Vivian De Gurr St George (11 March 1895 – June 1979) was an English shoeblack who worked at Piccadilly Circus, London, England.[1] He became well-known though the publication of his autobiography, St. George of Piccadilly, in 1953, and his radio appearances.
Vivian De Gurr St George | |
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| Born | 11 March 1895 |
| Died | June 1979 (aged 84) |
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Educated at a private school,[1] he left home as a teenager, and travelled the world, returning with a wife, Consuelo (a nurse), and family, before setting up as a shoeblack.[2]
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 24 September 1954.[3] He died in June 1979 at the age of 84 in Camden, London.[4]
Bibliography
edit- St. George of Piccadilly. Werner Laurie. 1953.
- By Appointment.
References
edit- ^ a b "You can't tip this boot black". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 1957. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ St. George, Marie Elyse (2006). Once in a Blue Moon: An Artist's Life. Coteau Books. pp. 159–. ISBN 9781550503388. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Vivian De Gurr St George". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ Vivian De Gurr St George in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
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