Janet Brown Janet Brown Janet McLuckie Brown (14 December 192327 May 2011) was a Scottish actress, comedian and impressionist who gained considerable fame in the 1970s and 1980s for her impersonations of Margaret Thatcher. Brown was the wife of Peter Butterworth who was best known for his appearances in the "Carry on" films. Butterworth died in 1979 and Brown never remarried. Brown was born in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, and educated at Rutherglen Academy. Beginning with Margaret Thatcher's election as the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, Brown gained increasing prominence because of her realistic impression of the Tory politician. She performed as
Harold Brown (Rhode Island) married Natalie Bayard Dresser (1869–1950) (sister-in-law of George Washington Vanderbilt II), and his younger sister was Sophia Augusta Brown (1867–1947), who married William Watts Sherman (1842–1912). His brother donated his father's collection to Brown University. His paternal grandfather was Nicholas Brown Jr. (1769–1841), the namesake patron of Brown University (in 1804). His great-grandfather was Nicholas Brown Sr. (1729–1791), a merchant and slavetrader who co-founded the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. His great-grandfather was the brother of John Brown, Moses Brown, and Joseph Brown. His nephew, John Nicholas Brown II (1900–1979), became the Assistant Secretary