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- ...of the comic performers of her time, including [[Frankie Howerd]], [[Benny Hill]] and [[Bill Fraser]], the last of whom she married in 1981; he died in 198 ...ars and was President of the Harlequins Theatre Club of [[w:Mill Hill|Mill Hill]], where she directed several shows along with fellow ''Dad's Army'' actor5 KB (704 words) - 00:26, 5 February 2023
- | education = [[Mill Hill School|Mill Hill School]], London ...access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref> He was educated at [[Mill Hill School|Mill Hill School]], and began his career in 1931 on the ''[[Richmond and Twickenham T17 KB (2,516 words) - 15:33, 24 August 2024
- ...nchester]]. Her father William Brown Carson, who was Scottish, ran a flour mill and her mother, Mary Clarke (Tordoff) was an amateur singer. As a child, sh ...aser back in the 1920s. "I was never anyone's aunt," Carson exclaimed when Hill produced a BBC Radio programme about her in 1981. She worked with the [[Cou10 KB (1,464 words) - 13:10, 5 December 2022
- ...The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba83b56de|title=Fred Griffiths|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=h * ''[[So Well Remembered]]'' (1947) – Mill Worker (uncredited)8 KB (1,096 words) - 22:14, 18 March 2023
- | birth_place = [[w:Mill Hill|Mill Hill]], [[w:London Borough of Barnet|Barnet]], England ...vision|science-fiction television]] series ''[[w:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'' from 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role in 1972–1973, 1983 and 1985.47 KB (6,913 words) - 23:34, 2 January 2023
- For many years towards the end of his life, he lived in [[Mill Hill]], London NW7. ...ent.co.uk/news/obituaries/graham-crowden-character-actor-whose-work-ranged-from-king-lear-to-the-sitcom-waiting-for-god-2116285.html Obituary in ''The Inde13 KB (1,869 words) - 16:57, 10 April 2023
- ...BC]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'', a role which received positive reviews from critics and ''EastEnders'' crew and cast members. Furthermore, she appeared Before the [[Japanese people|Japanese]] occupation, which led to the [[Battle of Singapore]] during [[Wo25 KB (3,560 words) - 17:02, 13 April 2023
- ...rapnel shell|shrapnel]] from a German shell), he was honourably discharged from the service with a pension. ...a, London|Chelsea]] in 1941, and they had a son named James. On his return from the war, he reinvented himself with stronger [[Scotland|Scottish]] roots, d19 KB (2,878 words) - 22:58, 10 September 2024
- ...ought therefore to be treated as an alien."], '' 'Our Gracie' risked fall from grace over wartime marriage to Italian'', 21 Dec, 2021</ref> ...BE)]] in 1979.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/451952/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Fields, Gracie (1898-1979) Bio38 KB (5,709 words) - 19:29, 24 August 2024
- ...= Those Magnificent Men<br/>in their Flying Machines;<br/>Or, How I Flew from London to Paris<br/>in 25 Hours 11 Minutes ...b83cf5f|title=Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)|work=BFI Film Forever|access-48 KB (7,067 words) - 22:57, 13 March 2023
- ...hildhood as "a happy time, marred by no ructions or family tensions, apart from the occasional wet sock."<ref>{{harvnb|McCabe|2005|p=14}}</ref> As a child, ...t to be a great straight actor",<ref name=C39/> but noted: "I want to make people laugh. Never mind about ''[[Hamlet]]''. Forget ''[[Richard the Second]]''.70 KB (10,654 words) - 16:58, 14 December 2022
- ...mbe]] and [[Ernie Wise]] are generally considered to be their best output; From series two, all were written by [[Eddie Braben]] (save for the 1972 and 197 From 2 September 1968 until 19 September 1971, ''The Morecambe and Wise Show'' a75 KB (10,034 words) - 15:52, 25 August 2024
- ...978 until his death in 1995, Cook no longer collaborated with Moore, apart from a few cameo appearances but continued to be a regular performer in British ...ite news |title=Peter Cook the funniest |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/People/Peter-Cook-the-funniest/2005/01/03/1104601276619.html |work=The Age |locati49 KB (7,334 words) - 16:20, 25 August 2024
- ...''''Brilliant''''' in the US, is a [[BBC]] comedy [[sketch show]] that ran from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. The show's central performers ...chphrase]]s, its fast-paced "[[blackout gag|blackout]]" style set it apart from traditional sketch series because of the number and relative brevity of its54 KB (8,257 words) - 13:46, 25 August 2024
- * United States (from 1951) * Ireland (from {{Circa|1970}})110 KB (15,399 words) - 15:48, 25 January 2023