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  • | released = {{Start date|1974|01|}} (as ''The Goodies Sing Songs From the Goodies'')<br>{{Start date|1975 ...P record]] released by [[The Goodies]]. It was initially issued in January 1974 as ''The Goodies Sing Songs From the Goodies'' (Decca catalogue number SKL
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  • ...ily.{{sfn|Sikov|2002|p=9}} During his career, he also released a number of albums containing sketches and comic songs;{{sfn|Hall|2006|p=254}} the songs were | 1974
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  • ...ritical and commercial success, the album reached number three in the [[UK Albums Chart]] and Martin's elaborate production has been cited as an artistic for ...on the [[BBC One|BBC1]] series ''[[Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson]]'' in 1974.<ref name="lewis"/> "Shadows on the Grass" features Sellers as a [[French p
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  • ...existence, releasing a book of humorous poetry, lyrics and photographs in 1974 entitled ''Clowns On The Road'' detailing some of their experiences. The fi ...in performing and writing songs and sketches for their final TV series in 1974, after [[John Cleese]] temporarily left the troupe. He wrote a [[Squib (wri
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  • ...the [[Liverpool Playhouse]] in 1952 and her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in ''How's the World Treating You'' in 1966. She won the 1968 [[Tony Award Routledge made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in [[Roger Milner]]'s comedy ''How's the World Treating You?'' in 1966, ret
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  • Forbes's directorial debut came with ''[[Whistle Down the Wind (film)|Whistle Down the Wind]]'' (1961) ...ome of the concert footage was later licensed for the Eagle Vision Classic Albums series ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' documentary.) During filming, Forbes f
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  • ...re]]: first for ''[[w:The Little Prince (1974 film)|The Little Prince]]'' (1974), a nomination shared with [[w:Alan Jay Lerner|Alan Jay Lerner]], [[w:Frede ...e began writing arrangements for pay<ref name=":5" /> and made a recording debut with the tracks "Waiting for Sally" and "Love in Bloom".<ref name=":6" /> S
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  • ...ment]],<ref name=ODNB /> Le Mesurier returned to acting and made his radio debut on the [[BBC Home Service]] in a March 1947 broadcast of ''Escape or Die''. | {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|September|25}}
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  • ...eference to his extensive involvement in each of [[the Beatles]]' original albums.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/1218833 ..."The Beatles Anthology" DVD 2003 (Special Features—Compiling The Anthology Albums—0:10:24) George Martin talking about how strange it was to listen to hims
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  • After the Second World War, Hill worked as a performer on radio, making his debut on ''[[Variety Bandbox]]'' on 5 October 1947.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--S ...mes Television]] shows (1969–1973), called ''[[The Best of Benny Hill]]'' (1974), was a theatrically released compilation of ''[[The Benny Hill Show|Benny
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  • Fifteen months before the [[BBC]] visited the set in May 1974,{{sfn|Palin|2006|p=174}} the [[Monty Python]] troupe assembled the first ve ...tors contributed the entire original budget of £175,350 (about $410,000 in 1974). He added that this group also received a percentage of the proceeds from
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  • ...o'' at the top of the bill.<ref name="Guard1"/> He had made his television debut in 1939 as a child, singing and dancing on BBC talent show ''Come and Be Te | 1974 || ''Bruce Forsyth Meets Lulu''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.
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  • Terry-Thomas made his film debut as an extra in the 1933 film, ''[[The Private Life of Henry VIII]]'', which | {{sort|1974.1|1974}}
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  • ...ich toured Britain and the Far East. After the war, Sellers made his radio debut in ''ShowTime'', and eventually became a regular performer on various [[w:B ...1948, and was subsequently auditioned. As a result, he made his television debut on 18 March 1948 in ''New To You''. His act, largely based on impressions,
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  • ...at age 26 when, in September 1954, he made his professional show-business debut as Professor Yaffle Chucklebutty, Operatic Tenor and Sausage Knotter at the ...s biggest selling single by a solo artist,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
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  • ...r Eric L’Epine Smith. He suggested Dors for what became the actor's screen debut in the [[film noir|noir]] film ''[[Code of Scotland Yard|The Shop at Sly Co ...73); ''[[From Beyond the Grave]]'' (1973); and ''[[Craze (film)|Craze]]'' (1974).<ref>{{cite news|title=Britain's Diana Dors; called 'blond bombshell'|date
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  • ...Tom Walls]].<ref>Holloway and Richards, p. 61</ref> Holloway made his film debut in a 1921 silent comedy called ''The Rotters''.<ref name=epm>[http://www.ox ...is final film was ''[[Journey into Fear (1975 film)|Journey into Fear]]'' (1974).<ref name=BFI>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114073631/http://ftvdb.bfi
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  • ...thing larger in scope and influence, including touring stage shows, films, albums, books and musicals. The Pythons' influence on comedy has been compared to Broadcast by the BBC between 1969 and 1974, ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' was conceived, written and performed by i
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  • ...| page=141 | title=Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974–1984 | first=Vincent | last=Terrace | publisher=VNR AG | year=1985 | isbn ...first episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' was recorded as a pilot on 24 December 1974, the rest of the series being recorded later in 1975. It was then originall
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