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Winifred Kingston (Londra, 11 novembre 1894 – La Jolla, 3 febbraio 1967) è stata un'attrice inglese che lavorò negli Stati Uniti all'epoca del muto. Sposata all'attore Dustin Farnum dal quale ebbe un figlio, recitò spesso a fianco del marito.
Winifred Kingston (11 November 1894 – 3 February 1967) was a British-born American silent film actress. Kingston was educated in Scotland and Belgium. She acted on stage in England before she began acting in the United States.
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- 11 November 1894, London, England
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- 3 February 1967 (aged 72), La Jolla, California
Winifred Kingston was born on 11 November 1894 in England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Squaw Man (1914), The Virginian (1914) and Cameo Kirby (1914). She was married to Carman Runyon and Dustin Farnum. She died on 3 February 1967 in La Jolla, California, USA.
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- England, UK
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- La Jolla, California, USA
The Squaw Man: Directed by Oscar Apfel, Cecil B. DeMille. With Dustin Farnum, Monroe Salisbury, Winifred Kingston, Mrs. A.W. Filson. A chivalrous British officer takes the blame for his cousin's embezzlement and journeys to the American West to start a new life on a cattle ranch.
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- Oscar Apfel, Cecil B. DeMille
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- Action, Drama, Romance
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Setting
Kingston on Soar predominantly lies within the Trent Washlands character area, and partially in the Nottinghamshire Wolds character area. White's Directory of Nottinghamshire, written in 1853, describes Kingston on Soar as such: John Throsby, writing during 1790 in his new edition of Robert Thoroton'sAntiquities of Nottinghamshire, describes Kingston on Soar such:
Local geography
The River Soar does not pass through the village, but very close by to the west. At this point the Soar, flowing south to north, forms the border with Leicestershire. The Kingston Brook drains west through the village. Nearby places are Kegworth in Leicestershire, New Kingston in Nottinghamshire and, further downstream, Ratcliffe on Soar.John Throsby, writing during 1790 in his new edition of Robert Thoroton's Antiquities of Nottinghamshire, describes Kingston on Soar's geography such:
Population
The 2011 census records the population of Kingston on Soar as 296, increasing marginally to 301 at the 2021 census. The parish has three centres of population: the core village, Kingston Halland New Kingston (which covers West Leake Lane, Kingston Fields and Kingston Court). The table below displays the historic number of households, families and people living in Kingston on Soar:
The Domesday Book, written in 1086, records the village's place name as 'Chinestan'.Robert Thoroton writing in his book The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire first published in 1677, later published with additions by John Throsbyin 1790, states: The book The Place-Names of Nottinghamshire differs from Robert Thoroton stating that the origin of the nam...
Listed buildings
Kingston on Soar has a Grade I listed church along with 18 other listed structures in the parish, all Grade II listed.
Notable people
John Berridge (1717–93) was born into a Kingston on Soar farming family but soon realised he had little talent for the land. He entered Cambridge University and then the ministry of the Church of England. In this he was at first totally inept, but in 1757 experienced a religious conversion while reading the Bible and became a great preacher at Everton in Bedfordshire. His visitors included John Wesley and Selina, Countess of Huntingdon. His sermons were often met with 'strange convulsions' in...
Parliamentary elections
The Member of Parliament for the parliamentary constituency of Rushcliffe is Ruth Edwards, of the Conservative party, who has held the seat since 2019. She was elected with 28,765 votes. The constituency had previously been represented by Kenneth Clarke, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, from 1970 until 2019.
Historic
The parish fell within the ancient Rushcliffe wapentake of Nottinghamshire. Before 1894 the parish was part of the Shardlow sanitary district, along with other nearby villages such as Ratcliffe on Soar and Kegworth. Between 1837 and 1930 the parish was also part of the Shardlow poor law union and registration district. From 1927 the parish was part of the Leake Rural District, until its abolition in 1935, when the parish was then transferred to the Basford Rural District. In April 1974 the Ba...
Transport
There is no railway station in the village, however East Midlands Parkway opened in January 2009 at nearby Ratcliffe on Soar providing links on the Midland Main Line with journeys to London St Pancrastaking approximately 90 minutes. The Soar Valley Bus routes 1-7 serve the village, including a regular service to East Leake Academy during school term time, a weekly service to Loughborough on Thursday (market day), a weekly service to East Leake on Tuesday and a service every Friday to either L...
Other facilities
The Village Hall, built in 1935,is located near the centre of the village on The Green. Kingston on Soar has one postbox, located on The Green.
Kingston Hall lodge with attached gateway (Grade II).Houses on The Green (Grade II).The Green covered with snow.St Winifred's Church (Grade I).- 296 (2011)
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Winifred Kingston was a actress who was born in 1894 in United Kingdom and died in 1967 known for: The Squaw Man, The Call of the Cumberlands, A Son of Erin, Ben Blair, Captain Courtesy, The Call of the North and The Virginian
Winifred Kingston (November 11, 1894 - February 3, 1967) [1] was a British born American silent film actress. She was married to fellow actor Dustin Farnum with whom she had a child. She appeared with her husband often onscreen most notably in The Squaw Man and The Virginian .
