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A Brief Profile of Sid James

4 August 2022

Early Life The comedy actor Sid James was born Solomon Joel Cohen on 8 May 1913 to Jewish parents in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a small boy, he performed with his parents in their music-hall act. In 1919, his parents, Laurie (Lou) and Reine Cohen left South Africa for a 2-year tour of Australia. James…

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A Brief Profile of Terry-Thomas

16 June 2022

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Early Life The comedy actor Terry-Thomas was born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens on 10 July 1911 in Finchley, North London. He was the fourth of the five children of Ernest and Ellen Stevens (née Hoar). Ernest Stevens was the manager of a butchery business at Smithfield Market and an amateur actor in his spare time….