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| Charles Dickens |
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| Hattie Jacques, comedy actress |
Although divided by 110 years, both author
Charles Dickens and actress
Hattie Jaques of
Carry On fame, shared the same birthday. Dicken's was born 200 years ago on 7 February 1812 whilst Jacques was born 90 years ago in 1922. Both shared a love of coastal Kent. Dicken's spent much of his time in the seaside town of Broadstairs, staying in his seaside residence (see below) which has since been named Bleak House. The town is also home to a Dickens museum, and will be celebrating the 200th anniversary with the Broadstairs Dickens Festival runing from June 16-22. Hattie, meanwhile (you feel that you can call her that, whereas you couldn't say Charles) was born in the South Kent coastal town of
Sandgate, but spent many years living in Margate in the 1960s, when married to John Le Mesurier, of
Dad's Army fame. Both Margate and Sandgate have commerative blue plaques to Hattie where she lived.
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Broadstairs, Dickens seaside residence
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