Notting Hill (film) a British Comedy Award and a Brit Award for the soundtrack. William "Will" Thacker owns an independent book store in Notting Hill. He shares his house with an eccentric, carefree Welshman named Spike and has a small, tight knit group of friends that includes Bella, Max, Bernie, and Tony, and his sister Honey. Will encounters Hollywood actress Anna Scott when she enters his shop. Later, he bumps into her on the street and spills his drink on her. She returns to his nearby house to change her clothes and impulsively kisses him. Will calls Anna and she invites him to
Herbert Thacker Herr inventions included a device to automatically weigh cars attached to trains. He was awarded the Longstreth Medal in 1914 for his inventions. In 1931 he received the John Scott Medal from the directors of City Trusts for his mechanical innovations. He died in Philadelphia on December 19, 1933. He was married to Irene Viancourt, who survived him; they had a son, Herbert T. Herr, Jr., and a daughter. Herbert Thacker Herr Herbert Thacker Herr (March 19, 1876 - December 19, 1933) was an American engineer and inventor. Herr was born in Denver to Theodore W. Herr and Emma Musser Herr.