Danny La Rue Danny La Rue Danny La Rue, (born Daniel Patrick Carroll, 26 July 1927 – 31 May 2009) was an Irish-English singer and entertainer, particularly in stage theatre known for his singing and cross-dressing performances. Born as Daniel Patrick Carroll in Cork City, Ireland, in 1927, La Rue was the youngest of either four or five siblings. The family moved to England when he was six and he was brought up at Earnshaw Street in Soho, central London. When the family home was destroyed during the Blitz, his mother, a seamstress, moved her children to Kennford, a Devon village where young
Simon Patrick (translator) His will, in the prerogative court of Canterbury, is dated 12 September 1613. Simon Patrick (translator) Simon Patrick (died 1613) was an English gentleman of Lincolnshire, known as a translator. He matriculated as a pensioner at Peterhouse, Cambridge, on 21 May 1561, and was a member at Elizabeth I's visitation in August 1564. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1567, and travelled abroad. His estate was at Caistor, Lincolnshire. Patrick published: In 1587, Patrick lost his first wife, Mary, and in 1601 his second wife, Dorothea; his third survived him. He was the father of fifteen children, of whom