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A giant filmstrip with panels that show scenes from some of Hardwicke’s films.

Title

Memorial to Sir Cedric Hardwicke (1893–1964)

Medium

metal

Accession number

DY9_RA_S115

Acquisition method

commissioned by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Custodian

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

November 2005

Inscription description

on the second panel from the right: Sir / Cedric Hardwicke / Actor of Stage and Screen / Born Lye Cress House 1893 / Died 1964 in New York; on the right hand panel: He was knighted for his distinguished / Stage career in 1934, subsequently / finding critical acclaim in Hollywood / in such films as 'The Hunchback of / Notre Dame' (1939), 'Things to / Come' (1936), and 'The Ghost of / Frankenstein' (1942) amongst / others. Tim Tolkien 2005.

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