• Stan Boardman
  ...d the German bombs, his elder brother Tommy was killed in a bombing raid.{{r|Devine}} ....]] He signed for [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] as a teenager.{{r|BBC2}}
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• Peter Gordeno
  '''Peter Gordeno''' (20 June 1939 – 18 October 2008) was a British dancer, recording artist, cabaret singer, choreographer, and occasi ...". He also appeared in the films ''[[Secrets of a Windmill Girl|Secrets of a Windmill Girl]]'' (1966), ''[[The Touchables (film)|The Touchables]]'' (196
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• R. E. Dearing
  | name = R. E. Dearing '''Robert Dearing''', usually credited as '''R. E. Dearing''' (1893 - February 1968, Hillingdon), was an English [[film ed
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• Derrick Branche
  ...= Branche (L), [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]] (R) '''Derrick Branche''' (born 1947) is a British actor, best known for his role in the film ''[[My Beautiful Laundre
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• Fred Emney
  .../ref> the son of Blanche ({{nee}} Round) and [[Fred Emney Sr|Fred Emney]], a [[music hall|music hall]] entertainer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxford ...ey'' an extended play released on UK Decca (DFE 6554) in 1958</ref> He had a short spell as straight man to puppets [[Pinky and Perky|Pinky and Perky]].
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• Let the People Sing (film)
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• Norman Hudis
  | alt = A middle-aged man sat at a typewriter ...et him noticed by [[w:Pinewood Studios|Pinewood Studios]], who offered him a job as trainee screenwriter. During the two years he spent there he failed
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• Give Us the Moon
  | editing = [[w:R. E. Dearing|R. E. Dearing]] '''''Give Us the Moon''''' is a 1944 British [[w:comedy film|comedy film]] directed and written by [[Val Gu
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• Ken Sedd
  | caption = [[Benny Hill]] (l), Kenn Sedd (r) ...op.de/whoshow18.html Who's Who of The Benny Hill Show]</ref> Sedd was also a professional stuntman, performing stunts for [[Benny Hill]] over the course
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• Jeannie Carson
  ...carson.html|archive-date=6 October 2007}}</ref> singer and dancer. She has a star on the [[w:Hollywood Walk of Fame|Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. ...of 1960, also under the title ''The Jeannie Carson Show''. She appeared as a guest panelist on the February 24, 1957 telecast of ''[[What's My Line?]]''
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• Mario Zampi
  ...r (1956 film)|Now and Forever]] with [[Bryan Forbes]] (L) and Vernon Gray (R) ...c|title=Mario Zampi|work=BFI}}</ref> A co-founder of [[Two Cities Films]], a British production company, he is most closely associated with British come
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• Flanagan and Allen
  ...tion=Third|isbn=1-85227-937-0|page=140/1}}</ref> They were first paired in a [[Florrie Forde|Florrie Forde]] revue, and were booked by [[Val Parnell]] t ...omedy and music in their act; this led to a successful recording career as a duo and roles in film and television.<ref name="Larkin50"/> Just prior to a
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• Bob Danvers-Walker
  ...k "Bob" Danvers-Walker''' (11 October 1906{{spaced ndash}}17 May 1990) was a British radio and [[w:newsreel|newsreel]] announcer best known as the offsc ...irst=Jeffrey |last=Gantz |date=15 June 2000 |title=Kenneth Branagh gets an A-plus for his Labour's |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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• Diana Darvey
  ...iana Darvey''', was a British [[actress]], [[singing|singer]] and [[dance]]r, best known for her appearances on ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''. ...]], she adopted the surname "Davey" from her mother's second husband (the "r" was added years later).
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• Antony Jay
  ...A long reign and a lost republic|url=http://inside.org.au/a-long-reign-and-a-lost-republic/|access-date=15 August 2013|newspaper=Inside Story|date=19 Ap ...I]] called ''Elizabeth R'',<ref name=istory/> after which he was appointed a Commander of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] for personal services to the Roy
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• Percy (1971 film)
  '''''Percy''''' is a 1971 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Ralph Thomas]] starring [[Hywel ...s a [[Percy (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] by [[The Kinks]]. It was followed by a 1974 sequel, ''[[Percy's Progress]]''.
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• Terence Frisby
  ...own as the author of the play ''[[There's a Girl in My Soup (play)|There's a Girl in My Soup]]''. ...he 1960s.<ref>Here's A House: A Celebration of Play School, Volume 1, Paul R Jackson, 2010</ref>
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• Eunice Black
  Black started out at the [[Unity Theatre, London]], before becoming a qualified teacher of English and Drama. She taught both through the [[Secon ...https://web.archive.org/web/20200714211640/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8660f7af|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2020|title=No Smoke with
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• ISIRTA episodes and songs
  '''ISIRTA episodes and songs''': a list of episodes and sketches from the comedy radio series ''[[I'm Sorry, I * "Baby Samba" and "Rock With A Policeman".
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• Lance Percival
  ...riting|advertising copywriter]], writing jingles for radio. He also formed a calypso group as "Lord Lance" which toured the US and Canada.<ref name=guar ....s]]'' (1963) and another in ''[[The Yellow Rolls-Royce]]'' (1964). He had a major role, and second billing, in the comedy musical ''[[It's All Over Tow
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