History of Kilburn and West Hampstead

A face many of us knew from his stage, TV and film work, Sandor Eles, was born in Tatabánya , 60km west of Budapest , in June 1936. He became a British citizen on 10 January 1977. After a long and successful career, h e died of a heart attack on 10 September 2002.   Sandor Eles, 1964 While doing some research on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), I was surprised to find that he died in his flat in Morland House, 17 Brondesbury Road Kilburn. At the time of his death Sandor did not have any heirs, and his name appeared on the Government Bona Vacantia list of unclaimed estates.   Sandor was orphaned and aged 20, fled during the Hungarian Revolution of October and November 1956 when Soviet tanks entered Budapest. After receiving help from the Red Cross in Vienna, he travelled to England, unable to speak the language. Nonetheless, having trained at a student theatre in Hungary, he attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and began his professional stage career in 19...