Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
FRANKAU — FRANKAU, English literary family. JULIA FRANKAU (1859–1916), novelist and critic, was a sister of the playwright James Davis (Owen Hall). Born in Dublin, she used the pseudonym Frank Danby for her fiction, and her first novel, Dr Phillips, a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ronald Frankau — (22 February, 1894 11 September, 1951) was an English comedian and musician from London who started in cabarets and made his way to old time radio and movies. FamilyIt is said that it was difficult to get much information about Ronald Frankau’s… … Wikipedia
Pamela Frankau — (1908 1967) was a popular British novelist. Her father was the novelist Gilbert Frankau and her mother a satirist Julia Davis. Her uncle was the British radio comedian, Ronald Frankau.She had success as a writer from a young age. A relationship… … Wikipedia
Gilbert Frankau — (April 21 1884 4 November1952) was a popular British novelist. He was known also for verse (he was a war poet of World War I) including a number of verse novels, and short stories.He was born in London into a Jewish family, but was baptised as an … Wikipedia
James Ward (artist) — James Ward (23 October 1769 ndash; 17 November 1859) was a painter, particularly of animals, and an engraver.BiographyBorn in London, and younger brother of William Ward the engraver, James Ward was influenced by many people, but his career is… … Wikipedia
Owen Hall — Hall (seated left with George Edwardes (c) and Sidney Jones Owen Hall (10 April 1853 – 9 April 1907) was the pen name of the Irish born 19th and early 20th century theatre writer and theatre critic James Davis when writing for the stage. He wrote … Wikipedia
List of British comedians — This is a list of comedians of British birth or famous mainly in Britain. Many of the comedy panel game regulars and sitcom actors may not be regarded as comedians by some people but they are included here because this page uses the word comedian … Wikipedia
List of fiction works made into feature films — The title of the work is followed by the work s author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area. Books 0… … Wikipedia
ENGLISH LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences The Bible has generally been found to be congenial to the English spirit. Indeed, the earliest English poetry consists of the seventh century metrical paraphrases of Genesis and Exodus attributed to Caedmon (died c … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Danby — may refer to: Contents 1 Places 2 People 3 Other 4 See a … Wikipedia
