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Kempton Cannon Bunton (14 June 1904 –April 1976) was a disabled British pensioner [not verified in body] and unemployed bus driver who confessed to stealing Francisco Goya's painting Portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London in 1961.
25. Feb. 2022 · Kempton Bunton, a working-class father of five, took the famous portrait of Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London in 1961. His grandson Christopher reveals the full story behind the heist, the trial and the film The Duke, starring Jim Broadbent and Dame Helen Mirren.
22. Feb. 2022 · Kempton Bunton was a local character in Newcastle long before the theft of the Goya. He was regularly fired from jobs for speaking up for his colleagues against the management, he was an...
25. Feb. 2022 · The hero of the story is Christopher's grandfather, Kempton Bunton, portrayed in the comedy-drama heist film by Broadbent. Mr Bunton, a father-of-five, had left school aged 13 and had had a...
30. Nov. 2012 · Although he was cleared of stealing the Goya, Kempton Bunton was imprisoned for three months for the offence of larceny of the picture frame. The theft had sparked a national sensation because,...
23. Feb. 2022 · Kempton Bunton was a retired bus driver from Newcastle who allegedly stole Francisco de Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington in 1961. His story inspired the film 'The Duke' starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.
28. Feb. 2022 · What happened to Kempton Bunton? How much of The Duke is a true story? The retired bus driver, who was 61-years-old at the time of the theft, lived in his native Newcastle in a council flat....
