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...e'' Wright), Thomas's [[English people|English]] wife from [[Crediton]], [[Devon]].<ref name="exmem" /><ref>GRO Register of Marriages: Dec 1919 11a 1538 Pon ...to which he answered, "Well yes, my father's Welsh... and my mother's from Devon. Actually I was in Caerphilly and left here when I was about a year old, I

...heir Aunt Betty, who was looking after them, were killed by a bomb dropped from a [[Germany|German]] [[Zeppelin]] which also destroyed their house.<ref nam ...Jack in ''[[Mother Goose]]'' with a travelling [[pantomime]] company in [[Devon]] and [[Cornwall]] featuring [[Pantomime dame|George Lacey]]. In 1925 he wa

...in ''Dad's Army'', which he played in both the original television series from 1968 to 1977, and the radio adaptations, as well as the radio sequel ''[[It ...73). His appearance in ''[[Carry On at Your Convenience]]'' (1971) was cut from the final film. His other film appearances include ''[[The Magnificent Sev

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From 1958, Corbett began to appear regularly in films, coming to public attentio ...released in 1974 on the Torquay, Devon-based RA record label with support from seventies folk band 'Faraway Folk': RALP 6022. Including the album, he rele

| birth_place = [[Torquay]], [[Devon]], England ...978 until his death in 1995, Cook no longer collaborated with Moore, apart from a few cameo appearances but continued to be a regular performer in British

...r=Oxford University Press|isbn=0-19-861388-1|pages=215–216}}</ref> He came from humble beginnings and left school at the age of twelve. At the outbreak of Demobilised from the army, Miller found work to be in short supply, and he had lost his moth

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...Tabernacle, Tottenham Court Road|Whitefield's Tabernacle]] from 1903 and, from 1910, chairman of the [[Congregational Union of England and Wales]]. Betwee ...8–9}}<ref name="LP: Silvester death" /><ref name="D Tel: jolly old eek" /> From September that year Horne attended [[St George's School, Harpenden]] as a [

...is films, and his performances had a strong influence on a number of later comedians. Sellers was nominated three times for an [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]] ...ed four times and had three children from his first two marriages. He died from a heart attack, aged 54, in 1980. English filmmakers the [[Boulting brother