Comedian. Born Wales. Member of the Magic Circle. Died of a heart attack on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre, live on television.
"I'm going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and put it in a library." I thought "That's a turn-up for the books."
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Tommy Cooper
The Hand & Racquet has been around in different forms since the Tudor tim...
Tommy Cooper, 1921 - 1984, comedian, magician and Water Rat. Comic Heritage
Tommy Cooper, 1921 - 1984, comedian, lived here 1955 - 1984. English Heritage
Actor. Born Frederick John Inman in Preston Lancashire. He made his stage debut at the age of 13. First appeared on television in the 1960s and achieved fame at home and eventually worldwide as the...
Scriptwriter and actor. Born in Oldham, Lancashire. As a writer, he worked with Spike Milligan on the early scripts for the Goon Shows. He wrote for many of the major comedians of the day, includin...
Comedy broadcaster. Born Maurice James Christopher Cole in Liverpool. Inspired by the Goons. Got a job on the pirate Radio London by sending in an audition tape. Worked for Radio Luxemburg, the...
Actor Born Dublin. Played the 'dirty old man' in the TV series 'Steptoe and Son' with Harry H. Corbett and Paul McCartney's granddad in 'A hard day's night'. Died in Westminster.
William Melvin Hicks was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—w...
At the time of his death Norton was a landscape architect involved in the creation of Burgess Park, living at High Street, Hampton Hill, TW12, married, aged 20-30. See Geoffrey Mills for details. ...
Lee Patrick Baisden was born on 23 September 1970, the son of Patrick John Baisden (1948-1992) and Denise E. Baisden née Downs (b.1947). His birth was registered in the Barking registration distric...
Barry Evans, 1943 - 1997, actor, lived here. The Heritage Foundation
Age: 32, struck by a heavy goods vehicle at 6.40am on a Monday. An air ambulance rushed her to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. She died shortly afterwards. The poor state of road surface ...
