| birth_place = [[w:Kingston upon Thames|Kingston upon Thames]], Surrey, England ...o]] series ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'', which he hosted from its inception in 1942 until his death.

...producer for films and theatre, and [[film director]]. He initially worked in [[silent films]] and [[Edwardian musical comedy]] and became a popular [[mu ...uring [[World War I]]. After the war, he returned to the West End, playing in ''[[Kissing Time]]'' (1919) and a series of musical comedies and farces thr

...le (Oliver Twist)|Bumble]] in ''[[Oliver! (film)|Oliver!]]'' (1968) – and, in his later years, was a presenter of television shows incorporating [[hymn|h ...ttended [[Dynevor School, Swansea|Dynevor School]], a state grammar school in central Swansea.

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...aval Intelligence Division]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. In his early career, he worked as a stage comedian, which included performing