MAPPED: Every blue plaque across London for stars of film and theatre

The famous blue plaques link the people of the past with the buildings of the present and is run with English Heritage starting back in 1866.

There are now more than 1,000 plaques across the capital, on buildings to honour the notable women and men who have lived or worked in them.

Including many stars of film and theatre such as Charlie Chaplin and Alfred Hitchcock to name a few.

Here’s a full list of all the blue plaques across London for the famous stars from film and theatre.

All the blue plaques in London for film and theatre

Ira Aldridge (1807-1867)

American-born Ira Aldridge was the first black actor to play the role of Shakespeare’s Othello in the West End.

A blue plaque now hangs on the wall of the actor’s former home at number 5 Hamlet Road in Upper Norwood.

Richard Burton (1925-1984)

Richard Burton rose to international stardom while living at 6 Lyndhurst Road in Hampstead which now has a blue plaque.

The actor shared the home with his first wife Sybil Williams but later entered a relationship with actress Elizabeth Taylor.

Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)

Charlie Chaplin was one of the biggest stars of early cinema and a pioneer behind the camera, directing and producing many of his films.

He is commemorated with a blue plaque at 15 Glenshaw Mansions in Lambeth, where he stayed from 1908–10.

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Ava Gardner (1922-1990)

Ava Gardner was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars and moved to London in the late 1960s and lived at 34 Ennismore Gardens in Knightsbridge from 1972 until her death in 1990.

Sir Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980)

Sir Alfred Hitchcock is one the biggest names in film and the history of cinema, directing several films including Psycho, Vertigo, Rear Window, The Birds, North by Northwest and Dial M for Murder.

Sir Alfred is commemorated with a blue plaque at 153 Cromwell Road in South Kensington, where he lived between 1926 and 1939.