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Early Life The English actor John Le Mesurier was born on 5 April 1912 in Bedford. He was christened John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley by his parents, Charles Elton Halliley, a solicitor, and Amy Michelle (née Le Mesurier). The affluent Halliley family settled in Bury St Edmunds whilst John was still a young child. He…
Early Life The English character actress, comedian, presenter and writer Thora Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in Morecambe, Lancashire. Her parents James and Jane Hird were both from a theatrical background. Her father was the manager of a number of theatre venues in Morecambe, while her mother was an actress. Thora had two…
Early Life The character actor James Mason was born on 15 May 1909, in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. He was the youngest of the three sons of John Mason and Mabel Hattersley. His father was a wealthy textile merchant, who travelled extensively to Europe on business. His well-educated mother had studied and worked in London as an…
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….
Early Life George Formby was born George Hoy Booth on 26 May 1904 in Wigan, Lancashire. He was the eldest of the seven children of James and Eliza Booth (nee Hoy). George has six siblings, two brothers and four sisters. By the time George was born his father was already a successful music hall comedian…
Childhood The actor, musician, singer, and comedian Norman Wisdom was born on 4 February 1915 in Marylebone, London. He was the second son of Frederick Wisdom, a chauffeur, and his wife, Maud, a dressmaker. Norman’s older brother, Frederick “Fred” Wisdom was three years older. Fredrick senior was both a heavy drinker and a violent father,…
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