Vivian De Gurr St George

Vivian De Gurr St George (11 March 1895 – June 1979) was an English shoeblack who worked at Piccadilly Circus, London, England.[1] He became well-known though the publication of his autobiography, St. George of Piccadilly, in 1953, and his radio appearances.

Vivian De Gurr St George
Born(1895-03-11)11 March 1895
DiedJune 1979 (aged 84)
Camden, London, England
Occupations

Educated at a private school,[1] he left home as a teenager, and travelled the world, returning with a wife, Consuelo (a nurse), and family, before setting up as a shoeblack.[2]

He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 24 September 1954.[3] He died in June 1979 at the age of 84 in Camden, London.[4]

Bibliography

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  • St. George of Piccadilly. Werner Laurie. 1953.
  • By Appointment.

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