James Bolivar Manson mother as music director at the North London Collegiate School for Girls; in 1910 "The Times" took notice of her revival of Purcell's "Dido and Aneas", for which Manson designed and helped to make costumes. In 1910 also, he became a member and Secretary of the Camden Town Group. Lilian was a close friend of Tate director Charles Aitken and, in summer 1911, the Mansons stayed with him at a holiday home in Alfriston, Sussex. Manson had assisted Aitken with hanging a show at the Tate and the Director was sufficiently impressed to suggest Manson took the job of Clerk,
Sharon Brown (actress) Sharon Brown (actress) Sharon Catherine Brown (born January 11, 1962), also known as Sharon Catherine Blanks, is an American actress of stage, film, and television. She was born in New York City, New York, and is the daughter of actor Johnny Brown, who portrayed Nathan Bookman on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times". Her mother, June Brown, was a studio manager. She is married to Billy Blanks, Jr., and sometimes appears under her married name of Sharon Catherine Blanks. Brown has worked frequently as a stage actress, including roles as Effie in both Broadway and touring productions of the musical "Dreamgirls";