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'''Sir Michael Elias Balcon''' (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English [[film producer]] known for his leadership of [[Ealing Studios]] in West Lo ...is wife, Laura (née Greenberg; c. 1863–1934), [[Lithuanian Jews|Lithuanian Jewish]] immigrants from Latvia (then part of the Russian Empire) who had met in B

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...Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[w:Theatre director|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, televisio ...rew up in [[w:St John's Wood|St John's Wood]], London, in a well-connected Jewish family. His father [[w:Emanuel Miller|Emanuel]] (1892–1970), who was of [

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...s at 57|author= Mel Gussow|date= January 10, 1995|page= D20}}</ref> was an English actor, comedian, [[satirist]], playwright and screenwriter. He was the lead ...ll of more than 300 comics, comedy writers, producers and directors in the English-speaking world.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Cook the funniest |url=http://

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| language = English ...eir next-door neighbour and later friend, Dorien, is a middle-aged married Jewish woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the last two BB

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| language = English * The Tillingbourne Folk and Madrigal Society. A recurring parody of English ''[[a cappella]]'' folk music ([[madrigal (music)|madrigal]]). The Society

...s her "entrepreneur" or manager. Humphries and his staff of assistants and writers only refer to Edna as "she" and "her", never mixing the character with Hump ...idesmaid and constant companion [[Madge Allsop]] (played by [[Emily Perry (English actress)|Emily Perry]]), a New Zealander from [[Palmerston North]] who assi

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