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  • | birth_name = Francis Frederick Worsley <!-- only use if different from name --> ...n for producing the radio comedy series ''[[It's That Man Again]]'' (ITMA) from 1939 to 1949. As a young man, he was briefly a first-class cricketer.
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  • | birth_place = [[w:Brighton|Brighton]], [[w:Sussex|Sussex]], England [[Category:People from Brighton]]
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  • | birth_place = [[Brighton|Brighton]], Sussex, England '''Derek Francis''' (7 November 1923 in [[Brighton|Brighton]] – 27 March 1984 in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], London) was an Engl
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  • | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> .../#/tom-mennard/4516970295 Tom Mennard] on Harry Worth site</ref> Whilst in Brighton he became involved in an amateur revue company where his performances attra
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  • ...'Navy Mixture''. Paddie met the actor [[Alfred Marks]] while performing in Brighton, and they were married in 1952. They had two children. Also a writer of com [[Category:People from Leominster]]
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  • | birth_place = [[w:Brighton]], [[w:Sussex]], England Emberg was born in [[Brighton]] and grew up wanting to be an entertainer. Her professional debut was in w
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  • | death_place = [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]], England | resting_place = Woodvale Crematorium, Brighton, East Sussex, England
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  • | death_place = [[Brighton]], East Sussex, England ...stories himself, his first professional engagement. He continued to write from the timber yard, his short stories, poems, manuscripts sometimes being acce
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  • ...ecil's innocent but naive business partner. One of their wedding presents, from an unknown source, is a mouthy [[South American]] [[parrot]], which appears ...Carry On]]' films. Never mind, there are some priceless cameo performances from the supporting cast, including [[Robertson Hare]] as a dithering doctor, [[
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  • ...eg Connelly) had universal themes such as friendship, which, again, helped people relate to the subject matter. The music was usually melodic, following a bi [[Category:People from Brighton]]
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  • ...eadly Females'' (1976).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f0944d0|title=Bernard Holley|website=BFI}}</ref> ...theatres across the UK, including [[Redgrave Theatre, Farnham|Farnham]], [[Brighton]], [[Manchester]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Derby]] and [[Norwich]]. One of his las
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  • ...unless the exact date is already widely published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. For people who have died, use . --> :Come where the heat from the sun's burning rays<br>Gets you so gaga you tear off your stays!<br>I'm
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  • |caption = At the Floral Pavilion Theatre, [[New Brighton, Merseyside]] .... A joke&nbsp;– about the [[Second World War]] reminiscences of a [[Polish people|Polish]] pilot who flew in the [[Royal Air Force]]&nbsp;– made play on th
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  • ...ish people|English]] actor who made his name in television and film comedy from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was best known for appearances in ''[[Hancock's ...ed.<ref name=guardian/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b73ba5836|title=Lord Tramp (1977)|website=BFI}}</ref> The ''[[Comedy Pl
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  • ...of South Africa|South Africa]], Warner was educated at [[Brighton College|Brighton College]] after his family returned to [[UK|Britain]] in 1929.<ref name=gua ...e]]'' (1988).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba5ae9e43|title=John Warner|website=BFI}}</ref>
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  • ...a summons from the council, ordering him to remove a public health hazard from his land. The health hazard turns out to be barrels containing an unknown y ...bottled mineral water instead. The water receives a certificate of purity from Myles' committee, giving Del permission to sell it.
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  • | death_place = [[Brighton and Hove]], East Sussex, England | resting_place = Woodvale Cemetery and Crematorium, [[Brighton]], East Sussex, England
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  • ..., 21 August 1986.</ref> She found her milieu in revue, in which she played from the 1930s to the 1950s, co-starring several times with the English actress ...920s. One of her more important roles was in ''[[Brighton Rock (1947 film)|Brighton Rock]]'' (1947), in which she played Ida, one of the main characters, whose
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  • | caption = BBC promo from 1955 ...420.stm |date=13 April 2001 |access-date=7 November 2010}}</ref> His aunt, from whom he took his stage surname, was [[w:Broadway theatre|Broadway]] perform
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  • |death_place= [[Brighton]], [[Sussex]], England ...s as host of the [[BBC Radio|BBC Radio]] show ''[[Have A Go]]'', which ran from 1946 to 1967 and launched such catchphrases as "How do, how are yer?", "Are
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