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Alastair Sim

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The source records Edinburgh as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

Alastair Sim
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Why this person is known: Scottish actor (1900–1976)

From Wikidata Q968586

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Edinburgh
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  • Thomas Nugent, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jim Barton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Robin Sones, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Eileen Henderson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Dave Hitchborne, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Stanley Howe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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