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Ben Travers

by Paul Laib
cellulose acetate negative, 1971
Purchased, 1992
Photographs Collection
NPG x39384

Sitterback to top

  • Ben Travers (1886-1980), Playwright. Sitter in 25 portraits.

Artistback to top

  • Paul Laib (1869-1958), Fine Art Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 104 portraits.

Events of 1971back to top

Current affairs

The United Kingdom changes to the Decimal System for currency, getting rid of shillings, and guineas and simplifying the denomination of pounds into 100 pence. This brought the British pound sterling in line with other currencies and made computer calculation easier.

Art and science

Michael Caine stars in the filmGet Carter, a British crime classic about a man who sets out to get bloody revenge on the gangsters that killed his brother.

International

The Immigration Act consolidated previous legislation in order to limit immigration, by requiring applicants to hold a work permit and introduced the concept of right of abode.
In Uganda, Idi Amin overthrows President Milton Obote and becomes dictator.

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