Researching Cyril Ritchard
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The name Cyril means "Lordly, proud" and is of Greek origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Cyril Ritchard and the Ritchard Family History
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Some Famous People called Cyril Ritchard
Cyril Ritchard
Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard (1 December 1898 – 18 December 1977), known professionally as Cyril Ritchard, was an Australian stage, screen and television actor, and director. He is best remembered today for his performance as Captain Hook in the Mary Martin musical production of Peter Pan. In 1945, he played Gabriele Eisenstein in Gay Rosalinda at the Palace theatre in London, a version of Strauss's Die Fledermaus by Erich Wolfgang Korngold in which he appeared with Peter Graves. The show was conducted by Richard Tauber and ran for almost a year.
Source: Cyril Ritchard, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Ritchard
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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