...ne 1942) was a British [[comedian]] who specialised in [[parody|parodies]] of dramatic [[monologue]]s and was [[bill matter|billed as]] "Almost a Gentlem ...as awarded the [[Distinguished Conduct Medal]], the [[Military Medal]] and the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Croix de Guerre]].<ref name="ODNB"/><ref name=baker>R

| awards = [[w:Military Cross|Military Cross]] ...d Hertfordshire Regiment]] and was awarded the [[w:Military Cross|Military Cross]] for his actions during [[w:Operation Market Garden|Operation Market Garde

| birth_place = [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], East Riding of Yorkshire, England ...st remembered for directing the ''[[Doctor (film series)|Doctor]]'' series of films.

| honorific_suffix = [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]] | resting_place = The Parish Church of St. Andrew and St. Mary the Virgin, [[Fletching, East Sussex|Fletching]], [[East Sussex|East Sussex]],

...author, and television presenter. He was most prominently associated with the [[BBC]] during a career which lasted from 1946 until his death in January 1 ...litary colleagues, Captain Marcus Scully, who became his stepfather. After the marriage ended in divorce, she reverted to her original married name.

...ll ambassador|goodwill ambassador]] for [[UNICEF|UNICEF]] and president of the [[World Federalist Movement|World Federalist Movement]]. ...a]], composer of the music for ''[[Quo Vadis (1951 film)|Quo Vadis]]'' and of numerous concert works, dedicated his String Quartet No. 1, Op. 22 (1950) t

| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] ...s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[w:Alan Bennett|Alan