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  • | birth_place = [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]], [[Cheshire]], England Davenport was born on 24 April 1933 in [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]], [[Cheshire|Cheshire]], and began acting in 1961 with a theatre role
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  • ...[[w:Ashton-under-Lyne|Ashton-under-Lyne]], [[w:Greater Manchester|Greater Manchester]], England ...ut started working as an extra for [[w:ITV Granada|Granada Television]] in Manchester in the 1960s. In her autobiography, Staff revealed herself to be a [[w:Cons
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  • | birth_place = [[Cheadle, Greater Manchester|Cheadle]], [[Cheshire]], England ...when she first entered [[show business]], she adopted the surname "Davey" from her mother's second husband (the "r" was added years later).
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  • | birth_place = [[Eccles, Greater Manchester|Eccles]], [[Lancashire]], England | death_place = [[Salford, Greater Manchester]], England
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  • |death_place = [[w:Timperley|Timperley]], [[w:Greater Manchester|Greater Manchester]], England Aherne narrated the [[Channel 4]] reality television series ''[[Gogglebox]]'' from its inception in 2013 until 8 April 2016. Aherne died of cancer at the age
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  • ...onstrated his ad-libbing skills in his weekly radio show ''Ray's A Laugh'' from 1949 until 1961.<ref name="Stevens">{{cite book ...ra – Ray's a Laugh, From 01/04/1954|publisher=BBC}}</ref> Other actors and actresses who featured on the show included [[Peter Sellers]], [[Fred Yule]], [[Patri
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  • | birth_name = Josephine Edwina Jaques <!-- only use if different from name --> ...m)|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles i
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  • ...and Alan Moore in the ITV sitcom ''[[Rising Damp]]''. He is the father of actresses [[Samantha Beckinsale|Samantha]] and [[Kate Beckinsale]]. ...epted on his second attempt, becoming just one of 31 successful applicants from a total of more than 12,500.{{r|Clayton|p=38}} While at RADA, Beckinsale wo
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  • ...came president of the [[British Music Hall Society]], taking over the role from [[Roy Hudd]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishmusichallsociety.com/pat
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