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Early Life The British comedy actor Jimmy Edwards was born in Barnes, Surrey on 23 March 1920. The son of a mathematics professor, he was christened James Keith O’Neill Edwards. He had eight siblings, four brothers and four sisters. He was schooled at St Paul’s Cathedral School in Wimbledon and later attended St John’s College…
Early Life The character actress Joan Sims was born on 9 May 1930 in Laindon, near Basildon in Essex. She was the only child of John Henry Sims, the local stationmaster, and his wife Gladys, and christened Irene Joan Marion Sims. She showed an interest in acting from an early age, taking up local amateur…
Early life and Career The actor Charles Hawtrey was born George Frederick Joffre Hartree in Hounslow, Middlesex, on 30 November 1914. His parents were William John Hartree, a car mechanic, and his wife Alice. He started his entertainment career early, making records as a boy soprano. He also made his film debut as a child…
Early life and Career Leslie (Samuel) Phillips was born in Tottenham, London on 20 April 1924. He was the third child of Cecelia and Frederick Phillips, who worked at a gas cooker manufacturing company. He had an older brother, Fred, and an older sister, Dorothy. In 1931, the family moved to Chingford, where Phillips attended…
Early Life The comedian and character actor Will Hay was born William Thomson Hay at 23 Durham Street, Stockton, County Durham on 6 December 1888. He was the son of William Robert Hay, an engineer, and his wife, Elizabeth. William had four siblings, a brother, Harold and three sisters, Evelyn, Lizzie and Annie. When Hay…
Early Life The British comedic actor Kenneth Williams was born on 22 February 1926 in Kings Cross, London, England. His parents, Charles and Louisa Williams managed a hairdresser salon in the area. He had a half-sister, Patricia, who was three years his senior. He was educated at The Lyulph Stanley Boys’ Central Council School in…
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