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unusual facts about Tom Brown



Catford Studios

The studio was constructed in 1914, and produced a number of notable films during the First World War such as Tom Brown's Schooldays and the first ever Edgar Wallace adaptation The Man Who Bought London.

Christopher Cazenove

Omnibus: The British Hero (1973 BBC TV documentary/selected dramatised scenes) — Heroes: Tom Brown, Richard Hannay, Beau Geste, Bulldog Drummond and James Bond

Joe Frisco

In the mid and late 1910s he performed with some of the first jazz bands in Chicago and New York City, including Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and the Louisiana Five.

Rugby Fives

An early mention of the game can be found in the novel Tom Brown's School Days(1857) by Thomas Hughes.

Thomas Arnold

He has been played several times in adaptations of Tom Brown's School Days, including by Sir Cedric Hardwicke in the 1940 film version, Robert Newton in the 1951 film version, Iain Cuthbertson in the 1971 television version and Stephen Fry in the 2005 television version.


see also

Blowing Stone

The stone is mentioned in the Thomas Hughes novel Tom Brown's Schooldays and is referred to therein as the Blawing Stwun.

Donald Evans

In 1975, Evans moved to Midland, Texas from Houston and began working on an oil rig for Tom Brown Inc., a large independent energy company now based in Denver.

Singlestick

Thomas Hughes's story Tom Brown's School Days contains a spirited description of cudgel-play during the first half of the 19th century.