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  • | released = 30 March 1962 ...oduced by [[Amicus Productions]], a company known predominantly for horror films. It was director [[Richard Lester]]'s first feature film.<ref>{{cite book |
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  • {{Short description|English comedy actor (1930–1979)}} | occupation = Comedy actor
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  • ...w bars of music deliberately badly, interspersed with jokes and legitimate musical numbers. He made his first appearance on [[ABC Radio and Regional Content|A ...the ABC. In 1954, he starred in ''[[And So to Bentley]]'', a sketch-format comedy show for the BBC, co-starring [[Peter Sellers]]. The show only lasted for o
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  • ...eo McKern]], and [[Herbert Lom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b09f6da|title=Mr. Topaze (1961)|publisher=}}</ref> His son ...eb/20140905001006/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/your-favourite-british-films/107929-mr-topaze.html|archive-date=5 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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  • {{Short description|American-British comedy writer and lyricist}} ...ndash; 18 April 2007) was a Grammy-nominated, Tony-nominated American-born comedy writer and lyricist working chiefly in Britain.
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  • ...s an English actress and [[screenwriter|screenwriter]], best known for her comedy roles. ...True|Trottie True]]''.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3eedd1|title=Dilys Laye|website=BFI}}</ref>
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  • ...at [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] and London. In 1969–70, he appeared in [[Mame (musical)|''Mame'']] at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], starring [[Ginger Rogers] |1962|| ''[[Some Like It Cool]]'' || Mike Hall ||
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  • | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1961|09|26|UK|=|1962|01|07|US|}} '''''Murder She said''''' is a 1961 comedy/murder [[mystery film]] directed by [[George Pollock (director)|George Poll
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  • ...g/details/catalogofcopyrig323libr |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries 1937 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 32 Pt 3 For the Year 1937 |date=1937 |publisher ...e: An Historic Musical First|Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First]]'' (1962)<ref name="standards" />
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  • ...for his roles in ''[[The Army Game]]'', the [[Carry On films|''Carry On'' films]] and [[w:the Beatles|the Beatles]]' film ''[[w:A Hard Day's Night (film)|A ...rsked!]]'', again as 'Cupcake'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b|title=I only Arsked! (1959)|website=BFI}}</ref>
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  • '''''The Bobo''''' is a 1967 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Robert Parrish]] and starring [[Peter Sellers]] and [[ ...in 'King's Mare,' a Comedy. By Sam Zolotow. ''The New York Times'' 23 May 1962: 38.</ref> but the play never materialised.
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  • ...21/01/63]</ref> is a 1963 British [[Kitchen sink realism|kitchen sink]] [[comedy]] film.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090120034937/http://ftvdb.bfi.or The film is loosely based on the stage musical [[Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be|Fings Ain't Wot They Used To Be]], written
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  • | occupation = Comedy actor == Television, films and theatre ==
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  • ...his work for [[w:Hammer Film Productions|Hammer]], for whom he directed 14 films, and [[w:science fiction film]|]s. He enjoyed a long career in the film ind ...n]]'' (1936); ''[[O-Kay for Sound]]'' (1937) for Varnel with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)|The Crazy Gang]]; ''[[Alf's Button Afloat]]'' (1938) with Flanagan a
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  • | occupation = {{hlist | Comedy actor | singer}} ...995|access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] comedy actor and singer. He started his career in stage roles, and developed a tel
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  • | spouse = {{marriage|[[w:Malcolm Sircom|Malcolm Sircom]]|1962|1967|reason=div}} ...s best remembered for her roles in the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]] series, as Betty Lewis in the [[w:ITV Thames|ITV Thames]] sitcom ''[[Bles
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  • ....uk |access-date=2014-04-14}}</ref> He is probably best remembered for his comedy film roles such as in ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' and ''[[Carlton-Browne of the ...scort]]'' by [[Patrick Hastings]] and the 1949 musical ''[[Her Excellency (musical)|Her Excellency]]'' at the [[London Hippodrome]].
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  • | spouse = {{Marriage|James Wilson Muggoch|1962|1975}} ...he Horne]]''. Marsden also appeared in two [[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On films]], ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961) and ''[[Carry On Camping]]'' (1969).
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  • ...ritish actor, director, screenwriter and singer, specializing primarily in comedy productions, and often working alongside his wife (Dame) [[Cicely Courtneid ...ts|Cambridge Footlights]]. He was one of the earliest famous alumni of the comedy club.
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  • '''''Privilege''''' is a 1967 British [[comedy-drama]] [[musical film|music]] [[science fiction film]] directed by [[Peter Watkins]] and pro The film was greatly influenced by the award-winning 1962 [[Wolf Koenig]]/[[Roman Kroitor]] [[National Film Board of Canada]] documen
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