected to be installed at one of his West London address.
Hepburn’s transition from ballet to performance in his early years in London will commemorate the blue plaque at Mayfair.
While in the capital, she won her first film and stage roles, including her debut on Gigi’s Broadway and won an Oscar for her portrayal of Princess An during her Roman holiday, and she also Known for its style and fashion influence.
The famous 20th-century ballerina Ballerina Markova is the co-founder of the British National Ballet and an influential figure of the Royal Ballet, and will also be in her childhood in Muswell Hill. The era’s home celebrates blue plaque.
Jamaican poets, playwrights, broadcasters and racial and gender equality athletes will also be recognized.
As the first black woman to be hired as a program assistant, later BBC’s first black producerMarson led the wave of change in British radio.
Meanwhile, the residence of Sutherland, a London childhood who once painted for Winston Churchill, will become the home of his plaque, as British heritage says it has grown in his artistic development The role of
Novelist Pym’s Pimlico Home, whose novel “The Excellent Women Draw Inspiration and Environment” will also be marked with a plaque.
British Heritage says all blue plaques are approved by full owners and are working with property owners.