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...niversity of Liverpool|University of Liverpool]].<ref>''Leonard Rossiter'' by Robert Tanitch; {{ISBN|0-947728-19-8}}</ref> Instead, he did his [[w:Conscr ...1959 to 1961, a time he described as "the bedrock of his career", followed by other stage work, in, among other plays, ''The Strange Case of Martin Richt

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...other acting work. In 1968 he took on his role in ''Dad's Army'', written by [[Jimmy Perry]] and [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]]. The profile ...o join the [[w:Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|Merchant Navy]] was thwarted by his poor eyesight.{{sfnp|Lord|2002|p=17}} His first job after leaving schoo

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...to something larger in scope and influence, including touring stage shows, films, albums, books and musicals. The Pythons' influence on comedy has been comp ...s of television comedy. Following their television work, they began making films, including ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' (1975), ''[[Monty Python

...e]] and [[w:black comedy|black humour]] were major features of many of his films, and his performances had a strong influence on a number of later comedians Sellers was two weeks old when he was carried on stage by [[Dick Henderson]], the headline act at the [[w:Kings Theatre, Southsea|Kin