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  • | name = Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt | image = Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940).jpg
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  • ...der of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1981; he continued to appear frequently on television, radio and the stage until his death in 1982. ...d been unsuccessful until Askey and his partner, [[Richard Murdoch]], took on a larger role in the writing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcomedy.o
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  • | birth_place = [[Bexhill-on-Sea]], [[Sussex]], England Cargill was born to middle-class parents living in [[Bexhill-on-Sea|Bexhill-on-Sea]], [[Sussex|Sussex]]. After education at [[Haileybury and Imperial Serv
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  • ...vented an obligation in London to hide her pregnancy, gave birth in secret on 1 April 1875, almost a month after Richard and Jenny married. This son beca ...n), after whose births the family moved to Scotland, where George was born on 5 October 1880,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.poemhunter.com/marriott-edgar
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  • ...during this period he played a character called "Harbottle" that was based on a character Marriott usually played. His character Harbottle was originally ...nally intended to train as an architect, but instead he became an actor in films.<ref name=Hay/> Rather like [[Clive Dunn]] and [[Wilfrid Brambell]] later,
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  • ...ced ndash}}7 July 1988) was an [[England|English]] comedy writer and actor on radio and television, best known as Pa Glum in ''[[Take It from Here]]'' an ...ieutenant]]. He served with [[No. 271 Squadron RAF|No. 271 Squadron RAF]], based in [[Doncaster|Doncaster]], who took part in the [[Normandy landings|D-Day
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  • ...English comedian, radio disc jockey and television presenter. After spells on [[w:pirate radio|pirate radio]] and [[w:Radio Luxembourg|Radio Luxembourg]] ...ording and mixing equipment. His personality also made him a regular guest on [[w:chat show|chat show]]s and game shows such as ''[[w:Blankety Blank|Blan
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  • ...he appeared in smaller, non-comic roles in films. He died of heart failure on 3 October 2005, aged 76. Barker was born on 25 September 1929 at 70 Garfield Street, [[Bedford]], [[Bedfordshire]], the
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  • ...sion play ''[[Traitor (TV drama)|Traitor]]'', of a character loosely based on [[Kim Philby]], which earned him the [[British Academy Television Award for ...e played the character Jack Mottram. He went on to appear in over 100&nbsp;films, including ''[[Private's Progress]]'' (1955), ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1
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