Brinsworth House
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Brinsworth House is a retirement home especially for members of the acting and entertainment professions, in Twickenham, west London, England. The house, opened in 1911, is owned and maintained by the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund, founded in 1908 to care for members of what was at that time the variety and music hall profession. The EABF and the house are funded by the Royal Variety Performance, voluntary donations and, since 2007, part-proceeds from phone voting from ITV's Britain's Got Talent.
[edit] Residents
Current residents include:
- Steve Clark of the Clark Brothers
- Richard O'Sullivan
- Alf Pearson - singer who performed with his brother Bob
Previous celebrity residents have included:
- Hylda Baker (died 1986)
- Charlie Drake (died 2006)
- Alan Freeman CBE (died 2006)
- John Hewer - best known as Captain Birdseye (died 2008)
- Dame Thora Hird (died 2003)
- Kathy Kirby (died 2011)
- Emily Perry (died 2008)
- Ben Warriss (died 1993)
