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  • {{Short description|British author and historian}} ...[John Le Mesurier]], [[Woody Allen]] and [[Terry-Thomas]], and books about British television comedy such as ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[Yes, Minister]]'', ''[[On
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  • ...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. ...|p=3}}{{efn|Details—including dates—for Formby's activities are scant: his biographers, Sue Smart and Richard Bothway Howard, write that "little is known about th
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  • ...d the hugely successful [[The Pink Panther|Pink Panther]] film series with British actor [[Peter Sellers]]. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedi ...working in the American commercial cinema at the present time". Edwards's biographers, [[William Luhr]] and Peter Lehman,<ref>Luhr, William, and Lehman, Peter. '
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  • {{Short description|Irish-British-American actress and singer (1925–2022)}} ...S:OVERLINK--> US<!--Do not change to "U.S.", as this article is written in British English.-->
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  • ...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
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  • ...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
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