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Frances J. de Lautour [1] (born 30 July 1944), better known as Frances de la Tour, is an English actress. She is known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom Rising Damp from 1974 until 1978. She is a Tony Award winner and three-time Olivier Award winner.
Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour (1593–1666) was a Huguenot French colonist and fur trader who served as Governor of Acadia from 1631–1642 and again from 1653–1657.
Charles De la Tour was born on 27 September 1909 in Vancouver, Canada. He was a director and assistant director, known for C.E.M.A. (1942), Farmer Moving South (1952) and Cotswold Club (1944). He was married to Moyra Fessas. He died on 21 July 1982 in London, England, UK.
- Charles De la Tour
- July 21, 1982
- September 27, 1909
A controversial figure, Charles de La Tour was ambitious, confident of his own judgement, and the possessor of great natural ability and determination. He was a born leader with the happy faculty of making friends and of inspiring faith in his integrity.
- George MacBeath
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1
Mar 20, 2020 · In 1623 Biencourt died, leaving Charles de LaTour as leader of the French in Acadie. LaTour selected a South Shore harbour as his headquarters and built Fort St-Louis at what is now Port LaTour. By now he had three ships and was prepared to defend Acadie against the English, but he needed support from France.
Jan 21, 2008 · Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour, colonizer, trader, governor of Acadia (b at Champagne, France 1593; d at Cap de Sable, Acadia 1663). La Tour possibly reached Acadia as early as 1606, living there permanently from 1610.
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Aug 19, 2024 · Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, the French King's appointed Governor of Acadia from 1631–1642 and again from 1653–1657, was born in France in 1593 and died at Cap de Sable in 1666.
