...e [[w:Order of St. Gregory the Great|Order of St. Gregory the Great]])<ref>British Theatrelog volume 1 issue 8, TQ Publications, 1978, pg 14</ref> for his cha ...long [[w:rhotacism (speech impediment)|rhotacism]] he became well known in British television, especially prominent from 1975 until his death in 1987.

...ez]]''' (6 August 1923{{spaced ndash}}27 October 2007) was a South African-British film, stage and television actress and writer. ...Very Merry Widow&nbsp;— and How!'') Lister also appeared on various other British TV series such as ''[[Danger Man]]'' and ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The A

| nationality = British ...0)<br />''[[For the Love of Ada]]'' (1970–1971)<br />''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]'' (1971–1976)<br />''[[Love Thy Neighbour (

...na]]'' (''[[Play for Today|Play for Today]]'', 1971) for which she won a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA award]]. She provided the character voice f She was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' in 1972 when she was surprised by [[Eamonn

...t; La Rue later adopted the song as his theme tune.<ref>{{cite book |title=British Hit Singles |last=Rice |first=Tim |author2=Jo Rice |author3=Paul Gambaccini He was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in the 2002 [[Elizabeth II|Queen]]'s [[Orders, decorations, an

...nd Buckinghamshire Light Infantry]]<ref name="Telegraph"/> and served in [[British Burma|Burma]] at the [[Rangoon]] radio station during the [[World War II|Se ...re]], [[Lichfield]], [[Staffordshire]] for two years and appeared in early British television plays.

He was raised as a devout [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] and attended [[Sacred Heart Church, Blackpool|Sacred Heart Churc ...terranean]] with [[Ralph Reader|Ralph Reader's Gang Show]], performing for British troops in various countries along with [[Tony Hancock]] and [[Norrie Paramo

...himself dismissed, this time after suggesting on air that Mary Peyton, the British [[Secretary of State for Transport|Transport Minister]]'s wife, had bribed ...3/04/10/snot-rap-kenny-everett/ |title=Snot Rap – Kenny Everett |publisher=British Chart Singles |date=2013-04-10 |access-date=2017-06-02 }}{{Dead link|date=F

...changed his name to [[George Formby]]; Formby Jr went on to become the top British male star in box office takings between 1937 and 1943. ...after their marriage, Eliza persuaded Formby to join the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]], which helped her parents overcome their initial distrust

...}}</ref> and on 16 June 2007 he was made a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] for services to entertainment.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/story/0 ...ive-date=10 April 2011 }}</ref> a growing awareness and appreciation among British audiences for Edna emerged and Humphries devised a stage show titled ''Edna

...that year. Later that decade, he created what has been cited as "the first British comedy LP created in a recording studio" with [[Peter Sellers]] - ''[[The B ...ref>{{Pop Chronicles|45}}</ref> As "Love Me Do" peaked at number 17 in the British charts, on 26 November 1962 Martin recorded "[[Please Please Me (song)|Plea

...nt on her lodgings, by posing for the London Camera Club for one [[Guinea (British coin)|guinea]] (£1, 1s in "old money", £1.05 in "new") an hour. Signed to ...Lean.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27894613|title=British Film News|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|issue=34,204|date=7 Augus

...36}}}} The film followed a revue format, and Jo Botting, writing for the [[British Film Institute]], describes it as having a "wafer-thin plot" that is "almos ...–74}} The popularity of his performances meant that in 1937 he was the top British male star in box office takings, a position he held every subsequent year u