Researching Katharine Blake
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The name Katharine means "Form of KATHERINE. Pure, Virginal" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Katharine Blake on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Katharine Blake and the Blake Family Tree
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Blake Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Katharine Blake
Katharine Blake (singer)
Katharine Blake (born 1970) is a British singer, songwriter and musician, originally from London. She was the lead singer of gothic rock band Miranda Sex Garden, and is a founding member, singer, and musical director of the musical group Mediæval Bæbes.
She was married to Nick Marsh, the lead singer of rock band Flesh for Lulu, until his death in 2015. Their first child was born in February 2007. Their second daughter was born in 2009.
In 2006 Stories From the Moon, an ethereal collaborative concept album, was released. It included contributions from Katharine Blake.
In 2015, Katharine Blake and Nick Marsh's collaborative self-titled album From The Deep was released on Bellissima Records. It included contributions from many of their musical past working, including members from Miranda Sex Garden, Naked Goat and Mediæval Bæbes.
Source: Katharine Blake (singer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaKatharine Blake (actress)
Katharine Blake (11 September 1921 – 1 March 1991) was a British actress, born in South Africa with an extensive career in television and movies. She was married to director Charles Jarrott. She had two daughters, each by different fathers, Jenny Kastner (Nee Jacobs), with her first husband, actor Anthony Jacobs (father of Martin Jameson, Matthew Jacobs and Amanda Jacobs), and Lindy Greene, with her second husband, actor/director David Greene. She was estranged from both daughters at the time of her death.
Blake won the BAFTA for Best Actress for her work in television in 1964. In 1969/1970 she played the character Chris Nourse in first an episode of Public Eye and then in Armchair Theatre's Wednesday's Child; one of the first lesbian love affairs to be seen on UK television. Blake replaced Googie Withers as the Prison Governor in the ITV series Within These Walls in 1977, but only appeared in one season, leaving the role due to ill health.
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