Satyajit Ray & Blue Plaque.

Satyajit Ray, the world famous Oscar winning Indian film director, is being given a Blue Plaque. It is a honour given to famous person, event or a former building in a public place. There are at least 75 blue plaques in Hampstead.
These are presented by English Heritage or its forebears , Society of Arts, London County Council and Greater London Council.
Hampstead is known for the rich and famous like Agatha Christie,T S Eliot, Elizabeth Taylor, Sigmund Freud etc.
Ray's son Sandip Ray provided a letter which showed that the Director lived in the Hampstead house during the 50s.

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