'''Stanley Baxter''' (born 24 May 1926) is a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a [[w ...d for the stage by his mother. He began his career as a child actor in the Scottish edition of the BBC's ''[[w:Children's Hour|Children's Hour]]''. He develope

| spouse = {{marriage|Pamela Gay-Rees|1 May 1988}} ...play initially caused some controversy, with Smith proposing to flout the Scottish ban on smoking in public places, but the scene was quickly adapted after ga

...iewed for the BBC ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' programme by Robin Gay, a thinly-disguised parody of the broadcaster [[Robin Day|Robin Day]]. In " Actors who appeared in episodes of the series include [[Clive Dunn]], [[Pat Coombs

In the 1940s, Desmonde was briefly a straight man for Scottish comedian [[Dave Willis (comedian)|Dave Willis]] and in 1942 he was invited * ''The Gay Musical Show'' at the [[London Palladium]] and then the [[Prince of Wales T

...], [[sex worker]]s, and the [[Sexuality and gender identity-based cultures|gay subculture]]. There is some debate about its origins,<ref>{{cite web|author ...nown words.<ref>Baker, Paul (2002) Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang. London: Continuum {{ISBN|0-8264-5961-7}}</ref> According to a [[Chan

...who was born in Saint Petersburg, of mostly German, but also Estonian and Scottish (Sanders wrote of his mother's descent from "the Thomas Clayhills of Dundee ...hich his first scene showed him dressed in drag and playing the piano in a gay bar in San Francisco. In 1969, he announced he was leaving show business.<r

...oard]]s rather than [[chalkboard|blackboard]]s. Many people, including the actors, attempted to think of alternatives, but instead reverted to "Chalk".<ref n ...main cast would be locked in the staff room to avoid paying for any guest actors.<ref name="staffmeeting-comm"/> To reduce expenditure further, crew members

...efusing to employ his co-star [[Dennis Price]] on the grounds that "he was gay", a decision Pertwee made clear that he thought "was ridiculous". Shortly a Pertwee's final film role was in a short film entitled ''Cloud Cuckoo'' for Scottish Screen, released on 18 June 1994. His last formal television appearance was

...was art editor of ''[[The Times]]''. Margaret Niven was [[Scottish people|Scottish]], from [[Glasgow]], and was a former actress. ...''Victim'' was the first British film to portray the humiliation to which gay people were exposed via discriminatory law and as a victimised minority; it

...t [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Tony Award]] and becoming a [[gay icon]]. ...y=1999|2p=21}} Facing financial difficulty, her mother became engaged to a Scottish colonel, Leckie Forbes, and moved into his house in [[Hampstead]]. Lansbury

.../100britishfilms/ |access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref> A 2017 poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers, and critics for ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Tim ...uickly disappointed after meeting the snobbish Hamish, Carrie's much older Scottish fiancé. During the reception, Charles experiences further humiliation from

...s a hit with what Bret describes as Formby's "surprisingly large, closeted gay following".{{sfn|Bret|1999|p=130}} The reviewer for ''[[The Guardian|The Ma ...was well received everywhere except in Scotland, where Formby's attempted Scottish accent is thought to have put people off. For Christmas 1956 he appeared in

...around the lives of the camp's entertainers, most of whom were struggling actors and has-beens.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk The other main characters in the show are out-of-work actors, actresses and entertainers at the tail end of their careers. These include