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  • | birth_place = [[w:South Kensington|South Kensington]], [[w:London|London]], England Born in [[South Kensington]], London, and educated at [[Stonyhurst College]], McGee hoped to become a
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  • ...et fellow actor [[Kenneth More]] on the set of ''[[Some People (film)|Some People]]'' in [[Bristol]] in 1962. After starting an affair, More divorced his wif | ''[[Some People (film)|Some People]]''
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  • ...Hy Hazell|work=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Hy-Hazell|title=Hy Hazell Theatre Credits|accessdate=18 October 2016|publis ...Charlie Girl|Charlie Girl]]'' at the [[w:Adelphi Theatre|Adelphi Theatre]] from 1965 ; and as Mrs Peachum in a notable ''[[w:Beggar's Opera|Beggar's Opera]
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  • ...UK<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Crichton|work=People.theiapolis|url=http://people.theiapolis.com/director-20NN/charles-crichton/|access-date=16 December 2015 | death_place = [[w:South Kensington|South Kensington]], London, England, UK
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  • ...sion sitcoms ''[[Fresh Fields]]'' in the 1980s and ''[[May to December]]'' from 1989 to 1994. He also had a long career both on stage and in film. His stage roles ranged from contemporary comedy and satirical farce to Restoration comedy, [[Henrik Ibs
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  • ...7). After briefly serving with the [[Royal Flying Corps]], he was released from active service by the British government to help run a concert party called ...y]]'' in 1955. Henson's film career was intermittent, and he made 14 films from 1916 to 1956. The most notable of these was ''[[Tons of Money (1924 film)|T
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  • ...><ref>{{cite news |title=Percival to pay £5,200 |quote=The court increased from £18,331 to £25,531 damages awarded to Mrs. Jillian Young, aged 31, for th *''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) – Lionel
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  • ...ck's Half Hour]]'', first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with
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  • ...is copy for Sweden and Finland), back side of its cover states (translated from Swedish; "The best sketches 1971–1986 with Dave Allen" (a combination of ...son of an Irish father and English mother.<ref name="GOC">{{cite AV media|people=Robin Brown (Director)|date=19 April 2013|title=Dave Allen: God's Own Comed
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  • ...haracter Charlie Quick, in the slapstick children's TV series ''Grandad'', from 1979 to 1984. ...of [[w:Algarve|Algarve]], on 6 November 2012 as a result of complications from an operation that had taken place earlier that week.
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  • ...ng with Derek Taverner, for which Perry received an [[Ivor Novello Award]] from the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] in 1971.<ref> ...ember 2013|access-date=20 September 2013}}</ref> whose shop was in [[South Kensington]], London. He was a founder of the [[British Antique Dealers' Association]]
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  • ...rs to it as ''the Goon Show'' (or that ''Goon Show'') but never as ''Crazy People'' (which quite frankly could be applied to almost any comedy show).’ ...e show would be pre-empted on Tuesday 26 February to make way for speeches from the ''Pilgrims’ Dinner''. The Stargazers were also announced as appearing
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  • ...Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' (1963) and ''[[How to Murder Your Wife]]'' (1965). From the mid-1960s on he also frequently starred in European films, in roles suc ...and, shortly before his death, was living in poverty, existing on charity from the Actors' Benevolent Fund. A charity gala was held in his honour, which r
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  • * United States (from 1951) * Ireland (from {{Circa|1970}})
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  • | birth_name = Josephine Edwina Jaques <!-- only use if different from name --> ...m)|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles i
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