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  • '''Frederick John Inman''' (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor and singer best known for his role as [[Mr. Humphries]] in ''[[Are Yo ...pointed".<ref name="TV Week">Shann, Rosalie. "His Biggest Fans are Adoring Women", ''[[TV Week]]'', 27 January 1980, p. 13.</ref>
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  • ...ves''' (adopted in honour of [[Max Miller (comedian)|Max Miller]]), was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own telev Bygraves married [[Women's Auxiliary Air Force|WAAF]] sergeant Gladys "Blossom" Murray in 1942. The
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  • ...ies into film acting, generally playing supporting roles. She often played women of easy virtue—for example in ''[[The Fallen Idol (film)|The Fallen Idol] * ''[[Women of Twilight]]'' (1952) - Olga
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  • | language = English ...llmarks. Critics accused the show of [[sexism]] and [[objectification]] of women, but Hill argued that the female characters kept their dignity while the me
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  • ...3|work=[[BBC News]]|date=12 June 2004}}</ref> born 17 February 1929) is an English actress, singer and broadcaster. For her role as [[Hyacinth Bucket]] in the ...3|access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref> She gained a degree with honours in English Language and Literature.<ref name="CatholicHerald"/> She was involved in th
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  • '''Alan George Heywood Melly''' (17 August 1926 – 5 July 2007) was an English [[jazz]] and [[blues]] singer, critic, writer and lecturer. From 1965 to 19 * "Masculine Women, Feminine Men" b/w "It's The Bluest Kind of Blues" (PRT Records 7P 318) (19
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  • ...NK--> US<!--Do not change to "U.S.", as this article is written in British English.--> ...in [[Central London]], the daughter of Irish actress [[Moyna Macgill]] and English politician [[Edgar Lansbury (politician)|Edgar Lansbury]]. To escape [[the
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  • ...oharp]], in addition to singing. He played the didgeridoo on two albums by English pop singer [[Kate Bush]], entitled ''[[The Dreaming (album)|The Dreaming]]' ...practice]]. During his time hosting the series, he adopted an abandoned [[English Bull Terrier]] from the practice named "Dolly".<ref name="Time">{{cite web|
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  • ...inals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English [[stand-up comedy|comedian]], singer and occasional actor. He was described Dodd's relationships with women lasted for decades; Dodd's biographer Stephen Griffin wrote: "As ever, desp
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