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
British India
DiedJune 1979 (aged 84)
Camden, London, England
Occupation

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

References
  1. "You can't tip this boot black". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 1957. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. St. George, Marie Elyse (2006). Once in a Blue Moon: An Artist's Life. Coteau Books. pp. 159–. ISBN 9781550503388. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Vivian De Gurr St George". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  4. Vivian De Gurr St George in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007


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