Golders Green Jewish Cemetery
by Sylviastel | created - 18 Sep 2012 | updated - 18 Sep 2012 | PublicThe men and women interred at Golders Green Jewish Cemetery in Golders Green, London, England.
1. Jonathan Adams
Actor | The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Originally trained as a painter, he studied art at Chelsea Art School and London University and taught in his hometown of Northhampton after spending time in the RAF Medical Corps. He was a performer with the Children's Theatre Company and was involved in several productions in London's West End, ...
2. Jacqueline du Pré
Soundtrack | Hilary and Jackie
Jacqueline Mary du Pré was born in Oxford on January 26, 1945. Her parents were Iris and Derek du Pré, and she had one older sister, Hilary. She began to show incredible musical promise at a very young age, and began to play the cello at the age of four, after hearing it on a BBC radio program. At ...
She converted to Judaism upon her marriage to Daniel Barenboim.
3. Jack Fishman
Music_department | Lifeforce
Jack Fishman was born on June 14, 1920 in London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Lifeforce (1985), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) and Get Carter (1971). He died on April 10, 1997 in London, England, UK.
4. Hugo Gryn
Writer | Chasing Shadows
Hugo Gryn is known for Chasing Shadows (1991), The Star, the Castle & the Butterfly (1991) and Evil (1988).
5. Maurice Kaufmann
Actor | Gorgo
Maurice Kaufmann was born on June 29, 1927 in Gorleston, Norfolk, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gorgo (1961), Die! Die! My Darling! (1965) and The Hero (1970). He was married to Honor Blackman. He died on September 21, 1997 in London, England, UK.
6. Maureen Lipman
Actress | The Pianist
Dame Maureen Lipman was born on 10th May 1946 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. Her father was a Jewish tailor and she was pressed into acting by her mother Zelma, who used to take Maureen to the pantomime and push her onto the stage. She studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Since ...
Future burial site.
7. Marjorie Proops
Self | Women Are People
Marjorie Proops was born on August 10, 1911. She was married to Sidney Joseph Proops. She died on November 10, 1996.
8. Victor Rietti
Actor | BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
Born in Ferrara, Italy in 1888 to a wealthy family Vittiorio was the 11th of 12 children born to Samuele and Lucia Rietti. At the age of 8 his family moved to Bologna. At the age of 13 he was discovered by the great Italian tragedian actor Tommaso Salvini while partaking in a charity performance. ...
9. Jack Rosenthal
Writer | And a Nightingale Sang
Jack Rosenthal was born on September 8, 1931 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for And a Nightingale Sang (1989), The Chain (1984) and Yentl (1983). He was married to Maureen Lipman and Catherine Maxine Ward. He died on May 29, 2004 in Finchley, London, ...
10. Erich Segal
Writer | Love Story
Erich Segal was born on June 16, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Love Story (1970), Yellow Submarine (1968) and A Change of Seasons (1980). He was married to Karen Marianne James. He died on January 17, 2010 in London, England, UK.
11. Joy Shelton
Actress | Millions Like Us
Joy Shelton was born on June 3, 1922 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Millions Like Us (1943), Impulse (1954) and The Green Finger (1946). She was married to Sydney Tafler. She died on January 28, 2000 in Surrey, England, UK.
Plot: At the rear of the cemetery, in Row 83
12. Sydney Tafler
Actor | The Spy Who Loved Me
Sydney Tafler was born on July 31, 1916 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Operation Diplomat (1953) and It Always Rains on Sunday (1947). He was married to Joy Shelton. He died on November 8, 1979 in London, England, UK.
Plot: At the rear of the cemetery, in Row 83
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